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Dharma Talks
2008-07-02 Conscious Activity 1:19:34
Tara Brach
Most meditation guidance is aimed at formal sitting practice. Yet we spend much of our lives "doing" activities and often, in a way that lacks presence. This talk explores the practical ways that we can transform ego-based doing into activity that is aligned with our heart and expresses our natural creativity, joy and wisdom.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2008-07-02 Question and Answers: Meditation and Awakening - Session 1 36:02
Mark Nunberg
Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2008-07-02 Equanimity - The Ocean Of Experience 50:22
Larry Yang
The last of the seven factors of awakening. What is equanimity as a practice and how does it impact communities who have experienced trauma.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center People of Color Retreat

2008-07-02 What Is The Jhana Practice? #1 66:22
Stephen Snyder
This talk was given by both Tina Rasmussen and Stephen Snyder: how the jhanas fit into Buddhist practice; overview of the entire samatha practice; the three types of concentration; and differences from other practices.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge July 2008 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2008-07-02 What Is The Jhana Practice? #1 66:22
Tina Rasmussen
This talk includes: how the jhanas fit into Buddhist practice; overview of the entire samatha practice; the three types of concentration; and differences from other practices.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge July 2008 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2008-07-01 Revising the principles of vipassana 43:18
Bhante Bodhidhamma
date estimated
Satipanya Buddhist Retreat

2008-07-01 Tranquility And Concentration 53:07
Gina Sharpe
Two necessary factors in realizing the already awakened mind.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center People of Color Retreat

2008-06-30 Sanctuary 62:12
Jack Kornfield
Oiling the gate to the garden
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2008-06-30 Energy And Joy 62:39
Bhante Buddharakkhita
Energy is a factor that is useful for preventing or overcoming unwholesome states of mind and for cultivating wholesome states of mind. A joyful mind is a natural outcome of this unfolding prcess that leads to freedom and enlightenment.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center People of Color Retreat

2008-06-29 Quarterly Community Gathering: Refuge in Sangha 23:34
Mark Nunberg
Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2008-06-28 Happiness: Not Forgetting The Gladness Of Heart In Practice 58:06
James Baraz
Abhayagiri Monastery

2008-06-28 Happiness: Not Forgetting The Gladness Of Heart In Practice 1:11:21
James Baraz
Abhayagiri Monastery

2008-06-28 Working With Papanca And Self-View 61:10
Mark Coleman
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Mindfulness Training for Yoga Teachers

2008-06-28 Releasing, Receiving and Awakening Our Life - A Dana Retreat 48:48
Yanai Postelnik
This is the opening talk for a retreat that aims to integrate the practice of meditation with the ideas and doctrines that support and illuminate such practice. This talk also includes Stephen Batchelor.
Gaia House Releasing Receiving And Awakening Our Life A Dana Retreat

2008-06-28 Releasing, Receiving and Awakening Our Life - A Dana Retreat 54:55
Yanai Postelnik
Through meditation practice we can learn to release the pressure and demands we place on our experience to be different, and receive life just as it is. Unconditionally engaging with each moment we can awaken to innate peace and freedom.
Gaia House Releasing Receiving And Awakening Our Life A Dana Retreat

2008-06-27 41. Dana - Sila – Bhavana 61:36
Ariya B. Baumann
Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre Three-Month Retreat

2008-06-27 Taking A Fresh Look At Life On Retreat - part 4 68:28
Larry Rosenberg
Life on retreat; life back home. The same? Different? Perhaps there is just life- always. Leaving the retreat; going home.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Insight Meditation Retreat for Experienced Students

2008-06-26 Reflections On Thinking 60:31
Doug Phillips
How does thought operate as a system driving our minds and actions towards incoherence and suffering.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Insight Meditation Retreat for Experienced Students

2008-06-26 Paramis Series #7 Truthfulness 47:07
Myoshin Kelley
Sitting on the hotspot of truth.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge June 2008 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2008-06-25 The Blessings Of Soul Recognition 1:20:37
Tara Brach
Based on one of the great legends from the court of King Arthur, this talk examines the freedom that is possible when we can see past the veil of illusion and realize the true nature that shines through all beings.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2008-06-25 40. Dealing with Negativity 64:56
Ariya B. Baumann
Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre Three-Month Retreat

2008-06-25 The Science Of Meditation 58:57
Diana Winston
This talk discusses the current research in mindfulness, including the areas of physical health, attention, mental health, self-compassion, and brain research.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Mindfulness Training for Yoga Teachers

2008-06-25 Taking A Fresh Look At Life On Retreat - part 3 59:54
Larry Rosenberg
Life on retreat; life back home. The same? Different? Perhaps there is just life- always. The Buddha’s onapalda sutta (King Pasensadi goes on a diet) will be explored in detail regarding mindful eating as a wisdom practice.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Insight Meditation Retreat for Experienced Students

