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Dharma Talks
2009-07-24 The Six External Sense Bases and the Six External Sense Bases. 53:24
Bhante Khippapanno
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge July 2009 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2009-07-24 A Well Centered Mind 44:52
Jose Reissig
To center the mind we first need to learn to focus it. Only then will we be able to explore our inner chambers. (44:52)
Holy Cross Monastery :  Rhinebeck Sitting Group

2009-07-24 Opening Talk for Mindfulness and the Way of Insight Retreat 63:07
John Peacock
Gaia House Mindfulness and the Way of Insight

2009-07-23 Joy 43:43
Fred Von Allmen
How to bring joy into your practice and your life.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Mindfulness, Insight, Liberation: Insight Meditation Retreat

2009-07-23 Questions and Answers 61:58
Bhante Khippapanno
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge July 2009 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2009-07-23 Metta in the context of spiritual practice. 57:31
Anushka Fernandopulle
Last talk after a week long metta retreat. Puts metta in context of other dharma teachings and mindfulness practice. Some suggestions of practicing metta in daily life.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Metta Retreat

2009-07-22 Awaken the Force of Non-Harming 57:11
Mark Nunberg
Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2009-07-22 The Five Aggregates 64:55
Bhante Khippapanno
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge July 2009 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2009-07-22 Working with Anger 60:04
Pamela Weiss

2009-07-22 The Wisdom of No Complaints 52:21
Sylvia Boorstein
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2009-07-22 Papanca 53:21
Christina Feldman
Papanca is the process of constructing our world through the proliferation of thought. Understanding the mind is the first step in liberating the mind.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Mindfulness, Insight, Liberation: Insight Meditation Retreat

2009-07-22 The Beautiful Qualities of Compassion and Equanimity 55:19
Sally Armstrong
The four Brahma Viharas are loving-kindness, compassion, joy and equanimity. The foundation practice is metta, or loving-kindness, which cultivates a friendly and kind attitude towards ourselves, others and all experiences. When this caring heart meets suffering, it naturally responds with compassion. But the last Brahma Vihara, equanimity, the quality of calm acceptance, is necessary keep the heart in balance and open to all the joys and sorrows of our lives.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Metta Retreat

2009-07-22 Suttas 1 - Picking Up the Teaching 60:37
Ajahn Sucitto
A reading of excerpts from the Suttas related to how one gets encouraged to undertake the practice. 1) AN 3:65 – Kālāma Sutta; 2) MN 95 – Cankī Sutta; and, 3) MN 70 – Kīṭāgiri Sutta. Some common threads are qualities of self-questioning, questioning one’s motivation, knowing what’s reliable, knowing how to test it out.
Cittaviveka Vassa Retreat

2009-07-21 Questions and Answers 61:54
Bhante Khippapanno
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge July 2009 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2009-07-21 The Truth of Impermanence 54:52
Yanai Postelnik
All conditioned things turn out to be unreliable. Recognizing and accepting the truth of impermanence and insecurity allows us to let go into the vast truth of life.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Mindfulness, Insight, Liberation: Insight Meditation Retreat

2009-07-21 What's Not Wrong...Mudita, Uplifting States and Looking for the Good. 65:10
James Baraz
How mudita (sympathetic joy) and uplifting states are supports for wise effort.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Metta Retreat

2009-07-20 Finding Our True Refuge 55:18
Sharda Rogell
As we move through the barrier of judgment and fear, we move from the known to the unknown, and come into a truer relationship with ourselves. Through exploring the meaning of "true safety", we find our only true refuge and protection.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Metta Retreat

2009-07-20 Clear Comprehension 47:10
Fred Von Allmen
Mindfulness connects us to the present moment. Wisdom liberates.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Mindfulness, Insight, Liberation: Insight Meditation Retreat

2009-07-20 The Five Hindrances 63:45
Bhante Khippapanno
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge July 2009 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2009-07-19 Spaciousness 43:18
Christina Feldman
Spaciousness is both a cultivation and frution of wise mindfulness.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Mindfulness, Insight, Liberation: Insight Meditation Retreat

2009-07-19 Navigating the Hindrance Terrain of Metta Practice 60:43
Kamala Masters
How to work with the hindrances in Metta practice.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Metta Retreat

2009-07-19 Guided Meditations 44:24
Ajahn Sucitto
Cittaviveka Vassa Retreat

2009-07-18 Questions and Answers 1:12:30
Bhante Khippapanno
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge July 2009 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2009-07-18 Awakening the Heart of Love Through the Precepts 51:13
Arinna Weisman
Daylong: Awakening the Heart of Love and Wisdom
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2009-07-18 The Practice of Metta 48:58
Sally Armstrong
Metta, or loving-kindness, is the practice of cultivating a friendly and accepting attitude towards ourselves, our experience and all other beings. As we cultivate this quality through intensive practice, we can find that it can become our default response to life, rather than the conditioned habits of aversion, fear or grasping.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Metta Retreat

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