2011-02-10 Practicing With Compassion In The World 52:46
Gina Sharpe	Download Listen
Going home with practices of metta, compassion and mindfulness
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Metta (Lovingkindness) Retreat

2011-02-08 Introduction to Mindfulness Week 4 - Working With Obstacles 1:18:46
Mark Nunberg	Download Listen
Class
Common Ground Meditation Center

2011-02-05 Relationship Between Metta And Mindfulness 49:01
Mark Coleman	Download Listen
How do the qualities of love (metta) and mindfulness relate,support and compliment each other and what happens as we practice these as meditations.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Metta (Lovingkindness) Retreat

2011-01-28 Unconditional Mindfulness 60:01
Lila Kate Wheeler	Download Listen
Mindfulness and compassion deepen our experience of life.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  The Buddha’s Way to Happiness: Insight Meditation Retreat

2011-01-22 The Significance of Kindness and Care 48:55
John Teasdale	Download Listen
Loving Kindness is seen as central in the Buddha's path of practice and increasingly in mindfulness-based applications. This talk considers the reasons for this.
Gaia House :  An Exploration of Mindfulness: MBCT/MBSR Retreat

2011-01-19 Opening Talk for An Exploration of Mindfulness: MBCT/MBSR Retreat 58:37
Christina Feldman	Download Listen
Opening Talk for a retreat that offers the opportunity for those teaching or training in the field of mindfulness-based interventions to deepen their own experience and understanding of mindfulness practice.
Gaia House :  An Exploration of Mindfulness: MBCT/MBSR Retreat

2011-01-15 Union of Love & Awareness, Part 2 31:18
Mark Coleman	Download Listen
This 2 part series explores how mindfulness and metta, though distinct practices, in a mature practice become unified as a loving, kind presence.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2011-01-15 Union of Love and Awareness, Part 1 34:49
Mark Coleman	Download Listen
This 2 part series explores how mindfulness and metta, though distinct practices, in a mature practice become unified as a loving, kind presence.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2011-01-12 Evolving Consciousness--Beyond limiting Identities 1:19:36
Tara Brach	Listen to tracks Show 2 Tracks
The flag of trance is identifying as a separate, deficient self. This talk explores how developmentally we can get fixated on fears and unmet needs and cut off from the wholeness of Being that is our true nature. We explore the power of mindfulness --seeking not to change but to understand--and the expression of that understanding as love. The talk includes guided reflections that can help us recognize and awaken from the confines of trance.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC :  IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks
Guided Meditation 25:13 Download Listen Evolving Consciousness--Beyond limiting Identities 54:22 Download Listen

2011-01-11 Satipatthana Sutta, Third Foundation: Awareness of the Mind 66:46
Rodney Smith	Download Listen
Mindfulness of the body gave us stability of focus and mindfulness of feelings gave us the mechanism for how we project ourselves onto the world. Now we are sufficiently prepared to look at the mind itself.
Seattle Insight Meditation Society
In collection: The Satipatthana Sutta

2011-01-11 Metta as the Heart of Mindfulness 53:31
Sylvia Boorstein	Download Listen
The "Introduction to Metta" talk positions metta as the particular form of mindfulness that reflects the third foundation of mindfulness, attention to the contents of mind. It also is presented as the practice that follows the Buddha's instructions for Wise Effort, the purposeful cultivation in the mind of wholesome states.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Metta Retreat

2011-01-10 Meeting What is with Love & Awareness 58:54
Mark Coleman	Download Listen
How do we bring a loving presence to all of our experience- especially to our humanness, failed intentions. Cultivating mindfulness & kindness with our own experience becomes the template for living a wise life.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Monday and Wednesday Talks

2011-01-05 The Mirror of Mindfulness 52:33
Adrianne Ross	Download Listen
The mirror of minfulness shows us things as they are. Mindfulness grounded in the body brings the stability to know this.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Essential Dharma

