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Dharma Talks
2007-07-08 Meditation Overview 59:13
Joseph Goldstein
This Talk is an overview of the meditative path. It includes working with pleasant and unpleasant sensations in thoughts, emotions and awareness itself
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center People of Color Retreat

2007-07-08 The Groundless Ground 60:34
Stephen Batchelor
Who was Siddhattha Gotama and what did he awaken to? A reflection on his own account of the awakening as found in his discourse The Noble Quest (Ariyapariyesana Sutta), which identifies 'conditioned arising' as the foundational insight for an awakened life.
Gaia House Awareness, Questioning, and the Path of Compassion

2007-07-08 Sila (Virtue) 1:21:49
Sayadaw Vivekananda
Mountain Hermitage Vivekananda

2007-07-07 Opening Talk Poc 61:03
Sharon Salzberg
Opening Talk POC
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center People of Color Retreat

2007-07-07 14 Qualities to Cultivate 65:01
Sayadaw Vivekananda
Mountain Hermitage Vivekananda

2007-07-07 Vipassana Instructions 1:47:22
Sayadaw Vivekananda
Mountain Hermitage Vivekananda

2007-07-06 Old Habits And Right View 55:22
Myoshin Kelley
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge July 2007 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2007-07-06 The Four Noble Truths And Obstacles To Practice 56:52
Mark Coleman
This talk explores the common obstacles to practice the Five Hindrances of: restlessness, sleepiness, doubt, grasping and aversion. The Hindrances are discussed in the context of the Buddha’s central teaching on the Four Noble Truths.

2007-07-06 Opening Talk: Sila, Samadhi, Panna 61:21
Sayadaw Vivekananda
Mountain Hermitage Vivekananda

2007-07-05 Reflections On Sexuality 50:39
James Baraz
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley

2007-07-04 The Dharma And Democracy 58:33
Donald Rothberg
Thich Nhat Hanh has written of how the encounter of Dharma and democracy will bring something new and exciting to the world. We explore 1. the beauty and dream of democracy and its resonance with the Dharma, 2. what currently needs attention in our would-be democracy and 3. a vision of how the connection of Dharma and democracy mature is vital for ourselves and our world.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2007-07-03 Practice Q and A 58:42
Rodney Smith
Seattle Insight Meditation Society

2007-07-02 Freedom Through Understanding The Six Sense Bases 35:42
Chas DiCapua
Understanding how sense contact turns into mental proliferations and it's impact on our ability to be happy. This is important if we are to see through the veil that is constructed by such proliferations.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Teen Retreat

2007-07-02 The Four Contemplations 58:25
Patricia Genoud-Feldman
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge July 2007 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2007-06-30 Die drei Grundlagen des Pfades 45:40
Fred Von Allmen
Loslassen, Liebe, Erkenntnis
Meditationszentrum Beatenberg

2007-06-30 Mindfulness In Daily Life 53:28
Sayadaw Vivekananda
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge June 2007 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2007-06-30 Training For The Uncondittioned 47:28
Ajahn Sucitto
Cittaviveka Sankhara

2007-06-29 Vom Leiden und seinem Ende 58:34
Fred Von Allmen
Sinn und Bedeutung der Praxis
Meditationszentrum Beatenberg

2007-06-29 Satipattana: Sudden And Gradual Enlightenment 1:38:43
Sayadaw Vivekananda
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge June 2007 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2007-06-29 Cultivating Loving Kindness 48:58
Yanai Postelnik
Gaia House LovingKindness Weekend

2007-06-28 Introduction to Lovingkindness (Metta) Week 3 1:29:46
Mark Nunberg
Class
Common Ground Meditation Center

2007-06-28 Reflections On Money 46:42
James Baraz
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley

2007-06-28 Yoga, Tea And Buckaroo Banzai 57:19
Larry Rosenberg
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2007-06-28 The World Exists To Set Us Free III 57:19
Larry Rosenberg
Life is to be lived. Learning how to live skillfully in a world that is challenging us by changing in uncertain ways
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Insight Meditation Retreat For Experienced Students

