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Dharma Talks
2019-02-27 Beautiful Qualities of the Free Heart (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 1:10:03
Tempel Smith
Our hearts have the potential to develop common strengths into boundless beautiful qualities called Paramis (Paramitas).
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Monthlong

2019-02-27 Truth as the Doorway to Freedom 54:13
Pamela Weiss
San Francisco Insight Meditation Community

2019-02-27 Chanting - Refuges and Precepts 3:09
Tuere Sala
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Awareness, Pure and Simple: Insight Meditation Retreat

2019-02-27 Chanting - Metta Chant 5:02
Tuere Sala
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Awareness, Pure and Simple: Insight Meditation Retreat

2019-02-27 La pleine conscience au quotidien, France 40:05
Pascal Auclair
True North Insight TNI Regular Talks

2019-02-27 Practices for the Seven Stages of the Spiritual Journey 1:19:05
Donald Rothberg
After a review of the seven stages of the spiritual journey presented the week before (originally with reference to Mary Oliver’s “The Journey,” the life of the Buddha, and our own journeys), we explore how for each stage, there are particular practices and intentions that are central. As we explore the practices, we get a better sense of the variety of practices that we may work with at different points in our own journeys, and which are most appropriate at which times.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2019-02-26 Not Knowing (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 62:16
Andrea Fella
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Monthlong

2019-02-26 Evening Dharma Talk - If Nothing You Do is Ever Enough, What Do You Do? 66:37
Kirsten Kratz
Gaia House Awakening and Liberating the Heart

2019-02-26 Guided Loving Kindness (Metta) Meditation (and Walking Meditation Instructions) 44:57
Chris Cullen
This recording also includes Kirsten Kratz.
Gaia House Awakening and Liberating the Heart

2019-02-26 The Seamless Circle of Generosity 1:21:12
Marcia Rose
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge February 2019 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2019-02-26 See Your Fellow Bugs 27:25
Howard Cohn
Mission Dharma

2019-02-26 Libre quelque soit la tonalité, France 65:13
Pascal Auclair
True North Insight TNI Regular Talks

2019-02-26 Day 24 Brahma Vihara Practice: Equanimity (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 42:16
James Baraz
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Monthlong

2019-02-26 Différentes façons de méditer, France 63:23
Pascal Auclair
True North Insight TNI Regular Talks

2019-02-26 Morning Instructions and Meditation Practice 42:28
Tuere Sala
Review of all the instructions for the retreat.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Awareness, Pure and Simple: Insight Meditation Retreat

2019-02-26 May I abide, chant, Pascal, France 1:53
Pascal Auclair
True North Insight TNI Regular Talks

2019-02-25 The Three Roots of Happiness (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 46:47
James Baraz
A talk on the Buddha's Teaching of three roots of happiness: non-greed, non-hatred and non-delusion. Stating each in a positive way they are 1) Letting go/Generosity, 2) Loving-Kindness 3)Clarity/Wisdom. As part of the talk I share some personal stories of how my different paths of Buddhism and the Hindu path of devotion converged around these three qualities.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Monthlong

2019-02-25 Wise Livelihood 27:36
Brian Lesage
This talk offers reflections on the wise livelihood path factor of the eightfold path and how it relates to our lives.
Flagstaff Insight Meditation Community FIMC Monday Night Talks

2019-02-25 Dependent Co-Arising Week 7 - Talk 63:29
Mark Nunberg
Common Ground Meditation Center Buddhist Studies Course - Dependent Co-Arising

2019-02-25 Dependent Co-Arising Week 7 - Meditation 30:32
Mark Nunberg
Three Refuges Chant and Meditation
Common Ground Meditation Center Buddhist Studies Course - Dependent Co-Arising

2019-02-25 Ce que découvre l’attention, 25 février 2019, France 64:35
Pascal Auclair
True North Insight TNI Regular Talks

2019-02-25 Day 23 Equanimity: This is how it is, it is like this...(Retreat at Spirit Rock) 44:54
Tempel Smith
To practice the divine abode of equanimity, we begin by reflecting on the need to be intimate with what is really happening. With this strength of heart we can soften our preferences and the fantasies they produce in order to bring out heart in steady contact with all unfolding phenomena.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Monthlong

