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Dharma Talks
2018-09-14 The Mysterious Creative Process of Living and Dying (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 50:54
Anna Douglas
Life and Death as a process of change and transformation.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Spirit of Creativity

2018-09-13 What is Mindfulness? 57:11
Sally Armstrong
Mindfulness is becoming very popular in many areas of modern life: as a stress reduction, in schools, prisons, hospitals, in the workplace and so on. But what is mindfulness, and what was the Buddha talking about when he encouraged us to practice it? Right mindfulness, or Samma Sati, develops wisdom and understanding, decreasing unwholesome states of mind, increasing wholesome
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 1

2018-09-13 "Changing Hearts and Minds" 50:43
James Baraz
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley IMCB Regular Talks

2018-09-13 Non Self and Relation to Others 64:10
John Peacock
Gaia House Mindfulness, Insight, Liberation - MBCT/MBSR Foundations

2018-09-13 The Art of Freedom (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 55:26
Nina Wise
Self expression as spiritual practice.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Spirit of Creativity

2018-09-13 Meditation Instructions - Made Up 41:58
Nathan Glyde
Meditation Instructions to open us to the empty and fabricated nature of all phenomena. Everything is made up of other things. Everything is dividable into parts, components. All is put together: Sankhara. But, importantly, it is put together from put together things, there is no end to the parts exploration. There is no 'one' at the bottom of the pile. Everything is made up. Everything is empty of existing inherently individually seperately.
Freely Given Retreats A Wide and Wonderful Path

2018-09-13 Instructions - 4th Satipatthana - 7 Factors of Awakening 39:46
Chris Cullen
This recording also includes Christina Feldman
Gaia House Mindfulness, Insight, Liberation - MBCT/MBSR Foundations

2018-09-13 Mindfulness Of Sound, Body, and Breathing 48:58
Bhante Buddharakkhita
Mindfulness of sound reminds us of the natural quality of mindfulness and mindfulness of the body and breathing helps us to be more centered and grounded
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 1

2018-09-12 The Jhanas: An Introduction 53:40
Leigh Brasington
Cambridge Insight Meditation Center

2018-09-12 Self and Not Self 52:05
Chris Cullen
Gaia House Mindfulness, Insight, Liberation - MBCT/MBSR Foundations

2018-09-12 Dhyana Paramita 51:58
Pamela Weiss
San Francisco Insight Meditation Community

2018-09-12 A Wide and Wonderful Path 43:24
Zohar Lavie
Freely Given Retreats A Wide and Wonderful Path

2018-09-12 Mindful Movement 42:50
Chris Cullen
Gaia House Mindfulness, Insight, Liberation - MBCT/MBSR Foundations

2018-09-12 Instructions – 3rd Satipatthana - Citta - Moods 17:50
Christina Feldman
This recording also includes John Peacock
Gaia House Mindfulness, Insight, Liberation - MBCT/MBSR Foundations

2018-09-12 Morning Instructions: Relax, Receive, Allow. 50:05
Andrea Fella
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 1

2018-09-11 Relationship To Practice 30:18
Howard Cohn
Mission Dharma

2018-09-11 Happiness Of Practice 66:38
Winnie Nazarko
Buddhism talks a lot about suffering, so the question arises: "Where is there happiness on the path?" This topic is explored from various perspectives
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge September 2018 at IMS- Forest Refuge

2018-09-11 Righting the Ship 65:45
Nathan Glyde
Using the balancing of a great ship as an alive image for the 8 fold path of wise and compassionate equanimity. Then opening to the 12 links of dependent origination as the process of the 5 aggregates manifesting a sense of self.
Freely Given Retreats A Wide and Wonderful Path

2018-09-11 Being Peaceful with Conditions 58:12
Mark Nunberg
Cloud Mountain Retreat Center The Sure Heart's Release

