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2025-01-06 Morning Reflection: 4 Tasks of Satipaṭṭhāna & 4 Dimensions of contemplative practice 54:19
Akincano Marc Weber
Naming the tasks of the individual satipaṭṭhāna channel; psychological map of the contemplative territory. (Including some common hangups)
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Embodying the Heart of Wisdom: New Year’s Retreat

2025-01-05 Refuge 28:45
Ayyā Nimmalā
True refuge is a call to stop, even for a moment, to see and know the breath that brings the world into and out of consciousness. We witness the liberating silence of that present moment awareness. In the still space between thoughts from which all that appears in the mind arises and disappears without end, we let go. Trust this. See the instability and insecurity of all else. Be an island, be a refuge unto yourself in the pure awareness of truth beyond concepts – the truth in this moment of freedom. Disentangled from the world, we can let go. Our refuge is the awakened heart.
Sati Saraniya Hermitage

2025-01-05 Mindfulness, Refuge, and the Four Noble Truths (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 50:41
Tara Mulay
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Winter Insight Retreat

2025-01-05 Approaching the Heart of Wisdom 61:07
Yanai Postelnik
Reflections on deepening wisdom and awakening
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Embodying the Heart of Wisdom: New Year’s Retreat

2025-01-05 Guided Mettā–Forgiveness- Gratitude Meditation (no phrases) 43:58
Akincano Marc Weber
Guided practice on the themes of mettā, gratitude, connectedness, and forgiveness
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Embodying the Heart of Wisdom: New Year’s Retreat

2025-01-05 Reflections on the Three Characteristics of Existence - Meditation 33:04
Mark Nunberg
Common Ground Meditation Center Weekly Dharma Series

2025-01-05 Reflections on the Three Characteristics of Existence - Talk 36:58
Mark Nunberg
Common Ground Meditation Center Weekly Dharma Series

2025-01-05 Day 7 morning instructions- gradual and sudden approaches 52:35
Catherine McGee
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Embodying the Heart of Wisdom: New Year’s Retreat

2025-01-04 Metaphors of realisation: Sudden and Gradual 1:10:58
Akincano Marc Weber
How do we make ourselves growth and realisation? Tracing the historical, psychological and Two sources of valid forms of knowlege: – Paccakkha "before the eye," i.e. 'perceptible to the senses' 'direct experience'. – Anvaya – 'inference' History of Sudden & Gradual. Aside of the the historical background, these terms have taken on a metaphorical meaning: the talk looks at how these metaphors chart the path of practice, their respective analogies and their images, their framing of the probleme and their respective values and drawbacks. – May these metaphors ultimately have their bases in the differeing mind functions of samādhi (gradual) and sati (sudden)? The speaker, despite little canonical evidence, thinks so.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Embodying the Heart of Wisdom: New Year’s Retreat

2025-01-04 Happy At Last 1:26:10
Nathan Glyde
An Online Dharma Hall session includes a Guided Meditation, a Dharma Talk, and responses to unrecorded questions. An exploration of the Buddha's encouraging inquiry: “What, when I do it, will lead to my long-term well-being and happiness?”
Gaia House Online Dharma Hall - January 2025

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