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Christina Feldman's Dharma Talks

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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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2012-03-25 Metta 44:26	Download Listen
The exploration of Metta as an insight practice as an antidote to ill will.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Women in Meditation: Insight Meditation Retreat

2012-01-05 Wise Mindfulness 43:15	Download Listen
this talk will explore aspects of the Satipatthana sutta, the root discourse of insight meditation and mindfulness based applications.
Gaia House : Origins And Applications Of Mindfulness MBCT MBSR Retreat

2012-01-04 Opening Talk for Origins and Applications of Mindfulness: MBCT/MBSR Retreat 64:35	Download Listen
this talk also includes Jenny Wilks
Gaia House : Origins And Applications Of Mindfulness MBCT MBSR Retreat

2011-12-30 Dimensions of Desire 52:49	Download Listen
wholesome or noble desires are central to the path of awakening and can be answered, unlike craving which serves only to deepen a sense of insufficiency and has no answer.
Gaia House : New Years Retreat

2011-12-28 Refuge 42:11	Download Listen
Refuge - this talk explores what it means to find refuge inwardly rather than in the world of changing conditions.
Gaia House : New Years Retreat

2011-12-27 Opening Talk for New Year's Retreat 54:52	Download Listen
this talk also includes Rob Burbea, Jenny Wilks and Catherine McGee
Gaia House : New Years Retreat

2011-12-15 Morning Instructions - Last Day 44:05	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Women in Meditation: Insight Meditation Retreat

2011-12-14 Non Self / Emptiness 43:17	Download Listen
The heart of the Buddha's path of awakening is the liberating understanding of non-self.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Women in Meditation: Insight Meditation Retreat

2011-12-13 Morning Instructions 48:46	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Women in Meditation: Insight Meditation Retreat

2011-12-12 Dimensions Of Desire 51:51	Download Listen
Discerning the difference between skillful/wholesome desire and craving is crucial to the path of awakening.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Women in Meditation: Insight Meditation Retreat

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