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Dharma Talks in English
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2019-08-07 Meditation: Cultivating a Kind Attention 18:48
Tara Brach
Using the image and felt sense of a smile, we scan through the body, and awaken a sense of aliveness, presence and tenderness. The practice then extends to mindfully include all sounds, sensations, and feelings; and when difficult experience arises, to intentionally offer care. We close with an offering of loving kindness to our own being, to others who are suffering and to all life everywhere.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2019-08-05 Understanding Impermanence - Week 7 - Meditation 31:55
Shelly Graf
Common Ground Meditation Center Buddhist Studies Course - Understanding Impermanence

2019-08-02 Love as Radical Inclusion - Meditation 30:59
Shelly Graf
Common Ground Meditation Center Monthly Lovingkindness Practice Group

2019-07-29 Understanding Impermanence - Week 6 - Meditation 31:32
Mark Nunberg
Common Ground Meditation Center Buddhist Studies Course - Understanding Impermanence

2019-07-27 17 talk: fear of freedom 36:07
Jill Shepherd
Acknowledging that change itself can cause anxiety; exploring some different definitions of Nibbana; and a few suggestions for navigating fear if/when it arises in meditation practice
Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre Transforming Fear into Fearlessness

2019-07-27 Shelly's Guided Meditation 26:09
Shelly Graf
Common Ground Meditation Center Daylong Retreat for Millenials with Shelly Graf and Gabe Keller-Flores

2019-07-25 Insight Meditation in 2019 57:48
Oren Jay Sofer
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley IMCB Regular Talks

2019-07-25 Samatha - Vipassana Guided Meditation 46:52
Oren Jay Sofer
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley IMCB Regular Talks

2019-07-25 Day 6 Guided Meditation/Metta (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 42:27
Jeanne Corrigal
Difficult Person
Spirit Rock Meditation Center July Insight

2019-07-24 Meditation: Letting Go 20:22
Tara Brach
One way of understanding meditation is a letting go of the habitual clenching of thoughts, the clenching that resists emotions and pulls away from aliveness itself. This meditation guides us in letting go, first through the body, and then practicing letting go of thoughts and relaxing and resting in the changing flow of experience. The blessing of letting go is a homecoming into the truth and wholeness of what we are, a realization of reality, and freedom. NOTE: Listen to the rain, too…
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2019-07-23 Day 4, Guided Meditation/Metta (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 43:46
Jeanne Corrigal
Spirit Rock Meditation Center July Insight

2019-07-23 Relevant Mindfulness 40:45
Ajahn Sucitto
Mindfulness is the ability to bear things in mind with a steady intention. Like the sides of the hand, there is a hard side with its ability to bar and repel corrupting influences, and a soft side that lingers and takes in the qualities. Select an object of meditation based on what’s needed, and give attention to the careful holding.
Cittaviveka Cittaviveka Vassa 2019, Opening Group Practice Retreat

2019-07-22 Uppekha | Guided Meditation 24:22
Pat Coffey
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC Opening the Heart in the Divine Abodes

2019-07-21 Guided Meditation - Receptivity of Mind 47:51
Ajahn Sucitto
In meditation we bring energy to receptivity of the mind. Generally, mind is in active mode. But through listening, sensitizing, and not moving onto the next thing, heart awareness opens more fully.
Cittaviveka Cittaviveka Vassa 2019, Opening Group Practice Retreat

2019-07-20 Karuna | Guided Meditation 25:45
Pat Coffey
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC Opening the Heart in the Divine Abodes

2019-07-20 16 guided meditation: dyads, exploring fearlessness 25:00
Jill Shepherd
Working together in pairs, taking turns to describe a time of feeling ease, calm, confidence, courage, and noticing the effect this has on the body, heart, and mind
Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre Transforming Fear into Fearlessness

2019-07-20 14 guided meditation: relaxing the body, stilling the mind 14:56
Jill Shepherd
A short guided meditation beginning with a brief body scan to relax tension, then using the breath to help steady and calm the mind
Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre Transforming Fear into Fearlessness

