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Dharma Talks given at Auckland Insight Meditation
2020-08-24 22 instructions: mindfulness of hearing 8:21
Julie Downard
Auckland Insight Meditation Finding the heart of freedom

2020-08-24 21 meditation: feeling-tone 23:28
Julie Downard
Auckland Insight Meditation Finding the heart of freedom

2020-08-24 20 instructions: Second Foundation of Mindfulness - feeling-tone 46:02
Julie Downard
Exploring feeling-tone or vedana and its role in enhancing dukkha when there's no mindfulness
Auckland Insight Meditation Finding the heart of freedom

2020-08-23 19 talk: Four Noble Truths 52:48
Julie Downard
An overview of the Four Noble Truths and the four tasks
Auckland Insight Meditation Finding the heart of freedom

2020-08-23 17 talk: mindfulness of the body and impermanence 28:24
Jill Shepherd
Returning to the First Noble Truth and the five clinging-aggregates, exploring clinging to the body as a source of dukkha and opening to impermanence as an antidote
Auckland Insight Meditation Finding the heart of freedom

2020-08-23 16 instructions: seeing and walking 12:45
Julie Downard
Bringing mindfulness into daily life, opening to the visual field, noticing seeing and looking, and instructions for mindful walking
Auckland Insight Meditation Finding the heart of freedom

2020-08-23 15 meditation: mindfulness of body and breathing 37:36
Julie Downard
Auckland Insight Meditation Finding the heart of freedom

2020-08-23 14 instructions: mindfulness of body 28:58
Julie Downard
How mindfulness of the body supports the steadiness and unification of mind known as samadhi, which in turn supports vipassana, clear seeing. This process is also about opening and softening the heart.
Auckland Insight Meditation Finding the heart of freedom

2020-08-22 10 talk: clinging and release 18:47
Jill Shepherd
An introduction to the Four Noble Truths, framed in terms of clinging and release
Auckland Insight Meditation Finding the heart of freedom

2020-08-22 09 short instructions for practice during the day 5:48
Julie Downard
Suggestions for working with sleepiness, and continuing to practice mindfulness of the body during the day
Auckland Insight Meditation Finding the heart of freedom

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