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Talk titled: "The Imaginal-Energy Body (Q & A)", given during the event "Roots into the Ground of Soul". Held at Gaia House, Devon on 2019-03-24.
Topics covered: energy body, definitions: energy body, images arising through body / energy body, dharma talk listening tips: caution with definitions / delineations, energy body: evolution of the term, from samadhi to imaginal, twoness / balance of attention practices or instructions, samadhi, aging/sickness/death, images: using the energy body to navigate, energy: tolerating more energy, noticing limits on range and intensity, art and soul, fullness of intention (not primarily in service of self), jhana, jhana and soulmaking
Teacher's note on suitability: please note: the talks, instructions, and guided meditations in this set are from a retreat, led by catherine mcgee and rob burbea, for practitioners already familiar with soulmaking dharma. the teachers strongly recommend that you also have an understanding of and working familiarity with practices of emptiness, samatha, metta, the emotional/energy body, and the imaginal, as well as basic mindfulness practice, before listening. without this background in practice it is possible that the material and teachings from this retreat will be difficult to understand and confusing for some.
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To donate to Rob's foundation, The Hermes Amara Foundation, visit https://hermesamara.org, and click the Donate button. See Rob's Dharma Seed bio (dharmaseed.org/teacher/210/) for a description of this organization and Rob's founding of it.
Original audio: dharmaseed.org/teacher/210/talk/58615
Transcript link: dl.airtable.com/.attachments/637671fe501d0e0627216eccd1397015/6a254e82/2019_0324TheImaginal-EnergyBodyQandA.pdf
Talk titled: "The Imaginal-Energy Body (Q & A)", given during the event "Roots into the Ground of Soul". Held at Gaia House, Devon on 2019-03-24.
Topics covered: energy body, definitions: energy body, images arising through body / energy body, dharma talk listening tips: caution with definitions / delineations, energy body: evolution of the term, from samadhi to imaginal, twoness / balance of attention practices or instructions, samadhi, aging/sickness/death, images: using the energy body to navigate, energy: tolerating more energy, noticing limits on range and intensity, art and soul, fullness of intention (not primarily in service of self), jhana, jhana and soulmaking
Teacher's note on suitability: please note: the talks, instructions, and guided meditations in this set are from a retreat, led by catherine mcgee and rob burbea, for practitioners already familiar with soulmaking dharma. the teachers strongly recommend that you also have an understanding of and working familiarity with practices of emptiness, samatha, metta, the emotional/energy body, and the imaginal, as well as basic mindfulness practice, before listening. without this background in practice it is possible that the material and teachings from this retreat will be difficult to understand and confusing for some.
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To donate to Rob's foundation, The Hermes Amara Foundation, visit https://hermesamara.org, and click the Donate button. See Rob's Dharma Seed bio (dharmaseed.org/teacher/210/) for a description of this organization and Rob's founding of it.
Original audio: dharmaseed.org/teacher/210/talk/58615
Transcript link: dl.airtable.com/.attachments/637671fe501d0e0627216eccd1397015/6a254e82/2019_0324TheImaginal-EnergyBodyQandA.pdf
