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Cushion in the Closet stay in the canoe Yelling “Quiet” Merging with The Algorithm A Clear Measure of Suitability for the Training Behave In a Way That is Praised By the Wise Mad When They Fail Romantic Relationships Not Allowed Between Trainees She Is Still a Community Member Training May Not Be Best for Someone We Didn’t Suffer – The Practice Works! What’s Needed Is Integrity What’s Their Experience of This? A Sincere Apology Hindrances Chimney Fire Are AIs Conscious? Part 1 Are AIs Conscious? Part 2 Are AIs Conscious? Part 3 Are AIs Conscious? Part 4 Are AIs Conscious? Part 5 Are AIs Conscious? Part 6 Are AIs Conscious? Part 7 Are AIs Conscious? Part 8 Are AIs Conscious? Part 9 Your Life is Precious Pancakes The Germ Theory of Disease ideology with practice Nirvikalpa Samadhi Some humans realize the truth What gives anything I say credibility So Strange They Agree AI Workshop Bike Mechanic Merging with God Not on our side One time Soryu didn’t do what he said he would do Go Into the Physical Space and Try Stuff On the Progression of Improvement What is your aspiration? No Need to Get Rid of Confusion To not destroy life is the beginning of the Path Smrti The Guest Cook, A Metaphor Immortality pill 1 Immortality pill 2 Immortality pill 3 Immortality pill 4 Immortality pill 5 Immortality pill 6 Meeting 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. Missing completely Bowing for the Buddha Do what you said you would do, right? Is It Good to Hesitate? The Courage to Be Happy You’re Just An Ordinary Person Avatamsaka Sutra is the Abridged Version Cedar Cannon Teachings Changing your practice Directly in the moment don’t wear those pants Final Advice for a Chant Leader at MAPLE I must not fail the training It’s Not About You love completely, drop completely Meeting Bhante Shaken out of complacency Since You’ve Known the next insight The rules are just made up why do they stand there You know this is a table I wish I could show them my mind Adding On and Not Adding On Don’t rush into Samadhi Making a Candle Plate the door needs to be opened The responsibility of dana Twisting my ankle You must hold the space What’s missing? Practice Matters About Letting Go Awareness of Our Surroundings Beyond self-preservation or destruction Chant Sheets Don’t even try to understand Don’t pay too much attention to the words Maintaining a Good Rhythm Meal Line Natural Beauty Put a PC on Every Desk Shared pain, collective relief What are you committing to? You Have Until The Full Moon I hope that everything bad descends upon her A Very Brief Account of WW2 Demonstrating the Breath in a Dharma Discussion Don't Cling to Insights Expressing Natural Joy Moving Snow Beyond Views The Mop is Too Dry Why I Entered into the Path of Monastic Training Civilizational tech stack Gods Gods can leave, too Interdependence of Church, Market, & State New vision Return from travels Three Controllers What Church? Your Breath is Much More Interesting “Don’t worry, I’m following my breath” A path that doesn’t care about you at all Are You Happy? Basically Good Enough Care or Harm? Confident Speech and Seeking Feedback difficult to hear you are heroes Do what is asked of you and take personal responsibility dress code problem Existential Crisis Fighting Resistance Following Instructions Getting through it Going to the Moon Gratitude Hello How Did You Do? Human is Dead It’s a deal Keep Going, a Theme from the Life of Master Hakuin Leaves us in emptiness Let’s Play a Recording of a Meal Mindfulness Precious Putting Aside Reactions Raking Teaching About Decisions The Porch is for Meditation Violence as a Form of Collaboration A Crack Through Which the Sun Could Shine A Small Moment of Connection Cedar Strainer Teachings Q&A Lunch Practice Teaching Teaching on Skillful Pride What It Means to Have Faith In Someone Afflicted Questions Hold yourself in awakening Letting Go of Body Talking to confused people True Honesty In Facing Failure You just like it when your heart hurts Breakfast Bang Burning Incense Completely Living Doubt Mistaken Hesitation Relentless Respect Simplicity under Moonlight Intelligence evolves as a group No way back This is real What is the nature of the knowledge of the mind of cessation? …Philip? Cross Country Skiing Blastoff Roasting Ryan Talking While Walking The time on the porch with the tools The wisest learn the most from others

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