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James Baraz"s most recent Dharma talks (Dharma Seed)

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

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James Baraz: Trust (Retreat at Spirit Rock)

James Baraz"s most recent Dharma talks (Dharma Seed) ·

2024/02/16

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) With so many strategies and messages about how to practice, how do we know the "right" way to practice? The Buddha said ultimately you should "be a lamp onto yourself." This comes down to trusting the wisdom inside. How can we discern the wisdom voice from the voices rooted in fear and confusion? This talk includes the 5 strategies offered by the Buddha to work skillfully with distracting thoughts.

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63:13

James Baraz: Wise Effort: Balance and Cultivating...

James Baraz"s most recent Dharma talks (Dharma Seed) ·

2024/02/10

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Wise Effort points to the importance of balance as well as the weakening unwholesome and cultivating wholesome states. This talk explores both aspects of this key practice issue.

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58:27

James Baraz: Opening to the Whole Show (Retreat at...

James Baraz"s most recent Dharma talks (Dharma Seed) ·

2024/02/04

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) The Journey of Awakening is a process of discovering all the beautiful qualities that are uniquely expressed through you--the Buddha within that you take refuge in. It also involves understanding all the habits of mind that get in the way--including our fears, resistance, and identification with our experience. This talk describes the importance of opening to all of these places we usually hide from and the beneficial qualities that support that journey.

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52:56

James Baraz: Sudden Awakening, Gradual...

James Baraz"s most recent Dharma talks (Dharma Seed) ·

2024/02/01

(Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley) Sometimes it feels as if our practice is taking one step forward and two steps back. Or two steps forward and two steps back. In this talk I want to explore the process of awakening in the context of understanding the trajectory of practice. Even though it might not seem as if much is happening or that you're truly growing, it's happening anyway. However, there are some things to know about how the process works that can help you develop patience,

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53:07

James Baraz: On Having No Head: A Simple, Effective...

James Baraz"s most recent Dharma talks (Dharma Seed) ·

2024/01/18

(Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley) We all know the unpleasant feeling of self-consciousness. It is one thought away from self-judgment, self-criticism and a whole spectrum of “Selfing” thoughts. This week I want to share with you a simple and effective practice to cut through this painful negative mental habit which, when utilized, takes the “self” out of self-consciousness.

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54:14

James Baraz: End of Year Reflection: Honoring this...

James Baraz"s most recent Dharma talks (Dharma Seed) ·

2023/12/28

(Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley) As we come to the last gathering of the year, join us online as we will reflect on this moment together--looking back at the past year, seeing where we are right now and getting in touch with our vision for the upcoming year. We will mark this time together with an end-of-year ritual and support each other in our intentions for the New Year. Please bring a candle, some pare and a writing implement.

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56:55

James Baraz: The Light Inside the Darkness: A Winter...

James Baraz"s most recent Dharma talks (Dharma Seed) ·

2023/12/22

(Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley) This Thursday our meeting will take place just as we arrive at this year's Winter Solstice (7:27pm Pacific Time). This longest night of the year has given rise to many holidays of light (Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, Soyal, the winter solstice celebration of the Hopi Indians, and many others). We will explore accessing the light within as we experience the solstice and navigate the shadow within us and in the world.

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46:10

James Baraz: Changing the Channel - Letting in the Good

James Baraz"s most recent Dharma talks (Dharma Seed) ·

2023/11/17

(Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley) The barrage of frightening headlines every day often leave us with feelings of despair, hopelessness and negativity. While it's important to feel connected to the suffering all around us, it is equally important to nourish ourselves by opening to the goodness in life--both inside and around us. This helps us skillfully create a larger container so that we are not overwhelmed by the dukkha but rather can process it with balance and skill.

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52:06

James Baraz: Fnding Refuge - Skillfully holding it all

James Baraz"s most recent Dharma talks (Dharma Seed) ·

2023/11/09

(Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley) Refuge is a word that is often used in Buddhist teachings. We long to feel safe and protected from inner and outer harm. When everything seems out of control where can we find true refuge? How can the practice help us hold it all? This talk refers to a highly recommended conversation on the Mideast situation between two women (one Israeli, one German) who give communication trainings based on Nonviolent Communication:

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1:33:07

James Baraz, Stephen Fulder: Current Crisis in Israel...

James Baraz"s most recent Dharma talks (Dharma Seed) ·

2023/10/19

(Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley) Israeli Dharma Teacher Stephen Fulder joins James and shares about the current crisis in Israel and Gaza

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50:17

James Baraz: The Buddha's Teaching on Not getting...

James Baraz"s most recent Dharma talks (Dharma Seed) ·

2023/10/05

(Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley) The Sabbāsava Sutta "All the Taints" (Majjhima Nikaya #2). The Buddha teaches seven methods for restraining and abandoning the "taints", the fundamental defilements that keep us in suffering.

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60:05

James Baraz: Transforming Suffering into Happiness...

James Baraz"s most recent Dharma talks (Dharma Seed) ·

2023/09/03

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) The Buddha said our suffering is caused by three activities of mind: greed, hatred, and delusion. And he said that the source of all happiness is rooted in their opposites: non-greed, non-hatred, non-delusion. This talk explains how our practice transforms that suffering into the true happiness.

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61:13

James Baraz: Morning Sit with Instructions (Retreat...

James Baraz"s most recent Dharma talks (Dharma Seed) ·

2023/09/01

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center)

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60:09

James Baraz: Beyond the Comparing Mind (Retreat at...

James Baraz"s most recent Dharma talks (Dharma Seed) ·

2023/08/31

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) We have a deeply ingrained tendency to compare ourselves with others or with an idealized standard that is bound to create suffering in the mind. The Buddha called this tendency mana "the conceit of I am." When we through see through our identification with experience we open to a freedom beyond the comparing mind.

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Howard Cohn, James Baraz, Tuere Sala: Morning Sit...

James Baraz"s most recent Dharma talks (Dharma Seed) ·

2023/08/31

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center)

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