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Dharma Talks
given at Philadelphia Meditation Center
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2005-05-01
Unlearning Permanence
37:51
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Jose Reissig
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| This talk starts with an introduction on the futility of amassing knowledge. It then examines the genesis of our implicit belief in the permanence of things, and explores ways to unlearn it. |
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2005-05-01
Unlearning Me
45:51
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Jose Reissig
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| As the Buddha showed, clinging gives birth to the I. The I, in turn, keeps puffing itself up by further clinging. When we understand that this generates nothing but suffering, we are ready to unlearn the I, that is the "Me." |
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2005-04-08
New Beginnings
35:22
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Jose Reissig
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| As we come to the end of the old and begin anew, is this "new beginning" just a gambit to circumvent a situation, or are we embarking in a genuine process of transformation? The practice provides invaluable support for the latter choice. |
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2003-06-01
The Agony Of Alienation
50:10
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Jose Reissig
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| Much anguish and insecurity results from a sense of being separated from our fellow beings and from the world. The strategies we use to try to overcome this often involve the fabrication of additional partitions (e.g.; "us vs. them"), and thus backfire. The Noble Eightfold Path offers a better way. |
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2003-05-31
The Light In The Middle Of The Dark Tunnel
56:37
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Jose Reissig
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| In our dark moments we tend to look for "the light at the end of the tunnel." In doing so, we end up constantly trying to be where we are not, and we miss the opportunity to learn from the darkness itself. |
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2003-05-30
Bowing As An Act Of Transformation
49:31
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Jose Reissig
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| Bowing has two parts: the bowing down in full acceptance of what is, and the coming right up in readiness to do what needs to be done. Each part is incomplete without the other. To realize this non-duality is to open the door for transformation. |
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