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Carol Wilson's Dharma Talks

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What I most love in my teaching practice is seeing students become dedicated to their own liberation. As their spiritual practice matures, people light up from within when they begin to understand that personal freedom is possible. This commitment to freedom on the part of the student inspires me to find ways to express my deepest understanding and enthusiasm for liberation.

The mindfulness teachings of the Buddha are among the more direct, practical meditation techiques that we can cultivate. My focus is on sharing these practices in an accessable, down-to-earth way. How can we disengage from our habits of responding to the world through veils of confusion, greed, and hatred?

Mindfulness practice helps us recognize when we are responding to the world from the mental and emotional habits that obscure our true home, our radiant nature, which manifests as compassion and love. The Buddha's teachings show us that we are not isolated individuals who need to live defensive lives. Rather, we can learn to trust and live from our full potential as compassionate members of a connected planet.

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2011-02-28 Emptiness and Compassion 61:45	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : February Monthlong Insight Retreat

2011-02-23 Exploring the Nature of Craving with Wiusdom 62:15	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : February Monthlong Insight Retreat

2011-02-16 The Power of Generosity 62:19	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : February Monthlong Insight Retreat

2011-02-11 Reflections on The First Noble Truth 55:34	Download Listen
The First Noble Truth, that of "Dukkha" -- is to be understood, so said The Buddha -- yet often when we think about it, our reactions can tend towards aversion: "life is suffering." I feel this is an inaccurate reflection of the freeing potential of understanding this teaching.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : February Monthlong Insight Retreat

2011-02-06 The Way Things Have Come to Be 50:54	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : February Monthlong Insight Retreat

2010-10-21 Buddha's Advice on Becoming Free from Latent Tendencies 64:10	Download Listen
A brief talk on the 2nd sutta in the Majjhima Nikaya
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Three-Month Retreat - Part 1

2010-10-14 Courage and Compassion 63:43	Download Listen
The natural flow of a retreat - of life - is expansion and contraction. We suffer when we identify with any aspect as being mine or me.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Three-Month Retreat - Part 1

2010-10-08 Simplicity Of Non-Reactive Mind 59:51	Download Listen
Luang Pu Dun defines the second noble truth as the mind that goes out to satisfy its moods, and the result that comes from the mind going out to satisfy its moods is suffering, - the first Noble Truth is the result of this! This talk describes how the mind can get lost in thoughts and create suffering.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Three-Month Retreat - Part 1

2010-09-30 Metta 63:40	Download Listen
Metta, or loving kindness can develop to a powerful force in out hearts and minds. We only need to start where we are, feeding non-hatred in our minds rather than putting our trust in the habits of fear and ill will.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Three-Month Retreat - Part 1

2010-09-16 Awareness Is The Path 52:30	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Three-Month Retreat - Part 1

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