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Dharma Talks
2008-08-27 Life as an Unfolding Process Week 2 54:50
Mark Nunberg
Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2008-08-27 Sixth Talk from the Teaching of Totality 48:33
Reb Anderson
The second half of the daily recordings from this retreat has been removed to protect the privacy of the retreatants, due to the sometimes personal nature of their conversations with Reb.
Gaia House The Teaching Of Totality

2008-08-26 Practicing with Vedena 38:45
Andrea Fella
Insight Meditation South Bay - Silicon Valley

2008-08-26 Fifth Talk from the Teaching of Totality 49:00
Reb Anderson
The second half of the daily recordings from this retreat has been removed to protect the privacy of the retreatants, due to the sometimes personal nature of their conversations with Reb.
Gaia House The Teaching Of Totality

2008-08-25 Bringing The Practice Home 56:49
Adrianne Ross
An end of retreat talk: Practice and principles to bring our insights and practice into our lives. Includes wise intention, renunciation, loving kindness and balanced effort and mindfulness.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Concentration

2008-08-25 Fourth Talk from the Teaching of Totality 44:57
Reb Anderson
The second half of the daily recordings from this retreat has been removed to protect the privacy of the retreatants, due to the sometimes personal nature of their conversations with Reb.
Gaia House The Teaching Of Totality

2008-08-24 Third Talk from the Teaching of Totality 41:19
Reb Anderson
The second half of the daily recordings from this retreat has been removed to protect the privacy of the retreatants, due to the sometimes personal nature of their conversations with Reb.
Gaia House The Teaching Of Totality

2008-08-23 Practice And Theory with Q&A - part 1 68:22
Sayadaw U Jagara
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge August 2008 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2008-08-23 Practice And Theory with Q&A - part 2 25:31
Sayadaw U Jagara
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge September 2008 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2008-08-23 Vipassana Jhanas 62:07
Steve Armstrong
Insight knowledge unfolds with increasing maturity of the jhanic factors of mind. Stability of mind enables increasing depth of liberating knowledge.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Concentration

2008-08-23 Second Talk from the Teaching of Totality 33:32
Reb Anderson
The second half of the daily recordings from this retreat has been removed to protect the privacy of the retreatants, due to the sometimes personal nature of their conversations with Reb.
Gaia House The Teaching Of Totality

2008-08-22 Why Exchange Sukkha For Dukkha 65:37
Phillip Moffitt
Once you learn to find a calm abiding of the mind there are many kinds of joy and bliss that may arise. Yet, you are asked to turn your calm mind to the practice of insight in order to experience the dukkha the Buddha describes in the First Noble Truth. Why give bliss (sukkha) for dukkha.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Concentration

2008-08-22 Opening Talk for the Teaching of Totality 31:09
Reb Anderson
Gaia House The Teaching Of Totality

2008-08-21 Graduated Path 49:31
John Travis
Insight Santa Cruz

2008-08-21 Wes Nisker Reflects... 50:13
Wes Nisker
Wes talks about his new book, "The Best of Inquiring Mind: 25 Years of Dharma, Drama, & Uncommon Insights". He reads a really wonderful poem right at the end of the talk (reviewer's comment).
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley IMCB Regular Talks

2008-08-21 Falling In Love With The Breath 57:45
Sally Armstrong
Though the teachings on dukkha (suffering) are an important part of the Buddhist path, a skillful relationship to sukha (pleasure) actually played a significant part in the Buddha's awakening. This talk explores the wise use of pleasure and the cultivation of beautiful qualities of mind, especially in concentration practice.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Concentration

2008-08-20 Behind The Mask 1:16:13
Tara Brach
We each develop and become identified with masks that express a false or narrowed sense of self. Whether it's the helper mask or addict mask, the controller mask or loser mask, the beliefs and emotions creating the mask prevent us from realizing our natural wholeness and beauty. This talk explores how, in the face of inevitable change and loss, we can remember the presence and love that is peering through the mask.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2008-08-20 Life as an Unfolding Process Week 1 52:48
Mark Nunberg
Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2008-08-20 Being Dharma 46:01
Kittisaro
From hearing to study to practice to being the Dharma
Dharmagiri

2008-08-20 Arousing And Tranquilizing Factors Of Concentration 64:16
Steve Armstrong
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Concentration

2008-08-19 Here We Are - Standing Meditation 3:19
Ayya Medhanandi
Hospice
Sati Saraniya Hermitage Hospice Talks and Guided Meditations

