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Dharma Talks
2007-07-15 The Mind and the Way Q&A Chap 14 58:29
Mark Nunberg
Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2007-07-15 Wisdom Of Boredom 48:04
Christina Feldman
Boredom is one of the mental states most difficult to understand yet a familiar companion in our lives. Boredom has much o teach us about the sources of wakefulness and is a doorway to understanding calm and equanimity.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Path of Liberation

2007-07-15 Metta As Purification 65:43
Heather Martin
As we settle more into our hearts, we find our beauty. How to hold them all in friendship.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Metta Retreat

2007-07-14 Freeing The Heart And Mind From Hindrances 50:42
Fred Von Allmen
How to skilfully work with the five hindrances
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Path of Liberation

2007-07-14 The Benefits Of Metta 53:55
Guy Armstrong
This talk explains how the practice of loving-kindness works to bring five benefits: a tender heart, the purification of heart and mind, concentration, connection to life, and happiness.

2007-07-14 Go Forth into the World 60:40
Stephen Batchelor
Having entered the stream of the eightfold path, one becomes 'independent of the views of others'. This autonomy is the ground for a new way of being with oneself and the world. It deepens insight and expands empathy, leading to compassion and social engagement.
Gaia House Awareness, Questioning, and the Path of Compassion

2007-07-14 The Development of Wisdom 1:45:22
Sayadaw Vivekananda
Mountain Hermitage Vivekananda

2007-07-13 Awakening, Love and Compassion 64:54
Martine Batchelor
Looking at the symbols of awakening representing selflessness, showing the importance of love in our spiritual lives, and exploring compassionate activities.
Gaia House Awareness, Questioning, and the Path of Compassion

2007-07-13 Satipatthana 3: Mindfulness of Mind States 2:00:53
Sayadaw Vivekananda
Mountain Hermitage Vivekananda

2007-07-12 Reflections On Power 55:31
James Baraz
This is a reflection stemming from the "Money, Sex, & Power" issue of the Inquiring Mind.
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley

2007-07-12 Mindfulness Of Mind 56:42
Myoshin Kelley
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge July 2007 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2007-07-12 Rembrandt's Eyes 64:12
Stephen Batchelor
Rather than four propositions to believe, the four enobling truths are to be seen as injunctions on which to act: Fully know suffering, Let go of craving, Experience cessation, and Creatre a path. Awakening is not, therefore, a 'state', but an ongoing process.
Gaia House Awareness, Questioning, and the Path of Compassion

2007-07-12 Satipatthana 2: Mindfulness of Feeling Tone 1:20:32
Sayadaw Vivekananda
Mountain Hermitage Vivekananda

2007-07-11 Wisdom And Compassion 56:22
Anna Douglas
How wisdom and compassion are developed in the practice of mindful awareness
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Insight Meditation Retreat

2007-07-11 The Path Of The Bodhisattva - part 1: Intention - Vow And Patience 59:12
Donald Rothberg
The path of the Bodhisattva is both a traditional and contemporary way of connecting inner practice and helping others. After an overview of the Theravada and Mahayara roots, we explore the practice of (1) intention - vows, and (2) patience.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2007-07-11 Breaking Free of Habits 61:54
Martine Batchelor
Looking at the three different levels of habits - intense, habitual and light - and exploring mental patterns.
Gaia House Awareness, Questioning, and the Path of Compassion

2007-07-11 Satipatthana 1: Mindfulness of the Body 1:26:00
Sayadaw Vivekananda
Mountain Hermitage Vivekananda

2007-07-10 Turning the Wheel 59:31
Stephen Batchelor
Although initially reluctant to teach, the Buddha goes to Benares and explains to five of his former companions what he has realized. This first sermon, Turning the Wheel of Dhamma (Dhammacakkapavatana Sutta), expands the principle of conditioned arising into the practice of 'four enobling truths'.
Gaia House Awareness, Questioning, and the Path of Compassion

2007-07-10 The Five Hindrances 1:34:29
Sayadaw Vivekananda
Mountain Hermitage Vivekananda

2007-07-09 Buddhist Psychology 63:44
Jack Kornfield
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2007-07-09 The Three Characteristics 50:36
Martine Batchelor
Gaia House Awareness, Questioning, and the Path of Compassion

2007-07-09 The Seven Factors Of Awakening, Part1 57:34
Patricia Genoud-Feldman
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge July 2007 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2007-07-09 Five Hindrances 52:25
Sharon Salzberg
Five Hindrances
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center People of Color Retreat

2007-07-09 Mindfulness and Clear Comprehension 1:36:52
Sayadaw Vivekananda
Mountain Hermitage Vivekananda

2007-07-08 The Mind and the Way: Themes For Daily Practice 54:47
Mark Nunberg
Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

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