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Gil Fronsdal, Jill Shepherd: 01 talks: Retreat Opening and Orientation

Gil Fronsdal, Jill Shepherd: 01 talks: Retreat Opening and Orientation

Released Saturday, 11th February 2023
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Gil Fronsdal, Jill Shepherd: 01 talks: Retreat Opening and Orientation

Gil Fronsdal, Jill Shepherd: 01 talks: Retreat Opening and Orientation

Gil Fronsdal, Jill Shepherd: 01 talks: Retreat Opening and Orientation

Gil Fronsdal, Jill Shepherd: 01 talks: Retreat Opening and Orientation

Saturday, 11th February 2023
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(Te Moata Retreat Center) Introduction of teachers, supports for being on retreat (jill), and introduction of retreat theme: hindrances and assistances (Gil)

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Gil Fronsdal's entire set of Dharma talks (Dharma Seed)

Right now I'm deeply involved with developing an urban meditation center in my community. It's important for me to sink my teaching roots into a commitment to my community, to ongoing relationships with people as they practice inside retreats and out of retreats. What are all the ways Sangha is relevant and applicable to our family life, our work, and our play?Ongoing is my investigation of my own understanding about the assumptions behind what we teach. The graduate work I did in Buddhist studies greases the wheel for this type of reflection. Since part of the inquiry about freedom involves not being stuck in one position, I enjoy pulling the rug out from underneath what we, as teachers, stand on. In other words, to practice the practice.At the core, what deeply motivates me is my compassion for the suffering in our world. Vipassana teachings, especially as we adapt the forms to an American culture, offer our society a chance to truly look at the turmoil caused by such behaviors as consumerism and individualism. Vipassana creates a different set of values by fostering a high degree of self-reflection on our underlying motivations and intentions, both as individuals and as a society.

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