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Dharma Talks
2000-04-03 The Eightfold Path 5: Wise Livelihood 43:15
Rodney Smith
Are we prostituting one-third of our life to fund the other two-thirds?
Seattle Insight Meditation Society

2000-03-30 How Change Happens in Spiritual Life 60:18
Jack Kornfield

2000-03-30 What Brings Change on the Spiritual Path 60:25
Jack Kornfield

2000-03-29 Ryokan 51:05
Eugene Cash

2000-03-29 Opening To Dukkha Is Opening To Freedom 45:37
Narayan Helen Liebenson
The awareness of suffering is a way to let it go.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2000-03-28 Relationships As Path 57:22
Tara Brach
Delving into how our relationships are the ground of spiritual awakening.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2000-03-27 The Eightfold Path 4: Wise Action 39:28
Rodney Smith
Without the integrating the wise view into our actions, our path can remain very conceptual.
Seattle Insight Meditation Society

2000-03-26 Mudita: Sympathetic Joy 49:09
Marie Mannschatz

2000-03-24 Bodhisattva's Aspiration 63:04
Tara Brach
The Bodhisattva is resolved to realize non-separation and live from this truth. On this path, we widen the circle of compassion to include all of life.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2000-03-23 Death, Grief and Practice 29:17
Eugene Cash

2000-03-23 Losing It: How Being Humbled Can Lead To True Humility 56:49
James Baraz
The experience of seeing the confusion in our minds as well as its unskillful expression in words and actions can be very humbling. How can we use our mistakes to deepen our practice and turn them into a noble humility that deepens our understanding and enriches our spiritual life?
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley

2000-03-22 Compassion 1:13:21
Joseph Goldstein

2000-03-21 On Not Knowing 59:25
Jack Kornfield
Learning to rest in mystery, wisdom, and not knowing.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2000-03-20 In This Very Body 51:54
Marie Mannschatz
Body awareness and the five aggregates.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2000-03-19 Desire and Awakening of Our Hearts 55:58
Tara Brach

2000-03-18 Desire and Awakening 56:08
Tara Brach

2000-03-17 In the Seen. Just the Seen 55:01
Eugene Cash

2000-03-16 What We Need Is Here 58:47
Howard Cohn

2000-03-15 Man II 51:11
Marie Mannschatz

2000-03-14 3 Characteristics 49:20
Jack Kornfield

2000-03-14 Three Characteristics 49:50
Jack Kornfield

2000-03-13 Characteristics of Life 39:31
Jack Kornfield

2000-03-13 Awakening from the Dream 63:41
Tara Brach

2000-03-13 The Eightfold Path 3: Wise Speech 39:45
Rodney Smith
We are most often known by what we say, externally, to others; while self-knowledge comes, most often, by what we say internally to ourselves.
Seattle Insight Meditation Society

2000-03-13 Awakening From The Dream 64:03
Tara Brach
Recognizing the prison of our conceptual minds and hwo we can open into our True Nature.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2000-03-11 Renunciation 54:33
Eugene Cash

2000-03-10 Happiness of the Buddha 49:38
Howard Cohn

2000-03-09 Contemplation of the Body 49:54
Eugene Cash

2000-03-09 Self Knowledge And Selflessness 46:46
Narayan Helen Liebenson
The path of awareness and the discovery of no self.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2000-03-08 Blessing Our Inner Life 57:19
Tara Brach
Learning how to handle the difficulties we can encounter when our hearts become wakeful and compassionate.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2000-03-08 Liberation And Path; Noble Truths 3 & 4 (Part 2) 44:10
Michael Grady
Liberation from suffering and the path leading to freedom.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Vipassana Retreat

2000-03-07 Four Foundations of Mindfulness 61:53
Jack Kornfield

2000-03-06 An Investigative Tool 30:15
Ajahn Amaro
date uncertain

2000-03-06 The Eightfold Path 2: Wise Aspiration 43:57
Rodney Smith
When framed by wise view, aspiration begins the journey to the other shore.
Seattle Insight Meditation Society

