2019-12-30 Q & A 1:30:33
Rob Burbea	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Practising the Jhānas

2019-12-30 Releasing Blame | Guided Heart Meditation 41:38
Tara Brach	Download Listen
Our self-protective habits of resentment and blame block intimacy and connection with ourself and others. This short talk and meditation are an invitation to deepen our understanding of the suffering of blame, and to release the armoring to loving freely.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC :  2019 IMCW New Year Retreat: Awakening the Heart of Compassion | with Tara Brach, Noliwe Alexander, Konda Mason and Jonathan Foust

2019-12-30 Thoughts, Vedana | Guided Instruction 40:51
Noliwe Alexander	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC :  2019 IMCW New Year Retreat: Awakening the Heart of Compassion | with Tara Brach, Noliwe Alexander, Konda Mason and Jonathan Foust

2019-12-30 First Morning Reflections and Sitting Meditation Instructions 45:47
Yanai Postelnik	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Embodying the Heart of Wisdom: New Year’s Retreat

2019-12-30 Like a River 38:57
Ayya Anandabodhi	Download Listen
Reflection - using the Five Indriya - on how the Path is not a straight line, but meanders like a river towards the ocean.
Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery (Applegate Jesuit Retreat Center)

2019-12-30 Meditation on the Five Indriya 17:16
Ayya Santacitta	Download Listen
Guided Meditation New Year's Retreat
Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery (Applegate Jesuit Retreat Center)

2019-12-29 New Year Retreat Opening Talk 62:02
Yanai Postelnik	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Embodying the Heart of Wisdom: New Year’s Retreat

2019-12-29 Hangin' in with the Hindrances (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 52:08
DaRa Williams	Download Listen
Hindrances, Judgment, Non-clinging
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  New Years' Insight Meditation Retreat

2019-12-29 Self-Compassion | Dharma Talk 56:02
Noliwe Alexander	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC :  2019 IMCW New Year Retreat: Awakening the Heart of Compassion | with Tara Brach, Noliwe Alexander, Konda Mason and Jonathan Foust

2019-12-29 Q & A, and Short Talk 1:44:54
Rob Burbea	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Practising the Jhānas

2019-12-29 Generosity as a Cause for Happiness 55:10
Mark Nunberg	Download Listen
Common Ground Meditation Center :  Mindfulness Immersed in the Body - An Embodied Awakening

2019-12-29 The Five Indriya - Preparing for Retreat 20:02
Ayya Anandabodhi	Download Listen
Dhamma reflection on beginning retreat, using the Five Indriya (Five Faculties) as a framework.
Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery (Applegate Jesuit Retreat Center)

2019-12-29 Introductory Meditation Instructions 39:01
Tara Brach	Download Listen
This guided session includes an overview of the primary components in meditation practices, and then guidance in awakening the senses, collecting the attention, and opening mindfully to changing experience.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC :  2019 IMCW New Year Retreat: Awakening the Heart of Compassion | with Tara Brach, Noliwe Alexander, Konda Mason and Jonathan Foust

2019-12-29 The Five Indriya ~ A Simple Roadmap to Liberation 35:05
Ayya Santacitta	Download Listen
New Year's Retreat
Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery (Applegate Jesuit Retreat Center)

2019-12-28 The Power of Awake Awareness (retreat talk) 63:48
Tara Brach	Download Listen
We all encounter “demons” of fear, anger, hurt, craving and shame. This talk explores our key ways of resisting difficult emotions, and how “when the resistance is gone, the demons are gone.” We look at the power of mindfulness and compassion to undo resistance, and open us to the loving presence that can handle whatever energies arise. This special talk was given at the 2019 IMCW 5-Day New Year’s Silent Retreat.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC :  2019 IMCW New Year Retreat: Awakening the Heart of Compassion | with Tara Brach, Noliwe Alexander, Konda Mason and Jonathan Foust

2019-12-28 The Third Jhana 1:22:08
Rob Burbea	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Practising the Jhānas

2019-12-28 Loving-kindness | Guided Heart Meditation 37:06
Konda Mason	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC :  2019 IMCW New Year Retreat: Awakening the Heart of Compassion | with Tara Brach, Noliwe Alexander, Konda Mason and Jonathan Foust

2019-12-28 Everything is Workable 51:00
Shelly Graf	Download Listen
Dharma Talk led by Shelly Graf as a part of the end of the year retreat
Common Ground Meditation Center :  Mindfulness Immersed in the Body - An Embodied Awakening

