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Dharma Talks
1998-08-22 Das Leben zur Praxis machen 36:46
Fred Von Allmen
Praxis im Alltag, Praxis ist mehr als 'nur' Meditation; Bedeutsamkeit der Sangha
Meditationszentrum Beatenberg

1998-08-21 What's Love Got To Do With It 44:32
Rodney Smith
we always have the resource of our love, no matter what the problem
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1998-08-21 Good heart in the eightfold path 39:35
Ajahn Sucitto
Cittaviveka

1998-08-20 Vow Power Of The Buddha And The Bodhisattvas And Chanting 58:14
Kittisaro
Gaia House Retreat with Kittisaro

1998-08-20 From The Mountain Top To The Market Place 38:37
Thanissara
Gaia House Retreat with Thanissara

1998-08-20 What Is Emptiness 44:32
Christopher Titmuss
Gaia House Retreat with Christopher Titmuss

1998-08-20 The path of good kamma 60:23
Ajahn Sucitto
Cittaviveka

1998-08-19 Letting Go 42:00
Kittisaro
Gaia House Retreat with Kittisaro

1998-08-19 Leaving The Palace 45:10
Thanissara
Gaia House Retreat with Thanissara

1998-08-19 Emotions: Finding Their Place In The Nature Of Things 52:27
Sharda Rogell
If we don't suppress or indulge our emotions but befriend them, we open the door to freedom.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1998-08-18 Self Deception & Bill Clinton 47:28
Christopher Titmuss
lies and other forms of self-deception sow the seeds for suffering
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Born on the 4th of July or After (8 days)

1998-08-18 Desire - Clear Seeing 35:17
Kittisaro
Gaia House Retreat with Kittisaro

1998-08-18 Being Fully Human And The Six Realms 38:15
Thanissara
Gaia House Retreat with Thanissara

1998-08-17 Freedom Is The Essence Of All Things 45:45
Kittisaro
Gaia House Retreat with Kittisaro

1998-08-17 The Room Of The Mind 48:22
Rodney Smith
the only strategy we can employ within the room of the mind is stillness
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1998-08-16 Directions In Life 41:42
Christopher Titmuss
it takes a warm heart and clear mind to see our direction in life - not enslaved to money, role and ownership
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Born on the 4th of July or After (8 days)

1998-08-16 Obstructions To Samadhi 40:36
Kittisaro
Gaia House Retreat with Kittisaro

1998-08-16 Cultivation Of The Four Efforts 43:51
Thanissara
Gaia House Retreat with Thanissara

1998-08-15 Teaching & Practice Of Metta 59:10
Christopher Titmuss
The content and application of kindness from the heart.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Born on the 4th of July or After (8 days)
In collection: Force Of Metta

1998-08-15 Appreciation And The Meditative Path 40:49
Kittisaro
Gaia House Retreat with Kittisaro

1998-08-15 Receptive and active principles 67:46
Ajahn Sucitto
Cittaviveka

1998-08-10 Take the One Seat 56:11
Jack Kornfield

1998-08-07 Kindness & Generosity Of The Heart - Dana 48:57
Marcia Rose
the ever expanding seamless circle of the kindness and generosity from the ancient Buddhist world; up to this very moment.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Family Retreat (5 days)

1998-08-06 Commitment 33:07
Jose Reissig
There are two way of looking at commitment. One attempts to freeze relationships in time; the other has to do with the moment.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1998-08-05 The Factors Of Awakening Are Here And Now - Family Course 1998 52:53
Marcia Rose
traversing the landscape of our practice in whatever forms it takes - our family life - parenting as practice as well as "on the cushion". The fadctors of mind/heart needed for awakening are available in any moment.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Family Retreat (5 days)

1998-08-04 The Final Resolution - Discrimminating Between Worldly Insights and Dharma Insights 45:28
Sharda Rogell
Gaia House Retreat with Carol Wilson and Sharda Rogell

1998-08-04 The Worldly Conditions 36:34
Jose Reissig
When we can not see any possibility outside of say, success vs. failure, we imprison ourselves. The same is true for control vs. out-of-control.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1998-08-04 The Great Perfection: Emptiness Suffused With Compassion 61:05
Tara Brach
What mind experiences as truth, the heart experiences as love. In all spiritual traditions, the experience and cultivation of a devoted heart is integral in being wholly human and awakening to the holy.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center
In collection: The Great Perfection

1998-08-04 The Great Perfection 2:02:13
Tara Brach
Exploring emptiness.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1998-08-03 Inclining the Mind to Joy 49:28
Sharda Rogell
Gaia House Retreat with Carol Wilson and Sharda Rogell

