2004-07-24 There's Treasure Everywhere 59:37
Michele McDonald	Download Listen
Deepening and trusting our practice in retreat and daily life.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2004-07-23 Compassion & Social Responsibility 53:29
Joseph Goldstein	Download Listen

2004-07-23 The Story And The Story Teller 41:56
Rodney Smith	Download Listen
The story and the storyteller are mutually dependent and arise together.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  July 2004 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2004-07-22 Renunciation 43:43
Christina Feldman	Download Listen
Renunciation is a path to joy and freedom and an expression of joy and freedom. This talk explores the ways of renunciation the Buddha speaks of.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Vipassana Retreat

2004-07-22 Living In The Shade Of Metta 68:25
Ariya B. Baumann	Download Listen
The practice of lovingkindness yields powerful and unexpected results both in formal meditation practice and in our daily life. Getting a thorough understanding of the spirit of metta helps to cultivate a genuine and selfless feeling of lovingkindness.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  July 2004 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2004-07-21 Equally Valuing Love And Wisdom 59:12
Michele McDonald	Download Listen
Finding healthy ground and healthy groundlessness by deepening our understanding of love (generosity, compassion, renunciation) and wisdom.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2004-07-21 The Doubting Mind 42:54
Rodney Smith	Download Listen
Doubting is a frequent component of the western mind. We must explore it thoroughly.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  July 2004 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2004-07-20 Liberation through Non-Clinging 59:13
Joseph Goldstein	Download Listen

2004-07-20 Liberation Through Non-clinging 62:50
Joseph Goldstein	Download Listen

2004-07-20 Loving-Kindness 44:10
Christina Feldman	Download Listen
Loving kindness is one of the noble qualities of heart that rests upon profound wisdom and letting go. Cultivating loving kindness we discover deep ease in our hearts and lives.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Vipassana Retreat

2004-07-19 Perfection of Generosity 63:46
Jack Kornfield	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2004-07-19 Distorting The Mind 46:36
Rodney Smith	Download Listen
We actually distort reality and live by the twisted logic of that mental truth.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  July 2004 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2004-07-18 Guided Meditation - Basics 30:05
Ajahn Sucitto	Download Listen
Cittaviveka

2004-07-18 Mindfulness And Freedom 58:22
Michele McDonald	Download Listen
Being in alignment with the truth and falling into the natural flow of things through the practice of mindfulness.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2004-07-17 The Science and Art of Meditation 57:26
Joseph Goldstein	Download Listen

2004-07-16 Uprooting The Kilesa 68:18
Sayadaw U Janaka	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  July 2004 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2004-07-15 Brahma Viharas And The Vicissitudes Of Life 53:01
Guy Armstrong	Download Listen
This talk proves an overview of the Brahma Viharas, or divine abodes, with special emptiness on the qualities of compassion, joy and equanimity.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2004-07-12 Garden From the Heart 62:20
Jack Kornfield	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2004-07-12 Vipassana - Specific And General Characteristics 47:15
Sayadaw U Janaka	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  July 2004 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2004-07-12 Working With Obstacles To A Loving Heart 55:52
Sharda Rogell	Download Listen
What is the pathway to go "behind all doubting that the same life flows through all that is and you are that life"? A primary focus on judgement.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2004-07-11 High School Retreat 55:28
Sharon Salzberg	Download Listen

2004-07-10 Simplicity and Depth Part 2 48:44
Catherine McGee	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Gaia House Retreat

2004-07-10 We Become Like Family 57:29
Sylvia Boorstein	Download Listen
Describes the way in which concentration through lovingkindness soothes the mind, is the antidote to the hindrances and allows for the clear understanding of the suffering inherent in life, the fact that all beings desire happiness, and the sense of communion that comes from the awareness of that empathy.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2004-07-09 Simplicity and Depth Part 1 47:29
Catherine McGee	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Gaia House Retreat

