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Dharma Talks
2009-09-07 Virtue & Integrity 46:42
Jack Kornfield
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2009-09-07 Compassion and Insight with Emotions 12:23
Amma Thanasanti
Shakti Vihara

2009-09-06 Buddhadharma as a Path of Happiness 63:15
James Baraz
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Labor Day

2009-09-06 An Imposter in the Body 43:30
Rodney Smith
Some of us feel like an imposter within our own body, but the practice will not bare fruit until we reclaim ourselves completely.
Seattle Insight Meditation Society

2009-09-05 The Thoughts Keep Coming 65:39
Howard Cohn
Another version of similar talks on self view and papanca highlighting our tendency to believe the imaginary versions of ourselves that play in our mind and obscure our natural happiness.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Labor Day

2009-09-05 Space, the Final Frontier 43:06
Rodney Smith
Through relaxation the psychic space opens, revealing an infinite dimension.
Seattle Insight Meditation Society

2009-09-04 Get Back To Reality 54:36
Sharda Rogell
When we come into connection with ourselves and our experience, we come into contact with a living reality. And rather than reacting to and controlling it, we begin to relax into a curiosity and love for the journey of discovery.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Labor Day

2009-09-04 Closing Session for Dharma Flower Turning Dharma Flower 48:19
Reb Anderson
The personal sharings from retreatants at the end of Reb Andersons recorded talks have been removed to protect their privacy.
Gaia House Dharma Flower Turning Dharma Flower

2009-09-03 Wise Attitudes In Practice 60:07
James Baraz
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Labor Day

2009-09-03 Dharma Flower Turning Dharma Flower, the Facicle of Dogen Part One 53:19
Reb Anderson
The personal sharings from retreatants at the end of Reb Andersons recorded talks have been removed to protect their privacy.
Gaia House Dharma Flower Turning Dharma Flower

2009-09-02 The Sure Heart's Release, Part 1 53:55
Kamala Masters
The sure heart's release is about liberation through the gradual path of practicing Dana (generosity), Sila (living in harmony), and Bhavana (cultivating concentration and wisdom). Part 1 covers Dana and Sila. Part 2 will cover Bhavana.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge September 2009 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2009-09-02 The Grounds of Living Compassion 53:04
Tara Brach
A critical question on the spiritual path is how we can bring the loving presence awakened by meditation into every facet of daily life. This talk explores the conditioning that keeps us in reactive trance and the ways we can deepen our attention and align our lives with our hearts.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2009-09-02 What are we Missing? 48:52
Sylvia Boorstein
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2009-09-02 The Seven Factors Of Awakening: Day Three - Morning 1:31:00
Christina Feldman
Tranquility
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center The Seven Factors of Awakening: Study and Practice Retreat for Experienced Students

2009-09-02 The Lotus Sutra and Grandson Stories 33:12
Reb Anderson
The personal sharings from retreatants at the end of Reb Andersons recorded talks have been removed to protect their privacy.
Gaia House Dharma Flower Turning Dharma Flower

2009-09-01 The Seven Factors Of Awakening: Day Two - Evening 1:10:31
Christina Feldman
Piti
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center The Seven Factors of Awakening: Study and Practice Retreat for Experienced Students

2009-09-01 The Healing Power of Mindfulness 15:01
Christina Feldman
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center IMS Audio Files

2009-09-01 The Seven Factors Of Awakening: Day Two - Mid Morning 38:40
Christina Feldman
The four wise efforts.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center The Seven Factors of Awakening: Study and Practice Retreat for Experienced Students

2009-08-31 The Seven Factors Of Awakening: Day Two - Morning 1:36:04
Christina Feldman
Dharma Vichaya - Investigation Of States
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center The Seven Factors of Awakening: Study and Practice Retreat for Experienced Students

2009-08-31 The Lotus Sutra Chapter Ten 69:28
Reb Anderson
The personal sharings from retreatants at the end of Reb Andersons recorded talks have been removed to protect their privacy.
Gaia House Dharma Flower Turning Dharma Flower

2009-08-30 The Joy of Renunciation - part 2 52:53
Mark Nunberg
Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2009-08-30 The Seven Factors Of Awakening: Sati or Mindfulness 1:10:10
Christina Feldman
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center The Seven Factors of Awakening: Study and Practice Retreat for Experienced Students

2009-08-30 The Lotus Sutra Chapters Two and Three The Parable of the Burning House 1:14:12
Reb Anderson
The personal sharings from retreatants at the end of Reb Andersons recorded talks have been removed to protect their privacy.
Gaia House Dharma Flower Turning Dharma Flower

