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Dharma Talks
2007-04-18 Inquiry Beneath The Surface: Working With Difficulity - part 2 63:43
Donald Rothberg
In this second talk on inquiry beneath the surface through working with difficulties, we look at the basic conditioned reactions to pleasant and unpleasant, and look at how to practice and inquire on a personal and interpersonal level
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2007-04-18 The Open Secret 58:30
Howard Cohn
The talk highlights the tendency to get lost in stories about ourselves and overlook the ever-available peace and freedom of being awake and present with what’s happening.

2007-04-17 An Ocean Of Metta 52:18
Diana Winston
This talk explores Metta as a purification practice – a slow unlayering of the heart. Lots of tips for when we get stuck and how to make it very practical and applicable to our lives.

2007-04-16 Dharma God 47:52
Kevin Griffin
Exploring Buddhadasa's teaching on "God", using the Twelve Step connection.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2007-04-16 The Jewel Of Awareness 52:19
Carol Wilson
Any aspects of our experience can serve as a doorway to awareness.

2007-04-16 Satipatthana Sutta - part 26 - The Six Sense Spheres III 52:51
Joseph Goldstein
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge April 2007 at IMS - Forest Refuge
In collection: Satipatthana Sutta Series

2007-04-15 Healing The Body Politic 38:55
Jose Reissig
Exploring ways of helping the body politic heal itself. Can we help with its immune system? Can we play the role of stem cells?
Dominican Sisters center at Saugerties :  Rhinebeck Sitting Group

2007-04-15 Working With Obstacles On The Path 63:25
Mark Coleman
What are the principal obstacles on the path and how do we work with them? How do we work with the forces of desire, resistance in our practice and how through meditation we can transform them.

2007-04-14 Acceptance 37:05
Ajahn Sucitto
Cittaviveka

2007-04-14 Pandora's Box 32:28
Jose Reissig
While the prevailing view is that the legendary box should remain closed, the teachings invite us to open it up.
Dominican Sisters center at Saugerties :  Rhinebeck Sitting Group

2007-04-13 Dana 43:46
Fred Von Allmen
Der Reichtum der Grosszügigkeit
Meditationszentrum Beatenberg

2007-04-13 The Four Noble Truths 46:16
Jose Reissig
Looking into the Four Truths. Focusing on the fabric that emerges from them.
Dominican Sisters center at Saugerties :  Rhinebeck Sitting Group

2007-04-12 Fünf Skandhas und Nicht-Selbst 58:04
Fred Von Allmen
Wer sind wir wirklich?
Meditationszentrum Beatenberg

2007-04-12 Ten Pictures of Zen 40:03
Stephen Batchelor
Gaia House Zen Meditation

2007-04-11 The Mind and the Way of Loving Kindness Wk 2 49:38
Mark Nunberg
Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2007-04-11 Be An Island Unto Yourself 51:58
Stephen Batchelor
Gaia House Zen Meditation

2007-04-10 Sudden and Gradual Aspects 51:52
Martine Batchelor
Gaia House Zen Meditation

2007-04-09 Satipatthana Sutta - part 25 - The Six Sense Spheres II 58:29
Joseph Goldstein
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge April 2007 at IMS - Forest Refuge
In collection: Satipatthana Sutta Series

2007-04-09 The True Person of No Status 57:49
Stephen Batchelor
Gaia House Zen Meditation

2007-04-09 Equanimity 67:32
Marcia Rose
Mountain Hermitage Hermitage

2007-04-08 Sati (Mindfulness) 51:21
Pamela Weiss
San Francisco Insight Meditation Community

2007-04-08 No Mind 54:13
Martine Batchelor
Gaia House Zen Meditation

2007-04-07 Utterly Ordinary 44:52
Rodney Smith
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2007-04-07 Zen is not a Finished Product 45:09
Stephen Batchelor
Gaia House Zen Meditation

