1999-06-09 The Facts Of Life 56:28
Carol Wilson	Download Listen
The unreliable nature of life, and the possibility of finding peace within it.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center
In collection: Foundations Of Practice

1999-06-07 Question and Answer Session 52:59
Joseph Goldstein	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Retreat with Joseph Goldstein and Sharon Salzberg

1999-06-07 Expansion & Contradiction 62:38
Jack Kornfield	Download Listen

1999-06-06 Liberation Through Non-Clinging 62:34
Joseph Goldstein	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Retreat with Joseph Goldstein and Sharon Salzberg

1999-06-05 The Hindrances 61:54
Joseph Goldstein	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Retreat with Joseph Goldstein and Sharon Salzberg

1999-06-05 Opening Talk with Instructions 52:58
Carol Wilson	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1999-06-04 The Science and Art of Meditation 57:40
Joseph Goldstein	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Retreat with Joseph Goldstein and Sharon Salzberg

1999-06-03 The Awakened Heart - an Antidote to Fear 61:22
Joseph Goldstein	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Retreat with Joseph Goldstein and Sharon Salzberg

1999-06-03 Appreciating Joy In The Face Of The Joys And Sorrows In This Life 51:40
Michele McDonald	Download Listen
learning to transform our awareness of pleasure in this world into sympathetic joy (mudita)
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Metta Retreat (8 days)

1999-06-02 Metta 59:20
Joseph Goldstein	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Retreat with Joseph Goldstein and Sharon Salzberg

1999-06-01 Generosity of the Heart 63:42
Joseph Goldstein	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Retreat with Joseph Goldstein and Sharon Salzberg

1999-06-01 Opening to Metta 55:35
Sharon Salzberg	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Retreat with Joseph Goldstein and Sharon Salzberg

1999-06-01 Compassion 54:44
Carol Wilson	Download Listen

1999-05-31 Sacred Journey 58:35
Jack Kornfield	Download Listen

1999-05-31 Planting A Metta Garden 51:30
Michele McDonald	Download Listen
patience and acceptance in the cultivation of metta and mindfulness
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Metta Retreat (8 days)

1999-05-29 What Is Metta 54:12
Carol Wilson	Download Listen
what metta is and the obstacles to experiencing it
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1999-05-22 Wise Reflection And Practice In Daily Life 58:35
James Baraz	Download Listen
Dharma practice is more than concentrated bare attention. The Buddha spoke often of the importance of reflection in developing wisdom. We can develop wise reflection on retreat and bring that attitude into daily life.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1999-05-17 All You Need to Know 61:06
Jack Kornfield	Download Listen

1999-05-17 Suffering, Impermanence And Freedom 54:56
Carol Wilson	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

1999-05-14 Mitfreude - Wertschätzung 54:15
Fred Von Allmen	Download Listen
Meditationszentrum Beatenberg

1999-05-14 Day 7: Evening Talk 36:27
Reb Anderson	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Retreat with Reb Anderson

1999-05-14 Day 7: Morning Talk 19:36
Reb Anderson	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Retreat with Reb Anderson

1999-05-13 Day 6: Evening Talk 15:07
Reb Anderson	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Retreat with Reb Anderson

1999-05-13 Day 6: Morning Talk 41:52
Reb Anderson	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Retreat with Reb Anderson

1999-05-13 The Freedom Of Equanimity 57:19
Narayan Helen Liebenson	Download Listen
what equanimity is and how it relates to the eight worldly Dharmas
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1999-05-12 Day 5: Evening Talk 25:54
Reb Anderson	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Retreat with Reb Anderson

1999-05-12 Metta Meditation 39:56
Narayan Helen Liebenson	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1999-05-12 Day 5: Morning Talk 60:18
Reb Anderson	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Retreat with Reb Anderson

1999-05-11 Day 4: Evening Talk 38:20
Reb Anderson	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Retreat with Reb Anderson

1999-05-11 Being Authentic 48:24
Narayan Helen Liebenson	Download Listen

1999-05-11 Day 4: Morning Talk 43:24
Reb Anderson	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Retreat with Reb Anderson

1999-05-10 Day 3: Evening Talk 25:59
Reb Anderson	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Retreat with Reb Anderson

1999-05-10 Monday Night 1:10:37
Tsultrim Allione	Download Listen

1999-05-10 Day 3: Morning Talk 22:37
Reb Anderson	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Retreat with Reb Anderson

1999-05-09 Day 2: Evening Talk 30:25
Reb Anderson	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Retreat with Reb Anderson

1999-05-09 Day 2: Morning Talk 33:14
Reb Anderson	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Retreat with Reb Anderson

1999-05-09 The 7 Factors Of Awakening 64:16
Narayan Helen Liebenson	Download Listen
a description of each one of the seven factors: mindfulness, investigation, energy, joy, calm, concentration and equanimity
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1999-05-08 Day 1: Evening Talk 52:04
Reb Anderson	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Retreat with Reb Anderson

