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Time and Death: Dealing with Darkness
A Talk by Phillip Moffitt
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In this talk given just before the winter solstice when nights are long, Phillip uses the outer darkness as an analogy for our inner darkness and examines how the darkness can serve us on the spiritual path.
Date of talk: December 13, 2009
Length: 52 minutes
Home Practice:
1. When you are feeling the darkness, what can you be grateful for? Look for something to be grateful for.
2. In what way could you serve someone else who is feeling the darkness?
3. Create a ritual for yourself that will turn the holi-days into holy days.
Phillip Moffitt
At the peak of his career, former CEO and Editor-in-chief of Esquire magazine, Phillip Moffitt, traded in his worldly aspirations to explore the inner life. He subsequently founded the Life Balance Institute and now teaches vipassana meditation with an emphasis on living the dharma in daily life. Phillip is a co-guiding teacher at Spirit Rock Meditation Center and the author of Dancing with Life.
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