2019-02-25 Monday Night Dharma Talk 49:30
Amma Thanasanti
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2019-02-25 Morning Instructions - Like Rain Drops on Water - Vedana 51:31
Kirsten Kratz
This recording also includes Chris Cullen.
Gaia House Awakening and Liberating the Heart

2019-02-25 Se libérer de l’emprise des pensées, France 61:07
Pascal Auclair
True North Insight TNI Regular Talks

2019-02-24 Instructions On Learning To recognize Thoughts and Eating Meditation 36:23
Tuere Sala
Connecting with the sense doors is a skillful way to learn to recognize thoughts as thoughts. It can help us to understand the distinction between experiences and thoughts about experiences.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Awareness, Pure and Simple: Insight Meditation Retreat

2019-02-24 The Four Noble Truths 56:05
Sally Armstrong
The Buddha taught the Four Noble Truths – the truths of suffering, the cause of suffering , the end of suffering and the path to the end of suffering – not as a philosophy, but as practices that we can use here and now to understand why we suffer and how to find release. Using this template to gain insight into our lives can bring a radical shift to the way we relate to our experience.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Monthlong

2019-02-24 Evening Dharma Talk - The Co-Arising of Body, Mind and Heart 58:57
Kirsten Kratz
Gaia House Awakening and Liberating the Heart

2019-02-24 The Four Flavors of Love - Meditation 32:25
Mark Nunberg
Common Ground Meditation Center Weekly Dharma Series

2019-02-24 The Four Flavors of Love - Talk 54:45
Mark Nunberg
Common Ground Meditation Center Weekly Dharma Series

2019-02-24 De affligeant à aidant, France 56:28
Pascal Auclair
True North Insight TNI Regular Talks

2019-02-24 Guided Meditation on the Elements (and the use of this in walking meditation) 40:13
Chris Cullen
This recording also includes Kirsten Kratz.
Gaia House Awakening and Liberating the Heart

2019-02-24 Understanding the Roots of Love - Talk 43:49
Mark Nunberg
Common Ground Meditation Center Weekly Dharma Series

2019-02-24 Understanding the Roots of Love - Meditation 26:02
Mark Nunberg
Common Ground Meditation Center Weekly Dharma Series

2019-02-24 Le mental dans tous ses états, France 64:08
Pascal Auclair
True North Insight TNI Regular Talks

2019-02-23 Non Greed, Non Hatred, Non Delusion (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 64:41
James Baraz
Non-Greed, Non-Hatred and Non-Delusion were taught by the Buddha as the three roots of happiness. Stating each in a positive way they are 1) Letting go/Generosity, 2) Loving-Kindness and ClarityWisdom. Every moment that we're mindful we're cultivating these qualities. This talk explores both the moment-to-moment as well as the relational aspects of these three qualities.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Monthlong

2019-02-23 Le syndrome de Stockholm intérieur, France 52:02
Pascal Auclair
True North Insight TNI Regular Talks

2019-02-23 Brief Guidance on Hindrances 16:33
Chris Cullen
Gaia House Awakening and Liberating the Heart

2019-02-23 Inviting the Heart In - Morning Instructions on Sitting & Walking Meditation 53:50
Kirsten Kratz
This recording also includes Chris Cullen
Gaia House Awakening and Liberating the Heart

2019-02-23 La présence non-jugeante, France 63:24
Pascal Auclair
True North Insight TNI Regular Talks

2019-02-23 The Beautiful Path of Mindfulness 5:16:44
Mark Coleman
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2019-02-22 Life is Our Teacher (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 59:45
Richard Shankman
Using every moment and all of life as our teacher. An overview of the 3 characteristics of existence.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Monthlong

2019-02-22 Day 20 Mudita Practice (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 44:03
Andrea Fella
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Monthlong

2019-02-22 Metta Chants 33:01
Ariya B. Baumann
All the metta chants recited by all the yogis
Chanmyay Myaing Meditation Centre 5th Annual Metta Retreat: 2nd Session

2019-02-22 Morning Reflection: The Simple Person 2:53
Marcia Rose
A beautiful quote about what it means to live a simple life by French Philosopher: Andre Conte-Sponville
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge February 2019 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2019-02-21 Restlessness and Worry 55:23
Kate Munding
Restlessness and Worry: what lies at the heart of this anxious hinderance. We'll explore how this classical hinderance destabilizes us and how to reclaim steadiness in our heart and mind. I'll introduce this theme in our guided meditation too so there will be an experiential component to the exploration. It should be a grounding and enjoyable evening.
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley IMCB Regular Talks

