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James Baraz's Dharma Talks
James Baraz
I try to convey that the wisdom and compassion we are looking for is already inside of us. I see practice as learning how to purify our mind and heart so we can hear the Buddha inside. In doing so, we naturally embody the dharma and help awaken that understanding and love in others we meet.
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2013-01-03 Embracing Change 52:20
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Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley :  IMCB Regular Talks
2012-12-27 Past, Present and Future. 54:44
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As 2012 comes to a close, this is a time to reflect on the lessons from the past year, where you are now and what your vision is of the New Year.
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley :  IMCB Regular Talks
2012-12-20 A Time For Healing 51:58
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Dealing with the tragedy of Newtown, Conn.
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley :  IMCB Regular Talks
2012-12-13 Practicing With Difficult Emotions. 61:36
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Exploring themes from the current issue (Volume 29/Number 1/Fall 2012) of Inquiring Mind with guest editor of the issue, Kevin Griffin.
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley :  IMCB Regular Talks
2012-11-29 Who we really are 49:28
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Who You Really Are Walt Whitman wrote: “I am larger, better than I thought; I did not know I held so much goodness." A key aspect of genuine awakening is realizing the basic goodness that is our true nature (when we're not confused or lost in our stories). What gets in the way of accessing this basic goodness? What supports it?
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley :  IMCB Regular Talks
2012-11-15 Cast Aside the Costume 49:44
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2012-11-08 Empathy: The Key that Unlocks the Heart 49:19
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The ability to put oneself in someone else's shoes is the doorway to compassion. Once there is compassion then forgiveness, connection and genuine metta naturally follow. This talk includes a teaching from Thai master, Ajahn Maha Boowa, on the power of empathy.
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley :  IMCB Regular Talks
2012-11-03 Trust and Surrender is Available in Any Moment 57:17
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While many wholesome states are experienced by cultivation, the state of peace and wholeness that is possible comes from relaxing all doing and simply allowing ourselves to just be. This state of being emerges from equanimity, involves trust and surrender and is available in any moment.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Awakening Joy: Dharma Practice as a Path of Happiness
2012-11-01 Buddha Dharma as a Path of Happiness 62:34
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The Four Noble Truths are usually presented as the truth of suffering, its cause, its end, and the path that leads to the end. This talk presents these truths with an emphasis on well-being: 1) There is happiness, 2) There is a cause of happiness, 3) Happiness is possible, and 4) There is a path that leads to the highest happiness.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Awakening Joy: Dharma Practice as a Path of Happiness
2012-10-18 A Simple Twist of Fate 50:46
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Our lives are filled with turning points that can steer us in different directions. To have found the Dharma and be facing in the direction of greater consciousness is extraordinarily good karma that can powerfully fuel and inspire our practice with sincerity and gratitude.
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley :  IMCB Regular Talks

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