Retreat Dharma Talks
at Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center
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Going Against the Stream: Mindfulness and Compassion to Awaken the Heart
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2017-06-22 (8 days)
Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center
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2017-06-23
Cultivating Metta as an Attitude
58:22
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Cheryl Slean
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What supports continuity of mindfulness? A relaxed and comfortable body and mind. Cultivating Metta, friendliness, and non-resistance toward whatever is arising helps to relax the mind and body. Talk and guided Metta practice.
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2017-06-24
Seeing the Truth of Things
54:04
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Cheryl Slean
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Dharma practice designed to reveal Dharma--the Truth of Things. When we are ignorant of this truth, and identify with our inaccurate/incomplete assumptions, beliefs and views, we suffer. How Dharma practice develops the understanding that frees us from suffering.
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2017-06-26
Clinging, Forgiveness, and Letting Go
50:45
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Cheryl Slean
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Brief overview of 1st and 2nd noble truths of clinging (suffering) caused by craving, and the process of developing understanding that let's go. Followed by guided forgiveness practice.
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2017-06-26
Mindfulness of Mind
46:46
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Dave Smith
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An overview of mindfulness of the mind. Investigating attitude. A short talk followed by a guided meditation.
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2017-06-27
Let go of the Past, Future, Present
42:58
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Cheryl Slean
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Reflections on how wise mindfulness helps us let go of clinging to the past, projecting obsessively into the future, and grasping or resisting the ever-changing present. Guided meditation in open, choiceless awareness for continuity of mindfulness.
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2017-06-27
A New Paradigm
57:27
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Dave Smith
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Understanding right view as the doorway into living into your own freedom. Using the analogy of seed to fruit.
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