2010 TBA-IMG Meditation Audio Schedule

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Audio files from Dharma Talks by Thanissaro Bhikkhu of Metta Forest Monastery

Group Title: Description [Date]
M1 Clear Sense of Priority: why practicing is important [12/19/2009],
M2 How to Save the World: karma, you are responsible for your actions, you are in charge [1/2/2010],
M2a A Small Steady Flame: patience with your effort, protecting your small spark [1/16/2010],
M3 Samsara: going around and around,
M4 Fires of the Mind: reasons extinguish the fires [1/30/2010],
M5 What we Noticed: [2/6/2010],
M6 Life in the Buddha's Hospital: discover your course cure [2/13/2010],
M7 Appropriate Attention: [2/20/2010],
M8 Luminous Mind: train your mind, catching greed, anger and delusion, [2/27/2010],
MA Taking Your Own Medicine: using meditation in daily life [2/27/2010]
S0M Food for the Mind: building strength, nourishing your mind, [3/6/2010]
S1a The Steadiness of Your Gaze: keep your mind where it is, [3/13/2010]
S1b Watching Over Time: building up skills,
S1c Wheel of Dharma: keep your focus forget about everything else,
S2 Elemental Energy: breath and energy, sensitivity to the breath
S3 A Pervasive Wellbeing: single pointedness & full body awareness
S4 The Best Work Around (Willingness to train the Mind): the way out
S5 Meditation not Mechanical:
S5 The Knife of Discernment: experimenting with your breath, making the mind strong
xP1 Progress & Regress (the mind training itself is also the mind needed to be trained): what do you do when things goes really wrong, never give up
xP2 Contentment: sharpening the skill,
xP3 Clearing a Space: our mind is chaos, be ready, use your discernment
xP4 Encourage Yourself : bring your mind to th e present moment
xP5 The Fool & the Wise Person: be someone who knows the difference
xP6 Strong & Heedful: conviction, persistent, effort, mindfulness
overcoming craving, heedfulness is deathlessness

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