2019-02-21 Guided meditation before dharma talk 46:56
Kate Munding
Guided meditation before dharma talk
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley IMCB Regular Talks

2019-02-21 The River of Change (that we are) (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 56:36
Kamala Masters
The flow of experience that we experience as component parts of a sense of self, and how that is always appearing, changing, and disappearing.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Monthlong

2019-02-21 Learning 54:34
Winnie Nazarko
This talk was offered during a month-long concentration retreat. It summarizes some area of retreatant learning during this extended practice period.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge February 2019 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2019-02-21 Our Shared Humanity 55:35
Ariya B. Baumann
Our Shared Humanity
Chanmyay Myaing Meditation Centre 5th Annual Metta Retreat: 2nd Session

2019-02-21 The Big Mind/Sky Practice 35:23
James Baraz
Big Mind/Big Sky Meditation Practice
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Monthlong

2019-02-20 The Karma of Now 32:49
Thanissaro Bhikkhu
Cambridge Insight Meditation Center

2019-02-20 Meditation: Listening to Life 18:53
Tara Brach
The attitude of meditation is one of engaged listening – a relaxed, receptive yet intimate attention. This meditation explores how we can listen to sounds, listen to and feel sensations, and then relax back into the ocean of awareness that includes and perceives the changing waves. In this relaxing back, we realize the peace and freedom of inhabiting our wholeness and essence (a favorite from the archives).
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2019-02-20 The Sacred Art of Listening 48:42
Tara Brach
Just as presence is the heart of meditation, so deep listening is at the center of all conscious, loving relationships. This talk explores how our wants and fears block listening, ways we can deepen our capacity for listening, and the healing that unfolds when we truly feel heard by another (a special talk from the archives). What happens when you’re really listening?
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2019-02-20 Cultivating Meditative Absorptions (Jhanas) (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 63:40
Tempel Smith
There are two larger categories of meditation: samatha meditations and vipassana meditations. Samatha meditations are intended to calm, unify, balance and develop strengths of the heart, and vipassana meditations lead toward insight into our patterns of suffering, confusion, clarity and freedom. The samatha meditations can develop to the point where we are fully absorbed into our meditation subject. This talk describes this process.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Monthlong

2019-02-20 Equanimity: The Equipoise in the Mind 68:26
Marcia Rose
What is equanimity? How is it cultivated through meditation practice? What are the two understandings that are the root of equanimity? All of this and more is explored in this Dharma Talk.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge February 2019 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2019-02-20 The 84th Problem 47:31
Pamela Weiss
San Francisco Insight Meditation Community

2019-02-20 Fourth Foundation of Mindfulness 47:28
Chas DiCapua
Twin Cities Vipassana Collective Twin Cities Vipassana Collective

2019-02-20 Morning Instructions 24:02
Brian Lesage
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Finding Freedom Through Insight Meditation

2019-02-20 Seven Stages of the Spiritual Journey 1:16:50
Donald Rothberg
Partly in honor of the recently deceased poet, Mary Oliver, we use her poem, "the Journey", as a reference point for understanding the nature of the spiritual journey. Two other reference points are the life of the Buddha, and then the experiences of our own lives. After an exploration of the very nature of the journey, and how a journey may take years, or two weeks, or an hour, we explore seven stages of the spiritual journey, starting with taking life for granted, being caught up in habitual and conditioned mind and behavior, and ending with some degree of awakening and then re-entering the "ordinary" world, often bringing gifts from the journey. In between is the heart of the journey. [The talk ends at 1.06.23.]
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2019-02-19 Bringing the Dharma into Our Daily Lives 48:10
Brian Lesage
This talk offers reflections on how to fold retreat practice back into our daily lives.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Finding Freedom Through Insight Meditation

2019-02-19 The Wonder of Being Is in Plain Sight 37:43
Howard Cohn
Mission Dharma

2019-02-19 Final Day Morning Practice 34:57
JoAnna Hardy
Working with internal and external sensations and thoughts.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Finding Freedom Through Insight Meditation

