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Dharma Talks given at Gaia House
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2014-03-08 Hello, It's You Again...Meeting the Five Hindrances 58:39
Kirsten Kratz
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This talk explores how we can approach the five hindrances as just another aspect of our human experience we can pay attention to, and as something we can learn and gain deeper understanding from.
Gaia House :  The Wise and Loving Heart

2014-03-07 Opening Talk 63:24
Yanai Postelnik
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This talk also includes Kirsten Kratz
Gaia House :  The Wise and Loving Heart

2014-03-04 On Non-Difference and Bringing Our Practice into the World 37:44
Martin Aylward
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Here, Martin looks at the dichotomy we easily make between the retreat situation and the rest of life, and explores the skilful integration of our practice, as well as looking at some of the forces that tend to shape our into our personal, relational and cultural lives.
Gaia House :  The Dynamics of Freedom

2014-03-03 On Non-Duality, the World and the Void 39:33
Martin Aylward
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Using the zen image of first there is a mountain, then there is no mountain, then there is, Martin charts the evolution of relating to form and emptiness, exploring the fundamental duality of conventional experience, and the natural pull towards its dismantling, transcendance and integration.
Gaia House :  The Dynamics of Freedom

2014-03-02 On Fluidity, Uncertainty and Inconceivability 44:06
Martin Aylward
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This talk explores bringing the fundamental truth of lifes fluidity, and the familiarity of teachings on impermanence, right into the heart of every-moment practice.
Gaia House :  The Dynamics of Freedom

2014-03-01 On Immediacy and Here and Now-ness 39:09
Martin Aylward
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Rather than the meditator trying to become present, this talk emphasises the way life is always immediate and available, always and only present. And how attuning to that invites us into presence, not as a property of mind, not as a state we create, but as the formless ground into which mind can rest, allowing presence to reveal what arises.
Gaia House :  The Dynamics of Freedom

2014-02-28 On Presence 62:52
Martin Aylward
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An introduction to 5 days of retreat practice, using the inherent characteristics of life as the grounds for contemplation and insight.
Gaia House :  The Dynamics of Freedom

2014-02-22 A Path of Wisdom and Love 47:31
Jake Dartington
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Gaia House :  Cultivating Awareness

2014-02-18 Non-Judgement and Wise Discernment 55:26
Jenny Wilks
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Mindfulness is often described as non-judgmental. This talk considers what this means and how it relates to the capacity to distinguish between skilful and unskillful mind-states and behaviours.
Gaia House :  Origins and Applications of Mindfulness - MBCT MBSR Retreat

2014-02-17 The Dialogue Between Mindfulness and Wise Effort 55:06
Christina Feldman
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Gaia House :  Origins and Applications of Mindfulness - MBCT MBSR Retreat

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