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Dharma Talks
2019-09-14 Going for Refuge - A Beautiful Movement of the Heart 55:39
Brian Lesage
This talk offers reflections on the act of Going for Refuge as a movement of the heart. This movement offers freedom through reorienting our lives toward the spiritual path.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 1

2019-09-14 Rechte Absicht 60:51
Yuka Nakamura
Der Buddha betonte die Absicht als Schlüssel zu Glück und Frieden. Oft sind wir uns jedoch der Absichten, die hinter unseren Entscheidungen und Handlungen stehen, nicht bewusst. Basierend auf der Dvedhāvitakka Sutta diskutiert der Vortrag die unheilsamen Absichten von sinnlichem Verlangen, Übelwollen und Grausamkeit und die heilsamen Absichten von Entsagung, liebender Güte und Mitgefühl. Er geht auch darauf ein, wie wir den Geist schulen und transformieren können.
Meditationszentrum Beatenberg

2019-09-14 Beginning, Middle and End: a guided meditation on breath 10:03
Dhammadīpā
a talk given at a non-residential retreat at Dharma Zephyr Insight sangha in Carson City, NV
Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery

2019-09-14 The Path to Seeing Clearly: working with the vipallasa 35:12
Dhammadīpā
a talk given at a non-residential retreat at Dharma Zephyr Insight sangha in Carson City, NV
Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery

2019-09-14 Morning Instructions 58:33
Jill Shepherd
Continuing working with the three anchors: whole body, breathing, sounds.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 1

2019-09-14 Turning Upright What Had Been Turned Upside Down 30:31
Ayya Santacitta
Dharma Zephyr Insight Meditation Community

2019-09-13 Dukkha - the second in a series of three talks on the three characteristics of experience: impermanence, unsatisfactoriness and not me or mine. 50:15
Caroline Jones
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge September 2019 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2019-09-13 Die Kraft heilsamer Absichten 53:46
Yuka Nakamura
Im Buddhadharma bezieht sich Karma auf die Absicht, die hinter einer Handlung steht. Sie ist es, die wirksam ist. Der Buddha betonte die Wichtigkeit, unsere Absichten vor, während und nach dem Handeln, Sprechen und Denken stets zu prüfen. Der Vortrag geht auch auf den geschickten Umgang mit Fehlhandlungen ein und die Möglichkeit, sich immer wieder neu auszurichten.
Meditationszentrum Beatenberg

2019-09-12 A Lineage of Goodness: Ode to Benefactors 54:53
James Baraz
A talk about how our benefactors impact us, wisdom and love they pass on from their benefactors and how we transmit those beautiful qualities to others who pas it on as well. No one "owns" those qualities. Rather we are part of a lineage of goodness.
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley IMCB Regular Talks

2019-09-12 Mindfulness Of Breathing 58:22
Guy Armstrong
What mindfulness is and why mindfulness of breathing is such a valuable meditation in our tradition.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 1

2019-09-12 Day 2 Dharma Talk: Paddling to the Far Shore (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 51:53
Jesse Maceo Vega-Frey
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Mindfulness & Heartfulness for Insight & Liberation

2019-09-12 Morning Instructions 61:12
Guy Armstrong
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 1

2019-09-11 Day 1 Afternoon Sit with Instructions: Building our relationship with physical pain (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 46:27
Jesse Maceo Vega-Frey
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Mindfulness & Heartfulness for Insight & Liberation

2019-09-11 Morning Instructions on relaxation and beginning to connect with an anchor in meditation 37:54
Brian Lesage
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 1