2009-08-29 The Lotus Sutra Chapter One 53:43
Reb Anderson
The personal sharings from retreatants at the end of Reb Andersons recorded talks have been removed to protect their privacy.
Gaia House Dharma Flower Turning Dharma Flower

2009-08-27 Being the Awareness 50:48
James Baraz
While the mind has many thoughts and confusing tendencies that cause suffering, there is a pure awareness that is our true nature holding it all. We’ll explore staying in touch with this reality while we are navigating through the confusions of mind.
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley IMCB Regular Talks

2009-08-26 Genuine Acceptance 69:43
Tara Brach
Our capacity to accept this life is key to our freedom, yet there are many misconceptions about acceptance: People wonder, if acceptance makes us a doormat in relationships? Isn't acceptance akin to resignation? Doesn't it make us passive when what is needed is action? This talk explores some of the misunderstandings about acceptance and offers teachings on the nature of genuine and liberating acceptance.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2009-08-26 The Joy of Renunciation - part 1 54:36
Mark Nunberg
Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2009-08-26 Impermanence and Contingency 50:01
Sylvia Boorstein
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2009-08-25 Not Self: We Are Included In Nature 51:30
Michael Grady
Seeing the ways in which we construct a self in everyday life.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Your Life is Your Practice: Insight Meditation Retreat

2009-08-25 Ten Paramis: Truthfulness (1) 54:52
Rodney Smith
Truthfulness of body, speech, and mind is the willingness to release all forms of self-deception and is the lynchpin to dharma growth.
Seattle Insight Meditation Society
In collection: The Ten Paramis

2009-08-24 Suffering 50:04
Norman Fischer
About the pervasiveness and usefulness of Suffering
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2009-08-23 Mindfulness In The Service Of Wisdom 54:25
Michael Grady
Mindfulness as a door that opens to wisdom.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Your Life is Your Practice: Insight Meditation Retreat

2009-08-23 Forgiveness and Assertiveness 26:25
Rick Hanson
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2009-08-22 Iroquois Gratitude Chant 14:19
Larry Yang
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Meditation and Yoga

2009-08-22 The Filling of Our Hearts – The Practice of Gratitude 51:28
Larry Yang
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Meditation and Yoga

2009-08-22 Trusting the Dharma 1:14:20
Amma Thanasanti
Shakti Vihara

2009-08-21 Energy Audit 22:46
Ayya Medhanandi
You can conduct an energy audit on the strength of your attention when you sit down to meditate. Notice if your attention is wavering and then patiently seal up the leaks so that your mind is no longer tempted by the world that the ego builds.  A talk given at Quaker House for the Ottawa Buddhist Society.
Ottawa Buddhist Society

2009-08-21 Pilgrimage 48:43
John Travis
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Vajrapani

2009-08-20 Holding Life Tenderly: the Practices of Mindfulness and Lovingkindness 56:13
Larry Yang
The relationship between mindfulness and lovingkindness and how the practice changes both our inner world and our outer world.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Meditation and Yoga

2009-08-20 Including Everything 46:06
Gil Fronsdal
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Vajrapani

2009-08-19 Hindrances as a Door of Awakening 65:55
Howard Cohn
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Meditation and Yoga

2009-08-19 Enchantment and Freedom 1:20:28
Tara Brach
When caught in suffering we are perceiving reality through a distorted lens. We are unable to see what we really are, and we latch on to the surface appearances of others. By training our minds to pay attention we begin to recognize the conditioning that entraps us, and the love and awareness that shines through these changing forms.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2009-08-19 Tearing Down the House 42:57
Mary Grace Orr
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Vajrapani

2009-08-19 Talk not recorded. 0:00
Richard Shankman
(Recording not available) 
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2009-08-18 What Kind of Effort 56:24
Anna Douglas
What kind of effort is needed in our mindfulness practice? What is our effort for? What the Buddha taught about effort and how we can apply it in our lives.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Meditation and Yoga

2009-08-17 Plop! 45:37
John Travis
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Vajrapani

2009-08-16 Wise Speech 58:50
Mark Nunberg
Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2009-08-16 Here and Mindfulness of the Body 45:30
Gil Fronsdal
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Vajrapani

2009-08-15 Parami - A Life of Dhamma 68:25
Steve Armstrong
The 10 qualities of an awakened mind are the practices householders can undertake as a foundation for liberating insight. Wise resolve keeps us headed in the direction of our aspiration.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Insight and the Art of Equanimity

