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Dharma Talks
2000-10-01 10 Perfections 62:17
Jack Kornfield
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2000-09-30 Contentment 53:53
Gil Fronsdal

2000-09-29 Opening Night 48:17
Steve Armstrong
with Joseph Goldstein, Sharon Salzberg and Steven Smith

2000-09-29 Acceptance Of Impermanence 61:41
Carol Wilson
If we truly believe that all arising phenomena are impermanent, how do we live with this understanding?
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2000-09-29 Morning Instructions + Q+A 55:34
Joseph Goldstein
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2000-09-27 Morning Instructions + Q+A 33:53
Carol Wilson
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2000-09-25 Confidence, Courage, Acceptance, Simplicity = 4 Supports Of Mindfulness 57:46
Steven Smith
Paying attention to how confidence, courage, acceptance and simplicity support mindfulness and the spiritual life.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 2000 Three Month Retreat

2000-09-25 The Third Noble Truth 49:10
Eugene Cash
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2000-09-24 Morning Instructions 45:24
Joseph Goldstein
with Michele McDonald and Myoshin Kelley
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2000-09-22 Opening 43:38
Joseph Goldstein
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2000-09-20 Opening Talk Retreat 25:20
Joseph Goldstein

2000-09-18 Ritual of Ordination 62:13
Jack Kornfield

2000-09-16 What is Ajahn Chah Now? 29:16
Ajahn Sumedho

2000-09-13 Dharma Talk 1:31:34
Joseph Goldstein

2000-09-13 The Middle Way Between Failure And Success 8:13
Ajahn Sucitto
Cittaviveka

2000-09-12 Erscheinung und Leerheit 56:03
Fred Von Allmen
Der befreiende Umgang mit Formen, Rollen und Bezeichnungen
Meditationszentrum Beatenberg

2000-09-11 Wedding of Body and Spirit 57:08
Jack Kornfield

2000-09-09 Insight Leading To Dispassion 63:57
Ajahn Sucitto
Cittaviveka

2000-09-07 Respect 57:32
Adrianne Ross

2000-09-04 Labor Of Love - Right Livelihood 57:43
Jack Kornfield
A Labor Day talk on right livelihood: what is our attitude to the work of our life?
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2000-09-02 The Five Faculties 63:29
James Baraz

2000-09-02 Morning Instructions, Q&A 64:36
Joseph Goldstein

2000-09-01 The Mind And Heart Of Hindrances 56:11
Fred Von Allmen
Gaia House Retreat with Fred Von Allmen

2000-09-01 Equanimity 46:29
Fred Von Allmen
Gaia House Retreat with Fred Von Allmen

2000-09-01 Dedication, Determination And Vision 36:16
Fred Von Allmen
Gaia House Retreat with Fred Von Allmen

2000-08-29 Enjoying Goodness 56:40
Ajahn Sucitto
Cittaviveka

2000-08-28 The Obsessive Mind 45:55
Rodney Smith
The mind can seize upon anything for its survival and form an entire psychic reality around its wants. Exploring what is behind obsessive thoughts and actions.
Seattle Insight Meditation Society

2000-08-26 Knower And Known 54:37
Christopher Titmuss
The knower needs the heart to pursue the known. What is the knowing that goes beyond knower and known?
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2000-08-26 Knower and Known 55:08
Christopher Titmuss

2000-08-24 The Personality And Beyond 47:06
Christopher Titmuss
Development of the mind is a minor detail of Dharma life. What matters lies outside the personality.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2000-08-24 Teachings of Ajahn Chah 58:07
Jack Kornfield

2000-08-24 The Personality And Beyond 45:53
Christopher Titmuss
When a sense of self takes form in the mind, we can become burdened and limited by our own fiction about ourselves-- our story of who we think we are. What would it be to let the self lose its substance? A profound and immediate freedom can be discovered through seeing clearly beyond the illusion of personality to the truth of selflessness.

