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2020-02-22 Refreshing through Posture 23:01
Ajahn Sucitto
Practice with opening the body as an energetic formation. Muscles can relax on an upright posture, the boundaries of the bodies can relax. Opening into the surrounding space ventilates stale energies, supporting clearer attitudes and a brighter heart.
Emoyeni Retreat Centre :  Clearing and Renewal

2020-02-21 Streaming vs Clinging (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 62:27
Tempel Smith
We are in an ever changing universe, yet conventionally don't understand this. Mindfulness brings us so much intimacy with things as they truly are that we wake up to this streaming nature. We have to let go of old habits of clinging to align with the stream we are in.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Monthlong

2020-02-21 Dharma Talk 55:23
Leela Sarti
Gaia House Embodied Freedom

2020-02-21 Samadhi and its Role in Cultivating the Eight-Fold Path - Meditation 29:26
Chas DiCapua
Common Ground Meditation Center Monthly Guest Dharma Talk

2020-02-21 Samadhi and its Role in Cultivating the Eight-Fold Path - Talk 1:12:17
Chas DiCapua
Common Ground Meditation Center Monthly Guest Dharma Talk

2020-02-21 Metta Chants II 35:43
Ariya B. Baumann
All the metta chants recited by all the meditators
Chanmyay Myaing Meditation Centre 6th Annual Metta Retreat - Part 2

2020-02-21 Guided Meditation 32:13
Leela Sarti
Gaia House Embodied Freedom

2020-02-21 Day 20 Afternoon Instructions: Mudita (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 50:01
James Baraz
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Monthlong

2020-02-21 Clearing Is Renewal 39:33
Ajahn Sucitto
We come on retreat to clear the negative, the compulsive, the cluttered. Acknowledging the causal potential to adopt behaviours and attitudes and transmit them to others, there is a need to clear and reset. The warm, safe, cooperative retreat environment allows for new growth after the clearing.
Emoyeni Retreat Centre :  Clearing and Renewal

2020-02-21 Meditation Instructions (Day 1) time: 09:30 42:55
Leela Sarti
Gaia House Embodied Freedom

2020-02-21 Anxiety: It's Not All in Your Mind 48:02
Jill Satterfield
Part 1: talk and standing practice
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2020-02-20 Letting Go (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 48:01
Beth Sternlieb
Fear of letting go and trust in the dharma
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Monthlong

2020-02-20 Practising with Death and Dying 2:35:07
Rob Burbea
CRUCIAL NOTE: It is highly unlikely that this talk will be properly or adequately understood without a prior very good working familiarity and competence – both in actual practice and conceptually – with Soulmaking Dharma teachings and practices, as well as with Insight Meditation. Without this background it may be that the talk will in fact be misunderstood, and it is unlikely that the talk will be helpful. Please note too that much of the material in this series of talks (In Psyche’s Orchard) is based on or continues explorations of material laid out in a particular previous series (Four Circles, Four Parables of Stone and Light). In Psyche’s Orchard was recorded by Rob at his home.
Gaia House In Psyche's Orchard

2020-02-20 Anchored and Independent with Metta – Metta as Virtue 55:25
Ariya B. Baumann
With metta, one becomes anchored in oneself and independent; a kind, friendly, and benevolent attitude results in virtuous behavior
Chanmyay Myaing Meditation Centre 6th Annual Metta Retreat - Part 2

2020-02-19 Meditation: Letting Life Live Through You 22:06
Tara Brach
We begin with a body scan, open to sounds and to listening to and feeling the moment. From spacious awareness the practice is simply to recognize and allow the changing flow of life. The meditation ends with the poem, “Hokusai Says” by Roger Keyes.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC

2020-02-19 Working with Trauma: Tara Interviews Jim Gordon, MD 57:14
Tara Brach
Dr. Jim Gordon is author of the new book, The Transformation: Discovering Wholeness and Healing After Trauma. In this interview with Tara, he talks about his work with populations around the globe struggling with trauma, and some of the most powerful practices that can be done on our own in healing trauma. Jim's non-profit organization is the Center for Mind-Body Medicine in Washington, DC - CMBM.org.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC

2020-02-19 Three Ways of Practicing Morality - Meditation 33:41
Mark Nunberg
Common Ground Meditation Center Weekly Dharma Series

2020-02-19 Three Ways of Practicing Morality - Talk 52:35
Mark Nunberg
Common Ground Meditation Center Weekly Dharma Series

2020-02-19 Patience & Energy (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 55:07
Gullu Singh
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Monthlong

2020-02-19 The Image of Ethics (Part 6 - An Inconclusive Conclusion, or A Prolegomenon) 58:03
Rob Burbea
CRUCIAL NOTE: It is highly unlikely that this talk will be properly or adequately understood without a prior very good working familiarity and competence – both in actual practice and conceptually – with Soulmaking Dharma teachings and practices, as well as with Insight Meditation. Without this background it may be that the talk will in fact be misunderstood, and it is unlikely that the talk will be helpful. Please note too that much of the material in this series of talks (In Psyche’s Orchard) is based on or continues explorations of material laid out in a particular previous series (Four Circles, Four Parables of Stone and Light). In Psyche’s Orchard was recorded by Rob at his home.
Gaia House In Psyche's Orchard