2008-08-19 Development Of Five Jhanic Factors And Antidotes To Hindrances 57:25
Adrianne Ross
Development of the five jhanic factors to support concentration practice and explanation of their use as antidotes to the hindrances.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Concentration

2008-08-18 The Yak Enamoured by its Tail 46:40
Kittisaro
An exploration of papanca (conceptual poliferation) and nipapanca - the root of birth and death.
Dharmagiri

2008-08-18 Big Problem 54:48
Norman Fischer
The human problem and what to do about it.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2008-08-18 Kind Grandmother 31:22
Yvonne Weier
Gaia House The Touch of Life

2008-08-17 Buddha's Life 35:13
Yvonne Weier
Gaia House The Touch of Life

2008-08-16 The Five Groups of Existence (Khandha) and the Five Buddha Wisdoms 49:02
Fred Von Allmen
Understanding, purifying and transforming who we are
Meditationszentrum Beatenberg

2008-08-16 Kamma Junkies And Dhamma Heroes 53:56
Ajahn Sucitto
A certain quality of heroism is called for in this practice. Not just as an act of bravado, but where one comes into their full potential for awakening; and not in a way of becoming anything – it’s overcoming any wish to become anything. Through overcoming this powerful drive, we shake the addiction of becoming.
Cittaviveka 2008 Cittaviveka Vassa Group Retreat

2008-08-16 Why We Practice - part 2 30:04
Sayadaw U Jagara
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge August 2008 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2008-08-16 Why We Practice - part 1 1:19:57
Sayadaw U Jagara
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge August 2008 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2008-08-16 Why We Practice with Q&A - part 2 30:04
Sayadaw U Jagara
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge August 2008 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2008-08-16 Opening Talk 45:25
Yvonne Weier
Gaia House The Touch of Life

2008-08-16 The Touch of Life 42:55
Yvonne Weier
Gaia House The Touch of Life

2008-08-15 Morning Instructions 58:58
Deborah Ratner Helzer
Letting go of technique
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Insight and the Art of Equanimity: Insight Meditation Retreat

2008-08-15 Renunciation And Paramis 62:28
Kamala Masters
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Insight and the Art of Equanimity: Insight Meditation Retreat

2008-08-15 The Ocean Of Our Experience - The Practice Of Equanimity 51:07
Larry Yang
How does the practice of Equanimity apply to our meditation practice and our lives in the householder world?
Spirit Rock Meditation Center People of Color Retreat

2008-08-14 Practice Q and A 51:33
Rodney Smith
Seattle Insight Meditation Society

2008-08-14 What About 55:13
John Travis
Insight Santa Cruz

2008-08-14 Bodhisattva's Way Of Life - part 3: What Are We Committing To? 47:03
James Baraz
Part 3 of Shantideva’s Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life. Commitment. Just what are we committing to when we decide to become bodhisattvas. One stanza from this chapter is as follows: “For all those ailing in the world, Until every sickness has been healed, May I myself become for them The doctor nurse, the medicine itself.”
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley IMCB Regular Talks

2008-08-14 Equanimity Practice - part 4 of 4 68:07
Kamala Masters
Short introduction and guided equanimity practice
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Insight and the Art of Equanimity: Insight Meditation Retreat

2008-08-14 Morning Instructions 62:25
Steve Armstrong
Recognizing wholesome mental states strengthens them.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Insight and the Art of Equanimity: Insight Meditation Retreat

2008-08-14 The Two Truths 52:06
Deborah Ratner Helzer
What is conceptual reality? What is absolute reality? How can we cultivate awareness of absolute reality? Why Bother?
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Insight and the Art of Equanimity: Insight Meditation Retreat

2008-08-14 Tranquility And Concentration 63:49
Bhante Buddharakkhita
The tranquility and concentration factors of enlightenment are the natural outcome of mindfulness and wise attention. With a concentrated mind, one can see things as they really are. This is the path of awakening.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center People of Color Retreat

2008-08-13 Similes of the Buddha 35:57
Bhante Henepola Gunaratana
Three similes used by the Buddha

2008-08-13 Let Everything Happen To You 1:16:40
Tara Brach
The ways we try to control our life imprisons us in a contracted, fearful sense of self. Yet when we contemplate letting go of control, there is a sense that we will be endangered, that we will fail, that something will go wrong. This talk explores how, if we have the courage to "let everything happen" we discover a presence that is healing and freeing. As we learn to live from this allowing presence, our actions become naturally wholesome and wise.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2008-08-13 Practicing in Daily Life: Seeing Impermanence as a Gateway to Equanimity 6:11
Mark Nunberg
Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2008-08-13 No Words to Follow 43:54
Rodney Smith
Seattle Insight Meditation Society

