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Dharma Talks given at Big Bear Retreat Center
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2026-10-06 Nourishing the Roots of Compassion and Peace 41:54
Ian Challis
Big Bear Retreat Center :  Rooted, Not Planted

2026-09-10 Cultivating Our Gardens of Practice 51:13
Leslie Booker
Big Bear Retreat Center :  Rooted, Not Planted

2026-08-10 Drop the Thought, Feel the Feeling 0:00
Ian Challis
(Recording not available) 
Four Foundations of Mindfulness
Big Bear Retreat Center :  Rooted, Not Planted

2026-07-10 The Three Characteristics 64:41
Leslie Booker
Big Bear Retreat Center :  Rooted, Not Planted

2026-01-02 Remembering Our Buddha Nature 51:31
Celeste Young
Big Bear Retreat Center :  New Year's Retreat: Weaving Ancient and New Ways of Being

2026-01-02 Recognizing In Ourselves the Very Buddha In Whom We Take Refuge 55:07
Ayya Santacitta
Reflection on Buddhanusati followed by Guided Meditation
Big Bear Retreat Center :  New Year's Retreat: Weaving Ancient and New Ways of Being

2026-01-01 We Live in All Things, All Things Live in Us 33:14
Ayya Santacitta
Reflection on Impermanence & Death
Big Bear Retreat Center :  New Year's Retreat: Weaving Ancient and New Ways of Being

2026-01-01 Impermanence, Mortality and Other Enriching Contemplations 52:19
Ayya Santacitta
Reflection followed by Guided Meditation
Big Bear Retreat Center :  New Year's Retreat: Weaving Ancient and New Ways of Being

2025-12-31 Letting Go & Letting Come ~ Our Aspiration(s) for the New Year 55:36
Ayya Santacitta
Reflection followed by Guided Meditation
Big Bear Retreat Center :  New Year's Retreat: Weaving Ancient and New Ways of Being

2025-12-29 We Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting For 37:28
Ayya Santacitta
Guided Meditation on the body and the Five Elements
Big Bear Retreat Center :  New Year's Retreat: Weaving Ancient and New Ways of Being

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