2019-09-11 Practicing with Conflict 3 64:20
Donald Rothberg
We review what we’ve explored so far about practicing with conflict, including our conditioning and stereotypes about conflict (typically with views of conflict as negative), ways to bring our meditation practice into working with the “inner” states (emotions, thoughts, bodily states) that arise with conflict, and the “both-and” or “win-win” perspective on approaching conflict. We then bring in a further important resource—empathic understanding of another—outlining a simple way to “practice” empathy. We then work with an exercise bringing empathy to someone with whom one is in conflict. Then we discuss all of this.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2019-09-10 Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation - Week 1 1:26:35
Mark Nunberg
Week 1 of a 6 week introductory course to Mindfulness Meditation. Starts with a 15 minute guided meditation followed by a 30 minute Dharma Talk followed by another 30 minutes of guided meditation and finally 15 minutes of discussion/Q&A led by Mark Nunberg
Common Ground Meditation Center Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation

2019-09-10 A boring Talk With Lots Of Sutta Quotations! 48:47
Greg Scharf
Mindfulness of feelings (vedana)
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge September 2019 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2019-09-09 The Buddha’s Liberating Teachings on Dukkha–The Unsatisfactory Nature of Sense Experience - Week 1 - Meditation 32:05
Mark Nunberg
Introduction followed by chant and guided meditation.
Common Ground Meditation Center The Buddha’s Liberating Teachings on Dukkha – The Unsatisfactory Nature of Sense Experience

2019-09-09 The Buddha’s Liberating Teachings on Dukkha–The Unsatisfactory Nature of Sense Experience - Week 1 - Talk 50:24
Mark Nunberg
Common Ground Meditation Center The Buddha’s Liberating Teachings on Dukkha – The Unsatisfactory Nature of Sense Experience

2019-09-08 Climate Breakdown and the Dharma - Part 4 26:23
Victor von der Heyde
An overview of harm and effectiveness in social and political movements.
Australian Insight Meditation Network Climate Breakdown and the Dharma

2019-09-08 The Mind of the Great Sage 50:50
Pamela Weiss
San Francisco Insight Meditation Community

2019-09-08 Meditation as a Practice of Letting Go - Part 1- Talk 35:57
Mark Nunberg
Common Ground Meditation Center Weekly Dharma Series

2019-09-08 Meditation as a Practice of Letting Go - Part 1 - Meditation 38:04
Mark Nunberg
Chant followed by meditation
Common Ground Meditation Center Weekly Dharma Series

2019-09-08 AM01-intro & dharma talk 60:39
Martin Aylward
New York Insight Meditation Center Wisdom, Love and Presence: Awakening the Three Centers of Head, Heart and Belly

2019-09-08 AM02- Guided Meditation 25:53
Martin Aylward
New York Insight Meditation Center Wisdom, Love and Presence: Awakening the Three Centers of Head, Heart and Belly

2019-09-08 AM03- Guided Meditation 29:53
Martin Aylward
New York Insight Meditation Center Wisdom, Love and Presence: Awakening the Three Centers of Head, Heart and Belly

2019-09-08 am04-concluding-remarks-morning-session+qa 24:02
Martin Aylward
New York Insight Meditation Center Wisdom, Love and Presence: Awakening the Three Centers of Head, Heart and Belly

2019-09-08 pm01-standing meditation & movement 14:45
Martin Aylward
New York Insight Meditation Center Wisdom, Love and Presence: Awakening the Three Centers of Head, Heart and Belly

2019-09-08 pm02-guided-meditation-heart-center+sound (ooow) 32:23
Martin Aylward
New York Insight Meditation Center Wisdom, Love and Presence: Awakening the Three Centers of Head, Heart and Belly

2019-09-08 pm03-movement-interaction-exercise+sharing 47:29
Martin Aylward
New York Insight Meditation Center Wisdom, Love and Presence: Awakening the Three Centers of Head, Heart and Belly

2019-09-08 pm04-mind-Vijñāna-Sampajañña-Sati 25:06
Martin Aylward
New York Insight Meditation Center Wisdom, Love and Presence: Awakening the Three Centers of Head, Heart and Belly

2019-09-08 pm05-mind-guided-meditation-short 9:07
Martin Aylward
New York Insight Meditation Center Wisdom, Love and Presence: Awakening the Three Centers of Head, Heart and Belly