2018-09-11 Mindful Movement 43:16
Chris Cullen
Gaia House Mindfulness, Insight, Liberation - MBCT/MBSR Foundations

2018-09-11 Instructions - 3rd Satipatthana - Citta - Moods 46:39
John Peacock
Gaia House Mindfulness, Insight, Liberation - MBCT/MBSR Foundations

2018-09-10 Vedana and Personality 57:55
John Peacock
Gaia House Mindfulness, Insight, Liberation - MBCT/MBSR Foundations

2018-09-10 Revealed Through Ways of Looking 54:41
Zohar Lavie
Freely Given Retreats A Wide and Wonderful Path

2018-09-10 Metta (Loving Kindness) in the World 55:14
John Martin
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2018-09-10 Instructions - 2nd Satipatthana - Vedana 35:33
Chris Cullen
This recording also includes John Peacock.
Gaia House Mindfulness, Insight, Liberation - MBCT/MBSR Foundations

2018-09-09 Grounding. Enjoying, Clearly Knowing & Mindful. Working w Hindrances, Ardour. 48:42
Chris Cullen
Gaia House Mindfulness, Insight, Liberation - MBCT/MBSR Foundations

2018-09-09 A Heap of Inconstant Loveliness 67:31
Nathan Glyde
Looking at the 5 Aggregates and Inconstancy.
Freely Given Retreats A Wide and Wonderful Path

2018-09-09 Discussing the Maps - Part 6 37:55
Thanissaro Bhikkhu
Bellingham Insight Meditation Society :  Maps to Awakening

2018-09-09 Discussing the Maps - Part 5 41:54
Thanissaro Bhikkhu
Bellingham Insight Meditation Society :  Maps to Awakening

2018-09-09 Afternoon Sit 50:41
Ajahn Jayanto
Barre Center for Buddhist Studies Dukkha, the Suffering that Leads to the End of Suffering

2018-09-09 Closing Talk 59:00
David Loy
Closing Talk
Mountain Hermitage An Eco-Dharma Workshop/Retreat with David Loy

2018-09-09 Discussing the Maps - Part 4 1:23:30
Thanissaro Bhikkhu
Bellingham Insight Meditation Society :  Maps to Awakening

2018-09-09 There Is No 'Highest' Dharma 61:29
Ven. Pannavati Bhikkhuni
Heartwood Refuge and Retreat Center

2018-09-09 Discussing the Maps - Part 3 57:10
Thanissaro Bhikkhu
Bellingham Insight Meditation Society :  Maps to Awakening

2018-09-09 Instructions – 1st Satipatthana: Mindfulness of Body, Walking Meditation 44:10
Christina Feldman
This recording also includes Chris Cullen
Gaia House Mindfulness, Insight, Liberation - MBCT/MBSR Foundations

2018-09-09 Sunday Morning Talk 1:23:43
David Loy
Sunday morning talk
Mountain Hermitage An Eco-Dharma Workshop/Retreat with David Loy

2018-09-08 The Winds of Pleasure and Of Pain 39:18
Pascal Auclair
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Freedom and Ease of Being: A Meditation Retreat for Our LGBTIQ Community

2018-09-08 Misperception 55:18
Zohar Lavie
Freely Given Retreats A Wide and Wonderful Path

2018-09-08 Discussing the Maps - Part 2 1:12:42
Thanissaro Bhikkhu
Bellingham Insight Meditation Society :  Maps to Awakening

2018-09-08 Discussing the Maps - Part 1 51:54
Thanissaro Bhikkhu
Bellingham Insight Meditation Society :  Maps to Awakening

2018-09-08 Saturday afternoon talk 61:34
David Loy
Mountain Hermitage An Eco-Dharma Workshop/Retreat with David Loy

2018-09-08 Maps to Awakening 14:56
Thanissaro Bhikkhu
This recording provides an introduction to the maps.
Bellingham Insight Meditation Society :  Maps to Awakening

