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Dharma Talks
2019-02-09 Le voir pour le croire, Retraite Association Mudita 48:05
Pascal Auclair
True North Insight TNI Regular Talks

2019-02-09 Instructions matinales, Retraite Association Mudita 49:45
Pascal Auclair
True North Insight TNI Regular Talks

2019-02-08 Kindness In Action 48:03
Bart van Melik
About kindness being expressed through generosity, appreciation, and friendship.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center The Path to Awakening: Insight Meditation Retreat

2019-02-08 Am I A Good Ancestor? 48:18
Leela Sarti
Gaia House Embodying Presence - The Deep Current

2019-02-08 Faith: Trusting our Potential for Transformation (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 59:53
Kamala Masters
The elements of faith in ourselves.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Monthlong

2019-02-08 Q&A 58:32
Joseph Goldstein
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center The Path to Awakening: Insight Meditation Retreat

2019-02-08 Day 6 Brahma Vihara - Metta: Dear Friend (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 43:33
Andrea Fella
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Monthlong

2019-02-08 Day 6 - Morning Instruction on Breath and 4 Elements (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 46:33
Tempel Smith
An introduction to a careful and detailed practice of the 4 Elements meditation practice. Focusing on different kinds of body sensations, first independently and then in combination.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Monthlong

2019-02-07 The End of Suffering and Neuroplasticity 54:52
Amma Thanasanti
The interface between the Buddha's Second Noble Truth, the End of Suffering, and neuroplasticity and the rewiring of the brain for joy. Overcome stress with laughter.
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley IMCB Regular Talks

2019-02-07 Reflections On Non-Self 64:36
Joseph Goldstein
Some practice instructions for understanding and realizing selflessness.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center The Path to Awakening: Insight Meditation Retreat

2019-02-07 16 Meditative Steps in Mindfulness of Breathing - Anapanasati (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 64:55
Tempel Smith
In many discourses the Buddha gave very detailed instructions on how to develop Mindfulness of Breathing from our first awareness of breathing in and out through calming the mind into samadhi (concentration) and then steps to cultivate liberating insight. These 16 steps also include the cultivation of happiness and contentment as an aspect of the path to freedom.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Monthlong

2019-02-07 Guided Concentration Sitting Meditation 50:50
Marcia Rose
Guided Sit: “Allow yourself to enter into and experiment with this approach to developing concentration ...which is a VERY simple, direct & potentially powerful practice…though while it’s simple, it’s not always so easy.” A one hour, very clear guided sitting meditation, leading one through the initial process of developing concentration via the practice of Anapanasati with learning to clearly and gently focus the attention on the ‘anapana spot’.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge February 2019 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2019-02-07 Day 5: Brahma Vihara Guided Meditation - Forgiveness Practice (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 49:27
James Baraz
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Monthlong

2019-02-07 Day 5 Sit with Morning Instructions (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 42:13
Sally Armstrong
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Monthlong

2019-02-07 Resting In Kind Awareness 59:10
Bart van Melik
Guided meditation on knowing what it is like to be aware and to rest in this awareness.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center The Path to Awakening: Insight Meditation Retreat

2019-02-07 Morning Reflection – Patience 9:18
Marcia Rose
Patience is the most important and necessary quality that is of great benefit in relation to the development and blossoming of the practices of Concentration and Mindfulness. Exploring the various manifestations and fruits of cultivating the mind and heart of Patience in this morning reflection.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge February 2019 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2019-02-06 The Seven Factors Of Awakening 49:40
Bonnie Duran
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center The Path to Awakening: Insight Meditation Retreat

2019-02-06 Meditation: The Practice of RAIN 20:07
Tara Brach
The acronym RAIN – Recognize, Allow, Investigate, Nurture – guides us in bringing mindfulness and compassion to difficult emotions. With practice, we can find our way home to open-hearted presence in the midst of whatever arises.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2019-02-06 Living with Courageous Presence 46:59
Tara Brach
The essence of courage is to willingly feel our vulnerability; this is what allows us to respond to life with an undefended, wise heart. This talk explores the ways we resist opening to vulnerability, and three key steps in cultivating a courageous presence. “What does it mean to be courageous at this moment?”
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2019-02-06 From Why to What (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 55:45
Andrea Fella
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Monthlong

2019-02-06 Mindfulness – The Central Player 58:55
Ayya Jitindriya
Santi Forest Monastery

2019-02-06 Dhamma Talk 53:40
Shelly Graf
Common Ground Meditation Center Weekly Dharma Series

2019-02-06 Morning Instructions 61:01
Joseph Goldstein
Working with thoughts and emotions
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center The Path to Awakening: Insight Meditation Retreat

2019-02-06 Day 4 Sit with Instructions (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 56:05
Kamala Masters
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Monthlong

2019-02-06 From Contention to Compassion 1:55:16
Sylvia Boorstein
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2019-02-05 Five Hindrances 50:13
Bart van Melik
How five specific mindstates can be an obstacle to seeing the good in oneself and in others and how they can transform them through kind awareness.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center The Path to Awakening: Insight Meditation Retreat

2019-02-05 Working with Difficulties (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 60:01
Richard Shankman
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Monthlong

2019-02-05 What You Frequently Dwell Upon Becomes the Inclination of Mind 35:17
Howard Cohn
Mission Dharma

2019-02-05 Day 3 - Instruction for Loving Kindness for Oneself (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 44:48
Tempel Smith
Practicing metta for an easy being and for oneself, with an emphasis in establishing loyalty to be kind to yourself in all conditions.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Monthlong

