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Dharma Talks
2020-11-02 The Four Noble Truths: Understanding suffering, its cause, its release, and the way toward its release - Week 8 - Meditation 29:39
Mark Nunberg
Common Ground Meditation Center Buddhist Studies Course - The Four Noble Truths: Understanding suffering, its cause, its release, and the way toward its release

2020-11-02 The Four Noble Truths: Understanding suffering, its cause, its release, and the way toward its release - Week 8 - Talk 34:28
Mark Nunberg
The Four Noble Truths: Understanding suffering, its cause, its release, and the way toward its release - Week 8 - Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center Buddhist Studies Course - The Four Noble Truths: Understanding suffering, its cause, its release, and the way toward its release

2020-11-02 09 talk: mindfulness of mind 22:59
Jill Shepherd
An introduction to bringing mindfulness to different types of mental activity, including thoughts, emotions, moods, and mind-states
Auckland Insight Meditation Introduction to Insight Meditation

2020-11-02 IMS Daily Dharma, Nov 2 2020 20:45
Caroline Jones
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center IMS Daily Dharma 2020

2020-11-01 The Eightfold Noble Path: Right Intention 1:30:01
Eugene Cash
San Francisco Insight Meditation Community

2020-11-01 The Dharma Life -- session 3 -- Ethics and Relationship 1:25:44
Kim Allen
Relationship and Ethics
Insight Santa Cruz

2020-11-01 Fall Community Gathering-November 1, 2020 57:18
Bob Stahl
Come to the All-Sangha Fall Gathering to see friends and hear an update about the state of Insight Santa Cruz. Bob will also offer some reflections on maintaining equanimity and an open heart during the upcoming national election. All are welcome. Please join us.
Insight Santa Cruz

2020-11-01 Reflecting on Boundlessness - Meditation 26:07
Mark Nunberg
Common Ground Meditation Center Weekly Dharma Series

2020-11-01 Reflecting on Boundlessness - Talk 38:38
Mark Nunberg
Common Ground Meditation Center Weekly Dharma Series

2020-10-31 Living Our Values 1:38:44
Ayya Santussika
Meditation, Dhamma talk and Q&A
Insight Meditation Center

2020-10-31 Dhamma Stream – Uposatha, training in wise ways 37:04
Ajahn Sucitto
Uposatha is the occasion to bring up and integrate wholesome qualities so they become felt realities in the mind and heart. Refer to the Mangala Sutta (Sutta Nipata 2:4) for topics of cultivation that give rise to skillful states and conditions.
Cittaviveka At Home with the Homeless: Ajahn Sucitto Locked Down

2020-10-31 Dhamma Stream GM – Recollection of Uposatha 15:06
Ajahn Sucitto
Uposatha days are times in the Buddhist calendar established for people to step back from daily chores and reflect upon the broader meaning of life, whether they’re living in harmony with the cosmos. Recollect our uniquely human potential to bring forth virtue, lovingkindness and wisdom into this world.
Cittaviveka At Home with the Homeless: Ajahn Sucitto Locked Down

2020-10-31 Hebrew Day 2 Instructions 48:10
Zohar Lavie
Lessening the contraction that co-arises with a dukkha manifesting push-pull.
SanghaSeva Befriending Ourselves, Befriending the World

2020-10-31 The Real World 48:01
Ajahn Sucitto
What we call the real world is actually concocted, arising from unskillful response to contact. The energy can be frantic, cruel, excluding. But it’s possible to give rise to a different reality, by knowing what to give attention to. Paying attention to skillful dhammas can uplift and sustain the heart so it can come out of its struggles and sorrows.
Cittaviveka

2020-10-30 מטא לעצמנו, מטא לעולם 46:02
Zohar Lavie
SanghaSeva Befriending Ourselves, Befriending the World

2020-10-30 Mettā to the Whole World 40:59
Nathan Glyde
Guided mettā meditation where we are really feeling the feeling behind the phrases. Offering unconditional kindness: to someone from an easy relationship; to more neutral relationships; even towards slightly more difficult ones; or to ourselves; and then out to all of life and the whole world.
SanghaSeva Befriending Ourselves, Befriending the World

2020-10-30 IMS Daily Dharma, Oct 30 2020 21:04
Chas DiCapua
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center IMS Daily Dharma 2020

