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Michele McDonald's Dharma Talks
Michele McDonald
Because I've been teaching in Burma the last three years, I've been able to see how mindfulness can be nourished by a culture that supports the ancient liberation teachings and by daily experiences of happiness arising from acts of generosity, morality and renunciation. Thus the practice of Buddhism and the living of Buddhism are woven together in a seamless tapestry.
2002-04-29 Trusting Our Practice Of Awakening Wisdom 45:13
Practicing choosing to "show up" for our experience because we are aware that we are here to learn as much as we can spiritually. This leads to trusting our practice.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center
1995-10-09 Pure Exploration 61:57
why look? discovering the don't know mind
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 43 Day (6 Weeks) Vipassana Retreat
1985-10-17 Understanding Change 60:28
Understanding the profundity of movement and change in our lives.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center
In collection: Understanding Change
1995-10-22 Understanding Change 61:36
Touching the happiness of accepting life as it is.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 43 Day (6 Weeks) Vipassana Retreat
In collection: Understanding Change
2002-06-01 Giving Birth To Lovingkindness 54:07
Different ways that Lovingkindness practice offers us levels of protection, concentration and deep understanding.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Metta Retreat
2002-06-05 The Essence Of Love And Wisdom 59:42
What do our hearts truly need and want? How does loving ourselves and others happen? How does the heart open the essence of love and wisdom?
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Metta Retreat
2003-10-26 Inevitability Of Groundlessness & Love 69:55
Valuing healthy connection and detachment while facing our inloveability fear of nothingness
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three Month Retreat Part 1
1995-06-07 The Story Of The Singing Stone 55:16
DEVELOPING FAITH AND UNDERSTANDING - by having the courage to listen deeply to the ups and downs of our own unique lives, our life becomes our Teacher
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 12 Day Vipassana Retreat
1994-10-23 Metta: The Foundation Of Love (Lovingkindness) 56:25
Metta is the foundation of life. Our heart can experience being interconnected with all of life.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 1994 Three Month Retreat
In collection: Balancing Our Understanding Of Interconnectedness And Emptiness
1994-12-03 Opening To The Joys & Sorrows Of The World With Wisdom 59:54
Understanding how the practice of lovingkindness, compassion, empathetic joy and equanimity provides a container for our understanding of emptiness--wisdom--that we learn in the mindfulness practice.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 1994 Three Month Retreat
In collection: Balancing Our Understanding Of Interconnectedness And Emptiness

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