2008-08-13 Equanimity Practice - part 3 of 4 64:48
Kamala Masters
Short introduction with general guidelines and guided equanimity practice
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Insight and the Art of Equanimity: Insight Meditation Retreat

2008-08-13 Four Noble Truths 63:13
Steve Armstrong
The bedrock teaching of all Buddhist traditions are discovered through mindfulness practice.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Insight and the Art of Equanimity: Insight Meditation Retreat

2008-08-13 Seven Factors Of Enlightenment: Energy And Rapture 58:21
Michele Benzamin Miki
Cutting through strong habit energy and cultivating energy and rapture on the cushion and in your daily life, as well as seeing the roots of courageous collective energy and rapture as a movement for great acts of change in these times.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center People of Color Retreat

2008-08-12 Tracking a Dying Lion 43:14
Rodney Smith
Seattle Insight Meditation Society

2008-08-12 G.M - Centering On Goodness 48:57
Ajahn Sucitto
One of our most important resources in mediation is basic well-being. We get distracted away from it. Mindfulness of body supports us to stay in touch with this sense of goodness.
Cittaviveka 2008 Cittaviveka Vassa Group Retreat

2008-08-12 Meditate Destroy 21:35
Jason Murphy
Insight Santa Cruz

2008-08-12 Equanimity Practice - part 2 of 4 46:45
Kamala Masters
Short introduction with general guidelines for practice. Guided equanimity practice
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Insight and the Art of Equanimity: Insight Meditation Retreat

2008-08-12 Morning Instructions 59:43
Kamala Masters
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Insight and the Art of Equanimity: Insight Meditation Retreat

2008-08-12 Seeing The World With Quiet Eyes 62:52
Kamala Masters
The value of developing the courage and care of compassion for our practice on the cushion and in the world.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Insight and the Art of Equanimity: Insight Meditation Retreat

2008-08-12 Talk Five: Samatha, Nibbana, and the Emptiness of Perception - The Relationship Between Concentration and Insight 60:37
Rob Burbea
As we learn to develop concentration in meditation, samatha (calm, tranquility) is also developed, and together these qualities become a powerful means for deep insight and a source of profound well-being. This progressive series of talks, guided meditations and instructions explores in some detail the art of concentration, primarily through different ways of working with the breath and the body to open to deeper and deeper levels of calmness, presence and joy.
Gaia House The Art Of Concentration (Samatha Meditation)

2008-08-12 Fourth Morning Instructions 18:46
Rob Burbea
As we learn to develop concentration in meditation, samatha (calm, tranquility) is also developed, and together these qualities become a powerful means for deep insight and a source of profound well-being. This progressive series of talks, guided meditations and instructions explores in some detail the art of concentration, primarily through different ways of working with the breath and the body to open to deeper and deeper levels of calmness, presence and joy.
Gaia House The Art Of Concentration (Samatha Meditation)

2008-08-11 Effort and the First Beginning 47:30
Rodney Smith
Seattle Insight Meditation Society

2008-08-11 Introduction To The Brahma Vihara Practice Of Equanimity - part 1 of 4 69:36
Kamala Masters
Guided equanimity practice.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Insight and the Art of Equanimity: Insight Meditation Retreat

2008-08-11 The Seven Factors Of Enlightenment 61:16
Deborah Ratner Helzer
A discussion of the uplifting qualities of mind that alleviate the defilements and lead to the end of suffering.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Insight and the Art of Equanimity: Insight Meditation Retreat

2008-08-11 Morning Instructions 59:46
Steve Armstrong
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Insight and the Art of Equanimity: Insight Meditation Retreat

2008-08-11 Talk Four: Jhanas One to Four 64:43
Rob Burbea
As we learn to develop concentration in meditation, samatha (calm, tranquility) is also developed, and together these qualities become a powerful means for deep insight and a source of profound well-being. This progressive series of talks, guided meditations and instructions explores in some detail the art of concentration, primarily through different ways of working with the breath and the body to open to deeper and deeper levels of calmness, presence and joy.
Gaia House The Art Of Concentration (Samatha Meditation)

2008-08-11 Third Morning Instructions 18:42
Rob Burbea
As we learn to develop concentration in meditation, samatha (calm, tranquility) is also developed, and together these qualities become a powerful means for deep insight and a source of profound well-being. This progressive series of talks, guided meditations and instructions explores in some detail the art of concentration, primarily through different ways of working with the breath and the body to open to deeper and deeper levels of calmness, presence and joy.
Gaia House The Art Of Concentration (Samatha Meditation)

