James Baraz's most recent Dharma talks (Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge)

James Baraz's most recent Dharma talks (Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge)

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James Baraz's most recent Dharma talks (Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) episodes

  • James Baraz: No Credit, No Blame.
    (Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley) "In this world no one escapes from blame," said the Buddha. How can we deal with blame from others skillfully without getting crushed by criticism or react to it in a way that causes more suffering for ourselves and other? The key to not being lost in Praise or Blame is non-identification, not taking ownership of your experience. This includes not identifying with your body or mind. We can appreciate the gifts we've been given as well as our shortcomings without taking them personally. This is the natural by-product of understanding anatta, the selfless nature of existence.
    57 min
  • James Baraz: No Place to Land
    (Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley) Advaita teacher H. W. L. Poonja spoke of emptiness as "No place to land." This follow-up talk on Praise and Blame, discusses how understanding the Buddha's teaching on Emptiness—the selfless nature of the process—we can appreciate the positive impact we have on others without taking personal credit when praise comes our way.
    58 min
  • James Baraz: Titrating our Dukkha.
    (Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley) Though mindfulness meditation instructions generally suggest paying attention to what is predominant, focusing on overwhelming emotions especially those rooted in trauma is often not beneficial. This talk, which includes the Buddha's teachings on working with difficult emotions as well as theory from Somatic Experiencing (SE)—an approach to working with trauma—explores how to work with intense emotions by touching them a little at a time.
    55 min
  • James Baraz: Transforming Suffering into Happiness
    (Spirit Rock Meditation Center) The magic of mindfulness is how it weakens unwholesome (akusala) states of suffering and strengthens wholesome (kusala) states of well-being. This talk explains this process of alchemy: how greed, hatred and delusion are trnsformed into generosity, loving-kindness and wisdom.
    1 hr 5 min
  • James Baraz: Stewardship and Intention as Gaia Practices
    (Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley) This is part 4 of the series 'Appropriate Response at the Tipping Point' that began 6/14. In this talk, James discusses the last two of the five transformational commitments in Bob Doppelt's book From Me to We:

    4. Acknowledge your trustee obligations and take responsibility for the continuation of all life
    5. Choose your own destiny

    53 min
  • James Baraz: Stewardship and Intention as Gaia Practices
    (Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley) This is part 4 of the series 'Appropriate Response at the Tipping Point' that began 6/14. In this talk, James discusses the last two of the five transformational commitments in Bob Doppelt's book From Me to We:

    4. Acknowledge your trustee obligations and take responsibility for the continuation of all life
    5. Choose your own destiny

    53 min
  • James Baraz: Stewardship and Intention as Gaia Practices
    (Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley) This is part 4 of the series 'Appropriate Response at the Tipping Point' that began 6/14. In this talk, James discusses the last two of the five transformational commitments in Bob Doppelt's book From Me to We:

    4. Acknowledge your trustee obligations and take responsibility for the continuation of all life
    5. Choose your own destiny

    53 min

About James Baraz's most recent Dharma talks (Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge)

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I try to convey that the wisdom and compassion we are looking for is already inside of us. I see practice as learning how to purify our mind and heart so we can hear the Buddha inside. In doing so, we naturally embody the dharma and help awaken that understanding and love in others we meet.