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Dharma Talks
2019-03-23 This Retreat 61:51
Catherine McGee
This is a shared talk with both Catherine McGee and Rob Burbea. It appears twice as to enable it to be shown for both teachers. The talks, instructions, and guided meditations in this set are from a retreat, led by Catherine McGee and Rob Burbea, for practitioners already familiar with Soulmaking Dharma. The teachers strongly recommend that you also have an understanding of and working familiarity with practices of emptiness, samatha, metta, the emotional/energy body, and the imaginal, as well as basic mindfulness practice, before listening. Without this background in practice it is possible that the material and teachings from this retreat will be difficult to understand and confusing for some.
Gaia House Roots into the Ground of Soul

2019-03-23 This Retreat 61:51
Rob Burbea
This is a shared talk with both Rob Burbea and Catherine McGee and will appear twice in the retreat listing. PLEASE NOTE: The talks, instructions, and guided meditations in this set are from a retreat, led by Catherine McGee and Rob Burbea, for practitioners already familiar with Soulmaking Dharma. The teachers strongly recommend that you also have an understanding of and working familiarity with practices of emptiness, samatha, metta, the emotional/energy body, and the imaginal, as well as basic mindfulness practice, before listening. Without this background in practice it is possible that the material and teachings from this retreat will be difficult to understand and confusing for some.
Gaia House Roots into the Ground of Soul

2019-03-23 Listening With Love 58:55
Pamela Weiss
A talk about the transformational power of mindfulness as an intimate loving engagement with experience.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Clarity, Compassion and Freedom: Insight Meditation Retreat

2019-03-20 Mature Mindfulness, Emptiness, and Release (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 64:43
Heather Sundberg
Offered on the Spring Equinox Full Moon, the Talk opens with stories & metaphors of the Moon, and then moves into exploring a map of practice from the Thai forest tradition from the perspectives of theory, practical application and guided practice. Sati (Mindfulness) - MahaSati (Great Mindfulness) - Sati-Panna (Mindfulness Wisdom) - Panna-Vimutti (Wisdom which leads to Release).
Spirit Rock Meditation Center March Insight Meditation 1-Month

2019-03-19 Visions of Wisdom and Kindness 50:41
Nathan Glyde
Mindfulness and introspective awareness have a mutually supportive relationship with compassion and deep understanding.
SanghaSeva Dharmalaya Silent Meditation and Sustainable Living Work Retreat 2019

2019-03-17 Mindfulness Of The Body 47:06
Chas DiCapua
Why the body is important for cultivating calm and clear seeing. Descriptions of different areas of body practice.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Freedom Here and Now: Insight Meditation Retreat

2019-03-09 Metta - The Heart Of Practice 39:32
Beth Sternlieb
The intertwining of loving kindness and mindfulness
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Establishing Presence: Insight Meditation Retreat

2019-03-08 Compulsive Thinking, Concentration & Equanimity 60:15
Matthew Brensilver
Meditation practice cultivates a diverse set of attentional, emotional and introspective skills. Central to the practice of mindfulness is the stabilization of attention. But before our attention stabilizes, practice can be overstimulating. This talk will explore the process through which the mind comes to rest. In developing this steadiness, equanimity (the capacity to fully permit the flow of both pleasure and pain) is a vital skill. We will see how concentration and equanimity reinforce each other and support a deeper understanding of ourselves. And how this stability, in turn, makes space for the heart to respond with joy and compassion.
New York Insight Meditation Center NYI Regular Talks

2019-03-08 guided meditation 36:52
Matthew Brensilver
Meditation practice cultivates a diverse set of attentional, emotional and introspective skills. Central to the practice of mindfulness is the stabilization of attention. But before our attention stabilizes, practice can be overstimulating. This talk will explore the process through which the mind comes to rest. In developing this steadiness, equanimity (the capacity to fully permit the flow of both pleasure and pain) is a vital skill. We will see how concentration and equanimity reinforce each other and support a deeper understanding of ourselves. And how this stability, in turn, makes space for the heart to respond with joy and compassion.
New York Insight Meditation Center NYI Regular Talks

2019-03-07 The Second Foundation of Mindfulness: Practicing with Feeling-Tone (Vedana—Pleasant, Unpleasant, and Neutral) (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 59:59
Donald Rothberg
After some further examination of the nature of mindfulness, we explore the Second Foundation of Mindfulness, first pointing to the central importance of the practice of being mindful of the “feeling-tone.” As articulated in the teaching on Dependent Origination, we study the sequence, that occurs when there are not mindfulness and wisdom, of (1) contact; (2) feeling-tone; (3) wanting the pleasant (or aversion to the unpleasant, and unawareness of the neutral), and (4) grasping the pleasant (or pushing away the unpleasant, or continued unawareness of the neutral). We look at the experiential nature of the pleasant, unpleasant, and neutral, and suggest a number of ways to practice with feeling-tone.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center March Insight Meditation 1-Month

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