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Dharma Talks given at Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center
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2018-06-05 Compassion 49:23
Cheryl Slean
Discussion of metta responding to pain with compassion - care, followed by guided meditation cultivating compassion.
Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center Mindfulness and Compassion to Awaken the Heart

2018-06-05 Working with CItta (heart-mind) 56:52
Dave Smith
An overview of citta from the early Buddhist tradition and the Abhidharma. The term is defined and explored. Includes guided practice.
Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center Mindfulness and Compassion to Awaken the Heart

2018-06-04 The Simile of the Movie 54:40
Cheryl Slean
Our 8-fold path of practice as the middle way leading to letting go of enchantment with the 'movies' of our minds, aka suffering.
Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center Mindfulness and Compassion to Awaken the Heart

2018-06-04 Embodied Metta 52:01
Dave Smith
An overview of metta practice followed by a guided practice
Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center Mindfulness and Compassion to Awaken the Heart

2018-06-04 The Process of Insight and Guided Meditation 41:07
Cheryl Slean
Overview of smadhi/mind training path factors of 8-fold path and how they lead to insight - wise effort, mindfulness and concentration. Guided meditation with labeling, deconstructing body-mind experience using labels; feel, talk, image
Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center Mindfulness and Compassion to Awaken the Heart

2018-06-03 Awakening Intro Complete View 62:40
Dave Smith
Using sati; mindfulness to re-organize perception in the service of complete view.
Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center Mindfulness and Compassion to Awaken the Heart

2018-06-03 Find Your Own Way to Metta 60:19
Cheryl Slean
Overview of heart qualities: Several non-traditional ways to cultivate metta - friendliness, kindness, goodwill, including self care, relaxation body scans, breaking the negativity bias by looking for and taking in the good.
Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center Mindfulness and Compassion to Awaken the Heart

2018-06-03 Practice Fundementals 50:43
Dave Smith
Intro to practice, training attention and cultivating awareness.
Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center Mindfulness and Compassion to Awaken the Heart

2017-10-03 Emotions as a Path of Awakening 63:24
Peter Williams
Our emotions, be they pleasant or unpleasant, are a path of awakening. Through them we get insight into our belonging and unity.
Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center Awakening the Heart in Nature

2017-10-01 Working with Difficult Emotions 58:42
Peter Williams
Using mindfulness and contact with nature to make friends with our difficult states.
Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center Awakening the Heart in Nature

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