2000-03-06 Insight Into The Nature Of Suffering: The 4 Noble Truths (Part I) 47:11
Michael Grady
Opening to the truth of suffering and its origin (noble truths 1+2).
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Vipassana Retreat

2000-03-05 Five Powers of Heart 41:20
Narayan Helen Liebenson

2000-03-05 Who Am I, What Am I? What Is? What? 54:29
Ajahn Amaro
date uncertain

2000-03-05 On The Threshold To The Inner World 48:24
Marie Mannschatz
How to arrive in the present moment on retreat.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2000-03-04 Harmony in Solitude 58:26
Steve Armstrong
date uncertain

2000-03-03 Mulapariyaya Sutta: The Root of All Things, Part 5 48:36
Bhikkhu Bodhi
MN1.05
Sri Lanka BPS

2000-03-03 Mulapariyaya Sutta: The Root of All Things, Part 4 62:13
Bhikkhu Bodhi
MN1.04
Sri Lanka BPS

2000-03-03 Immediate And Ultimate 45:46
Christopher Titmuss
Gaia House Retreat with Christopher Titmuss and Sharda Rogell

2000-03-03 Mulapariyaya Sutta: The Root of All Things, Part 3 51:08
Bhikkhu Bodhi
MN1.03
Sri Lanka BPS

2000-03-03 Mulapariyaya Sutta: The Root of All Things, Part 2 46:18
Bhikkhu Bodhi
MN1.02
Sri Lanka BPS

2000-03-03 Mulapariyaya Sutta: The Root of All Things, Part 1 47:21
Bhikkhu Bodhi
MN1.01
Sri Lanka BPS

2000-03-03 Love 1:26:43
Christopher Titmuss
Gaia House Retreat with Christopher Titmuss and Sharda Rogell

2000-03-02 Cessation 45:55
Christopher Titmuss
Gaia House Retreat with Christopher Titmuss and Sharda Rogell

2000-03-02 Trusting Your Buddha 59:59
James Baraz

2000-03-02 Q&A 1:12:11
Jack Kornfield
Date unknown, with John T

2000-03-02 The Third Noble Truth 49:56
Eugene Cash
date uncertain

2000-03-02 A Matter Of Tension 47:03
Christopher Titmuss
Gaia House Retreat with Christopher Titmuss and Sharda Rogell

2000-03-02 From Fear To Love 45:42
Christopher Titmuss
Gaia House Retreat with Christopher Titmuss and Sharda Rogell

2000-03-01 This Is It 45:59
Sharda Rogell
Gaia House Retreat with Christopher Titmuss and Sharda Rogell

2000-03-01 Process And Liberation 48:45
Christopher Titmuss
Gaia House Retreat with Christopher Titmuss and Sharda Rogell

2000-03-01 Practice as a Prayer 53:34
Sylvia Boorstein

2000-02-29 Happiness Happens 63:12
Robert K. Hall

2000-02-28 Gumptional Grit 54:53
Mary Grace Orr

2000-02-27 Mind/Heart Scrub 51:17
John Travis

2000-02-27 A Glimpse Of Connection 41:51
Rodney Smith
Sometimes our hardened view of separation parts, for just a moment, and a glimpse of perfection fills us wonder and appreciation.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2000-02-26 Questions And Answers 61:07
James Baraz
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2000-02-25 A Path With Heart 56:26
James Baraz
Cultivating a heart-felt motivation toward practice, and the different ways we can express this essential connection.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2000-02-24 No One There At All 57:56
Sylvia Boorstein
Practicing the Insight of Anatta to promote the arising of the no-self.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2000-02-23 Generosity and L/Go 62:02
Robert K. Hall

2000-02-22 Faith 51:01
John Travis

2000-02-21 Seven Factors of Enlightenment 65:18
Mary Grace Orr

2000-02-21 Seven Factors Of Enlightenment 56:58
Jack Kornfield
Tasting the freedom of reconnecting with the openness and luminosity of mind that is our true nature.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2000-02-20 The Composing Mind 35:21
James Baraz

2000-02-19 Practice In The World - Do What You Know 1:13:24
Joseph Goldstein
Seeing our life as practice, with an emphasis on the three fields of training.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2000-02-18 The Wheel of Life 54:08
John Travis