2019-09-08 pm06-qa+closing rmearks 11:17
Martin Aylward
New York Insight Meditation Center Wisdom, Love and Presence: Awakening the Three Centers of Head, Heart and Belly

2019-09-07 Dharma Talk - Unshakeable Tenderness 56:19
Zohar Lavie
Gaia House The Four Immeasurables

2019-09-07 A Sangha Gathering 66:42
Ajahn Pasanno
Arrow River Forest Hermitage

2019-09-07 A Sangha Gathering Q & A 41:00
Ajahn Pasanno
Arrow River Forest Hermitage

2019-09-07 Guided Meditation 42:21
Nathan Glyde
Meeting all things with Metta and Equanimity
Gaia House The Four Immeasurables

2019-09-07 Meditation Instructions - Equanimity 61:55
Jenny Wilks
Gaia House The Four Immeasurables

2019-09-07 Morning Instructions 59:46
Jean Esther
Introduction of the 2nd foundation of mindfulness. Mindfulness of feeling.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Freedom and Ease of Being: A Meditation Retreat for Our LGBTQAI Community

2019-09-06 Dharma Talk - The Nearest Joy 50:30
Nathan Glyde
Gaia House The Four Immeasurables

2019-09-06 Anicca - Impermanence 45:06
Caroline Jones
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge September 2019 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2019-09-06 Guided Mudita Practice with Insight Dialogue 48:37
Jenny Wilks
Gaia House The Four Immeasurables

2019-09-06 Metta for a friend and neutral person 45:01
bruni dávila
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Freedom and Ease of Being: A Meditation Retreat for Our LGBTQAI Community

2019-09-06 Meditation Instructions - Mudita 55:30
Zohar Lavie
Gaia House The Four Immeasurables

2019-09-06 Beloved Community 1:11:11
Sebene Selassie, Alexis Santos
Dharma Talk and Q&A
Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center Trusting in the Natural Process of Body, Heart and Mind

2019-09-05 Cultivating a generous heart as the foundation of the path 28:04
Jill Shepherd
Exploring the spirit of generosity, caga, as the foundation from which the whole path of practice develops
Auckland Insight Meditation

2019-09-05 Dharma Talk - Empathy and Compassion 52:15
Jenny Wilks
Gaia House The Four Immeasurables

2019-09-05 Gladding The Mind 55:36
Winnie Nazarko
This talk discusses sources of non-sensual happiness including the wholesome state of gratitude. A guided gratitude reflection concludes this talk.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Freedom and Ease of Being: A Meditation Retreat for Our LGBTQAI Community

2019-09-05 Guided Compassion Practice in Pairs 42:03
Zohar Lavie
Gaia House The Four Immeasurables

2019-09-05 Meditation Instructions - Compassion 52:30
Nathan Glyde
Gaia House The Four Immeasurables

2019-09-05 Morning Instructions 51:58
Jean Esther
Mindfulness Of Breath and Body
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Freedom and Ease of Being: A Meditation Retreat for Our LGBTQAI Community

2019-09-04 Befriending Irene 58:29
Tara Brach
While Tara is away, this talk is from 2011 after Hurricane Irene hit us with fury. Dorian is now leaving its destruction behind, just as we work with our stormy weather within. Whether you face chronic anxiety or more violent storms of fear and anger, you can cultivate the wings of freedom–the mindfulness and compassion–that free you. This talk explores how the habit of being reactive causes us suffering and the ways these tools of meditation can be applied to the inner weather systems that most challenge us.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2019-09-04 Self-Observation 32:49
George Mumford
Cambridge Insight Meditation Center

2019-09-04 Meditation: The Blessings of Love 11:17
Tara Brach
A blessing is whatever reminds us of the sacred loving presence that shines through all of us. This meditation is a transformational practice in receiving and offering blessings. First we connect with the vulnerable tender place within us that longs to feel loved, and call on loving presence to bless us. By imagining and allowing ourselves to receive love, our hearts become open and filled with light. We then bring that inner loving presence fully alive as we offer blessings to other beings. The image of receiving a kiss on the brow, and offering one, is suggested as a powerful channel for the blessings that awaken our heart.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2019-09-04 The Middle Way Between Attachment and Despair - Talk 56:27
Mark Nunberg
Common Ground Meditation Center Weekly Dharma Series