2020-02-19 From the Ordinary Habitual Mind to the Buddha Mind 14: Working with Our Psychological Conditioning (Talk Begins at 57:07) 2:00:51
Donald Rothberg
In this session, we explore first in a more general way the complex relationship between transforming our psychological conditioning (including any residues of trauma) and meditative training, pointing to a kind of emerging contemporary map of how these practices come together (and how this map relates to more traditional maps). Near the end of the talk are inquiry questions to help us explore our own unresolved issues of a more psychological nature.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2020-02-18 Equanimity: Training The Heart, Responding With Love 52:24
Oren Jay Sofer
How does silent retreat practice apply to our daily life? This talk explores how the Brahma Viharas and equanimity specifically can serve as essential support for meeting the challenges of our times.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Strengthening the Heart: Lovingkindness Retreat

2020-02-18 Six Sense Spheres/Bahiya Sutta 45:56
John Martin
The Buddha taught that the six sense spheres of hearing, seeing, sensing, smelling, tasting and cognizing represent "the all". The Bahiya Sutta points directly to the sense spheres as not-self.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Monthlong

2020-02-18 The Image of Ethics (Part 5) 2:11:02
Rob Burbea
CRUCIAL NOTE: It is highly unlikely that this talk will be properly or adequately understood without a prior very good working familiarity and competence – both in actual practice and conceptually – with Soulmaking Dharma teachings and practices, as well as with Insight Meditation. Without this background it may be that the talk will in fact be misunderstood, and it is unlikely that the talk will be helpful. Please note too that much of the material in this series of talks (In Psyche’s Orchard) is based on or continues explorations of material laid out in a particular previous series (Four Circles, Four Parables of Stone and Light). In Psyche’s Orchard was recorded by Rob at his home.
Gaia House In Psyche's Orchard

2020-02-18 Motivation, Disillusionment, and Release 45:03
Winnie Nazarko
The motivation for practice changes as our initial ideas about what we "get" out of it, meet frustration. As delusion is exposed and let go of, real practice begins.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge February 2020

2020-02-18 Unwholesome Thoughts 38:31
Victoria Cary
Mission Dharma

2020-02-18 Metta leben - Mettapraxis im Alltag 47:02
Yuka Nakamura
Im Alltag bieten sich unzählige Gelegenheiten um Metta, die Qualität der Freundlichkeit und des Wohlwollens, zu üben und zu manifestieren. Dazu gehören Gesten der Grosszügigkeit, ethisches Handeln, Freundlichkeit in unseren Worten etc. Letzlich lässt uns Metta die Nicht-Getrenntheit von allen Wesen erkennen und entsprechend handeln.
Meditationszentrum Beatenberg

2020-02-18 Staying in Touch with What’s Meaningful 18:42
Ajahn Sucitto
We are encouraged to stay in touch with relationships to values, virtues, that which we hold sacred. Regular recollections of the following are recommended: relationship with the sacred, with one’s body, with other people, with the Earth.
Buddhist Retreat Centre, Ixopo, South Africa :  Ajahn Sucitto, Firm Centre Open Heart Retreat

2020-02-18 Not-Self 53:28
Chas DiCapua
Understanding Not Self through the lens of change and interconnectedness
Twin Cities Vipassana Collective Winter 2020

2020-02-18 Day 17 Afternoon Instructions: Compassion (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 46:25
Kamala Masters
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Monthlong

2020-02-18 Chanting: Buddha’s Words on Lovingkindness 3:16
Ajahn Sucitto
Buddhist Retreat Centre, Ixopo, South Africa :  Ajahn Sucitto, Firm Centre Open Heart Retreat

2020-02-18 Meaning and Use of Refuges and Precepts 19:49
Ajahn Sucitto
The end of retreat brings the occasion to recollect our good actions and results. This is both in terms of what we do and what we refrain from. We also take the opportunity to align to refuges and precepts as a reminder to stay awake.
Buddhist Retreat Centre, Ixopo, South Africa :  Ajahn Sucitto, Firm Centre Open Heart Retreat

2020-02-18 Instructions and guided meditation cultivating equanimity 39:17
Jill Shepherd
Using the "reciting phrases" method of practice to develop equanimity for a difficult or so-called "sticky" person, someone who we would like to be different in some way, or someone we wish our relationship with them was different in some way
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Strengthening the Heart: Lovingkindness Retreat

