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Dharma Talks
2015-06-17 Housebuilder, You Have Been Seen 67:55
Howard Cohn
The inspiration for the retreat title, "Loving the House that Ego Built." Waking up to the way that this house of ego is built moment by moment.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Loving the House That Ego Built

2015-06-17 Discussion of Practice 66:47
Matthew Daniell
Cambridge Insight Meditation Center

2015-06-17 Beloved Community 1:20:27
Tara Brach
Martin Luther King’s term, “Beloved Community,” points to our potential for living together with love, justice and respect. This talk explores the often hidden expressions of racism that fuel separation and violence, and pathways toward healing and freeing our collective hearts.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2015-06-17 To Feed or Not to Feed 59:04
Ayya Tathaloka
Ayya Tathaaloka speaks to the Oakland Against the Stream sangha.
Dhammadharini

2015-06-17 Sati and its images in the Suttas 44:45
Akincano Marc Weber
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge June 15 to July 31 2015 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2015-06-17 Awareness and Five Faculties 57:06
Steve Armstrong
Twin Cities Vipassana Collective TCVC Summer retreat

2015-06-17 How the Dalai Lama Did Not Say Something New 60:05
Sylvia Boorstein
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2015-06-17 Reflection - On relating to body 56:06
Akincano Marc Weber
Language & relational analogies and senses - two camps of meditators - meeting my own meditative "gold standard"
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge June 15 to July 31 2015 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2015-06-16 Metta chant in Pali 3:50
Winnie Nazarko
A version of the Metta Chant, by the retreatants at a June 2015 IMS retreat
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center The Art of Mindful Living: Insight Meditation Retreat for Experienced Students

2015-06-16 Instructions et méditation guidée 30:39
Pascal Auclair
True North Insight TNI Regular Talks

2015-06-16 Concentration (Samadhi) Practice 58:01
Donald Rothberg
A practically-based exploration of the nature of concentration and its place in practice, how to practice concentration (complementing the morning instructions), five challenges of concentration practice and how to work with them, and the relationship of concentration and insight practice.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center From the Breath to Spacious Awareness

2015-06-16 A taste Of Truth 49:35
Winnie Nazarko
Comments about our hopes before going on retreat, and how we tend to evaluate what happens. The usefulness of wise reflection and what it is - in reviewing the retreat.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center The Art of Mindful Living: Insight Meditation Retreat for Experienced Students

2015-06-16 The Four Elements - Your Body, Your Mind, This Earth 67:32
Catherine McGee
Gaia House Touching the Earth - Insight Meditation, Reflection and Ritual

2015-06-16 Ce que Martine m’a enseigné 55:40
Pascal Auclair
True North Insight TNI Regular Talks

2015-06-16 Envisioning Your Practice 39:16
Anushka Fernandopulle
Mission Dharma

2015-06-16 Bhāvanā & Satipaṭṭhāna: Sketch of the 4 Channels of experience 47:45
Akincano Marc Weber
Bhāvanā–"Calling into being“ - Satipaṭṭhāna as Orientation
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge June 15 to July 31 2015 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2015-06-16 Allowing Awareness of All of Life (Shame and Vulnerability) 31:26
Alexis Santos
Twin Cities Vipassana Collective TCVC Summer retreat

2015-06-16 Instructions - Vedana 21:35
Catherine McGee
Gaia House Touching the Earth - Insight Meditation, Reflection and Ritual

2015-06-16 Reflection: Aspiration - Attitude - Body 30:59
Akincano Marc Weber
kāyānupassanā - 3 Questions
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge June 15 to July 31 2015 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2015-06-15 Evening Talk from Touching the Earth Retreat 47:09
Suvaco
Gaia House Touching the Earth - Insight Meditation, Reflection and Ritual

2015-06-15 Bodhicitta: The Awakened Heart Mind 67:04
Pat Coffey
The power of Bodhicitta, we cultivated is a powerful antidote to greed, ill will and delusion
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center The Art of Mindful Living: Insight Meditation Retreat for Experienced Students

2015-06-15 Encouraging Counsel 56:54
Steve Armstrong
Twin Cities Vipassana Collective TCVC Summer retreat

