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Audio recordings of Dharma talks given by the Florida Community of Mindfulness
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Monday Dec 09, 2019
Monday Dec 09, 2019
November 3, 2019
In this Dharma talk to students of the Florida Community of Mindfulness, Dharma Teacher Fred Eppsteiner continues the series on the Lojong (Mind Trainings) teachings explaining slogan 44: "Learn the three difficult points" and slogan 52: "Don't misinterpret" and how we can live our life in an Awakened way by changing our afflictive mindstates.
Monday Dec 09, 2019
Monday Dec 09, 2019
September 22, 2019
In this Dharma talk to students of the Florida Community of Mindfulness, Dharma Teacher Fred Eppsteiner explains the Lojong teachings within the point "The Extent of Proficiency in Mind Training": 1) All Dharma has a Single Purpose and 2) Of the Two Judges, Rely on the Principle One so that we may be able to assess our own mind's development along the path.
Monday Dec 09, 2019
Monday Dec 09, 2019
June 30, 2019
In this series of talks, Dharma teacher Fred Eppsteiner comments on a number of the slogans offered in “The Seven Points of Mind Training,” a venerated text well known for its' pithy sayings that help us apply the full breadth of the Buddha’s Mahayana teachings to daily life. These slogans, or mind trainings, focus on how the Unconditioned Awakened Mind can beneficially manifest in the life of ordinary beings in order to give rise to lovingkindness, compassion, and understanding in all the activities of our lives. The transformation of seemingly adverse situations into the path of awakening is a unique focus of these mind trainings. Fred helps us understand how the teachings and practices presented in this text can be applied in our lives and how we can use whatever is occurring in our lives to fuel our transformation. In this particular talk, Fred discusses the practice of Tonglen as it is presented in this text, and the slogan, "All Dharmas have a single purpose."
Monday Dec 09, 2019
Monday Dec 09, 2019
April 28, 2019
In this series of talks, Dharma teacher Fred Eppsteiner comments on a number of the slogans offered in “The Seven Points of Mind Training,” a venerated text well known for its pithy sayings that help us apply the full breadth of the Buddha’s Mahayana teachings to daily life. These slogans, or mind trainings, focus on how the Unconditioned Awakened Mind can beneficially manifest in the life of ordinary beings in order to give rise to loving-kindness, compassion, and understanding in all the activities of our lives. The transformation of seemingly adverse situations into the path of awakening is a unique focus of these mind trainings. Fred helps us understand how the teachings and practices presented in this text can be applied in our lives and how we can use whatever is occurring in our lives to fuel our transformation. In this talk, Fred focuses on two of these slogans. "Drive all blames into one," and "Be grateful to everyone."
Monday Dec 09, 2019
Monday Dec 09, 2019
In this series of talks, Dharma teacher Fred Eppsteiner comments on a number of the slogans offered in “The Seven Points of Mind Training,” a venerated text well known for its' pithy sayings that help us apply the full breadth of the Buddha’s Mahayana teachings to daily life. These slogans, or mind trainings, focus on how the Unconditioned Awakened Mind can beneficially manifest in the life of ordinary beings in order to give rise to loving-kindness, compassion, and understanding in all the activities of our lives. The transformation of seemingly adverse situations into the path of awakening is a unique focus of these mind trainings. Fred helps us understand how the teachings and practices presented in this text can be applied in our lives and how we can use whatever is occurring in our lives to fuel our transformation.
Monday Dec 09, 2019
Monday Dec 09, 2019
Monday Dec 09, 2019
Monday Dec 09, 2019
March 2019
In this talk, Dharma teacher Fred Eppsteiner encourages participants to see where they have obstacles in extending the energy loving kindness toward others. While the practice of cultivating a loving heart is fairly straightforward, many of us can run into difficulties extending it toward other people, especially if we have historically had negative thoughts about a person, including ourselves. Fred explains how reflecting on other teachings that help us to understand ourselves, those around us, and why we relate to them the way we do can help break down these barriers and let the natural loving energy of the heart shine forth and shine on everyone equally.
Monday Dec 09, 2019
Monday Dec 09, 2019
Five Day Retreat | Jan 2019
In this four part series, Dharma Teacher Fred Eppsteiner elucidates key Buddhist teachings on how to work skillfully with unwholesome thinking which gives rise to much of our suffering, while cultivating wholesome thoughts that promote well-being and joy. Using primary Buddhist teachings, Fred explained that when we learn how to train our mind, our thinking can become a great support on this path of awakening, rather than an obstacle or something we need to get rid of. These teachings occurred during the 2019 Winter Retreat with the Florida Community of Mindfulness.
Monday Dec 09, 2019
Monday Dec 09, 2019
Five Day Retreat | Jan 2019
In this four part series, Dharma Teacher Fred Eppsteiner elucidates key Buddhist teachings on how to work skillfully with unwholesome thinking which gives rise to much of our suffering, while cultivating wholesome thoughts that promote well-being and joy. Using primary Buddhist teachings, Fred explained that when we learn how to train our mind, our thinking can become a great support on this path of awakening, rather than an obstacle or something we need to get rid of. These teachings occurred during the 2019 Winter Retreat with the Florida Community of Mindfulness.