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Dharma Talks
2008-08-23 Second Talk from the Teaching of Totality 33:32
Reb Anderson
The second half of the daily recordings from this retreat has been removed to protect the privacy of the retreatants, due to the sometimes personal nature of their conversations with Reb.
Gaia House The Teaching Of Totality

2008-08-22 Why Exchange Sukkha For Dukkha 65:37
Phillip Moffitt
Once you learn to find a calm abiding of the mind there are many kinds of joy and bliss that may arise. Yet, you are asked to turn your calm mind to the practice of insight in order to experience the dukkha the Buddha describes in the First Noble Truth. Why give bliss (sukkha) for dukkha.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Concentration

2008-08-22 Opening Talk for the Teaching of Totality 31:09
Reb Anderson
Gaia House The Teaching Of Totality

2008-08-21 Graduated Path 49:31
John Travis
Insight Santa Cruz

2008-08-21 Wes Nisker Reflects... 50:13
Wes Nisker
Wes talks about his new book, "The Best of Inquiring Mind: 25 Years of Dharma, Drama, & Uncommon Insights". He reads a really wonderful poem right at the end of the talk (reviewer's comment).
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley IMCB Regular Talks

2008-08-21 Falling In Love With The Breath 57:45
Sally Armstrong
Though the teachings on dukkha (suffering) are an important part of the Buddhist path, a skillful relationship to sukha (pleasure) actually played a significant part in the Buddha's awakening. This talk explores the wise use of pleasure and the cultivation of beautiful qualities of mind, especially in concentration practice.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Concentration

2008-08-20 Behind The Mask 1:16:13
Tara Brach
We each develop and become identified with masks that express a false or narrowed sense of self. Whether it's the helper mask or addict mask, the controller mask or loser mask, the beliefs and emotions creating the mask prevent us from realizing our natural wholeness and beauty. This talk explores how, in the face of inevitable change and loss, we can remember the presence and love that is peering through the mask.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2008-08-20 Life as an Unfolding Process Week 1 52:48
Mark Nunberg
Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2008-08-20 Being Dharma 46:01
Kittisaro
From hearing to study to practice to being the Dharma
Dharmagiri

2008-08-20 Arousing And Tranquilizing Factors Of Concentration 64:16
Steve Armstrong
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Concentration

2008-08-19 Here We Are - Standing Meditation 3:19
Ayya Medhanandi
Hospice
Sati Saraniya Hermitage Hospice Talks and Guided Meditations

2008-08-19 Development Of Five Jhanic Factors And Antidotes To Hindrances 57:25
Adrianne Ross
Development of the five jhanic factors to support concentration practice and explanation of their use as antidotes to the hindrances.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Concentration

2008-08-18 The Yak Enamoured by its Tail 46:40
Kittisaro
An exploration of papanca (conceptual poliferation) and nipapanca - the root of birth and death.
Dharmagiri

2008-08-18 Big Problem 54:48
Norman Fischer
The human problem and what to do about it.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2008-08-18 Kind Grandmother 31:22
Yvonne Weier
Gaia House The Touch of Life

2008-08-17 Buddha's Life 35:13
Yvonne Weier
Gaia House The Touch of Life

2008-08-16 The Five Groups of Existence (Khandha) and the Five Buddha Wisdoms 49:02
Fred Von Allmen
Understanding, purifying and transforming who we are
Meditationszentrum Beatenberg

2008-08-16 Kamma Junkies And Dhamma Heroes 53:56
Ajahn Sucitto
A certain quality of heroism is called for in this practice. Not just as an act of bravado, but where one comes into their full potential for awakening; and not in a way of becoming anything – it’s overcoming any wish to become anything. Through overcoming this powerful drive, we shake the addiction of becoming.
Cittaviveka 2008 Cittaviveka Vassa Group Retreat

2008-08-16 Why We Practice - part 2 30:04
Sayadaw U Jagara
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge August 2008 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2008-08-16 Why We Practice - part 1 1:19:57
Sayadaw U Jagara
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge August 2008 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2008-08-16 Why We Practice with Q&A - part 2 30:04
Sayadaw U Jagara
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge August 2008 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2008-08-16 Opening Talk 45:25
Yvonne Weier
Gaia House The Touch of Life

2008-08-16 The Touch of Life 42:55
Yvonne Weier
Gaia House The Touch of Life

2008-08-15 Morning Instructions 58:58
Deborah Ratner Helzer
Letting go of technique
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Insight and the Art of Equanimity: Insight Meditation Retreat

2008-08-15 Renunciation And Paramis 62:28
Kamala Masters
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Insight and the Art of Equanimity: Insight Meditation Retreat

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