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10B Compassion and the Suffering of Change

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Spring 2011 Shamatha Retreat

B. Alan Wallace
10 Apr 2011 – 04 Jun 2011
Thanyapura Mind Centre, Phuket, Thailand

Dharma talks and guided meditations given six days per week during the Spring, 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, 15 Apr 2011

This session is the continuation of “10A Compassion and the Suffering of Change” and includes the 24-minute guided meditation on compassion, focusing on the suffering of change.

During the following question and answer with the group, Alan answers the following questions.

1. What is the difference between desire without attachment and motivation?
2. In the context of the practice of settling the mind in its natural state, what is the mind?
3. What happens to an arhat after death?
4. What are the internal causes for shamatha?

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