2009-08-15 The practice and the pitfalls of metta, goodwill practice 32:28
Bhante Bodhidhamma
date estimated
Satipanya Buddhist Retreat

2009-08-15 Refuge: The Three Cs 41:52
Mary Grace Orr
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Vajrapani

2009-08-15 The 8-Fold Path in Daily Life. 55:43
Deborah Ratner Helzer
What are the elements that we need for a productive and satisfying spiritual life in the world? What do we ned and not need to worry about?
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Insight and the Art of Equanimity

2009-08-15 Morning Instructions, Guided Sit, Q&A with Kamala 62:19
Steve Armstrong
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Insight and the Art of Equanimity

2009-08-14 Three Pillars of the Dharma (1 and 2) 55:51
Kamala Masters
Dana - generosity and sila - living in harmony
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Insight and the Art of Equanimity

2009-08-14 Thinking and Reality 45:28
Will Kabat-Zinn
Identification with thoughts determines how we experience the world and who we take ourselves to be. We can free ourselves from those limited identifications and touch the vast expanse of who we really are.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Young Adult's Insight Meditation Retreat

2009-08-14 Equanimity Practice Instructions 1:12:15
Kamala Masters
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Insight and the Art of Equanimity

2009-08-14 Morning Instructions, Guided Sit, Q&A 62:16
Steve Armstrong
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Insight and the Art of Equanimity

2009-08-13 Four Noble Truths 65:46
Steve Armstrong
"Bedrock Dharma" for the effective practice, the Buddha's articulation of the way it is - offers timeless guidance for all.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Insight and the Art of Equanimity

2009-08-13 Equanimity Practice Instructions 63:13
Kamala Masters
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Insight and the Art of Equanimity

2009-08-13 The Buddha's 5 supports for practice 53:31
James Baraz
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley IMCB Regular Talks

2009-08-13 Morning Instructions 63:09
Kamala Masters
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Insight and the Art of Equanimity

2009-08-12 Equanimity and the Five Spiritual Faculties 61:36
Kamala Masters
The balancing of wisdom and faith, energize and concentration which supports the strengthening of equanimity
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Insight and the Art of Equanimity

2009-08-12 Happiness 1:10:35
Tara Brach
The Buddha taught of two dimensions of happiness--that which is based on particular circumstances, and that which arises from unconditional presence. This talk explores the ways we block happiness; the attitude and meditative practice that give rise to worldly happiness and the state of Being that is experienced as pure happiness and freedom.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2009-08-12 The Joy of Hindrances 67:37
Dori Langevin
Difficult mind-body states can be a gateway to freedom if we bring a sincere interest and an open, spacious and kind presence to grasping and aversion in all of their forms.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Young Adult's Insight Meditation Retreat

2009-08-12 Morning Instructions 64:01
Deborah Ratner Helzer
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Insight and the Art of Equanimity

2009-08-12 Joy of Monastic Life 1:18:56
Amma Thanasanti
Shakti Vihara

2009-08-11 Expectations and Explorations 51:55
Deborah Ratner Helzer
The ways in which our expectations for practice trip us up, and how they can be transformed into aspirations.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Insight and the Art of Equanimity

2009-08-11 The Simpler, the Better 61:07
Marvin Belzer
How to work with ordinary awareness in order to develop mindfulness and concentration in a retreat setting.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Young Adult's Insight Meditation Retreat

2009-08-11 Ten Paramis: Patience (2) 60:35
Rodney Smith
We cannot talk about patience without investigating the reality of time.
Seattle Insight Meditation Society
In collection: The Ten Paramis

2009-08-11 Equaminity Practice Instructions 67:46
Kamala Masters
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Insight and the Art of Equanimity

2009-08-11 Morning Instructions 64:01
Kamala Masters
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Insight and the Art of Equanimity

2009-08-11 Dana, Sila and Bhavana 40:09
Amma Thanasanti
Shakti Vihara

2009-08-10 Intersecting Realities 58:10
James Baraz
We are each the star of our own movie. Practice invites us to honor every member of the cast of characters in our life, remembering that they have their own reality. And through it all we can wake up from the dream.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2009-08-10 The Balanced Spacious Heart of Equanimity 66:34
Kamala Masters
The benefiacal qualities of practicing equanimity.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Insight and the Art of Equanimity

