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Dharma Talks
2019-08-23 Guided Metta Practice #3: Neutral (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 42:58
Beth Sternlieb
People we meet stepping stones to Metta.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Concentration Retreat

2019-08-22 Community Practice Questions & Answers 60:26
Kate Munding
this Dharma talk is a Q&A style talk collecting practice questions and then weaving them together.
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley IMCB Regular Talks

2019-08-22 Tenderness Meditation 36:57
Kate Munding
The tenderness practice instructions during the meditation is a form of metta and compassion practice. It's one that helps ease the nervous system, hold difficulty and stress with care, and cultivates a kind attitude towards our mindfulness practice.
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley IMCB Regular Talks

2019-08-22 The Craft of Samadhi (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 55:23
Beth Sternlieb
Taming and training the heart- concentrated in goodness, concentrated in Dhamma
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Concentration Retreat

2019-08-22 Impermanence 1:23:57
Leigh Brasington
Tri State Dharma :  Jhanas, Satipatthana and Dependent Origination

2019-08-22 The 37 Practices of the Bodhisattvas - Commentary 49:53
Fred Von Allmen
Meditationszentrum Beatenberg 14 day Karuna and Vipassana Meditation Retreat

2019-08-22 Day 4: Guided Meditation on the 5 Jhana Factors (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 61:58
Tempel Smith
Following the talk on the 5 jhana factors and the 5 hindrances from the night before... We welcome a sense of contentment in our starting conditions, take interest in our breath and remind ourselves it is all we need while meditating. From here, we aim and sustain our attention.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Concentration Retreat

2019-08-21 “Good Othering” – Helping Each Other Trust the Gold 52:40
Tara Brach
One of the great gifts we can offer is being a mirror of goodness, reminding one another that we can trust our essential awareness, light and love. Because our conditioning is to fixate on flaws, “good othering” takes intention and practice. This talk explores how we can develop the habit of seeing goodness, and importantly, learn to communicate our appreciation and love to others.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2019-08-21 Meditation: The Sea of Awareness 18:08
Tara Brach
We begin this meditation with awakening to the aliveness in our body, using the imagery of a smile, and a body scan. Then we are guided to sense the vastness of awareness and to rest in that open wakefulness, allowing the changing thoughts, sounds, sensations and feelings to come and go. When we let life be just as it is, we become a sea of awareness that includes all the waves.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2019-08-21 5 Jhana Factors and 5 Hindrances (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 64:06
Tempel Smith
With mindfulness of breathing as a concentration practice we intentionally develop the 5 jhana factors. We also will definitely experience their opposites. - the 5 hindrances. As the 5 jhana factors become stronger we experience fewer hindrances.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Concentration Retreat

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