2019-09-04 The Middle Way Between Attachment and Despair - Meditation 35:59
Mark Nunberg
Common Ground Meditation Center Weekly Dharma Series

2019-09-04 Dharma Talk - Metta; Resources and Possibilities 36:35
Zohar Lavie
Gaia House The Four Immeasurables

2019-09-04 Mindfulness As A Factor Of Awakening 53:11
Jean Esther
Steadying the mind. Suggestions for a balance of attention in a retreat setting.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Freedom and Ease of Being: A Meditation Retreat for Our LGBTQAI Community

2019-09-04 Guided Metta Meditation 43:41
Nathan Glyde
Offering good will to a friend, a neutral person, self and world
Gaia House The Four Immeasurables

2019-09-04 Meditation Instructions - Metta 53:10
Jenny Wilks
Gaia House The Four Immeasurables

2019-09-04 Morning Meditation Instructions 1:10:39
Winnie Nazarko
Day 1 sitting and walking instructions
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Freedom and Ease of Being: A Meditation Retreat for Our LGBTQAI Community

2019-09-04 Facing Suffering and Trusting Nature 34:24
Sebene Selassie
Ways we can meet suffering (personally and collectively) with curiosity, care and connection.
Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center Trusting in the Natural Process of Body, Heart and Mind

2019-09-03 Dharma Talk - Into Immeasurability 48:33
Nathan Glyde
Gaia House The Four Immeasurables

2019-09-03 Mindfulness Directed To the Body 52:00
Greg Scharf
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge September 2019 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2019-09-03 Guided Meditation - Mindfulness with Kindness 42:33
Jenny Wilks
Mindfulness with Kindness
Gaia House The Four Immeasurables

2019-09-03 Meditation Instructions 36:48
Zohar Lavie
Arriving on retreat; guidelines for stabilising mindfulness
Gaia House The Four Immeasurables

2019-09-03 The Joy that leads to Enlightenment 37:35
Ayya Santussika
Ayya Santussika describes the Six Recollections taught by the Buddha and how they may benefit our meditation and practice.
Insight Meditation South Bay - Silicon Valley

2019-09-02 Awake in the Wild - Meditation in Nature 4:15:52
Mark Coleman
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2019-09-01 Bringing Your Practice Into The World (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 55:51
James Baraz
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Labor Day Insight Retreat

2019-09-01 Climate Breakdown and the Dharma - Part 3 21:18
Victor von der Heyde
Exploration of the types of dukkha in relation to what’s happening to the earth, views behind the crisis, the age of separation, human supremacy, climate change nihilism, climate awakening
Australian Insight Meditation Network Climate Breakdown and the Dharma

2019-09-01 Surrendering to Impermanence 41:49
Eugene Cash
San Francisco Insight Meditation Community

2019-09-01 Discourse on the Highest Blessings 36:03
Bhante Bodhidhamma
date estimated
Satipanya Retreat Centre

2019-09-01 Questions and Answers 61:57
Mark Nunberg
Common Ground Meditation Center Tranquility & Insight

2019-09-01 Questions and Answers with Mark - Final Night 61:29
Mark Nunberg
Common Ground Meditation Center Common Ground Labor Day Residential Retreat

2019-09-01 The Journey To Awakening 57:45
Winnie Nazarko
A discussion of the reasons people come to practice and how "mindfulness" turns into insight.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Discovering Freedom: Labor Day Meditation Weekend

2019-09-01 Kamma - Seeing the Cloth - Talk 45:14
Shelly Graf
Common Ground Meditation Center Weekly Dharma Series

2019-09-01 Kamma - Seeing the Cloth - Meditation 25:49
Shelly Graf
Common Ground Meditation Center Weekly Dharma Series