2008-06-24 1St Noble Truth: Working With Suffering 54:40
Mark Coleman
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Mindfulness Training for Yoga Teachers

2008-06-24 Whole Dharma 60:18
Matthew Daniell
Lessons from the Buddha and nature. An approach to practice where how we relate to every living system we inhabit matters
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Insight Meditation Retreat for Experienced Students

2008-06-24 Nirvana and Transcendence 65:01
Rob Burbea
Is this it? Or has transcendence gone out of fashion? An exploration of the Buddha's radical teachings on transcendence and their implications for our practices and for our lives.
Gaia House Tuesday Evening Talks

2008-06-23 39. The Protective Power of the Dhamma 63:08
Ariya B. Baumann
Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre Three-Month Retreat

2008-06-23 Teaching From The Wise Heart 1:40:52
Jack Kornfield
Teacher to Teacher
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Mindfulness Training for Yoga Teachers

2008-06-23 Beyond Belief 61:58
James Baraz
With our thoughts we make the world,"says the Buddha. What limiting beliefs do you have about yourself and practice? What would it be like if you were not constrained by them. This talk also explores the different temperaments that people bring to practice, seeing there is no one right personality style that is required for awakening.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge June 2008 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2008-06-23 Taking A Fresh Look At Life On Retreat - part 2 53:55
Larry Rosenberg
Life on retreat; life back home. The same? Different? Perhaps there is just life- always. The Buddha’s onapalda sutta (King Pasensadi goes on a diet) will be explored in detail regarding mindful eating as a wisdom practice.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Insight Meditation Retreat for Experienced Students

2008-06-23 Monday Night Talk 65:19
Sylvia Boorstein
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2008-06-22 Awareness Alone Is Not Enough 1:12:00
Steve Armstrong, Kamala Masters
Guest Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2008-06-22 Exploring Effort 35:01
Doug Phillips
What is the role of effort in the life of awareness? When and how is it useful? When is it a hindrance?
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Insight Meditation Retreat for Experienced Students

2008-06-21 Taking A Fresh Look At Life On Retreat - part 1 41:22
Larry Rosenberg
Life on retreat; life back home. The same? Different? Perhaps there is just life- always.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Insight Meditation Retreat for Experienced Students

2008-06-21 Refuges And Precepts 52:13
Matthew Daniell
Opening talk by Mathew Daniell with comments by Doug Phillips and meditation instruction by Larry Rosenberg.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Insight Meditation Retreat for Experienced Students

2008-06-20 Learning how to Live Part 1 of 4 40:49
Larry Rosenberg

2008-06-20 38. Bojjhangas Part VII 63:35
Ariya B. Baumann
Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre Three-Month Retreat

2008-06-19 Paramis Series #6 Wisdom 58:22
Myoshin Kelley
Seeing things in their nature for the benefit of all living beings.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge June 2008 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2008-06-19 Transforming Suffering into Happiness 64:54
Sharda Rogell
The Buddha's main instruction to us is how to 'turn our mind' toward that which is good and wholesome and brings the deepest happiness and peace. How do we do that?
Gaia House Insight Meditation And Contemplative Inquiry

2008-06-18 Planting Yourself In The Universe 1:13:44
Tara Brach
One understanding of suffering is that as individuals and a culture we are uprooted, that we have disconnected from our natural world, our inner life and a sense of belonging with each other. Some flags are speediness and over consumption, anxiety and depression. This talk explores how we have become uprooted and the three gateways of rediscovering our natural wholeness, spontaneity and inner freedom.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2008-06-18 37. Bojjhangas Part VI 49:19
Ariya B. Baumann
Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre Three-Month Retreat

2008-06-18 Smiling Moon - Guided Meditation 17:58
Ayya Medhanandi
Hospice
Sati Saraniya Hermitage :  Hospice Talks and Guided Meditations

2008-06-18 Being Freed From Fixed Views 41:36
Sylvia Boorstein
Being mindful of our views and opening to dialogue.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2008-06-17 Guided Meditation on Equanimity 31:00
Sharda Rogell
Gaia House Insight Meditation And Contemplative Inquiry

2008-06-16 36. Bojjhangas Part V 64:44
Ariya B. Baumann
Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre Three-Month Retreat

2008-06-16 Trusting Your Buddha Knowing 61:46
James Baraz
The source of our awakening is right inside us. As we learn to listen deeply to the wisdom and purity of heart that is connected to the truth we are following the Buddha's instructions to be "be a lamp unto yourself."
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge June 2008 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2008-06-16 Dancing With Life 51:37
Phillip Moffitt
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2008-06-16 Being Embodied with Mindfulness 53:30
Sharda Rogell
When awareness mingles with sensations in the body, it is like returning home after a long journey. So why is it so hard to rest in the immediacy of our experience called 'body'?
Gaia House Insight Meditation And Contemplative Inquiry

