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Dharma Talks
2013-10-20 The Fourth Foundation of Mindfulness 2 - Practicing with the Five Hindrances 52:50
Donald Rothberg
Talk, guided meditation, and discussion, with some attention to the model of the six internal and external sense bases.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2013-10-20 Guided Forgiveness Practice 32:13
Tara Brach
Instructions, then a guided forgiveness meditation.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC 2013 IMCW Fall Retreat: Intimacy with Life

2013-10-17 Guided Equanimity 56:44
Kamala Masters
Monastero di Camaldoli :  Awareness with Wisdom

2013-10-15 Guided Meditation Instruction 20:55
Steve Armstrong
Monastero di Camaldoli :  Awareness with Wisdom

2013-10-14 Guided Body Scan Meditation (and Q&A) 1:23:39
Leigh Brasington
Gaia House Leigh Brasington

2013-10-03 Introduction and Guided Lovingkindness: Receiving the Love from our Benefactors 38:18
Sharda Rogell
There are ordinary people in our life that care about our well-being. This guided meditation supports us to recognise and receive their care. (Adapted from John Makransky, in Awakening Through Love)
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Flavors of Kindness: A Retreat on Love, Joy, Compassion and Equanimity

2013-10-03 Guided Meditation: Expanding Awareness 46:22
Andrea Fella
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three Month - Part 1

2013-10-01 Investigating Aversion and Anger 38:15
Shaila Catherine
This recording begins with approximately 20 minutes of teachings on anger, followed by a little less than 20 minutes of a guided meditative reflection. The talk examines the force of aversion, anger, hatred, and hostility as manifestations of what in Pali are called dose-rooted states. Rather than criticize and judge ourselves when anger arises, we extract ourselves from the story of anger, and practice seeing it as an experience of suffering—as dukkha. Anger does not happen to us; we actively engage in the process. Therefore, through clear seeing and wise inquiry, we can change the conditions that perpetuate anger in our lives. Often anger arises when there is unwise attention to an unpleasant sensory or mental contact. We can learn to work mindfully with these deeply conditioned tendencies and feeling how it manifests in the body, become aware of the feeling tone (vedana), recognize the mental state, and discern how it functions—its origin, cessation, and way leading to its cessation. The primary antidote is mindfulness.
Insight Meditation South Bay - Silicon Valley Tuesday Talks

2013-09-27 Guided Metta Practice - Self, Friend and Benefactor 47:07
Bonnie Duran
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three Month - Part 1

2013-09-20 Guided "Big Sky" Meditation 43:51
Mary Grace Orr
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Finding Freedom in the Body: Mindfulness of the Body as a Gateway to Liberation

2013-09-20 Guided Meditation on the 32 Parts of Body Meditation 10:05
Bob Stahl
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Finding Freedom in the Body: Mindfulness of the Body as a Gateway to Liberation

2013-09-19 Guided Meditation - Part 5: Bile, Phelgm, Pus, Blood, Sweat, Fat 36:30
Mary Grace Orr
Meditating on the Body - Part 5: Bile, Phelgm, Pus, Blood, Sweat, Fat
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Finding Freedom in the Body: Mindfulness of the Body as a Gateway to Liberation

2013-09-18 Guided Meditation on the 32 BodyParts: Part 4 38:56
Mary Grace Orr
Meditation on the body. Large Intestines, Small Intestines, Stomach, Feces, Brain.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Finding Freedom in the Body: Mindfulness of the Body as a Gateway to Liberation

2013-09-18 Guided Meditation on the 32 Body Parts: Part 3 35:36
Bob Stahl
Meditation on the Body: Heart, liver, diaphragm, spleen, lungs.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Finding Freedom in the Body: Mindfulness of the Body as a Gateway to Liberation

2013-09-13 Guided Metta Meditation 61:52
Winnie Nazarko
Some overview comments about Metta (loving kindness), followed by real time meditation instruction for this practice. Q&A afterwards
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three Month - Part 1

2013-08-27 Monthly Sitting & Inquiry: August 2013 37:37
Gina Sharpe
These regularly scheduled evenings will begin with a guided meditation and then open up to our practice questions allowing us time to deepen in Sangha through mindful community discussion.
New York Insight Meditation Center NYI Regular Talks

2013-08-27 Guided Metta Meditation 44:37
John Peacock
Gaia House The Heart of Practice

