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Dharma Talks
2010-11-07 Seasons of the Heart: the Third Foundation of Mindfulness 49:49
Yanai Postelnik
This talk reflects on ways of practicing skillfully with mind states and emotions. These sometimes challenging areas of experience are a gateway to deepening clarity and opening the heart, when met in the present moment with understanding, acceptance and kindness.
Gaia House November Solitary Retreat

2010-11-06 Relaxing the Fixated 'I' 52:52
Sharda Rogell
Unless we understand how we cling to the conditions of our mind and body as "me", we will live within a narrow and confined view and miss the revelation of our true beingness.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center The Art of Embodied Presence

2010-11-06 The Spiritual compost 48:04
Winnie Nazarko
It is clear that spiritual practice is aimed towards the development of wholesome states. Yet our mind-streams have currents of greed, hatred and delusion - how can we use these very states to our own benefit?
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2010-11-06 The Mystery of Vedana: A Key to Liberation 69:19
Rob Burbea
The contemplation of vedana, the Second Foundation of Mindfulness, provides a powerful tool to dismantle suffering; it can also reveal surprising and profoundly liberating truths about the nature of reality.
Gaia House November Solitary Retreat

2010-11-06 Concentration 68:02
Marcia Rose
Mountain Hermitage Wise Concentration Weekend

2010-11-05 Our Strategies Aren't Working: the Arising of Compassionate Heart 59:16
Sharda Rogell
A simple and clear exposition on the Buddha's insights into releasing, grasping and suffering. This is the release that opens our heart to great compassion.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center The Art of Embodied Presence

2010-11-05 How the Dharma Saved My Life 64:49
Bob Stahl
How to work with self-loathing and doubt. How the Noble truths lead to freedom. How the Buddha guides us on the eight-fold steps on how to live our lives, train our minds and grow in wisdom. The Dhamma is most excellent in the beginning, middle, and end.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Mindfulness of the Body

2010-11-05 Gratification - Danger and Escape 56:04
Rebecca Bradshaw
Relating to sense pleasures in a way that leads to freedom.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2010-11-05 Practicing with the Hindrances 40:09
Christina Feldman
The meditative journey involves understanding and dispelling the veils of mental states that cloud the radiance of the mind.
Gaia House November Solitary Retreat

2010-11-04 Ascending and Descending Movements of Dharma Practice + Buddhist Global Relief 1:11:40
Bhikkhu Bodhi
Bhikkhu Bodhi discusses the Five Spiritual Faculties, the ascending factors that lead toward enlightment and the Four Brahma Viharas, the descending factors that lead toward engagement in the world.

Following the dharma talk, Kim Behan, Executive Director of Buddhist Global Relief, gives a presentation on the founding, goals, and projects of the organization. Buddhist Global Relief is a Buddhist organization dedicated to providing relief from poverty and hunger among impoverished communities worldwide. Read Bhikkhu Bodhi's provocative essay that led to the founding of BGR: “A Challenge to Buddhists”

Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley IMCB Regular Talks

2010-11-03 Part 4 - Living from Presence - Introductory Series 1:23:00
Tara Brach
Our human potential is to express the wings of presence--mindfulness and lovingkindness--through all facets of daiy living. This talk explores the practices that enable us to both serve and savor this precious life.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2010-11-03 Training the Mind; Aiming Towards Love 59:21
Sharda Rogell
When we identify with our cruel inner critic, this undermines our capacity for kindness towards ourselves and others. Inclining the mind towards metta points us towards our own innate goodness.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center The Art of Embodied Presence

2010-11-03 Tending the garden of the heart and mind 50:52
Mary Grace Orr
Just as we garden, tending out plants and pulling weeds, so we need to cultivate the ground of heart and mind. Uprooting obscurations and dealing with hindrances are part of this work.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Mindfulness of the Body

2010-11-03 The First Noble Truth 61:31
Joseph Goldstein
Understanding Dukkha.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2010-11-03 Paramitas- Each a Permutation of the Others 60:34
Sylvia Boorstein
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2010-11-03 Inspiration and Ardency 34:52
Yanai Postelnik
Connecting with whatever inspires us is an essential part of practice and supports a sense of heartfelt purpose and energy in meditation, expressed as ardency. Rather than 'effort-ing' in practice, born of a sense of obligation or fear, the quality of ardency through which we are moved to engage with our spiritual journey wholeheartedly, is born out of energised love and a clear commitment to what we value and hold as most important in life.
Gaia House November Solitary Retreat

2010-11-02 Realms of Consciousness 41:02
Anushka Fernandopulle
Mission Dharma

2010-11-02 The Fathom Long Body 57:03
Bob Stahl
An introduction to mindfulness of the body with the 32 Parts of the Body meditation and elements.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Mindfulness of the Body

2010-11-02 Inner and Outer Refuge: Opening the Rose 49:29
Sharda Rogell
First we find our outer refuge in sacred spaces in the triple gem, and through establishing a ground of trust we can let go, taking refuge in awareness itself where everything we need for awakening is available.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center The Art of Embodied Presence

2010-11-02 Aspiration, Expectation, Acceptance 46:27
Susan O'Brien
What inspires our practice, what obstructs it and the role of acceptance in practice.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge November 2010 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2010-11-02 An Evening with Bhikkhu Bodhi 35:37
Bhikkhu Bodhi
Insight Meditation South Bay - Silicon Valley

2010-11-01 Developing the Paramis 57:15
Mark Coleman
This talk focuses on the development of 5 of the 10 Paramis: generosity, truthfulness, equanimity, renunciation and wisdon - how they are both innate and also elemental beautiful qualities on the path.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2010-11-01 The Kamma of Liberation 43:24
Bhante Bodhidhamma
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Satipanya Retreat Centre

2010-11-01 Working with Difficulties 33:49
Amma Thanasanti
NY Insight
Shakti Vihara

2010-11-01 Working with Difficulties - Q&A Session 24:32
Amma Thanasanti
NY Insight
Shakti Vihara

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