2020-02-18 Endnotes on Meditation 34:32
Ajahn Sucitto
Cultivation of heart and mind extends beyond sitting on the cushion. This core practice of being in your body is a touchstone for sanity and for happiness. Through this we can discharge qualities that can’t be dealt with in daily life. It can be practiced in any posture. Know where the stress is arising, and meet it with a spacious body and accepting heart.
Buddhist Retreat Centre, Ixopo, South Africa :  Ajahn Sucitto, Firm Centre Open Heart Retreat

2020-02-17 Buddhist Studies - Anatta: The Impersonal Nature of Experience - Week 6 66:12
Mark Nunberg
Common Ground Meditation Center Buddhist Studies Course - Anatta: The Impersonal Nature of Experience

2020-02-17 Anatta: Understanding No Permanent, Abiding Self (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 63:23
Susie Harrington
The Buddha's teaching leading to the freedom from the clinging to I, Me and Mine.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Monthlong

2020-02-17 The Image of Ethics (Part 4) 1:51:51
Rob Burbea
CRUCIAL NOTE: It is highly unlikely that this talk will be properly or adequately understood without a prior very good working familiarity and competence – both in actual practice and conceptually – with Soulmaking Dharma teachings and practices, as well as with Insight Meditation. Without this background it may be that the talk will in fact be misunderstood, and it is unlikely that the talk will be helpful. Please note too that much of the material in this series of talks (In Psyche’s Orchard) is based on or continues explorations of material laid out in a particular previous series (Four Circles, Four Parables of Stone and Light). In Psyche’s Orchard was recorded by Rob at his home.
Gaia House In Psyche's Orchard

2020-02-17 Metta & Forgiveness 56:24
Ariya B. Baumann
Genuine metta includes forgiveness; however, a strong grudge or a deep resentment can be overcome with a forgiveness practice
Chanmyay Myaing Meditation Centre 6th Annual Metta Retreat - Part 2

2020-02-17 Q&A 2 46:06
Ajahn Sucitto
Environmental crisis; addictive patterning; kamma; firm center; fear and pragmatic security.
Buddhist Retreat Centre, Ixopo, South Africa :  Ajahn Sucitto, Firm Centre Open Heart Retreat

2020-02-17 Instructions and guided meditation cultivating mudita 44:18
Jill Shepherd
Using the "reciting phrases" method of practice to develop mudita for a good friend whose life is currently going well
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Strengthening the Heart: Lovingkindness Retreat

2020-02-17 Day 16 Afternoon Instructions: Metta Instructions for All Beings (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 46:14
John Martin
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Monthlong

2020-02-17 Gratitude and Empathy 57:50
Pawan Bareja
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2020-02-17 How I Became a Monk 40:04
Ajahn Sucitto
In response to yogi questions, Ajahn Sucitto recounts how he became a monk.
Buddhist Retreat Centre, Ixopo, South Africa :  Ajahn Sucitto, Firm Centre Open Heart Retreat

2020-02-17 Embodied Gratitude 24:36
Pawan Bareja
Guided meditation
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2020-02-17 Compassion Teaching and Guided Meditation 60:51
Oren Jay Sofer
Overview and introduction to compassion, with a guided meditation.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Strengthening the Heart: Lovingkindness Retreat

2020-02-17 Day 16 Morning Instructions (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 46:31
Kamala Masters
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Monthlong

2020-02-17 Addressing the Causal (Energy) Field 65:52
Ajahn Sucitto
Commands and pressure compress energy. The result is the cannonball drive through life – unreceptive, driven and numb. Learn to cultivate energy properly. Go to the body – extend, widen, soften. View the causal field as it is, not as self.
Buddhist Retreat Centre, Ixopo, South Africa :  Ajahn Sucitto, Firm Centre Open Heart Retreat

2020-02-17 Guided Meditation: Sweeping Energy & Space around the Body 35:47
Ajahn Sucitto
It takes time for the bodily energy to unfold upon waking. Don’t go into your mind. Give attention to extending and spreading the body’s energy field. Pay particular attention to the sense of space.
Buddhist Retreat Centre, Ixopo, South Africa :  Ajahn Sucitto, Firm Centre Open Heart Retreat

2020-02-16 Dukkha as a Path to Awakening (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 59:53
James Baraz
Dukkha is an inevitable part of life, the 1st Noble Truth. How we meet it and work with it is a key issue of practice. If understood, it can be a doorway to liberation.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Monthlong

2020-02-16 The Image of Ethics (Part 3) 2:22:29
Rob Burbea
CRUCIAL NOTE: It is highly unlikely that this talk will be properly or adequately understood without a prior very good working familiarity and competence – both in actual practice and conceptually – with Soulmaking Dharma teachings and practices, as well as with Insight Meditation. Without this background it may be that the talk will in fact be misunderstood, and it is unlikely that the talk will be helpful. Please note too that much of the material in this series of talks (In Psyche’s Orchard) is based on or continues explorations of material laid out in a particular previous series (Four Circles, Four Parables of Stone and Light). In Psyche’s Orchard was recorded by Rob at his home.
Gaia House In Psyche's Orchard

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