2019-02-05 There Is No Mono Culture 42:02
Ven. Pannavati Bhikkhuni
Dharma talk at Heartwood Refuge and Retreat Center, Hendersonville, NC. https://www.heartwoodrefuge.org/ https://www.heartwoodrefuge.org/retre... Embracing Simplicity Hermitage http://www.heartwoodrefuge.org/esm/
Heartwood Refuge and Retreat Center

2019-02-05 Morning Meditation Instructions - Mindfulness Of Mind 63:59
Bonnie Duran
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center The Path to Awakening: Insight Meditation Retreat

2019-02-05 Day 3 Morning sit with Instructions: Relax, Receive, Allow (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 32:50
Andrea Fella
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Monthlong

2019-02-05 Engaged Brahmaviharas 48:55
Ayya Santussika
Ayya Santussika presents the first talk in a speaker series on The Engaged Buddhist. Here she speaks on the role that each of the four Brahmaviharas play to help and guide us in our engaged actions, whatever they be, to promote wholesome and beneficial outcomes. She discusses lovingkindness, joy in the good fortune of others, compassion and equanimity as well as the near and far enemies of these qualities.
Insight Meditation South Bay - Silicon Valley
In collection: Engaged Buddhism

2019-02-05 Meditating on the Brahmaviharas 29:05
Ayya Santussika
A guided meditation on practicing the Brahmaviharas.
Insight Meditation South Bay - Silicon Valley
In collection: Engaged Buddhism

2019-02-05 Engaged Buddhism 3:44:38
with Ayya Santussika, Bill Kostura and Phil Goodwin, Jennifer Dungan, Oren Jay Sofer
Meditation instructions are sometimes misinterpreted to imply that one should disengage from activity and suspend all judgment. Buddhist advice on “letting go” can be misunderstood to suggest that problems in the world can or should be ignored. Yet the Pali canon shows that the Buddha taught practical social and economic remedies, and urged monks to travel so they could benefit the largest number of people. Thích Nhất Hạnh coined the term “engaged Buddhism” to describe efforts to respond to the suffering in his country during the Vietnam war, work he saw as part of meditation and mindfulness practice rather than something apart from it. In this series, some local “engaged Buddhists” will share how they personally apply Buddhist wisdom to engage with the suffering around us, in areas such as social action, prison ministry, and environmentalism.
Insight Meditation South Bay - Silicon Valley

2019-02-04 Desire And Its End. 58:48
Joseph Goldstein
Exploring two kinds of craving - for sense pleasures and for becoming.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center The Path to Awakening: Insight Meditation Retreat

2019-02-04 A Venn Diagram of Practice(Retreat at Spirit Rock) 57:33
Sally Armstrong
As we begin the journey of a long retreat, it is helpful to consider different ways to frame our practice .I offered an overview with a diagram that depicted this, and how we might talk about our practice in meetings with teachers. This begins with the biggest frame - wise attitude or wise view, supported by our intentions and aspirations. the next frame is continuity of mindfulness that supports whatever practice or technique we might be cultivating.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Monthlong

2019-02-04 Wise Concentration 1:13:55
Marcia Rose
A broad and detailed overview of the teachings and the practice for developing Samatha/Concentration. Exploring the process and the fruits of developing the mind through cultivating concentration.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge February 2019 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2019-02-04 Metta Chants 31:04
Ariya B. Baumann
All the metta chants recited by all the yogis
Chanmyay Myaing Meditation Centre 5th Annual Metta Retreat: 1st Session

2019-02-04 Sustaining the Heart: Energy on the Spiritual Path 57:30
Oren Jay Sofer
(Part 2) This Monday Night Dharma Talk explores the role of energy on the path as well as in our daily lives. In what ways do we waste energy? How do we cultivate and sustain energy? And how we can learn how to steward energy more wisely?
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2019-02-04 Cultivating Mindfulness of Mental States 30:41
Chris Cullen
Gaia House Origins and Applications of Mindfulness - MBCT MBSR Foundations

2019-02-04 Guided Meditation 63:24
Bart van Melik
Playful mindfulness of sensations.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center The Path to Awakening: Insight Meditation Retreat

2019-02-04 Day 2 Morning Sit w/ Instructions (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 57:33
James Baraz
Includes device renunciation
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Monthlong

2019-02-03 Retreat Opening - Reflections on mindfulness and clear comprehension. 49:58
Bonnie Duran
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center The Path to Awakening: Insight Meditation Retreat

2019-02-03 Five Spiritual Faculties (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 64:41
James Baraz
The list of the Five spiritual Faculties - Faith, Energy, Mindfulness, Concentration and Wisdom - is a helpful way to understand the unfolding of practice. Each of these are important issues of practice and each can be seen to build on the next for the full flowering of the awakened heart/mind.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Monthlong

2019-02-03 Cultivating Kindness 47:37
Jaya Rudgard
Gaia House Origins and Applications of Mindfulness - MBCT MBSR Foundations

2019-02-03 Becoming Independent with Metta 56:23
Ariya B. Baumann
Becoming independent with metta; metta and virtue
Chanmyay Myaing Meditation Centre 5th Annual Metta Retreat: 1st Session

2019-02-03 Insight Santa Cruz - Who We Are and Where Are We Heading 1:12:37
Bob Stahl
Guiding Teacher Bob Stahl leads an open Sangha gathering in a sacred and formal ceremony Honoring the Insight Santa Cruz Community Teachers and Facilitators, and offers a Dhamma talk on his vision of ISC, now and moving forward.
Insight Santa Cruz

2019-02-03 Instructions - The Four Elements 36:28
Jaya Rudgard
Gaia House Origins and Applications of Mindfulness - MBCT MBSR Foundations

2019-02-03 Day 1 Brahma Vihara - Metta Practice (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 47:36
Kamala Masters
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Monthlong

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