2008-06-15 Guided Meditation - Cultivating Appreciation 39:30
Ajahn Sucitto
Cittaviveka

2008-06-15 Deathlessness Is Like This 67:10
Ajahn Sumedho
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monastic Retreat

2008-06-15 Closing 1:35:05
Ajahn Sumedho
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monastic Retreat

2008-06-14 Evening Chanting In English 12:16
Ajahn Candasiri
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monastic Retreat

2008-06-14 Buddho, Dhammo, Sangho 67:43
Ajahn Sumedho
Using Buddho, Dhammo, Sangho as a reminder not to take refuge in conditions.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monastic Retreat

2008-06-14 Mirror, Mirror... 1:13:34
Ajahn Sumedho
Developing gratitude, contentment, and joy plus more reflections on the fetters.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monastic Retreat

2008-06-14 Leaving Your Comfort Zone 47:30
Sharda Rogell
To live freshly we will need to go beyond all that is known and familiar to us, which we avoid at all costs. Why do we hold on so tightly when what we are longing for is in the relaxation and letting go?
Gaia House Insight Meditation And Contemplative Inquiry

2008-06-13 35. Bojjhangas Part IV 67:33
Ariya B. Baumann
Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre Three-Month Retreat

2008-06-13 Challenging Conditions 58:46
Ajahn Candasiri
Using Awareness to question and challenge the identification with the five khandas. Working with death.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monastic Retreat

2008-06-13 Four Times Three Equals Twelve 69:00
Ajahn Sumedho
Ajahn Sumedho reflects on the use of the Four Noble Truths to investigate experience. He also continues to explore the fetters that block the spiritual path, while also speaking about the paticca samuppada, or Dependent Origination.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monastic Retreat

2008-06-13 Opening Talk for Insight Meditation and Contemplative Inquiry 1:10:13
Sharda Rogell
This talk also includes Catherine McGee
Gaia House Insight Meditation And Contemplative Inquiry

2008-06-13 Metta Chant with Yogis 4:34
Greg Scharf
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Insight Meditation Retreat

2008-06-12 I, Me, Mine 51:00
Ajahn Amaro
Ajahn Amaro picks up on themes that Ajahn Sumedho has been reflecting on during this retreat, including metta (loving kindness), and the fetters that obstruct the spiritual path.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monastic Retreat

2008-06-12 I'm Right, You're Wrong 1:12:42
Ajahn Sumedho
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monastic Retreat

2008-06-12 Paramis Series #5 Renunciation: The Joy Of Relinquishment 51:01
Myoshin Kelley
Exploring the different levels of renunciation.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge June 2008 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2008-06-12 Metta 41:34
Rebecca Bradshaw
Metta with self, friend and difficult person
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Insight Meditation Retreat

2008-06-12 Generosity - Cultivating Inner Abundance 51:22
Greg Scharf
Cultivating the wholesome as a foundation and force for liberation – Focusing on the practices of generosity and gratitude.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Insight Meditation Retreat

2008-06-11 Question/Answer: Working With The Difficult Weather 1:19:31
Tara Brach
In this talk Tara responds to questions from participants on how to bring a healing attention to anger, sleepiness, great loss and the wounds of our world. She grounds the teachings in the two wings of clear recognition (of what is happening) and an allowing presence, one that is full with compassion.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2008-06-11 34. Bojjhangas Part III 56:52
Ariya B. Baumann
Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre Three-Month Retreat

2008-06-11 Anatta 60:10
Pamela Weiss

2008-06-11 Evening Chanting In Pali 13:36
Ajahn Candasiri
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monastic Retreat

2008-06-11 Security In Awareness 63:25
Ajahn Sumedho
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monastic Retreat

2008-06-11 This Is Not The Ideal 65:57
Ajahn Sumedho
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monastic Retreat

2008-06-11 Impermanence And Equanimity 56:48
Rebecca Bradshaw
This talk discusses how a deep understanding of change can lead to freedom.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Insight Meditation Retreat

2008-06-10 Commitment & Sacrifice 12:34
Ayya Medhanandi
The meaning of the words “commitment” and “sacrifice” are spoken of in relationship to taking vows and training as an anagārikā as well as to practice as a householder. Regardless of the form we use, it is possible for each of us to find an island of refuge in ourselves. A talk given during an Ottawa Buddhist Society 10 day retreat at the Sisters of St. Joseph Convent, Pembroke, Ontario, Canada in 2008.
Sati Saraniya Hermitage

