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09 Compassion focused on alleviating pain and Q&A

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Fall 2011 Shamatha Retreat

B. Alan Wallace
02 Sep 2011 – 21 Oct 2011
Thanyapura Mind Centre, Phuket, Thailand

Dharma talks and guided meditations given six days per week during the Fall, 2011 eight-week Shamatha retreat at the Thanyapura Mind Centre in Phuket, Thailand, with B. Alan Wallace. Podcasts will be posted daily during the retreat.

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B. Alan Wallace, 02 Sep 2011

In this session Alan introduces the practice of the cultivation of compassion, focused on alleviating pain, especially the one caused by behavior.
The meditation starts at 32:52
QA starts at 57:50:
1. Center of attention for settling the mind during stages 5 and 6
2. How to make best use of the personal interview time
3. How to know the right amount of effort

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