1999-05-03 Whose Life is it Anyway ? 39:50
Brad Richecoeur	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Meditation and Qi Gong Retreat

1999-05-03 Peace 60:56
Jack Kornfield	Download Listen

1999-05-03 The Longing To Belong 55:27
Tara Brach	Download Listen
recognizing and honoring our longing for connection
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1999-05-02 Being and Doing 38:25
Norman Feldman	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Gaia House Retreat

1999-05-01 Equanimity And Wisdom 1:10:30
Kamala Masters	Download Listen
The spacious, serene balance of equanimity provides the proper container and support to see life as it truly is, moment-to-moment. This allows us to respond to conditions of life with more wisdom, and allows a deepening into the insights of anicca, dukkha and anatta.
Perth, Australia

1999-05-01 Journey Of Awakening 53:09
Kamala Masters	Download Listen
This is a personal story of how the simplicity of the practice of mindfulness has continued to support awakening to the present moment, which has been the most important way to understand life as it truly is.
Perth, Australia

1999-05-01 The Compassion Of The Middle Way 48:48
Christopher Titmuss	Download Listen
the situation in Kosovo points directly to the urgency of the Middle Way
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Vipassana Retreat (8 days)

1999-05-01 Inquiry #4 56:31
Christopher Titmuss	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Vipassana Retreat (8 days)

1999-05-01 Balance 47:32
Norman Feldman	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Gaia House Retreat

1999-05-01 Guided Meditation 39:55
Norman Feldman	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Gaia House Retreat

1999-04-30 What The Teachings Point To 53:27
Christopher Titmuss	Download Listen
teachings point to the incomprehensible
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Vipassana Retreat (8 days)

1999-04-29 Exploring Openness 41:58
Christopher Titmuss	Download Listen
seeing the cycle of identification
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Vipassana Retreat (8 days)

1999-04-29 Inquiry #3 54:46
Christopher Titmuss	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Vipassana Retreat (8 days)

1999-04-28 The Final Resolution 51:31
Sharda Rogell	Download Listen
There are two currents, the worldly current and the Dharma current. Follow the Dharma and your world will transform.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1999-04-27 Appearance And Going Deeper 44:18
Christopher Titmuss	Download Listen
in depth, there is an awakening, that is not in the grasping impressions
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Vipassana Retreat (8 days)

1999-04-27 Inquiry #2 65:49
Christopher Titmuss	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Vipassana Retreat (8 days)

1999-04-27 Devotion And The Path Of Awakening II 57:46
Tara Brach	Download Listen
Our longing for communion arises out of loving life and is the energy that liberates our spirit. By becoming intentional in inhabiting and expressing this longing, we relax openly into the truth of belonging.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1999-04-26 Inquiry #1 67:57
Christopher Titmuss	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Vipassana Retreat (8 days)

1999-04-26 Steering Our Boat - Wise Effort 44:28
Sharda Rogell	Download Listen
Our intentions shape our reality, but suffering ends when we let go of attachment to the outcomes.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1999-04-25 What Are The Priorities 40:10
Christopher Titmuss	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Vipassana Retreat (8 days)

1999-04-25 The Buddha Knows the Dhamma 51:35
Ajahn Sumedho	Download Listen

1999-04-24 Listen To Those Turkeys 47:09
Ajahn Sumedho	Download Listen
integrating practice into ordinary situations
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Monastic Retreat

1999-04-23 The Way It Is 52:39
Ajahn Sumedho	Download Listen
reflecting on our experience with awakened awareness
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Monastic Retreat

1999-04-23 The Fourth Noble Truth 62:40
Ajahn Sumedho	Download Listen
learning to cultivate awareness and compassion
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Monastic Retreat

1999-04-22 Past And Future 51:34
Ajahn Sumedho	Download Listen
embracing the timeless present
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Monastic Retreat

1999-04-22 Born Again 61:15
Ajahn Amaro	Download Listen
Escaping the subject/object domain of duality.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

1999-04-21 Here And Now 56:27
Ajahn Sumedho	Download Listen
relaxing into the present moment
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Monastic Retreat

1999-04-21 Light At The End 55:52
Ajahn Sumedho	Download Listen
"cessation is possible"
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Monastic Retreat

1999-04-20 End Of The Storm 1:54:22
Ajahn Sumedho	Download Listen
awakening from the ignorance of our conditioning.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Monastic Retreat

1999-04-20 Gwendolyn: What Are You To Me? 54:45
Ajahn Sumedho	Download Listen
contemplating the three kinds of desire: the cause of dukkha
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Monastic Retreat

1999-04-19 Untitled 1:21:34
Ajahn Sundara	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Monastic Retreat