2004-07-09 Realizing The Characteristics Of Mental And Physical Reality 59:19
Sayadaw U Janaka	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  July 2004 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2004-07-08 Q&A 54:11
Larry Rosenberg	Download Listen

2004-07-07 Inner Peace And Human Relationships 40:15
Corrado Pensa	Download Listen
For our practice and life we need the support of good relationships--moreover, both good and bad relationships are external fuel for the growth of practice.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Vipassana Retreat

2004-07-06 Karma and Meditation in Daily Life 42:34
Martine Batchelor	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Gaia House Retreat

2004-07-05 Interdependence Day 55:13
Jack Kornfield	Download Listen
How to find life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness from the wise heart of compassion.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2004-07-05 Fear, Suffering And Practice 41:42
Corrado Pensa	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Vipassana Retreat

2004-07-05 Vipassana Meditation 68:31
Sayadaw U Janaka	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  July 2004 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2004-07-04 Impermanence, Dukkha, Non Self 46:32
Martine Batchelor	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Gaia House Retreat

2004-07-03 Faith, Courage and Questioning 43:36
Martine Batchelor	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Gaia House Retreat

2004-07-03 Fascination For Our Mental Suffering 44:28
Corrado Pensa	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Vipassana Retreat

2004-07-02 Opening Talk 60:19
Larry Rosenberg	Download Listen
with Corrado Pensa

2004-07-02 Views and Opinions 63:25
Sylvia Boorstein	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2004-07-02 Opening Talk & Instructions 40:36
Sayadaw U Janaka	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  July 2004 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2004-07-02 Metta Bhavana: Benefits Of Metta Meditation 35:04
Sayadaw U Janaka	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  July 2004 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2004-06-30 The Incorruptibly Loving Heart 66:34
Sylvia Boorstein	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2004-06-29 Satipatthana Sutta - part 10 - The Four Elements 57:11
Joseph Goldstein	Download Listen
How the contemplation of the elements frees the mind from "I" and "mine" giving use to our understanding of relative and ultimate truths.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  June 2004 at IMS - Forest Refuge
In collection: Satipatthana Sutta Series

2004-06-28 The Aliveness of Love 54:42
Sharda Rogell	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2004-06-26 Guided Body Sweep, Body Sweep 68:46
Ruth Denison	Download Listen
Mindfulness to body: A guided sweep through the body with emphasis on the head and trunk of the body.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2004-06-26 The Secret Teachings 57:29
Anna Douglas	Download Listen
Through the process of letting go, the teachings are revealed.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2004-06-25 Mindfulness to Breath, Body, and Sound 62:00
Ruth Denison	Download Listen
Instructional sit #4: A guided meditation on breath and body using sounding to help explore sensation of experience.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2004-06-25 Stories Of Ruth Becoming a Teacher 1:36:11
Ruth Denison	Download Listen
This talk begins with the First and Second Foundations of Mindfulness and continues with the sharing stories of how and where Ruth began teaching.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2004-06-24 The 10 Paramis Series: #7 Truth - Sacca 58:55
Myoshin Kelley	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  June 2004 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2004-06-24 First Foundation of Mindfulness to Breath and Body 51:49
Ruth Denison	Download Listen
Instructional sit #2: A detailed description of the practice of mindfulness to breathing through exploring sensations in the body.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2004-06-24 Guided Anapana Sati 43:44
Ruth Denison	Download Listen
Instructional sit #3: A guided meditation through Anapana Sati.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2004-06-24 Taking Another Look 58:56
Anna Douglas	Download Listen
As we practice our view broadens and our sense of possibility expands.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2004-06-23 Instruction on the First Foundations of Mindfulness 54:30
Ruth Denison	Download Listen
Instructional sit #1: Guided mindfulness to body through the practice of attention to breathing.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2004-06-23 Questions And Answers 62:13
Joseph Goldstein	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  June 2004 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2004-06-22 Opening Talk with Refuges and Precepts 1:33:56
Ruth Denison	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2004-06-21 The Freedom Beyond Optimism And Pessimism 55:40
Jack Kornfield	Download Listen
Beyond optimism and pessimism, beyond all views and opinions, is silence, wisdom and love. Remember this truth.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2004-06-20 Lessons From The Buddha's Awakening 53:28
Gina Sharpe	Download Listen
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2004-06-19 Working with Hindrances 63:08
Joseph Goldstein	Download Listen

