Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley: Wes Nisker's most recent Dharma talks

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(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Musings on evolution

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(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Wes Nisker dharma talk at Monday Night Meditation

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Wes Nisker introduction and meditation at Monday Night Meditation

(Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center) Evolving together on planet earth

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(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Snatches of science, news, poetry and crazy wisdom

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(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Stories celebrating our experience as Earthlings. Earth days (and Earth Care days) are not just a call to “do something” to heal our damaged eco-systems, but more of a spiritual exercise, a time to celebrate all life, regardless of kingdom, phyla, or species: regardless of color of skin, feathers, fur, flowers, leaves or bark. This is a time to reflect on our connection to this planet, and to embrace our basic identity as "earthlings.”

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) How Did We Get Here?- Monday Night Talk

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(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Evolutionary origin of aggregates.

(Unknown) Thanissara with David Loy, Ayya Santussika Bhikkhuni and Ayya Santacitta Bhikkhuni. Unfortunately, Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi was ill on the day of our call and was not able to join us. We wish him a speedy and thorough recovery. In this call, Ayya Santussika Bhikkhuni mentioned two resources: the international, interfaith effort Our Voices as well as the “Pledge to Mobilize” at the Climate Mobilization. She also invited those interested in taking action together as Buddhists on the national or local/regional level to email her at santussika at gmail.com. Finally, Dave Damm-Luhr mentioned the upcoming film from the same group that brought us “The Overview Effect.” This new film, “Planetary” (see the trailer here) maybe well-timed for action around the March deadline for targets into the UN climate talks that Lou mentioned.

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(Unknown) Thanissara with Bonnie Duran, Chas DiCapua and Vinny Ferraro.

(Unknown) Thanissara with James Baraz, Catherine McGee and Chris Cullen.

(Unknown) Thanissara with Rev. angel Kyodo williams, Ayya Anandabodhi Bhikkhuni and Susie Harrington. In this conversation, Susie Harrington mentioned two sources: Kerry Nelson’s offering of online workshops at A Place for Peace as well as Vinit Allen’s Sustainable World Sourcebook. Both offer ways to engage individually but also at the community level.Rev angel Kyodo williams mentioned the site What Is Missing? from Maya Lin offering an interactive experience of all that has been and continues to be lost to which you can add your own accounting.

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Continuing our exploration of ethical practice during earth care week. We examine, through the frame work of the Four Noble Truths, the question of the nature of climate change and how to respond as individuals, as communities, nationally and internationally.

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(Unknown) Thanissara with Tara Brach, Ruth King and Jack Kornfield.

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(Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC) This talk views the ecological dis-ease of our planet through the lens of our evolutionary unfolding. We explore the egoic trance that has precipitated the destruction of our environment, and the inner practices of presence that enable us to respond from love and wisdom.

(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) Observed changes in the climate system, attribution of climate change, Buddhist perspective, Buddhist response to climate change.

(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Knowing your refuge. Cultivating resilience. Alignment with authentic response.

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(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) with Kevin Griffin on guitar

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Recorded from Spirit Rock's Earth Day Gathering

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) There are precise and profound parallels between what Buddhism says about our usual individual predicament and our collective ecological predicament today.

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(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Thoughts, moments, meditations for a New Year,... or how time is always present...

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(Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley) An impassioned talk that includes a little known story from the suttas about the dangers of and suffering caused by the notion of private property. During the talk, winds of 45 mph buffeted the monastery, emergency sirens sounded in the distance, and three power outages occurred. Ends with a lively discussion with the sangha.