2019-12-28 Morning Instruction - Arriving (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 1:25:46
Tuere Sala	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  New Years' Insight Meditation Retreat

2019-12-27 New Year Retreat | Opening Dharma Talks 61:33
Tara Brach	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC :  2019 IMCW New Year Retreat: Awakening the Heart of Compassion | with Tara Brach, Noliwe Alexander, Konda Mason and Jonathan Foust

2019-12-27 Q & A 1:27:48
Rob Burbea	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Practising the Jhānas

2019-12-27 Devotion to Mindfulness 53:54
Mark Nunberg	Download Listen
Dharma Talk led by Mark Nunberg as a part of the end of the year retreat
Common Ground Meditation Center :  Mindfulness Immersed in the Body - An Embodied Awakening

2019-12-26 Honoring Ram Dass and End of Year Reflections 65:12
James Baraz	Download Listen
At the end of the year, we reflect on endings and new beginnings. James offers some reflections on Ram Dass, beloved teacher and mentor, who passed away on Sunday, December 22. Then the community shares an end of year ceremony for increasing wholesome states and weakening unwholesome states.
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley :  IMCB Regular Talks

2019-12-26 True to Your Deepest Desires (Talk and Short Guided Meditation) 1:12:58
Rob Burbea	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Practising the Jhānas

2019-12-25 The Second Jhana 1:31:05
Rob Burbea	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Practising the Jhānas

2019-12-24 Closing Comments and Encouragement 16:12
Ajahn Sucitto	Download Listen
Do resonances of gratitude reach other people? We can’t be sure, but our hearts feel richer and free, so we do it. The more you share, the richer you get. As Dhamma practitioners we lead the way in such sharing.
Uttama Bodhi Vihara :  Retreat with Ajahn Sucitto

2019-12-24 Q & A, and Short Talk 1:10:08
Rob Burbea	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Practising the Jhānas

2019-12-24 The Four Noble Truths 63:26
Ajahn Sucitto	Download Listen
When we cultivate awakening, the first thing we awaken to is dukkha. Burdens that have been clung to remain in the heart. Incline towards what arises with acceptance and goodwill. When we experience contact without clinging, fighting or fascination, the tide washes over and what’s left is inner peace.
Uttama Bodhi Vihara :  Retreat with Ajahn Sucitto

2019-12-24 Short guided compassion meditation for the Australian bushfire situation 14:41
Jill Shepherd	Download Listen
A fifteen minute guided compassion meditation, offering compassion for all human beings and all other living beings affected by the current bushfire crisis in Australia
Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre

2019-12-23 Practicing at the Winter Solstice & Holiday Time: Embracing the Dark, Inviting the Light 1:13:36
Donald Rothberg	Download Listen
At an often frenetic time in our society, it can be important to find a time to stop and dis-engage from our busy-ness, for a few hours, a half-day, a day, or longer. This can help us in many ways, including knowing more deeply and intuitively what our next steps might be, in alignment with our integrity. This is crucial both individually and for those engaged in responding to the crises of our world. We explore five key ways to be with such a process—to embrace the darkness of this time, and to come to know how being with the darkness is generative and brings light.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Monday and Wednesday Talks

2019-12-23 Q & A 1:21:46
Rob Burbea	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Practising the Jhānas

2019-12-23 The Four Brahmavihāras 67:38
Ajahn Sucitto	Download Listen
The 4 measureless states serve as powerful gates out of the personalized realm. They guide our actions and responses, making it possible to shift our kamma by generating new patterns. Their cultivation results in physical health, vitality, happiness, good friendship and serene heart.
Uttama Bodhi Vihara :  Retreat with Ajahn Sucitto

2019-12-23 Duties towards Dhamma in Lay Life 66:36
Ajahn Sucitto	Download Listen
As we return to the duties of lay life, we are encouraged to incorporate duties towards the Dhamma. Structure in reference points that remind you to be mindful and skillful – daily meditation, association with kalyāṇamitta, and cultivation of pāramī are recommended. Be vigilant, stay awake, don’t go into automatic. If you don’t shape your own life, the world will shape it for you.
Uttama Bodhi Vihara :  Retreat with Ajahn Sucitto

2019-12-22 Guided Meditation - Metta and the Four Brahma Viharas 46:35
Rebecca Bradshaw	Download Listen
15-minute introduction with the four Brahma Viharas and Metta, then 30 minutes guided Metta for self and easy person.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Winter Solstice Insight Meditation Weekend

