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James Baraz's most recent Dharma talks (Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) episodes
- James Baraz: Elders (including his Mom)(Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley) James interviews his mom, Selma Baraz (or maybe it's the other way around).For more from Selma, see also the YouTube video of Selma entitled: Confessions of a Jewish Mother: How My Son Ruined My Life!25 min
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- James Baraz: Trusting Your Buddha Knowing(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) The source of our awakening is right inside us. As we learn to listen deeply to the wisdom and purity of heart that is connected to the truth, we are following the Buddha's instructions to "be a lamp unto yourself".1 hr 4 min
- James Baraz: Awakening Joy(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Practice is more than just opening to suffering. It is a path of happiness. We can incline the mind to open to and awaken wholesome states that lead to well-being and, ultimately, liberation.1 hr 7 min
- James Baraz: Abundant Enoughness: The Practice of Contentment(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) The Buddha spoke of Nekkhama or renunciation as source of happiness. This is because it gives rise to contentment-seeing this moment as complete as it is. This talk explores the experience of inner contentment.1 hr 2 min
- James Baraz: The Lion's Roar(Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley) In Tibetan teachings the Lion's Roar is the "fearless proclamation that every situation is workable." Being humbled can lead to a profound, wise humility, doubt can lead to strong confidence and vulnerability and can be the path to fearlessness.James presented another version of this talk at the February 2010 month-long retreat at Spirit Rock.55 min
- James Baraz: Our Greatest Protection(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Sincerity of heart is the most important ingredient that we can bring to practice. This talk explores that theme with special focus on the Four Iddhipadas, or Bases of Success that fuel our sincere motivation.1 hr
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- James Baraz: The Lion's Roar(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) In Tibetan teachings the Lion's Roar is the "fearless proclamation that every situation is workable." Being humbled can lead to a profound, wise humility, doubt can lead to strong confidence and vulnerability can be the path to fearlessness.58 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.
I try to use the formal teachings as a doorway for people to see the truth in themselves. I feel I'm doing my job when people look into themselves to come to their own deep understandings of the truth, access their own inner wisdom and trust in their "Buddha-knowing," as Ajahn Chah called it, which is different from their intellectual knowing.
The Buddha-knowing is a deeper place, underneath the concepts, which is in touch with the truth, with our seed of awakening. I want practitioners to have more and more confidence in, and familiarity with, that deeper place of knowing. It is accessing this dimension of our being that becomes the guide to cutting through the confusion caused by greed and fear. We have everything we need inside ourselves. We do not need to look to a teacher when we remember who we really are.