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Dharma Talks
1985-04-13 The Natural Unfolding 42:57
Christopher Titmuss
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1985-04-12 Practice And Application Of Meditation 48:03
Christopher Titmuss
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1985-04-11 Practice & Skillful Action 48:51
James Baraz
the manifestation of skillful action outside of the retreat; a look at compassion, action vs. passivity, harmony, the path of purification; closes with a lovingkindness meditation
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1985-04-06 Five Hindrances 57:12
Jack Kornfield

1985-04-01 Dhatuvibhanga Sutta: The Exposition of Elements, Part 3 1:43:59
Bhikkhu Bodhi
date unknown, mn140.03
Sri Lanka BPS

1985-04-01 Dhatuvibhanga Sutta: The Exposition of Elements, Part 2 56:29
Bhikkhu Bodhi
date unknown, mn140.02
Sri Lanka BPS

1985-04-01 Dhatuvibhanga Sutta: The Exposition of Elements, Part 1 53:38
Bhikkhu Bodhi
date unknown, mn140.01
Sri Lanka BPS

1985-03-09 Heroic Joyous Effort 1:10:33
Larry Rosenberg

1985-03-01 Practice In Daily Life: Right Understanding 55:28
Jack Kornfield
Knowing the possibility of awakening, in this very life of ours our journey begins.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

1985-03-01 Mahasakuladayi Sutta: The Greater Discourse to Sakuladayin, Part 7 50:26
Bhikkhu Bodhi
date unknown, mn77.07
Sri Lanka BPS

1985-03-01 Mahasakuladayi Sutta: The Greater Discourse to Sakuladayin, Part 6 67:08
Bhikkhu Bodhi
date unknown, mn77.06
Sri Lanka BPS

1985-03-01 Mahasakuladayi Sutta: The Greater Discourse to Sakuladayin, Part 5 67:22
Bhikkhu Bodhi
date unknown, mn77.05
Sri Lanka BPS

1985-03-01 Mahasakuladayi Sutta: The Greater Discourse to Sakuladayin, Part 4 59:47
Bhikkhu Bodhi
date unknown, mn77.04
Sri Lanka BPS

1985-03-01 Mahasakuladayi Sutta: The Greater Discourse to Sakuladayin, Part 3 56:30
Bhikkhu Bodhi
date unknown, mn77.03
Sri Lanka BPS

1985-03-01 Mahasakuladayi Sutta: The Greater Discourse to Sakuladayin, Part 2 59:46
Bhikkhu Bodhi
date unknown, mn77.02
Sri Lanka BPS

1985-03-01 Mahasakuladayi Sutta: The Greater Discourse to Sakuladayin, Part 1 63:11
Bhikkhu Bodhi
date unknown, mn77.01
Sri Lanka BPS

1985-02-18 Intensive Practice In Daily Life 39:11
Larry Rosenberg

1985-02-18 Dialogue: Problems With Practice 53:08
Larry Rosenberg

1985-02-17 Metta: Lovingkindness 61:39
Larry Rosenberg
bringing more care and warmth into the world, a talk and guided meditation

1985-02-16 In Praise of Inquiry, Free Attention 1:25:54
Larry Rosenberg

1985-02-16 In Praise Of Inquiry 60:51
Larry Rosenberg
developing an attitude of inquiry into the body, personal integrity, impermanence, unsatisfactoriness, and selflessness

1985-02-15 Basic Meditation Instructions 37:43
Larry Rosenberg
understanding meditation as a way of life in every situation at all times; formal instruction in sitting, posture, breath, free attention, and walking meditation

1985-02-15 Basic Meditation Instructions 40:53
Larry Rosenberg
understanding meditation as a way of life in every situation at all times; formal instruction in sitting, posture, breath, free attention, and walking meditation

1985-02-01 Mahacattarasaka Sutta: The Great Forty, Part 4 1:36:00
Bhikkhu Bodhi
date unknown, mn117.04
Sri Lanka BPS

1985-02-01 Mahacattarasaka Sutta: The Great Forty, Part 3 46:49
Bhikkhu Bodhi
date unknown, mn117.03
Sri Lanka BPS

1985-02-01 Mahacattarasaka Sutta: The Great Forty, Part 2 1:34:21
Bhikkhu Bodhi
date unknown, mn117.02
Sri Lanka BPS

1985-02-01 Mahacattarasaka Sutta: The Great Forty, Part 1 63:28
Bhikkhu Bodhi
date unknown, mn117.01
Sri Lanka BPS

1985-01-01 Being Human 1:21:50
Rodney Smith
date unknown

1985-01-01 Bahudhatuka Sutta: The Many Kinds of Elements, Part 6 1:36:00
Bhikkhu Bodhi
date unknown, mn115.06
Sri Lanka BPS

