2009-07-27 Precepts 48:47
Jason Murphy	Download Listen
Insight Santa Cruz

2009-07-27 This Fathom Long Carcass 1:11:04
John Peacock	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Mindfulness and the Way of Insight

2009-07-26 Closing Talk 48:48
Christina Feldman	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Mindfulness, Insight, Liberation: Insight Meditation Retreat

2009-07-26 The Wisdom of Non-Harming 56:31
Mark Nunberg	Download Listen
Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2009-07-26 The Eightfold Path: Right Action 40:53
Eugene Cash	Download Listen
San Francisco Insight Meditation Community

2009-07-26 Joining Hands 40:55
Jose Reissig	Download Listen
A call for bringing tenderness to the world instead of feeding conflict. (40:55)
Holy Cross Monastery :  Rhinebeck Sitting Group

2009-07-26 Understanding Liberation by Uprroting the Defilements 57:40
Steve Armstrong	Download Listen
Suffering is rooted in the defilements that visit the mind. Liberating understanding emerges naturally from continuity of awareness leading to insight. Along the way, speech, behavior, the mind and understanding are purified.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Insight Meditation

2009-07-26 What it is to be a Self 1:11:16
John Peacock	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Mindfulness and the Way of Insight

2009-07-26 Guided Meditations 43:49
Ajahn Sucitto	Download Listen
Cittaviveka :  Vassa Retreat

2009-07-25 Journey of Awakening 49:12
Christina Feldman	Download Listen
Faith , non clinging and non self are the three pillars of the awakened heart.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Mindfulness, Insight, Liberation: Insight Meditation Retreat

2009-07-25 Questions and Answers 57:34
Bhante Khippapanno	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  July 2009 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2009-07-25 Things As They Are 30:21
Jose Reissig	Download Listen
We have been conditioned to mistake our constructions for reality. Let us stop doing it. (30:21)
Holy Cross Monastery :  Rhinebeck Sitting Group

2009-07-25 Turning the Mind Toward the Dharma 55:49
Joseph Goldstein	Download Listen
The four mind-changing reflections: precious human birth, impermanence, karma and the defects of samsara.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Insight Meditation

2009-07-25 Relax, Nothing is Under Control! 67:25
John Peacock	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Mindfulness and the Way of Insight

2009-07-24 The Radiant Heart 54:58
Yanai Postelnik	Download Listen
Through cultivating non distractedness and non resistance the unbounded qualities of innate wakefulness and loving kindness are revealed as the radiant heart of our awakened life.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Mindfulness, Insight, Liberation: Insight Meditation Retreat

2009-07-24 The Six External Sense Bases and the Six External Sense Bases. 53:24
Bhante Khippapanno	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  July 2009 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2009-07-24 A Well Centered Mind 44:52
Jose Reissig	Download Listen
To center the mind we first need to learn to focus it. Only then will we be able to explore our inner chambers. (44:52)
Holy Cross Monastery :  Rhinebeck Sitting Group

2009-07-24 Opening Talk for Mindfulness and the Way of Insight Retreat 63:07
John Peacock	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Mindfulness and the Way of Insight

2009-07-23 Joy 43:43
Fred Von Allmen	Download Listen
How to bring joy into your practice and your life.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Mindfulness, Insight, Liberation: Insight Meditation Retreat

2009-07-23 Questions and Answers 61:58
Bhante Khippapanno	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  July 2009 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2009-07-23 Metta in the context of spiritual practice. 57:31
Anushka Fernandopulle	Download Listen
Last talk after a week long metta retreat. Puts metta in context of other dharma teachings and mindfulness practice. Some suggestions of practicing metta in daily life.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Metta Retreat

2009-07-22 Awaken the Force of Non-Harming 57:11
Mark Nunberg	Download Listen
Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2009-07-22 The Five Aggregates 64:55
Bhante Khippapanno	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  July 2009 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2009-07-22 Working with Anger 60:04
Pamela Weiss	Download Listen

2009-07-22 The Wisdom of No Complaints 52:21
Sylvia Boorstein	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Monday and Wednesday Talks