2011-01-03 Mindfulness When It Matters 61:40
Sally Armstrong	Download Listen
Rather than making New Year’s resolutions that often end in a sense of failure, it is more helpful to look at our life and practice in terms of aspirations, and to ask what do we need to cultivate and what can we let go of in order to support those aspirations? Using mindfulness, we can become more in tune with what really matters to us and also begin to notice the many subtle and even unconscious influences on our choices and behavior.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Monday and Wednesday Talks

2011-01-01 Stitching Our Life Into Wholeness. 47:42
Pamela Weiss	Download Listen
This talk explores the definitions power and impact of mindfulness.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Embodying the Heart of Wisdom: New Year’s Retreat

2011-01-01 Instructions on the Mindfulness of Thought 25:30
Rob Burbea	Download Listen
Gaia House :  The New Years Retreat

2010-12-27 Mindfulness of Dhammas 34:45
Ayya Anandabodhi	Download Listen
Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery (Angela Center) :  New Year's Retreat

2010-12-14 Holding Life Tenderly 51:31
Larry Yang	Download Listen
The path of mindfulness and metta towards freedom.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Forgiveness: the Wisdom of Our Hearts (A Retreat for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning, Intersex & Same-Gender Loving Community)

2010-12-02 Barking, Barking, Barking: Mindfulness as Respectful Listening 50:09
Pamela Weiss	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Discovering Presence in Each Moment

2010-12-01 Investigating the Dharma: Refuges, Hindrances, Mindfulness 59:33
Anushka Fernandopulle	Download Listen
First night talk on what we are doing on retreat, working with hindrances, mindfulness, connection to refuges and precepts.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Discovering Presence in Each Moment

2010-11-12 Guided Morning Instructions 42:55
Gil Fronsdal	Download Listen
Mindfulness of what is happening and how we relate to it.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Emptiness: A Meditation and Study Retreat

2010-11-10 Releasing Karmic Patterns 1:20:15
Tara Brach	Listen to tracks Show 2 Tracks
We all have conditioned patterns of thinking and behaving that keep us identified as a separate, deficient self. This talk investigates the roots of this conditioning and ways that pausing and awakening mindfulness can free us to live from our inherent love and wisdom.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC :  IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks
Guided Meditation 24:52 Download Listen Releasing Karmic Patterns 55:22 Download Listen

2010-11-10 Mindfulness Part 2 61:05
Marcia Rose	Download Listen
Mountain Hermitage :  Self No Self and the Creative Process

2010-11-09 Mindfulness Part 1 1:25:12
Marcia Rose	Download Listen
Mountain Hermitage :  Self No Self and the Creative Process

2010-11-08 The World Led by Mind 32:37
Christina Feldman	Download Listen
Cultivating mindfulness of thought and how it shapes the world.
Gaia House :  November Solitary Retreat

2010-11-07 Seasons of the Heart: the Third Foundation of Mindfulness 49:49
Yanai Postelnik	Download Listen
This talk reflects on ways of practicing skillfully with mind states and emotions. These sometimes challenging areas of experience are a gateway to deepening clarity and opening the heart, when met in the present moment with understanding, acceptance and kindness.
Gaia House :  November Solitary Retreat

2010-11-06 The Mystery of Vedana: A Key to Liberation 69:19
Rob Burbea	Download Listen
The contemplation of vedana, the Second Foundation of Mindfulness, provides a powerful tool to dismantle suffering; it can also reveal surprising and profoundly liberating truths about the nature of reality.
Gaia House :  November Solitary Retreat

2010-11-03 Part 4 - Living from Presence - Introductory Series 1:23:00
Tara Brach	Download Listen
Our human potential is to express the wings of presence--mindfulness and lovingkindness--through all facets of daiy living. This talk explores the practices that enable us to both serve and savor this precious life.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC :  IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2010-11-02 The Fathom Long Body 57:03
Bob Stahl	Download Listen
An introduction to mindfulness of the body with the 32 Parts of the Body meditation and elements.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Mindfulness of the Body