2000-02-17 Basic Texts as a Source of Faith 49:33
Sylvia Boorstein
Instructions in the teaching of practice and its potential, intended to inspire new and experienced practitioners.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2000-02-16 Concepts and Reality 61:12
Robert K. Hall

2000-02-16 Nature Of Mind 57:50
Joseph Goldstein
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2000-02-16 Relating Wisely To Thoughts 59:27
Tara Brach
Freeing the mind by relating skillfully and wisely with thought forms. L
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2000-02-15 The Origin of Suffering 49:33
Mary Grace Orr

2000-02-14 The Brahma Viharas 66:46
James Baraz
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2000-02-10 Staying Awake To Heal The World 59:00
Sylvia Boorstein
Reconciling the instruction "Nothing to Do" with the intention to end all suffering.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2000-02-09 The Heart Of Forgiveness 52:59
Myoshin Kelley
Forgiveness is the practice of releasing the heart from past wounding.

2000-02-09 Awakening Though Our Emotional Life 60:02
Tara Brach
Relating to our inner weather with a wise and compassionate attention.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2000-02-08 Bodhicitta: The Ultimate Resolution 54:34
Joseph Goldstein

2000-02-07 The Path To Happiness Thru Clear Seeing 61:00
Sylvia Boorstein
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2000-02-06 Keep the Channel Open 52:48
Robert K. Hall

2000-02-05 Metta - Preparing the Ground 55:16
Joseph Goldstein

2000-02-05 The Practices Of Clear Seeing And Tenderness 49:59
Sylvia Boorstein
Mindfulness and Metta, as integral, implicit aspects of each other, are a unified path to awakening.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2000-02-02 Shining the Light of Death on Life, Part 11 1:26:13
Larry Rosenberg

2000-01-26 Awareness and the Four Brahma Viharas 55:52
Sharon Salzberg

2000-01-25 Hindrances To Metta Practice 59:45
Kamala Masters
How to recognize, work with, and relate to the hindrances in metta practice.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2000-01-24 Introducing Metta 1:43:36
Carol Wilson
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2000-01-23 Bodhicitta, Tape 4 of 4 42:24
Joseph Goldstein
PM
Nicasio, CA :  Bodhicitta - Two Days

2000-01-23 Bodhicitta, Tape 3 of 4 1:26:00
Joseph Goldstein
AM
Nicasio, CA :  Bodhicitta - Two Days

2000-01-22 Bodhicitta, Tape 2 of 4 1:32:15
Joseph Goldstein
PM
Nicasio, CA :  Bodhicitta - Two Days

2000-01-22 Bodhicitta, Tape 1 of 4 51:41
Joseph Goldstein
AM
Nicasio, CA :  Bodhicitta - Two Days

2000-01-19 Practicing Radical Acceptance 57:32
Tara Brach
Cultivating the openness and connectedness that express our natural freedom.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2000-01-15 Wise Attitude Pt 2 56:10
Jack Kornfield

2000-01-09 Bodhicitta Q&A 22:10
Joseph Goldstein
Sati Center for Buddhist Studies

2000-01-09 Bodhicitta 1:13:47
Joseph Goldstein
Sati Center for Buddhist Studies

2000-01-08 Illusion II: Taking What Is Incapable Of Satisfying As Happiness 42:35
Rodney Smith
Happiness as most of us recognize it is the pursuit of comfort but ultimately cannot be found within the field of birth and decay.
Seattle Insight Meditation Society

2000-01-06 Ariyapariyesana Sutta - The Buddhist Quest For Enlightenment, Part 5 43:52
Bhikkhu Bodhi
MN26.05
Sri Lanka BPS

2000-01-05 Compassion 44:31
Anna Douglas
Awakening the heart from its ancient slumber - what does it take? Bringing compassionate awareness into our lives.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2000-01-03 Expanding our Capacity for Freedom 36:54
Sharda Rogell
Gaia House Retreat with Sharda Rogell

2000-01-02 The Hindrances 64:58
Sharda Rogell
Gaia House Retreat with Sharda Rogell

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