2015-06-15 "Karma as empowerment: this moment's intentional action conditions the next" 54:50
Nikki Mirghafori
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2015-06-15 Guided metta meditation and chant 42:01
Winnie Nazarko
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center The Art of Mindful Living: Insight Meditation Retreat for Experienced Students

2015-06-15 Chanting, Guided Meditation, Preparation for Ritual, Offering Ourselves 32:27
Catherine McGee
Gaia House Touching the Earth - Insight Meditation, Reflection and Ritual

2015-06-15 Morning Reflections 34:56
Suvaco
Gaia House Touching the Earth - Insight Meditation, Reflection and Ritual

2015-06-15 Basic meditation instructions for the first day of retreat 54:06
Pat Coffey
Basic meditation instructions that includes special attention to relaxation and sacred "pause" of awakening.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center The Art of Mindful Living: Insight Meditation Retreat for Experienced Students

2015-06-14 The Art Of Mindful Living - Part 2 66:48
Matthew Daniell
From suffering to freedom Park two Skillful relationship of Shamatha (calm) and Vipassana (clear seeing) in all postures and it all times. Daily life practice as one
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center The Art of Mindful Living: Insight Meditation Retreat for Experienced Students

2015-06-14 First Evening Talk - The Hindrances 45:33
Catherine McGee
Gaia House Touching the Earth - Insight Meditation, Reflection and Ritual

2015-06-14 Gaining Understanding from the Torments 59:11
Steve Armstrong
Twin Cities Vipassana Collective TCVC Summer retreat

2015-06-14 What Do We Do When We Meditate 54:54
Mark Nunberg
Common Ground Meditation Center Weekly Dharma Series

2015-06-14 Guided Loving Kindness Meditation 41:31
Pat Coffey
Extending loving kindness to self
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center The Art of Mindful Living: Insight Meditation Retreat for Experienced Students

2015-06-14 Afternoon Guidance and Guided Meditation, Posture, The Mid-Line 59:42
Suvaco
Gaia House Touching the Earth - Insight Meditation, Reflection and Ritual

2015-06-14 Morning Guidance, Sitting Meditation 45:08
Catherine McGee
Gaia House Touching the Earth - Insight Meditation, Reflection and Ritual

2015-06-13 Do you know what it feels like to be free? 44:53
Ruth King
Bringing our loving offerings into the world as a creative expression of practice.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Aging, Dying and Awakening

2015-06-13 Day 5 The 7 Factors of Awakening 50:28
Tempel Smith
Spirit Rock Meditation Center The Four Foundations of Mindfulness: A Study, Discussion and Practice Retreat

2015-06-13 Being fully in 54:19
Winnie Nazarko
A discussion of the quality of faith is a necessary ingredient for spiritual opening. And a discussion of what faith (saddha) is not what we may think it is
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center The Art of Mindful Living: Insight Meditation Retreat for Experienced Students

2015-06-13 Skillful Views....Seeing through Dharma eyes 56:54
Steve Armstrong
Twin Cities Vipassana Collective TCVC Summer retreat

2015-06-13 L'arc de la pratique 59:03
Pascal Auclair
True North Insight La nature humaine

2015-06-13 Metta meditation (loving kindness) 44:08
Matthew Daniell
Wishing well: for self, an easy being, a diversity of beings (spontaneously chosen) and all beings
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center The Art of Mindful Living: Insight Meditation Retreat for Experienced Students

2015-06-13 Day 5 Instructions on 4th Foundation 30:30
Tempel Smith
Spirit Rock Meditation Center The Four Foundations of Mindfulness: A Study, Discussion and Practice Retreat

2015-06-13 Day 5 The 5 Aggregates & 6 Sense Spheres 53:15
Tempel Smith
Spirit Rock Meditation Center The Four Foundations of Mindfulness: A Study, Discussion and Practice Retreat

2015-06-13 Day 5 4th Foundation Introduction 1:11:13
Tempel Smith
Spirit Rock Meditation Center The Four Foundations of Mindfulness: A Study, Discussion and Practice Retreat

