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Dharma Talks
1995-01-02 Waking Up: Interesting Hobby Or Committed Vision 52:43
James Baraz
Reflecting and reconnecting with our heart's intention.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

1995-01-01 Contemplation Of The Five Khandas 57:14
Kittisaro
Gaia House Retreat with Kittisaro

1995-01-01 Recollections Of Ajahn Chah's Teachings. 42:19
Ajahn Pasanno
(Date unknown)
Abhayagiri Monastery

1995-01-01 Dependent Origination III : Who Am I? Who Am I? What Is It? What Is? What?? 56:22
Ajahn Amaro
(Date unknown)
Abhayagiri Monastery

1995-01-01 Dependent Origination II : An Investigative Tool 59:36
Ajahn Amaro
(Date unknown)
Abhayagiri Monastery

1995-01-01 Dependent Origination I : A Beginning Again 42:37
Ajahn Amaro
(Date unknown)
Abhayagiri Monastery

1995-01-01 Dukkha And Dependent Origination 53:54
Ajahn Amaro
(Date unknown)
Abhayagiri Monastery

1995-01-01 Time: Fractured Time 41:08
Rodney Smith
Is there something more fundamental than the movement of time?
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center
In collection: Time

1995-01-01 Time: Death, The Ending Of Time 40:35
Rodney Smith
Embracing the revelation that time actually ceases.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center
In collection: Time

1995-01-01 Time: Quieting Time 39:32
Rodney Smith
Opening to the quietude of the timeless.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center
In collection: Time

1995-01-01 Time: Time And The Ending Of Suffering 43:32
Rodney Smith
Understanding how the past and future arises: the ground of the present is always here.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center
In collection: Time

1995-01-01 Time 2:44:48
Rodney Smith
A four part series examining the influence of time upon our lives.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1995-01-01 Mindful Movement - Guided Exercises 41:13
Tara Brach
when we relax and open through our bodies, our minds naturally become more free. A guided set of yoga asanas designed to cultivate awareness of sensations and serve as a natural extension of formal sitting practice.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1994-12-30 The Five Hindrances 60:34
Guy Armstrong
The five hindrances are difficult and painful forces in the mind, but also potential sources for greater freedom in our lives. We transform ourselves moment after moment not by getting rid of these energies but by learning to wake up within them.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

1994-12-13 Questions And Answers: 1994-3 Month Course 56:47
Joseph Goldstein

1994-12-08 Dharma Life Story 62:04
Joseph Goldstein
an intimate sharing of a personal journey

1994-12-03 Opening To The Joys & Sorrows Of The World With Wisdom 59:54
Michele McDonald
Understanding how the practice of lovingkindness, compassion, empathetic joy and equanimity provides a container for our understanding of emptiness--wisdom--that we learn in the mindfulness practice.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 1994 Three Month Retreat
In collection: Balancing Our Understanding Of Interconnectedness And Emptiness

1994-12-01 Gateways To Liberation 64:11
Joseph Goldstein
understanding the vastness of the spiritual journey

1994-12-01 Gateways To Freedom 46:26
Joseph Goldstein

1994-11-30 Morning Q&A #7 50:16
Joseph Goldstein
Nov 30, Dec 5, Dec 9
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 1994 Three Month Retreat

1994-11-29 Guided Equanimity Meditation 44:18
Steve Armstrong
an introductory explanation and practice of the fourth Brahma Vihara meditation
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1994-11-28 Comparing Mind: Having Fun Falling 57:28
Michele McDonald
what goes up, must come down; what goes down, must come up
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 1994 Three Month Retreat

1994-11-26 Commentary On "Jumping Mouse" 57:08
Steve Armstrong
commentary on a children's story reflecting the similarities in Native American and Buddhist understandings of one's transformation and transcendence in the spiritual quest.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1994-11-24 Miracle Of Awakening 56:19
Carol Wilson

1994-11-22 Q&A 61:28
Joseph Goldstein
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1994-11-21 Guided Mudita Meditation 45:01
Joseph Goldstein

1994-11-20 "...See Here How Everything Leads Up To This Day..." 57:35
Steve Armstrong
the right understanding of kamma: the law of moral cause and effect can be a powerful ally in practice. by understanding how the 'sense of self' is dependent upon momentary conditions we can begin to let the conditions pass and the sense of self dissolve while discovering the peace beyond conditions
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1994-11-14 Three Month Course - Morning Instructions with Q&A X 11:09
Michele McDonald
Q & A Date is estimate.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 1994 Three Month Retreat

1994-11-12 Morning Q&A #6 53:57
Joseph Goldstein
Nov 12, Nov 18, Nov 22

1994-11-12 ... That's Where I'm Going To Make My Happy Home 58:35
Steve Armstrong
this 4 tape series introduces the 4 realities we are able to experience directly that the Buddha enumerated and presented in the Abhidhamma, or Buddhist psychology. This set comes with 4 charts to facilitate understanding of the material. Tape 1 Consciousness Tape 2 Mental States Tape 3 Materiality Tape 4 Nibbana
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1994-11-09 Learning To Relate To Fear 62:43
Michele McDonald
Surrendering to the stream of our experience with compassion.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 1994 Three Month Retreat
In collection: Fear As Practice