1985-01-01 Afternoon Conference, Panel Q&A and Conference Closing 37:38
date unknown
Providence Zen Center

1985-01-01 Bahudhatuka Sutta: The Many Kinds of Elements, Part 5 1:36:00
Bhikkhu Bodhi
date unknown, mn115.05
Sri Lanka BPS

1985-01-01 Sharon Continued Workshop, Afternoon Symposium 60:23
date unknown
Providence Zen Center

1985-01-01 Bahudhatuka Sutta: The Many Kinds of Elements, Part 4 1:36:00
Bhikkhu Bodhi
date unknown, mn115.04
Sri Lanka BPS

1985-01-01 Bahudhatuka Sutta: The Many Kinds of Elements, Part 3 1:36:00
Bhikkhu Bodhi
date unknown, mn115.03
Sri Lanka BPS

1985-01-01 Morning Symposium 66:08
date unknown
Providence Zen Center

1985-01-01 Bahudhatuka Sutta: The Many Kinds of Elements, Part 2 1:10:57
Bhikkhu Bodhi
date unknown, mn115.02
Sri Lanka BPS

1985-01-01 Panel Discussion 1:26:00
date unknown
Providence Zen Center

1985-01-01 Bahudhatuka Sutta: The Many Kinds of Elements, Part 1 60:46
Bhikkhu Bodhi
date unknown, mn115.01
Sri Lanka BPS

1985-01-01 Love And Sexuality 45:31
Christopher Titmuss
the importance of relationships, commitment, and trust;opening to feminine principles
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1984-12-31 Concepts and Reality 1:23:44
Joseph Goldstein
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1984-12-30 The Nature Of Struggle 62:10
Joseph Goldstein
seeing the causes of suffering in our lives, cultivating attentiveness in every situation

1984-12-28 Opening, Balancing And Investigating 60:22
Joseph Goldstein
opening what is closed in us; balancing what is reactive; investigating what is hidden

1984-12-14 Integrating Practice Into The World 1:38:52
Joseph Goldstein
purification of the mind via generosity, morality, and wisdom; endless awareness
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 1984 Three Month Retreat

1984-12-08 An Ecology of the Heart 61:50
Michele McDonald
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 1984 Three Month Retreat

1984-12-04 Q&A 63:28
Joseph Goldstein
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 1984 Three Month Retreat

1984-12-02 Seven Factors of Enlightenment 2:03:51
Joseph Goldstein
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 1984 Three Month Retreat

1984-11-25 Questions and Discussion 62:43
Joseph Goldstein
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 1984 Three Month Retreat

1984-11-23 The Power of Restraint 61:18
Joseph Goldstein
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 1984 Three Month Retreat

1984-11-23 Happiness 54:04
Joseph Goldstein
opening to the many possibilities of happiness
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 1984 Three Month Retreat

1984-11-16 Understanding Karma 63:44
Joseph Goldstein
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 1984 Three Month Retreat

1984-11-12 The Mind 57:16
Dipa Ma
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 1984 Three Month Retreat

1984-11-10 Restraint 63:32
Joseph Goldstein
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 1984 Three Month Retreat

1984-11-05 Compassion 53:38
Joseph Goldstein
Seeing how compassion arises from openness and awareness of suffering.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 1984 Three Month Retreat

1984-11-03 Meeting The Four Heavenly Messengers 53:48
Michele McDonald
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 1984 Three Month Retreat

1984-10-30 Talk On Nibbana & 10 Fetters 57:52
Dipa Ma
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 1984 Three Month Retreat

1984-10-28 Why Do We Practice 58:31
Joseph Goldstein
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 1984 Three Month Retreat

1984-10-27 Ten Paramis - part II 54:16
Sharon Salzberg
generosity, morality, renunciation, wisdom, energy/effort, patience, truthfulness, resoluteness, equanimity, and metta/lovingkindness--the ten perfections which practice aims at cultivating
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 1984 Three Month Retreat

1984-10-25 The Ten Parmis Part 1 62:15
Sharon Salzberg
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 1984 Three Month Retreat

1984-10-25 Ten Paramis - part I 50:31
Sharon Salzberg
generosity, morality, renunciation, wisdom, energy/effort, patience, truthfulness, resoluteness, equanimity, and metta/lovingkindness--the ten perfections which practice aims at cultivating
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 1984 Three Month Retreat

1984-10-23 Suffering And Attachment-The 1st Two Noble Truths 56:10
Joseph Goldstein
The truth of suffering and its causes
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 1984 Three Month Retreat

1984-10-21 Eight-Fold Path - part II 47:29
Joseph Goldstein
right effort, speech, action, livelihood, mindfulness, concentration, aim, and understanding
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 1984 Three Month Retreat

