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Dharma Talks
2009-11-27 Wheel of Freedom 53:45
John Travis
The talk shares the wheel of Dependent Origination and how to tap into the Wheel of Freedom.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Thanksgiving

2009-11-26 The Paradox of Completion 55:43
Teja Bell
Completion and Incompletion in the intimate weave of the Dharma of Understanding and then resting in the transcendent wisdom of pure unconditioned awareness.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Thanksgiving

2009-11-25 Gratitude and Generosity 1:16:09
Tara Brach
While we value gratitude and generosity, our daily life can often have an undercurrent of complaint and an anxious kind of self-centeredness. This Thanksgiving Eve talk explores teachings and practices that reconnect us with the sense of wonder and abundance that characterizes our own awakened heart.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2009-11-25 4 Foundations as an Evolutionary Journey 58:34
Wes Nisker
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Thanksgiving

2009-11-25 Distraction 61:52
Donald Rothberg
We look at the nature of distraction- not attending to what is our intended focus- in three main ways, each of which we can respond to: 1) our distraction moment to moment and how we train in mindfulness, 2) our distraction in our everyday lives, and 3) how our lives become distracted in relation to our deeper intentions.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2009-11-25 Space and Self 53:01
Catherine McGee
Gaia House November Solitary Retreat

2009-11-24 Live It Up 49:37
Trudy Goodman
Overcoming the brain's negative bias. Inclining the mind toward appreciation.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Thanksgiving

2009-11-24 Ten Paramis: Equanimity (1) 56:46
Rodney Smith
Equanimity is a balance between the relative sorrows and ultimate perfection of the world. It is a full embrace of life as it is, without disturbance.
Seattle Insight Meditation Society
In collection: The Ten Paramis

2009-11-24 The Paramis 53:25
Yanai Postelnik
Gaia House November Solitary Retreat

2009-11-23 It Doesn't Belong to You 54:30
Robert K. Hall
A description of the autonomy of life functions and how they all are independent of the ego-self when when the ego claims ownership.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Thanksgiving

2009-11-22 Energy and Joy 57:25
Mark Nunberg
Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2009-11-22 Baptism of Fire 17:47
Ayya Medhanandi
Sometimes it takes an illness or a loss to wake up. The wheel of Dhamma turns us towards the centre point, where all the mind’s movements are stilled so that we can see the truth of suffering. Fear arises but we can observe it ceasing in the light of our inner spiritual work. Gently, patient and aware, with selflessness and noble intent, we persevere.
Toronto Theravada Buddhist Community (TBC)

2009-11-20 Noble Subtrefuge - Four Royal Efforts 32:57
Ayya Medhanandi
How can we trick the mind out of its old habits? The Buddha emphasized the power of the four Right Efforts. These royal allies advance the mind to its highest potential, the supreme wisdom possible for a human being. We are here to work for and receive this, our rightful inheritance - awakening to the truth of the Dhamma through our own intuitive realizations.
Ottawa Buddhist Society

2009-11-19 Lessons from Nature 49:24
Myoshin Kelley
Discovering nature as both a support to meditation and a teacher.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge November 2009 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2009-11-19 Opening the Doors of the Heart 56:04
Mary Grace Orr
How can we open our hearts? This talk explores the practices of forgiveness and compassion, as well as that of gratitude. The Metta Sutta provides the background for this exploration.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Insight Meditation Retreat

2009-11-19 The Body: The Storehouse of Experience 55:10
James Baraz
The body is where we store emotions and register deep insights. This talk explores the implication of those facts: how we keep getting caught in thoughts that we know don’t serve us and why it takes time and patience to embody the wisdom our mind knows is true
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley IMCB Regular Talks

2009-11-19 Joy 30:34
Christina Feldman
Gaia House November Solitary Retreat

2009-11-18 Refuge in Loving Presence 1:19:15
Tara Brach
There are times when there is so much fear and reactivity, that the first step in moving toward freedom is to connect with some sense of safety and love. This talk explores how an inner pathway to loving presence can support us in facing and awakening through traumatic wounding.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2009-11-18 The Cure for Pain Is in the Pain 65:58
Howard Cohn
Working with the difficult mental states, especially the 5 hindrances.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Insight Meditation Retreat

2009-11-18 Emptiness & Compassion Part IV 61:04
Donald Rothberg
After a short account of emptiness and how we cultivate a deeper understanding of it in very practical ways, we explore the nature of compassion. We look at how it can be developed and what forms it can take, all the time pointing to how mature compassion invloves a deep sense of emptiness and interconnection (and vice versa).
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2009-11-18 Views and Shifts in Views 49:00
Catherine McGee
Gaia House November Solitary Retreat

2009-11-18 Dependent Origination 59:37
Yanai Postelnik
Gaia House November Solitary Retreat

2009-11-17 Curiosity, Confidence and Contentment 45:48
Mary Grace Orr
We need places of refuge in our lives and we need an inner place of stillness. Curiosity, confidence and contentment as we develop mindfulness can be useful in developing inner refuge.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Insight Meditation Retreat

2009-11-17 The Wisdom of Non-Duality 65:39
Rob Burbea
Gaia House November Solitary Retreat

2009-11-16 Embracing Our Humanness 53:06
Mark Coleman
How do we open our hearts to the fullness of ourselves, our pain, and the whole human experience...
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

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