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James Baraz's Dharma Talks at Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center
James Baraz
I try to convey that the wisdom and compassion we are looking for is already inside of us. I see practice as learning how to purify our mind and heart so we can hear the Buddha inside. In doing so, we naturally embody the dharma and help awaken that understanding and love in others we meet.
1998-06-19 Waves On The Oceans-Not Being Bothered By Thoughts 50:09
We can't control all the thoughts that pass through our minds. What we can do is learn how to work skillfully with troublesome thoughts and patterns in the mind so they lose their power to confuse us.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center
1996-12-06 Nourishing Healthy Seeds: Compassion, Mudita And Equanimity 65:30
Noticing and cultivating the wholesome states of compassion, sympathetic joy and equanimity as they arise is a powerful training towards greater happiness.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center
1996-04-18 Non-Greed, Hatred, Delusion 61:01
Exploring the different spiritual paths that use the fundamental themes of non-greed, hatred, delusion, love, service, and remembrance.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center
1995-12-01 Non-Greed, Non-Hatred, Non-Delusion 61:09
Connecting the Buddhist values of non-greed, non-hatred, and non-delusion with another spiritual axiom: "Love everyone, serve everyone, and remember God."
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center
1995-11-27 Working With Thought 51:27
thoughts are not the enemy
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center
1995-04-22 Buddha's Advice On Working With Thoughts 51:08
working skillfully with the empty bubbles of thought
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center
1994-04-20 What Really Matters: The Path Of Awakening 51:28
Encountering the vision of clarity in our lives.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center
1994-04-16 Balance Of Effort 51:38
When whole-hearted commitment is balanced with a spacious lightness of heart, the practice flowers in a rich way. This talk explores how we can combine those two attitudes in our meditation and in our lives.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center
1994-04-07 Four Noble Truths 60:22
the truth of suffering, its cause, the cessation of suffering, the path leading to the end of suffering; an encouragement to see the truth of these laws in our own life
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center
1993-09-05 Fear As Practice 43:51
Learning to work skillfully with fear can change if from enemy to ally in our practice, since it is often a signal of moving from the familiar to new territory. As we learn to let go of the illusion of control we transform fear into genuine trust.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center
In collection: Fear As Practice

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