2007-04-07 Generosity 63:23
Patricia Genoud-Feldman
Mountain Hermitage Hermitage

2007-04-06 Mingling Our Minds with the Dharma 59:29
Carol Wilson
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2007-04-06 Equanimity: The Ocean Of Experience 44:34
Larry Yang
How to cultivate Equanimity and its impact of the experience of the LGBT community.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Mindfulness And Metta: Healing Our Lesbian, Gay, Bi-Sexual, Transsexual Communities

2007-04-06 Opening Talk for Zen Meditation 43:16
Martine Batchelor
This talk also includes Stephen Batchelor
Gaia House Zen Meditation

2007-04-05 The Practice of Joy and Gratitude 61:57
Guy Armstrong
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2007-04-05 Now in Session 39:14
Ayya Medhanandi
Step by step instructions on developing meditation practice by beginning with close attention to the breath. Gradually investigate the impermanent nature of wanting, aversion, sleepiness, restlessness, and doubt as they arise and overcome these five obstacles to practice. With curiosity and determination, return again and again to the breath. As the mind is stilled and purified, explore the clarity, calm and spaciousness of its vast inner depths.
Toronto Theravada Buddhist Community (TBC)

2007-04-05 Time To Defragment 33:51
Ayya Medhanandi
The Buddha gives us lessons in freeing ourselves but there are critical choices to be made - an emptying out, a readiness, a rising up, a deep yearning for truth. We are compelled to trust so completely to wake up to the peace in our hearts, offering the best we can. It's a harvest of wisdom. And in this remarkable learning, we receive the great gift of a love, a compassion, a kindness that pervades us and, in turn, allows us to extend it to all beings.
Toronto Theravada Buddhist Community (TBC)

2007-04-05 Honoring The Courage Within 47:33
Myoshin Kelley
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge April 2007 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2007-04-05 Guided Metta 63:51
Marcia Rose
Mountain Hermitage Hermitage

2007-04-04 The Mind and the Way of Loving Kindness Wk 1 58:01
Mark Nunberg
Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2007-04-04 Radical Accountability 47:42
Rodney Smith
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2007-04-04 Developing Energy In Our Practice: Wise Effort - part 2 62:13
Donald Rothberg
A review of the traditional four “wise efforts,” formulated also in everyday (Kayalcins) language, followed by a discussion of some of the visible hazards of ‘wise effort practice” and of “effortless effect.”
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2007-04-04 Through The Looking Glass: The Reality of No Self 58:30
Marcia Rose
Mountain Hermitage Hermitage

2007-04-03 Impermanence and the Immediacy of Now 56:45
Carol Wilson
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2007-04-02 Untitled 60:00
Guy Armstrong
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2007-04-02 Jack Kornfield and Mingyur Rinpoche - Part 1 1:21:06
Jack Kornfield
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2007-04-02 Jack Kornfield and Mingyur Rinpoche - Part 2 20:26
Jack Kornfield
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2007-04-02 On Meditation - part 1 65:33
Jack Kornfield
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2007-04-02 On Meditation - part 2 33:45
Jack Kornfield
Questions and Answers
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2007-04-02 Satipatthana Sutta - part 24 - The Six Sense Spheres I 55:39
Joseph Goldstein
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge April 2007 at IMS - Forest Refuge
In collection: Satipatthana Sutta Series

2007-04-02 Jhana Practice 1:12:31
Rob Burbea
Gaia House Samatha Meditation

2007-04-02 Third Samatha Instructions and Guided Meditation 48:12
Rob Burbea
Gaia House Samatha Meditation

2007-04-02 The 7 Factors of Awakening 57:46
Patricia Genoud-Feldman
Mountain Hermitage Hermitage

2007-04-01 Leanings of the Mind 47:09
Rodney Smith
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2007-04-01 Guided Meditation - Stop Being Ignorant 39:27
Ajahn Sucitto
Cittaviveka