2010-10-27 Part 3 - Mindfulness of Thoughts - Introductory Series 1:14:00
Tara Brach	Download Listen
The primary element in meditation is training to awaken from the trance of thoughts. This class explores two key ways that mindfulness supports this awakening. The first is using wise reflection to discern if thoughts are imprisoning us in fear or serving healing and freedom. The second is recognizing when we are in the virtual reality of thinking, and learning to "come back" to living presence. It is by inhabiting this non-conceptual presence that we have access to the love, wisdom and freedom that we cherish.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC :  IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2010-10-26 Introduction to Mindfulness - Week 6 of 6 1:21:08
Mark Nunberg	Download Listen
Class
Common Ground Meditation Center

2010-10-24 Mindfulness 62:52
Rebecca Bradshaw	Download Listen
Discusses the balance of concentration and mindfulness, present time nonjudgmental awareness
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2010-10-24 Part 2 Instructions - Day 1 66:34
Joseph Goldstein	Download Listen
Mindfulness Of Breathing
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2010-10-24 The Turn 51:33
Leela Sarti	Download Listen
A talk on the liberating power of mindfulness and how to turn towards the teeming flow of experience in body, heart and mind and the capacity to be awakened by all things.
Gaia House :  Awakening the Heart

2010-10-20 Part 2 - Mindfulness of Emotions - Introductory Series 1:24:15
Tara Brach	Download Listen
Our conditioning is to live in a reactive trance of either resisting or become possessed by strong emotions. This reactivity fuels a trance of being separate from others, and feeling defective and insecure. In this class we explore how to free ourselves from this suffering by bringing a mindful and kind awareness to the stories and feelings that make up our emotional life.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC :  IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2010-10-19 Introduction to Mindfulness - Week 5 of 6 1:30:49
Mark Nunberg	Download Listen
Class
Common Ground Meditation Center

2010-10-16 Mindfulness of Body 57:42
Catherine McGee	Download Listen
To know 'body as body' is the invitation of the first foundation of mindfulness. Coming to a wise relationship with our body which neither glorifies nor rejects our body we can begin to know body as a vehicle for profound wisdom.
Gaia House :  Stillness and Movement Insight Meditation and Qi Gong

2010-10-14 Wisdom-suffering, impermanence and the Heart 52:07
Donald Rothberg	Download Listen
Wisdom across many traditions is understood as a clear and deep seeing of human experience; a seeing that cuts through conditioning and delusion. We look at the relationship of wisdom to mindfulness and the caring heart, particularly at how we see more clearly suffering, its roots and impermanence.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Cultivating Clear Seeing, Opening the Heart

2010-10-13 Part 1 - The Art and Science of Meditation - Introductory Series 1:18:46
Tara Brach	Download Listen
The first session defines meditation and describes the Buddhist teachings that give a context to the path of practice. We explore the two basic types of meditation--concentration and mindfulness--and then focus on the ground of mindfulness training: bringing mindful attention to the breath and bodily sensations. Guided meditations include setting intention and the sacred pause; learning to "come back" using an anchor of the breath; and "being here" with an embodied presence.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC :  IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2010-10-13 Mindfulness-What it is and What Makes it Difficult. 50:49
Donald Rothberg	Download Listen
Mindfulness plays a central role in our practice of living with wisdom and compassion. We explore a number of the qualities of mindfulness as well as the obstacles to mindfulness.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Cultivating Clear Seeing, Opening the Heart

2010-10-09 Fourth Foundation of Mindfulness 1:10:37
Leigh Brasington	Download Listen
Mindfulness of the six senses, of the Seven Factors of Enlightenment and the Four Noble Truths.
Gaia House :  Paticca-Samuppada and Jhana Dependent Co-Origination and the Meditative Absorptions

