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Dharma Talks
2011-11-24 Thanksgiving Retreat 2011 Talk One 50:42
Bhante Henepola Gunaratana
Bhavana Society of West Virginia

2011-11-24 Instructional sit 35:43
Anushka Fernandopulle
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Thanksgiving Insight Retreat

2011-11-24 Thanksgiving Retreat 2011 First Q & A 40:18
Bhante Henepola Gunaratana
Bhavana Society of West Virginia

2011-11-23 The Problem With Greed 50:19
Winnie Nazarko
Our relationship with sense pleasure is complicated. Moving towards what is pleasant is instinctual,and we need to be able to experience what is pleasant without clinging, fear or attachment in order to be whole. Yet pleasant vedana (sensation) is not a reliable goal or guide on the spiritual path. Pleasure - like all conditioned things - has its limitations and does not work well as the orienting principle in our practice and lives. Like the Buddha, we need to be able to swim upstream, and not be limited by our conditioning towards ease.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2011-11-23 Pathways to a Grateful Heart 1:21:14
Tara Brach
When we are filled with gratitude, we are living from the most sincere, awake part of our being. This talk explores three pathways of practice that open us to serving and savoring this life.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2011-11-23 The Wheel 56:37
Will Kabat-Zinn
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Thanksgiving Insight Retreat

2011-11-23 Thanksgiving Retreat 2011 Guided Meditation 26:15
Bhante Henepola Gunaratana
Guided meditation during 2011 Thanksgiving Retreat.
Bhavana Society of West Virginia

2011-11-23 Papanca 34:24
Christina Feldman
Gaia House November Solitary

2011-11-22 Buddha's Recipe for Happiness 58:51
Anushka Fernandopulle
There are many levels of happiness and joy available to us on the spiritual path. Here are descriptions of several levels, their relationship to each other, and how to get there.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Thanksgiving Insight Retreat

2011-11-22 Thanksgiving 48:57
Howard Cohn
Mission Dharma

2011-11-22 Satipatthana Sutta, Fourth Foundation: Discernment and the Hindrances 47:25
Rodney Smith
Struggling with the hindrances draws us back into form. Each hindrance has to be thoroughly understood so that when it arises we no longer invest reality into its appearance. Discernment is the only tool that can reveal the truth of its emptiness. In seeing the true nature of the hindrance, we see our own and the struggle ends. All other applications of practice reinvest thought into the form and make it more than what it is.
Seattle Insight Meditation Society
In collection: The Satipatthana Sutta

2011-11-22 Gratitude 20:40
Amma Thanasanti
at Santa Barbara Vipassana Sangha
Shakti Vihara

2011-11-22 Gratitude - Q&A 31:55
Amma Thanasanti
at Santa Barbara Vipassana Sangha
Shakti Vihara

2011-11-22 Question and Answer Session 44:25
Yanai Postelnik
Gaia House November Solitary

2011-11-21 Bodhisatva 66:33
Jack Kornfield
Bodhisatva
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2011-11-21 Patterns Of Greed, Aversion and Delusion 54:49
Myoshin Kelley
Understanding our temperament can help to personalize habituated tendencies.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2011-11-21 From Fear to Freedom 60:33
Pat Coffey
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Thanksgiving Insight Retreat

2011-11-20 Wise and Balanced Effort 61:53
Andrea Fella
As we learn how to bring wise and balanced effort to our experience, we create the conditions that support the ripening of our practice.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Thanksgiving Insight Retreat

2011-11-20 Understanding Stress is Liberating 58:21
Mark Nunberg
Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2011-11-20 I Sit Here in Blessing 10:58
Ayya Medhanandi
How can we care for ourselves and each other, using our formal meditation practice as a template for daily living? As we sit for meditation, mark an intuitive pathway through painful, burdensome mind states, teaching the mind to purify itself with every breath. Gradually, we overcome our sufferings. We glimpse the peace, happiness, clarity and freedom of heart that are within our reach.
Satipaññā Insight Meditation Toronto

2011-11-20 Nama-Rupa Consciousness Talk 4/4 Nama-Rupa Conciencia Charla 4 de 4 1:10:10
Stephen Batchelor
Fourth talk of four on the subject Nama-Rupa and Consciousness, by Stephen Batchelor. Given on November 17, 2011, at Xic Xanac Retreat Center, Zacatlan, Mexico. Presented by Yoga Espacio. Translated by Kavindu. Cuarta charla de cuatro, sobre el tema de Nama-rupa y conciencia. Por Stephen Batchelor. Impartida el 20 de noviembre de 2011 en Xic Xanac, Zacatlán. Presentado por Yoga Espacio, traducida por Kavindu.
Yoga Espacio :  Nama-Rupa and Consciousness

2011-11-19 First Night 60:03
Will Kabat-Zinn
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Thanksgiving Insight Retreat

2011-11-19 Nama-Rupa and Consciousness Talk 3/4 1:10:10
Stephen Batchelor
Third talk of four on the subject Nama-Rupa and Consciousness, by Stephen Batchelor. Given on November 17, 2011, at Xic Xanac Retreat Center, Zacatlan, Mexico. Presented by Yoga Espacio. Translated by Kavindu
Yoga Espacio :  Nama-Rupa and Consciousness

2011-11-19 The Beauty of Desire (Part 1) 59:52
Rob Burbea
Gaia House November Solitary

2011-11-18 What is insight? 57:40
Greg Scharf
An exploration into the nature of insight and how it unfolds in practice on both personal and more universal levels.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

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