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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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2003-02-26 Embodiment Of Freedom 40:46	Download Listen
Understanding emptiness, we learn to embody freedom in all the moments of our lives. The absolute and relative are interwoven--the ground of wisdom and compassion.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Women's Retreat

2003-02-24 The Body 39:46	Download Listen
The body is one of the most constant resting places of the "self". Relationship to our body holds not only the potential for confusion and suffering but also for profound wisdom.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Women's Retreat

2003-01-22 Compassion and Emptiness 39:35	Download Listen
Gaia House : Gaia House Retreat

2003-01-21 Investigation 50:12	Download Listen
Gaia House : Gaia House Retreat

2002-12-29 Joyful Effort 53:03	Download Listen
Gaia House : Gaia House Retreat

2002-04-11 Reflections On Emptiness 50:28	Download Listen
The Buddha described emptiness as the abode of the great person. It is an understanding, seen so clearly in nature, that is possible for us to see in our own nature.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2002-03-10 The Kindness And Challenge Of Mindfulness 48:04	Download Listen
Mindfulness teaches us the way to develop a non judgmental presence in all the moments of our lives. Equally mindfulness challenges us, inviting renunciation, investigation and simplicity.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Women's Retreat

2001-10-13 Genuine Acceptance 44:10	Download Listen
Gaia House : Gaia House Retreat

2001-10-12 Opening Talk for Acceptance Retreat 42:51	Download Listen
Gaia House : Gaia House Retreat

2001-09-11 The Implications of Impermanence 47:29	Download Listen
Gaia House : Gaia House Retreat

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