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Christina Feldman's Dharma Talks at Gaia House

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What I teach is a reflection of the constantly changing nature of my own practice. When I give a talk it is not a set agenda, but something that I've been reflecting about. The talks tend to be in rhythm with my own practice.

At the moment, I'm reflecting on the interplay of the personal and the non-personal, on aloneness and intimacy, on emptiness and embodiment. This process of reflection is a slow one. I hold a question in the background of my consciousness and then prepare to be surprised, to see what actually arises.

I enjoy the dharma a great deal. I try to convey that meditation practice is not a pathway of endlessly overcoming obstacles, but also a path of tremendous joy. It brings a great deal of profound truth to people's ability to find happiness. I have great faith in the Dharma, and a bottomless faith in people's capacity to be wise.

The ancient traditions of Buddhism are as relevant today as they were 2,500 years ago because people's capacity for getting themselves into trouble, for confusion, alienation and separation is not so different from Buddha's time. Vipassana, then and now, offers people an opportunity to transform themselves, and in so doing, transform the world around them.

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2011-09-18 Calming the Formations 54:21	Download Listen
Learning to calm agitation is a theme that runs through the teaching of metta and insight meditation.
Gaia House : Mindfulness, Insight, Liberation: The Foundations of MBCT/MBSR

2011-09-16 Opening Talk for Mindfulness, Insight, Liberation: The Foundations of MBCT/MBSR Retreat 60:30	Download Listen
This talk also includes John Teasdale and Jenny Wilks. This is the introductory talk for a retreat that is particularly relevant to those teaching or training in mindfulness-based applications. The retreat explores the Four Foundations of Mindfulness, as taught in the Satipatthana discourse given by the Buddha.
Gaia House : Mindfulness, Insight, Liberation: The Foundations of MBCT/MBSR

2011-01-20 Suffering and the Causes of Suffering 56:16	Download Listen
The Buddha invited the understanding of Dukkha and its causes to be investigated in every moment of practice.
Gaia House : An Exploration of Mindfulness: MBCT/MBSR Retreat

2011-01-19 Opening Talk for An Exploration of Mindfulness: MBCT/MBSR Retreat 58:37	Download Listen
Opening Talk for a retreat that offers the opportunity for those teaching or training in the field of mindfulness-based interventions to deepen their own experience and understanding of mindfulness practice.
Gaia House : An Exploration of Mindfulness: MBCT/MBSR Retreat

2011-01-01 Non-Self and Emptiness 52:03	Download Listen
The Understanding of non-self is described by the Buddha as a pivotal insight in bringing about the end of distress and struggle.
Gaia House : The New Years Retreat

2010-12-31 Instructions on Contemplation of Mind 37:10	Download Listen
Gaia House : The New Years Retreat

2010-12-29 Introduction to Metta Meditation and Guided Meditation on Metta Towards Oneself 35:19	Download Listen
Gaia House : The New Years Retreat

2010-12-28 The Four Great Contentments 54:04	Download Listen
The teaching of cententment centres around finding inner freedom amidst cnditions we cannot control but can make peace with.
Gaia House : The New Years Retreat

2010-12-27 Opening Talk for The New Year's Retreat 48:34	Download Listen
Opening Talk for a retreat dedicated to cultivating a heart rooted in calm, receptive insight. This talk also includes Rob Burbea, Jake Dartington and Chris Cullen.
Gaia House : The New Years Retreat

2010-11-24 Investigation 32:31	Download Listen
Investigation is the willingness to probe beneath assumption to discover what is true.
Gaia House : November Solitary Retreat

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