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Anaheim Retreat 1
  

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Orientation for the Retreat
Orientation   Anaheim Retreat 1  Day 1  01-Dec-09   Videos 27 min,  MP4: 50 MB
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MN 46  The Greater Discourse on Ways of Undertaking Things - Mahādhammasamādāna Sutta
Here the Buddha clearly and simply states the truth of cause and effect. He shows how we can bring about our own transformation by applying wisdom to the way we undertake things. An ignorant person does not know what things should and should not be cultivated and followed. A wise person knows what things should and should not be cultivated and followed. Examples are given for each.
MN 46  Anaheim Retreat 1  Day 2   02-Dec-09    Video  60 min,  MP4: 140 MB
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MN 135 The Shorter Exposition of Action - Cūḷakammavibhaṅga Sutta
The Buddha explains how karma accounts for one’s fortune or misfortune. He names the results of specific actions.
MN 135  Anaheim Retreat 1  Day 3   03-Dec-09   Video 100 min, MP4: 148 MB
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MN 133 Mahākaccānabhaddekaratta Sutta - Mahā Kaccāna and a Single Excellent Night
A summary and exposition on a verse about how one revives the past, puts hope in the future and gets embroiled in the present, and how not to do this. The Buddha emphasizes the need for present effort in seeing things as they are. The Buddha gives the teaching in brief. After he leaves for his dwelling, Mahā Kaccāna analyzes the verse by way of the twelve sense bases.
MN 133  Anaheim Retreat 1  Day 4   04-Dec-09        96 min    MP4: 254 MB,
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MN 10 The Foundations of Mindfulness - Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta
This is the most important discourse by the Buddha on the training of mindfulness meditation, with particular attention given to developing insight. The Buddha begins by declaring that the four foundations of mindfulness are the direct path leading to the realization of Nibbāna. He then gives detailed instructions on the four foundations: the contemplation of the body, feelings, mind, and mind objects.
MN 10  Anaheim Retreat 1  Day 5   05-Dec-09  Video 90 min,  MP4: 250 MB
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