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Dharma Talks
1997-03-01 Four Foundations Of Mindfulness 2:33:20
Rodney Smith
A four tape series investigating the foundations of mindfulness.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Vipassana Retreat (9 days)

1997-03-01 Accetance 43:24
Christina Feldman
Gaia House Gaia House Retreat

1997-03-01 Getting Off The Hampster Wheel 55:51
Carol Wilson
understanding how we misinterpret the nature of happiness (Date estimated) CW95

1997-03-01 There Is Only Daily Life 46:55
Larry Rosenberg
Implications for Retreat Practice

1997-02-25 The Bodhisattva Ideal 44:09
Tara Brach
discovering awakening and freedom in the midst of all experience. "May this life be of benefit."
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1997-02-25 Wise Speech 63:30
Sharda Rogell
communicating with an open heart and balanced mind
Gaia House

1997-02-22 Practice In The World 58:37
Sharon Salzberg
being happy and free regardless of circumstances

1997-02-21 Gateways To Liberation 68:36
Joseph Goldstein
nothing whatsoever is to be clung to as I or mine

1997-02-21 Magha Puja- What Do Arahants Do 1:14:31
Ajahn Sucitto
Cittaviveka

1997-02-20 Suffering As An Opening To Faith 57:01
Sharon Salzberg
ways of using suffering and honoring happiness

1997-02-18 Love And Fear 66:05
Joseph Goldstein
learning to know ourselves completely with no part left out
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1997-02-17 What The Buddha Taught: The Seven Factors Of Enlightenment 62:12
Jack Kornfield
Expressions of the freedom of the heart.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

1997-02-16 Intimate Presence 53:58
Steve Armstrong

1997-02-15 Wisdom Faculties - Part 2 64:43
Ajahn Sucitto
Cittaviveka

1997-02-14 Wisdom Faculties - Part 1 54:26
Ajahn Sucitto
Cittaviveka

1997-02-13 3 Pillars Of The Dharma 60:06
Kamala Masters
getting real: bringing generosity, harmony and meditation into our daily life
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Metta Retreat (7 days)

1997-02-11 Compassion, Sympathetic Joy & Equanimity 58:11
Myoshin Kelley
balancing the mind so that insight and wisdom can arise
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1997-02-11 Awakening From The Dream 41:27
Tara Brach
opening out of thoughts and into life
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1997-02-10 Transforming Aversion Through Metta 56:46
Steve Armstrong

1997-02-08 Ignore The Base And Attend To The Roots 1:10:18
Ajahn Sucitto
Cittaviveka

1997-02-06 Wholesomes Roots 1:15:45
Ajahn Sucitto
Cittaviveka

1997-02-03 What The Buddha Taught: The Eightfold Path 61:10
Jack Kornfield
Being connected with nature; all is knowable within the body.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

1997-02-01 Punna, Citta - Vimutti 26:12
Ajahn Sucitto
Cittaviveka

1997-01-30 Brahma Viharas: Metta Chanting with Zita 1:26:35
Myoshin Kelley
feeling at home with life
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1997-01-29 Anapanasati - 4Th Tetrad 67:51
Ajahn Sucitto
Cittaviveka

1997-01-27 Poetry, Beauty and Art 59:23
Jack Kornfield

1997-01-27 Untitled 58:30
Carol Wilson
Santa Rosa

1997-01-27 Metta & Concentration 59:55
Guy Armstrong
Seeing the interrelationship between the techniques of Metta + Vipassana.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1997-01-24 Love, Wisdom, Compassion 67:35
Joseph Goldstein

1997-01-23 Delusion 54:31
Sharon Salzberg
Understanding that what we know is so little, but what we presume is so much.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1997-01-22 The Selfless Puppet Show 66:18
Ajahn Sucitto
Cittaviveka