2000-08-23 Wise Restraint, A Personal Journey 47:42
Sharda Rogell

2000-08-23 Wise Restraint - A Personal Journey 44:55
Sharda Rogell
Our search for comfort, security and contentment shapes our world yet eludes us. How can we find true happiness--the happiness of the Buddha.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2000-08-23 Discernment And Aspiration 51:28
Ajahn Sucitto
Cittaviveka

2000-08-21 Free Your Mind! 51:13
Christopher Titmuss
Finding here and now, freedom of the mind and freedom for tendencies.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2000-08-21 The One Who Knows 57:38
Jack Kornfield

2000-08-21 The One Who Knows 1:12:28
Jack Kornfield

2000-08-21 The Moody Mind 41:25
Rodney Smith
Moods can be so pervasive that they form the psychic posture we have towards life. We can distill our relationship to life down to a mood when we forget the law of impermanence.
Seattle Insight Meditation Society

2000-08-21 Nibbana And Chainsaw Noises 49:59
Ajahn Sucitto
Cittaviveka

2000-08-19 Naturalness Of Calm Leading To Insight 47:16
Ajahn Sucitto
Cittaviveka

2000-08-18 Inquiry # 4 48:42
Christopher Titmuss
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center "Born on the 4th of July, 1956 or After Retreat"

2000-08-18 Politics Of Life Styles 59:16
Christopher Titmuss
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center "Born on the 4th of July, 1956 or After Retreat"

2000-08-17 Inquiry # 3 64:55
Christopher Titmuss
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center "Born on the 4th of July, 1956 or After Retreat"

2000-08-17 The Seer And The Seeing 43:19
Christopher Titmuss
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center "Born on the 4th of July, 1956 or After Retreat"

2000-08-16 Is Authentic Liberation A Dream Or A Reality? 45:13
Christopher Titmuss
Cambridge Insight Meditation Center CIMC Wednesday Talks

2000-08-16 Is Authentic Liberation A Dream Or A Reality? Q&A 39:04
Christopher Titmuss
Q & A
Cambridge Insight Meditation Center CIMC Wednesday Talks

2000-08-16 Compassion - Eight Verses 43:24
Charles Genoud
Gaia House Gaia House Retreat

2000-08-16 Refuge 53:04
Sharda Rogell
Finding true refuge in love and faith, rather than in the "things" of life.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2000-08-15 Inquiry # 2 62:13
Christopher Titmuss
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center "Born on the 4th of July, 1956 or After Retreat"

2000-08-15 Non Duality 47:27
Charles Genoud
Gaia House Gaia House Retreat

2000-08-15 Turning Staleness Into Joy 44:03
Ajahn Sucitto
Cittaviveka

2000-08-14 Self And Freedom 41:18
Christopher Titmuss
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center "Born on the 4th of July, 1956 or After Retreat"

2000-08-14 What is the Mind ? 47:04
Charles Genoud
Gaia House Gaia House Retreat

2000-08-14 The Dharma According to Dante (Part 1) 40:11
Phillip Moffitt

2000-08-14 The Dharma According to Dante Pt 1 39:00
Phillip Moffitt
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2000-08-14 The Isolated Mind 42:06
Rodney Smith
A mind that cuts itself off from feedback and relationship becomes warped around its own ideas. Our minds can implode in on themselves when we isolate ourselves from new perspectives.
Seattle Insight Meditation Society

2000-08-13 Inquiry # 1 64:22
Christopher Titmuss
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center "Born on the 4th of July, 1956 or After Retreat"

2000-08-13 Buddha Nature and the Spirit of Awakening 1:20:48
Charles Genoud
Gaia House Gaia House Retreat

2000-08-13 Relating Wisely With The Things Of Life 44:40
Sharda Rogell
Is the problem in what is happening, or the way we relate to what is happening?
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2000-08-12 Outer And Inner Pilgrimage 41:25
Christopher Titmuss
The value of outer pilgrimage and the significance of inner pilgrimage.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center "Born on the 4th of July, 1956 or After Retreat"

2000-08-11 Opening Talk 54:33
Christopher Titmuss
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center "Born on the 4th of July, 1956 or After Retreat"

2000-08-09 Discussion On Practice 1:22:03
Larry Rosenberg
Discussion of various questions regarding practice.
Cambridge Insight Meditation Center

2000-08-07 Discovery Love of Meditation - Balance & Dying 52:40
Jack Kornfield
exact date unknown
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2000-08-07 The Controlling Mind 40:46
Rodney Smith
We think through the exertion of will we can make the moment safe, but in the end we simply distort what is truly supporting us. One way we distort the Dharma is through our need to control circumstances rather than receive events.
Seattle Insight Meditation Society

2000-08-07 Greed, Hatred & Delusion As Our Personality Types 47:31
Arinna Weisman
Shining light on ourselves through understanding our personality type.
Cloud Mountain Retreat Center

