Jesse Maceo Vega-Frey

Sep 11, 2022

Starting and Sustaining Dana-based Practice Groups Led by Lay Dharma Teachers

New York Insight Meditation Center

I think this is a really excellent piece!

I think this is a really excellent piece! It should be very helpful to teachers, sanghas, and small dharma organizations in a variety of ways. Certainly a few things I will look into for our own efforts. It is also very focused on solutions that are rooted in individual efforts…

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Aug 20, 2021

Principles of Guerrilla Warfare — for activists and organizers

Extracted from Insurgent Heart: A Vipassana Manual for the Guerrilla Yogi — a text that considers guerrilla tactics as a metaphor for an approach to the process of Buddhist awakening. Here, they are offered for consideration as guidance to non-violent social movements and organizations seeking radical change — internally and…

Guerrilla

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Guerrilla

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Apr 18, 2020

Headlines from My Life that Sound like Medium Claptrap

— I’m 41 and Bought my First Toaster Oven. It Has Changed my Life. The Present Moment Sucks — That’s Why You Keep Running Away. I Did This for 30 Days and Nothing Happened. I Was Going to Spend 10 Days Doing This – but I Stopped Because it Seemed Dumb. Not Feeling like Yourself? Maybe you Aren’t. Don’t Worry about Saving Money — You’re Probably Going to Die Soon. Are You Using the Right Pillow? The Answer May Surprise You.

Headlines

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Headlines

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Feb 15, 2020

Insurgent Heart: A Vipassana Manual for the Guerrilla Yogi — {15} Afterword

MINDFULNESS: A Balm or a Bomb for Babylon — Table of Contents ~ Preface ~ Introduction Sabotage: Dana / Sila 2. Indigenous Knowledge: Bhavana 3. Contact: Aim /Attack / Harass 4. Mobility: Bases / Fluidity / Agility 5. Distrust: Suspicion / Investigation 6. Medicine: Metta / Divine Abodes 7. Retreat: Encirclement / Escape 8. Diversion: Distraction / Misdirection 9. General Strike: Invisibility…

Buddhism

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Insurgent Heart: A Vipassana Manual for the Guerrilla Yogi — {15} Afterword

Buddhism

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Dec 2, 2019

Insurgent Heart: A Vipassana Manual for the Guerrilla Yogi — {14}

PROTRACTED WAR: Land Reform / Crisis / Building a Regular Army — Table of Contents ~ Preface ~ Introduction Sabotage: Dana / Sila 2. Indigenous Knowledge: Bhavana 3. Contact: Aim /Attack / Harass 4. Mobility: Bases / Fluidity / Agility 5. Distrust: Suspicion / Investigation 6. Medicine: Metta / Divine Abodes 7. Retreat: Encirclement / Escape 8. Diversion: Distraction / Misdirection 9. General Strike: Invisibility…

Mindfulness

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Insurgent Heart: A Vipassana Manual for the Guerrilla Yogi — {14}

Mindfulness

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Dec 2, 2019

Insurgent Heart: A Vipassana Manual for the Guerrilla Yogi — {13}

INTELLIGENCE: Reporting / Education / International Support — Table of Contents ~ Preface ~ Introduction Sabotage: Dana / Sila 2. Indigenous Knowledge: Bhavana 3. Contact: Aim /Attack / Harass 4. Mobility: Bases / Fluidity / Agility 5. Distrust: Suspicion / Investigation 6. Medicine: Metta / Divine Abodes 7. Retreat: Encirclement / Escape 8. Diversion: Distraction / Misdirection 9. General Strike: Invisibility…

Mindfulness

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Insurgent Heart: A Vipassana Manual for the Guerrilla Yogi — {13}

Mindfulness

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Dec 2, 2019

Insurgent Heart: A Vipassana Manual for the Guerrilla Yogi — {12}

THE REVOLUTIONARY SPIRIT: Discipline / Determination / Faith — Table of Contents ~ Preface ~ Introduction Sabotage: Dana / Sila 2. Indigenous Knowledge: Bhavana 3. Contact: Aim /Attack / Harass 4. Mobility: Bases / Fluidity / Agility 5. Distrust: Suspicion / Investigation 6. Medicine: Metta / Divine Abodes 7. Retreat: Encirclement / Escape 8. Diversion: Distraction / Misdirection 9. General Strike: Invisibility…

Meditation

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Insurgent Heart: A Vipassana Manual for the Guerrilla Yogi — {12}

Meditation

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Nov 2, 2019

Insurgent Heart: A Vipassana Manual for the Guerrilla Yogi — {11}

Independence: Autonomy / Self-Retreat — Table of Contents ~ Preface ~ Introduction Sabotage: Dana / Sila 2. Indigenous Knowledge: Bhavana 3. Contact: Aim /Attack / Harass 4. Mobility: Bases / Fluidity / Agility 5. Distrust: Suspicion / Investigation 6. Medicine: Metta / Divine Abodes 7. Retreat: Encirclement / Escape 8. Diversion: Distraction / Misdirection 9. General Strike: Invisibility…

Meditation

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Insurgent Heart: A Vipassana Manual for the Guerrilla Yogi — {11}

Meditation

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Nov 2, 2019

Insurgent Heart: A Vipassana Manual for the Guerrilla Yogi — {10}

The Guerrilla Unit: Comrades / Community — Table of Contents ~ Preface ~ Introduction Sabotage: Dana / Sila 2. Indigenous Knowledge: Bhavana 3. Contact: Aim /Attack / Harass 4. Mobility: Bases / Fluidity / Agility 5. Distrust: Suspicion / Investigation 6. Medicine: Metta / Divine Abodes 7. Retreat: Encirclement / Escape 8. Diversion: Distraction / Misdirection 9. General Strike: Invisibility…

Buddhism

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Insurgent Heart: A Vipassana Manual for the Guerrilla Yogi — {10}

Buddhism

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Nov 2, 2019

Insurgent Heart: A Vipassana Manual for the Guerrilla Yogi — {9}

General Strike: Stillness / Cessation — Table of Contents ~ Preface ~ Introduction Sabotage: Dana / Sila 2. Indigenous Knowledge: Bhavana 3. Contact: Aim /Attack / Harass 4. Mobility: Bases / Fluidity / Agility 5. Distrust: Suspicion / Investigation 6. Medicine: Metta / Divine Abodes 7. Retreat: Encirclement / Escape 8. Diversion: Distraction / Misdirection 9. General Strike: Invisibility…

Meditation

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Insurgent Heart: A Vipassana Manual for the Guerrilla Yogi — {9}

Meditation

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