2019-07-20 Morning Instructions - Meditation as Dwelling on This Earth 26:08
Stephen Batchelor
Gaia House Secular Buddhist Retreat

2019-07-18 Instruction meditation as an attitude 15:35
Charles Genoud
Instruction, how not to aim at experiences but to cultivate a proper attitude
Pauenhof Center

2019-07-17 The Practice of Integrity - Meditation 35:27
Mark Nunberg
Common Ground Meditation Center Weekly Dharma Series

2019-07-17 Instruction, how to integrate emotions 15:06
Charles Genoud
How to integrate emotions and mental states in the practice of meditation.
Pauenhof Center

2019-07-16 Meditation in Hard Times 3:42:31
with Diana Clark, Misha Merrill, Nikki Mirghafori, Shaila Catherine, Tony Bernhard
An IMSB series dealing with stress, life transitions, traumas, and tragedies.
Insight Meditation South Bay - Silicon Valley

2019-07-16 Awakening Through Insights in Nature 62:49
Mark Coleman
This talk explores the profound insights that arise in nature meditation practice, including insight into impermanence, selflessness, interdependence.
Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center Awake in the Wild

2019-07-16 Asalha Puja – Middle Path 68:28
Ajahn Sucitto
We can get sidetracked with a focus on mindfulness or stress reduction or meditation techniques. We don’t understand what leads up to them, the Noble 8-Fold Path. This Path begins with right view - knowing the heart and how it’s affected - and right effort - bringing up skillful mindstates.
Cittaviveka Cittaviveka Vassa 2019, Opening Group Practice Retreat

2019-07-15 Understanding Impermanence - Week 4 - Meditation 29:48
Mark Nunberg
Common Ground Meditation Center Buddhist Studies Course - Understanding Impermanence

2019-07-15 Day 5 Brahma Vihara Practice: Equanimity (Retreat at Spirit Rock) - Starting the Equanimity Meditation 62:10
Tempel Smith
Taking the most wisdom to access, the Equanimity Brahma Vihara practice gets is strength from a brave willingness to intimately see all truths. If we suspend out preferences for health and happiness, and away from pain and sorrow, we can bring our loving hearts in direct contact with what we see if true. Life is an ever changing and uncontrollable mix of gain and loss, pleasure and pain, and praise and blame. When we can rest in Equanimity Brahma Vihara we can hold all truths at the same time in one space of heart.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center July Metta Retreat

2019-07-15 Morning Reflections on body and embodiment. 60:04
Akincano Marc Weber
Guided body meditation
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Cultivation – Investigation – Contemplation: Insight Meditation Retreat for Experienced Students

2019-07-15 Nature Practice - A Path of Awareness and Joy 50:33
Mark Coleman
This talk explores some of the benefits and fruits of nature meditation practice.
Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center Awake in the Wild

2019-07-14 Introduzione alla meditazione. Principles of meditation 51:33
Bhante Bodhidhamma
Insegnamenti di buddismo Theravada. 1.6.2019 Traduzione di Fausto Galuzzi. Rtiro di Meditazione Satipatthana Vipassana a Pian dei Ciliegi, Satipatthana Vipassana Meditation retreat in Pian dei Ciliegi
Associazione Pian dei Ciliegi

2019-07-14 13 guided meditation: dyad practice, exploring gratitude and mudita for oneself 23:56
Jill Shepherd
Working in pairs, contemplating gratitude for aspects of one's life, then a short written exercise exploring one's own good qualities
Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre Transforming Fear into Fearlessness

2019-07-14 11 guided meditation: body and heart-mind 15:23
Jill Shepherd
A short guided meditation attuning to the body and the heart-mind, noticing how we're relating to experience, and inclining in the direction of appreciation and gratitude
Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre Transforming Fear into Fearlessness

2019-07-11 Day 1: Brahma Vihara Practice (Retreat at Spirit Rock) - Starting the Loving Kindness Meditation 57:15
Tempel Smith
After learning to develop a kind and patient awareness of our breath and body, we have the basis to begin the traditional Loving Kindness meditation practice of repeating phrases of kindness towards our most easy being for whom we care.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center July Metta Retreat