2007-06-28 Nibbana And Stream Entry with Questions And Answers 1:30:39
Sayadaw Vivekananda
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge June 2007 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2007-06-28 Opening Talk for Loving Kindness Retreat 66:49
Yanai Postelnik
Gaia House LovingKindness Weekend

2007-06-27 The Mind and the Way: Now is the Knowing 54:18
Mark Nunberg
Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2007-06-27 Equanimity And Sensitivity 51:22
Corrado Pensa
Crucial role of equanimity and of non self centered sensitivity in Dharma teachings
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Insight Meditation Retreat For Experienced Students

2007-06-27 The Seven Factors Of Awakening 50:39
Donald Rothberg
We explore in general the Seven Factors as a guide to our practice and as an experience of awakened being and presence. We examine each of the seven: mindfulness, investigation, effort, rapture or joy, stillness, concentration and equanimity, with suggestions of what to do to cultivate each quality.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2007-06-27 Contemplating The Four Noble Truths 1:31:37
Sayadaw Vivekananda
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge June 2007 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2007-06-26 The World Exists To Set Us Free - part II 50:46
Larry Rosenberg
Life is to be lived. Learning how to live skillfully in a world that is challenging us by changing in uncertain ways
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Insight Meditation Retreat For Experienced Students

2007-06-26 Equainimity About Formations 1:39:48
Sayadaw Vivekananda
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge June 2007 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2007-06-25 Reflections Upon The Protection Of Self And Others 36:30
Corrado Pensa
A comment on the Sedaka Sutta of the Buddha
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Insight Meditation Retreat For Experienced Students

2007-06-25 Interdependence Day 57:58
Jack Kornfield
The 4th of July celebration of American Independence met with the Buddhist teaching of interdependence brings a deeper understanding of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2007-06-24 A Sense Of Well Being 1:15:02
Steve Armstrong, Kamala Masters
Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2007-06-24 The World Exists To Set Us Free - part I 53:10
Larry Rosenberg
Life is to be lived. Learning how to live skillfully in a world that is challenging us by changing in uncertain ways
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Insight Meditation Retreat For Experienced Students

2007-06-24 Contemplating The Seven Factors Of Enlightenment 1:18:49
Sayadaw Vivekananda
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge June 2007 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2007-06-24 Effort, Kamma and Dukkha 53:39
Ajahn Sucitto
Toronto :  Sankhara

2007-06-24 Seven Guidelines For Action 21:35
Ajahn Sucitto
Toronto :  Sankhara

2007-06-23 Contemplating The Mind, Opening The Heart 49:48
Corrado Pensa
Contemplating suffering in our minds brings about more openness and peace
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Insight Meditation Retreat For Experienced Students

2007-06-23 What Changes As We Practice? 52:10
Anna Douglas
Five ways in which we experience a change in view of ourselves and the world as we practice.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Meditation And Yoga

2007-06-23 Contemplating The Five Aggregates 1:17:49
Sayadaw Vivekananda
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge June 2007 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2007-06-23 Kamma Creates Self 56:16
Ajahn Sucitto
Toronto :  Sankhara

2007-06-23 Stillness In Action 48:38
Ajahn Sucitto
Toronto :  Sankhara

2007-06-22 Introduction To Retreat For Experienced Yogis 51:06
Larry Rosenberg
Introduction to Retreat for Experienced Yogis with brief talk about precepts, refuge, and preliminary instructions
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Insight Meditation Retreat For Experienced Students

2007-06-22 Empty Of Self, Full Of Everything 56:34
Howard Cohn
Looking at the nature of our being, prior to thoughts awakening to the myriad ways we create and believe a fictional version of ourselves.

