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Dharma Talks
2007-01-03 The Risk Of Mindfulness 37:19
Narayan Helen Liebenson
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center New Year's Retreat

2007-01-03 What Comes Next In Our Wild, Precious Lives? - part 1 57:24
Donald Rothberg
In our lives we often ask: "What comes next?" in my practice, in my life. We may feel stuck, or energized but not know how to manifest concretely in our lives. We explore the nature of our wold unfolding and some practical ways to tune into "what wants to come next?"
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2007-01-02 Reality And Response 51:37
Yanai Postelnik
Reflections on how the wisdom of the dharma empowers us to respond creatively to the way things are. Based on a poem by a 14th century samurai warrior
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center New Year's Retreat

2007-01-01 New Year Reflections 31:45
Bhante Bodhidhamma
date estimated
Satipanya Buddhist Retreat

2007-01-01 Control: How Much Do I Have? 52:10
Sharda Rogell
'Doing' can create a lot of stress. As I examine and let go of habitual patterns, I open to the freshness of not knowing and experience a wise and direct engagement with life
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2007-01-01 The Governing Laws Of The Mind 45:31
Rodney Smith
The law that the sense of self is part of the mind and not outside of it, sets the entire framework of practice
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center New Year's Retreat

2006-12-31 The Stories and Poems of the early Buddhist and Nuns 63:58
Carol Wilson
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge December 2006 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2006-12-31 The One And The Many 46:16
Narayan Helen Liebenson
practicing with support, comfort and protection in community
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2006-12-31 New Year's Eve Talk 50:52
Ajahn Sucitto
Cittaviveka

2006-12-31 Views In Practice (...They make all the difference) 56:58
Rob Burbea
Gaia House New Year's Retreat

2006-12-30 The Four Right Efforts 55:15
Adrianne Ross
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2006-12-29 Radical Accountabilty 46:55
Rodney Smith
Being accountable as the mind blankets the world.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center New Year's Retreat

2006-12-29 Disappointment 47:55
Christina Feldman
Gaia House New Year's Retreat

2006-12-28 Including Suffering (Dukkha) 47:27
Sharda Rogell
Mindfulness practice is a confrontation with what is true in each moment--we examine the ways we defend against painful experience so that we can open to the richness of being alive.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2006-12-28 Five Spiritual Faculties: Wisdom 52:15
Myoshin Kelley
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge December 2006 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2006-12-28 Equanimity 54:28
Rob Burbea
Gaia House New Year's Retreat

2006-12-27 Winter Solstice - Embracing the Dark, Inviting the Light, Part 2 38:27
Donald Rothberg
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2006-12-26 Ceaselessly Responsive 59:00
Carol Wilson
When the heart/mind is free from the narrowness of self-clinging, the natural response to beings and the world is that of metta/karuna: friendliness & compassion
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge December 2006 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2006-12-25 Practice into Daily Life (Xmas 2006) 48:40
Bhante Bodhidhamma
date estimated
Satipanya Buddhist Retreat

2006-12-23 Dealing with Pain 44:17
Ajahn Sucitto
Cittaviveka

2006-12-20 Winter Solstice - Embracing the Dark, Inviting the Light, Part 1 43:28
Donald Rothberg
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2006-12-19 Practice Q and A 63:24
Rodney Smith
Seattle Insight Meditation Society

2006-12-18 Investigating Anatta: Power Of Renuniciation 59:38
Carol Wilson
Even when sakhaya ditthi is seen through, subtle clinging gives rise to a sense of self.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge December 2006 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2006-12-18 Awakening A Feminine Paradigm 65:27
Ajahn Sucitto
Cittaviveka Kamma and the End of Kamma

2006-12-17 Road Map to Peace 51:43
Ajahn Sucitto
Gaia House Monastic Retreat

2006-12-17 A Map For Awakening 44:59
Ajahn Sucitto
Cittaviveka Kamma and the End of Kamma

2006-12-16 Bahiya And The Simplicity Of Freedom 53:09
Gil Fronsdal
A discussion of the simplicity of mindfulness as a path to freedom as presented in the Bahiya Sutta.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2006-12-16 Karma of Meditation 58:16
Ajahn Sucitto
Gaia House Monastic Retreat

2006-12-16 Paradigms of Awakening 69:30
Ajahn Sucitto
Gaia House Monastic Retreat

2006-12-15 Opening Talk for Monastic Retreat - Cultivation and Meditation 55:58
Ajahn Sucitto
Gaia House Monastic Retreat

2006-12-15 Kamma And The End Of Kamma 35:31
Ajahn Sucitto
Cittaviveka Kamma and the End of Kamma

