2003-06-21 Cultivating Insight & Calm 55:21
Myoshin Kelley	Download Listen
Working with the breath, we can cultivate both calm and insight. This talk explores ways we can strengthen concentration as a support to insight, through working with the breath.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  June 2003 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2003-06-20 Radiance 47:31
Sharda Rogell	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Retreat with Sharda Rogell

2003-06-19 Tolerating the Inconceivable 45:30
Catherine McGee	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Gaia House Retreat

2003-06-19 On Being Born 60:07
Michele McDonald	Download Listen
Freedom, forgiveness, joy and doubt: developing spiritual strength in this human world.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Metta Retreat

2003-06-18 Wisdom 48:14
Sharda Rogell	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Retreat with Sharda Rogell

2003-06-18 Tibetan Buddhist Teaching 52:44
Lama Palden	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2003-06-18 Sacred Presence: Awakening From The Dream 53:44
Tara Brach	Download Listen
This talk investigates the skillful means that help us open beyond our conditioned cocoon of thoughts and to realize the freshness, tenderness and boundlessness of our true nature.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC

2003-06-17 Finding the Beauty of Magic 47:01
Sharda Rogell	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Retreat with Sharda Rogell

2003-06-17 Right Effort 61:09
Joseph Goldstein	Download Listen

2003-06-17 Right Effort 60:59
Joseph Goldstein	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  June 2003 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2003-06-17 Manjushri Reflection of the Sword of Compassion 26:10
Michele Benzamin Miki	Download Listen

2003-06-17 Opening The Heart Of Compassion 45:46
Rebecca Bradshaw	Download Listen
Recognizing and accepting our own humanity opens the heart of compassion.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2003-06-16 The Secret Teachings 37:30
Anna Douglas	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2003-06-16 Love Understanding and Compassion 40:17
Michele Benzamin Miki	Download Listen

2003-06-16 Metta 52:51
Bhante Henepola Gunaratana	Download Listen
Meditation on healing wounds.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2003-06-15 lineage to the Real 46:16
Sharda Rogell	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Retreat with Sharda Rogell

2003-06-15 Home In The Heart Of Metta 64:37
Steven Smith	Download Listen
A description of the four brahmaviharas and the interconnected nature of things. Good acts of metta especially have far-reaching consequences —changing our patterns, and releasing powerful, previously repressed energy for awareness, love and wisdom.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Metta Retreat

2003-06-14 The 5 Precepts as a Revolutionary Daily Practice 46:50
Michele Benzamin Miki	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2003-06-14 The 5 Precepts as a Revolutionary Daily Practice 45:45
Michele Benzamin Miki	Download Listen

2003-06-14 The Power Of Concentration 45:13
Michele McDonald	Download Listen
The unification of the heart. Bringing the Mother Cow within us and Baby Calf within us together in metta or mindfulness practice.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Metta Retreat

2003-06-14 Mindfulness 37:38
Bhante Henepola Gunaratana	Download Listen
Mind is not pure, but it can be made pure. It has ignorance and greed, and because of ignorance and greed, we are born again and again.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2003-06-13 Opening Talk 64:24
Joseph Goldstein	Download Listen
A talk offered to yogis entering the Forest Refuge for a retreat (Joseph Goldstein and Myoshin Kelley)
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  June 2003 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2003-06-13 Opening Talk - Taking Refuge 60:56
Joseph Goldstein	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge

2003-06-13 Opening Talk: Taking Refuge 64:26
Joseph Goldstein	Download Listen
with Myoshin Kelley

2003-06-13 Self-Knowing 1:20:14
Larry Rosenberg	Download Listen

2003-06-13 Entering The Center Of Metta 1:14:54
Michele McDonald	Download Listen
Opening of nature of metta retreat, instructions, refuges & precepts.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Metta Retreat

2003-06-12 Craving, the Sense Realm, and Self 57:37
Gloria Taraniya Ambrosia	Download Listen
This talk examines the nature of the sense realm and considers how we give rise to craving in relation to sensory experience. It also examines the distortions that self-view sets up and the relationship between craving and the wrong-view of self.
Insight Meditation Center of the Mid-Peninsula

2003-06-10 Walking The Path, Hand And Hand 1:17:55
Sayadaw U Pandita	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  June 2003 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2003-06-09 The Eight-Fold Path 1:37:43
Sayadaw U Pandita	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  June 2003 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2003-06-08 Questions And Answers, Part2 1:48:31
Sayadaw U Pandita	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  June 2003 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2003-06-07 Freedom From Ignorance 1:13:09
Sayadaw U Pandita	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  June 2003 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2003-06-06 Relationship as Practice 39:52
Doug Phillips	Download Listen
Relationship is where we are most fully human and most clearly revealed to ourselves. It is an ever present opportunity for awakening.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Vipassana & Viniyoga Retreat

