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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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2005-07-10 Wisdom Of Impermanence 42:07	Download Listen
Impermanence teaches us the way to find the freedom of Non-Clinging.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Vipassana Retreat

2005-03-20 Closing Talk with Metta Chanting 52:13	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Women's Retreat

2005-03-16 Equanmity 43:55	Download Listen
The art of finding balance amidst the extremes of our lives is a rare and precious gift. The poised and balanced heart receives the events of life without being grounded by them.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Women's Retreat

2005-03-13 Opening Talk, Women's Retreat 36:16	Download Listen
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2004-07-24 Stillness 42:10	Download Listen
At the heart of all meditative traditions is the exploration of stillness. We come to understand stillness is not the absence of movement, but the ground of consciousness.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Vipassana Retreat

2004-07-22 Renunciation 43:43	Download Listen
Renunciation is a path to joy and freedom and an expression of joy and freedom. This talk explores the ways of renunciation the Buddha speaks of.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Vipassana Retreat

2004-07-20 Loving-Kindness 44:10	Download Listen
Loving kindness is one of the noble qualities of heart that rests upon profound wisdom and letting go. Cultivating loving kindness we discover deep ease in our hearts and lives.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Vipassana Retreat

2003-02-26 Embodiment Of Freedom 40:46	Download Listen
Understanding emptiness, we learn to embody freedom in all the moments of our lives. The absolute and relative are interwoven--the ground of wisdom and compassion.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Women's Retreat

2003-02-24 The Body 39:46	Download Listen
The body is one of the most constant resting places of the "self". Relationship to our body holds not only the potential for confusion and suffering but also for profound wisdom.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Women's Retreat

2002-04-11 Reflections On Emptiness 50:28	Download Listen
The Buddha described emptiness as the abode of the great person. It is an understanding, seen so clearly in nature, that is possible for us to see in our own nature.
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