2018-09-08 Introduction 22:42
Thanissaro Bhikkhu
Thanissaro gives some introductory points for the weekend.
Bellingham Insight Meditation Society :  Maps to Awakening

2018-09-08 Instructions – 1st Satipatthana: Establishing Mindfulness, Walking Meditation 49:55
John Peacock
Gaia House Mindfulness, Insight, Liberation - MBCT/MBSR Foundations

2018-09-08 Saturday Morning Talk 69:54
David Loy
Morning Talk
Mountain Hermitage An Eco-Dharma Workshop/Retreat with David Loy

2018-09-08 Appearances as Dis-appearances 61:04
Pascal Auclair
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Freedom and Ease of Being: A Meditation Retreat for Our LGBTIQ Community

2018-09-08 Opening Meditation 35:55
Thanissaro Bhikkhu
Bellingham Insight Meditation Society :  Maps to Awakening

2018-09-08 Maps to Awakening PDF document 0:00
Thanissaro Bhikkhu
(Recording not available) 
Thanissaro used the suttas in this Maps to Awakening PDF document as the basis for the retreat.
Bellingham Insight Meditation Society :  Maps to Awakening
Attached Files:
  • Maps to Awakening PDF document by Thanissaro Bhikkhu (PDF)

2018-09-07 The Three Characteristics and Collective and Individual Empowerment 38:15
Tara Mulay
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Freedom and Ease of Being: A Meditation Retreat for Our LGBTIQ Community

2018-09-07 Working with the hindrances. 44:17
Caroline Jones
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge September 2018 at IMS- Forest Refuge

2018-09-07 Opening Talk 1:21:10
David Loy
Mountain Hermitage An Eco-Dharma Workshop/Retreat with David Loy

2018-09-07 Hidden Insight 1:15:15
Nathan Glyde
The Buddha as Bodhisattva's 2 sorts of thinking, and 4 (great) efforts as a treatment for the easing of the 5 hindrances, for the promotion of peace and wellbeing.
Freely Given Retreats A Wide and Wonderful Path

2018-09-07 Erwachen befreit das Herz 55:46
Renate Seifarth
Es geht darum, wie Erwachen erfahren werden könnte, und warum Herzensqualitäten wie Mitgefühl die natürlichen Resultate eines erwachten Geistes sind.
Seminarhaus Engl

2018-09-07 Metta For One's Body 41:58
Anushka Fernandopulle
Guided meditation on cultivating goodwill or lovingkindness.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Freedom and Ease of Being: A Meditation Retreat for Our LGBTIQ Community

2018-09-07 Day 6 - Dhamma Talk by Bhante Y Rahula 1:13:31
Bhante Henepola Gunaratana
Bhavana Society of West Virginia Mindfulness-The Body And Mind Connection

2018-09-07 Working With Mindfulness Of Mind 58:22
Anushka Fernandopulle
Recognizing thoughts as an object of meditation. Guided meditation and Q&A
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Freedom and Ease of Being: A Meditation Retreat for Our LGBTIQ Community

2018-09-06 Freedom and Ease Of Being 43:29
Anushka Fernandopulle
Dharma talk on LGBTQ retreat: Six senses, six animals leashed together, Amsterdam pride as a metaphor for your mind, retraining the mind and heart for freedom.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Freedom and Ease of Being: A Meditation Retreat for Our LGBTIQ Community

2018-09-06 Bodily Fabrication 55:52
Zohar Lavie
Freely Given Retreats A Wide and Wonderful Path

2018-09-06 Day 5 - Questions & Answers Instruction by Bhante Y Rahula 62:06
Bhante Henepola Gunaratana
Bhavana Society of West Virginia Mindfulness-The Body And Mind Connection

2018-09-06 Reflections on Metta. 44:01
Pascal Auclair
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Freedom and Ease of Being: A Meditation Retreat for Our LGBTIQ Community