2013-08-11 Arriving and Settling: A guided meditation 48:35
Ayya Santacitta
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2013-08-08 Equanimity - Guided Meditation 21:18
Amma Thanasanti
Shakti Vihara Love, Sexuality and Awakening Retreat

2013-08-06 Guided Metta Instruction - Day 3 58:40
Mark Nunberg
Introducing the neutral person
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Awareness and Dhamma Wisdom: Insight Meditation Retreat

2013-08-06 Morning Instructions - Day 4 61:36
Mark Nunberg
Guided Meditation and Q&A
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Awareness and Dhamma Wisdom: Insight Meditation Retreat

2013-08-05 Awareness - Guided Meditation 31:35
Amma Thanasanti
Shakti Vihara Love, Sexuality and Awakening Retreat

2013-08-05 Guided Metta and Instructions 51:31
Deborah Ratner Helzer
Working with near and far enemies.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Awareness and Dhamma Wisdom: Insight Meditation Retreat

2013-08-04 Stop Trying - Guided Meditation 21:23
Amma Thanasanti
Shakti Vihara Love, Sexuality and Awakening Retreat

2013-08-04 Metta Instructions and Guided Meditation 63:37
Mark Nunberg
Preliminary Metta instructions including general overview and introduction to "easy person"
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Awareness and Dhamma Wisdom: Insight Meditation Retreat

2013-08-04 Four Noble Truths - Guided Meditation 45:21
Amma Thanasanti
Shakti Vihara Love, Sexuality and Awakening Retreat

2013-08-03 Body & Metta - Guided Meditation 44:05
Amma Thanasanti
Shakti Vihara Love, Sexuality and Awakening Retreat

2013-08-02 Guided Metta Meditation 46:26
Vinny Ferraro
Spirit Rock Meditation Center (Angela Center) Against the Stream Retreat

2013-07-30 Guided Big Mind and Sound Meditation 48:17
Spring Washam
Guided meditation with bells.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Investigating Life: Insight Meditation Retreat for 18-32 Year Olds

2013-07-18 Morning Talk - How to Live a Life Without Opinions 58:29
Stephen Batchelor
Reflections on the Paramattakasutta (The Discourse of Eight on Ultimacy) from the Atthakavagga of the Sutta Nipata (Sn. 796-803). This talk begins with a guided meditation, introduced by Martine Batchelor.
Gaia House Study Retreat - A Secular Buddhist Retreat

2013-07-15 Guided Meditation with chant at finish 37:55
Nina Wise
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2013-07-08 Embodied Awakening Through Meditation and Sacred Dance, Part 2 - Guided Meditation on the Three Characteristics (Impermanence, Suffering, Interdependence or Not-Self) and the Four Elements 49:38
Donald Rothberg
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2013-07-07 Mindfulness of the Body 3: Guided Meditation on the Parts of the Body and the Elements 44:59
Donald Rothberg
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2013-07-06 Guided LovingKindness Meditation - LovingKindness for the Loved One and For All Beings 34:01
Leela Sarti
Gaia House The Liberating Intimacy of Being Who You Are

2013-07-05 Guided Loving Kindness Meditation - Loving Kindness for Oneself 39:00
Leela Sarti
Gaia House The Liberating Intimacy of Being Who You Are

2013-06-26 Speech Practice 1- Introduction 64:23
Donald Rothberg
We look at (1) the importance of speech practice; (2) the practice of cultivating inner and outer awareness at the same time; (3) the roles of awareness, intention, and action in speech practice; and (4) the speech guidelines of the Buddha. We end with a guided practice period.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2013-06-25 Guided Meditation - Breathing With Life 36:57
Matthew Daniell
Breathing with a wider field of experience
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center The Art of Mindful Living: Insight Meditation Retreat for Experienced Students

2013-06-23 Guided Meditation on the Four Elements 66:33
Marcia Rose
Mountain Hermitage Sayadaw Vivekananda and Marcia Rose

2013-06-23 Last Day Guided Meditation 45:39
Sayadaw U Tejaniya
Sasanarakkha Buddhist Sanctuary :  Sayadaw U Tejaniya Meditation Retreat at Sasanarakkha Buddhist Sanctuary, 2013

2013-06-22 Part 4: Guided Meditation Recollections 5:13
Ajahn Pasanno
Spirit Rock Meditation Center The Whole of the Path: The Fruits of Spiritual Friendship

2013-06-22 Morning Guided Meditation 48:35
Sayadaw U Tejaniya
Sasanarakkha Buddhist Sanctuary :  Sayadaw U Tejaniya Meditation Retreat at Sasanarakkha Buddhist Sanctuary, 2013