2010-10-08 The Third and Fourth Foundations of Mindfulness 1:22:25
Leigh Brasington	Download Listen
Mindfulness of mind-states, of the Five Hindrances and of the Five Aggregates
Gaia House :  Paticca-Samuppada and Jhana Dependent Co-Origination and the Meditative Absorptions

2010-10-07 The Second Foundation of Mindfulness 1:21:31
Leigh Brasington	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Paticca-Samuppada and Jhana Dependent Co-Origination and the Meditative Absorptions

2010-10-05 Introduction to Mindfulness - Week 3 of 6 1:34:11
Mark Nunberg	Download Listen
Class
Common Ground Meditation Center

2010-10-04 Introduction to Satipatthana 61:37
Leigh Brasington	Download Listen
Mindfulness of breathing, four postures, mindfulness of bodily activities, Charnel Ground Contemplations
Gaia House :  Paticca-Samuppada and Jhana Dependent Co-Origination and the Meditative Absorptions

2010-10-01 The Factors of Awakening 63:18
Guy Armstrong	Download Listen
The Buddha talked often of seven factors that prepare the mind for awakening. Headed by mindfulness, the factors are balanced between energizing and calming states. This talk discusses each of the factors, how they are developed, and how to balance them.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Three-Month Retreat - Part 1

2010-10-01 Introduction, Mindfulness of Breathing, Precepts 47:12
Leigh Brasington	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Paticca-Samuppada and Jhana Dependent Co-Origination and the Meditative Absorptions

2010-09-27 Mindfulness Maps of the Mind 56:39
Mark Nunberg	Download Listen
Class
Common Ground Meditation Center

2010-09-15 Foundations Of Practice 59:34
Joseph Goldstein	Download Listen
An exploration of ardor, clean comprehension and mindfulness.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Three-Month Retreat - Part 1

2010-09-14 The Judging Mind 51:37
Christina Feldman	Download Listen
Mindfulness and investigation are doorways to understanding the inner critic as a compound of hindrances and self view.
Gaia House :  Mindfulness, Insight, Liberation: The Foundations of MBCT/MBSR

2010-09-13 The Buddhas Instructions on Mindfulness 47:04
Jenny Wilks	Download Listen
An overview of the 'refrain' of the Satipatthana Sutta and how it can inform our practice.
Gaia House :  Mindfulness, Insight, Liberation: The Foundations of MBCT/MBSR

2010-09-11 Mindfulness and its Allies 55:06
Christina Feldman	Download Listen
This talk describes how mindfulness is in an ongoing dialogue with The Seven Factors of Awakening
Gaia House :  Mindfulness, Insight, Liberation: The Foundations of MBCT/MBSR

2010-09-10 Opening Talk for Mindfulness, Insight, Liberation: The Foundations of MBCT/MBSR 47:18
Christina Feldman	Download Listen
This talk also includes John Teasdale and Jenny Wilks
Gaia House :  Mindfulness, Insight, Liberation: The Foundations of MBCT/MBSR

2010-08-30 Secularization and Science of Mindfulness 51:46
Diana Winston	Download Listen
This talk discusses how mindfulness can be seen as secular and what is the science behind it.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Monday and Wednesday Talks

2010-08-26 The State of Mindfulness in Education 31:36
Diana Winston	Download Listen
This talk, given opening night of the first annual Mindfulness in Education retreat and Training, overviews the current state of mindfulness in education in the U.S. We explore the different ways of delivering mindfulness to teachers and kids, some of the key questions and future visions.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Mindfulness in Education: A Retreat and Training

2010-08-24 Satipatthana Sutta, First Foundation: Mindfulness of the Mind Within the Body 53:13
Rodney Smith	Download Listen
How do the mind and body relate and does this tell us something regarding our identification with the processes involved? How does "mine and yours" become established within this relationship of mind/body?
Seattle Insight Meditation Society
In collection: The Satipatthana Sutta

