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Dharma Talks
2007-07-28 How Do You Want To Live Your Life? 55:00
John Peacock
Gaia House Kindness, Compassion and Understanding

2007-07-27 Impermanence: The Gateway To Freedom 50:13
Joseph Goldstein
Deepening our understanding of impermanence with implications for our meditation practice and our lives.

2007-07-26 Wisdom And Compassion 51:19
Yanai Postelnik
An exploration of the power of seeing more deeply as the basis for wisdom and compassion to arise. This is through the understanding of non separation.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Family Retreat

2007-07-26 Understanding Insight: Dukkha And Anatta 61:30
Steve Armstrong
Insight or the dawning realization of the three common characteristics rests on the continuity of mindful awareness. They offer the understanding of how to live at ease with all conditions and to do well in life.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Vipassana Retreat

2007-07-25 The Mind and the Way: Relationships 54:46
Mark Nunberg
Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2007-07-25 Practice Dying 46:27
Catherine McGee
The cycles of birth and death in physical life and moment to moment practicing dying during our life as a way to freedom
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Family Retreat

2007-07-25 The Path Of The Bodhisattva - part 3 56:33
Donald Rothberg
After an overview of the Bodhisattva path, and of the perfections of vow – intention, patience, and meditations, we look at the perfections of wisdom and skillful action. We end with an experiential exercise designed to a different situation.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2007-07-24 Courageous Effort 52:01
Joseph Goldstein
This talk is part of the series on the Satipatthana Sutta on the enlightenment factor of energy – or viriya.

2007-07-24 Taking Practice Home 54:10
Marcia Rose
Mountain Hermitage Vivekananda

2007-07-23 Resting The Mind Before It Falls Into Extremes 58:55
Kamala Masters
Equanimity supports clarity of understanding through a spacious, balanced and calm mind. It leads the way for compassionate action that can be powerfully effective because it is free from aversion and attachment.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Vipassana Retreat

2007-07-23 Liberation 2:18:25
Sayadaw Vivekananda
Mountain Hermitage Vivekananda

2007-07-22 Understanding The Defilements 57:31
Steve Armstrong
Wisdom removes the defilements. Awareness is the foundation for growing wisdom. Defilements are visitors to the mind that cause suffering.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Vipassana Retreat

2007-07-22 The Seven Factors of Awakening 40:42
Bhante Bodhidhamma
A description of the Seven Factors and how they balance each other. The overarching importance of the Factor of Awareness is stressed.
Gaia House The Seven Factors of Enlightenment

2007-07-22 Satipatthana 4: The Four Noble Truths 1:27:30
Sayadaw Vivekananda
Mountain Hermitage Vivekananda

2007-07-21 Knowing, Awareness And Wisdom 55:12
Joseph Goldstein
Understanding these differences helps deepen our understanding and insights into the nature of this body and mind.

2007-07-21 The Practice as a Whole 36:55
Bhante Bodhidhamma
The Seven Factors of Awakening are put into the perspective of the practice of Vipassana as a whole.
Gaia House The Seven Factors of Enlightenment

2007-07-21 Being In The Stream Of Dhamma 35:36
Ajahn Sucitto
Cittaviveka Sankhara

2007-07-21 Knowledge of Arising and Passing 2:05:49
Sayadaw Vivekananda
Mountain Hermitage Vivekananda

2007-07-20 Nibhana 46:31
Christina Feldman
The 3rd Nobel Truth the Buddha describes as the heartwood of the path. This talk focuses on the insights and renunciations that liberate the heart.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Path of Liberation

2007-07-20 Equanimity 1:24:32
Sayadaw Vivekananda
Mountain Hermitage Vivekananda

2007-07-19 The Abundance Of Generosity 42:40
Fred Von Allmen
Opening to the connecting and liberating power of generosity
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Path of Liberation

2007-07-19 "Calling All Bodhisattvas" 58:39
James Baraz
We are not practicing for ourselves alone. Everyone benefits from the fruits of our practice. This talk explores how to actively and skillfully express our compassion, held with equanimity, in the world.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Metta Retreat

2007-07-19 The Imperfections of Insight Part 2 1:19:48
Sayadaw Vivekananda
Mountain Hermitage Vivekananda

2007-07-18 The Mind and the Way: Science of Goodness 55:43
Mark Nunberg
Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2007-07-18 Compassion in the Face of Suffering 1:13:52
Patricia Genoud-Feldman
Cambridge Insight Meditation Center

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