2013-06-19 Morning Guided Meditation 35:45
Sayadaw U Tejaniya
Sasanarakkha Buddhist Sanctuary :  Sayadaw U Tejaniya Meditation Retreat at Sasanarakkha Buddhist Sanctuary, 2013

2013-06-18 Morning Guided Meditation 43:27
Sayadaw U Tejaniya
Sasanarakkha Buddhist Sanctuary :  Sayadaw U Tejaniya Meditation Retreat at Sasanarakkha Buddhist Sanctuary, 2013

2013-06-17 Morning Guided Meditation 39:47
Sayadaw U Tejaniya
Sasanarakkha Buddhist Sanctuary :  Sayadaw U Tejaniya Meditation Retreat at Sasanarakkha Buddhist Sanctuary, 2013

2013-06-16 Morning Guided Meditation 47:55
Sayadaw U Tejaniya
Sasanarakkha Buddhist Sanctuary :  Sayadaw U Tejaniya Meditation Retreat at Sasanarakkha Buddhist Sanctuary, 2013

2013-06-15 Morning Guided Meditation 48:09
Sayadaw U Tejaniya
Sasanarakkha Buddhist Sanctuary :  Sayadaw U Tejaniya Meditation Retreat at Sasanarakkha Buddhist Sanctuary, 2013

2013-06-14 Morning Guided Meditation 45:14
Sayadaw U Tejaniya
Sasanarakkha Buddhist Sanctuary :  Sayadaw U Tejaniya Meditation Retreat at Sasanarakkha Buddhist Sanctuary, 2013

2013-06-13 Morning Guided Meditation 41:36
Sayadaw U Tejaniya
Sasanarakkha Buddhist Sanctuary :  Sayadaw U Tejaniya Meditation Retreat at Sasanarakkha Buddhist Sanctuary, 2013

2013-06-12 Morning Guided Meditation 41:55
Sayadaw U Tejaniya
Sasanarakkha Buddhist Sanctuary :  Sayadaw U Tejaniya Meditation Retreat at Sasanarakkha Buddhist Sanctuary, 2013

2013-06-11 Morning Guided Meditation 44:10
Sayadaw U Tejaniya
Sasanarakkha Buddhist Sanctuary :  Sayadaw U Tejaniya Meditation Retreat at Sasanarakkha Buddhist Sanctuary, 2013

2013-06-08 Metta/Lovingkindness Discussion and Guided Practice 22:04
Jesse Maceo Vega-Frey
Introduction to loving kindness practice and guided instructions.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Liberation of Heart and Mind: Lovingkindness and Insight Weekend

2013-06-04 Guided Equanimity Practice Instructions 45:20
Jesse Maceo Vega-Frey
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Liberation of Heart and Mind: Insight Meditation and Lovingkindness Retreat

2013-06-04 Guided Meditation: Mindfulness of Breathing 63:59
Ajahn Sucitto
Breathing gets conditioned by how we live our lives – energy can be mottled and unbalanced. It is a signifier of the heart. We can take time during retreat to take samādhi as a way of life, unifying body, heart and mind to bring into fruition the factors of awakening.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Holistic Awareness: A Monastic Dana Retreat

2013-06-03 A Generosity of Presence: Guided Meditation 24:08
Ayya Medhanandi
When we remember to empty out all the distraction, all the movement, all the roughness of life, nameless, formless, without identity - we touch the shore of truth as waves touch the shores of the ocean, reaching our true home in the fullness of this moment exactly as it is.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Holistic Awareness: A Monastic Dana Retreat

2013-06-02 Guided Meditation - Introduction To Compassion 44:01
Greg Scharf
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Liberation of Heart and Mind: Insight Meditation and Lovingkindness Retreat

2013-05-28 Guided Metta Meditation - Receiving From Benefactors 41:17
Greg Scharf
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Liberation of Heart and Mind: Insight Meditation and Lovingkindness Retreat

2013-05-27 Morning Instructions and Reflection 14:52
Greg Scharf
Guided Meditation/Instructions and reflection on the hindrances.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Liberation of Heart and Mind: Insight Meditation and Lovingkindness Retreat

2013-05-23 Guided Meditation Day 3 50:52
Pascal Auclair
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Awakening in the Body Retreat

