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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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1989-01-01 Spaciousness 39:58	Download Listen
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1988-08-08 Innocence 36:43	Download Listen
appreciating the lack of self-consciousness, magic, and creativity that springs from innocence with wisdom
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1988-08-07 The Form And Depth Of Practice 42:24	Download Listen
Investigating the possibilities of insight practice.
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In collection: Introducing Vipassana Meditation

1988-08-06 Inspiration, Contentment, And Compassion 40:58	Download Listen
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1988-08-06 Guided Body Meditation 38:57	Download Listen
A guided journey through the body, sensitively experiencing body as body, sensation as sensation.
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1988-08-05 Marriage Of Spirituality In The World 38:52	Download Listen
bridging the gap between traditional, monastic models of spiritual life and present-day realities
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1988-07-31 Aloneness 53:57	Download Listen
Recognizing the state of aloneness that brings, not isolation and withdrawal, but connectedness.
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In collection: Meditation

1988-07-29 Spiritual Warrior - part II 50:46	Download Listen
discovering an authentic inner vision of who we are and how to approach our inner tensions to walk in freedom
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1988-07-28 Spiritual Warrior - part I 47:43	Download Listen
understanding the different approaches to the quest for inner change; controlling or peaceful?
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1988-07-22 Love And Discipline 33:25	Download Listen
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