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(Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center)

(Cittaviveka) Within the world of praise and blame gain and loss, one's balance grows. This plane of accomplishment neither binds to, nor rejects social and personal systems and customs, but uses them with kindness and integrity. As the heart sustains this, layers of one's unconscious grasping are revealed and released.

(Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center)

(Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center)

(Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center)

(Cittaviveka) When handled contemplatively, the energy of goodwill feeds, repairs and strengthens the heart. It can govern our speech and convert our mental attitudes from those of the competitive world. It can also be taken in to clear the residues that these worldly habits have established; anxiety, performance drive and self-criticism.

(Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center)

(Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center)

(Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center)

(Waldhaus am Laacher See) Nach dem Retreat gilt es die Praxis fortzusetzen. Das besteht im wesentlichen darin, "Böses" zu unterlassen, "Gutes" zu tun und Herz und Geist von Gier, Hass und Unwissenheit zu läutern. Dies wollen wir freudvoll tun. Dazu können wir das Glück kontemplieren einen Weg zum inneren Frieden begegnet zu sein, ihn als etwas Wertvolles erkannt zu haben und uns auf den Weg gemacht haben. Unterstützen tun uns weiter Gleichgesinnte auf dem Weg. Sich mit ihnen anfreunden, hilft ungemein, wobei wir nicht zu viel von ihnen erwarten sollten.

(Saskatoon Insight Meditation Community)

(Saskatoon Insight Meditation Community)

(Uncontrived)

(Uncontrived)

(Cittaviveka) Through a steady inclining towards release from personal habits, the root clinging of 'me' is exposed. Training challenges this, and with dispassionate perseverance, there can be a surprising release from the 'me bag'.

(Saskatoon Insight Meditation Community)

(Uncontrived)

(Karuna Buddhist Vihara) This dhamma talk, guided meditation, questions and responses was offered on October 4, 2025 for “How do I apply the Dhamma to THIS!?!” 00:00 - Guided Meditation 22:55 - Dhamma Talk 35:16 - Questions & Responses

(Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center)

(Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center)

(Waldhaus am Laacher See) In der Sutta über die Bambusakrobaten überlegen die beiden Artisten, wie sie unbeschadet ihre Kunststücke zeigen können. Sie sind gegensätzlicher Ansicht. Achte ich besser auch mich oder achte ich auf den anderen? Der erläutert der Buddha anschließend, warum beide Recht haben. Achten auf sich selbst bedeutet Achtsamkeit zu kultivieren. Dadurch achtet man auch auf den anderen. Guduld, Gewaltlosigkeit, Liebe und Teilnahme zu entwickeln, bedeutet auf den anderen zu blicken, wovon man selbst ebenfalls profitiert. Geduld ist ein wesentliches Element. Geduld öffnet Raum und Zeit für Entwicklung. Zu Geduld gehört aber auch etwas Schwieriges dulden zu können. Dadurch wird Reaktivität verhindert.

(Cittaviveka) The citta/heart is affected or confronted by external and internal conditions. Apply wise attention to draw the energies of wholesome conditions into the heart – this is the foundation for samadhi. With a collected heart one can review and release from the constructs of time and space.

(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center)

(Auckland Insight Meditation)

(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center)

(Auckland Insight Meditation)

(Waldhaus am Laacher See) Wer achtet auf wen? In einer Sutta diskutieren Bambusakrobaten darüber wie sie vorgehen sollen, um unbeschadet ihre Kunststücke zu zeigen. Für den Buddha ist es eine Gelegenheit darzulegen, dass sowohl das achten auf sich selbst wie das achten auf den anderen wichtig ist. Ersteres wird durch die Praxis der vier Grundlagen der Achtsamkeit erreicht, während das Achten auf den anderen in der Praxis von Geduld, Gewaltlosigkeit, Liebe und Teilnahme besteht.

(Cittaviveka) Ingrained habits and obsessive emotions can be met and released through mindfulness established in the body. The practice of mindfulness of breathing purifies perception and volition to undo the sense of self based in time,

(Cambridge Insight Meditation Center)

(Aloka Earth Room) Short Reflection & Guided Meditation | Earthworm Practice for the Anthropocene III | Online Wednesday-Mornings

(Waldhaus am Laacher See) Dukkha ist Teil der Welt. Dazu gehören die acht weltlichen Winde, Gewinn und Verlust, Ehre und Verleumdung, Lob und Tadel, Freude und Leid. Sie wehen um alle, aber Personen, die in rechter Weise die Wechselhaftigkeit aller Phänomene erkannt haben, werden von den Winden nicht erschüttert.

(Cittaviveka) The indriya work together – if one's faith is placed with wisdom and mindfulness sustains the focus on the wholesome, concentration occurs and one's energy is replenished. Effort should be wisely applied to break the pull of negative obsessions, The sense of time is to be uprooted, for example in walking meditation.