2019-12-22 Q & A 20:13
Rob Burbea	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Practising the Jhānas

2019-12-22 The First Jhana, and Playing and Working in (and out of) any Jhana 1:30:25
Rob Burbea	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Practising the Jhānas

2019-12-22 It’s the Tone that Counts 62:25
Ajahn Sucitto	Download Listen
The habituated ways of the personality – craving to become good enough, burdened with self-criticism and fear – won’t bring about liberation. Citta, that which can be liberated, becomes available when the tone of our lives is warm, encouraging, compassionate. Relax the doing and tune into the receptive. The theme of practice is to feel comfortable.
Uttama Bodhi Vihara :  Retreat with Ajahn Sucitto

2019-12-22 Opening to the Way it is as Refuge - Meditation 32:48
Mark Nunberg	Download Listen
Guided meditation with chanting
Common Ground Meditation Center :  Weekly Dharma Series

2019-12-22 Opening to the Way it is as Refuge - Talk 38:30
Mark Nunberg	Download Listen
Common Ground Meditation Center :  Weekly Dharma Series

2019-12-22 The Only Resolution Is Letting Go 51:07
Ajahn Sucitto	Download Listen
We live in an options culture, we’re used to getting our own way. We repeatedly give in to rāga, passions. Not the passions of liking things, but of feeling deeply stirred and agitated. In Dhamma practice, rather than adjusting the world to suit us, we adjust citta to form a harmonious, non-attached relationship to phenomena. This is how we develop pāramī.
Uttama Bodhi Vihara :  Retreat with Ajahn Sucitto

2019-12-21 Q&A 3 69:00
Ajahn Sucitto	Download Listen
Body scanning; stuck areas; mental proliferation; ‘commander’ and ‘do-er’ aspects of mind; appropriate objects of meditation; thoughts that arise during ānāpānasati; dealing with hinderances; restlessness
Uttama Bodhi Vihara :  Retreat with Ajahn Sucitto

2019-12-21 Developing Piti, Developing Focus, Developing Wellbeing 1:28:44
Rob Burbea	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Practising the Jhānas

2019-12-21 Insight Ways of Looking, Other Energy Body Possibilities, and Summarized Instructions 49:33
Rob Burbea	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Practising the Jhānas

2019-12-21 Dawn of the Liberating Path - Accomplishment in Careful Attention 17:16
Shaila Catherine	Download Listen
The Buddha teaches that, just as the dawn precedes the rising sun, so developing certain qualities prepares us for fully engaging in our practice of the Noble Eightfold Path. Seven of these qualities are taught in the Magga Samyutta (SN 45:49-90): good friends, and the accomplishments in virtue, desire, self, view, diligence, and careful attention. This series of brief talks, Shaila Catherine introduces each of these qualities and illuminates how their development can support our path to liberation.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  December 2019 at IMS - Forest Refuge
In collection: Dawn of the Liberating Path - Accomplishments

2019-12-21 Skillful Means for Handling Dukkha 56:38
Ajahn Sucitto	Download Listen
Citta is alternately translated as mind, heart and awareness. We use skillful means to apply these three aspects appropriately, for handling dukkha and understanding how it’s generated.
Uttama Bodhi Vihara :  Retreat with Ajahn Sucitto

2019-12-20 What Touches the Heart Affects the Body 63:33
Ajahn Sucitto	Download Listen
Citta is susceptible to uncontrollable emotional reactions. It gets thrown around by feeling. The fundamental principle is to be able to feel unpleasant feeling. The body provides support.
Uttama Bodhi Vihara :  Retreat with Ajahn Sucitto

2019-12-20 Q & A 12:28
Rob Burbea	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Practising the Jhānas

2019-12-20 Attitude, Effort, Achievement, and View 69:47
Rob Burbea	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Practising the Jhānas

2019-12-20 Metta Practice, and a few things about Piti (Instructions) 26:17
Rob Burbea	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Practising the Jhānas

2019-12-20 The Magnificent Navigation Aids Given Us to Cross the Ocean of Dukkha 52:53
Ajahn Sucitto	Download Listen
The contents of body and mind can become the prominent features of our attention. The content forms the ocean we need to cross over. We want to cross the ocean, not build a house there, not become too fascinated by it. The Dhamma offers tools to help us steer and manage our boats so we can cross the ocean.
Uttama Bodhi Vihara :  Retreat with Ajahn Sucitto