2019-07-10 Meditation: Befriending Your Inner Life 16:10
Tara Brach
This meditation establishes a gentle and caring presence through bringing the image and felt sense of a smile to various domains in the body. We then settle with the breath, and practice relaxing with whatever arises, letting life be just as it is. The underlying intention is to regard all experience with a clear, interested and friendly attention. The gift is a homecoming to our naturally loving presence.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2019-07-08 Understanding Impermanence - Week 3 - Meditation 30:04
Mark Nunberg
Common Ground Meditation Center Buddhist Studies Course - Understanding Impermanence

2019-07-06 Guided Meditation and Talk: Why Do We Meditate? 1:13:44
Ayya Jitindriya
Santi Forest Monastery

2019-07-06 10 guided meditation: dyad practice, mindfulness of mind 21:24
Jill Shepherd
Working in pairs naming mind-states out loud using just one word; separately for four minutes each, then alternating back and forth
Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre Transforming Fear into Fearlessness

2019-07-06 07 guided meditation: body, breathing, choiceless awareness 14:46
Jill Shepherd
A short guided meditation beginning with physical sensations and the breath, opening to choiceless awareness, orienting to kindness and metta
Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre Transforming Fear into Fearlessness

2019-07-06 Bringing Curiosity to Feeling Tone 64:41
Sebene Selassie
A meditation on bringing a curious and kind awareness to pleasant, unpleasant and neutral.
Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center Meditation Retreat for People of Color

2019-07-04 The 4 Foundations of Mindfulness 59:55
Bonnie Duran
This talk reviews the 4 foundations of mindfulness and breath meditation.
Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center Meditation Retreat for People of Color

2019-07-03 Meditation: Receiving Life in Open, Awake Awareness 19:44
Tara Brach
This meditation awakens a receptive attention to the senses, starting with physical sensations and opening to sound. Then we sense how open awake awareness is receiving the moment to moment arising and passing life. In the final part of the practice, we explore how awake awareness is receiving the experience of our heart and offer blessings to our inner life and all living beings.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2019-07-03 Guided Meditation on Compassion 56:53
bruni dávila
Karuna - Compassion
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Carrying the Lamp of Our Ancestors' Wisdom and Heart: A Time of Healing and Creating Legacies - Annual People of Color (POC) Retreat

2019-07-02 Day 1 Morning Instructions Part 2: Walking Meditation Instructions and Alternatives (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 13:57
Dawn Mauricio
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Carrying the Lamp of Our Ancestors' Wisdom and Heart: A Time of Healing and Creating Legacies - Annual People of Color (POC) Retreat

2019-06-30 Guided Lovingkindness Meditation 40:28
Mark Nunberg
Common Ground Meditation Center

2019-06-30 Clouds in the Sky - Meditation on Thoughts 32:56
Sebene Selassie
Working with thoughts by witnessing their arising and passing away.
Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center Belonging, Connection and Nature: Coming Home Together

2019-06-29 Q&A and Equanimity Meditation (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 38:18
Diana Winston, Alex Haley
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Mindfulness for Everyone, The Basics and Beyond without the Hype

2019-06-29 06 guided meditation: exploring physical sensations of anxiety and the antidote of metta 31:54
Jill Shepherd
Working in groups of three, each person taking three minutes to name out loud the physical sensations of social anxiety; then a short guided metta meditation before continuing to name out loud the physical sensations associated with metta/kindness
Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre Transforming Fear into Fearlessness

2019-06-29 03 meditation: body sitting, breathing 13:49
Jill Shepherd
A short guided meditation with an emphasis on settling and soothing the body, heart, mind before starting a study class
Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre Transforming Fear into Fearlessness

2019-06-29 The Heart that Responds: Compassion Meditation 26:45
Sebene Selassie
Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center Belonging, Connection and Nature: Coming Home Together

2019-06-28 Forgiveness: guided meditation 34:28
Pascal Auclair
True North Insight A Heart That Resonates