2008-08-10 The Body: Image & Boundary 51:29
Eugene Cash
San Francisco Insight Meditation Community

2008-08-10 G.M. 41:36
Ajahn Sucitto
An invitation to relax, feel welcome, and meet what arises with ongoing interest, curiosity and goodwill.
Cittaviveka 2008 Cittaviveka Vassa Group Retreat

2008-08-10 Talk Three: Wise Effort and Wise Attachment 60:52
Rob Burbea
As we learn to develop concentration in meditation, samatha (calm, tranquility) is also developed, and together these qualities become a powerful means for deep insight and a source of profound well-being. This progressive series of talks, guided meditations and instructions explores in some detail the art of concentration, primarily through different ways of working with the breath and the body to open to deeper and deeper levels of calmness, presence and joy.
Gaia House The Art Of Concentration (Samatha Meditation)

2008-08-10 Understanding The Defilements 65:55
Steve Armstrong
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Insight and the Art of Equanimity: Weekend Retreat

2008-08-10 Morning Instructions 13:10
Kamala Masters
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Insight and the Art of Equanimity: Weekend Retreat

2008-08-10 Second Morning Instructions and Guided Meditation 46:19
Rob Burbea
As we learn to develop concentration in meditation, samatha (calm, tranquility) is also developed, and together these qualities become a powerful means for deep insight and a source of profound well-being. This progressive series of talks, guided meditations and instructions explores in some detail the art of concentration, primarily through different ways of working with the breath and the body to open to deeper and deeper levels of calmness, presence and joy.
Gaia House The Art Of Concentration (Samatha Meditation)

2008-08-09 Searching in a Wise Direction 45:15
Rodney Smith
Seattle Insight Meditation Society

2008-08-09 Talk Two: Understanding the Heart 65:52
Rob Burbea
As we learn to develop concentration in meditation, samatha (calm, tranquility) is also developed, and together these qualities become a powerful means for deep insight and a source of profound well-being. This progressive series of talks, guided meditations and instructions explores in some detail the art of concentration, primarily through different ways of working with the breath and the body to open to deeper and deeper levels of calmness, presence and joy.
Gaia House The Art Of Concentration (Samatha Meditation)

2008-08-09 Introduction to Meditation 3:36:24
with Jack Kornfield, Pascal Auclair, Steve Armstrong, Thanissara

2008-08-09 What Path To Take? with Q&A - part 2 15:19
Sayadaw U Jagara
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge August 2008 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2008-08-09 What Path To Take? with Q&A - part 1 1:19:46
Sayadaw U Jagara
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge August 2008 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2008-08-09 Introduction To Meditation Practice 62:33
Steve Armstrong
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Insight and the Art of Equanimity: Weekend Retreat
In collection: Introduction to Meditation

2008-08-09 The Landscape Of Compassion 62:25
Kamala Masters
Concerning the interrelationship of our inner world to our outer world.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Insight and the Art of Equanimity: Weekend Retreat

2008-08-09 First Morning Instructions and Guided Meditation 43:58
Rob Burbea
As we learn to develop concentration in meditation, samatha (calm, tranquility) is also developed, and together these qualities become a powerful means for deep insight and a source of profound well-being. This progressive series of talks, guided meditations and instructions explores in some detail the art of concentration, primarily through different ways of working with the breath and the body to open to deeper and deeper levels of calmness, presence and joy.
Gaia House The Art Of Concentration (Samatha Meditation)

2008-08-08 The Art Of Equanimity And Insight 1:30:10
Kamala Masters
Opening talk
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Insight and the Art of Equanimity: Weekend Retreat

2008-08-08 Talk One: Introduction to the Art of Concentration (Samatha Meditation) 45:03
Rob Burbea
As we learn to develop concentration in meditation, samatha (calm, tranquility) is also developed, and together these qualities become a powerful means for deep insight and a source of profound well-being. This progressive series of talks, guided meditations and instructions explores in some detail the art of concentration, primarily through different ways of working with the breath and the body to open to deeper and deeper levels of calmness, presence and joy.
Gaia House The Art Of Concentration (Samatha Meditation)

