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Dharma Talks
2017-02-26 Free to be Human - Sunday AM Guided Meditation 34:10
Martin Aylward
Teachings of liberation can seem to point to a kind of superhuman perfection, one reinforced by classical images and stories of Buddha and other semi-mythical historical saints. This can make our own freedom of being seem unattainable or at least far distant, yet Dharma teachings and practices emphasize immediate experience as the ground of liberation. This day/weekend will look at our human freedom as very near to hand, and will explore how to contemplate and integrate the liberating possibilities of our practice in the midst of our everyday lives.
New York Insight Meditation Center Free To Be human

2017-02-26 The Wings of Awakening: Wisdom and Compassion, morning session (Daylong at Spirit Rock) 2:39:11
Howard Cohn
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2017-02-26 31 short talk: Right Speech 14:47
Jill Shepherd
A brief overview of Right Speech and the qualities that support it: mindfulness and the brahma vihara practices
Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre Seven-day insight meditation retreat

2017-02-26 Meditation instructions - investigation of pain and emotions 18:05
Anushka Fernandopulle
Guided meditation on morning of day two.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Establishing Presence: Insight Meditation Retreat

2017-02-26 Day 1: Morning Sit with Instructions 38:38
Erin Treat
Spirit Rock Meditation Center March Monthlong Retreat

2017-02-26 The Wings of Awakening: Wisdom and Compassion, afternoon session (Daylong at Spirit Rock) 2:23:17
Howard Cohn
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2017-02-25 Feeling your breath and how feeling helps. 40:40
Winnie Nazarko
A consideration of the how/why of meditation instructions
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Establishing Presence: Insight Meditation Retreat

2017-02-25 30 talk: ethical conduct 27:21
Jill Shepherd
Overview of the ethical factors of Right Speech, Right Action and Right Livelihood
Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre Seven-day insight meditation retreat

2017-02-25 How Do We Meditate ? 59:45
Martine Batchelor
Exploring the basis of meditation and how cultivating meditation is going to help us in our daily life.
Gaia House Meditation and Mindfulness in Daily Life

2017-02-25 29 guided meditation: compassion for a friend experiencing difficulties, then oneself 23:21
Jill Shepherd
Practising compassion for a friend experiencing difficulties, then oneself, mostly using the reciting-phrases method
Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre Seven-day insight meditation retreat

2017-02-25 28 instructions: compassion practice 13:26
Jill Shepherd
A brief overview of the brahma vihara practices, then introduction to compassion practice, acknowledging the challenges of practising for oneself
Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre Seven-day insight meditation retreat

2017-02-25 Free to be Human - Saturday - chanting bodhisattva vows 1:41
Martin Aylward
Teachings of liberation can seem to point to a kind of superhuman perfection, one reinforced by classical images and stories of Buddha and other semi-mythical historical saints. This can make our own freedom of being seem unattainable or at least far distant, yet Dharma teachings and practices emphasize immediate experience as the ground of liberation. This day/weekend will look at our human freedom as very near to hand, and will explore how to contemplate and integrate the liberating possibilities of our practice in the midst of our everyday lives.
New York Insight Meditation Center Free To Be human

2017-02-25 Free to be Human - Saturday AM 1:27:29
Martin Aylward
Teachings of liberation can seem to point to a kind of superhuman perfection, one reinforced by classical images and stories of Buddha and other semi-mythical historical saints. This can make our own freedom of being seem unattainable or at least far distant, yet Dharma teachings and practices emphasize immediate experience as the ground of liberation. This day/weekend will look at our human freedom as very near to hand, and will explore how to contemplate and integrate the liberating possibilities of our practice in the midst of our everyday lives.
New York Insight Meditation Center Free To Be human

2017-02-25 Free to be Human - Saturday PM 1:35:51
Martin Aylward
Teachings of liberation can seem to point to a kind of superhuman perfection, one reinforced by classical images and stories of Buddha and other semi-mythical historical saints. This can make our own freedom of being seem unattainable or at least far distant, yet Dharma teachings and practices emphasize immediate experience as the ground of liberation. This day/weekend will look at our human freedom as very near to hand, and will explore how to contemplate and integrate the liberating possibilities of our practice in the midst of our everyday lives.
New York Insight Meditation Center Free To Be human

