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A dharma talk given by Peter Doobinin offered weekly on Sunday.
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Sunday Jan 20, 2019
Sunday Jan 20, 2019
In dharma practice, we seek to maintain mindfulness in all postures. In this talk, Peter explains how the practice of walking meditation supports us in this effort. The talk was given at the Sunday Night Meditation class on April 5, 2015.
Sunday Jan 13, 2019
Sunday Jan 13, 2019
This dharma talk, "Looking Inside," was given at the Downtown Meditation Community Sunday Night class on January 29, 2017.
Sunday Jan 06, 2019
Sunday Jan 06, 2019
In this dharma talk, offered in June 215, Peter speaks about the skill of giving. As the Buddha teaches, when gifts are given skillfully, they bear great fruit.
Sunday Dec 30, 2018
Sunday Dec 30, 2018
"The Future is Unwritten." A dharma talk given by Peter Doobinin at Downtown Meditation Community on New Year's Day in 2017. May all beings be well and happy and at peace in the coming year!
Sunday Dec 23, 2018
Sunday Dec 23, 2018
This dharma talk on "Giving & Receiving" was offered at a Downtown Meditation Community daylong retreat during the holiday season in 2015.
Sunday Dec 16, 2018
Sunday Dec 16, 2018
If we can develop mindfulness of breathing, the entire path will unfold for us. In this dharma talk, offered on February 12, 2017, Peter Doobinin describes the Buddha's practice of "Knowing the Breath."
"You have to know the breath at all times, and then happiness will be yours. The human state, the heavenly state, and nibbana are all here in the breath."
-Ajaan Fuang
Sunday Dec 09, 2018
Sunday Dec 09, 2018
The Buddha was often considered a "spiritual doctor." As such, he knew that a good doctor, in curing an illness, must be able to make the correct diagnosis. In this talk, given at Sunday Night Meditation on September 13, 2015, Peter talks about how we learn to make the right diagnosis in our efforts to heal our suffering.
Sunday Dec 02, 2018
Sunday Dec 02, 2018
In this dharma talk, Peter Doobinin discusses how, by taking action, we shape our lives. The talk was given at a Downtown Meditation Community daylong retreat on November 14, 2015.
Sunday Nov 25, 2018
Sunday Nov 25, 2018
A dharma talk given shortly after the 2016 U.S. election. This talk was offered at the Downtown Meditation Community Sunday Night Meditation class on November 20, 2016.
Sunday Nov 18, 2018
Sunday Nov 18, 2018
A dharma talk given on Sunday, October 2, 2016, at Downtown Meditation Community in New York City.
As a mother would risk her life
to protect her child, her only child,
even so should one cultivate the heart limitlessly
with regard to all beings.
(Sn 1.8)