2015-06-13 Meditation Instructions - Day Three 57:23
Pat Coffey
Includes emphasis on emotions
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center The Art of Mindful Living: Insight Meditation Retreat for Experienced Students

2015-06-12 Challenging Energies Of Life and Practice 66:02
Pat Coffey
Cultivating a kindly accepting relationship with the challenging energies of life - is essential to happiness and freedom. In this talk we explore those energies and offer practical methods of working with them.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center The Art of Mindful Living: Insight Meditation Retreat for Experienced Students

2015-06-12 "Karma" and the "Present Moment" 54:55
Kate Munding
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley IMCB Regular Talks

2015-06-12 Intrinsically empty, Naturally Radiant - Relative and Ultimate Bodichitta Part II 57:21
Joseph Goldstein
Compassion as an act of emptiness
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge May 1 to June 14 2015 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2015-06-12 Day 4 Sutta Comments on 3rd Foundation 46:36
Tempel Smith
Spirit Rock Meditation Center The Four Foundations of Mindfulness: A Study, Discussion and Practice Retreat

2015-06-12 Agrippement, tonalité et engagement créatif 60:00
Martine Batchelor
True North Insight La nature humaine

2015-06-12 Day 4 3rd Foundation Morning Q&A 36:11
Tempel Smith
Spirit Rock Meditation Center The Four Foundations of Mindfulness: A Study, Discussion and Practice Retreat

2015-06-12 Day 4 Instructions on 3rd Foundation 30:24
Tempel Smith
Spirit Rock Meditation Center The Four Foundations of Mindfulness: A Study, Discussion and Practice Retreat

2015-06-12 Day 4 3rd Foundation Mind 37:35
Tempel Smith
Spirit Rock Meditation Center The Four Foundations of Mindfulness: A Study, Discussion and Practice Retreat

2015-06-12 Day 4 1st & 2nd Foundations Q&A 57:30
Tempel Smith
Spirit Rock Meditation Center The Four Foundations of Mindfulness: A Study, Discussion and Practice Retreat

2015-06-11 Wisdom of Aging 62:01
Eugene Cash
Exploring the paradox of aging and dharma practice. Through dharma practice we discover the possibility of maturing as a human at ages 50 and older. Meditation uncovers what we know and the unknown through our presence, awareness and curiosity. The Two Truths reveal both conventional and ultimate truths of reality as we continue to practice.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Aging, Dying and Awakening

2015-06-11 The Art Of Mindful Living - Part 1 66:41
Matthew Daniell
Part 1 of the journey of suffering to the end of suffering. Building the foundation of calming(shamatha) and beginning to see into life(vipassana), daily life and formal practice as one wise attitude.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center The Art of Mindful Living: Insight Meditation Retreat for Experienced Students

2015-06-11 Une pratique naturelle et révélatrice 43:12
Pascal Auclair
True North Insight La nature humaine

2015-06-11 Day 3 Collective Vedana Managment 55:29
Tempel Smith
Spirit Rock Meditation Center The Four Foundations of Mindfulness: A Study, Discussion and Practice Retreat

2015-06-11 Day 3 Morning Q&A 33:47
Tempel Smith
Spirit Rock Meditation Center The Four Foundations of Mindfulness: A Study, Discussion and Practice Retreat

2015-06-11 Day 3 Instructions on 2nd Foundation 33:11
Tempel Smith
Spirit Rock Meditation Center The Four Foundations of Mindfulness: A Study, Discussion and Practice Retreat

2015-06-11 Day 3 2nd Foundation Vedana 48:16
Tempel Smith
Spirit Rock Meditation Center The Four Foundations of Mindfulness: A Study, Discussion and Practice Retreat

2015-06-11 Basic Meditation Instructions 1:10:48
Pat Coffey
Includes special attention to relaxation and the "sacred" pause of awakening
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center The Art of Mindful Living: Insight Meditation Retreat for Experienced Students

2015-06-10 This Precious Human Life 44:57
Ruth King
Exploring this precious birth, views on death, and the promise of practice.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Aging, Dying and Awakening