2017-02-25 Free to be Human - Saturday AM Guided Meditation 29:09
Martin Aylward
Teachings of liberation can seem to point to a kind of superhuman perfection, one reinforced by classical images and stories of Buddha and other semi-mythical historical saints. This can make our own freedom of being seem unattainable or at least far distant, yet Dharma teachings and practices emphasize immediate experience as the ground of liberation. This day/weekend will look at our human freedom as very near to hand, and will explore how to contemplate and integrate the liberating possibilities of our practice in the midst of our everyday lives.
New York Insight Meditation Center Free To Be human

2017-02-25 Free to be Human - Saturday PM Guided Meditation 45:15
Martin Aylward
Teachings of liberation can seem to point to a kind of superhuman perfection, one reinforced by classical images and stories of Buddha and other semi-mythical historical saints. This can make our own freedom of being seem unattainable or at least far distant, yet Dharma teachings and practices emphasize immediate experience as the ground of liberation. This day/weekend will look at our human freedom as very near to hand, and will explore how to contemplate and integrate the liberating possibilities of our practice in the midst of our everyday lives.
New York Insight Meditation Center Free To Be human

2017-02-25 2016 Family Work Weekend : Dhamma Talk : Bhante Gunaratana 0:00
Bhante Henepola Gunaratana
(Recording not available) 
Bhavana Society of West Virginia

2017-02-25 Sutta/Pali Discussion : SN 3.12 - 5 Kings : Bhante Gunaratana 1:24:35
Bhante Henepola Gunaratana
Bhavana Society of West Virginia

2017-02-25 Sutta/Pali Discussion : SN 3.11 7 Jatila : Bhante Gunaratana 64:37
Bhante Henepola Gunaratana
Bhavana Society of West Virginia

2017-02-24 "Beloved Community, Beloved Sangha" 53:39
Kate Munding
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley IMCB Regular Talks

2017-02-24 Mingling Our Minds with the Dharma (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 60:49
Carol Wilson
Recognizing that all aspects of the Buddha's teachings are in service of transforming the suffering habits of heart and mind.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Month-long Retreat

2017-02-24 27 talk: Awakening Factors and Joy 40:16
Jill Shepherd
An overview of the Seven Factors of Awakening, with a focus on Joy
Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre Seven-day insight meditation retreat

2017-02-24 Using the Body to Understand the Three Universal Characteristics 1:39:44
Chas DiCapua
Common Ground Meditation Center Weekly Dharma Series

2017-02-24 Brahma Vihara Instructions 45:54
Guy Armstrong
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Month-long Retreat

2017-02-24 26 guided meditation: radiating energy metta practice 17:12
Jill Shepherd
A short guided metta meditation using the radiating-energy method, pervading metta in the four directions, above, below, and all around
Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre Seven-day insight meditation retreat

2017-02-24 25 instructions: metta part 2 15:30
Jill Shepherd
Metta as a purification practice, and instructions for practicing the radiating-energy method of metta
Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre Seven-day insight meditation retreat

2017-02-24 24 short instructions: working with pain 7:38
Jill Shepherd
Various suggestions for working with "pain," to help maintain a balanced relationship to physical discomfort
Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre Seven-day insight meditation retreat

2017-02-24 23 short instructions: breath-counting 4:12
Jill Shepherd
Introduction of the technique of breath-counting in sets of ten, as a support for concentration
Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre Seven-day insight meditation retreat

2017-02-23 Faith and Verified Faith 49:01
Kim Allen
Insight Santa Cruz

2017-02-23 3 Kinds of Intention (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 57:10
Sally Armstrong
To develop any skill, to fully cultivate any qualities in our lives, particularly on the Buddhist path, we need to engage with three kinds of intention that operate on different time frames. Cetana is the moment to moment intention, the urge to do, that we can bring into the field of our mindfulness practice. The next level, Adhitthana, is usually translated as resolve or determination, and is one of the paramis. The highest level is Samma Sankappa, usually translated as right or wise intention. This is the second path factor, after right view, so it is the kind of intention developed by right view. There are three kinds of Right intention - the intention towards renunciation, non-ill will, and non-harming. These skillful intentions can then inform our choices and actions (Adhitthanas) , which we keep in mind through awareness of moment to moment intentions, or cetana.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Month-long Retreat

2017-02-23 22 talk: Right Effort 31:37
Jill Shepherd
Right Effort as the sixth factor of the Noble Eightfold Path, with an overview of the Four Great Efforts
Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre Seven-day insight meditation retreat