2007-04-01 Developing Samatha/Concentration 65:49
Rob Burbea
Gaia House Samatha Meditation

2007-04-01 Second Samatha Instructions and Guided Meditation 42:04
Rob Burbea
Gaia House Samatha Meditation

2007-03-31 Seeing Through Our Mental Habits 56:27
Carol Wilson
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2007-03-31 Working with the Hindrances 61:04
Rob Burbea
Gaia House Samatha Meditation

2007-03-31 First Samatha Instructions and Guided Meditation on the Breath 42:54
Rob Burbea
Gaia House Samatha Meditation

2007-03-31 Guided Review of Instructions 61:22
Patricia Genoud-Feldman
Mountain Hermitage Hermitage

2007-03-30 Opening Talk 1:11:00
Carol Wilson
with Guy and Rodney
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2007-03-30 Samatha (Concentration Practice) - Introductory Talk 40:00
Rob Burbea
Gaia House Samatha Meditation

2007-03-30 Impermanence: The Gateway to Liberation 68:57
Marcia Rose
Mountain Hermitage Hermitage

2007-03-28 The Mind and the Way Wk 3 55:48
Mark Nunberg
Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2007-03-28 Service and the Bodhisattva 60:16
Jack Kornfield

2007-03-28 Developing Energy In Our Practice: Wise Effort - part 1 46:42
Donald Rothberg
Developing energy and effort in our practice is crucial. In its mature form, effort becomes “effortless” but on the way, we need to support our practice’s energy both generally and moment-to-moment. We look at the traditional teaching of the four “wise efforts,” adding some contemporary metaphors, especially drawn from Kayakins.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2007-03-27 The Universal and Individual 41:58
Helen Stephenson
Gaia House Awakening the Body and Heart - Yoga and Meditation Retreat

2007-03-27 Renunciation - The Return To Balance 24:16
Ajahn Sucitto
Cittaviveka Winter Retreat

2007-03-27 Opening to Love and Compassion 60:15
Patricia Genoud-Feldman
Mountain Hermitage Hermitage

2007-03-26 The Ocean of Life 52:49
Yanai Postelnik
Gaia House Awakening the Body and Heart - Yoga and Meditation Retreat

2007-03-26 Release From Self-View 37:47
Ajahn Sucitto
Cittaviveka Winter Retreat

2007-03-26 Guided Meditation on The Feeling Tone 58:36
Marcia Rose
Mountain Hermitage Hermitage

2007-03-25 Quarterly Community Gathering, The Practice of Contentment 46:58
Mark Nunberg
Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2007-03-25 Body and Mind 35:52
Helen Stephenson
Gaia House Awakening the Body and Heart - Yoga and Meditation Retreat

2007-03-25 Transforming States of Mind 1:20:34
Marcia Rose
Mountain Hermitage Hermitage

2007-03-24 7 Little Sayings Can Go A Long Way 48:48
Pascal Auclair
A personal understanding of 7 aphorisms from the 7 points mind training offered to the young adults at a retreat at IMS. Consider all phenomena to be a dream. Don't brood over the faults of others. Don't be swayed by outer circumstances. Be grateful to everyone. Explore the nature of unborn awareness. Always rely on a joyful mind. Don’t expect a standing ovation.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Investigating Life: Insight Meditation Retreat for 18-32 Year Olds

2007-03-24 The Practice of No Escape 50:43
Yanai Postelnik
Gaia House Awakening the Body and Heart - Yoga and Meditation Retreat

2007-03-24 Getting Past The Point 40:25
Ajahn Sucitto
Cittaviveka Winter Retreat

2007-03-24 The Community Of Value 42:09
Ajahn Sucitto
Cittaviveka Winter Retreat

2007-03-23 Sustainable Love 45:36
Amita Schmidt
Ways to sustain love and find the core of love in every situation
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Investigating Life: Insight Meditation Retreat for 18-32 Year Olds