1997-01-21 Non-Clinging 66:35
Joseph Goldstein

1997-01-20 Letting Go 54:52
Jack Kornfield

1997-01-19 Chanting 17:20
Steve Armstrong

1997-01-19 Mindfulness 1:10:27
Steve Armstrong

1997-01-18 Anapanasati 64:35
Ajahn Sucitto
Cittaviveka

1997-01-16 Hindrances 55:44
Ajahn Sucitto
Cittaviveka

1997-01-11 Sati 57:50
Ajahn Sucitto
Cittaviveka

1997-01-07 Understanding Dukkha 69:04
Ajahn Sucitto
Cittaviveka

1997-01-04 Faith 56:57
Ajahn Sucitto
Cittaviveka

1997-01-01 Practice As Initiation #1 50:26
Anna Douglas
How we experience the four universal stages of initiation in mindfulness practice.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center
In collection: Practice As Initiation

1997-01-01 Practice As Initiation #2 49:02
Anna Douglas
How we experience the four universal stages of initiation in mindfulness practice.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center
In collection: Practice As Initiation

1997-01-01 Practice As Initiation 1:39:29
Anna Douglas
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1996-12-31 The Power of Love 43:53
Yanai Postelnik
Gaia House Gaia House Retreat

1996-12-31 The Jewel In The Lotus: Cultivating The Awakened Heart 51:55
Tara Brach
the Buddha described the path of liberation in terms of a bird with two wings--the wing of understanding and that of compassion. what the mind recognizes as truth, the heart experiences as love. it is in the awakening of heart/mind that we experience freedom and discover our Buddha nature.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1996-12-29 Mystery Beyond Knowing 50:48
Yanai Postelnik
Gaia House Gaia House Retreat

1996-12-17 Talk of the Nation - Dhammapada - NPR 52:19
Joseph Goldstein

1996-12-17 Talk of the Nation - Dhammapada - NPR 49:36
Joseph Goldstein

1996-12-10 Our Highest Purpose 61:33
Carol Wilson
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1996-12-10 Awakening Through Relationships 46:12
Tara Brach
allowing what is raw, messy and confusing to be the grounds of our path
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1996-12-08 Trust in the Process 59:07
Sharon Salzberg
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1996-12-08 Trust in the Process 57:03
Sharon Salzberg
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1996-12-06 The Buddha's Journey The Sacred Journey 1:34:15
Joseph Goldstein
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1996-12-06 The Buddha's Sacred Journey 62:32
Joseph Goldstein
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1996-12-06 Nourishing Healthy Seeds: Compassion, Mudita And Equanimity 65:30
James Baraz
Noticing and cultivating the wholesome states of compassion, sympathetic joy and equanimity as they arise is a powerful training towards greater happiness.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1996-12-05 Skill In Living The Truth 63:32
Steve Armstrong
date estimated

1996-12-04 The Joy Of The Way 60:03
Carol Wilson
developing a joyful presence in life through giving

1996-12-01 Wise Intention and Attention 50:31
Christina Feldman
Gaia House Gaia House Retreat

1996-12-01 True Letting Go 50:01
Sharda Rogell
Can we really let go, or is true letting go the by-product of understanding the pain of holding on? What does it mean to let be?
Gaia House

1996-11-30 Nibbana: Liberation through Non-Clinging 65:09
Joseph Goldstein
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1996-11-26 Giving And Receiving 62:08
Tara Brach
opening our hearts to life
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1996-11-24 Trust in Ourselves 52:22
Sharon Salzberg
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1996-11-24 Trust in Ourselves 52:33
Sharon Salzberg
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1996-11-23 Question & Answers 61:16
Joseph Goldstein

1996-11-19 Sympathetic Joy II: Guided Meditation 57:12
Joseph Goldstein

1996-11-18 Balance of the Four Brahma Viharas 52:22
Sharon Salzberg
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1996-11-16 Understanding Karma 68:18
Joseph Goldstein
seeing that actions have consequences

1996-11-14 Bothicitti 55:37
James Baraz

1996-11-12 The Heart Of Perfect Wisdom 58:46
Tara Brach
recognizing emptiness and awakening our natural compassion
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1996-11-11 Working With Wholesome States Of Mind & Heart 44:52
Kamala Masters
cultivating the spiritual seeds of the paramis
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 1996 Three Month Retreat