2013-05-20 Guided Meditation with Sound 24:48
Jack Kornfield
Jack leads a guided meditation on sound. Using bells and spoken word
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2013-05-20 People of Color Sangha Evening: May 20, 2013 1:28:21
Gina Sharpe
People of Color Sangha Evening: May 20, 2013 with Gina Sharpe. This begins with a guided meditation, then a Q and A and then a talk on Training the Mind.
New York Insight Meditation Center NYI Regular Talks

2013-05-18 Guided Equanimity Meditation 17:47
Lila Kate Wheeler
Phrases adapted from meditations by Maddy Klyne, Ken McLeod, the Reverend Howard Thurman and others.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center The Flavors of Kindness: A Retreat on the Divine Abodes

2013-05-18 Guided Mudita Meditation 25:02
Greg Scharf
The meditation begins with the practice of opening to happiness, success, good fortune in one's own life and receiving appreciation from benefactors. We then turn this quality of gladness and connection towards the good fortune of others.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center The Flavors of Kindness: A Retreat on the Divine Abodes

2013-05-17 Guided Compassion Meditation 29:28
Greg Scharf
This meditation begins with the practice of opening to one's own suffering and receiving kindness and compassion from benefactors. We then turn this quality of care towards our self and others.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center The Flavors of Kindness: A Retreat on the Divine Abodes

2013-05-17 Guided Loving kindness Meditation with Benefactors 35:54
Sharda Rogell
A guided meditation where one receives the wishes from people who care about you and are extending their wish for your happiness and well- being. Includes people from ordinary life as well as spiritual benefactors. (Phrases adapted from John Makransky
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center The Flavors of Kindness: A Retreat on the Divine Abodes

2013-05-16 Guided Meditation on Loving Kindness (Metta) 39:48
Lila Kate Wheeler
Kindness and friendliness for oneself, a dear person, beings nearby and all beings
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center The Flavors of Kindness: A Retreat on the Divine Abodes

2013-05-15 Guided Meditation - Early Morning - Leaving Yesterday's Shadow 14:53
Akincano Marc Weber
Gaia House Practising Presence - Touching the Still Heart

2013-05-14 Guided Meditation - Waking Up - Letting Go - Letting In 11:31
Akincano Marc Weber
Gaia House Practising Presence - Touching the Still Heart

2013-05-13 Guided Meditation - Early Morning - Listening and Voices 14:26
Akincano Marc Weber
Gaia House Practising Presence - Touching the Still Heart

2013-05-12 Guided Loving Kindness Meditation 51:03
Akincano Marc Weber
Gaia House Practising Presence - Touching the Still Heart

2013-05-11 Guided Meditation - Early Morning - Gateways 11:04
Akincano Marc Weber
Gaia House Practising Presence - Touching the Still Heart

2013-05-10 Love 28:35
Amma Thanasanti
Guided Meditation
Common Ground Meditation Center

2013-05-10 Boundless Metta in Difficult Times - A Guided Loving Kindness Meditation 41:28
Ayya Medhanandi
We can develop the boundless quality of metta in difficult conditions.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Waking Up to the Peace in Our Hearts: Monastic Retreat

2013-05-10 Guided Meditation - Early Morning - Body (Part 2) 10:41
Akincano Marc Weber
Gaia House Practising Presence - Touching the Still Heart

2013-05-09 Guided Meditation - Early Morning - Body (Part 1) 12:20
Akincano Marc Weber
Gaia House Practising Presence - Touching the Still Heart

2013-05-08 The Five Hindrances:Dharma Talk 28:18
Alex Haley
Guided Meditation
Common Ground Meditation Center

2013-05-05 Understanding this Path of Awakening:Dharma Talk 33:07
Mark Nunberg
Guided Meditation
Common Ground Meditation Center

2013-05-01 Guided Meditation - Flower Metta 25:27
Pat Coffey
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC 2013 IMCW Spring Retreat: Intimacy With Life

2013-04-29 Guided Metta/Loving Kindness Meditation with short introduction 57:14
Kamala Masters
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge April 2013 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2013-04-29 Guided Metta Meditation and Question/Response 52:21
James Baraz
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC 2013 IMCW Spring Retreat: Intimacy With Life

2013-04-27 Guided Heart Meditation - Forgiveness 30:03
Tara Brach
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC 2013 IMCW Spring Retreat: Intimacy With Life

2013-04-27 Morning Guided Meditation 39:19
Tara Brach
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC 2013 IMCW Spring Retreat: Intimacy With Life