2019-06-28 Loving Kindness Meditation 30:19
Jean Esther
In this practice, we offer loving kindness to someone who is dear to us plus easy to care about. It could be anyone, including our pets.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Teen Retreat

2019-06-26 Meditation: Awakening Our Full Aliveness 20:23
Tara Brach
We cut off from our aliveness when we are lost in thoughts and on auto pilot. This meditation arouses a receptivity to sensation from “the inside out,” opens the awareness to sound, and then invites a full resting in receptive, dynamic presence (from the archives).
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2019-06-26 Being Seen with the Eyes of Compassion - Guided Meditation & Chanting 46:18
Catherine McGee
Gaia House Finding True Refuge in a Modern World

2019-06-24 Understanding Impermanence - Week 1 - Meditation 27:08
Mark Nunberg
Common Ground Meditation Center Buddhist Studies Course - Understanding Impermanence

2019-06-24 Morality: A Beautiful, Powerful and Nimble Balance of the Heart - Evening Session - Meditation 33:57
Mark Nunberg
Common Ground Meditation Center Weekly Dharma Series

2019-06-24 The Seven Factors of Awakening & Temporary Liberation of the Mind 40:03
Ayya Santacitta
Guided Meditation
Canmore Theravada Buddhist Community

2019-06-24 This Could Be my Last Breath 34:06
Ayya Santacitta
Guided Meditation
Canmore Theravada Buddhist Community

2019-06-24 On Lineage and Offering; Guided Meditation 43:11
Catherine McGee
Gaia House Finding True Refuge in a Modern World

2019-06-23 The Brahmavihara & Temporary Liberation of the Mind 35:09
Ayya Santacitta
Guided Meditation
Canmore Theravada Buddhist Community

2019-06-23 First Instructions and Short Guided Meditation 64:17
Catherine McGee
Gaia House Finding True Refuge in a Modern World

2019-06-22 Meditation of the Elements & Temporary Liberation of the Mind 40:48
Ayya Santacitta
Guided Meditation
Canmore Theravada Buddhist Community

2019-06-22 Radiating Metta With Light Imagery 60:35
Amana Brembry Johnson
There are many doorways into metta practice. This doorway of practice is through guided meditation with 3-D imagery.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center People of Color Retreat

2019-06-22 02 instructions: written exercises exploring fear 17:44
Jill Shepherd
Instructions for doing two written exercises, exploring fear in the context of daily life then in the context of meditation and dharma practice
Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre

2019-06-21 Guided Meditation: Body and Space (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 39:00
Matthew Brensilver
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Spring Insight Meditation Retreat

2019-06-19 Meditation: Wakeful, Open Awareness 19:38
Tara Brach
When we awaken our senses, we can sense in the background a wakeful openness that is our true home. This meditation guides us by first attending to the space, aliveness and awareness that fills the body, and then by sensing how interior and exterior space is continuous, and suffused with the light of awareness.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2019-06-19 Q&A 2:07:10
Ajahn Achalo
Questions are précised. Q1 0:00 - Could you explain the meaning of mind? Q2 14:29 - When watching the breath, continuous attention is difficult due to the interference of thinking. How can we overcome this? Q3 28:14 - What are the basic techniques of meditation for a beginner Q4 39:12 - Before starting meditation should we practice yoga to train our mind? Q5 40:52 During breath awareness meditation, should we take the breath consciously, or see the natural process of breathing? Q6 42:00 Can you explain the process of metta meditation and how it helps to overcome anger, frustration and resentment. Q7: 46:00 What is mindfulness meditation? How is it practiced? Can we practice it while working in the office? Q8 52:36 I have acute pain in the knees and ankles when I sit. Are there any exercises that would help? Q9 56:12 When I meditate I usually feel sleepy. Why is this? Q10 1:00:19 When I meditate I see colours and lights, hear the sounds and feel fully aware of what is happening around me. What is this state? Q11 1:02:51 When I meditate my thought processes get very sharp, and more and more very good ideas seem to come into my mind. Hence, now I know I am fond of thinking rather than meditating. Please advise me. Q12 1:13:02 How can we shift from samatha to vipassana meditation? How long will it take a beginner to practice vipassana? Q13 1:20:50 How can we identify the improvements and development of mental states we've achieved as a result? Q14 1:26:50 During meditation I see a lot of incidents / situations mentally, which I have never experienced in day-to-day life. What is this? Q15 1:29:32 When I go to bed I usually try to pay attention to my breath. Is this good or will it negatively affect my sitting meditation? Q16 1:30:29 How long one should practice meditation to achieve samadhi? May I know a program or meditation schedule in order to achieve this state? Q 17 1:33:15 I joined a new company that meditates 15 minutes before work daily. Why I didn't get this opportunity before? Was it an effect of my kamma?
Colombo