1984-10-20 Silas 59:21
Dipa Ma
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 1984 Three Month Retreat

1984-10-20 Silas 60:50
Dipa Ma
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 1984 Three Month Retreat

1984-10-18 Eight-Fold Path - part I 61:42
Joseph Goldstein
right effort, speech, action, livelihood, mindfulness, concentration, aim, and understanding
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 1984 Three Month Retreat

1984-10-16 A Concept of Self 44:50
Joseph Goldstein
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 1984 Three Month Retreat

1984-10-12 History and Foundation of Practices 55:11
Sharon Salzberg
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 1984 Three Month Retreat

1984-10-10 Attachment, Aversion, Delusion 50:16
Sharon Salzberg
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 1984 Three Month Retreat

1984-10-08 Dipa Ma's Story 62:40
Dipa Ma
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 1984 Three Month Retreat

1984-10-04 The Five Hindrances 58:48
Joseph Goldstein
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 1984 Three Month Retreat

1984-10-02 Faith 50:19
Dipa Ma
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 1984 Three Month Retreat

1984-10-01 Practice In Daily Life: Right Concentration 57:27
Jack Kornfield
The art of steadying our attention brings an ease of well-being and leads to deeper levels of insight and connectedness.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

1984-09-29 Right Effort 53:46
Sharon Salzberg
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 1984 Three Month Retreat

1984-09-28 Refuges, Precepts & Instructions 43:10
Dipa Ma
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 1984 Three Month Retreat

1984-09-27 Dana, Sila, Metta 31:26
Sharon Salzberg
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 1984 Three Month Retreat

1984-09-27 Buddha's Ancient Med. Path: A Modern Challenge - part I 1:32:03
Larry Rosenberg
PART I

1984-09-27 Path Of Practice 67:01
Joseph Goldstein
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 1984 Three Month Retreat

1984-09-20 Buddha's Ancient Med. Path: A Modern Challenge - part II 1:33:44
Larry Rosenberg
PART II: a look at life's obstacles as challenges and opportunities for spiritual unfoldment and understanding

1984-09-20 Buddha's Ancient Med. Path: A Modern Challenge - part II 32:49
Larry Rosenberg
PART II: a look at life's obstacles as challenges and opportunities for spiritual unfoldment and understanding

1984-09-15 Panel Discussion 57:51
PZ4
Providence Zen Center Women in American Buddhism Conference - 1984

1984-09-15 Workshop - Considering Contradictions 1:17:42
Jaqueline Mandell
PZ6
Providence Zen Center Women in American Buddhism Conference - 1984

1984-09-15 Politics of the Heart 35:51
Jaqueline Mandell
PZ1
Providence Zen Center Women in American Buddhism Conference - 1984

1984-09-01 Dying And Death 2:18:53
with Christopher Titmuss, Larry Rosenberg

1984-09-01 Fear As Practice 4:17:32
with Christopher Titmuss, James Baraz, Joseph Goldstein, Michele McDonald, Sharda Rogell
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1984-09-01 Fearlessness 45:34
Christopher Titmuss
Exploring the nature of fear and how it manifests in our lives.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center
In collection: Fear As Practice

1984-09-01 Action In The World 42:06
Christopher Titmuss
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1984-09-01 First Morning Instructions 39:10
Christopher Titmuss
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1984-09-01 Selflessness 42:13
Christopher Titmuss
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1984-09-01 Looking At Objects 43:52
Christopher Titmuss
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1984-09-01 Three Types Of Meditative Experiences 43:43
Christopher Titmuss
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1984-09-01 Dharma And Its Implications 36:55
Christopher Titmuss
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1984-09-01 Towards Seeing Afresh 40:09
Christopher Titmuss
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1984-09-01 Dying And Death 45:19
Christopher Titmuss
Looking into death and understanding how to live more fully.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center
In collection: Dying And Death

1984-09-01 Practice In Daily Life: Right Effort 40:55
Jack Kornfield
Right effort means directing the energy of our lives to cultivate those states of mind that lead to happiness.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

1984-09-01 Daily Life Situation: California Retreat 41:13
Christopher Titmuss
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

1984-09-01 Retreat Opening 47:32
James Baraz
Exact date unknown.

1984-09-01 Living with a Body 15:49
Christopher Titmuss
date uncertain

1984-09-01 Flavors Of Experience 55:11
James Baraz

1984-09-01 Why We're Here 50:52
James Baraz

1984-09-01 Communication Of Friendship 46:22
Christopher Titmuss
understanding the qualities of communication--trust, affection, caring, and a willingness to listen--and how these impact on friendships

1984-08-28 The Spoken Word 43:55
Christopher Titmuss
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

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