1994-11-08 Guided Brahma Vihara Meditation - Compassion 43:10
Carol Wilson

1994-11-07 Three Month Course - Morning Instructions with Q&A IX 51:22
Michele McDonald
Q & A Date is estimate.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 1994 Three Month Retreat

1994-11-03 The Unwholesome And Wholesome Actions 60:27
Joseph Goldstein
Buddha's simple and straightforward list of skillful, wholesome actions that support our practice

1994-11-01 Abandoning the Causes That Give Rise to Ignorance 66:34
Carol Wilson
(Estimated date) CW71

1994-10-31 Three Month Course - Morning Instructions with Q&A VIII 59:51
Michele McDonald
Q & A Date is estimate.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 1994 Three Month Retreat

1994-10-30 Die Praxis beschützen und fördern 42:51
Fred Von Allmen
Im Alltag
Meditationszentrum Beatenberg

1994-10-29 "...Turn On Your Live Light" 58:34
Steve Armstrong
love is an attitudinal relationship toward life. lovingkindness: the generative action of an appreciative mind allows the reactive mind to soften and the spacious perfection of our intricate interconnection with all others to be seen
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1994-10-28 Morning Q&A #5 51:20
Joseph Goldstein
Oct 28, Nov 2, Nov 7

1994-10-27 Working with Fear 61:38
Joseph Goldstein
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1994-10-24 Three Month Course - Morning Instructions with Q&A VII 2:02:19
Michele McDonald
Q & A Date is estimate.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 1994 Three Month Retreat

1994-10-23 Metta: The Foundation Of Love (Lovingkindness) 56:25
Michele McDonald
Metta is the foundation of life. Our heart can experience being interconnected with all of life.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 1994 Three Month Retreat
In collection: Balancing Our Understanding Of Interconnectedness And Emptiness

1994-10-23 Balancing Our Understanding Of Interconnectedness And Emptiness 1:56:19
Michele McDonald
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 1994 Three Month Retreat

1994-10-22 The Five Elements Of Right Effort 63:30
Steve Armstrong
-"...couldn't you try just a little bit more?" - learning to recognize, develop and balance the 5 elements of effort: confidence, health, sincerity, energy and wisdom
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1994-10-19 Grasping 62:00
Carol Wilson
Seeing how preconceived ideas create conflict with ourselves, others and what is.

1994-10-16 Three Month Course - Morning Instructions with Q&A VI 55:25
Michele McDonald
Q&A
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 1994 Three Month Retreat

1994-10-15 ... One Way Or Another ... 53:09
Steve Armstrong
two subtle but far-reaching attachments are: 1. to the false beliefs that we are: As solely products of our past conditioning B. that we are in control of the present circumstances 2. the conceit within the comparing mind. our relationship to the present situation can be unhealthy or it can lead to happiness. wise attention chooses one way, not the other
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1994-10-11 Guided Metta Meditation 38:21
Joseph Goldstein

1994-10-09 Morning Q&A #4 59:59
Joseph Goldstein
Oct 9, Oct 15, Oct 18, Oct 23

1994-10-08 Q&A 65:33
Joseph Goldstein
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1994-10-06 Balancing Effort 60:26
Carol Wilson
"don't push the river." How do we rest in open alert awareness?
In collection: Right Effort

1994-10-05 Working with Afflictive Emotions 58:12
Joseph Goldstein
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1994-10-05 Three Month Course - Morning Instructions with Q&A V 21:43
Michele McDonald
MORNING INSTRUCTIONS
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 1994 Three Month Retreat

1994-10-04 Guided Metta Meditation 43:38
Carol Wilson

1994-10-01 The Great Journey Part 2: Sati 64:35
Steven Smith
Seeing the soft focus of pre-verbal awareness.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 1994 Three Month Retreat

1994-10-01 ... It Could Be An Illusion 55:53
Steve Armstrong
what actually happens in a moment of consciousness? an introductory talk on the Buddha's psychology, when the fluxing nature of mind is investigated, the appearance of "i" is seen to be illusory construction dependent on conditions. mindfulness dispels the illusion
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1994-09-30 Three Month Course - Morning Instructions with Q&A IV 48:40
Michele McDonald
MORNING INSTRUCTIONS
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 1994 Three Month Retreat

1994-09-29 Understanding Desire 62:06
Joseph Goldstein
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1994-09-28 Three Month Course - Morning Instructions with Q&A III 54:33
Michele McDonald
Q & A
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 1994 Three Month Retreat

1994-09-26 Patience And Mindfulness 56:18
Carol Wilson
resting in the doorway of completeness

1994-09-26 Three Month Course - Morning Instructions with Q&A II 35:07
Michele McDonald
MORNING INSTRUCTIONS
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 1994 Three Month Retreat

