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Dharma Talks
2009-05-17 Mindfulness of Body 56:39
Dori Langevin
The life of the body is a tether to moment to moment experience. Cultivating an enlarged awareness, infused with kindness, plus directly contacting sensations, allows us to be with unpleasant sensations we often call "pain"
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Insight Meditation Retreat

2009-05-16 Supports for Samadhi: An overview of the Buddha’s teachings on some of the beautiful qualities of mind and heart that lead to deepening concentration. 55:22
Sally Armstrong
The role of concentration is central to the Buddha’s teaching. This can be seen by the emphasis placed on it in some of the key Buddhist lists, such as the Noble Eightfold Path, the Five Spiritual Faculties, the Seven Factors Of Awakening and the 12 links of Transcendent Dependent Arising. This talk looks at the qualities we can develop in our practice that support concentration, such as faith, mindfulness, happiness and contentment.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Concentration Retreat

2009-05-12 Factors That Support and Hinder Concentration 58:22
Sally Armstrong
Any time we practice mindfulness and wise attention, we are weakening the impact of the hindrances, and strengthening what are known as the five jhanic factors: meditative qualities that support the continuity and deepening of our meditation. Each of the jhanic factors actually balances and acts as an antidote to one of the hindrances. This talk looks at how to strengthen the jhanic factors, and use them skillfully as antidotes to the hindrances.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Concentration Retreat

2009-05-09 Into the depths of Silence 59:18
Rob Burbea
Listening to silence in our lives, opening to its embrace, reveals a profound and immense power to transform the heart. Deepening in the stillness of meditation, our practice involves mindfulness of all ‘objects’, but must eventually also go beyond objects to realize a truly boundless freedom – of being nothing and having nothing.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge May 2009 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2009-05-07 Intro to Mindfulness Week 5 1:20:52
Mark Nunberg
Class
Common Ground Meditation Center

2009-05-04 Awakening to the Mystery of the Body 56:37
Mark Coleman
Mindfulness practice and the body - Learning to cultivate the awareness of the body as temple, as mystery and as a vehicle for mindfulness and awakening
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2009-05-03 Supporting Mindfullness 59:39
Myoshin Kelley
Looking to the natural quality of mindfulness.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Relaxed Openness: Embodying Presence

2009-05-02 The Gifts of Mindfulness 53:34
Jack Kornfield
Spirit Rock Meditation Center (Yucca Valley) Yucca Valley Spring Retreat

2009-04-29 Wise Investigation 1:11:37
Tara Brach
This talk focuses on the use of inquiry and investigation in energizing a lucid, mindful presence. The interest and care that underlies wise investigation is essential in both healing difficult emotional tangles and in revealing the very nature of reality. Guided meditation included.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2009-04-28 Intro to Mindfulness Week 4 1:17:02
Mark Nunberg
Class
Common Ground Meditation Center

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