2019-06-17 Sila and Soul (Part 9) 1:10:03
Rob Burbea
The talks in this series were recorded by Rob at his home. As well as addressing and inquiring into common Dharma themes such as emptiness, ethics, Awakening, and tradition, they attempt to clarify or explore further various aspects and implications of some of the Soulmaking Dharma teachings and practices, including their bearing on some of those common Dharma themes. PLEASE NOTE: Although not all of it, much of the material presented here will only be properly comprehended when there is already some basis of preparatory experience and understanding of Soulmaking Dharma, in addition to a good working familiarity with Insight Meditation.
Gaia House Four Circles, Four Parables of Stone and Light

2019-06-16 Sila and Soul (Part 8) 1:54:15
Rob Burbea
The talks in this series were recorded by Rob at his home. As well as addressing and inquiring into common Dharma themes such as emptiness, ethics, Awakening, and tradition, they attempt to clarify or explore further various aspects and implications of some of the Soulmaking Dharma teachings and practices, including their bearing on some of those common Dharma themes. PLEASE NOTE: Although not all of it, much of the material presented here will only be properly comprehended when there is already some basis of preparatory experience and understanding of Soulmaking Dharma, in addition to a good working familiarity with Insight Meditation.
Gaia House Four Circles, Four Parables of Stone and Light

2019-06-15 Sila and Soul (Part 7) 1:19:56
Rob Burbea
The talks in this series were recorded by Rob at his home. As well as addressing and inquiring into common Dharma themes such as emptiness, ethics, Awakening, and tradition, they attempt to clarify or explore further various aspects and implications of some of the Soulmaking Dharma teachings and practices, including their bearing on some of those common Dharma themes. PLEASE NOTE: Although not all of it, much of the material presented here will only be properly comprehended when there is already some basis of preparatory experience and understanding of Soulmaking Dharma, in addition to a good working familiarity with Insight Meditation.
Gaia House Four Circles, Four Parables of Stone and Light

2019-06-15 Day 5 Elements Meditation (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 32:11
Mark Coleman
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Awake in the Wild

2019-06-14 Sila and Soul (Part 6) 67:56
Rob Burbea
The talks in this series were recorded by Rob at his home. As well as addressing and inquiring into common Dharma themes such as emptiness, ethics, Awakening, and tradition, they attempt to clarify or explore further various aspects and implications of some of the Soulmaking Dharma teachings and practices, including their bearing on some of those common Dharma themes. PLEASE NOTE: Although not all of it, much of the material presented here will only be properly comprehended when there is already some basis of preparatory experience and understanding of Soulmaking Dharma, in addition to a good working familiarity with Insight Meditation.
Gaia House Four Circles, Four Parables of Stone and Light

2019-06-14 Guided Meditation on Kind Presence & Metta 41:34
Gavin Milne
Gaia House Embodying the Awakened Heart

2019-06-13 Sila and Soul (Part 5) 2:06:14
Rob Burbea
The talks in this series were recorded by Rob at his home. As well as addressing and inquiring into common Dharma themes such as emptiness, ethics, Awakening, and tradition, they attempt to clarify or explore further various aspects and implications of some of the Soulmaking Dharma teachings and practices, including their bearing on some of those common Dharma themes. PLEASE NOTE: Although not all of it, much of the material presented here will only be properly comprehended when there is already some basis of preparatory experience and understanding of Soulmaking Dharma, in addition to a good working familiarity with Insight Meditation.
Gaia House Four Circles, Four Parables of Stone and Light