2009-07-22 Papanca 53:21
Christina Feldman	Download Listen
Papanca is the process of constructing our world through the proliferation of thought. Understanding the mind is the first step in liberating the mind.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Mindfulness, Insight, Liberation: Insight Meditation Retreat

2009-07-22 The Beautiful Qualities of Compassion and Equanimity 55:19
Sally Armstrong	Download Listen
The four Brahma Viharas are loving-kindness, compassion, joy and equanimity. The foundation practice is metta, or loving-kindness, which cultivates a friendly and kind attitude towards ourselves, others and all experiences. When this caring heart meets suffering, it naturally responds with compassion. But the last Brahma Vihara, equanimity, the quality of calm acceptance, is necessary keep the heart in balance and open to all the joys and sorrows of our lives.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Metta Retreat

2009-07-22 Suttas 1 - Picking Up the Teaching 60:37
Ajahn Sucitto	Download Listen
Cittaviveka :  Vassa Retreat

2009-07-21 Questions and Answers 61:54
Bhante Khippapanno	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  July 2009 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2009-07-21 The Truth of Impermanence 54:52
Yanai Postelnik	Download Listen
All conditioned things turn out to be unreliable. Recognizing and accepting the truth of impermanence and insecurity allows us to let go into the vast truth of life.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Mindfulness, Insight, Liberation: Insight Meditation Retreat

2009-07-21 What's Not Wrong...Mudita, Uplifting States and Looking for the Good. 65:10
James Baraz	Download Listen
How mudita (sympathetic joy) and uplifting states are supports for wise effort.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Metta Retreat

2009-07-20 Finding Our True Refuge 55:18
Sharda Rogell	Download Listen
As we move through the barrier of judgment and fear, we move from the known to the unknown, and come into a truer relationship with ourselves. Through exploring the meaning of "true safety", we find our only true refuge and protection.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Metta Retreat

2009-07-20 Clear Comprehension 47:10
Fred Von Allmen	Download Listen
Mindfulness connects us to the present moment. Wisdom liberates.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Mindfulness, Insight, Liberation: Insight Meditation Retreat

2009-07-20 The Five Hindrances 63:45
Bhante Khippapanno	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  July 2009 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2009-07-19 Spaciousness 43:18
Christina Feldman	Download Listen
Spaciousness is both a cultivation and frution of wise mindfulness.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Mindfulness, Insight, Liberation: Insight Meditation Retreat

2009-07-19 Navigating the Hindrance Terrain of Metta Practice 60:43
Kamala Masters	Download Listen
How to work with the hindrances in Metta practice.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Metta Retreat

2009-07-19 Guided Meditations 44:24
Ajahn Sucitto	Download Listen
Cittaviveka :  Vassa Retreat

2009-07-18 Questions and Answers 1:12:30
Bhante Khippapanno	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  July 2009 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2009-07-18 Awakening the Heart of Love Through the Precepts 51:13
Arinna Weisman	Download Listen
Daylong: Awakening the Heart of Love and Wisdom
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2009-07-18 The Practice of Metta 48:58
Sally Armstrong	Download Listen
Metta, or loving-kindness, is the practice of cultivating a friendly and accepting attitude towards ourselves, our experience and all other beings. As we cultivate this quality through intensive practice, we can find that it can become our default response to life, rather than the conditioned habits of aversion, fear or grasping.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Metta Retreat

2009-07-18 Love and Compassion 42:49
Martine Batchelor	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Meditation and Study Retreat

2009-07-18 Society and Self 56:24
Stephen Batchelor	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Meditation and Study Retreat

2009-07-18 The Most Obvious Important Thing 48:04
Ajahn Sucitto	Download Listen
Cittaviveka :  Vassa Retreat

2009-07-17 The Contemplation of Mind 56:01
Bhante Khippapanno	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  July 2009 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2009-07-17 Ethics 47:34
Martine Batchelor	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Meditation and Study Retreat

2009-07-17 Healing the Five Clusters 57:18
Stephen Batchelor	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Meditation and Study Retreat

2009-07-17 Dhamma Body is Nobody's 30:09
Ajahn Sucitto	Download Listen
Cittaviveka :  Vassa Retreat