2007-06-22 The Fourth Foundation Of Mindfulness: Hindrances 1:11:22
Sayadaw Vivekananda
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge June 2007 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2007-06-22 Kamma 69:20
Ajahn Sucitto
Toronto :  Sankhara

2007-06-22 The Beautiful Process 42:59
Ajahn Sucitto
Toronto :  Sankhara

2007-06-22 Dharma Discussion 1:19:18
Joseph Goldstein
Mountain Hermitage Benefit Evening with Joseph Goldstein

2007-06-22 Guided Meditation 51:40
Joseph Goldstein
Mountain Hermitage Benefit Evening with Joseph Goldstein

2007-06-21 Introduction to Lovingkindness (Metta) Week 2 1:33:39
Mark Nunberg
Class
Common Ground Meditation Center

2007-06-21 Four Brahma Viharas 59:34
Mark Coleman
This talk explores the heart qualities of loving-kindness (Metta) compassion (Karuna) appreciative joy and equanimity (Upekkha) and how they are innate to the heart, yet can be developed and cultivated through practice.

2007-06-21 Ardent Energy And Clear Comprehension 1:10:13
Sayadaw Vivekananda
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge June 2007 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2007-06-20 The Mind and the Way - Noticing Space 55:21
Mark Nunberg
Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2007-06-20 Summer Solstice And The Factors Of Enlightenment - part 1 50:21
Donald Rothberg
The qualities of the summer solstice: stillness (between days with more or less light), light and clarity, openness and space, warmth, and abundant energy, parallel in many ways the factors of enlightenment in the teachings of the Buddha. We explore these qualities through teachings, poetry and suggestions of practice.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2007-06-20 The Third Foundation Of Mindfulness: Contemplating The Mind 1:29:16
Sayadaw Vivekananda
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge June 2007 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2007-06-20 Coming Out Of Auto-Destruction 56:34
Ajahn Sucitto
Toronto :  Sankhara

2007-06-20 Guided Meditation 13:52
Ajahn Sucitto
Toronto :  Sankhara

2007-06-20 Questions 40:44
Ajahn Sucitto
Toronto :  Sankhara

2007-06-18 "Buddha And His Son" Father's Day 52:58
Eugene Cash
Reflections on Father’s Day and Buddha and his son’s teachings.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2007-06-18 Climbing Mt. Nibbana: The Camp Inbetween 1:29:48
Sayadaw Vivekananda
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge June 2007 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2007-06-17 The Mind and the Way: Cleansing the Mind 47:10
Mark Nunberg
Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2007-06-17 Caring For Energy 35:47
Ajahn Sucitto
New York Insight Meditation Center Sankhara

2007-06-17 Home, Rythm And Heart 45:27
Ajahn Sucitto
New York Insight Meditation Center Sankhara

2007-06-17 Questions 44:05
Ajahn Sucitto
New York Insight Meditation Center Sankhara

2007-06-16 Overcoming The Imperfections Of Insight with Questions And Answers 1:19:28
Sayadaw Vivekananda
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge June 2007 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2007-06-16 Connecting To Breathing 24:32
Ajahn Sucitto
New York Insight Meditation Center Sankhara

2007-06-16 Educating The Breath 6:41
Ajahn Sucitto
New York Insight Meditation Center Sankhara

2007-06-16 Step Out Of The Program 34:04
Ajahn Sucitto
New York Insight Meditation Center Sankhara

2007-06-16 Yoga Is Connection 20:07
Ajahn Sucitto
New York Insight Meditation Center Sankhara

2007-06-15 Ten Imperfections Of Insight - part 2 1:15:06
Sayadaw Vivekananda
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge June 2007 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2007-06-15 Refreshing Coolness is not Far Away 55:52
Sharda Rogell
Gaia House Insight Meditation and Contemplative Enquiry

2007-06-15 Intelligent Body Work 59:17
Ajahn Sucitto
New York Insight Meditation Center Sankhara

2007-06-15 Questions 41:18
Ajahn Sucitto
New York Insight Meditation Center Sankhara

2007-06-14 Introduction to Lovingkindness (Metta) Week 1 1:27:54
Mark Nunberg
Class
Common Ground Meditation Center