2010-08-23 The Four Foundations of Mindfulness 60:07
Tempel Smith	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Monday and Wednesday Talks

2010-08-23 Four Foundations of Mindfulness 60:06
Richard Shankman	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Concentration Retreat

2010-08-10 Arriving, Settling, Opening 52:43
Marvin Belzer	Download Listen
Some basics about what we do on a mindfulness meditation retreat and why we do those things.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Young Adults Insight Meditation Retreat

2010-08-09 Cultivating Non-Attachment 52:12
Gloria Taraniya Ambrosia	Download Listen
Through practice we learn to relate with non-attachment to the condition of the body and mind as well as the conditions of our lives. We do this through the practice of the four foundations of mindfulness, the cultivation of samadhi, and the gradual eroding of self-view. Then we are well-positioned for insight.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  August 2010 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2010-07-31 Mindful? Or Merely Paying Attention 1:23:16
John Peacock	Download Listen
This talk deals with the difference between 'attention' and mindfulness as well as exploring the Brahma Viharas as forms of mindfulness.
Gaia House :  Awareness and the Path to Awakening

2010-07-28 Wise Speech Practice 4- Mindfulness & Non-Violent Communication 2 62:07
Donald Rothberg	Download Listen
In the context of wise speech practice, we continue to explore being aware of feelings and needs and introduce skillful ways to identify "how things are" through "observations."
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Monday and Wednesday Talks

2010-07-26 Mindful Contemplation of the Body 58:13
Eugene Cash	Download Listen
Why mindfulness of the body is the ground of all mindfulness teachings bringing body and mind together.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Monday and Wednesday Talks

2010-07-22 Mindfulness as Liberation 51:40
Tempel Smith	Download Listen
Mindfulness as Liberation
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley :  IMCB Regular Talks

2010-07-22 The Wisdom of Equanimity and Compassion 56:24
Sharda Rogell	Download Listen
When we see the world through the veil of our ego, our love flows in distorted and confused ways. Through mindfulness and metta and insight we can begin to understand these conditioned patterns and transform them into love and connection.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Metta Retreat

2010-07-21 Wise Speech Practice 3- Mindfulness & Nonviolent Communication 66:16
Donald Rothberg	Download Listen
We explore nonviolent communication as a refinement of mindfulness, focusing particularly on 'needs' (what matters) and feelings (or emotions)
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Monday and Wednesday Talks

2010-07-14 Wise Speech Practice #2- Minfulness and Speech Practice: includes exercises/discussions 63:52
Donald Rothberg	Download Listen
After a review of last time, of the importance of speech practice and the ethical guidelines for wise speech, we explore two ways of cultivating mindfulness in our speech, concluding with an exercise to cultivate inner and outer attention at the same time.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Monday and Wednesday Talks

2010-07-11 Mindfulness and Creative Engagement 49:55
Martine Batchelor	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Meditation and Study Retreat

2010-07-08 Mindfulness & Liberation of the Body 50:27
Anushka Fernandopulle	Download Listen
How to practice awareness of the body and why it is helpful.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  People of Color Meditation Retreat

2010-07-07 Essential Dharma Class 10- Practice in Daily Life 42:58
Mark Coleman	Download Listen
Part 2 of 2 (Part 1 Meditation) What is necessary for maintaining our practice in daily life, through inspiration, silence, Sangha and informal practice of mindfulness.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Essential Dharma Part II- Class Series

2010-07-06 Beautifying Life with Mindfulness 65:28
Steve Armstrong	Download Listen
Cloud Mountain Retreat Center :  Awareness with Wisdom

2010-07-02 Everything and Nothing: Mindfulness in Family Life 46:25
Deborah Ratner Helzer	Download Listen
In meditation, we look to see if we can break through our mistaken sense of self. How can we look in our relationships to break through our sense of other?
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Family Retreat

