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Dharma Talks
2007-11-12 Compassion 46:28
Adrianne Ross
Compassion as a verb. Blocks to compassion and ways through.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center The Path of Engagement, Retreat 2

2007-11-12 The Four Noble Truths & The Enneagram 55:55
Mark Coleman
This talk elucidates the Buddha's teaching as the 4 Noble Truths and how the teachings of the Enneagram also impact self understanding when seen in the context of mindfulness practice.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center The Enneagram in Insight Meditation Practice

2007-11-11 The Four Exertions: Wise Use of Energy 54:44
Mark Nunberg
Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2007-11-11 Seeing with New Eyes: The Skills and Fruit of Mindfulness 44:45
Eugene Cash
San Francisco Insight Meditation Community

2007-11-11 Leaving Your Comfort Zone 55:22
Sharda Rogell
Conditions in our life are always changing and out of our control. We search for peace in the conditions rather than realizing peace comes from accepting that they change and ultimately, we cannot control the way things are.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2007-11-11 What Is Wisdom All About? 48:43
Gloria Taraniya Ambrosia
This talk address the experience of wisdom as understanding the noble truths and the law of karma which results in a mind/heart that has replaced greed, hatred, and cruelty with non-attachment, kindness and compassion.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge November 2007 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2007-11-10 Prejudices And Biases 46:34
Ajahn Sucitto
Cittaviveka

2007-11-10 What Versus Why 53:58
Andrea Fella
As human beings, we often try to understand our experience by asking the question “why”. But instead exploring “what” is happening, we can come to know the “why” of the present moment which opens to an understanding of the cause and effect nature of experience, and points towards to freedom.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2007-11-10 Tender Heart Practice 52:12
Yanai Postelnik
Cultivating a gentle and steady meditative attention we can learn to meet difficulty, pain and suffering with kindness and self-forgiveness. With the courage to feel experience deeply, we can embrace our life with a tender heart of love and openness.
Gaia House Solitary Month Retreat

2007-11-09 Working With The Judging Mind 55:46
Sally Armstrong
The voice of the inner critic is a huge source of suffering for many people. Learning to work skillfully with this voice allows us to develop an sense of respect and trust in ourselves that is essential for the deepening of our spiritual practice.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2007-11-09 The Mystery 65:52
Wes Nisker
Scientific story of who we are, with dharma lessons
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Insight Meditation Retreat

2007-11-08 Buddhist Master Series: Mahasi Sayadaw & Noteing 55:01
James Baraz
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley

2007-11-08 Anger 45:10
Mary Grace Orr
Insight Santa Cruz

2007-11-08 Habits Of Mind 57:36
Carol Wilson
The practice of mindfulness is like swimming upstream against the habits of mind. We can learn to trust mindfulness rather than the habits.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2007-11-08 The Mystery Of Stillness 55:58
Phillip Moffitt
Our daily lives are filled with desire, yet desire leads to suffering. How do we reconcile the paradox between caring love and non-attachment?
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Insight Meditation Retreat

2007-11-08 A Question of Faith 60:10
Rob Burbea
A probing exploration of the movements of faith in our practice. Whether we are conscious of it or not, we are always placing our faith somewhere. What do we have faith in? What shapes our sense of limitation or possibility? And how do faith and confidence deepen?
Gaia House Solitary Month Retreat

2007-11-07 Practicing With Thoughts And Emotions II: Invoking Inquiry, Wisdom, And Antidotes 65:16
Donald Rothberg
In the second session on practicing with thoughts and emotions, we complement the first session's focus on the more receptive practice of mindfulness. After a review of mindfulness, we explore three more active approaches: (1) deepening mindfulness through inquiry, (2) invoking wisdom through clear comprehension, (3) providing antidotes through invoking lovingkindness, compassion, and other beautiful states.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2007-11-07 You Are Love 48:46
Diana Winston
This talk explores the relationship of metta to vipassana, how to deepen your metta practice, and how lovingkindness can become the fundamental ground of your being.

2007-11-07 Practising with Thought 39:10
Yanai Postelnik
Gaia House Solitary Month Retreat

2007-11-06 Ansporn, Inspiration und Motivation für die Praxis 49:08
Fred Von Allmen
Wertvolle Situation, Vergänglichkeit, Karma - die Wirkung unseres Tuns, Zuflucht und altruistische Motivation
Meditationszentrum Beatenberg

2007-11-06 Four Noble Truths 59:11
Jack Kornfield
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Insight Meditation Retreat

2007-11-06 Contemplation of Mind 31:54
Christina Feldman
Gaia House Solitary Month Retreat

2007-11-05 Ordinary Mind States 49:04
Wes Nisker
Thinking problems and emotional problems - and how to work with them

2007-11-04 The Brahma Viharas: Joy 47:41
Eugene Cash
San Francisco Insight Meditation Community

2007-11-04 Dharma Punx 41:36
Noah Levine
Insight Santa Cruz

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