2020-10-30 Day 1 Meditation Instructions - Befriending the Moment 56:43
Nathan Glyde
Radical shifts are possible for us: Understanding that mindfulness already has kindness in it we can bring this metta quality to all things. We can also support this atmosphere by relaxing body, heart and mind. We can do this by resting back into back of the body, and bringing forward a more open, sensitive, naturally-caring, non-demanding attention to what is appearing.
SanghaSeva Befriending Ourselves, Befriending the World

2020-10-30 מדיטציה מונחית - התרווחות אל הגוף והנשימה 30:20
Zohar Lavie
SanghaSeva Befriending Ourselves, Befriending the World

2020-10-30 Befriending the World 29:10
Nathan Glyde
SanghaSeva Befriending Ourselves, Befriending the World

2020-10-29 A Time For Equanimity 60:45
James Baraz
We are in a unique moment in time for the United States and the world. How can we stay centered and even cultivate equanimity? Is it possible to hold a positive vision without getting caught in extra anxiety about the outcome? Can we allow for things to unfold as they will while having a clear focus of what we want to help create? Equanimity includes surrendering attachment while being inspired by gratitude, awe and possibility.
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley

2020-10-29 IMS Daily Dharma, Oct 29 2020 21:39
Chas DiCapua
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center IMS Daily Dharma 2020

2020-10-28 Deepening Presence - Meditation 33:16
Shelly Graf
Common Ground Meditation Center Weekly Dharma Series

2020-10-28 Deepening Presence - Talk 42:51
Shelly Graf
Common Ground Meditation Center Weekly Dharma Series

2020-10-28 32 Parts of the Body—Flesh, Sinews, Bones, Bone Marrow, Kidneys 52:29
Bob Stahl
We are happy to announce a special opportunity to practice the 32 Parts of the Body meditation, which is rarely taught in the West. This practice deepens insight into impermanence and non-self by penetrating into the true nature and wonders of the body. We will also explore how the body interrelates with the four primary elements of earth (solidity), air (motion), fire (temperature), and water (liquidity). This methodical practice of the 32 Parts of the Body Meditation can build immense levels of concentration, potentialities for healing, and experience the taste of deep freedom and peace. This is the 15th year of offering this class at Insight Santa Cruz and it has been truly wonderful. People have frequently reported developing a whole new relationship to their bodies with greater wisdom and compassion. We will also be hopefully doing a tour of the Cabrillo Anatomy lab to get a deeper experience of the body.
Insight Santa Cruz

2020-10-28 no excuses: 15 minute mindfulness meditation 14:58
Jill Shepherd
Just 15 minutes to steady awareness with the body and breathing, as a support for steadying the mind and practising non-reactivity to thinking
Auckland Insight Meditation Introduction to Insight Meditation

2020-10-28 no excuses: 10 minute mindfulness meditation 10:07
Jill Shepherd
Just ten minutes to strengthen mindfulness of the body sitting, as a support for mindfulness of breathing
Auckland Insight Meditation Introduction to Insight Meditation

2020-10-28 no excuses: 5 minute mindfulness meditation 5:10
Jill Shepherd
Just five minutes to prractice mindfulness of the body, breathing
Auckland Insight Meditation Introduction to Insight Meditation

2020-10-28 IMS Daily Dharma, Oct 28 2020 19:47
Caroline Jones
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center IMS Daily Dharma 2020

2020-10-27 IMS Daily Dharma, Oct 27 2020 23:22
Chas DiCapua
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center IMS Daily Dharma 2020

2020-10-26 08 instructions and guided walking meditation 10:55
Jill Shepherd
Short instructions and guided walking meditation, for the whole group walking in a circle together
Auckland Insight Meditation Introduction to Insight Meditation

2020-10-26 The Four Noble Truths: Understanding suffering, its cause, its release, and the way toward its release - Week 7 - Meditation 30:44
Mark Nunberg
Common Ground Meditation Center Buddhist Studies Course - The Four Noble Truths: Understanding suffering, its cause, its release, and the way toward its release

2020-10-26 The Four Noble Truths: Understanding suffering, its cause, its release, and the way toward its release - Week 7 - Talk 56:29
Mark Nunberg
Common Ground Meditation Center Buddhist Studies Course - The Four Noble Truths: Understanding suffering, its cause, its release, and the way toward its release