2007-06-14 Ten Imperfections Of Insight - part 1 with Q&A 1:43:06
Sayadaw Vivekananda
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge June 2007 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2007-06-14 Accessing Limitless Freedom 53:55
Sharda Rogell
As the force of identification with our body, mind and feelings gets weaker, the sense of 'me-ness' weakens. Then, the 'I' is not so demanding and we small the perfume of selflessness.
Gaia House Insight Meditation and Contemplative Enquiry

2007-06-14 Equanimity Part 2 55:09
Marcia Rose
Mountain Hermitage Metta Upekkha Retreat

2007-06-13 Realizing Our Basic Goodness 1:17:24
Tara Brach
Our greatest suffering is not realizing who we are. Identified with a sense of separate and deficient self, we forget the basic goodness of our heart and awareness. In this two part series we will explore the practices of presence that support us in awakening from the prison of trance, deepening our empathy and embodying the goodness that is our deepest nature.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2007-06-13 Inquiry And Investigation - part 3 43:33
Donald Rothberg
We continue exploring the nature and methods of inquiry, the freshness, openness, interest and energy it can bring to practice. We explore (1) mindfulness – based inquiry, (2) deep listening, (3) working with teachings (here particularly the Four Noble Truths and Precepts), (4) radical questions and (5) deconstructing fixed beliefs, with more time on numbers 3 – 5.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2007-06-13 Shining Light on the Body 55:43
Sharda Rogell
Sometimes mindfulness of the body is neglected for more exalted meditation experiences. However, the first foundation of mindfulness points to the importance of grounding in the body as a central support for presence and connection to our experience, which allows for a deeper investigation into the nature of things.
Gaia House Insight Meditation and Contemplative Enquiry

2007-06-13 Emptiness 36:26
Ajahn Sucitto
Cittaviveka Sankhara

2007-06-13 Release - Breathing And Beyond 54:59
Ajahn Sucitto
Cittaviveka Sankhara

2007-06-13 Equanimity Part 1 60:12
Marcia Rose
Mountain Hermitage Metta Upekkha Retreat

2007-06-12 June Retreat 1:17:38
Sayadaw Vivekananda
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge June 2007 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2007-06-12 Dispelling Thoughts 42:50
Ajahn Sucitto
Cittaviveka Sankhara

2007-06-12 Guided Meditation - Balance 18:56
Ajahn Sucitto
Cittaviveka Sankhara

2007-06-12 Guided Meditation - Breath Yoga 15:07
Ajahn Sucitto
Cittaviveka Sankhara

2007-06-12 Questions 24:42
Ajahn Sucitto
Cittaviveka Sankhara

2007-06-12 Samatha And Vipassana 1:10:09
Ajahn Sucitto
Cittaviveka Sankhara

2007-06-12 Mudita (Joy For, Joy With) 65:20
Marcia Rose
Mountain Hermitage Metta Upekkha Retreat

2007-06-11 June Retreat 54:34
Sayadaw Vivekananda
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge June 2007 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2007-06-11 The Bodhisattha 61:21
Jack Kornfield
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2007-06-11 Something About Love and Mystery 56:48
Sharda Rogell
Our meditation practice encourages letting go of what is familiar and secure to allow a deeper intimacy with the way things are. As we do this, we open the door to love, trust and the mystery of the unknown.
Gaia House Insight Meditation and Contemplative Enquiry

2007-06-11 Guided Meditation - Breathing Kamma 16:29
Ajahn Sucitto
Cittaviveka Sankhara

2007-06-11 Kamma 37:27
Ajahn Sucitto
Cittaviveka Sankhara

2007-06-11 Review And Kamma 2:04:08
Ajahn Sucitto
Cittaviveka Sankhara

2007-06-11 Why Metta? 67:38
Marcia Rose
Mountain Hermitage Metta Upekkha Retreat

2007-06-10 Guided Meditation - Control 20:22
Ajahn Sucitto
Cittaviveka Sankhara

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