2019-09-01 Practice Instructions - Difficult Emotions 64:16
Bonnie Duran
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Discovering Freedom: Labor Day Meditation Weekend

2019-09-01 Unconditional Love 31:18
Ayya Anandabodhi
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2019-09-01 Reclaiming Your Power through the Four Brahma Viharas 62:28
Ayya Anandabodhi
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2019-08-31 What We Need Is Here 60:41
Howard Cohn
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Labor Day Insight Retreat

2019-08-31 Embodiment and Freedom 64:23
Mark Nunberg
Common Ground Meditation Center Tranquility & Insight

2019-08-31 Embodiment and Freedom - Day 7 Talk 64:09
Mark Nunberg
Common Ground Meditation Center Common Ground Labor Day Residential Retreat

2019-08-31 Mindfulness: Intuitive Wisdom 63:37
Bonnie Duran
This talk is about the four foundations of mindfulness.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Discovering Freedom: Labor Day Meditation Weekend

2019-08-31 Day 3 Morning Sit with Instructions (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 57:21
Sharda Rogell
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Labor Day Insight Retreat

2019-08-31 "Liberating the Mind" 40:14
Ayya Anandabodhi
A reflection on the challenges of our time, and cultivating the Four Boundless Qualities as a way to meet these challenges and transform our life and the lives of others.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2019-08-31 "The Brahmavihara and Anatta" - A practice for our times of transition 33:16
Ayya Santacitta
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2019-08-30 Getting Real with your Hindrances (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 65:03
Sharda Rogell
The five difficult mind states, classically laid out by the Buddha, that obstruct open heart and free mind, and the potential for deepening insight and wisdom.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Labor Day Insight Retreat

2019-08-30 Dhamma Talks 18 - Contemplating Not-Self with Metta 41:55
Ajahn Achalo
Sam Poh Temple

2019-08-30 27 talk: Seven Factors of Awakening 46:52
Jill Shepherd
An overview of the Seven Factors of Awakening, and how to navigate some of the challenges that can be experienced when we first start to experience these more skilful mental qualities
Te Moata Retreat Center :  Freedom Here and Now

2019-08-30 What Does Master Gotama Live For? 14:01
Ayya Santacitta
Guided Meditation
Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery

2019-08-29 Five Spiritual Faculties (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 62:45
James Baraz
This talk describes how the meditative process unfolds starting with trust or faith and culminating in liberating wisdom.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Labor Day Insight Retreat

2019-08-29 Dharma Talk - Transforming Suffering at the Root 54:58
Zohar Lavie
Gaia House Pathways to Happiness - Cultivating Wellbeing and Contentment

2019-08-29 22 talk: sukha and mudita - appreciative joy 43:01
Jill Shepherd
An exploration of how the overall development of the practice is from dukkha (unsatisfactoriness, stress, distress) to sukha (ease, happiness and contentment) and how the brahmavihara practice of mudita or appreciative joy can support this shift
Te Moata Retreat Center :  Freedom Here and Now

2019-08-29 Equanimity and the Three Characteristics 62:20
Mark Nunberg
Common Ground Meditation Center Tranquility & Insight

2019-08-29 Equanimity and the Three Characteristics - Day 5 Talk 61:53
Mark Nunberg
Common Ground Meditation Center Common Ground Labor Day Residential Retreat

2019-08-29 Guided Meditation 42:06
Nathan Glyde
An appropriate practice.
Gaia House Pathways to Happiness - Cultivating Wellbeing and Contentment

2019-08-29 Reconciliation: Making Peace and Healing the Heart 1:23:39
Bob Stahl
Hof Oberlethe :  Insight Meditation Retreat

2019-08-29 Closing 35:35
Leigh Brasington
Tri State Dharma :  Jhanas, Satipatthana and Dependent Origination

2019-08-29 Meditation Instructions 46:03
Nathan Glyde
Noticing change.
Gaia House Pathways to Happiness - Cultivating Wellbeing and Contentment

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