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Dharma Talks given at Gaia House
2023-07-18 Q&A 57:29
Ajahn Sucitto, Laura Bridgman
Questions are précised: 00:00 Q1 What do you mean by “re-wilding your mind”? 19:59 Q2 What’s the relation between pitti, sukka and chi. 25:05 Q3 Which comes first after sense contact, sannya (impression/ perception) or vedena (the feeling)? 28:00 Q4 Does the third sattipatana (the establishments of mindfulness) only include citta of mano / manus? 34:21 (LB) Q5 How to contemplate the “gunky” parts of the body – the organs that get diseased etc. 41:35 Q6 I have a sense of the experience of annica like a connection to dynamism. Impermanence has a very time bound quality to it. 42:31 Q7 How can one develop one’s yoniso manisakara to keep attention turned inwards?
Gaia House Unrestricted Awareness

2023-07-18 What's deepened your keel 18:52
Laura Bridgman
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Gaia House Unrestricted Awareness

2023-07-18 Opening to our natural sensitivity 13:21
Laura Bridgman
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Gaia House Unrestricted Awareness

2023-07-18 Sharing value in the realm of value 64:34
Ajahn Sucitto
Unplugging our normal drivers and moving into retreat can be an uncomfortable experience. Use it as an occasion to strengthen presence through embodiment.
Gaia House Unrestricted Awareness

2023-07-18 Connecting inside and outside 51:14
Ajahn Sucitto
The day starts with a sense of decisive engagement but confusion frequently masks this and we get run by external conditions. Breathing is an animate centre that allows perspective.
Gaia House Unrestricted Awareness

2023-07-17 GM - Whole Body Standing 61:44
Ajahn Sucitto
Gaia House Unrestricted Awareness

2023-07-17 GM - Knowing the senses 40:31
Ajahn Sucitto
Gaia House Unrestricted Awareness

2023-07-16 Craving 47:49
Laura Bridgman
In understanding craving, one of my teachers suggests using right view – ‘everything is nature happening’. This helpfully moves craving out of being good or bad.
Gaia House Unrestricted Awareness

2023-07-16 Using the potency of retreat 29:56
Ajahn Sucitto
Ajahn reviews some of the teachings during the retreat so far and urges us to use our potency as individuals.
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2023-07-15 GM - An end of the day practice 2:26
Ajahn Sucitto
Gaia House Unrestricted Awareness

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