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Dharma Talks given at Flagstaff Insight Meditation Community
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2024-12-10 The 1st Noble Truth 37:58
Brian Lesage
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2024-12-02 Following the Aliveness 33:21
Janine Schipper
In this talk, Janine shares reflections on “Following the Aliveness”—which she sees as both a practice and a way of life—and it’s also the name of her new podcast. She explores the meaning of following the aliveness, embracing it as a spiritual practice, and its connection to Buddhist teachings on non-attachment and letting go as paths to greater freedom. Janine also shares insights on nurturing aliveness through daily practices and creative expression. The talk concludes with a brief guided meditation, inviting participants to connect with their own sense of aliveness as a guiding force in both everyday life and spiritual exploration.
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2024-11-18 The Dharma of Anxiety: Six Practices for Transforming Anxiety 31:02
Janine Schipper
In this Dharma talk, Janine introduces six transformative practices for working with anxiety. Throughout the session, she weaves in brief guided meditations to give participants a direct experience of these tools. The practices include: cultivating mindfulness of anxiety, questioning the thoughts that fuel it, exploring its presence in the body, placing it within a broader perspective, clarifying your role or purpose, and nurturing the seeds of inner peace and well-being.
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2024-11-11 Be Here Now 27:01
Allen Atkins
This talk stars with a bit of introduction to the book written by Ram Dass in 1971. Then it shifts to a deeper discussion of what Now means and what Here means. When we focus on the Now and the Here, there is always a sense of “I Am” that accompanies it. The direct knowledge of Being.
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2024-11-04 Halloween Snippets 27:03
Allen Atkins
This talk contains several short thoughts about Halloween topics and how they might affect Dharma practice.
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2024-10-21 Meeting Life with Loving-Presence 31:16
Janine Schipper
In this dharma talk, Janine reflects on the power of loving-presence in the world, why loving-presence and not simply love or presence, and how we may cultivate a loving-presence in response to whatever arises both externally and internally. The talk ends with a guided meditation on cultivating loving-presence.
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2024-10-15 Living with Integrity: Two Guardians of the World 31:58
Brian Lesage
Flagstaff Insight Meditation Community

2024-10-07 The Three Pure Precepts in a Complex Contemporary World 29:22
Sarah Hsia
Flagstaff Insight Meditation Community

2024-09-30 Somatic Mindfulness: Contemplating the Body in the Body 27:57
Sarah Hsia
Flagstaff Insight Meditation Community

2024-09-23 Guarding the Mind Sense Gate 30:33
Robin Craig
Flagstaff Insight Meditation Community

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