2019-02-18 Faith (and Doubt) 44:37
Cara Lai
How to recognize doubt of many kinds, how to practice faith, and the freedom that is possible from this.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Finding Freedom Through Insight Meditation

2019-02-18 Dependent Co-Arising - Week 6 - Talk 38:53
Mark Nunberg
Common Ground Meditation Center Buddhist Studies Course - Dependent Co-Arising

2019-02-18 Dependent Co-Arising - Week 6 - Meditation 27:53
Mark Nunberg
Common Ground Meditation Center Buddhist Studies Course - Dependent Co-Arising

2019-02-18 Metta for Difficult Persons 59:55
Ariya B. Baumann
Metta for Difficult Persons
Chanmyay Myaing Meditation Centre 5th Annual Metta Retreat: 2nd Session

2019-02-18 Working with the Hindrances 60:47
Chas DiCapua
Twin Cities Vipassana Collective Twin Cities Vipassana Collective

2019-02-18 P.O.C Feb.08, 2019 26:24
Sebene Selassie
This sitting group provides instruction in insight meditation and fosters mutual support and understanding among the growing community of people of color who find nourishment and inspiration in the practice of meditation.
New York Insight Meditation Center NYI Regular Talks

2019-02-18 Monday Night Dharma Talk 51:38
Mark Coleman
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2019-02-18 Morning Instructions 48:38
Brian Lesage
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Finding Freedom Through Insight Meditation

2019-02-17 Stepping Out of Our Mental Prison - Talk 59:01
Myoshin Kelley
Common Ground Meditation Center Weekly Dharma Series

2019-02-17 Stepping Out of Our Mental Prison - Meditation 30:28
Myoshin Kelley
Stepping Out of Our Mental Prison - Meditation
Common Ground Meditation Center Weekly Dharma Series

2019-02-17 Relating Wisely with Pain 54:36
Mark Nunberg
Common Ground Meditation Center CGMC February 2019 Residential Retreat

2019-02-17 The Seven Factors of Awakening (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 57:41
Sally Armstrong
The seven factors of awakening develop and strengthen naturally as we practice, but knowing this map helps us incline towards them.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Monthlong

2019-02-17 Full Contact Compassion 51:53
Vinny Ferraro
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Finding Freedom Through Insight Meditation

2019-02-17 Day 4 Morning Instructions 50:53
JoAnna Hardy
Working with thoughts and emotions.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Finding Freedom Through Insight Meditation

2019-02-17 Day 15 Guided Meditation (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 47:47
Sally Armstrong
Last Day of Morning Instructions
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Monthlong

2019-02-17 The Neurology of Awakening - Part 1 of 4 62:30
Rick Hanson
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2019-02-17 The Neurology of Awakening - Part 2 of 4 1:34:17
Rick Hanson
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2019-02-17 The Neurology of Awakening - Part 3 of 4 1:10:06
Rick Hanson
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2019-02-17 The Neurology of Awakening - Part 4 of 4 1:13:37
Rick Hanson
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2019-02-16 The Power of Intention (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 61:45
James Baraz
The Buddha said that karma is all based on intention. In every moment we are sowing the seeds of suffering or happiness. In addition to this moment to moment aspect, intention also refers to a wider motivation—Clear Comprehension of Purpose—our aspiration and vision that fuels and inspires us to practice. Both of these dimensions of intention are explored.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Monthlong

2019-02-16 Middle Path Meets Wise Effort 46:25
JoAnna Hardy
The Buddha's awakening to the middle way and finding that balance in wise effort.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Finding Freedom Through Insight Meditation

2019-02-16 The Pure and Beautiful Mind – The Benefits of Concentration, Metta and Insight Meditation Practice 59:35
Marcia Rose
Exploring the wholesome and beautiful factors of mind that are associated with the development and fruits of concentration, metta practice and with the deepening and fruits of Vipassana practice with an emphasis on the Abhidhamma basket’s clear and refined disclosure of what happens in the mind through meditation practice.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge February 2019 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2019-02-16 The Importance of the Body in our Practice 50:01
Chas DiCapua
Twin Cities Vipassana Collective Twin Cities Vipassana Collective

