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Dharma Talks
1996-06-27 Lecture: Moral Conduct, Concentration, Wisdom (Theravadan Tradition) 1:17:20
Ayya Khema

1996-06-27 Freeing The Heart And Mind From Hindrances 62:10
Fred Von Allmen
Gaia House Retreat with Fred Von Allmen

1996-06-23 A Stairway to Heaven According to the Buddha 1:28:31
Ayya Khema
Public Talk in San Diego

1996-06-17 I'm Right, You're Wrong: Attachment To View 58:46
Carol Wilson
"the more we practice the less we know"

1996-06-15 Healing And Freedom 49:41
Guy Armstrong
Examining our motivations for practice.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1996-06-11 Relating To Trauma: Personal Healing And Spiritual Transformation 48:32
Tara Brach
Meditation practice can be profoundly healing in working with deep personal wounds. The art of healing with meditation is possible when we understand the effects of different styles of meditation, recognize what aspects of meditation may be contraindicated and ground the healing process in a nurturing relational context.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1996-06-10 Relating Wisely With Fear 53:38
Guy Armstrong
Dealing with the seeds of fear: allowing our inner beauty to flower.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

1996-06-10 Bringing The Practice Into The World 58:43
Michele McDonald
wherever you're going, remember the Dharma is everywhere
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 10 Day Metta Retreat

1996-06-09 Intimacy: The Practice Of Relationship 40:40
Arinna Weisman
working with the Four Noble Truths in our intimate relationships
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1996-06-05 Near And Far Enemies Of Metta 58:43
Carol Wilson

1996-06-04 A Question Of No Self 48:25
Christopher Titmuss
Gaia House Retreat with Christopher Titmuss

1996-06-03 The Art Of Non-Attachment 43:48
Christopher Titmuss
Gaia House Retreat with Christopher Titmuss

1996-06-03 Awakening and the Personal Story 54:53
Christina Feldman
Gaia House Gaia House Retreat

1996-06-03 Relating Wisely With Anger 54:54
Guy Armstrong
Working with the dark clouds of ill-will in the mind in the mind.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

1996-06-02 Metta Chanting In Pali 12:48
Steve Armstrong
The one page metta chant: line by line and in unison. Two versions.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 10 Day Metta Retreat

1996-06-02 The Liberating Truth 42:37
Christopher Titmuss
Gaia House Retreat with Christopher Titmuss

1996-06-02 Choosing Happiness 28:25
Arinna Weisman

1996-06-02 Introduction & Refuges 13:40
Arinna Weisman

1996-06-02 Healing 49:00
Christina Feldman
Gaia House Gaia House Retreat

1996-06-02 The Habit Of Metta 53:31
Carol Wilson
seeing the deep connectiveness, completion and wisdom inherent in ourselves

1996-06-02 Understanding The Truth About Ourselves 30:43
Arinna Weisman
understanding our spaces of separation and our essential unity with life
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1996-06-01 Opening Talk For First Retreat At Gaia House West Ogwell 46:07
Christopher Titmuss
Gaia House Retreat with Christopher Titmuss

1996-06-01 Personal Mythology (3) - Free Within Our Stories 56:34
Christina Feldman
Gaia House Gaia House Retreat

1996-05-28 Bodhisattvas am Werk 60:30
Fred Von Allmen
Engagierte Buddhisten für den Frieden, für soziale Gerechtigkeit und für die Mitwelt
Meditationszentrum Beatenberg

1996-05-28 Bodhichitta - The Awakened Heart II 55:50
Tara Brach
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1996-05-21 Bodhichitta - The Awakened Heart I 60:56
Tara Brach
living life reveals that suffering is the gateway to compassion.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1996-05-21 Rupa Lila/ Meditative Movement 1:34:50
Marcia Rose
a gently guided series of simple stretches and movements; exploring, experiencing and abiding in the 1st Foundation of Mindfulness--the body. We 'wake up' through a deepening mindful relationship to the body, growing in acceptance, clarity, spaciousness, and equanimity, with penetrating insight into the truth of ourselves.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1996-05-12 Transforming Discontent 61:29
Michael Grady
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Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 5 Day Vipassana Retreat

1996-05-08 Our Personal Mythologies 40:52
Arinna Weisman
how we create myths about ourselves: is freedom in identity?
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1996-05-07 Belonging To Life 57:39
Tara Brach
we all long to belong and suffer when we live in a sense of isolation or contraction. by opening to the "10,000 joys and 10,000 sorrows", we discover a deep sense belonging to the life within and around us.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1996-05-02 Commentary On The Buddha's Reply To Bahiya 36:59
Christopher Titmuss
Gaia House Retreat with Christopher Titmuss