2009-07-16 On Metta 53:09
James Baraz	Download Listen
This talk is a version of the talk James will be giving at the upcoming Metta retreat at Spirit Rock.
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley :  IMCB Regular Talks

2009-07-16 Ten Paramis 56:01
Bhante Khippapanno	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  July 2009 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2009-07-16 Travel 33:33
Mary Grace Orr	Download Listen
Insight Santa Cruz

2009-07-16 The Four Great Efforts 48:09
Martine Batchelor	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Meditation and Study Retreat

2009-07-16 Turning the Wheel of the Dhamma 57:10
Stephen Batchelor	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Meditation and Study Retreat

2009-07-16 Growing a True Face 24:19
Ajahn Sucitto	Download Listen
Cittaviveka :  Vassa Retreat

2009-07-15 Revising the principles of vipassana 43:19
Bhante Bodhidhamma	Download Listen
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Satipanya Buddhist Retreat

2009-07-15 Mental State of Feeling - Vedana 52:40
Bhante Khippapanno	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  July 2009 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2009-07-15 Virya Paramita 49:31
Pamela Weiss	Download Listen

2009-07-15 Gardening the Mind 20:19
Ayya Medhanandi	Download Listen
Hospice
Sati Saraniya Hermitage :  Hospice Talks and Guided Meditations

2009-07-15 Peace is Here - Guided Meditation 19:14
Ayya Medhanandi	Download Listen
Hospice
Sati Saraniya Hermitage :  Hospice Talks and Guided Meditations

2009-07-15 Renunciation 47:52
Sylvia Boorstein	Download Listen
Patience and Wisdom as part of our continuing exploration of the Path of Sila, Morality, and one of the main components of the overall path to wisdom. Next week's class will continue and the weeks following will complete the Paramita sequence.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Monday and Wednesday Talks

2009-07-15 The Kalama Sutta 48:57
Martine Batchelor	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Meditation and Study Retreat

2009-07-15 Mara The Killer 57:00
Stephen Batchelor	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Meditation and Study Retreat

2009-07-14 On The Wings Of Mudita 48:22
Dori Langevin	Download Listen
The Brahma Vihara of Mudita
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Family Retreat

2009-07-14 Ten Paramis: Energy (2) 61:51
Rodney Smith	Download Listen
Suffering leads either to contraction and further distortion of energy, or connection and release of resistance.
Seattle Insight Meditation Society
In collection: The Ten Paramis

2009-07-14 Mens retreat closing night part 2 57:58
Robert K. Hall	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Mens Retreat

2009-07-14 Mens retreat closing program part 1 38:49
Robert K. Hall	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Mens Retreat

2009-07-14 Creative Engagement 55:21
Martine Batchelor	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Meditation and Study Retreat

2009-07-14 From Place to Ground 57:36
Stephen Batchelor	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Meditation and Study Retreat

2009-07-14 Natural Mind - Strength, Warmth, Clarity 29:34
Ajahn Sucitto	Download Listen
Cittaviveka :  Vassa Retreat

2009-07-13 Why We Come To Practice 64:37
Bhante Khippapanno	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  July 2009 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2009-07-13 Skillful 25:20
Jason Murphy	Download Listen
Insight Santa Cruz

2009-07-13 Cultivation And Effect 50:01
Martine Batchelor	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Meditation and Study Retreat

2009-07-13 The Great Matter of Birth and Death 62:37
Stephen Batchelor	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Meditation and Study Retreat

2009-07-13 Five Faculties - Indriya 22:07
Ajahn Sucitto	Download Listen
Cittaviveka :  Vassa Retreat

2009-07-12 Equanimity in Family Life 47:04
Deborah Ratner Helzer	Download Listen
The ways that we get caught in holding on, and the ways that we can learn to let go.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Family Retreat

2009-07-12 The Eightfold Path: Right Speech 54:28
Eugene Cash	Download Listen
San Francisco Insight Meditation Community

2009-07-12 Guide Meditation on Breathing 46:45
Ajahn Sucitto	Download Listen
Cittaviveka :  Vassa Retreat

2009-07-12 Lawless Order 23:57
Ajahn Sucitto	Download Listen
Cittaviveka :  Vassa Retreat