2015-06-10 Mindfulness and the Body 50:01
Lila Kate Wheeler
Cambridge Insight Meditation Center

2015-06-10 Part 2: Beyond the Fear Body 1:15:44
Tara Brach
A central part of spiritual awakening is recognizing and befriending fear, and in the tender intensity of fear, discovering the awakened heart. In these two talks we explore the suffering of becoming identified with the fear body, and the skillful means that enable a full and liberating presence with fear.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2015-06-10 Day 2 Discussion on Corpse Reflection 50:21
Tempel Smith
Spirit Rock Meditation Center The Four Foundations of Mindfulness: A Study, Discussion and Practice Retreat

2015-06-10 Day 2 All Aspects of 1st Foundation Instructions 28:37
Tempel Smith
Spirit Rock Meditation Center The Four Foundations of Mindfulness: A Study, Discussion and Practice Retreat

2015-06-10 Les bases de la méditation 61:40
Martine Batchelor
True North Insight La nature humaine

2015-06-10 Othering and Belonging 3 65:16
Donald Rothberg
After an introductory outline of the nature of creating an "other" we look at three ways of practicing: 1. Studying the process of "othering" in oneself, in relation to both others and self; 2. Countering the process of othering and 3. Developing farther universal belonging, the "beloved community".
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2015-06-10 Day 2 Sutta on 1st Foundation 33:16
Tempel Smith
Spirit Rock Meditation Center The Four Foundations of Mindfulness: A Study, Discussion and Practice Retreat

2015-06-09 Heavenly Messengers 43:04
Anna Douglas
The Buddha-to-be had to leave his comfort zone in order to awaken, so must we. The Heavenly Messengers invite us on that journey.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Aging, Dying and Awakening

2015-06-09 You Are Nature 36:13
Howard Cohn
Mission Dharma

2015-06-09 Continua of Practice: Adaptation to Surrender 59:41
Rodney Smith
We start our spiritual journey wanting to change our lives in meaningful ways, but there is only one way that we know how to do that.
Seattle Insight Meditation Society Continua of Practice Series
Attached Files:

2015-06-09 Day 1 Mindfulness of Breathing Instructions Part 03 20:45
Tempel Smith
Spirit Rock Meditation Center The Four Foundations of Mindfulness: A Study, Discussion and Practice Retreat

2015-06-09 Day 1 Structure of the Four Noble Truths 51:39
Tempel Smith
Spirit Rock Meditation Center The Four Foundations of Mindfulness: A Study, Discussion and Practice Retreat

2015-06-09 Day 1 The Four Noble Truths and Mindfulness 37:14
Tempel Smith
Spirit Rock Meditation Center The Four Foundations of Mindfulness: A Study, Discussion and Practice Retreat

2015-06-09 Day 1 Mindfulness of Breathing Instructions Part 02 43:52
Tempel Smith
Spirit Rock Meditation Center The Four Foundations of Mindfulness: A Study, Discussion and Practice Retreat

2015-06-09 Day 1 Mindfulness of Breathing Instructions Part 01 28:58
Tempel Smith
Spirit Rock Meditation Center The Four Foundations of Mindfulness: A Study, Discussion and Practice Retreat

2015-06-08 Intrinsically empty, Naturally Radiant - Relative and Ultimate Bodichitta Part I 57:41
Joseph Goldstein
An exploration of emptiness and awareness - how we experience this in our practice and in our lives
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge May 1 to June 14 2015 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2015-06-08 Morning Reflection 15:41
Joseph Goldstein
Let Go Of The Past, Let Go Of The Future, Let Go Of The Present, And Cross Over To The Further Shore
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge May 1 to June 14 2015 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2015-06-06 Sila 52:38
Adrianne Ross
With Tempel. Taking the eightfold path into the world: not causing harm with speech or action but rather bringing peace, harmony and joy into the world.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Essential Teachings of the Path of Awakening

2015-06-06 Day Five: Metta for All Beings 51:57
Tempel Smith
Developing kindness for all the various people, animals, plants and for the earth itself.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Essential Teachings of the Path of Awakening