1996-05-01 The Depths Of Awareness Part 1 36:26
Christopher Titmuss
Gaia House Retreat with Christopher Titmuss

1996-05-01 The Depths Of Awareness Part 2 47:23
Christopher Titmuss
Gaia House Retreat with Christopher Titmuss

1996-04-30 Meditation-It's Not What You Think 51:21
Tara Brach
our sense of being separate and inadequate is created and maintained through our stories about life. Learning how to recognize these stories with mindfulness and compassion reconnects us with our natural, awakened being.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1996-04-27 Marriage Of Form And Formless 41:46
Christopher Titmuss
investigating our turning points in life
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 8 Day Vipassana Retreat

1996-04-26 Commentary On The Noble Truths 41:34
Christopher Titmuss
exploring the essential core elements of dharma teachings
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 8 Day Vipassana Retreat

1996-04-25 The Waiting Mind 46:12
Christopher Titmuss
meeting our unrest with the here and now
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 8 Day Vipassana Retreat

1996-04-25 Dimensions Of Insight 58:31
Christina Feldman
freeing the mind and heart from delusion
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 8 Day Vipassana Retreat

1996-04-23 Thoughts Upon Thoughts 46:27
Christopher Titmuss
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 8 Day Vipassana Retreat

1996-04-22 Maculate Conception 41:58
Jose Reissig
Who lives between life and death?
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1996-04-21 Quest For Security 43:46
Christopher Titmuss
what is important to you?
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 8 Day Vipassana Retreat

1996-04-20 Finding Our Breath 46:08
Rodney Smith
Just as we ground ourselves within our breath in formal meditation, so too we can find the ground of our being in the routines of life.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1996-04-18 Non-Greed, Hatred, Delusion 61:01
James Baraz
Exploring the different spiritual paths that use the fundamental themes of non-greed, hatred, delusion, love, service, and remembrance.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1996-04-18 Wise Speech 47:11
Rodney Smith
This talk looks at the essential components for the complete practice of wise speech..
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1996-04-12 Knowing Dhammas as Dhamma 65:17
Ajahn Siripanna
reflecting upon the movements within our minds
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 9 Day Retreat Buddhist Contemplations

1996-04-10 Knowing Feelings 47:20
Ajahn Siripanna
seeing the contact between the mind and its object
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 9 Day Retreat Buddhist Contemplations

1996-04-10 Loving in Practice 52:29
Willa Thaniya Reid
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 9 Day Retreat Buddhist Contemplations

1996-04-08 Knowing the Body 45:52
Ajahn Siripanna
experiencing the sensations of our physical form
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 9 Day Retreat Buddhist Contemplations

1996-04-05 Guided Meditation & Opening Talk 56:26
Ajahn Siripanna
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 9 Day Retreat Buddhist Contemplations

1996-04-04 Metta Series Album - IV 45:04
Kamala Masters
This talk discusses the dangers of anger, as well as developing lovingkindness for a difficult person. Date is estimated.
In collection: Metta Series

1996-04-03 Metta Series Album - III 45:07
Kamala Masters
This talk discusses how metta and mindfulness support each other, as well as developing lovingkindness for a neutral person. Date is estimated.
In collection: Metta Series

1996-04-02 Metta Series Album - II 44:36
Kamala Masters
This talk discusses the near and far enemies of Metta - attachment and aversion; as well as developing lovingkindness for a dear friend. Date is estimated.
In collection: Metta Series

1996-04-01 Metta Series 2:54:50
Kamala Masters
Exploring the practice of Metta. Date is estimated.

1996-04-01 Metta Series Album - I 40:01
Kamala Masters
This talk discusses Metta practice and its benefits, including developing lovingkindness for oneself and a benefactor. Date is estimated.
In collection: Metta Series

1996-04-01 Holding On & Letting Go 34:10
Arinna Weisman
looking at the pensive poverty we experience by holding on to pleasant experiences and the opening to a mind free of preferences which brings freedom of being
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1996-04-01 Building Sangha: Bridges Across Divisions 31:49
Arinna Weisman
speaking of our inherent unity; and how objectification results in separation- of parts of ourselves from ourselves and from each other
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1996-03-30 Closing Talk And Metta Meditation 50:01
Christina Feldman
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 7 Day Women's Retreat

1996-03-28 Inner Authority 41:12
Christina Feldman
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 7 Day Women's Retreat

1996-03-28 Metta and Integrating the Three Brahma Viharas 43:29
Sharda Rogell
Gaia House Retreat with Sharda Rogell

1996-03-27 The World Of Feeling 48:16
Christina Feldman
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 7 Day Women's Retreat

1996-03-27 Morning Instructions W/Narayan Through 3-29-96 56:36
Christina Feldman
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 7 Day Women's Retreat