2006-12-13 Why Do We Practice? 35:08
Donald Rothberg
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2006-12-11 Investigating Anatta: Personality View 60:45
Carol Wilson
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge December 2006 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2006-12-10 Guided Meditation - Body Sensations 31:25
Ajahn Sucitto
Cittaviveka

2006-12-09 Don’t Worry 61:28
Richard Shankman
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2006-12-09 The Ending of Doubt 62:31
Ajahn Sucitto
Cittaviveka

2006-12-08 Living Truth 55:34
Eugene Cash
"We are what we seek." This dharma (often translated as 'truth') is revealed by living a life rooted in the Truth. The teachings value the 'Truth' as a basis for mindfulness and virtue as well as the means to traverse the 4 Noble Truths and the 2 Truths of Relative and Ultimate reality.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2006-12-08 Allowing Things to be as They Are 41:00
Brad Richecoeur
Gaia House Embodying the Dharma - Insight Meditation and Qi Gong

2006-12-07 Faith: A Sense of Possibility 51:39
Myoshin Kelley

2006-12-07 What Kind Of Effort? 58:41
Anna Douglas
Different stages of our practice require different kinds of effort. The paradox of effort is revealed.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2006-12-06 Right Concentration 3 56:44
Mark Nunberg
Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2006-12-06 Beyond Intoxication 52:17
Eugene Cash
The Buddha described 3 "intoxications" that fell away which set the stage for his enlightenment and the teachings of mindfulness and embodiment.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2006-12-05 Compassion 61:35
Jack Kornfield
This talk was given on the theme of compassion in honor of Veterans' Day. Compassion is the natural relationship of the heart to sorrow -- the movement of the heart in sympathy with other beings and with one's self. Relating to life with compassion allows us to move through this world of birth and death, of joy and sorrow with wisdom and grace.

2006-12-04 Investigation Anatta: Clinging 60:24
Carol Wilson
The self is merely a condition that arises when there is grasping or clinging in the mind--when investigated it is seen not to exist.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge December 2006 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2006-12-03 Introduction to Mindfulness: Introduction and Intention Behind Practice 29:43
Mark Nunberg
Class
Common Ground Meditation Center

2006-12-03 Introduction to Mindfulness: Guided Practice 43:51
Mark Nunberg
Class
Common Ground Meditation Center

2006-12-03 Introduction to Mindfulness: Working with Obstacles 53:34
Mark Nunberg
Class
Common Ground Meditation Center

2006-12-03 Introduction to Mindfulness: Practicing in Daily Life 25:36
Mark Nunberg
Class
Common Ground Meditation Center

2006-12-03 Intensive Retreats 53:15
Eugene Cash
San Francisco Insight Meditation Community

2006-12-02 Guided Meditation on Forgiveness 43:52
Yanai Postelnik
Gaia House Loving Kindness

2006-12-02 The Power and Practice of Loving Kindness 62:27
Yanai Postelnik
Gaia House Loving Kindness

2006-12-01 The Path of Defiance 47:41
Noah Levine
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2006-12-01 Opening Talk and Instructions on Loving Kindness 48:52
Yanai Postelnik
Gaia House Loving Kindness

2006-11-30 Conflict and Kindness 41:45
Vinny Ferraro
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2006-11-27 Practice in Nature 41:56
Mark Coleman
Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center

2006-11-27 Thoughts And Beyond 56:58
Patricia Genoud-Feldman
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge November 2006 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2006-11-26 Questions 56:40
Eugene Cash
San Francisco Insight Meditation Community

2006-11-25 Being Intimate With Dhamma 53:35
Mark Nunberg
Retreat Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2006-11-25 Practicing Mudita 54:40
Carol Wilson
Mudita or appreciative joy
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Vipassana Intensive

2006-11-24 Joy & Urgency 56:54
Mark Nunberg
Retreat Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2006-11-24 Touching the Earth 58:31
Yanai Postelnik
Gaia House Solitary Month

2006-11-23 Gratitude And Generosity 56:55
Myoshin Kelley
Gratitude and generosity are ways of uplifting the mind. Gratitude brings a deep appreciation for blessings of our lives. Generosity an opening of the heart that cares for others.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge November 2006 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2006-11-22 Right Concentration 1 59:08
Mark Nunberg
Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2006-11-22 Self Knowing: A Quiet Passion Part 29 1:18:49
Larry Rosenberg
Cambridge Insight Meditation Center

2006-11-22 The Nature of Awareness 52:33
Rob Burbea
Realising the Nature of Mind, of Consciousness, of 'That Which Knows', brings a profound liberation to life. This talk explores an investigation into Awareness itself.
Gaia House Solitary Month

2006-11-19 Thanksgiving 50:30
Eugene Cash
San Francisco Insight Meditation Community