2008-06-10 History Of Zero 65:45
Ajahn Sumedho
Reflections on Sakkayaditthi personality view.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monastic Retreat

2008-06-10 Metta For All Conditions 61:28
Ajahn Sumedho
Contemplating Metta as unconditional love and acceptance.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monastic Retreat

2008-06-10 Exploring The Universe Within 55:19
Greg Scharf
How I came to practice – intro; followed by an exploration of the nature of mind, a description of the qualities of mindfulness as a toll for investigation and liberation.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Insight Meditation Retreat

2008-06-10 The Mind Body Connection 46:46
Helen Stephenson
Gaia House Insight Meditation And Yoga

2008-06-09 33. Bojjhangas Part II 67:51
Ariya B. Baumann
Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre Three-Month Retreat

2008-06-09 The God Of Deathlessness 50:57
Ajahn Sumedho
Awareness and Belief systems. Personality view as a limitation, a fetter.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monastic Retreat

2008-06-09 The Point That Includes 63:11
Ajahn Sumedho
A wide-ranging talk about many aspects of Buddhist practice.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monastic Retreat

2008-06-09 Happiness And The Way Of The Bodhisattva 62:45
Jack Kornfield
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2008-06-09 Faith And Devotion 69:31
James Baraz
Practice is more than a mere dry analysis of reality. A heartfelt spirit in practice not only give us enthusiasm and confidence but can flowers as deep devotion to the Dharma.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge June 2008 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2008-06-09 Practice as Engaged Response 59:18
Yanai Postelnik
Gaia House Insight Meditation And Yoga

2008-06-09 Third Yoga Asanas Practice Session 2:53:07
Helen Stephenson
Gaia House Insight Meditation And Yoga

2008-06-08 We Will Arrive - Beating a Path to Awakening 34:57
Ayya Medhanandi
How can we beat a path to awakening? Meditate and develop deep, wise insight, training like a spiritual athlete in this new millenium. Like forging a trail in dense forest, walk it again and again, courageously enduring difficulties to navigate beyond mental afflictions. Study the mind incisively and trust - we will arrive.
Ottawa Buddhist Society

2008-06-08 Guided Meditation - The Four Elements 36:03
Ajahn Sucitto
Cittaviveka

2008-06-08 Unenlightened Personalities 1:10:22
Ajahn Sumedho
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monastic Retreat

2008-06-08 Me, Ajahn Sumedho, Center Of The Universe 60:03
Ajahn Sumedho
A talk on the delusion of Sakkayaditthi, personality view, and its relationship to the three cravings. The talk also includes some instruction on the sound of silence.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monastic Retreat

2008-06-08 Vulnerability, Openness, Freedom 52:55
Yanai Postelnik
Gaia House Insight Meditation And Yoga

2008-06-08 Second Yoga Asanas Practice Session 1:51:22
Helen Stephenson
Gaia House Insight Meditation And Yoga

2008-06-07 Widening Our Attention 41:58
Ajahn Sucitto
Cittaviveka

2008-06-07 The Place Is Here, The Time Is Now 1:11:00
Ajahn Sumedho
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monastic Retreat

2008-06-07 Unborn, Unformed, Uncreated, Unconditioned 57:49
Ajahn Sumedho
A talk about the nature of the unconditioned and using the Four Noble Truths as a contemplative tool.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monastic Retreat

2008-06-07 Impermanence And Stillness 43:12
Jose Reissig
In the midst of impermanence we find stillness not by avoidance or denial, but by going into the eye of the storm while clinging to nothing.
New York Insight Meditation Center One Day Retreat with Jose Reissig

2008-06-07 Relaxation, Curiosity And Mindfulness 58:01
Rebecca Bradshaw
How relaxation and curiosity support our journey to see the truth of how things are.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Insight Meditation Retreat

2008-06-07 Meeting Your Life 48:33
Yanai Postelnik
Gaia House Insight Meditation And Yoga

2008-06-07 First Yoga Asanas Practice Session 1:47:45
Helen Stephenson
Gaia House Insight Meditation And Yoga

2008-06-07 Pranayama Practice Session 1:20:31
Helen Stephenson
Gaia House Insight Meditation And Yoga

2008-06-06 32. Bojjhangas Part I 55:04
Ariya B. Baumann
Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre Three-Month Retreat

2008-06-06 At the Shrine of the Awakened - Unfathomable Love 35:51
Ayya Medhanandi
What is spiritual beauty? Kindness, forgiveness, unconditional love? Can we sustain a hallowed inner space that will not be degraded by unkind thoughts? When noble virtue protects the heart at its innermost core, we repair and train the mind to go beyond all brokenness. Relinquishing the burden of endless struggle, we harness awakened wisdom and compassion to free ourselves. We are a pure clear vessel of unfathomable love.
Ottawa Buddhist Society

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