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Greg Scharf's Dharma Talks
Greg Scharf
Greg Scharf has practiced with Western and Asian teachers in the Theravada tradition since 1992, and has been teaching residential retreats since 2007. His teaching emphasizes the confluence of love and wisdom on the path to liberation. If you feel drawn to donate to Greg on this website, he says, "Please consider making a donation to Dharma Seed instead - Dharma Seed needs your support!"
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2010-12-27 Faith and Inspiration 59:42
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A discussion of the factor of Faith and its importance in meditation, followed by a look at ways we can draw inspiration from those who have walked the path and show us the way - stories and poems from the Therigatha.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  December 2010 at IMS - Forest Refuge
2010-12-23 Karaniya Metta Sutta - chanting 15:28
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Chanting the Karaniya Metta Sutta. Starts with an invocation to the devas, and then leads the Karaniya Metta Sutta - once through as call-and-response, and once through all together.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  December 2010 at IMS - Forest Refuge
2010-12-13 The Five Hindrances 54:22
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A discussion of the difficulties we encounter in our practice and some suggestions for how to work with them skillfully.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  December 2010 at IMS - Forest Refuge
2010-11-18 Patience - The Art Of Caring Slowly 57:27
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The poet John Ciardi defined patience as the art of caring slowly. This talk explores the qualities of this powerful and essential parami.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Three-Month Retreat - Part 2
2010-11-11 The Seven Factors Of Enlightenment 57:31
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An overview of the 7 Factors of Enlightenment - powerful, wholesome, helpful, mental factors which arise naturally in practice and directly incline the mind & heart toward liberation
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Three-Month Retreat - Part 2
2010-06-07 Finding Our True Refuge - A Path With Heart 52:37
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Connecting with the truth of impermanence and our own mortality helps us find a place of true refuge in life, independent of changing conditions
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Liberation of Mind and Heart: Insight Meditation Retreat
2010-05-31 The Five Hindrances 55:07
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A discussion of the difficulties we encounter in our practice and some suggestions for how to work with them skillfully.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Loving Friendliness: Metta Retreat
2010-05-27 The Life of The Buddha 55:16
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This talk, in honor of Wesak, looks at the Buddha's life both as the story of an actual person, and as an archetypal story of a spiritual journey, exploring some of the ways that his life & journey may relate to and inform our practice as we follow in his footsteps.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  May 2010 at IMS - Forest Refuge
2010-05-25 Invocation to the Devas & The Karaniya Metta Sutta Chant 8:31
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Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  May 2010 at IMS - Forest Refuge
2010-05-22 The Seven Factors of Enlightenment 54:01
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Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  May 2010 at IMS - Forest Refuge

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