2018-09-06 Day 5 - Dhamma Talk by Bhante Y Rahula 56:10
Bhante Henepola Gunaratana
Bhavana Society of West Virginia Mindfulness-The Body And Mind Connection

2018-09-06 Awareness Of Body and Emotions 54:36
Pascal Auclair
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Freedom and Ease of Being: A Meditation Retreat for Our LGBTIQ Community

2018-09-06 Day 5 - Meditation Instructions by Bhante Y Rahula 2:10
Bhante Henepola Gunaratana
Bhavana Society of West Virginia Mindfulness-The Body And Mind Connection

2018-09-06 Coming to the Surface 37:46
Kim Allen
Insight Santa Cruz

2018-09-05 How Dharma practice unfolds 43:51
Pascal Auclair
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Freedom and Ease of Being: A Meditation Retreat for Our LGBTIQ Community

2018-09-05 Fundamentals of Mindfulness - Meditation 34:00
Mark Nunberg
Common Ground Meditation Center Weekly Dharma Series

2018-09-05 Fundamentals of Mindfulness - Talk 55:23
Mark Nunberg
Common Ground Meditation Center Weekly Dharma Series

2018-09-05 Don't Scratch the Itch 53:37
Nathan Glyde
Looking into how the 4 noble truths bring us to freedom by dropping the demand for life to otherwise. Moving from reaction to response we lossening around clinging and craving and find the space to be intimate.
Freely Given Retreats A Wide and Wonderful Path

2018-09-05 Day 4 - Questions & Answers instruction by Bhante Y Rahula 59:24
Bhante Henepola Gunaratana
Bhavana Society of West Virginia Mindfulness-The Body And Mind Connection

2018-09-05 Happiness is a Benevolent Mind 0:00
Sylvia Boorstein
(Recording not available) 
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2018-09-05 Day 4 - Dhamma Talk by Bhante Y Rahula 59:57
Bhante Henepola Gunaratana
Bhavana Society of West Virginia Mindfulness-The Body And Mind Connection

2018-09-05 Morning Meditation Instructions 60:56
Anushka Fernandopulle
Practice instructions for the first day of a LGBTQISGL retreat at IMS. Cell phone ceremony of renunciation, sitting, walking
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Freedom and Ease of Being: A Meditation Retreat for Our LGBTIQ Community

2018-09-05 Day 4 - Meditation Instructions by Bhante Y Rahula 1:10:50
Bhante Henepola Gunaratana
Bhavana Society of West Virginia Mindfulness-The Body And Mind Connection

2018-09-04 For The Next 100 Days 41:50
Howard Cohn
Mission Dharma

2018-09-04 Day 3 - Questions & Answers Instruction by Bhante Y Rahula 61:58
Bhante Henepola Gunaratana
Bhavana Society of West Virginia Mindfulness-The Body And Mind Connection

2018-09-04 Dharma for All Kinds of Minds 67:10
Ven. Pannavati Bhikkhuni
Heartwood Refuge and Retreat Center

2018-09-04 Day 3 - Dhamma Talk by Bhante Y Rahula 61:10
Bhante Henepola Gunaratana
Bhavana Society of West Virginia Mindfulness-The Body And Mind Connection

2018-09-04 Day 3 - Guided Meditation Instructions by Bhante Y Rahula 62:28
Bhante Henepola Gunaratana
Bhavana Society of West Virginia Mindfulness-The Body And Mind Connection

2018-09-04 What Holds You 13:46
Kim Allen
Insight Santa Cruz

2018-09-03 Day 2 - Questions & Answers Instruction by Bhante Y Rahula 57:53
Bhante Henepola Gunaratana
Bhavana Society of West Virginia Mindfulness-The Body And Mind Connection

2018-09-03 Totally Great America - Monday night dharma talk 43:05
Wes Nisker
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2018-09-03 Day 2 - Dhamma Talk by Bhante Y Rahula 48:56
Bhante Henepola Gunaratana
Bhavana Society of West Virginia Mindfulness-The Body And Mind Connection