2004-06-18 The 10 Paramis Series: #6 Patience - Khanti 58:17
Myoshin Kelley	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  June 2004 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2004-06-17 A Restless Heart 59:49
Michele McDonald	Download Listen
The experience of peace amidst our humanity.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Vipassana Retreat

2004-06-16 Quiet Passion 1:17:25
Larry Rosenberg	Download Listen
Cambridge Insight Meditation Center

2004-06-16 The Insanity of War 68:39
Sylvia Boorstein	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2004-06-14 Satipatthana Sutta - part 9 - Clear Knowing And Meditation On parts Of The Body 61:21
Joseph Goldstein	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  June 2004 at IMS - Forest Refuge
In collection: Satipatthana Sutta Series

2004-06-12 The Practice And Ultimate Mystery Of Mindfulness 50:16
Michele McDonald	Download Listen
Understanding the complete practice of mindfulness
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Vipassana Retreat

2004-06-11 Self-Identity View 14:34
Thanissaro Bhikkhu	Download Listen
As long as you have a sense of self-identity, make it one that's willing and able to learn, one that finds joy in doing things skillfully.
In collection: Self & Not-Self Series

2004-06-11 Self & Not-Self Series 1:17:52
Thanissaro Bhikkhu	Listen to tracks Show 5 Tracks
As long as you have a sense of self-identity, make it one that's willing and able to learn, one that finds joy in doing things skillfully.
Self-Identity View 14:34 Download Listen Karma & Not-Self 10:19 Download Listen A Decent Education 18:48 Download Listen The Karma Of Self & Not-Self 17:21 Download Listen Self Control 16:49 Download Listen

2004-06-10 Transmission Of Metta 64:55
Steven Smith	Download Listen
How metta, compassion, joy and equanimity are a healing transmission, opening to our karmic knots and tangles and early conditioning patterns, releasing and transforming energy into pure joy and wel-being.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Metta Retreat

2004-06-10 Equanimity 56:42
Joseph Goldstein	Download Listen
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2004-06-10 The 10 Paramis Series: #4 Wisdom - Panna 54:50
Myoshin Kelley	Download Listen

2004-06-09 Self Knowing: A Quiet Passion 1:21:55
Larry Rosenberg	Download Listen
Cambridge Insight Meditation Center

2004-06-09 How Do You Help Yourself in Compassion #1 55:19
Sylvia Boorstein	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2004-06-09 Letting Life Be - The Heart's Release 51:51
Michele McDonald	Download Listen
Understanding how generosity, renunciation, lovingkindness and wisdom support and deepen the heart's release.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Metta Retreat

2004-06-06 Cool Warmth Of Metta 59:16
Steven Smith	Download Listen
Overview of four sublime abidings and description of each one, with stories, examples and mysterious positive consequences of actions motivated by metta, compassion, empathetic joy and equanimity.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Metta Retreat

2004-06-06 Satipatthana Sutta - part 8 - Purification Through Mindfullness Of Postures 61:05
Joseph Goldstein	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  June 2004 at IMS - Forest Refuge
In collection: Satipatthana Sutta Series

2004-06-05 Basics Of Lovingkindness Practice 52:39
Michele McDonald	Download Listen
Humans are human - we are not perfect. Unconditional love as the antidote for idealistic perfectionism.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Metta Retreat