1998-08-03 The Facts of Life 50:18
Carol Wilson
Gaia House Retreat with Carol Wilson and Sharda Rogell

1998-08-02 Emotions - Finding Their Place 45:14
Sharda Rogell
Gaia House Retreat with Carol Wilson and Sharda Rogell

1998-08-02 Living in Three Dimensions 52:38
Carol Wilson
Gaia House Retreat with Carol Wilson and Sharda Rogell

1998-08-02 The Need To Conform 35:47
Rodney Smith
The need to be seen as "normal" often inhibits a deeper investigation.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1998-08-01 What Is This Emptiness? 45:30
Christopher Titmuss
we can realize emptiness in the here and now, ending the notion of it as a vague Buddhist concept
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1998-08-01 The Way of Heartfulness 46:12
Sharda Rogell
Gaia House Retreat with Carol Wilson and Sharda Rogell

1998-07-27 Sanctuary 51:41
Jack Kornfield

1998-07-23 Seven Factors Of Enlightenment 39:01
Anna Douglas
qualities of consciousness which are allies on our journey
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1998-07-21 Craving 43:44
Anna Douglas
Our practice as an exploration of the wanting mind.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1998-07-20 Respect For Parenting, Respect For Children 60:18
Jack Kornfield

1998-07-19 The Body 49:22
Anna Douglas
Developing a healthy view of our physical form.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1998-07-14 The Eight-Fold Path 54:51
Tara Brach
The Buddha offered a comprehensive guide to spiritual living. By reflecting on the interrelated facets of the path, we bring our practice alive in all domains.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1998-07-11 Life, Death And Samvega - The Urgency Of Practice - Part IV 68:07
Larry Rosenberg
Tape Four
In collection: Samvega

1998-07-10 Guided Meditation - Breath, Senses, Choiceless Awareness 36:50
Russell Walker
Gaia House Gaia House Retreat

1998-07-08 The Heart of Wisdom 44:50
Russell Walker
Gaia House Gaia House Retreat

1998-07-08 Life, Death And Samvega - The Urgency Of Practice - Part III 42:15
Larry Rosenberg
Tape Three
In collection: Samvega

1998-07-07 The Four Noble Truths 51:54
Tara Brach
a reflection on the grounds of the Buddha's teachings
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1998-07-06 The Supreme Goal 42:42
Christopher Titmuss
Gaia House Retreat with Christopher Titmuss

1998-07-06 Awareness And Freedom 42:37
Christopher Titmuss
Gaia House Retreat with Christopher Titmuss

1998-07-06 Life, Death And Samvega - The Urgency To Practice - Part II 46:49
Larry Rosenberg
Tape Two
In collection: Samvega

1998-07-04 Life, Death And Samvega - The Urgency Of Practice - Part I 42:19
Larry Rosenberg
Tape One
In collection: Samvega

1998-07-04 Refuge 64:44
Ajahn Sucitto
Cittaviveka

1998-07-04 Samvega 3:19:31
Larry Rosenberg
Reflection on aging, sickness and death can arouse more zeal to practice. (Four tapes - not available separately.)

1998-07-03 Opening Talk with Corrado Pensa 51:37
Larry Rosenberg

1998-07-03 The Five Aggregates 62:33
Steve Armstrong
mindfulness, the universal solvent takes us apart gently
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1998-07-02 Matters Of The Heart 37:17
Christopher Titmuss
Gaia House Retreat with Christopher Titmuss

1998-07-01 Meditation With And Without Objects 42:01
Christopher Titmuss
Gaia House Retreat with Christopher Titmuss

1998-07-01 Freedom Of The Heart 45:51
Christopher Titmuss
Gaia House Retreat with Christopher Titmuss

1998-07-01 Heart Of Awareness 41:36
Christopher Titmuss
Gaia House Retreat with Christopher Titmuss

1998-06-29 Discriminating Wisdom 62:13
Jack Kornfield

1998-06-26 Intimate Relationship As Spiritual Practice 54:47
James Baraz
Intimate relationship can be a vehicle for cultivating authenticity, understanding our shadow, and true opening of the heart. The challenges and opportunities of using a primary relationship as part of our awakening process are explored.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1998-06-25 Developing A Passion For Understanding Young Adults 42:19
Michele McDonald
"Who Am I?" grow into facing the unknown right now
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Young Adults Retreat (4 days)

1998-06-23 Well being 53:17
Ajahn Sucitto
Cittaviveka

1998-06-19 Waves On The Oceans-Not Being Bothered By Thoughts 50:09
James Baraz
We can't control all the thoughts that pass through our minds. What we can do is learn how to work skillfully with troublesome thoughts and patterns in the mind so they lose their power to confuse us.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1998-06-17 Liberation Through Non-clinging 69:34
Joseph Goldstein

