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Dharma Talks in English
2025-12-10 Guided Meditation: Exploring Pleasant and Unpleasant Experiences, with a Closing Reflection on Skillful Desire and Skillful Aversion 40:59
Donald Rothberg
We start with settling for about 7-8 minutes followed by about the same time with basic mindfulness practice. Then we explore "moderate" experiences of pleasant or unpleasant when they occur, whether a bodily experience, an emotion, or a thought (or a mix), experiencing pleasant or unpleasant and seeing whether there follows wanting (or not wanting) and grasping (or pushing away). We close with some reflection on what we explored: Was some of the wanting or not wanting skillful? Unskillful. This exploration is related to the talk given a short time later.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2025-12-10 Morning Reflection: Embodied Calm 11:06
Mark Nunberg
Short Dharma Talk
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge December 2025 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2025-12-09 Meeting the News Within Our Long Human Lineage 24:04
Brian Lesage
Flagstaff Insight Meditation Community

2025-12-09 Morning Reflection: 4 Dharma Contemplations 0:02
Mark Nunberg
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge December 2025 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2025-12-09 Morning Reflection: 4 Dharma Contemplations 13:40
Mark Nunberg
Short Dharma talk
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge December 2025 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2025-12-06 Balance and the Power of the Dhamma 1:22:39
Ayya Santussika
This dhamma talk, guided meditation, questions and responses was offered on December 6, 2025 for “How do I apply the Dhamma to THIS!?!” 00:00 - DHAMMA TALK 24:39 - QUESTIONS & RESPONSES 1:03:50 - GUIDED MEDITATION
Karuna Buddhist Vihara

2025-12-06 Morning Reflection: Simplicity 12:15
Caroline Jones
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge December 2025 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2025-12-05 Hindrances: Understanding, recognizing and relating wisely to them. 55:23
Caroline Jones
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge December 2025 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2025-12-04 Morning Reflection: The Brahma Viharas as Four Friends 17:30
Caroline Jones
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge December 2025 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2025-12-04 For Goodness Sake: Consciously Cultivating the Wholesome 46:21
James Baraz
The capacity to be touched by and love goodness is, in some sense, the heart of spiritual practice. Something in us loves the truth and is drawn to goodness around us. It makes us yearn to activate the good inside. It requires commitment to choosing wholesome qualities as our default instead of being drawn to the forces of attachment, aversion and ignorance within us.
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley

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