1994-09-25 Morning Q&A #3 60:43
Joseph Goldstein
Sep 25, Sep 28, Oct 1, Oct 3

1994-09-25 Happiness: An Overview Of Dharma Practice 53:15
Steve Armstrong
a brief introduction of the practices of generosity, morality, concentration, metta-jhana, and vipassana leading to the realization of peace. A distillation of B 40 I-VI
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1994-09-23 Being At Home In The World 42:03
Michele McDonald
cultivating our inner home of awareness
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 1994 Three Month Retreat

1994-09-23 Three Month Course - Morning Instructions with Q&A I 59:49
Michele McDonald
MORNING INSTRUCTIONS
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 1994 Three Month Retreat

1994-09-22 Question And Answer 45:15
Carol Wilson

1994-09-22 Question And Answer 53:55
Carol Wilson

1994-09-22 Question And Answer 42:01
Carol Wilson

1994-09-22 Morning Q&A #2 62:45
Joseph Goldstein

1994-09-21 Opening Talk 50:17
Joseph Goldstein
with Steve Armstrong
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1994-09-08 Dancing With Life-Integration With Life 1:23:21
Lama Surya Das
Gaia House Retreat with Lama Surya Das

1994-09-07 What Do We Really Want 67:17
Lama Surya Das
Gaia House Retreat with Lama Surya Das

1994-09-06 Sustaining Wakefulness 1:18:14
Lama Surya Das
Gaia House Retreat with Lama Surya Das

1994-09-05 The Essential Nature Of Practice 51:15
Lama Surya Das
Gaia House Retreat with Lama Surya Das

1994-09-04 Guided Meditation 48:14
Lama Surya Das
Gaia House Retreat with Lama Surya Das

1994-09-03 Introduction To Dzogchen and Guided Meditation 1:23:45
Lama Surya Das
Gaia House Retreat with Lama Surya Das

1994-09-02 We Are All Buddhas 61:32
Lama Surya Das
Gaia House Retreat with Lama Surya Das

1994-09-02 Lovingkindness 46:56
Christina Feldman
Gaia House Gaia House Retreat

1994-09-01 The Mirror Of Mindfulness 65:49
Lama Surya Das
Gaia House Retreat with Lama Surya Das

1994-09-01 Intro & Instructions - Lovingkindness Weekend 38:23
Christina Feldman
Gaia House Gaia House Retreat

1994-08-31 Dana Talk 13:37
Christina Feldman

1994-08-20 Emptiness Of Roles 37:58
Christopher Titmuss
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 9 Day Meditation/Inquiry with C Titmuss

1994-08-19 On The Move 53:51
Christopher Titmuss
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 9 Day Meditation/Inquiry with C Titmuss

1994-08-18 The Place Of The Heart 49:39
Christopher Titmuss
listening to the voice of the feeling life
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 9 Day Meditation/Inquiry with C Titmuss

1994-08-17 Shedding The Layers Of Fear 43:07
Sharda Rogell
Seeing resistance as the root of suffering.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center
In collection: Fear As Practice

1994-08-16 Process Of Meditation 49:34
Christopher Titmuss
deepening the receptivity of listening
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 9 Day Meditation/Inquiry with C Titmuss

1994-08-15 Scarcity Syndrome 42:14
Jose Reissig
We tend to assume that we are surrounded by scarcity; that there never is enough time, money, things, food, health, love or happiness to go around. This automatic assumption of scarcity is unwarranted. Its pervasiveness results from the fact that the "I" uses it to validate its wanting, and hence to further its own centrality.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1994-08-14 The Forces Of Ego 43:40
Christopher Titmuss
reexamining what we live, what we say, what we do and who we are
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 9 Day Meditation/Inquiry with C Titmuss

1994-08-08 Parenting As Practice 41:16
Christina Feldman
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Family Retreat with C Feldman

1994-08-07 Acceptance Of Transformation 43:25
Christina Feldman
having the discriminating wisdom and courage to say NO
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Family Retreat with C Feldman

1994-08-05 Symbols Of Our Life 40:36
Christina Feldman
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Family Retreat with C Feldman

1994-08-04 Practice, Relationship And Faith 52:09
Kittisaro
Gaia House Retreat with Kittisaro

1994-08-03 Patience, The Donkey And Generosity 56:48
Kittisaro
Gaia House Retreat with Kittisaro

1994-08-02 Kindness 46:20
Kittisaro
Gaia House Retreat with Kittisaro

1994-08-01 Opening Family Talk And 2 Stories Of Sharing 29:04
Christina Feldman
OPENING FAMILY TALK ON 8/4/94, 2 STORIES OF SHARING ON 8/5/94
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1994-08-01 The Buddha Dharma 45:16
Christopher Titmuss
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1994-08-01 The Incomprehensible 44:22
Christopher Titmuss
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1994-08-01 Praising The Buddha - Prayer And Insight 45:21
Kittisaro
Gaia House Retreat with Kittisaro

1994-08-01 Essence of Spiritual Life 44:01
John Orr
date estimated

1994-07-30 Being Free Within Our Stories 57:27
Christina Feldman
What does it mean to be free within our stories? We learn to let go of the fears, grasping and resistance, that confine us through the medium of our personal stories.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center
In collection: Personal Mythology And Revelation

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