1999-04-19 Guided Meditation 42:57
Ajahn Sundara	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Monastic Retreat

1999-04-19 Grounded Awareness 49:56
Ajahn Sumedho	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Monastic Retreat

1999-04-18 Food 1:12:22
Ajahn Sumedho	Download Listen
surrendering resistance
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Monastic Retreat

1999-04-18 Ritual and tradition 1:14:39
Ajahn Sumedho	Download Listen

1999-04-18 Ritual and Tradition 1:30:08
Ajahn Sumedho	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Monastic Retreat

1999-04-17 Morning Reflections 59:32
Ajahn Sumedho	Download Listen

1999-04-17 The Spirit Of Investigation 47:22
Michael Grady	Download Listen
learning to look deeply instead of reacting
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Weekend Retreat (2 days)

1999-04-17 Gates To The Deathless 67:57
Ajahn Sumedho	Download Listen
realizing the potential of our true nature
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Monastic Retreat

1999-04-15 Death As Inspiration For Practice 33:06
Arinna Weisman	Download Listen
The death of loved ones fires our passion for transformation.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

1999-04-13 Devotion And The Path Of Awakening I 61:28
Tara Brach	Download Listen
Our longing for communion arises out of loving life and is the energy that liberates our spirit. By becoming intentional in inhabiting and expressing this longing, we relax openly into the truth of belonging.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1999-04-12 Foundation of Mindfulness 59:26
Jack Kornfield	Download Listen

1999-04-11 Joy 43:09
Arinna Weisman	Download Listen
Cultivating joy as a practice.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

1999-04-10 Compassion: Beyond the Prison of Self 48:19
Eric Kolvig	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

1999-04-10 The way of Bodhisattva 54:09
Jack Kornfield	Download Listen

1999-04-09 The Heart Of The Buddha's Teaching 42:54
Arinna Weisman	Download Listen
freeing ourselves from clinging
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

1999-04-08 Compassion 46:48
Eric Kolvig	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

1999-04-08 Is There Life Before Death - Part III 48:00
Larry Rosenberg	Download Listen
When we connect with the intimacy of our practice, the "I" falls away and we give life the breathing space it needs to teach us all that we need to learn.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center
In collection: Is There Life Before Death Album

1999-04-06 Is There Life Before Death - Part II 40:22
Larry Rosenberg	Download Listen
This practice offers us a training in honesty: to see the way it is, to see the obstacles we need for growth, and the foolishness that can make us wise.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center
In collection: Is There Life Before Death Album

1999-04-05 Self-Doubt 53:12
Michael Grady	Download Listen
developing wisdom and faith through our investigation of self-doubt in practice
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Vipassana Retreat (7 days)

1999-04-04 Is There Life Before Death - Part I 43:16
Larry Rosenberg	Download Listen
Just as we cannot force our breathing, neither can we force our life: it is what it is. Our challenge is to live wholeheartedly and intimately with all that comes our way.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center
In collection: Is There Life Before Death Album

1999-04-04 Is There Life Before Death Album 2:11:39
Larry Rosenberg	Listen to tracks Show 3 Tracks
Are we fully alive now? How do we limit our aliveness? These talks illustrate many examples, both ordinary and dramatic, about experiencing intimacy will all of life.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center
Is There Life Before Death - Part I 43:16 Download Listen Is There Life Before Death - Part II 40:22 Download Listen Is There Life Before Death - Part III 48:00 Download Listen

1999-03-29 Who are You Wanderer 65:14
Jack Kornfield	Download Listen

1999-03-26 The Great Good Fortune To Be Able To Practice 56:42
Sylvia Boorstein	Download Listen
the transformative potential - for ourselves and for the world - of practice
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

1999-03-25 Eight Fold Path 57:17
Jack Kornfield	Download Listen

1999-03-24 Happier and Freer 61:50
Howard Cohn	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

1999-03-24 Shining the Light of Death on Life, Part 7 1:32:24
Larry Rosenberg	Download Listen

1999-03-24 What Is Investigation? 48:40
Narayan Helen Liebenson	Download Listen
a discussion of meditative investigation and methods
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1999-03-23 Transforming Suffering Into Happiness 61:21
James Baraz	Download Listen

1999-03-22 The 5 Aggregates 59:35
Guy Armstrong	Download Listen

1999-03-22 Spiritual Practice in Daily Life with Lama Surya Das 65:24
Jack Kornfield	Download Listen

1999-03-20 Lifelong Heart-Healing 65:16
Sylvia Boorstein	Download Listen
This Dharma talk given at the end of a 6-week retreat is about remembering what we are doing here, moving into the middle of our lives so we can see clearly, and paying attention so that we don't miss an opportunity for an awakened heart. Sylvia encourages us not to coast to the finish line, but to do the work we came to do in order to manifest an awakened heart. She also discusses healing from mistakes.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center