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Retreat Dharma Talks at Barre Center for Buddhist Studies

Relational Dharma: Waking up Together

2018-05-04 (6 days) Barre Center for Buddhist Studies

  
2018-05-04 Opening Talk, Refuges & Precepts 40:48
Oren Jay Sofer
Opening Reflections on Speech and Relational Dharma(with Bart van Melik), Refuges and Precepts
2018-05-05 Guided Meditation: Embodied Mindfulness 29:51
Oren Jay Sofer
2018-05-05 Guided Meditation: Embodied Kindness 36:34
Oren Jay Sofer
A loving-kindness meditation rooted in bodily awareness.
2018-05-05 Guided Meditation: Arriving 28:14
Bart van Melik
2018-05-05 Reflections on Right Speech 25:45
Oren Jay Sofer
Brief reflections on right speech and the ethical guidelines offered by the Buddha.
2018-05-07 Guided Meditation: Relaxing into the Moment 28:43
Bart van Melik
2018-05-09 A Meditation for Difficult Conversations: Guidance from the Suttas 2:37:27
Oren Jay Sofer
Closing Session - part 1. In this short teaching and guided meditation, we explore how to use the meditation instructions in the Simile of the Saw (Kakchupama Sutta, MN. 21) as preparation and cultivation for difficult conversations.
2018-05-09 Building on Retreat, Taking the Practice Home 20:07
Oren Jay Sofer
Closing Session (part 4): Short reflections on taking the practice home and deepening insights (with comments from Bart van Melik).
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