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Dharma Talks
2025-04-09 Guided Meditation: Developing Samadhi (Concentration) 2 40:26
Donald Rothberg
This guided meditation gives more detail on developing samadhi than the guided meditation from a week ago. First, after a brief overview of the nature of samadhi (usually translated as "concentration"), instructions are given for a practice session developing samadhi, including on posture, gaze, possible objects of focus, and skillful effort. Midway through the session, some further guidance is given on "intensifying," which helps both to deepen samadhi and to cut through background thinking as well as foreground thinking.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2025-04-09 Fourth Foundation as Process in Formal & Informal Practice; Exploring Process / Conditionality; Guided Meditation 59:35
Bernat Font
Gaia House The Path of Mindfulness : The Fourth Foundation

2025-04-09 Wednesday morning instructions 61:00
Jeanne Corrigal
Saskatoon Insight Meditation Community Liberative Dependent Origination: Supporting Awakening in the Mind and Heart

2025-04-08 Review of the Four Foundations of Mindfulness 35:21
Bernat Font
Fourth foundation - processes - seeing processes - seeing conditionality.
Gaia House The Path of Mindfulness : The Fourth Foundation

2025-04-08 Liberative Dependent Origination: Sukha and Samadhi 55:23
Jeanne Corrigal
The sukha of tranquility supports the mind in happiness and contentment, decreasing the mind's movement away from this moment, and thereby supporting the gathering of samadhi. The 5 jhanic factors also support the decrease in the hindrances and the deepening of samadhi. The pitfall of clinging to samadhi and also the role of samadhi in cultivating insight close the talk.
Saskatoon Insight Meditation Community Liberative Dependent Origination: Supporting Awakening in the Mind and Heart

2025-04-08 Bodhicitta - For the welfare of all 53:22
Yuka Nakamura
Bodhicitta—the mind of awakening—is the aspiration to attain awakening for the benefit of all. Seeing our practice in this light can be a source of inspiration and counteract the tendency to self-centeredness. The talk discusses the historical development of the concept and explains what it means.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Cultivation – Investigation – Contemplation: Insight Meditation Retreat for Experienced Students – 25AMW

2025-04-08 Hindrances (Part 2); Simile of Water Dye; Meditation (with some instruction) 30:26
Martine Batchelor
Gaia House The Path of Mindfulness : The Fourth Foundation

2025-04-08 Loving kindness to all beings 26:46
Tim Geil
Bring the vastness of the earth and spaciousness of air in offering metta to all aspects of ourselves and all beings.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge April 2025 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2025-04-08 Metta and Hatred: Simile of the Saw 26:17
Tim Geil
Exploring how to not hold hatred in our hearts using this sutta.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge April 2025 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2025-04-08 Introduction to the Hindrances; Seated Meditation; Walking Meditation 57:22
Martine Batchelor
Gaia House The Path of Mindfulness : The Fourth Foundation

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