1998-06-17 Shining the Light of Death on Life, Part 2 1:43:27
Larry Rosenberg

1998-06-15 The Last Four Hindrances 63:07
Joseph Goldstein
Santa Fe

1998-06-14 Mindfulness 54:46
Sharon Salzberg
peeling away the layers of myth, preconception and misunderstanding through mindfulness; the need for continuity of awareness
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1998-06-13 The Factors of Light in the Mind - The Factors of Awakening 53:44
Michele McDonald
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1998-06-13 Four Mind Changing Reflections 48:49
Joseph Goldstein

1998-06-10 Seven Factors Of Awakening: Mindfulness 50:03
Steven Smith
Developing free-flow natural mind.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Vipassana Retreat (10 days)

1998-06-09 Mindfulness And The Rainbow Of Emotional States 65:16
Marcia Rose
"seeing" through the strong energies of mind with a compassionate, mindful awareness
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1998-06-05 Farewell Talk 62:45
Sayadaw U Lakkhana

1998-06-05 The Expanding Heart 42:55
Marcia Rose
appreciative joy, equanimity - the generous heart
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1998-06-03 Shining the Light of Death on Life, Part 1 1:30:50
Larry Rosenberg

1998-06-03 Flowers Of Joy, Flowers Of Sorrow: Where Is Kuan Yin? 54:49
Michele McDonald
bringing compassion and mindfulness to our experience
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Metta Retreat (8 days)

1998-06-02 6 Ways of Overcoming Ill-Will Pt 1 48:56
Sayadaw U Lakkhana

1998-06-02 One Fortunate Attachment 45:46
Christina Feldman
Gaia House Gaia House Retreat

1998-06-01 Perception And Reality 42:54
Fred Von Allmen
Gaia House Retreat with Fred Von Allmen

1998-06-01 The World of Emotion 47:01
Christina Feldman
Gaia House Gaia House Retreat

1998-06-01 Compassion 39:45
Fred Von Allmen
Gaia House Retreat with Fred Von Allmen

1998-06-01 Discovering Freedom From Self 61:55
Fred Von Allmen
Gaia House Retreat with Fred Von Allmen

1998-06-01 Metta, What Is It? 59:16
Marcia Rose
taking a close look at this energy of the heart; what it is experientially and what it isn't and it's opposites
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1998-05-31 Pure Love Without Attachment 31:42
Sayadaw U Lakkhana

1998-05-30 Metta, Concentration And The Hindrances 55:07
Michele McDonald
how to do the Lovingkindness practice in relationship to concentration or mindfulness
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Metta Retreat (8 days)

1998-05-19 There's No Place Like Home 51:34
Tara Brach
Aspiring to be awake; taking refuge in caring presence.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1998-05-13 The Unforgiving Mind 45:27
Rodney Smith
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1998-05-13 Wisdom And Liberation 50:46
Michael Grady
seeing things as they are brings the mind into a natural balance
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1998-05-11 The Power Of Mindfulness 50:27
Michael Grady
transforming habit through silent attention
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Vipassana Retreat (7 days)

1998-05-10 The Five Powers of Mind 47:46
Narayan Helen Liebenson

1998-05-04 Liberation of the Heart 37:31
Russell Walker
Gaia House Gaia House Retreat

1998-05-04 "No Self" Realization: Discovering Our True Nature 59:31
Tara Brach
explore how practice awakens us from the dream of a separate self
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1998-05-04 Widening The Circle Of Compassion 53:18
Tara Brach
seeing that all circumstances may serve to awaken our hearts and minds
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1998-05-03 The Path of Practice 47:30
Russell Walker
Gaia House Gaia House Retreat

1998-05-02 A Timeless Understanding 36:31
Christopher Titmuss
seeing through pressures of time and efficiency
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Insight Meditation & Inquiry (8 days)

1998-05-02 Guided Meditation on Body 41:30
Russell Walker
Gaia House Gaia House Retreat

1998-05-02 Mindfulness As A Path Of Healing 46:01
Tara Brach
Genuine healing is the opening to wholeness. This talk explores how the practice of mindfulness brings a vitalizing and transforming healing to our bodies, hearts and minds.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1998-05-01 Factors of Awakening 45:27
Russell Walker
Gaia House Gaia House Retreat

1998-05-01 Cleansing the Mind 1:14:50
Bhante Henepola Gunaratana
date estimated

1998-05-01 Guided Meditation on Breath 42:20
Russell Walker
Gaia House Gaia House Retreat

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