2003-06-06 Life's Cause & Effect Cycles 1:12:49
Sayadaw U Pandita	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  June 2003 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2003-06-05 Learning How to Live 3 52:41
Larry Rosenberg	Download Listen

2003-06-05 Knowing Cause & Effect 1:10:03
Sayadaw U Pandita	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  June 2003 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2003-06-04 Keeping the Heart Afloat 48:50
Sylvia Boorstein	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2003-06-04 Knowing Mind & Matter 69:34
Sayadaw U Pandita	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  June 2003 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2003-06-03 Learning How to Live 2 44:07
Larry Rosenberg	Download Listen

2003-06-03 Relief: Wrong View 64:58
Sayadaw U Pandita	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  June 2003 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2003-06-02 Dana, Generosity and Self-Knowing 33:59
Doug Phillips	Download Listen
Dana as a practice can lead to the opening of generosity while revealing the says of the self.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Vipassana & Viniyoga Retreat

2003-06-02 Nachiketa - Lord of Death 63:39
Jack Kornfield	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2003-06-02 Practical Illustrations Of The Mind's Diseases 67:18
Sayadaw U Pandita	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  June 2003 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2003-06-01 Learning How To Live (I) 48:28
Larry Rosenberg	Download Listen
Attention and the willingness to learn from what we see and hear in daily life is a major part of dharma practice.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Vipassana & Viniyoga Retreat

2003-06-01 Metta Sutta - chanting 14:59
Dhammaruwan	Download Listen
Dhammaruwan chants the Metta Sutta, including 'call and response' for learning the chant. Exact date of recording is unknown.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2003-06-01 Gladdening The Mind 42:58
Ajahn Sucitto	Download Listen
Cittaviveka

2003-06-01 The Agony Of Alienation 50:10
Jose Reissig	Download Listen
Much anguish and insecurity results from a sense of being separated from our fellow beings and from the world. The strategies we use to try to overcome this often involve the fabrication of additional partitions (e.g.; "us vs. them"), and thus backfire. The Noble Eightfold Path offers a better way.
Philadelphia Meditation Center

2003-06-01 Dispelling The Diseases Of The Mind 1:39:09
Sayadaw U Pandita	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  June 2003 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2003-05-31 Opening Talk 50:01
Larry Rosenberg	Download Listen
Refuge and Precepts explained (introduction by Doug Phillips).
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Vipassana & Viniyoga Retreat

2003-05-31 The Light In The Middle Of The Dark Tunnel 56:37
Jose Reissig	Download Listen
In our dark moments we tend to look for "the light at the end of the tunnel." In doing so, we end up constantly trying to be where we are not, and we miss the opportunity to learn from the darkness itself.
Philadelphia Meditation Center

2003-05-31 Using Wisdom To Disentangle Life's Tangles 66:13
Sayadaw U Pandita	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  May 2003 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2003-05-30 Bowing As An Act Of Transformation 49:31
Jose Reissig	Download Listen
Bowing has two parts: the bowing down in full acceptance of what is, and the coming right up in readiness to do what needs to be done. Each part is incomplete without the other. To realize this non-duality is to open the door for transformation.
Philadelphia Meditation Center

2003-05-30 Cultivating The Field Of Wisdom 1:11:01
Sayadaw U Pandita	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  May 2003 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2003-05-29 Panna Bhumi: The Field Of Wisdom 1:12:03
Sayadaw U Pandita	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  May 2003 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2003-05-28 3pm Talk 17:39
Tsoknyi Rinpoche	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Retreat with Tsoknyi Rinpoche

2003-05-28 9.45am Talk 2:07:55
Tsoknyi Rinpoche	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Retreat with Tsoknyi Rinpoche

2003-05-28 The Speed Of Mindfulness 66:46
Sayadaw U Pandita	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  May 2003 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2003-05-27 3pm talk 2:27:29
Tsoknyi Rinpoche	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Retreat with Tsoknyi Rinpoche

2003-05-27 09.45am talk 2:02:36
Tsoknyi Rinpoche	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Retreat with Tsoknyi Rinpoche

2003-05-27 Aiming & Effort In Mindfulness 68:16
Sayadaw U Pandita	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  May 2003 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2003-05-26 8pm talk 1:44:16
Tsoknyi Rinpoche	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Retreat with Tsoknyi Rinpoche

2003-05-26 Satipattana: The Foundations, Support & Function Of Mindfulness 1:10:48
Sayadaw U Pandita	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  May 2003 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2003-05-25 Questions And Answers 2:00:45
Sayadaw U Pandita	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  May 2003 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2003-05-24 Dhamma Vinaya III: Dv From The Theoretical & Practical View 69:55
Sayadaw U Pandita	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  May 2003 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2003-05-23 Going Home 48:08
Sharon Salzberg	Download Listen