2019-06-13 Guided Loving Kindness Meditation 42:25
Yanai Postelnik
Gaia House Embodying the Awakened Heart

2019-06-13 Instructions and Guided Meditation 44:47
Gavin Milne
Gaia House Embodying the Awakened Heart

2019-06-12 Sila and Soul (Part 4) 1:13:56
Rob Burbea
The talks in this series were recorded by Rob at his home. As well as addressing and inquiring into common Dharma themes such as emptiness, ethics, Awakening, and tradition, they attempt to clarify or explore further various aspects and implications of some of the Soulmaking Dharma teachings and practices, including their bearing on some of those common Dharma themes. PLEASE NOTE: Although not all of it, much of the material presented here will only be properly comprehended when there is already some basis of preparatory experience and understanding of Soulmaking Dharma, in addition to a good working familiarity with Insight Meditation.
Gaia House Four Circles, Four Parables of Stone and Light

2019-06-12 Meditation: Effortless and Wakeful Presence 16:57
Tara Brach
Striving in meditation only creates more tension in our psyche and a solidified sense of self. This meditation invites us to awaken our senses and relax back into the presence that is always and already here. From presence we spontaneously notice and allow the changing flow of experience, and sense the openness and wakefulness of our natural awareness.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2019-06-12 Instructions and Guided Meditation 44:02
Yanai Postelnik
Gaia House Embodying the Awakened Heart

2019-06-12 Impermanence & the Five Subjects of Frequent Recollection 41:46
Ayya Santacitta
Guided Meditation
Cloud Mountain Retreat Center

2019-06-11 Sila and Soul (Part 3) 1:50:31
Rob Burbea
The talks in this series were recorded by Rob at his home. As well as addressing and inquiring into common Dharma themes such as emptiness, ethics, Awakening, and tradition, they attempt to clarify or explore further various aspects and implications of some of the Soulmaking Dharma teachings and practices, including their bearing on some of those common Dharma themes. PLEASE NOTE: Although not all of it, much of the material presented here will only be properly comprehended when there is already some basis of preparatory experience and understanding of Soulmaking Dharma, in addition to a good working familiarity with Insight Meditation.
Gaia House Four Circles, Four Parables of Stone and Light

2019-06-11 Instructions, and Guided Meditation on Presence in the Body 42:16
Leela Sarti
Gaia House Embodying the Awakened Heart

2019-06-10 Sila and Soul (Part 2) 2:52:46
Rob Burbea
The talks in this series were recorded by Rob at his home. As well as addressing and inquiring into common Dharma themes such as emptiness, ethics, Awakening, and tradition, they attempt to clarify or explore further various aspects and implications of some of the Soulmaking Dharma teachings and practices, including their bearing on some of those common Dharma themes. PLEASE NOTE: Although not all of it, much of the material presented here will only be properly comprehended when there is already some basis of preparatory experience and understanding of Soulmaking Dharma, in addition to a good working familiarity with Insight Meditation.
Gaia House Four Circles, Four Parables of Stone and Light

2019-06-10 Guided Lovingkindness Meditation 36:55
Leela Sarti
Gaia House Embodying the Awakened Heart

2019-06-09 Seven Factors of Awakening & Cultivation of Refuge 29:26
Ayya Santacitta
Guided Meditation
Cloud Mountain Retreat Center

2019-06-09 Sila and Soul (Part 1) 1:45:52
Rob Burbea
The talks in this series were recorded by Rob at his home. As well as addressing and inquiring into common Dharma themes such as emptiness, ethics, Awakening, and tradition, they attempt to clarify or explore further various aspects and implications of some of the Soulmaking Dharma teachings and practices, including their bearing on some of those common Dharma themes. PLEASE NOTE: Although not all of it, much of the material presented here will only be properly comprehended when there is already some basis of preparatory experience and understanding of Soulmaking Dharma, in addition to a good working familiarity with Insight Meditation.
Gaia House Four Circles, Four Parables of Stone and Light