2009-08-10 Metta Practice - Introduction 65:35
Kamala Masters
Introduction to Metta practice - Self, Benefactor, Dear Friend
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Insight and the Art of Equanimity

2009-08-10 Morning Instructions with Q&A 59:34
Steve Armstrong
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Insight and the Art of Equanimity

2009-08-09 Understanding the Defilements 64:37
Steve Armstrong
Learning to recognize states of mind that cause suffering is the first step in disentangling the mind from defilements. Liberation of mind is possible with awareness and wisdom.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Insight and the Art of Equanimity

2009-08-09 The Practice of Truthfulness 53:52
Mark Nunberg
Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2009-08-09 Morning Instructions with Q&A 58:54
Steve Armstrong
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Insight and the Art of Equanimity

2009-08-09 Guided Meditation 48:42
Ajahn Sucitto
Cittaviveka Vassa Retreat

2009-08-08 The Four Foundations of Mindfulness 49:28
Deborah Ratner Helzer
The scope of the practice is vast. It encompasses everything we can possibly experience. The Buddha spelled it all out in this teaching.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Insight and the Art of Equanimity

2009-08-08 Morning Instructions 59:34
Kamala Masters
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Insight and the Art of Equanimity

2009-08-08 Morning Sitting Instructions 59:34
Kamala Masters
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Insight and the Art of Equanimity

2009-08-08 Inhabiting the Truth of the Moment 48:49
Martin Aylward
Gaia House Inhabiting the Truth of the Moment

2009-08-07 Opening Talk 69:25
Steve Armstrong
Aspiration, the Format of the Retreat, Right Attitude, Helpful Information, Refuges and Precepts
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Insight and the Art of Equanimity

2009-08-07 Opening Talk From Inhabiting the Truth of the Moment 44:40
Martin Aylward
Gaia House Inhabiting the Truth of the Moment

2009-08-06 Intersecting realities 55:12
James Baraz
We are each the star of our own movie. Practice invites us to honor every member of the cast of characters in our life, remembering that they have their own reality. And through it all we can wake up from the dream.
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley IMCB Regular Talks

2009-08-06 Suttas 2 - The Gradual Training 56:34
Ajahn Sucitto
Cittaviveka Vassa Retreat

2009-08-05 Let Everything Happen to You 1:15:39
Tara Brach
The now common adage "what you resist, persists" is a deep and important truth. This talk explores the often unconscious ways that we avoid the difficult parts of our experience, and the meditative strategies for cultivating an accepting and healing presence.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2009-08-05 Once, Long Ago: Awakening (2 of 2) 47:06
Rodney Smith
Understanding two historic events provides a clear path to awakening.
Seattle Insight Meditation Society

2009-08-05 Practicing with the Eight Worldly Winds, pt 2 58:33
Donald Rothberg
We continue to explore 1) being mindful when a wind is present; 2) the nature of the winds; 3) responding skilfully. We add an emphasis on resting in what is deeper and examine several issues that arise in practicing with the winds
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2009-08-04 Once, Long Ago (1 of 2) 46:43
Rodney Smith
Making sense of our spiritual journey as we look to two historic events.
Seattle Insight Meditation Society

2009-08-03 Working with the Inner Critic 61:01
Mark Coleman
How to work with judgement & free yourself from the torment of the critic
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2009-08-02 Awakening/Enlightenment 39:10
Amita Schmidt
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Investigating Life: Insight Meditation Retreat for 18-32 Year Olds

2009-08-02 Uncovering the Good Heart 57:25
Mark Nunberg
Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2009-08-02 Purgatory 43:33
Rodney Smith
We arrest our growth by refusing to show up for each moment, despite evidence that there is no other moment to live.
Seattle Insight Meditation Society

2009-08-02 Guided Meditation 44:58
Ajahn Sucitto
Cittaviveka Vassa Retreat

2009-08-01 Practice in the World: Right Speech 51:16
Joseph Goldstein
Right speech, the third step on the 8-fold Noble Path, is more than a set of ethical guidelines for living in the world. It is the practice of speech in the service of liberation.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Insight Meditation

2009-08-01 Metta: Digging A Good Trench In The Heart 54:49
Anushka Fernandopulle
Explains cultivating the heart of well-wishing and other heart practices.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Investigating Life: Insight Meditation Retreat for 18-32 Year Olds

2009-08-01 Dukkha Unsatisfactoriness et al 50:49
Bhante Bodhidhamma
date estimated
Satipanya Buddhist Retreat

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