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This page contains an archive of Dharma talks by James Baraz and guest teachers at our Thursday evening meetings recorded since 2009. Older talks are also available from the menu below.

Many of the talks recorded at IMCB since mid-2007 are also available on the Dharma Seed website. To access these, either click this direct link or click on Retreats on the Dharma Seed Home page and enter our retreat code: IMCByogis. You can also subscribe to podcasts of IMCB Dharma talks on the Dharma Seed website.

In addition to IMCB talks, the following menu contains links to recorded Dharma offered by other closely-allied Dharma centers and to instructions for playing, downloading, and burning CDs.

Scroll down or click on a topic for more information:

 
Chronological List of All Talks

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Series Talks by James Baraz

7 Factors of Awakening

The 7 Factors of Awakening are the Buddha’s list of qualities that need to be developed in order to fully awaken. This eight-week series begins with an overview of all 7 Factors followed by a discussion of each individually in greater depth over the coming weeks. Besides exploring them theoretically, James encourages us to take them on as practices as we go through the weeks seeing how we can consciously cultivate them and bring them into our daily lives.

 

Enlightenment

This series is based on the Fall 2010 issue of The Inquiring Mind, which focuses on "Enlightenment." The October talk provides an introduction to the topic. Part 1 focuses on the classic Theravadin meditative path to freedom, including progress of insight and stages of enlightenment. Part 2 discusses the sudden awakening path in various Buddhist schools. Part 3 focuses on non-Buddhist perspectives from the Advaita (non-dualist) philosophy. Part 4 explores the Path of Devotion or Bhakti path as a vehicle for awakening.

Breaking the Chains of Craving

This series is based on the Spring 2010 issue of The Inquiring Mind, which focuses on "Addiction." James offers practices between sessions, such as experimenting with letting go of a simple habit in order to see the conditioning and to experience the aliveness of the present moment. For example, not reading or watching TV while eating. Includes lively comments and discussion from the sangha. Part 4 features Kevin Griffin, author, teacher, and innovator in the field of addiction treatment, who guest-edited the Addiction issue of Inquiring Mind. Kevin's website

Refuge in the Sangha

 

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Individual Talks by James Baraz

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Talks by Guest Teachers

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Miscellaneous Talks

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Instructions

You may either download these MP3 files and play them later, or you can play them directly from the website. To play a file, click a link and select Open. It may take time to download before starting. To save the file and play later, click a link and select Save.

To make a CD from one of these talks:
1. Right click on the file of interest.
2. Click on "Save target as..." and save the file on your computer.
3. Use a music program, like "Real Player" or "Windows Media Player", to "burn" the file you've downloaded to an audio CD.

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