2013-04-13 Compassion, Guided Meditation 21:41
Pascal Auclair
True North Insight Coming Back to Our Senses

2013-04-13 Marcia Rose: Guided Sit on The Four Elements 55:22
Marcia Rose
Mountain Hermitage April 2013 Month Long Hermitage

2013-04-12 Guided Meditation 36:58
Ayya Tathaloka
Guided Meditation led by Ayya Tathaaloka
Dhammadharini

2013-03-23 Meditation Instructions and Guided Meditation 56:54
Yanai Postelnik
Gaia House Calm, Kindness and Wisdom

2013-03-16 A Road Map from the Buddha, Guided Practice 1:21:27
Rick Hanson
The latest brain research has begun to confirm the central insights of the Buddha and other great teachers. And it’s suggesting ways you can help your brain to enter deeper states of mindfulness, quiet, and concentration. Suffering, joy, and freedom all depend on what happens within your nervous system. Skillful practice thus means being skillful with your own brain. This experiential workshop will offer user-friendly information with lots of practical methods. No background in neuroscience or mindfulness is needed, though teaching are also appropriate for health care professionals. We’ll cover: --- Implications from brain research for steadying the mind... quieting it... and bringing it to singleness --- The brain during the jhanas or other states of deep concentration --- How to help lay the neurological foundation for liberating insight
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2013-03-16 Neural Factors of Mindfulness, Guided Practice 1:49:29
Rick Hanson
The latest brain research has begun to confirm the central insights of the Buddha and other great teachers. And it’s suggesting ways you can help your brain to enter deeper states of mindfulness, quiet, and concentration. Suffering, joy, and freedom all depend on what happens within your nervous system. Skillful practice thus means being skillful with your own brain. This experiential workshop will offer user-friendly information with lots of practical methods. No background in neuroscience or mindfulness is needed, though teaching are also appropriate for health care professionals. We’ll cover: --- Implications from brain research for steadying the mind... quieting it... and bringing it to singleness --- The brain during the jhanas or other states of deep concentration --- How to help lay the neurological foundation for liberating insight
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2013-03-10 Radical Aliveness - Guided Meditation - Part 1 53:57
Amma Thanasanti
from day-long retreat at Maya Sanctuary, Denver CO
Shakti Vihara

2013-03-10 Radical Aliveness - Guided Meditation - Part 2 1:51:32
Amma Thanasanti
from day-long retreat at Maya Sanctuary, Denver CO
Shakti Vihara

2013-03-03 Mindfulness 34:31
Mark Nunberg
Guided Meditation
Common Ground Meditation Center

2013-03-01 Gratitude and Appreciative Joy (Mudita) - Meditation 36:46
Mark Nunberg
Guided Meditation
Common Ground Meditation Center

2013-02-26 Guided Meditation - Empty Awareness 41:55
Guy Armstrong
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Insight Meditation - 1 Month Retreat

2013-02-23 Guided Metta Meditation 40:37
Thanissara
Kindness for self, loved one, neutral person, adversary and all beings. Buddha's words on loving kindness.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center An Integrated Awakening: Insight Meditation Retreat

2013-02-23 Divine Abiding Of Metta 37:23
Kittisaro
Cultivating a mind that can meet adversity with loving kindness. Guided Metta meditation.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center An Integrated Awakening: Insight Meditation Retreat

2013-02-20 Mindfulness Of Feeling 38:11
Thanissara
Investigation of feeling and mind states. Wise reflection, not creating more pain. Guided meditation on feeling.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center An Integrated Awakening: Insight Meditation Retreat

2013-02-19 Making Our Practice Even 38:48
Kittisaro
Working with "orphans of consciousness" Guided breath/body meditation. Use of BUD-DHO mantra.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center An Integrated Awakening: Insight Meditation Retreat

2013-02-09 Guided Meditation on Compassion 37:13
Pascal Auclair
True North Insight A Soft and Radical Transformation of the Heart

2013-02-03 Liberating Insight 34:49
Mark Nunberg
Guided Meditation
Common Ground Meditation Center

2013-01-30 Remembering What Matters 1:25:28
Tara Brach
Our conscious aspiration toward awakening is what energizes the spiritual path. This talk reviews the main characteristic of a vital aspiration, the conditioning that obscures our deepest intentions and offers guided reflections to connect us with what most matters.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2013-01-18 Guided Metta Meditation 38:21
La Sarmiento
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC 2013 IMCW Women's Retreat: The Heart of Buddhist Meditation

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