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Dharma Talks
2017-03-29 Day 5 - Ways of Looking - Dukkha 63:24
Nathan Glyde
Instructions in the hall regarding all conditioned phenomena as unsatisfactory; particularly the ill-ease caused by the tendency to seek satisfaction in ephemeral and inter-dependant things, and the potential contentment, ease and joy in letting them be.
SanghaSeva Dharmalaya Silent Retreat

2017-03-29 Morning Instructions-Emotions 31:57
Will Kabat-Zinn
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Insight and Awakening: The Liberating Art of Samatha-Vipassana

2017-03-28 Introduction to Sutta Study 2017, part 3 1:25:58
Kim Allen
Insight Santa Cruz

2017-03-28 Passionate Love 61:16
Catherine McGee
Please Note: This series of talks is from a retreat led by Rob Burbea and Catherine McGee for experienced practitioners. The requirements for participation included some understanding of and working familiarity with practices of emptiness, samatha, metta, the emotional/energy body, and the imaginal, as well as basic mindfulness practice. Without this experience it is possible that the material and teachings from this retreat will be difficult to understand and confusing for some.
Gaia House Of Hermits and Lovers: The Alchemy of Desire

2017-03-28 Impermanence and Joyfulness 50:56
Nathan Glyde
Liberation through clear seeing
SanghaSeva Dharmalaya Silent Retreat

2017-03-28 Clinging, Craving, Eros (Q & A) 43:11
Rob Burbea
Please Note: This series of talks is from a retreat led by Rob Burbea and Catherine McGee for experienced practitioners. The requirements for participation included some understanding of and working familiarity with practices of emptiness, samatha, metta, the emotional/energy body, and the imaginal, as well as basic mindfulness practice. Without this experience it is possible that the material and teachings from this retreat will be difficult to understand and confusing for some.
Gaia House Of Hermits and Lovers: The Alchemy of Desire

2017-03-28 The Keys to Practice (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 44:51
Anushka Fernandopulle
Dharma talk on day one of retreat. Working with challenges. Investigating experience. Happiness beyond changing circumstances.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Insight and Awakening: The Liberating Art of Samatha-Vipassana

2017-03-28 The Middle Zone and Beyond 12:39
Kim Allen
Insight Santa Cruz

2017-03-28 Twoness and Renunciation: 2nd Practice 14:10
Catherine McGee
Please Note: This series of talks is from a retreat led by Rob Burbea and Catherine McGee for experienced practitioners. The requirements for participation included some understanding of and working familiarity with practices of emptiness, samatha, metta, the emotional/energy body, and the imaginal, as well as basic mindfulness practice. Without this experience it is possible that the material and teachings from this retreat will be difficult to understand and confusing for some.
Gaia House Of Hermits and Lovers: The Alchemy of Desire

2017-03-28 Instructions: Letting Go 27:27
Rob Burbea
Please Note: This series of talks is from a retreat led by Rob Burbea and Catherine McGee for experienced practitioners. The requirements for participation included some understanding of and working familiarity with practices of emptiness, samatha, metta, the emotional/energy body, and the imaginal, as well as basic mindfulness practice. Without this experience it is possible that the material and teachings from this retreat will be difficult to understand and confusing for some.
Gaia House Of Hermits and Lovers: The Alchemy of Desire

2017-03-28 Day 4 - Way of Looking Anicca 54:33
Zohar Lavie
The fourth day's instructions in the hall, looking at and noting the character of impermanence
SanghaSeva Dharmalaya Silent Retreat

2017-03-28 Morning Guided Instructions: Breath and Body 34:00
Anushka Fernandopulle
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Insight and Awakening: The Liberating Art of Samatha-Vipassana

2017-03-28 No Title 16:41
Sayadaw U Jagara
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge March 2017 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2017-03-27 Eros and Equanimity in the Movements of Soul 1:29:23
Rob Burbea
Please Note: This series of talks is from a retreat led by Rob Burbea and Catherine McGee for experienced practitioners. The requirements for participation included some understanding of and working familiarity with practices of emptiness, samatha, metta, the emotional/energy body, and the imaginal, as well as basic mindfulness practice. Without this experience it is possible that the material and teachings from this retreat will be difficult to understand and confusing for some.
Gaia House Of Hermits and Lovers: The Alchemy of Desire

