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Dharma Talks given at Gaia House
2016-09-14 Guided meditation on Kindfulness 45:42
Zohar Lavie
Gaia House Compassion and Action in a Changing World

2016-09-14 Instructions - Mindfulness of Body 53:06
Jenny Wilks
Gaia House Compassion and Action in a Changing World

2016-08-23 Befriending the Unruly Mind 58:46
Jenny Wilks
Gaia House Meditation Day - Befriending The Unruly Mind

2016-08-16 Gradual Path, Immediate Realization 64:35
Kittisaro
Aspects of path activity. A patient process of transformation. From hearing, study, practice to being Dharma.
Gaia House From Separation to Seamless Reality

2016-08-16 Group Recitation (Chanting) 25:48
Kittisaro
Recollection of Qualities of Refuge in Pali. 5 Subjects of Frequent Recollection. Cultivation of Well Being. Highest Blessings (Mangala Sutta). 4 Brahma Viharas(Divine Abiding). Heart Sutra. Great Compassion Mantra.
Gaia House From Separation to Seamless Reality

2016-08-15 Compassion - A Vital Motivation for Our Times 55:37
Thanissara
Beyond self obsession. Cultivating heart within the relational field. Supporting a sustainable world. A deadly situation turned around by the power of compassion.
Gaia House From Separation to Seamless Reality

2016-08-14 Form and Emptiness, Perfectly Fused 59:41
Kittisaro
Recognition of the Deathless Element. Nibbana. Radical reflection. Two roots of the mind. Source of thought. What remains?
Gaia House From Separation to Seamless Reality

2016-08-13 Deconstructing the House of Self 58:01
Thanissara
A teaching for an open mind: The Four Noble Truths. Practice within four domains of experience to free the mind. Realization of the unconditioned, peace, nibbana.
Gaia House From Separation to Seamless Reality

2016-08-12 Do Everything with a Mind That Lets Go 55:26
Kittisaro
Seeing states of mind turn rather than being turned by them. Skillful relationship with primary elements of experience. Insight into change. Danger of making others . The Buddhas conversation with the deva Sakka. The mark of I.
Gaia House From Separation to Seamless Reality

2016-08-11 Difficulty as Opportunity 46:16
Thanissara
Calm as ground for insight. Disturbance is the path. What hinders can awaken. Emptying reactivity to painful feeling.
Gaia House From Separation to Seamless Reality

2016-08-10 Let the Alchemy Happen 55:28
Kittisaro
Using the forms of practice for contemplation of experience. Patterning of mind. Buddhas journey. The vanity of health, youth and life. Working through personal sickness. Samadhi.
Gaia House From Separation to Seamless Reality

2016-08-09 Empty Hands 48:51
Thanissara
Cultivating path activity. Samadhi, inner refuge. First Foundation of Mindfulness. Putting down the burden.
Gaia House From Separation to Seamless Reality

2016-08-08 Beginning Retreat - Return to the Ground of Being 64:14
Thanissara
This talk also includes Kittisaro.
Gaia House From Separation to Seamless Reality

2016-08-03 Tending the Flame 18:57
Rob Burbea
Please Note: This series of talks is from a retreat led by Rob Burbea and Catherine McGee for experienced practitioners. The requirements for participation included some understanding of and working familiarity with practices of emptiness, samatha, metta, the emotional/energy body, and the imaginal, as well as basic mindfulness practice. Without this experience it is possible that the material and teachings from this retreat will be difficult to understand and confusing for some.
Gaia House Re-enchanting the Cosmos: The Poetry of Perception

2016-08-02 This Fire, This Longing (Q & A) 47:26
Rob Burbea
Please Note: This series of talks is from a retreat led by Rob Burbea and Catherine McGee for experienced practitioners. The requirements for participation included some understanding of and working familiarity with practices of emptiness, samatha, metta, the emotional/energy body, and the imaginal, as well as basic mindfulness practice. Without this experience it is possible that the material and teachings from this retreat will be difficult to understand and confusing for some.
Gaia House Re-enchanting the Cosmos: The Poetry of Perception

2016-08-02 Reflections and Practice - You are a Meeting Place' 37:30
Catherine McGee
Please Note: This series of talks is from a retreat led by Rob Burbea and Catherine McGee for experienced practitioners. The requirements for participation included some understanding of and working familiarity with practices of emptiness, samatha, metta, the emotional/energy body, and the imaginal, as well as basic mindfulness practice. Without this experience it is possible that the material and teachings from this retreat will be difficult to understand and confusing for some.
Gaia House Re-enchanting the Cosmos: The Poetry of Perception