2000-08-04 I Am Of The Earth 38:09
Jose Reissig
In spite of the deep longing to connect with the earthiness of things and ourselves there is also a pull to disconnect. How can we reconnect, become of the earth?
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2000-08-03 The Immeasurables - The Heart's Release 40:03
Marcia Rose
Experiences and expressions born out of unconditional love and compassion: "The Lion's Roar" of confidence, strength and straight forwardness.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Family Retreat

2000-08-02 Refuge 50:12
Sharda Rogell

2000-08-01 I Am Relationships 31:55
Jose Reissig
In searching for who we are, instead of latching on to a solidified image, let us explore our relationships.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2000-07-29 The Heart of Wisdom 56:49
Yanai Postelnik
Gaia House Gaia House Retreat

2000-07-29 Nurturing Our Aspiration For Freedom In Daily Life 55:40
Michele McDonald
Inspiration for deepening our daily life and spiritual practice.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2000-07-28 Foundations of Wisdom 61:51
Yanai Postelnik
Gaia House Gaia House Retreat

2000-07-27 Opening Our Heart 59:29
Yanai Postelnik
Gaia House Gaia House Retreat

2000-07-27 Indriyabhavana Sutta: Development of Mental Faculties 59:53
Bhikkhu Bodhi
MN152
Sri Lanka BPS

2000-07-27 Dignity And Compassion 54:39
Michele McDonald
Experiencing the dignity of relating to the pain of our world with compassion.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2000-07-26 This Is Your Life 49:32
Yanai Postelnik
Gaia House Gaia House Retreat

2000-07-26 Metta: Effort and Fruits 61:11
Guy Armstrong

2000-07-25 5 Hindrances in Metta practice 55:58
Sally Armstrong

2000-07-21 Courageous Moment 56:40
Steven Smith

2000-07-20 Chachakka Sutta—The Six Sextets, Part 2 61:03
Bhikkhu Bodhi
MN148.02
Sri Lanka BPS

2000-07-20 Impermanence And Wisdom 58:03
Joseph Goldstein
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2000-07-20 Learning How To Live - Reflections On The Kalama Sutta (Part II) 59:46
Larry Rosenberg
Buddha invites the Kalama people to test his teachings in their lives and suggests ways to do this
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2000-07-19 Healing Our Hearts With Compassion 60:19
Kamala Masters
Developing the healing force of compassion helps us to open to the pain of our lives.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2000-07-18 Learning How To Live - Reflecting On The Kalama Sutta (Part I) 47:36
Larry Rosenberg
Buddha invites the Kalama people to test his teachings in their lives and suggests ways to do this.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2000-07-16 States Of Enlightenment: Working With The Hindrances 60:08
Joseph Goldstein
Acknowledging how working with the basic hindrances moves us toward enlightenment.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2000-07-16 Self Knowing 46:39
Larry Rosenberg
The heart of our practice is self knowing, expanding our capacity to receive our own experience without separation.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2000-07-15 Loving Our Imperfections 36:16
Arinna Weisman
There is never cause or reason for anything but love.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2000-07-13 Chachakka Sutta—The Six Sextets, Part 1 52:20
Bhikkhu Bodhi
MN148.01
Sri Lanka BPS

2000-07-12 Guided Meditation on Equanimity 43:40
Martine Batchelor
Gaia House Gaia House Retreat

2000-07-11 Stillness 43:00
Martine Batchelor
Gaia House Gaia House Retreat

2000-07-10 Questioning - Absolute and Relative 46:17
Martine Batchelor
Gaia House Gaia House Retreat

2000-07-07 The End Parts of Q&A Sessions from 04/07, 05/07 & 06/07 25:48
Master Sheng-Yen
Gaia House Illuminating the Mind

2000-07-07 Gratitude and Thanksgiving - Part Two 16:53
Master Sheng-Yen
Gaia House Illuminating the Mind

2000-07-07 Gratitude and Thanksgiving 1:31:16
Master Sheng-Yen
Gaia House Illuminating the Mind

2000-07-07 Early Morning 3 17:57
Master Sheng-Yen
Gaia House Illuminating the Mind

2000-07-07 The Current Of True Being 47:58
Sharda Rogell
When wanting and not wanting quiet down, one can know true being.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2000-07-06 Questions About The Lancet of Sitting Chan 1:33:59
Master Sheng-Yen
Gaia House Illuminating the Mind

2000-07-06 The Lancet of Sitting Chan - Part Three 29:23
Master Sheng-Yen
Gaia House Illuminating the Mind

2000-07-06 Rathavinitha Sutta - The Simile of The Relay of Chariots 63:51
Bhikkhu Bodhi
MN24
Sri Lanka BPS

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