2017-02-23 21 guided meditation: metta for benefactor 27:37
Jill Shepherd
Guided meditation beginning with connection to one's own well-being, then metta for the benefactor using the reciting phrases method of practice
Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre Seven-day insight meditation retreat

2017-02-23 20 instructions: metta practice 11:45
Jill Shepherd
An overview of metta practice, with instructions for working with the category of benefactor
Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre Seven-day insight meditation retreat

2017-02-23 19 guided meditation: mindfulness of thoughts and emotions 24:44
Jill Shepherd
Guided meditation beginning with mindfulness of breathing, opening to physical sensations, sounds, thoughts, and emotions
Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre Seven-day insight meditation retreat

2017-02-23 18 instructions: Mindfulness of Mind 16:15
Jill Shepherd
Introduction to the Third Foundation of Mindfulness, Mindfulness of the Mind, and skilful ways of relating to thoughts
Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre Seven-day insight meditation retreat

2017-02-23 Twelvefold chain of Interdependent Co-Arising. Meditation Included. Over 1.5 hrs. - EBMC POC Sangha 1:33:04
Mushim Ikeda
East Bay Meditation Center

2017-02-22 Listening to the Song – Part I 49:01
Tara Brach
Listening is more than a communications skill, it is a capacity that awakens our awareness. As we learn to listen inwardly, we begin to understand and care for the life that is here. And as we listen to others, that same intimacy emerges. In this two-part series we examine the blocks to listening and the practices that cultivate this essential domain of human potential. Our focus is both on the transformational power of listening in our personal lives, and also the necessity for deep listening if we are to bring healing to our wider society. "Listening is the forerunner. If we don’t listen to the pain within and around us, we can’t respond."
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2017-02-22 Equanimity: Balance & equipoise in the mind/heart….living with the heart of greatness even in times of stress, uncertainty & turbulence. 55:40
Marcia Rose
Cambridge Insight Meditation Center

2017-02-22 Karma and the End of Karma (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 59:23
Guy Armstrong
Describes the Buddha's basic teaching on Karma as action with volition. By choosing carefully which volitions to follow, we can guide our practice to great levels of happiness. Also describes the results of action, the relation to the concept of not-self, and explores what leads to the end of karma.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Month-long Retreat

2017-02-22 17 talk: Vedana, Right Thought, Metta and Compassion 41:09
Jill Shepherd
Exploring vedana or feeling-tone as the building block of reactivity, and metta or good will and compassion or harmlessness as aspects of Right Thought
Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre Seven-day insight meditation retreat

2017-02-22 Self Acceptance and Equanimity 1:31:01
Mark Nunberg
Common Ground Meditation Center Weekly Dharma Series

2017-02-22 17) Metta Chants 30:23
Ariya B. Baumann
Chanmyay Myaing Meditation Centre 3rd Annual Metta Retreat: 2nd Session

2017-02-22 Day 25: Brahma Vihara Instructions 58:04
James Baraz
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Month-long Retreat

2017-02-22 16 instructions: concentration and feeling-tone (vedana) part 2 16:35
Jill Shepherd
Brief introduction of Right Concentration and the potential for pleasant feeling-tone (vedana) to support ease
Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre Seven-day insight meditation retreat

2017-02-22 A Life of Integrity 2 65:14
Donald Rothberg
We continue to explore the nature of integrity in a life of practice, identifying challenges to integrity and engaging in dyadic inquiry to illuminate one's own relationship to integrity.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2017-02-22 15 guided meditation: mindfulness of breathing, physical sensations, sounds 25:41
Jill Shepherd
Guided meditation: mindfulness of breathing, physical sensations, then opening to sounds
Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre Seven-day insight meditation retreat

2017-02-22 14 instructions: different qualities of mindfulness 14:21
Jill Shepherd
An exploration of different qualities of mindfulness, including the technique of mental noting and more open forms of awareness
Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre Seven-day insight meditation retreat

2017-02-22 The intersection of Wisdom and Compassion 46:09
Chas DiCapua
Twin Cities Vipassana Collective TCVC winter 2017

2017-02-21 Reflections on Not-Knowing (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 47:13
Andrea Fella
These reflections begin with a guided meditation on expanding awareness.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Month-long Retreat

2017-02-21 13 talk: Right View and Right Thought 43:31
Jill Shepherd
An overview of Right View and Right Thought (or Right Intention), focusing on renunciation as a way to happiness
Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre Seven-day insight meditation retreat

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