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Christina Feldman's Dharma Talks at Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

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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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2006-07-15 The Ox Herding Pictures 42:10	Download Listen
The ox herding pictures trace the seasons of a spiritual journey from confusion to liberation.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Vipassana Retreat

2006-07-13 Healing Ill Will 45:37	Download Listen
The first precept and the practice of Loving Kindness meet in their commitment to uprooting the ill will that harms our world.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Vipassana Retreat

2006-07-10 Gladdening The Heart 48:52	Download Listen
The liberation of our heart from ill will and hostility rests upon our discovery of what it means to abide with equanimity in our emotional world.
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2006-07-09 Opening Vipassana Retreat with Rodney Smith and Fred Von Allmen 34:51	Download Listen
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2006-05-05 The Anatomy Of A Self 45:19	Download Listen
Understanding the anatomy of a Self enables us to understand the teaching of Emptiness.
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2006-03-26 Closing Talk with Narayan Liebenson-Grady 56:37	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Womens Retreat

2006-03-24 The End Of Becoming 40:52	Download Listen
In the end of clinging there is an end to becoming and to restlessness. We learn how to rest in what is.
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2006-03-20 Gladdening the Mind 48:07	Download Listen
Gladness of mind allows for wise attention, compassion and contentment. It is born of spaciousness, ease and appreciation.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Womens Retreat

2006-03-18 Opening Talk with Narayan Liebenson-Grady 52:13	Download Listen
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2005-07-10 Wise Concentration 44:22	Download Listen
Wise concentration is cultivated both in our life and formal meditation. At its heart lies the commitment to be undissuaded from our Path of Awakening.
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