2009-07-11 Having Fun (Skillfully) 36:40
Ajahn Sucitto	Download Listen
Cittaviveka :  Vassa Retreat

2009-07-11 Walk Back to Center 18:31
Ajahn Sucitto	Download Listen
Cittaviveka :  Vassa Retreat

2009-07-09 Opening the Door 16:43
Ajahn Sucitto	Download Listen
Cittaviveka :  Vassa Retreat

2009-07-08 Part 4 - Wise Practice - Taking Refuge in Awareness 1:15:55
Tara Brach	Listen to tracks Show 2 Tracks
This four week series reviews many key components of Buddhist meditation practice. Beginning with intention and attitude, we cover the strategies that help us arrive in presence, the key elements of mindfulness, working with difficult emotional states and the practices that awaken our heart. Each week will include guided meditations and reflections.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC :  IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks
Meditation - Resting in Awareness 29:18 Download Listen Part 4 - Wise Practice - Taking Refuge in Awareness 46:37 Download Listen

2009-07-08 Awakening the Force of Non-Harming 7:38
Mark Nunberg	Download Listen
Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2009-07-08 Morality - Second in a series of the 10 Paramitas 56:49
Sylvia Boorstein	Download Listen
May these precepts be the Cause of Happiness Note: Quality is not great. Talk was recorded at too high a compression rate.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Monday and Wednesday Talks

2009-07-08 The Freedom Beyond Grasping 47:37
Sharda Rogell	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Insight Meditation and Contemplative Inquiry

2009-07-07 Practice Q and A 56:36
Rodney Smith	Download Listen
Rodney Smith addresses questions on practice with a theme of investigation.
Seattle Insight Meditation Society

2009-07-07 Three Chants Expressing Aspects of Compassion, and Some Reflections 66:46
Catherine McGee	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Insight Meditation and Contemplative Inquiry

2009-07-07 How Real is the Real World - Asalha Puja 54:33
Ajahn Sucitto	Download Listen
Cittaviveka :  Vassa Retreat

2009-07-06 Staying In Wonder 54:48
Wes Nisker	Download Listen
Rhythms, cycles, spiral dances of thought, non-thought Evolving magic of awareness and breath... the universe being aware of its self... of self
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Monday and Wednesday Talks

2009-07-06 Applying Skillful Effort and Right Diligence to Our Practice 62:37
Mushim Ikeda	Download Listen
Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center

2009-07-06 Metta and the Breath 28:01
Chas DiCapua	Download Listen
Using the combination of awareness of the heart center and the breath as a way to cultivate lovingkindness in a natural way.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Teen Retreat

2009-07-06 Freedom 36:37
Jason Murphy	Download Listen
Insight Santa Cruz

2009-07-06 Welcoming Experience 17:30
Catherine McGee	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Insight Meditation and Contemplative Inquiry

2009-07-06 Finding Security Within Insecurity 50:40
Sharda Rogell	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Insight Meditation and Contemplative Inquiry

2009-07-04 Morning Chanting of Three Refuges and Eight Practice Precepts 2:22
Steve Armstrong	Download Listen
Christine Center :  Insight and the Art of Equanimity

2009-07-04 Jumping Mouse, Commentary on a Native American Story of Spiritual Transformation 59:04
Steve Armstrong	Download Listen
Christine Center :  Insight and the Art of Equanimity

2009-07-03 Sure Hearts Release Part 2 Living in Harmony, Development of Mind 1:10:01
Kamala Masters	Download Listen
Christine Center :  Insight and the Art of Equanimity

2009-07-02 You Never Know... 54:28
James Baraz	Download Listen
You Never Know...
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley :  IMCB Regular Talks

2009-07-02 Universal Heartbeat: Applying Skillful Effort and Right Diligence to Our Practice 62:55
Mushim Ikeda	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  People of Color

2009-07-02 Sure Hearts Release Part 1 Generosity 59:06
Kamala Masters	Download Listen
Christine Center :  Insight and the Art of Equanimity

2009-07-01 Why didn't the Buddha return to lay life 57:39
Bhante Bodhidhamma	Download Listen
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Satipanya Buddhist Retreat