2018-09-03 Day 2 - Guided Meditation Instruction by Bhante Y Rahula 25:33
Bhante Henepola Gunaratana
Bhavana Society of West Virginia Mindfulness-The Body And Mind Connection

2018-09-03 Day 2 - Guided Meditation Instruction by Bhante Y Rahula 25:33
Bhante Henepola Gunaratana
Bhavana Society of West Virginia Mindfulness-The Body And Mind Connection

2018-09-02 Transforming Suffering Into Happiness (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 60:22
James Baraz
Every moment of mindfulness we are weakening the forces of greed, hatred & delusion (roots of suffering) and strengthening the forces of non-greed (letting go & generosity), non-hatred (loving-kindness) and non-delusion (wisdom). This talk explains how that works.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Labor Day Insight Meditation Retreat

2018-09-02 Taking Care of the Mind 44:51
Jaya Rudgard
Mindfulness of mind and mind states.
Gaia House Mindfulness Beyond the Eight Week Course

2018-09-02 The Poignancy Of Ephemerality. 46:13
Pascal Auclair
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Discovering Freedom: Labor Day Meditation Weekend

2018-09-02 Day 1 - Questions & Answers Instruction by Bhante Y Rahula 66:57
Bhante Henepola Gunaratana
Bhavana Society of West Virginia Mindfulness-The Body And Mind Connection

2018-09-02 Recognizing Awareness 41:10
Anushka Fernandopulle
Guided practice in recognizing the knowing factor of experience, which is not me or mine, or in my control.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Discovering Freedom: Labor Day Meditation Weekend

2018-09-02 Day 1 - Dhamma Talk by Bhante Y Rahula 0:00
Bhante Henepola Gunaratana
(Recording not available) 
Bhavana Society of West Virginia Mindfulness-The Body And Mind Connection

2018-09-02 Day 1 - Dhamma Talk by Bhante Y Rahula 1:21:31
Bhante Henepola Gunaratana
Bhavana Society of West Virginia Mindfulness-The Body And Mind Connection

2018-09-02 Instructions On Emotions And Moods. 62:22
Pascal Auclair
Instructions, guided meditation, and Q&A.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Discovering Freedom: Labor Day Meditation Weekend

2018-09-02 Day1 - Guided Meditation Instruction by Bhante Y Rahula 69:15
Bhante Henepola Gunaratana
Bhavana Society of West Virginia Mindfulness-The Body And Mind Connection

2018-09-01 You Are Not A Problem To Be Solved (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 63:31
Howard Cohn
Experiencing ourselves beyond our personality story and learning how to relate to our self view with wisdom and love.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Labor Day Insight Meditation Retreat

2018-09-01 Mindfulness of Feeling Tones 42:32
Jenny Wilks
Finding peace within the fluctuating currents of pleasure and pain.
Gaia House Mindfulness Beyond the Eight Week Course

2018-09-01 Soundtrack Of The Mind 40:21
Anushka Fernandopulle
Starting to notice mindstates that influence how we see life, including the five hinderances.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Discovering Freedom: Labor Day Meditation Weekend

2018-09-01 A Wake-up call 29:43
Ayya Jitindriya
Santi Forest Monastery

2018-09-01 Understanding the Buddhas Liberating Path 63:00
Mark Nunberg
Common Ground Meditation Center Common Ground Residential Retreat at Metta Retreat Center

2018-09-01 Displeasure As A Doorway 48:57
Pascal Auclair
Displeasure as a field of investigation and as a doorway to compassion.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Discovering Freedom: Labor Day Meditation Weekend

2018-09-01 Meditation Instructions - Day 1 65:33
Anushka Fernandopulle
Guided meditation, posture, opening morning thoughts, walking instructions.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Discovering Freedom: Labor Day Meditation Weekend

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