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The greatest gift is the gift of the teachings
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Dharma Talks
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2019-04-22
The Face of Holiness
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Ayya Medhanandi
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Through the lens of Truth, mindful and attentive, we pierce anger, sorrow, fear and complacency. We are on the cusp of realizing who we are. Clear present awareness leads us inwards. We are on track to let go, relinquish and abandon all that is harmful. Discarding ancient beliefs one after another with microscopic insight, we empty out the rubbish from the mind. Radical awareness directly knows the impersonal, imperfect and empty nature of all that we experience. Now we see the face of holiness. Giving our hearts to truth, we are set free.
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Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center
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The Heart of Wisdom: Monastic Retreat
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2019-04-20
Lifetime Vow
41:17
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Ayya Medhanandi
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To vow for life: not to compromise our faith, our virtue, or our goodness - even in a moment of terror - is a powerful spiritual ally. Not cowering nor retaliating even in a hopeless-feeling-moment, we learn to stay present with compassion and kindness. As long as we remember to keep the practice alive within, we will have the stamina to grow in generosity, equanimity, and wisdom. So, at all times, make good-will the mantra of your heart.
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Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center
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The Heart of Wisdom: Monastic Retreat
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2019-04-19
Our True Inheritance: Guided Meditation
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Ayya Medhanandi
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We keep searching for happiness through travel, surfing the internet, shopping, and other worldly ways – but does it ever last? Supreme happiness arises right here in the heart. When we are present and patient beyond measure, we are stronger than we know. This groundbreaking inner seeing is free of devices – and free of vices. Pure, wise clarity and conscious awareness disentangle and unburden the mind of fear, obsession, all distractions, and at last, all suffering! This is the key to our self-made prison of beliefs, thoughts and opinions. We wake up to our true inheritance – the liberating Truth of what we are.
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Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center
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The Heart of Wisdom: Monastic Retreat
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