2017-03-27 Beauty and the Beast 50:27
Zohar Lavie
Ways of looking at the changeability of experience
SanghaSeva Dharmalaya Silent Retreat

2017-03-27 Buddhist Studies Course - Lovingkindness and Compassion - Week 3 1:26:40
Mark Nunberg
Note: Week 2 not recorded due to technical difficulties
Common Ground Meditation Center Buddhist Studies Course - Lovingkindness and Compassion

2017-03-27 Mind Bubbles 28:30
Brian Lesage
This talk offers reflections on how to burst the mind bubbles that confine ourselves and others.
Flagstaff Insight Meditation Community FIMC Monday Night Talks

2017-03-27 Faith in Soulmaking (Q & A) 30:02
Rob Burbea
Please Note: This series of talks is from a retreat led by Rob Burbea and Catherine McGee for experienced practitioners. The requirements for participation included some understanding of and working familiarity with practices of emptiness, samatha, metta, the emotional/energy body, and the imaginal, as well as basic mindfulness practice. Without this experience it is possible that the material and teachings from this retreat will be difficult to understand and confusing for some.
Gaia House Of Hermits and Lovers: The Alchemy of Desire

2017-03-27 Eros in the Imaginal (Guided Meditation) 54:30
Rob Burbea
Please Note: This series of talks is from a retreat led by Rob Burbea and Catherine McGee for experienced practitioners. The requirements for participation included some understanding of and working familiarity with practices of emptiness, samatha, metta, the emotional/energy body, and the imaginal, as well as basic mindfulness practice. Without this experience it is possible that the material and teachings from this retreat will be difficult to understand and confusing for some.
Gaia House Of Hermits and Lovers: The Alchemy of Desire

2017-03-27 The Practice and the Art of Twoness: Intro and 1st Practice 28:47
Catherine McGee
Please Note: This series of talks is from a retreat led by Rob Burbea and Catherine McGee for experienced practitioners. The requirements for participation included some understanding of and working familiarity with practices of emptiness, samatha, metta, the emotional/energy body, and the imaginal, as well as basic mindfulness practice. Without this experience it is possible that the material and teachings from this retreat will be difficult to understand and confusing for some.
Gaia House Of Hermits and Lovers: The Alchemy of Desire

2017-03-27 Day 3 - Awareness of Vedana 69:26
Nathan Glyde
Third day's instruction in the hall looking at the freedom possible by noticing the immediate categorisation of experience into pleasant, unpleasant or neither pleasant nor unpleasant.
SanghaSeva Dharmalaya Silent Retreat

2017-03-27 Balancing the practice 21:56
Sayadaw U Jagara
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge March 2017 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2017-03-27 Instructions: Energy Body 22:04
Catherine McGee
Please Note: This series of talks is from a retreat led by Rob Burbea and Catherine McGee for experienced practitioners. The requirements for participation included some understanding of and working familiarity with practices of emptiness, samatha, metta, the emotional/energy body, and the imaginal, as well as basic mindfulness practice. Without this experience it is possible that the material and teachings from this retreat will be difficult to understand and confusing for some.
Gaia House Of Hermits and Lovers: The Alchemy of Desire

2017-03-26 What Does Your Heart Burn For? Brief Intro to Soulmaking 15:19
Catherine McGee
Please Note: This series of talks is from a retreat led by Rob Burbea and Catherine McGee for experienced practitioners. The requirements for participation included some understanding of and working familiarity with practices of emptiness, samatha, metta, the emotional/energy body, and the imaginal, as well as basic mindfulness practice. Without this experience it is possible that the material and teachings from this retreat will be difficult to understand and confusing for some.
Gaia House Of Hermits and Lovers: The Alchemy of Desire

2017-03-26 Opening Talk Woman's Retreat 58:16
Christina Feldman
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Women in Meditation: Insight Meditation Retreat

