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Dharma Talks given at Insight Meditation South Bay - Silicon Valley
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2017-03-30 Meditating on Body and Breath 22:12
Sharon Allen
Guided meditation on body and breath.
Insight Meditation South Bay - Silicon Valley
In collection: Developing a Mindfulness Meditation Practice

2017-03-28 Trauma, Purification and the Nervous System 43:41
Sean Oakes
Sean Feit Oakes gave the sixth talk in a speaker series titled "Everyday Dhamma." He explained that when we feel threaten, our sympathetic nervous system kicks in two modes: fight or flight. We get activated when we perceive threat, but our usually body calms down once we perceive that we are safe. Anxiety, stress and vigilance are symptoms of trauma. To use the language of Buddhism, restless mind, anxious mind, and fearful mind are minds that got stuck in the activated mode, instead of being reset to neutral. In other words, trauma happened when at one point in our lives we felt threatened, and we never felt safe again. Purification comes when we can learn to turn off the activated mode, and work through the aspects of our conditioning that are painful and let go, so we can return to balance.
Insight Meditation South Bay - Silicon Valley
In collection: Everyday Dhamma

2017-03-23 Metta Practice 1 19:19
Sharon Allen
Guided meditation on Metta practice #1.
Insight Meditation South Bay - Silicon Valley
In collection: Developing a Mindfulness Meditation Practice

2017-03-23 Talk on Metta Practice 15:45
Sharon Allen
Talk on Metta Practice.
Insight Meditation South Bay - Silicon Valley
In collection: Developing a Mindfulness Meditation Practice

2017-03-23 Metta Practice 2 24:05
Sharon Allen
Guided meditation on Metta Practice #2
Insight Meditation South Bay - Silicon Valley
In collection: Developing a Mindfulness Meditation Practice

2017-03-21 Wisdom, Skill, and Virtue 42:25
Misha Merrill
Misha Merrill gave the fifth talk in a speaker series titled "Everyday Dhamma." She explained that wisdom is the faculty of making the best use of knowledge, experience, and understanding. Skill is the ability to take that understanding and manifest it in our daily life. Virtue encourages us to practice up-rightedness, a general moral goodness. Virtue requires actually doing it; standing up for what is right.
Insight Meditation South Bay - Silicon Valley
In collection: Everyday Dhamma

2017-03-16 Meditating on Emotions 1 14:48
Janetti Marotta
Guided meditation on emotions #1.
Insight Meditation South Bay - Silicon Valley
In collection: Developing a Mindfulness Meditation Practice

2017-03-16 Talk on meditating on emotions 20:08
Janetti Marotta
Talk on meditating on emotions.
Insight Meditation South Bay - Silicon Valley
In collection: Developing a Mindfulness Meditation Practice

2017-03-16 Meditating on emotions 2 5:02
Janetti Marotta
Guided meditation on emotions #2.
Insight Meditation South Bay - Silicon Valley Saturday Talks
In collection: Developing a Mindfulness Meditation Practice

2017-03-14 Happiness at Workplace 35:30
Laura Lin
Laura Lin gave the fourth talk in a speaker series titled "Everyday Dhamma." Laura observed that most Americans spend most of our waking hours at work. So, work provides us with a great opportunity to continue our practice and training off the cushion, and bring them into our workplace. When we bring wholesome states of mind, such as mindfulness, loving-kindness, and sympathetic joy, to work with us, these states of mind can transform our work into a happier and more rewarding experience. Without using some of these tools from our meditation tool box, the ups and downs of office politics and interpersonal dynamics can easily influence an untrained mind in averse ways.
Insight Meditation South Bay - Silicon Valley
In collection: Everyday Dhamma

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