2019-02-16 Day 14 Choiceless Awareness: Guided meditation (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 43:43
Tempel Smith
A guided practice for letting go of specific objects or sense doors to practice open or choiceless awareness. For some people this is a more natural way of practicing. The intent is to become mindful of one’s mental activity as it is drawn to different experiences arising at any of the six sense doors. From this practice you can gain insight into how the mind works and find freedom no matter what the experience.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Monthlong

2019-02-16 Morning Reflection: The Power of the Mind 8:27
Marcia Rose
Our heart/mind can make a heaven of hell or a hell of heaven…and so we cultivate and incline the mind towards the development and blossoming of a pure, wholesome and beautiful heart/mind. This reflection includes a reading of 'The Mind’ from the Dhammapada by the Buddha.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge February 2019 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2019-02-15 Embodiment 55:12
Mark Nunberg
Common Ground Meditation Center CGMC February 2019 Residential Retreat

2019-02-15 Dharma Talk - Compassion for Oneself and Others (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 61:52
Kamala Masters
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Monthlong

2019-02-15 Under The Influences Of The Hinderances 46:20
Vinny Ferraro
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Finding Freedom Through Insight Meditation

2019-02-15 Wie unser Sehen die Welt erschafft 59:40
Yuka Nakamura
Durch die Praxis von Vipassana erkennen wir die bedingte und fabrizierte Natur unserer Erfahrung. Wir erkennen, wie jegliche Erfahrung in Abhängigkeit vieler Bedingungen entsteht und gestaltet wird. Ein entscheidender Faktor dabei ist die Sichtweise, durch welche wir unsere Erfahrung betrachten. Im Wissen um diese Bedingtheit können bewusst mit verschiedenen Sichtweisen experimentieren, die zu mehr Freiheit und Glück führen. Im Vortrag werden die Sichtweisen der drei Charakteristika, die Sichtweise der liebenden Güte sowie symbolische, imaginale und mystische Sichtweisen als mögliche Sichtweisen besprochen.
Seminarhaus Engl

2019-02-15 Day 13 - Guided Metta (Loving Kindness) for All Beings (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 43:57
Tempel Smith
Inviting our heart to let go of all reservations and conditions to universal friendliness and kindness. This heart which can hold all beings in kindness becomes a refuge for our own well being and the well being of others.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Monthlong

2019-02-15 Morning Instructions on relaxation and beginning to connect with the breath 36:15
Brian Lesage
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Finding Freedom Through Insight Meditation

2019-02-15 Morning Reflection: Excerpt from ‘Conversations with Nadia Boulanger’ French composer, conductor & teacher 5:58
Marcia Rose
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge February 2019 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2019-02-14 Communication as Dharma practice 60:49
Oren Jay Sofer
We communicate with ourselves and others all day long. By adopting a few principles we can use this activity to allow ourselves to grow.
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley IMCB Regular Talks

2019-02-14 2nd Foundation of Mindfulness - Vedana (Feeling Tone) (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 61:30
Tempel Smith
Continuing from the Anapanasati sutta we turn to vedana, the 2nd foundation of mindfulness. With great courage. we can develop contentment no matter the pleasure, pain or neutrality of any give moment. In not understanding vedana we are forever imprisoned by our wrong views. When we can breath consciously in a greater range of pain, pleasure and neutrality we find the path to non-conditional contentment.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Monthlong

2019-02-14 Preliminary Meditation Instructions for Retreat 43:59
Brian Lesage
This talk offers guidance into some of the fundamentals of meditation practice.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Finding Freedom Through Insight Meditation

2019-02-14 Die vier Verzerrungen 64:37
Yuka Nakamura
Unsere Wahrnehmung schafft unsere erlebte Welt. Probleme entstehen, wenn wir uns dieser Tatsache erstens nicht bewusst sind und zweitens, wenn die Wahrnehmung in einer leidschaffenden Weise verzerrt ist. Der Vortrag bespricht die vier Verzerrungen, welche unsere gewöhnliche Wahrnehmung kennzeichnen und Leiden verursachen. Durch die Praxis des Satipatthana-Sutta können diese Verzerrungen korrigiert werden.
Seminarhaus Engl

2019-02-14 Metta - the Beauty of Selfless Caring 53:18
Ariya B. Baumann
Metta - the Beauty of Selfless Caring
Chanmyay Myaing Meditation Centre 5th Annual Metta Retreat: 2nd Session

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