2003-05-23 Dhamma Vinaya II: The Five Factors 66:43
Sayadaw U Pandita	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  May 2003 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2003-05-22 The Teaching Of Dhamma Vinaya 1:10:21
Sayadaw U Pandita	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  May 2003 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2003-05-22 Eight Fold Path 56:38
Sylvia Boorstein	Download Listen
The goal of practice is peace of mind on behalf of a peaceful world. The eightfold path is presented with stories to illustrate.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2003-05-21 Not Knowing But Keep Going 41:57
Donald Rothberg	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2003-05-21 More Detailed Explanation Of Metta Practice 63:42
Sayadaw U Pandita	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  May 2003 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2003-05-20 The Four Brahma Viharas 45:16
Sharon Salzberg	Download Listen

2003-05-20 Radiating Metta/How To Practice 61:25
Sayadaw U Pandita	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  May 2003 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2003-05-19 Brahmaviharas - Upekkha - Equanimity 61:55
Sayadaw U Pandita	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  May 2003 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2003-05-19 What Do We Really Want? 51:26
Sylvia Boorstein	Download Listen
Mindfulness is a collaboration of concentration and awareness, designed to balance the mind. In a context of non-reactivity the three characteristics are clearly seen.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2003-05-18 End Of Suffering Is Now 59:11
Ajahn Sucitto	Download Listen
Cittaviveka

2003-05-18 Brahmaviharas - Karuna And Mudita 60:21
Sayadaw U Pandita	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  May 2003 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2003-05-17 Opening Talk and Meditation 51:22
Sharon Salzberg	Download Listen

2003-05-17 Metta II 65:43
Sayadaw U Pandita	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  May 2003 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2003-05-16 Metta #1 63:15
Sayadaw U Pandita	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  May 2003 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2003-05-15 Full Moon Day of Vesak 1:14:52
Sayadaw U Pandita	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  May 2003 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2003-05-15 Full Moon Day of Vesak - Buddha Day 1:12:38
Sayadaw U Pandita	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  May 2003 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2003-05-14 General Instructions 1:12:31
Sayadaw Vivekananda	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  May 2003 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2003-05-14 Buddhamusati: Recollecting Virtues of the Buddha 60:32
Sayadaw U Pandita	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  May 2003 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2003-05-14 Recollecting Virtues of the Buddha 63:15
Sayadaw U Pandita	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  May 2003 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2003-05-14 3 Characteristics of Existence 67:33
Sylvia Boorstein	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2003-05-14 General Instructions 1:17:32
Sayadaw Vivekananda	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  May 2003 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2003-05-14 Integrating Vipassana & Dzogchen 48:43
Guy Armstrong	Download Listen
This talk is directed to Vipassana practitioners who wish to include in their meditations the dzogchen practice and theory. It explores ways of integrating the understanding and meditation technique of the two traditions.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2003-05-13 The Four Fold Guardian Meditation 59:31
Sayadaw Vivekananda	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  May 2003 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2003-05-13 The 4-Fold Guardian 59:52
Sayadaw U Pandita	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  May 2003 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2003-05-13 The Four-Fold Guardian Meditations 54:33
Sayadaw U Pandita	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  May 2003 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2003-05-13 Non-Dual Awareness 62:52
Guy Armstrong	Download Listen
According to the Dzogchen teachings, an aspect of the nature of mind is non-dual awareness. But the Theravada understanding is that these is a distinction between consciousness and it's objects. How can we reconcile these views?
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2003-05-12 Bodhisattva Path: Plus Rigpa & Nirvana 63:51
Guy Armstrong	Download Listen
Two talks in one. The first describes my faltering steps in bodhisattva. The second examines different understandings of nirvana in the Buddhist tradition and compares them to the nature of mind described by Dzogchen.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2003-05-11 Relating With Emotions; Plus Mindfulness, Consciousness And Awareness 64:43
Guy Armstrong	Download Listen
This is really 2 talks in one, the first suggests different ways to work with strong emotions in both vipassana and dzogchen styles. The second relates the qualities of mindfulness and consciousness as used in Pali Suttas to the innate awareness of rigpa.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2003-05-08 Concepts and Reality 60:09
Joseph Goldstein	Download Listen

2003-05-07 The Four Noble Truths 63:32
Steve Armstrong	Download Listen

2003-05-07 Teaching with Joan Borysenko 61:15
Sylvia Boorstein	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2003-05-05 Seductions of Mind 61:50
Joseph Goldstein	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2003-05-05 Seductions of Mind 60:54
Joseph Goldstein	Download Listen

2003-05-04 What's The Breath Got To Do With Freedom? 56:08
Carol Wilson	Download Listen
Mindfulness of breath leads to the potential for accurate understanding of mental and physical experience. This simple mindfulness can lead us to the end of suffering.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Vipassana Retreat

2003-05-03 The Four Elements 38:08
Ajahn Sucitto	Download Listen
Cittaviveka

2003-04-30 Working Skillfully With The Paradox Of Connecting And Detaching 46:51
Michele McDonald	Download Listen
Understanding how to work with love and longing, detachment and indifference.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center