2017-03-26 The Problem of Desire 58:16
Rob Burbea
Please Note: This series of talks is from a retreat led by Rob Burbea and Catherine McGee for experienced practitioners. The requirements for participation included some understanding of and working familiarity with practices of emptiness, samatha, metta, the emotional/energy body, and the imaginal, as well as basic mindfulness practice. Without this experience it is possible that the material and teachings from this retreat will be difficult to understand and confusing for some.
Gaia House Of Hermits and Lovers: The Alchemy of Desire

2017-03-26 Active Patience 48:23
Nathan Glyde
SanghaSeva Dharmalaya Silent Retreat

2017-03-26 Q & A 1:25:23
Sayadaw U Jagara
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge March 2017 at IMS - Forest Refuge
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2017-03-26 A Path of Happiness: The Gradual Training (Morning Session) 3:04:21
Oren Jay Sofer
Many are drawn to Buddhism and spirituality with a keen interest in meditation. Yet before offering any meditation instructions, the Buddha guided his disciples in a progression of practice known as The Gradual Training. This training provides a step-by-step approach to living a life of meaning and inner happiness, and culminates in the highest fruit of contemplative practice – Awakening. During this day of integrated practice, we explored these essential aspects of the Buddhist path as a ground for happiness and the foundation of meditation.
New York Insight Meditation Center

2017-03-26 A Path of Happiness: The Gradual Training (Guided Meditation) 23:22
Oren Jay Sofer
Many are drawn to Buddhism and spirituality with a keen interest in meditation. Yet before offering any meditation instructions, the Buddha guided his disciples in a progression of practice known as The Gradual Training. This training provides a step-by-step approach to living a life of meaning and inner happiness, and culminates in the highest fruit of contemplative practice – Awakening. During this day of integrated practice, we explored these essential aspects of the Buddhist path as a ground for happiness and the foundation of meditation.
New York Insight Meditation Center

2017-03-26 Day 2 - Short and Subtle breath Awareness 46:28
Zohar Lavie
Meditation instructions for the second day
SanghaSeva Dharmalaya Silent Retreat

2017-03-26 Truth Beyond Happiness and Dukkha 39:24
Ajahn Sucitto
Ajahn Sucitto describes how the pursuit of certainty and comfort acts as a barrier to the deep discharge of the pain of being. Discharge becomes available through allowing and handling the weight and intensities of unresolved dukkha. When approached with honesty and accuracy, there is the possibility to experience what is real, the unconditioned.
Tisarana Buddhist Monastery :  Morning Meeting Offerings

2017-03-26 Guided Meditation on the Body 68:17
Sayadaw U Jagara
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge March 2017 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2017-03-26 Inspired by Change: How to Cultivate a Resilient Heart while Caring about Our Changing World (Non-residential Retreat at Spirit Rock) 43:09
James Baraz, Bob Doppelt
Today’s world is filled with challenging issues that often push us to our emotional boundaries. With complex issues that include environmental challenges like climate change, social injustices, racism, terrorism and other forms of moral distress, life can often feel overwhelming. Yet there’s hope as well as a proven path to help us cope with and face life’s challenges with renewed vigor and determination. Afternoon Session final day
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2017-03-26 Inspired by Change: How to Cultivate a Resilient Heart while Caring about Our Changing World (Non-residential Retreat at Spirit Rock) 1:41:53
James Baraz, Bob Doppelt
Today’s world is filled with challenging issues that often push us to our emotional boundaries. With complex issues that include environmental challenges like climate change, social injustices, racism, terrorism and other forms of moral distress, life can often feel overwhelming. Yet there’s hope as well as a proven path to help us cope with and face life’s challenges with renewed vigor and determination. 3rd Day, morning session
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2017-03-25 Samadhi & Hindrances 53:56
Zohar Lavie
SanghaSeva Dharmalaya Silent Retreat

2017-03-25 Breath Energy Guided Meditation 44:22
Nathan Glyde
SanghaSeva Dharmalaya Silent Retreat

2017-03-25 Offering and Receiving: Training in the Relational Domain 31:11
Ajahn Sucitto
Ajahn Sucitto reflects on how ways of relating at the monastery provide training for accessing the true place of citta. In the monastery we are encouraged to get beyond self-views of “have to”, “is it good enough” and “am I worthy” so the deeper qualities of citta - warmth, generosity, gratitude - can manifest.
Tisarana Buddhist Monastery :  Morning Meeting Offerings