1996-11-10 Five Hindrances 55:53
Sharon Salzberg
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1996-11-10 A Pilgrimage of Trust 40:45
Ayya Medhanandi
A guided meditation on death and dying - the final steps in our life's journey. Balance, mindfulness and faith teach us to touch the joy of the present moment as a spiritual pilgrim. Given at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK, Death & Dying Retreat in 1996.
Amaravati Monastery

1996-11-09 Faith and Wisdom 56:15
Joseph Goldstein
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1996-11-09 Joy is Hidden in Sorrow 44:14
Ayya Medhanandi
Death & Dying Retreat - Every moment is an opportunity to transform ourselves by understanding things as they really are and opening to the natural law of life and death. We learn what death is and how to find true peace by following the Noble Eightfold Path and living and dying skilfully.
Amaravati Monastery

1996-11-07 Commitment In Practice 1:26:11
James Baraz

1996-11-06 Wisdom and Compassion 20:05
Carol Wilson
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1996-11-03 Meditation Instructions 53:26
Kamala Masters
Date estimated, With Steve Armstrong, Sharon Salzberg, Joseph Goldstein, Carol Wilson, Tape 1
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1996-11-02 Q&A 64:43
Joseph Goldstein
Tape 4
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1996-10-31 Four Protective Reflections 64:59
Steve Armstrong
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1996-10-29 Guided Compassion 46:03
Steve Armstrong
Poor quality original recording
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1996-10-27 The Wisdom of Loving Kindness 47:36
Christina Feldman
Gaia House Gaia House Retreat

1996-10-26 Working With Fear 62:15
Joseph Goldstein
Recognizing the depth of conditioned fears that keep us closed to our clearest relations of mind and body.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center
In collection: Fear As Practice

1996-10-26 Working With Fear 62:28
Joseph Goldstein
Recognizing the depth of conditioned fears that keep us closed to our clearest relations of mind and body.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1996-10-26 Working With Fear 43:32
Joseph Goldstein
Recognizing the depth of conditioned fears that keep us closed to our clearest relations of mind and body.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1996-10-24 Right Concentration 59:16
Steve Armstrong
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1996-10-23 Perception And Thought 63:30
Carol Wilson
looking at how our relationship to our thoughts creates our perception of reality

1996-10-20 Two Kinds of Love 50:10
Sarah Doering
sd9
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1996-10-20 Meditación Y Vida Cotidiana 41:21
Jose Reissig
meditation and daily life
Guadalajara, Mexico

1996-10-19 Side A: Instrucciones Para La Meditación Side B: La Intimidad Es Por Dentrofuera 51:50
Jose Reissig
Side A: "Meditation Instructions" includes an introduction that compares our habitual way of being in the world with abiding in awareness; plus sitting and walking instructions. Side B: intimacy is an inner/outer thing.
Guadalajara, Mexico

1996-10-18 Pongamos Fin A La Fabricacion Incesante Del Yo 32:45
Jose Reissig
"Let's put an end to the relentless fabrication of self."
Guadalajara, Mexico

1996-10-14 Paramabodhi-Buddhist Movement in India 66:41
Jack Kornfield

1996-10-12 Desire 53:31
Joseph Goldstein
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1996-10-10 Working with Aversion 65:37
Carol Wilson
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1996-10-06 The Five Spiritual Powers 48:30
Sarah Doering
sd7
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1996-10-06 Renunciation, Kindness, And Freedom 54:12
Michele McDonald
Understanding the kindness that comes with renunciation (letting go), and how this leads to freedom.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 1996 Three Month Retreat

1996-10-05 Teachings Of Non-Clinging 44:47
Christopher Titmuss
Gaia House Retreat with Christopher Titmuss

1996-10-04 The First Two Factors Of Awakening 40:20
Christopher Titmuss
Gaia House Retreat with Christopher Titmuss

1996-10-03 From Fear To Creativity 42:09
Christopher Titmuss
Gaia House Retreat with Christopher Titmuss

1996-10-03 AM Instructions 22:06
Kamala Masters
Date estimated, With Steve Armstrong and Sharon Salzberg, walking instructions and Q&A, Tape 2
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1996-10-03 Meditation: Art and Science 61:16
Joseph Goldstein
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

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