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Dharma Talks
2024-07-18 Morning Instructions – hindrances in awareness practice 60:08
Sally Armstrong
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center The Nature of Awareness: A Retreat for Experienced Students

2024-07-18 The 'Six Realms' as we experience them now 59:25
Judi Cohen
Dear Friends, Join guest teacher for a look at the Buddhist teaching on "The Six Realms" - as we might be experiencing them right now. Judi Cohen is a mindfulness teacher, law professor, and long-time student of Vipassana.
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley

2024-07-17 Not Going Back But Coming Full Circle 55:30
Ayya Santacitta
Short Reflection & Guided Meditation | Earthworm Practice for the Anthropocene II | Online Wednesday-Mornings
Aloka Earth Room

2024-07-17 short talk: an overview of brahmavihāra practice 14:00
Jill Shepherd
Southern Insight Meditation

2024-07-17 Meditation: Awareness and Flow (20:17 min.) 20:16
Tara Brach
This guided practice awakens all the senses with an embodied presence, allowing an opening to the moment-to-moment changing flow of experience. We then relax back, resting as the changeless open awareness that is conscious of the flow, and includes all life.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC

2024-07-17 From Head to Heart 61:59
Tara Brach
If we are suffering, we are believing an interpretation of reality that is limiting and untrue. At these times we are imprisoned in a painful looping of fear-driven thoughts and feelings. This talk explores the ways our practices of mindfulness, compassion and loving presence can guide us from addictive thinking to perceiving life with a wise heart.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC

2024-07-17 Meditation: resting into mettā / kindness 29:40
Jill Shepherd
Southern Insight Meditation

2024-07-17 Talk 12 - Day 6 Eve - BVs in Daily Practice Teaching Announcements 1:39:48
Tina Rasmussen
Cloud Mountain Retreat Center The Heart Practices: Purification of the Heart

2024-07-17 Mindfulness of the Body Meditation Instructions (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 41:22
JD Doyle
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Tenderness Retreat: Compassion for Self and All Beings

2024-07-17 Morning guided meditation 56:50
Jaya Rudgard
Gathering and steading attention with body, breath, and sounds.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center The Nature of Awareness: A Retreat for Experienced Students

2024-07-17 Talk 11 - Day 6 Morning - Guided Forgiveness meditation - Practice for day 46:06
Tina Rasmussen
Cloud Mountain Retreat Center The Heart Practices: Purification of the Heart

2024-07-16 Opening evening 53:52
Jaya Rudgard, Sally Armstrong
Viveka/Seclusion. The different ways we practice seclusion when we come on retreat
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center The Nature of Awareness: A Retreat for Experienced Students

2024-07-16 Week 3, Part 2 - Teachings 1:13:57
Zohar Lavie
Subtlising Mettā; neutral relationships
Gaia House Mettā and Insight

2024-07-16 Talk - Awakening Freedom and Compassion 48:15
Yanai Postelnik
Gaia House The Heart of Wisdom & Compassion

2024-07-16 Talk 10 - Day 5 Eve Upekkha Follow-up BVs as Concentration, Non-dual Love, Forgiveness 1:30:13
Tina Rasmussen
Cloud Mountain Retreat Center The Heart Practices: Purification of the Heart

2024-07-16 Instructions for Being a Tender Hearted Human (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 43:27
JD Doyle
Cultivating mindfulness and non-harming brings us to the practice of compassion.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Tenderness Retreat: Compassion for Self and All Beings

2024-07-16 Where's This Thought Headed ? 52:09
River Wolton
Reflections on skilful engagement with thoughts; unguided practice session; short reflection on walking and general practice with Yanai Postelnik
Gaia House The Heart of Wisdom & Compassion

2024-07-16 Morning Instructions 59:46
Guy Armstrong
Choiceless awareness
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center The Nature of Awareness: A Retreat for Experienced Students

2024-07-16 Talk 9 - Day 5 Morning - Guided Upekkha meditation 44:45
Tina Rasmussen
Cloud Mountain Retreat Center The Heart Practices: Purification of the Heart

2024-07-15 Opening Night Session (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 1:18:51
JD Doyle, Gullu Singh, Kate Munding
How to hold stress and suffering with a tender attitude in the mind.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Tenderness Retreat: Compassion for Self and All Beings

2024-07-15 Buddhist Studies: Understanding Karma and Intention - Week 3 of 4 - Meditation 27:52
Mark Nunberg
Common Ground Meditation Center Buddhist Studies - Understanding Karma and Intention

2024-07-15 Buddhist Studies: Understanding Karma and Intention - Week 3 of 4 - Talk 59:00
Mark Nunberg
Common Ground Meditation Center Buddhist Studies - Understanding Karma and Intention

2024-07-15 The Extraordinatory Lightness of Being 50:17
River Wolton
A journey to joy in the light of impermanence.
Gaia House The Heart of Wisdom & Compassion

2024-07-15 Talk 8 - Day 4 Eve - Mudita Follow-up Upekkha overview 1:32:14
Tina Rasmussen
Cloud Mountain Retreat Center The Heart Practices: Purification of the Heart

2024-07-15 Renouncing Compulsive Fixing and Receiving Life 1:34:20
Dana DePalma
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

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