2008-08-07 Rest the Mind 37:01
Mary Grace Orr
Insight Santa Cruz

2008-08-07 Bodhisattva's Way Of Life - part 2: Preparing The Ground 56:57
James Baraz
This is the second chapter of Shantideva's "Bodhisattva's Way of Life" and discusses the importance of developing an attitude of reverence and devotion as well as purifying our past actions in order to plant the seed of awakening in fertile soil. We’ll be discussing not only the ideas but ways to incorporate them in your dharma practice.
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley IMCB Regular Talks

2008-08-07 Accepting Experience While Wanting Change 58:33
Marvin Belzer
We use methods in mindfulness meditation to develop a number of highly valued qualities of mind including concentration, experiential inquiry, kindness, shared joy, and equanimity. At the same time we maintain from the beginning a basic attitude of radical acceptance; we respect self-acceptance as an element of each of the methods. Wait a minute. Is this coherent? Is it a joke? If we are practicing a method to improve the mind, can we really practice radical acceptance at the same time? Put abstractly it can be made to seem paradoxical. Yet the paradox can be resolved. And more important than conceptual resolution is the fact that in practice we find that the methods are transformative when practiced skillfully in a framework of radical acceptance.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Young Adult Retreat

2008-08-06 Practicing in Daily Life: Reflecting on Equanimity 57:24
Mark Nunberg
Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2008-08-05 The Dharma of Global Climate Change 52:52
Chas DiCapua
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Investigating Life: Insight Meditation Retreat for 18-32 Year Olds

2008-08-05 Eye Of The Storm: The Benefits Of Mindfulness 56:27
Diana Winston
A talk for young adults (and others) on mindfulness, how it works, its benefits, what makes it hard, and some of the science of mindfulness.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Young Adult Retreat

2008-08-05 Brief Talk And Chanting 8:52
Bhante Buddharakkhita
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Young Adult Retreat

2008-08-04 Inquiring Mind: 25 Years Of Dharma In The West 55:33
Wes Nisker
Review of personalitites and ideas published in 25 years of Inquiring Mind - journal of the Vipassana Community.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2008-08-03 Guided Metta Meditation 29:43
Chas DiCapua
Guided Metta meditation using the benefactor, self, good friend, and neutral person as the objects of metta. Special emphasis on relaxation and being open.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Investigating Life: Insight Meditation Retreat for 18-32 Year Olds

2008-08-03 The Four Noble Truths 48:04
Bhante Buddharakkhita
Practicing the Four Noble Truths can help us to discouver the purpose of human life – to realize ultimate happiness/liberation.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Investigating Life: Insight Meditation Retreat for 18-32 Year Olds

2008-08-02 Vinaya-A Universal Training 47:58
Ajahn Sucitto
Vinaya isn’t just monastic rules. It is a set of teachings and guidelines that help check our actions so we can live according to our deeply held values – generosity, mutual respect, simplicity of needs. These values act as Path factors, to support the release into freedom.
Cittaviveka 2008 Cittaviveka Vassa Group Retreat

2008-08-02 Practice Overview with Q&A 61:12
Pa Auk Sayadaw
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge August 2008 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2008-08-02 Transition Talk 58:15
Julie Wester
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Family Retreat

2008-08-02 Mindfulness Of Mind 43:25
Amita Schmidt
How to work with thoughts and emotions.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Investigating Life: Insight Meditation Retreat for 18-32 Year Olds

2008-08-02 Guided Meditation - Day 3 with Questions And Answers 41:51
Anushka Fernandopulle
Reflecting on own goodness, forgiveness; benefactor, self and friend.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Investigating Life: Insight Meditation Retreat for 18-32 Year Olds

2008-08-01 The Buddha's Quest - A Public Talk 25:06
Bhante Bodhidhamma
date estimated
Satipanya Retreat Centre

2008-08-01 Love For Our Dear Ones 45:54
Ajahn Amaro
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Family Retreat

2008-08-01 Top Five Weather Patterns Of Mind 58:37
Anushka Fernandopulle
Buddha’s spiritual quest, three marks of existence and five hindrances
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Investigating Life: Insight Meditation Retreat for 18-32 Year Olds

2008-08-01 Beginning Metta 28:30
Amita Schmidt
Benefactor and self - guided metta meditation.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Investigating Life: Insight Meditation Retreat for 18-32 Year Olds

2008-07-31 Bodhisattva's Way Of Life - part 1: Benefits Of Bodhicitta 59:54
James Baraz
I just received teachings with the Dalai Lama last week on the topic, I'm going to start a series on Shantideva's Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life. This is one of the Dalai Lama's central teachings. As he says, "If I have any understanding of compassion and the practice of the bodhisattva path, it is entirely on the basis of this text that I possess it."
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley IMCB Regular Talks

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