2017-03-25 Day 1 - Long and Deep Breath Awareness 54:05
Nathan Glyde
The first day's meditation instructions in the hall
SanghaSeva Dharmalaya Silent Retreat

2017-03-25 Inspired by Change: How to Cultivate a Resilient Heart while Caring about Our Changing World (Non-residential Retreat at Spirit Rock) 1:41:23
James Baraz, Bob Doppelt
Today’s world is filled with challenging issues that often push us to our emotional boundaries. With complex issues that include environmental challenges like climate change, social injustices, racism, terrorism and other forms of moral distress, life can often feel overwhelming. Yet there’s hope as well as a proven path to help us cope with and face life’s challenges with renewed vigor and determination. Second day, morning
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2017-03-24 Closing Talk for the March Monthlong 53:00
Erin Treat
Spirit Rock Meditation Center March Monthlong Retreat

2017-03-24 If You Grow Good Fruit, Eat It! 13:58
Ajahn Sucitto
Ajahn Sucitto responds to a question about dana parami, describing the gift of safety that can be provided by keeping precepts and sustaining open awareness. He reminds us that in the field of dana we are also in a position to receive generosity, partaking of the good fruit we have grown.
Tisarana Buddhist Monastery :  Morning Meeting Offerings

2017-03-24 Faith: The Grounds for Your Personal Monastery 33:44
Ajahn Sucitto
Addressing the universal need to find meaning, Ajahn Sucitto describes how faith and wisdom work together in this search to set us free. He encourages the group, upon leaving the supports of the monastery structures and routines, to sustain forms of practice and personal protocols for wholesome actions as a way to keep one rooted in what has true meaning.
Tisarana Buddhist Monastery :  Morning Meeting Offerings

2017-03-24 Mind Shapes Experience 50:57
Nathan Glyde
How our mind state affects our perception of experience
SanghaSeva Dharmalaya Silent Retreat

2017-03-24 Inspired by Changes: How to Cultivate a Resilient Heart while Caring about Our Changing World (Non-residential Retreat at Spirit Rock) 2:24:49
James Baraz, Bob Doppelt
Today’s world is filled with challenging issues that often push us to our emotional boundaries. With complex issues that include environmental challenges like climate change, social injustices, racism, terrorism and other forms of moral distress, life can often feel overwhelming. Yet there’s hope as well as a proven path to help us cope with and face life’s challenges with renewed vigor and determination. Friday afternoon, first day
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2017-03-24 Inspired by Change: How to Cultivate a Resilient Heart while Caring about Our Changing World (Non-residential Retreat at Spirit Rock) 2:29:26
James Baraz, Bob Doppelt
Today’s world is filled with challenging issues that often push us to our emotional boundaries. With complex issues that include environmental challenges like climate change, social injustices, racism, terrorism and other forms of moral distress, life can often feel overwhelming. Yet there’s hope as well as a proven path to help us cope with and face life’s challenges with renewed vigor and determination. Friday Morning, first session
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2017-03-23 Personal, Perfect, and Permanent 47:48
Kim Allen
Using Ruth King's nomenclature for the Three Characteristics, this talk explores the ways in which we misperceive in our daily life.
Insight Santa Cruz

2017-03-23 Transpersonal: The Place of Don't Have To 27:43
Ajahn Sucitto
Ajahn Sucitto describes how our efforts to be good and “get it right” tend to come from a constricting place. Such efforts are accompanied by self-consciousness, criticism and stress which block access to the innate good qualities of our own heart. This talk outlines a way to move from the strategies of the head to the opening of the heart by coming into the body.
Tisarana Buddhist Monastery :  Morning Meeting Offerings

2017-03-22 Taking the “Exquisite Risk”: An Undefended Heart 50:36
Tara Brach
Poet Mark Nepo uses the phrase “exquisite risk” to describe our willingness to be fully alive, open, available, living true to our heart. This talk explores the challenges and blessings of taking the exquisite risk, both in becoming more intimate with our inner life, and in engaging with others from full authenticity.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2017-03-22 How Patience and Resolve Cultivate Equanimity 58:37
Phillip Moffitt
Spirit Rock Meditation Center March Monthlong Retreat

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