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Dharma Talks given at Gaia House
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2010-11-17 Investigation, Noble Uncertainty, Spiritual Inquiry 56:51
Yanai Postelnik
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The awakening factor of investigation moves us to look deeply into our experience, acknowledging that there is always more to understand in the simplicity and mystery of being alive here and now. As we learn to bring a deep and open-hearted curiousity to our each moment and to our very existence itself, without taking any position on our self or this world, life can open to reveal the deepest truth of freedom.
Gaia House :  November Solitary Retreat

2010-11-15 Dimensions of Insight 34:58
Christina Feldman
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Explores the personal and universal stories we are invited to investigate and understand.
Gaia House :  November Solitary Retreat

2010-11-12 The Psychodynamics in Meditation (Part 1) 62:48
Rob Burbea
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Through the development of various skillful means, we can unlock the innately liberating dynamism at the heart of our emotional life, allowing deep healing, freedom, and the natural unfolding of our full potential.
Gaia House :  November Solitary Retreat

2010-11-11 Goodness and Joy : Uplifting the Heart 53:34
Yanai Postelnik
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Spiritual practice rests on a deep trust in the fundamental wholesomeness of our hearts seeking for happiness. We can learn to honour the goodness of our core motivation, even as we recognise our need to deepen the skill and wisdom with which we pursue genuine wellbeing. This includes recognising the importance of connecting with that which brings joy to our heart as part of our spiritual practice, and honouring our own wholsesome qualities and actions.
Gaia House :  November Solitary Retreat

2010-11-08 The World Led by Mind 32:37
Christina Feldman
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Cultivating mindfulness of thought and how it shapes the world.
Gaia House :  November Solitary Retreat

2010-11-07 Seasons of the Heart: the Third Foundation of Mindfulness 49:49
Yanai Postelnik
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This talk reflects on ways of practicing skillfully with mind states and emotions. These sometimes challenging areas of experience are a gateway to deepening clarity and opening the heart, when met in the present moment with understanding, acceptance and kindness.
Gaia House :  November Solitary Retreat

2010-11-06 The Mystery of Vedana: A Key to Liberation 69:19
Rob Burbea
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The contemplation of vedana, the Second Foundation of Mindfulness, provides a powerful tool to dismantle suffering; it can also reveal surprising and profoundly liberating truths about the nature of reality.
Gaia House :  November Solitary Retreat

2010-11-05 Practicing with the Hindrances 40:09
Christina Feldman
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The meditative journey involves understanding and dispelling the veils of mental states that cloud the radiance of the mind.
Gaia House :  November Solitary Retreat

2010-11-03 Inspiration and Ardency 34:52
Yanai Postelnik
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Connecting with whatever inspires us is an essential part of practice and supports a sense of heartfelt purpose and energy in meditation, expressed as ardency. Rather than 'effort-ing' in practice, born of a sense of obligation or fear, the quality of ardency through which we are moved to engage with our spiritual journey wholeheartedly, is born out of energised love and a clear commitment to what we value and hold as most important in life.
Gaia House :  November Solitary Retreat

2010-10-29 The Heart of Dharma 52:52
Yanai Postelnik
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In our hearts we all long to be released from the ongoing suffering inherent in unsuccessfully seeking satisfaction through sensory experience. The liberating heart of dharma is revealed when we come to rest in the realisation that what we are looking for has been right here all along.
Gaia House :  Awakening the Heart

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