2006-11-19 Q&A and Closing Comments - part 1 1:17:52
Bhante Henepola Gunaratana
Part one.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2006-11-19 Q&A and Closing Comments - part 2 4:51
Bhante Henepola Gunaratana
Part Two
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2006-11-19 Time Out Of Time 37:36
Jose Reissig
The gems of Indra's Net (see Indra's Net talk) also stand for each moment of time. They remind us that each moment includes all others.
Dominican Sisters center at Saugerties

2006-11-19 Equanimity 56:31
Patricia Genoud-Feldman
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge November 2006 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2006-11-18 Indra's Net 36:33
Jose Reissig
The net in Indra's palace is said to contain countless gems, each reflecting all others. As a metaphor for humanity, it reminds us that we too reflect each other.
Dominican Sisters center at Saugerties

2006-11-18 Hooked on Kamma 64:52
Ajahn Sucitto
Cittaviveka

2006-11-17 Loneliness As Teacher 41:10
Jose Reissig
Rather than trying to elude feelings of loneliness, we need to go into them in order to learn.
Dominican Sisters center at Saugerties

2006-11-16 Bodhicitta: The Vastness Of The Heart 65:49
Myoshin Kelley
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge November 2006 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2006-11-16 Bodhicitta: The Vastness Of The Heart 66:28
Myoshin Kelley
Exploring bodhicitta on the relative and ultimate levels. The aspiratin to awaken for the benefit of all beings.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge November 2006 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2006-11-16 Emotional Healing 61:58
Rob Burbea
Gaia House Solitary Month

2006-11-15 Generosity and Gratitude 51:03
Donald Rothberg
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2006-11-15 Awareness Practices For Home, Work And Play: Qualities Of A Good Human Being 1:18:52
Steve Armstrong
How to take our practice everywhere we go, into everything we do with the paramis as a guide, developing the qualities of a good human being.
Cambridge Insight Meditation Center

2006-11-15 Deepening in Practice 44:55
Yanai Postelnik
Gaia House Solitary Month

2006-11-13 Happiness 62:34
Kamala Masters
How happiness is derived from several of our meditation practices: generosity, sila, samatta, panna and gratitude.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Vipassana Intensive

2006-11-13 Papanca 33:52
Christina Feldman
Gaia House Solitary Month

2006-11-12 Guided Meditation - Empty Being 38:41
Ajahn Sucitto
Cittaviveka

2006-11-12 Mindfulness/Clear Comprehension 57:04
Patricia Genoud-Feldman
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge November 2006 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2006-11-10 Untangling the Tangle 1:15:24
Marcia Rose
Guest Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2006-11-10 Papanca 53:16
Sally Armstrong
Based on the Honey Ball Sutta, this talk is an exploration of papanca, a Pali word meaning proliferation of thought in the mind. Mental proliferation leads into the creation of self and into craving and comparing, as well as holding on to views and opinions.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Vipassana Intensive

2006-11-09 The Joy Of Renunciation 52:49
Myoshin Kelley
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge November 2006 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2006-11-08 Mindfulness of Mental Objects 6 55:35
Mark Nunberg
Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2006-11-08 Development Of Wise Understanding 50:55
Steve Armstrong
Development of awareness is a life long process. By understanding experience we change out priorities and this contributes to our doing well in life.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Vipassana Intensive

2006-11-07 Samadhi 63:51
Rob Burbea
Gaia House Solitary Month

2006-11-06 All You Need to Know 60:03
Jack Kornfield

2006-11-06 Attachment 59:43
Kamala Masters
The inner and outer conditions for attachment to arise.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Vipassana Intensive

2006-11-06 The Four Mind-Changing Reflections 51:16
Patricia Genoud-Feldman
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge November 2006 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2006-11-06 Thought and Mental States 32:25
Christina Feldman
Gaia House Solitary Month

2006-11-04 From Feelings to Freedom (Exploring Vedana) 51:55
Rob Burbea
Gaia House Solitary Month

2006-11-03 Contemplation of the Body 36:43
Yanai Postelnik
Gaia House Solitary Month

2006-11-02 Torment of the Judging Mind 56:19
Myoshin Kelley
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge November 2006 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2006-11-02 Dasadhamma Suta - part 3 56:55
Sally Armstrong
This talk concludes a series on the Dasadharma Sutta and covers the last five reflections which includes questions like "do I delight in solutitude", and am I using my time wisely?"
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Vipassana Intensive

2006-11-02 Wise Intention 33:49
Christina Feldman
Gaia House Solitary Month

2006-11-01 Insight Meditation Instruction 46:39
Joseph Goldstein
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center IMS Audio Files

2006-10-30 Equanimity - Resting The Mind Before It Falls Into Extremes 60:37
Kamala Masters
Recognizing the terrain of the mind and heart in relationship to equanimity.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Vipassana Intensive

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