2010-06-30 Mindfulness and Speech Practice 0:00
Donald Rothberg	(Recording not available)
We continue exploring the nature of speech practice, following last night's introduction, focusing on five kinds of mindfulness practice that supports speech practice. Following an overview of mindfulness, we examine (1) connecting inner and outer attention in the midst of speech, (2) the importance for speech practice of mindfulness of the body, (3) mindfulness based on following the ethical speech principles, (4) NVC interpreted as a refinement of mindfulness practice,and (5) mindfulness of the thoughts and emotions.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Mindfulness, Wise Speech, and Compassionate Communication

2010-06-30 Mindfulness and Speech Practice 54:52
Donald Rothberg	Download Listen
We continue exploring the nature of speech practice, following last night's introduction, focusing on five kinds of mindfulness practice that supports speech practice. Following an overview of mindfulness, we examine (1) connecting inner and outer attention in the midst of speech, (2) the importance for speech practice of mindfulness of the body, (3) mindfulness based on following the ethical speech principles, (4) NVC interpreted as a refinement of mindfulness practice,and (5) mindfulness of the thoughts and emotions.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Mindfulness, Wise Speech, and Compassionate Communication

2010-06-29 Mindfulness for Insight 65:13
Steve Armstrong	Download Listen
Cloud Mountain Retreat Center :  Awareness with Wisdom

2010-06-29 Mindfulness in Daily Life 1:22:34
Sayadaw Vivekananda	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  June 2010 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2010-06-24 Path of Kindness 59:07
Mark Coleman	Download Listen
How do the practices of mindfulness and metta (loving kindness) work together - and the important of bringing a kind loving presence to working with difficulties and pain.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Meditation and Yoga

2010-06-21 Light of Awareness 50:16
Mark Coleman	Download Listen
Using the metaphor of light as awareness, this talk weaves in poetry, and teachings of the Buddha to explore the role of mindfulness in the path of practice.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Meditation and Yoga

2010-06-06 Mindfulness Of The Body 56:52
Rebecca Bradshaw	Download Listen
Connecting with the body of bare attention, learning from pleasant and unpleasant sensations.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Liberation of Mind and Heart: Insight Meditation Retreat

2010-06-06 Synopsis of Satipatthana Instructions, Part II 54:16
Sayadaw Vivekananda	Download Listen
Qualities of mindfulness
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  June 2010 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2010-06-05 Synopsis of Satipatthana Instructions, Part I 69:42
Sayadaw Vivekananda	Download Listen
Exploration of ardent energy (atapa), clear comprehension (sampajanna), "having put away covetousness and discontent for the world (vineyya loke abhijjha domanassam), mindfulness.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  June 2010 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2010-06-04 Embodied Mindfulness as a Path to Liberation 65:15
Phillip Moffitt	Download Listen
The vital difference between mindfulness and right mindfulness. What does it mean to have direct experience of the body? Simple practices to develop the "felt sense" of the body.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Awakening in the Body: Meditation with Qigong

2010-05-26 New to Mindfulness? 59:42
Anna Douglas	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Essential Dharma

2010-05-22 Basic Mindfulness of Body - Sitting and Walking 60:04
Gina Sharpe	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Awakening the Body, Heart and Mind: Insight Meditation Weekend

2010-05-19 Desire and Spiritual Freedom 1:18:31
Tara Brach	Listen to tracks Show 2 Tracks
The Buddha taught that becoming identified with "wanting mind" obscures our true nature and binds us in suffering. This talk explores a wise attitude in relating to desire, and offers three pathways towards freedom: Mindfulness of "wanting mind," trancing back desire to its source, and radical non-clinging.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC :  IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks
Meditation 22:55 Download Listen Desire and Spiritual Freedom 55:36 Download Listen

2010-05-01 Mindfulness Of The Body 51:42
Ajahn Amaro	Download Listen
Morning Reflection
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Monastic Retreat