(Waldhaus am Laacher See) Mitgefühl ist die Antwort des offenen Herzens auf Leiden. Hierin finden wir und geben wir Trost. Im Vortrag geht es um die Bedeutung von Mitgefühl und aus welchen Bedingungen heraus sie entsteht. Als Praxis entwickeln wir Mitgefühl in alle Richtungen, gegenüber allen Wesen. Dabei überwinden wir viele Hindernisse in uns wie Ärger und Angst.

(Cittaviveka) The five indriya are factors that are accessible and take one's attention from the sensory world of circumstance to the citta -heart or mind. The initial indriya is faith, a quality that serves as a wellspring off support through the ups and downs of life.

(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Right Effort, the 6th step on the Noble Eightfold Path, is not about striving or straining, it is about learning to guide the mind with wisdom and care. In this talk, we reflect on the Four Great Efforts: 1) Preventing the arising of unwholesome states, 2) Abandoning those that have already arisen, 3) Cultivating wholesome qualities, 4) Extending and nourishing wholesome states that are present. These four ways of applying effort, remembered with the acronym PACE, offer a clear and practical way to work with unwholesomeness and support wholesomeness.

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center)

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center)

(Karuna Buddhist Vihara) For this Dhamma Talk Ayya Santussika and Ayya Cittananda were joined by the Clear Mountain Monastery monks Ajahn Kovilo and Ajahn Nisabho.

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Check-in | JS2C25 | Week 4

(Karuna Buddhist Vihara) 00:00 - 10:00 Morning Chanting 10:00 - 35:27 Sutta Reflections 35:27 - 1:09:21 Comments, Questions and Responses This video is a recording of the regularly presented Sutta Study by Ayya Santussika and Ayya Cittananda that occurs most Friday evenings at Karuna Buddhist Vihara. These meetings start with the Morning Chanting followed by the study of discourse(s) of the Buddha from the Sutta Pitaka. In this video Ayya Santussika and Ayya Cittananda are joined by Ajahn Kovilo and Ajahn Nisabho from the Clear Mountain Monestary. The Suttas discussed include: Arising AN 3.136 https://suttacentral.net/an3.136/en/sujato With Channa SN 22.90 https://suttacentral.net/sn22.90/en/sujato With Ananda SN 44.10 https://suttacentral.net/sn44.10/en/sujato The Shorter Discourse with Saccaka MN 35 https://suttacentral.net/mn35/en/sujato You can find more information about Karuna Buddhist Vihara at the website below: https://www.karunabv.org/

(Karuna Buddhist Vihara) 00:00 - 10:00 Morning Chanting 10:00 - 35:27 Sutta Reflections 35:27 - 1:09:21 Comments, Questions and Responses This video is a recording of the regularly presented Sutta Study by Ayya Santussika and Ayya Cittananda that occurs most Friday evenings at Karuna Buddhist Vihara. These meetings start with the Morning Chanting followed by the study of discourse(s) of the Buddha from the Sutta Pitaka. In this video Ayya Santussika and Ayya Cittananda are joined by Ajahn Kovilo and Ajahn Nisabho from the Clear Mountain Monestary. The Suttas discussed include: Arising AN 3.136 https://suttacentral.net/an3.136/en/sujato Kondanna Who Understood Thag 15.1 https://suttacentral.net/thag15.1/en/sujato With Channa SN 22.90 https://suttacentral.net/sn22.90/en/sujato With Ananda SN 44.10 https://suttacentral.net/sn44.10/en/sujato The Shorter Discourse with Saccaka MN 35 https://suttacentral.net/mn35/en/sujato You can find more information about Karuna Buddhist Vihara at the website below: https://www.karunabv.org/

(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center)

(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center)

(Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley) Seeing sacredness, not only around us, but focusing inside the one who is perceiving. This mind/body (YOU) that is interacting with the world around it. I use Ram Dass's practice of seeing beyond this mind/body by abiding in the perspective "I Am Loving Awareness". This is where the devotional and non-dual meet. To aid in this exploration James shares some powerful cuts from the album Ram Dass, a collaboration of Ram Dass's voice and teachings with background music by East Forest, who will be offering a hybrid concert "Echoes of Ram Dass" at Spirit Rock October 19, 2025.

(Aloka Earth Room) Short Reflection & Guided Meditation including a poem by Ingrid Goff-Maidoff | Earthworm Practice for the Anthropocene III | Online Wednesday-Mornings

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center)

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center)

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) This guided meditation starts with brief talk on equanimity. Followed by a guided meditation.

(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center)

(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) While walking meditation often receives less attention than sitting meditation, it offers numerous benefits worth exploring. In this talk, we will go into the 'Walking Meditation' sutta, where the Buddha outlines five benefits of this practice. We'll conclude with a bonus benefit.

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) When met with love and awareness, change opens the path to liberation through letting go