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Dharma Talks given at Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center
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2017-06-26 Clinging, Forgiveness, and Letting Go 50:45
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.
Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center :  Going Against the Stream: Mindfulness and Compassion to Awaken the Heart

2017-06-24 Seeing the Truth of Things 54:04
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.
Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center :  Going Against the Stream: Mindfulness and Compassion to Awaken the Heart

2017-06-24 Compassion Talk and Guided Practice 54:33
Dave Smith
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This talk outlines the practice of compassion and the pragmatic styles of development. The talk is followed by a guided practice.
Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center :  Going Against the Stream: Mindfulness and Compassion to Awaken the Heart

2017-06-23 Awakening Compassion thru the Wisdom of Dissatisfaction 55:23
Dave Smith
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Understanding the suffering that leads to the end of suffering.
Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center :  Going Against the Stream: Mindfulness and Compassion to Awaken the Heart

2017-06-23 Cultivating Metta as an Attitude 58:22
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.
Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center :  Going Against the Stream: Mindfulness and Compassion to Awaken the Heart

2016-09-10 Making Peace with Pleasure and Pain 60:31
Peter Williams
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Working with feeling tone (vedana) - essence of Buddhist path is replacing reactivity to vedana with mindfulness of it.
Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center :  Going to the Woods Insight Mediation Retreat

2016-06-28 Council Description and Practice 15:28
JoAnna Hardy
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Brief description of council practice.
Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center :  Mindfulness for Educators

2016-06-27 Evening Talk: What Can I Control/ What Can't I Control 29:51
JoAnna Hardy
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A secular talk on the wisdom of letting go that which we can't control (aging, death, others, etc.) and which we can through our words, actions and thoughts.
Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center :  Mindfulness for Educators

2016-06-27 Heart Practic Day Two 29:41
Erin Treat
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Kindness to self, kindness toward the land and receiving from the land.
Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center :  Mindfulness for Educators

2016-06-27 Morning Instruction 23:32
JoAnna Hardy
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How stabilizing and collecting our mind helps us open up to our greater wisdom and seeing.
Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center :  Mindfulness for Educators

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