2010-04-28 Embodied Spirit 1:12:55
Tara Brach	Listen to tracks Show 2 Tracks
The Buddha taught that mindfulness of the body is a direct path to the realization of truth, to peace and freedom. This talk explores how we leave a present-centered awareness of our body, and the pathways of homecoming.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC :  IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks
Meditation 25:18 Download Listen Embodied Spirit 47:37 Download Listen

2010-04-28 The Healing Power of the Dharma 60:28
Larry Yang	Download Listen
Mindfulness, the four noble truths, and freedom
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Mindfulness Retreat for Therapists and Healing Professions

2010-04-27 Awareness as Love 59:31
Mark Coleman	Download Listen
How do the practices of mindfulness, metta and compassion weave together and support our journey in wholeness, healing and the end of suffering. This talk also relates how these practices support the work of psychotherapists and healers.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Mindfulness Retreat for Therapists and Healing Professions

2010-04-21 Mindfulness Is It! 48:49
Pascal Auclair	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  The Power of Presence: Insight Meditation Retreat

2010-04-19 Mindfulness - A True Homecoming 20:11
Michele McDonald	Download Listen
Hollyhock :  Metta Vipassana Retreat with Mindful Movement

2010-04-16 Mindfulness Part 2 54:35
Marcia Rose	Download Listen
Mountain Hermitage :  Hermitage

2010-04-14 Mindfulness Part 1 1:18:26
Marcia Rose	Download Listen
Mountain Hermitage :  Hermitage

2010-04-08 Resources from the Teachings and Practice of the Buddha for Transforming Distressing States of Body, Heart and Mind 63:55
Donald Rothberg	Download Listen
We examine the twin tracks of transformation - (1) going into what is difficult, into our suffering and wounds; and (2) cultivating awakened states. We explore the resources of (1) wisdom, through examining the the Four Truths and the arrows; (2) mindfulness as a central tool leading to wisdom; and (3) heart practices such as lovingkindness - all with an eye to their roles in helping us to transform distress.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Transforming Distressing States of Mind, Heart, and Body­-For Ourselves and Our World

2010-04-07 Deepening Our Practice II: Deepening in Three Domains of Our Life 58:42
Donald Rothberg	Download Listen
We build from last week's identification of four broad ways of deepening formal practice: 1) developing simplicity, focus and a sense of clear priorities in one's life; 2) developing a strong support structure in various ways; 3) cultivating, in practice, qualities like mindfulness, metta, wisdom etc.; 4) developing a wise and compassionate sense of the path. We explore what these also mean in two other domains- everyday life (work relationships, family, community, the flow of our days); and our service and action in the larger world.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Monday and Wednesday Talks

2010-04-05 Healing 66:35
Jack Kornfield	Download Listen
How the power of mindfulness brings healing, freedom, joy, and understanding.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2010-03-31 Deepening Our Formal Meditation Practice 55:42
Donald Rothberg	Download Listen
Through reflection on just having taught a month-long retreat and several poems, we explore a number of ways to deepen our formal meditation practice through simplicity, focus, building a strong "container", developing mindfulness and lovingkindness in relation to what happens, and increased invocation of the "wise parent" (or grandparent...aka "discipline").
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Monday and Wednesday Talks

2010-03-30 Satipatthana Sutta, Introduction: From Mindfulness to Awareness 3:50
Rodney Smith	Download Listen
Mindfulness is the tool, awareness is the result. All we need to do to convert the tool into the result is get out of the way.
Seattle Insight Meditation Society
In collection: The Satipatthana Sutta

2010-03-16 Satipatthana Sutta, Introduction: Understanding Mindfulness 60:14
Rodney Smith	Download Listen
Mindfulness is at the heart of the Buddha's teaching, but few people understand how it evolves from the simple practice of being mindful into a mature, full-embodied awareness.
Seattle Insight Meditation Society
In collection: The Satipatthana Sutta

2010-03-10 "Wisdom is Wisdom"- Mindfulness Part 1 67:03
Sylvia Boorstein	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Monday and Wednesday Talks