2007-03-23 Opening Talk for Awakening the Body and Heart - Yoga and Meditation Retreat 60:25
Yanai Postelnik
Gaia House Awakening the Body and Heart - Yoga and Meditation Retreat

2007-03-22 Introduction to Mindfulness, Week 2 1:16:10
Mark Nunberg
Class
Common Ground Meditation Center

2007-03-22 The Tasks of Being Nobody 40:49
Rodney Smith
Seattle Insight Meditation Society

2007-03-22 Drive Through That Town 48:39
Rebecca Bradshaw
First three nobel truths. Embracing all of our experiences as a path to freeing the heart and mind
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Investigating Life: Insight Meditation Retreat for 18-32 Year Olds

2007-03-22 Appreciative Joy: The Delight Of The Heart 47:01
Myoshin Kelley
This talk points towards finding joy on the path of awakening.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge March 2007 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2007-03-22 Great Heart - The Saboteur 42:21
Ajahn Sucitto
Cittaviveka Winter Retreat

2007-03-22 Meeting The Hindrances 64:50
Patricia Genoud-Feldman
Mountain Hermitage Hermitage

2007-03-21 Self Knowing: A Quiet Passion Part 30 1:17:38
Larry Rosenberg
Cambridge Insight Meditation Center

2007-03-21 Effort, Control, Struggle 56:29
Marvin Belzer
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2007-03-21 Transforming Judgment - part 2 47:28
Donald Rothberg
We review some of the main themes of transforming judgments – the nature of judgments and four main ways of working with judgments, using mindfulness, inquiry, and heart practices. We add some exploration of the cultural dimension of judgments and how to combine inner work on judgments with outer response and how to combine inner work on judgments with outer response.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2007-03-21 The Thread Of Letting Go 40:59
Ajahn Sucitto
Cittaviveka Winter Retreat

2007-03-21 Guided Meditation on Sensations 57:25
Patricia Genoud-Feldman
Mountain Hermitage Hermitage

2007-03-20 Hindrances 58:57
Chas DiCapua
General and detailed practices to working with the hindrances
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Investigating Life: Insight Meditation Retreat for 18-32 Year Olds

2007-03-20 Mindfulness 62:36
Marcia Rose
Mountain Hermitage Hermitage

2007-03-19 Contrasting Wise Effort And Right Effort 43:03
Rodney Smith
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge March 2007 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2007-03-18 Letting Go: The Skill of Release 57:17
Eugene Cash
San Francisco Insight Meditation Community

2007-03-17 God and the Ultimate Truth 57:49
Rob Burbea
Gaia House Working and Awakening - A Work Retreat

2007-03-17 The Four Mind Changing Reflections 53:10
Patricia Genoud-Feldman
Mountain Hermitage Hermitage

2007-03-16 Passion, Desire, and the Path 62:22
Rob Burbea
Often in spiritual traditions desire is seen simply as something to rid ourselves of, but there is a very important place for it on the path. We need passion. And we need both to understand desire and to know freedom from desire.
Gaia House Working and Awakening - A Work Retreat

2007-03-16 Guided Meditation on Body Scan and Breath 28:09
Marcia Rose
Mountain Hermitage Hermitage

2007-03-15 The One Who Knows 51:44
Jack Kornfield

2007-03-15 Differentiating Right Effort from Wise Effort 41:16
Rodney Smith
Seattle Insight Meditation Society

2007-03-15 Intimacy, Acceptance, Release 45:40
Christina Feldman
Intimacy is the heart of mindfulness. This talk explores the power of aversion and the freedom from aversion.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Women In Meditation

2007-03-15 Home and Homelessness 57:01
Rob Burbea
Gaia House Working and Awakening - A Work Retreat

2007-03-15 Samvega (Spiritual Urgency) 53:16
Marcia Rose
Mountain Hermitage Hermitage

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