2004-06-02 The 10 Paramis Series: #4 Wisdom - Panna 66:06
Myoshin Kelley	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  June 2004 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2004-06-02 Peace is Possible in the Middle of Life 58:54
Sylvia Boorstein	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2004-06-01 Awakening Within the Seasons of the Human Body 1:11:17
Gavin Harrison	Download Listen
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2004-06-01 Awakening Within the Seasons of the Human Body 1:11:28
Gavin Harrison	Download Listen
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2004-05-31 Benefactor's Day 60:06
Jack Kornfield	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2004-05-29 Satipatthana Sutta - part 7 - Mindfulness Of Body 57:27
Joseph Goldstein	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  May 2004 at IMS - Forest Refuge
In collection: Satipatthana Sutta Series

2004-05-28 Impermanence And Sense Of I Am 55:05
Ajahn Sucitto	Download Listen
Cittaviveka

2004-05-28 The Non-Doing Of Practice 46:39
Rodney Smith	Download Listen
The practice takes us through the doing mind into the non-doing of ease and contentment.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  May 2004 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2004-05-28 The Grace Of Peace 56:37
Sylvia Boorstein	Download Listen
Emphasizing the value of continuity of attention in practice and including the Four Noble Truths, the three characteristics and fun stories.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2004-05-26 One Who Loves Oneself Will Not Harm Another 58:21
Donald Rothberg	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2004-05-26 The Path Of Not Knowing 46:46
Rodney Smith	Download Listen
The practice is simply to step out of self-deception. To do that one must be willing to surrender to the unknown.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  May 2004 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2004-05-25 The 10 Paramis Series: #3 Renunciation - Nekkhama 55:20
Myoshin Kelley	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  May 2004 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2004-05-24 Good Enough & Take Care 52:43
Sylvia Boorstein	Download Listen
A review of the goals of practice, emphasizing equanimity, explaining how this particular technique of practice cultivates insight and how insight leads to compassion. Includes description of three characteristics.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2004-05-23 Caring Attention 52:10
Rodney Smith	Download Listen
The means of our practice must be aligned with the ends we seek.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  May 2004 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2004-05-22 Bias Of Mind 68:43
Carol Wilson	Download Listen
Applying seven ways of the Buddha to transcend the subtle forces of bias.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2004-05-21 The 10 Paramis Series: #2 Virtue - Sila 65:47
Myoshin Kelley	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  May 2004 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2004-05-20 Chanting, Guided Awareness of Body Meditation 46:17
Ajahn Amaro	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Untitled Retreat

2004-05-18 Chanting, Instructions - Becoming & Letting Go 45:51
Ajahn Amaro	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Untitled Retreat

2004-05-17 Joy and Wonder 56:50
Wes Nisker	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2004-05-17 Satipatthana Sutta - part 6 - Not Clinging To Anything 52:24
Joseph Goldstein	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  May 2004 at IMS - Forest Refuge
In collection: Satipatthana Sutta Series

2004-05-16 The Inner Committee 55:56
Ajahn Amaro	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Untitled Retreat

2004-05-15 Start with the Body 56:13
Ajahn Amaro	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Untitled Retreat

2004-05-14 Intro Talk & Chanting - Learning From Everything 1:17:28
Ajahn Amaro	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Untitled Retreat

2004-05-13 The Eight Vicissitudes of Life 42:46
Grove Burnett	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2004-05-13 The 10 Paramis Series: #1 Introduction, Generosity - Dana 66:33
Myoshin Kelley	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  May 2004 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2004-05-12 Entering Difficulties, Cultivating Joy 51:15
Donald Rothberg	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2004-05-12 The Language Of The Heart 63:49
Susan O'Brien	Download Listen
A discourse on the four Brahma Viharas: loving-kindness, compassion, empathetic joy and equanimity.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Vipassana Retreat

2004-05-09 Satipatthana Sutta - part 5 - Bare Knowing & Continuous Mindfulness 63:37
Joseph Goldstein	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  May 2004 at IMS - Forest Refuge
In collection: Satipatthana Sutta Series