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Dharma Talks
2019-06-20 First Day Morning Instructions, Precepts and Taking Refuge 59:25
Kamala Masters
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center People of Color Retreat

2019-06-19 The Courage to Love – Part 2 51:40
Tara Brach
The gateway to full intimacy and love is our capacity to open to vulnerability. These two talks look at our ways of avoiding vulnerability, and offer guidance in learning to contact and transform our fears into awake and loving presence.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2019-06-19 Utilizing the 9 Bodies in Vipassana Practice (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 48:26
Tuere Sala
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Nine Bodies of Consciousness

2019-06-19 The Nature of Awareness 61:45
Guy Armstrong
This talk explores three aspects of the mind as described by Lama Shabkar: “The mind is like a flawless piece of crystal: intrinsically empty, naturally radiant, and ceaselessly responsive.”
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge June 2019 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2019-06-19 How to Love Your Enemies 24:17
Lila Kate Wheeler
Cambridge Insight Meditation Center

2019-06-19 Meditation: Wakeful, Open Awareness 19:38
Tara Brach
When we awaken our senses, we can sense in the background a wakeful openness that is our true home. This meditation guides us by first attending to the space, aliveness and awareness that fills the body, and then by sensing how interior and exterior space is continuous, and suffused with the light of awareness.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2019-06-19 Kamma - Intention Right View 65:29
Marcia Rose
Mountain Hermitage Five-Week Vipassana Retreat with Sayadaw Vivekananda, Sayalay Daw Vimalanani, & Marcia Rose

2019-06-19 Ecodharma: Buddhist Teachings for the Ecological Crises 1:22:03
David Loy
Common Ground Meditation Center Monthly Guest Dharma Talk

2019-06-19 Q&A 2:07:10
Ajahn Achalo
Questions are précised. Q1 0:00 - Could you explain the meaning of mind? Q2 14:29 - When watching the breath, continuous attention is difficult due to the interference of thinking. How can we overcome this? Q3 28:14 - What are the basic techniques of meditation for a beginner Q4 39:12 - Before starting meditation should we practice yoga to train our mind? Q5 40:52 During breath awareness meditation, should we take the breath consciously, or see the natural process of breathing? Q6 42:00 Can you explain the process of metta meditation and how it helps to overcome anger, frustration and resentment. Q7: 46:00 What is mindfulness meditation? How is it practiced? Can we practice it while working in the office? Q8 52:36 I have acute pain in the knees and ankles when I sit. Are there any exercises that would help? Q9 56:12 When I meditate I usually feel sleepy. Why is this? Q10 1:00:19 When I meditate I see colours and lights, hear the sounds and feel fully aware of what is happening around me. What is this state? Q11 1:02:51 When I meditate my thought processes get very sharp, and more and more very good ideas seem to come into my mind. Hence, now I know I am fond of thinking rather than meditating. Please advise me. Q12 1:13:02 How can we shift from samatha to vipassana meditation? How long will it take a beginner to practice vipassana? Q13 1:20:50 How can we identify the improvements and development of mental states we've achieved as a result? Q14 1:26:50 During meditation I see a lot of incidents / situations mentally, which I have never experienced in day-to-day life. What is this? Q15 1:29:32 When I go to bed I usually try to pay attention to my breath. Is this good or will it negatively affect my sitting meditation? Q16 1:30:29 How long one should practice meditation to achieve samadhi? May I know a program or meditation schedule in order to achieve this state? Q 17 1:33:15 I joined a new company that meditates 15 minutes before work daily. Why I didn't get this opportunity before? Was it an effect of my kamma?
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2019-06-19 Renunciation, A Path To Freedom 62:41
Amana Brembry Johnson
Renunciation as an act of letting go of the blockages and barriers to liberation. An invitation to relinquish technology.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center People of Color Retreat

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