1996-03-27 Coming to Balance 47:02
Sharda Rogell
Gaia House Retreat with Sharda Rogell

1996-03-26 Untying the Knots of Me 41:24
Sharda Rogell
Gaia House Retreat with Sharda Rogell

1996-03-25 Faith And Fear 42:46
Christina Feldman
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 7 Day Women's Retreat

1996-03-25 Working with Change 45:07
Sharda Rogell
Gaia House Retreat with Sharda Rogell

1996-03-24 Staying In Touch 44:52
Christina Feldman
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 7 Day Women's Retreat

1996-03-24 The Art of Letting Go 37:47
Sharda Rogell
Gaia House Retreat with Sharda Rogell

1996-03-24 Morning Instructions 47:05
Narayan Helen Liebenson

1996-03-18 Accepting Ourselves 61:27
Guy Armstrong
The layers within the quality of acceptance.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

1996-03-16 The Natural Way 45:00
Rodney Smith
acknowledging yourself to yourself
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1996-03-09 Silence In Action 58:46
Larry Rosenberg
bringing clarity to the world in which we live

1996-03-08 The Abode Of Silence 60:34
Larry Rosenberg
moving behind the commotion of verbalization and doing

1996-03-07 No Person, No Problem 44:19
Larry Rosenberg
Who is breathing?
In collection: Self no-Self

1996-03-06 Samatha Vipassana - Meditation Instructions 32:07
Larry Rosenberg
a condensed yet comprehensive guide to samatha-vipassana practice

1996-03-05 Samatha Vipassana - Introductory Remarks 52:52
Larry Rosenberg
Introducing Samatha - Vipassana: the art of paying attention to life.

1996-03-04 Acquiring A Seat Part 2 40:32
Larry Rosenberg

1996-03-03 Guided Metta Meditaiton on Oneself, Benefactor & Loved One 1:26:26
Sharda Rogell
Gaia House Retreat with Sharda Rogell

1996-03-03 Authority 43:56
Christina Feldman
Gaia House Gaia House Retreat

1996-03-02 The Play of Intention and Surrender 46:58
Sharda Rogell
Gaia House Retreat with Sharda Rogell

1996-03-02 Acquiring A Seat Part 1 39:56
Larry Rosenberg

1996-03-02 World of Feeling 42:21
Christina Feldman
Gaia House Gaia House Retreat

1996-03-01 Integrating Meditation 30:24
Sharda Rogell
Gaia House Retreat with Sharda Rogell

1996-03-01 Staying in Touch 45:15
Christina Feldman
Gaia House Gaia House Retreat

1996-02-26 Waking up Together 54:29
Joanna Macy

1996-02-24 Dana with Question & Answer 63:33
Bhante Henepola Gunaratana
practicing the gift of giving
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1996-02-20 Touching Peace 39:55
Tara Brach
using concentration skillfully to deepen mindfulness
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1996-02-17 A Talk on Psychotherapy 53:30
Maura Sills
Gaia House Gaia House Retreat

1996-02-16 Balance In Practice 50:25
Sylvia Boorstein
ORIG POOR QUAL: Responding to the moment with a zealous ease.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

1996-02-14 Happy 20Th Birthday Ims-Experiencing The Seven Factors 63:50
Sylvia Boorstein
Celebrating a variety of dharma topics.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

1996-02-13 Ten Unwholesome Actions 59:49
Joseph Goldstein

1996-02-12 We Are All Buddha 61:47
Lama Surya Das

1996-02-11 Right Effort: Strive On With Diligence 60:46
Sylvia Boorstein
Understanding the possibilities and potentials of practice.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center
In collection: Right Effort

1996-02-10 Bare Attention 60:51
Joseph Goldstein

1996-02-08 The Four Brahma Viharas 53:12
Sharon Salzberg

1996-02-08 Brahma Viharas 54:12
Sharon Salzberg
instructions on the Buddha's meditation on cultivating the four Brahma Viharas--lovingkindness, compassion, sympathetic joy, and equanimity
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1996-02-07 Lovingkindness: The Natural State Of The Heart 62:45
Sylvia Boorstein
ORIG POOR QUALITY Resting in the open loving heart.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center
In collection: Force Of Metta

1996-02-06 Connecting the Buddha's Journey with Our own 58:17
Joseph Goldstein

1996-02-06 Freedom To Love 44:22
Tara Brach
coming into a wise relationship with desire
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1996-02-04 Dog In The Road - Hindrances And Their Antidotes 62:23
Sylvia Boorstein
Learning to explore the difficult terrain within.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

1996-02-03 Love - Generosity Of The Heart 59:47
Joseph Goldstein
This talk discusses the special feeling of Metta: the purity of universal and unconditional love.
In collection: Force Of Metta

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