2015-06-06 Metta In All Direstions 46:06
Jesse Maceo Vega-Frey
Guided Metta Meditation for beings in all directions
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Liberation of Heart and Mind: Lovingkindness and Insight Weekend

2015-06-05 The Wise Heart Expresses Itself as Compassion 51:52
Sally Armstrong
The engine of the Eightfold Path are the two factors, wise view and wise intention. As we develop wisdom is naturally expresses itself in actions and a life that is grounded in compassion.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Essential Teachings of the Path of Awakening

2015-06-05 Closing Talk, Daily Life Instructions 40:46
Sayadaw U Tejaniya
Gaia House Dhamma Everywhere

2015-06-05 Day Four: Metta Instruction including the Difficult Person 40:25
Adrianne Ross
Receiving metta and thru radiating out to dear friend, neutral, then difficult categories.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Essential Teachings of the Path of Awakening

2015-06-05 Interview Groups E and F, Session 4 (with priority for group F to speak) 1:27:42
Sayadaw U Tejaniya
Gaia House Dhamma Everywhere

2015-06-05 Interview Groups C and D, Session 4 (with priority for group D to speak) 1:49:16
Sayadaw U Tejaniya
Gaia House Dhamma Everywhere

2015-06-05 Morning Guided Meditation, Intro to Talking Meditation 21:26
Sayadaw U Tejaniya
Gaia House Dhamma Everywhere

2015-06-05 Day Four Morning Instructions: Impermanence and Thought 34:36
Tempel Smith
For the first half of the guided meditation, there is investigation of impermanence of all experience, and the second half is the investigation of thought.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Essential Teachings of the Path of Awakening

2015-06-04 Insight Meditation: The 3 Characteristics 52:42
Tempel Smith
Beyond developing samadhi and mindfulness, we can turn our attention to developing liberating insight. While these are many insights that can come through meditation, the insight around anicca (change), dukkha (unsatisfactoriness) and anatta (non self) address our compulsion to crave and cling.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Essential Teachings of the Path of Awakening

2015-06-04 Castles Made of Sand 50:09
James Baraz
We get very attached to things as if they were extremely important (e.g. your basketball team winning a championship or a conflict with a friend). However, in the bigger scheme of things all of these seemingly crucial things can be held in the wider, wiser perspective of impermanence. A parable from Buddhist teachings helps illustrate this essence of true equanimity and wisdom.
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley IMCB Regular Talks

2015-06-04 Sitting, Some Guided Reflections, Sharing of Merit 25:57
Alexis Santos
Gaia House Dhamma Everywhere

2015-06-04 Day three: Guided loving-kindness practice 40:08
Sally Armstrong
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Essential Teachings of the Path of Awakening

2015-06-04 Interview Groups A and B, Session 4 (with priority for group B to speak) 1:46:07
Sayadaw U Tejaniya
Gaia House Dhamma Everywhere

2015-06-04 Interview Groups E and F, Session 3 (with priority for group E to speak) 1:40:43
Sayadaw U Tejaniya
Gaia House Dhamma Everywhere

2015-06-04 Morning Guided Meditation 25:40
Sayadaw U Tejaniya
Gaia House Dhamma Everywhere

2015-06-04 Day Three: Morning Instructions on working with hindrances and difficult mind states 42:24
Adrianne Ross
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Essential Teachings of the Path of Awakening

2015-06-03 Working with Difficult Mind States 54:13
Adrianne Ross
How to work with difficult energies so that we can be present, balanced and open through all experience and act from wisdom rather than reaction.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Essential Teachings of the Path of Awakening

2015-06-03 Generosity, Ethics and Practice In The World 58:57
Jesse Maceo Vega-Frey
An offering to the yogis at the end of a two week retreat - to help guide their spiritual lives back home.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Liberation of Heart and Mind: Insight Meditation and Lovingkindness Retreat

2015-06-03 Part 1: Beyond the Fear Body 1:17:59
Tara Brach
A central part of spiritual awakening is recognizing and befriending fear, and in the tender intensity of fear, discovering the awakened heart. In these two talks we explore the suffering of becoming identified with the fear body, and the skillful means that enable a full and liberating presence with fear.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

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