2016-08-01 The Gift and the Artifice of Self (Part 3) 45:09
Rob Burbea
Please Note: This series of talks is from a retreat led by Rob Burbea and Catherine McGee for experienced practitioners. The requirements for participation included some understanding of and working familiarity with practices of emptiness, samatha, metta, the emotional/energy body, and the imaginal, as well as basic mindfulness practice. Without this experience it is possible that the material and teachings from this retreat will be difficult to understand and confusing for some.
Gaia House Re-enchanting the Cosmos: The Poetry of Perception

2016-08-01 The Gift and the Artifice of Self (Part 2) 1:14:01
Rob Burbea
Please Note: This series of talks is from a retreat led by Rob Burbea and Catherine McGee for experienced practitioners. The requirements for participation included some understanding of and working familiarity with practices of emptiness, samatha, metta, the emotional/energy body, and the imaginal, as well as basic mindfulness practice. Without this experience it is possible that the material and teachings from this retreat will be difficult to understand and confusing for some.
Gaia House Re-enchanting the Cosmos: The Poetry of Perception

2016-08-01 The Gift and the Artifice of Self (Part 1) 53:38
Rob Burbea
Please Note: This series of talks is from a retreat led by Rob Burbea and Catherine McGee for experienced practitioners. The requirements for participation included some understanding of and working familiarity with practices of emptiness, samatha, metta, the emotional/energy body, and the imaginal, as well as basic mindfulness practice. Without this experience it is possible that the material and teachings from this retreat will be difficult to understand and confusing for some.
Gaia House Re-enchanting the Cosmos: The Poetry of Perception

2016-08-01 The Imaginal and the Middle Way (Q & A) 51:08
Rob Burbea
Please Note: This series of talks is from a retreat led by Rob Burbea and Catherine McGee for experienced practitioners. The requirements for participation included some understanding of and working familiarity with practices of emptiness, samatha, metta, the emotional/energy body, and the imaginal, as well as basic mindfulness practice. Without this experience it is possible that the material and teachings from this retreat will be difficult to understand and confusing for some.
Gaia House Re-enchanting the Cosmos: The Poetry of Perception

2016-08-01 Mantra, Sitting (Gate Gate Chant) 36:21
Catherine McGee
Please Note: This series of talks is from a retreat led by Rob Burbea and Catherine McGee for experienced practitioners. The requirements for participation included some understanding of and working familiarity with practices of emptiness, samatha, metta, the emotional/energy body, and the imaginal, as well as basic mindfulness practice. Without this experience it is possible that the material and teachings from this retreat will be difficult to understand and confusing for some.
Gaia House Re-enchanting the Cosmos: The Poetry of Perception

2016-08-01 Sensing Divinity 51:20
Rob Burbea
Please Note: This series of talks is from a retreat led by Rob Burbea and Catherine McGee for experienced practitioners. The requirements for participation included some understanding of and working familiarity with practices of emptiness, samatha, metta, the emotional/energy body, and the imaginal, as well as basic mindfulness practice. Without this experience it is possible that the material and teachings from this retreat will be difficult to understand and confusing for some.
Gaia House Re-enchanting the Cosmos: The Poetry of Perception

2016-07-31 Re-enchanting Relationship 59:45
Catherine McGee
Please Note: This series of talks is from a retreat led by Rob Burbea and Catherine McGee for experienced practitioners. The requirements for participation included some understanding of and working familiarity with practices of emptiness, samatha, metta, the emotional/energy body, and the imaginal, as well as basic mindfulness practice. Without this experience it is possible that the material and teachings from this retreat will be difficult to understand and confusing for some.
Gaia House Re-enchanting the Cosmos: The Poetry of Perception

2016-07-31 Creating the Path (Q & A) 43:20
Rob Burbea
Please Note: This series of talks is from a retreat led by Rob Burbea and Catherine McGee for experienced practitioners. The requirements for participation included some understanding of and working familiarity with practices of emptiness, samatha, metta, the emotional/energy body, and the imaginal, as well as basic mindfulness practice. Without this experience it is possible that the material and teachings from this retreat will be difficult to understand and confusing for some.
Gaia House Re-enchanting the Cosmos: The Poetry of Perception

2016-07-31 Images of the Breath: Energy Body, Colour, and the Beloved (Guided Meditation) 45:48
Rob Burbea
Please Note: This series of talks is from a retreat led by Rob Burbea and Catherine McGee for experienced practitioners. The requirements for participation included some understanding of and working familiarity with practices of emptiness, samatha, metta, the emotional/energy body, and the imaginal, as well as basic mindfulness practice. Without this experience it is possible that the material and teachings from this retreat will be difficult to understand and confusing for some.
Gaia House Re-enchanting the Cosmos: The Poetry of Perception

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