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Dharma Talks
2009-12-14 Mindfulness; The Flood Stopper 42:07
Thanissara
Centrality of mindfulness in the contemplative process. Khandas as self structure. Transformation within the womb of awareness.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Wings of Awakening: Cultivating the Five Spiritual Faculties

2009-12-13 If you understand one thing, you understand everything's journey 45:58
Thanissara
Meeting Ajahn Chah, All that arises passes. Patience and finding your own voice.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Wings of Awakening: Cultivating the Five Spiritual Faculties

2009-12-13 The Judging Mind 47:23
Eugene Cash
San Francisco Insight Meditation Community

2009-12-13 The Hard Things That Open the Heart 47:58
James Baraz
The Hard Things That Open the Heart
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2009-12-13 The Hard Things That Open The Heart 36:51
Rick Hanson
The Hard Things That Open the Heart
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2009-12-13 Reading the Book of the Heart 38:13
Kittisaro
Hindrances as the teacher, cultivating trust. Mindfulness is the path to the deathless. That which knows doubt isn't doubt.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Wings of Awakening: Cultivating the Five Spiritual Faculties

2009-12-12 The Map Of The Five Indriyas 57:21
Thanissara
The five indriyas in their four aspects. The balance of trudst and discernment. Path activity breaks up obstruction, the fruit arises according to its own nature.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Wings of Awakening: Cultivating the Five Spiritual Faculties

2009-12-12 Guided Meditation 26:54
Thanissara
Working with the three steams of energy, being with breath
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Wings of Awakening: Cultivating the Five Spiritual Faculties

2009-12-12 Loving Kindness 57:27
Yanai Postelnik
Gaia House Loving Kindness Retreat

2009-12-11 Compassion 52:42
Christina Feldman
Spirit Rock Meditation Center MBSR

2009-12-11 Wings Of Awakening Opening 49:51
Kittisaro
That which inclines the mind to Nibbana, original brightness.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Wings of Awakening: Cultivating the Five Spiritual Faculties

2009-12-11 Opening Talk for Loving Kindness Retreat 69:18
Yanai Postelnik
Gaia House Loving Kindness Retreat

2009-12-10 Shower the People with Love 46:04
James Baraz
This is a talk about establishing healing and reconciliation on both a personal and a community level. The Buddha taught was "As long as followers of the Way hold regular and frequent assemblies, they may be expected to prosper and not decline. As long as they meet in harmony, carry on their business in harmony, and break up in harmony, they may be expected to prosper and not decline."
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley IMCB Regular Talks

2009-12-10 Forgiveness 42:25
Mary Grace Orr
Insight Santa Cruz

2009-12-09 Longing to Belong 1:20:06
Tara Brach
Spiritual practice reveals our belonging through bringing presence to three gateways: the aliveness of the present moment, loving relatedness, and the openness and lucidity of awareness itself. This talk includes guided meditations in exploring each gateway.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2009-12-09 By Not Holding to Fixed Views 60:37
Sylvia Boorstein
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2009-12-08 Wise Mindfulness 54:09
Christina Feldman
Spirit Rock Meditation Center MBSR

2009-12-07 Sangha, the value of community 58:03
Mark Coleman
The Buddha spoke highly of the value of Sangha, as a refuge and a support for practice & understanding. This talk explores what Sangha is & its positive values.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2009-12-07 It Wasn't Meant to Last 57:40
Myoshin Kelley
Part 1 of the 3 Characteristics. Exploring change as a fact of life.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge December 2009 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2009-12-06 Energy and Intimacy Part 2 60:44
Mark Nunberg
Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2009-12-06 The Innernet 45:13
Jose Reissig
This newly coined term refers to the web of connections with our inner life, which remains largely unspoiled by conventionality. The Innernet stands as an invaluable tool for our trying times, and for the even more difficult times to come.
Dominican Sisters center at Saugerties :  Rhinebeck Sitting Group Retreat

2009-12-05 Autobiography In Five Short Chapters 52:58
Christina Feldman
Spirit Rock Meditation Center MBSR

2009-12-05 Why Do We Have To Be Human? 17:46
Ayya Medhanandi
Meditation is a renewable resource. “Why do we have to be human? O not because happiness exists – but because being in this Dharma realm means so much.” Our spiritual work reveals how we must hold the mind – as refuge, safety, and protection from harm. This is the basis for true happiness. We pay attention to what is impermanent and thereby discover deeper treasure, knowing Reality, the truest renewable resource. With the ego disabled from consciousness, we transcend beyond the bonds and blindness of our human existence.
The Dharma Centre

2009-12-05 We Are That Song 18:37
Ayya Medhanandi
Our suffering may feel too great or the mountain look too high. But we are resilient and we have it in us to do this work, to walk this path – if we can give up thoughts of self-cherishing and feel compassion for ourselves and for all beings. The fruit of this work is a treasure to be gained even in the smallest instant of awareness. With radical patience, just make peace with one moment of painful feeling. Then offer up the pain or misery. From the ashes of suffering, we turn inward to the clarity of the mind. Stay fully present in awareness, listening to that silence. Such a song comes – the pure sound of this awareness. That's what we are. We are that song.
Ottawa Buddhist Society (Sisters of St. Joseph Convent)

2009-12-05 Beginner's Mind 37:58
Jose Reissig
An invitation to reinstate our genuine and uncorrupted beginner's mind.
Dominican Sisters center at Saugerties :  Rhinebeck Sitting Group Retreat

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