2020-10-26 07 meditation: mindfulness of hearing 15:47
Jill Shepherd
Practising mindfulness of sounds, settling back and receiving the experience of hearing (includes occasional bell sounds)
Auckland Insight Meditation Introduction to Insight Meditation

2020-10-26 06 talk: mindfulness recap and introduction to mindfulness of hearing 11:25
Jill Shepherd
A recap of mindfulness of the body, plus an introduction to practising different modes of mindfulness; exploring mindfulness of hearing as a way to cultivate relaxed receptivity
Auckland Insight Meditation Introduction to Insight Meditation

2020-10-26 IMS Daily Dharma, Oct 26 2020 22:00
Caroline Jones
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center IMS Daily Dharma 2020

2020-10-25 Nibbida = 'Not Finding' 30:56
Ayya Santacitta
Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery

2020-10-25 Facing Uncertainty 1:28:37
Pamela Weiss
San Francisco Insight Meditation Community

2020-10-25 Coming out of detail 30:39
Ajahn Sucitto
Making the shift from the activities of daily life into something much quieter, we learn to recognize and encourage the qualities of citta – knowingness, sensitivity, resonance. Smooth out the wrinkles of details that catch our attention and sustain a wide, open focus that includes the range of circumstances and emotions that arise. This is a blessing and a refuge, our true home.
Teach na Tuisceana :  Teach na Tuisceana Weekend Retreat (*pronounced Tjuck na Tooshana)

2020-10-25 Harmonizing with Reality - Meditation 34:14
Mark Nunberg
Common Ground Meditation Center Weekly Dharma Series

2020-10-25 Harmonizing with Reality - Talk 41:14
Mark Nunberg
Common Ground Meditation Center Weekly Dharma Series

2020-10-25 10 meditation: making space for equanimity to arise 15:15
Jill Shepherd
A short meditation orienting to the elements of earth and space, as support for equanimity
Auckland Insight Meditation Cultivating resilience in challenging times: Learning from the "heavenly messengers"

2020-10-25 Guided Meditation - Widening the Heart 26:14
Ajahn Sucitto
Instructions for sustaining a wide, soft awareness that includes it all. Aware of the background, aware of the details, the stillness, the movement – let things be as they are. Let citta learn from its own fluidity.
Teach na Tuisceana :  Teach na Tuisceana Weekend Retreat (*pronounced Tjuck na Tooshana)

2020-10-24 Walking Meditation – The Pleasant Fluidity of Walking 9:07
Ajahn Sucitto
Approach walking meditation like swimming, feeling the body moving through space. There’s a swing, a pleasant fluidity. Hold any concerns that arise in your embodiment, giving the heart a foundation to listen from. It will eventually speak for itself.
Teach na Tuisceana :  Teach na Tuisceana Weekend Retreat (*pronounced Tjuck na Tooshana)

2020-10-24 Guided Meditation – Open Body, Open Heart 29:57
Ajahn Sucitto
Guidance for moving from the anatomical body to sensing into the energy body. Switch off what isn’t needed, step attention back and listen. As one opens the body, one opens the heart. This is the basis for wisdom.
Teach na Tuisceana :  Teach na Tuisceana Weekend Retreat (*pronounced Tjuck na Tooshana)

2020-10-24 Ankommen 19:28
Ayya Santacitta
Geführte Meditation | Aloka-Dharma-Zoom
Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery

2020-10-24 The Doing and Non-Doing of Meditation 20:08
Ajahn Sucitto
Meditation has two aspects: the limiting of mental activity and the staying on track with the heart. Resolution and mindfulness of body act as supports. Use embodied energy to restrain ‘doingness’, and to clear and fortify the heart so that wisdom can arise.
Teach na Tuisceana :  Teach na Tuisceana Weekend Retreat (*pronounced Tjuck na Tooshana)

2020-10-23 IMS Daily Dharma, Oct 23 2020 21:40
Caroline Jones
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center IMS Daily Dharma 2020

2020-10-22 talk: vedana or feeling-tone 29:03
Jill Shepherd
Feeling-tone as the building block of reactivity, and how learning to relate skilfully to feeling-tones reduces suffering
Auckland Insight Meditation Deepening Insight - a series of talks for Auckland Insight

2020-10-22 meditation: exploring feeling-tone 26:42
Jill Shepherd
Attuning to feeling-tones in relation to physical sensations in the body, and softening any reactivity to them
Auckland Insight Meditation Deepening Insight - a series of talks for Auckland Insight

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