Dharma Seed - Dharma Talks

2008-07-03 First Sit To First Jhana - talk #2 49:55
Tina Rasmussen	Download Listen
This talk was given by both Tina Rasmussen and Stephen Snyder includes: landmarks leading up to first jhana; how to apply skillful effort; overview of the jhana factors; and actions that support practice.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge : July 2008 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2008-07-03 First Sit To First Jhana - talk #2 49:55
Stephen Snyder	Download Listen
This talk was given by both Tina Rasmussen and Stephen Snyder includes: landmarks leading up to first jhana; how to apply skillful effort; overview of the jhana factors; and actions that support practice.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge : July 2008 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2008-07-03 Why Do Intensive Retreat Practice? 55:52
James Baraz	Download Listen
Why would you do a silent meditation retreat? This talk explores the value and experience of silent retreat practice. Along with James, Kate Janke, who returned from sitting a month at the Forest Refuge in Barre, Massachusetts, a few days before this was recorded, shares her thoughts and personal experience of retreat practice.
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley : IMCB Regular Talks

2008-07-02 Conscious Activity 1:19:34

Tara Brach

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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	Download Listen
Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2008-07-02 What Is The Jhana Practice? #1 66:22
Tina Rasmussen	Download Listen
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

2008-07-02 What Is The Jhana Practice? #1 66:22
Stephen Snyder	Download Listen
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 Equanimity - The Ocean Of Experience 50:22
Larry Yang	Download Listen
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

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

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