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Retreat Dharma Talks at Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge

November 10 to December 9 2016 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2016-11-10 (30 days) Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge

  
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2016-11-14 chanting Vipassana – bhumi – patho 12:33
Ajahn Sucitto
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2016-11-15 Firming up confidence 14:53
Ajahn Sucitto
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The actions of body, voice and heart can align to one’s aspiration. This gives rise to the inner strength of faith. This is knowable through aware intelligence.
2016-11-15 Wiser than we think 58:49
Ajahn Sucitto
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The graduated ripening of conditions that support Awakening is to be studied – but it is led by an intelligence that is subtler than reason.
2016-11-15 Q & A - Embodiment and its intelligence 64:48
Ajahn Sucitto
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Brief description of talk: Responses on embodiment, safety, right effort, mindfulness. Samadhi and wisdom.
2016-11-16 Asava and Careful Attention 66:10
Ajahn Sucitto
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(from Majjhima Nikaya 2) Ignorance in action is asava, outflow-mind. Careful/wise/deep attention is a key to its stopping.
2016-11-16 Q & A Consciousness and citta, metta as field 60:01
Ajahn Sucitto
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2016-11-17 Generating the Three Forms 38:01
Ajahn Sucitto
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Three forms: body, heart and thought generated through various dhamma practices support each other.
2016-11-19 Shaping the world through perception. 59:46
Ajahn Sucitto
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Distorted ways of preceiving lead to a lot of suffering. Understanding the conditionality of perception opens up the possibility of practicing with a different perception and creative ways
2016-11-19 chanting 14:16
Ajahn Sucitto
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2016-11-20 Suitable Effort 50:54
Ajahn Sucitto
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The energy of practice has to avoid the pitfalls of tanha (craving) but maintain chanda (motivation). Mindfulness and clear comprehension find what is suitable (sappaya).
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