2019-06-09 The Healing Power of Integrity - Evening Session - Meditation 34:06
Mark Nunberg
Common Ground Meditation Center Weekly Dharma Series

2019-06-09 14 guided meditation: mudita 21:59
Jill Shepherd
A short mudita meditation incorporating experiences of gratitude offered by the retreatants
Mariposa Sangha :  Befriending the mind

2019-06-09 12 guided meditation: self-compassion 15:32
Jill Shepherd
A short guided meditation exploring compassion for oneself
Mariposa Sangha :  Befriending the mind

2019-06-09 09 guided meditation: mindfulness of body, sounds, thinking 22:21
Jill Shepherd
Guided meditation expanding mindfulness to include physical sensations, sound, mental activity then choiceless awareness
Mariposa Sangha :  Befriending the mind

2019-06-08 Dharma(s) Discovered and Created (Part 3) 1:34:15
Rob Burbea
The talks in this series were recorded by Rob at his home. As well as addressing and inquiring into common Dharma themes such as emptiness, ethics, Awakening, and tradition, they attempt to clarify or explore further various aspects and implications of some of the Soulmaking Dharma teachings and practices, including their bearing on some of those common Dharma themes. PLEASE NOTE: Although not all of it, much of the material presented here will only be properly comprehended when there is already some basis of preparatory experience and understanding of Soulmaking Dharma, in addition to a good working familiarity with Insight Meditation.
Gaia House Four Circles, Four Parables of Stone and Light

2019-06-08 08 guided metta meditation 18:39
Jill Shepherd
A short guided metta meditation using the "radiating energy" method to extend the energy of kindness in every direction
Mariposa Sangha :  Befriending the mind

2019-06-08 07 instructions: brief introduction to metta practice 10:32
Jill Shepherd
Using metta meditation as a means to develop skilful perceptions and volitional formations
Mariposa Sangha :  Befriending the mind

2019-06-08 04 guided meditation: mindfulness of the body, emphasising ease 22:43
Jill Shepherd
Mindfulness of the body as a support to develop ease and calm, through a body scan inviting physical tension to release wherever possible
Mariposa Sangha :  Befriending the mind

2019-06-08 01 short guided meditation: mindfulness of body and breathing 15:20
Jill Shepherd
Short guided meditation beginning with mindfulness of body and mindfulness of breathing, to help settle in to the workshop
Mariposa Sangha :  Befriending the mind

2019-06-07 Dharma(s) Discovered and Created (Part 2) 1:16:44
Rob Burbea
The talks in this series were recorded by Rob at his home. As well as addressing and inquiring into common Dharma themes such as emptiness, ethics, Awakening, and tradition, they attempt to clarify or explore further various aspects and implications of some of the Soulmaking Dharma teachings and practices, including their bearing on some of those common Dharma themes. PLEASE NOTE: Although not all of it, much of the material presented here will only be properly comprehended when there is already some basis of preparatory experience and understanding of Soulmaking Dharma, in addition to a good working familiarity with Insight Meditation.
Gaia House Four Circles, Four Parables of Stone and Light

2019-06-06 Dharma(s) Discovered and Created (Part 1) 2:24:45
Rob Burbea
The talks in this series were recorded by Rob at his home. As well as addressing and inquiring into common Dharma themes such as emptiness, ethics, Awakening, and tradition, they attempt to clarify or explore further various aspects and implications of some of the Soulmaking Dharma teachings and practices, including their bearing on some of those common Dharma themes. PLEASE NOTE: Although not all of it, much of the material presented here will only be properly comprehended when there is already some basis of preparatory experience and understanding of Soulmaking Dharma, in addition to a good working familiarity with Insight Meditation.
Gaia House Four Circles, Four Parables of Stone and Light

2019-06-06 Morning Instructions Day 4 Mindfulness of thought (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 51:57
Debra Chamberlin-Taylor
Guided Meditation on Mindfulness of thought. It begins with listening.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Awakening Joy

2019-06-05 The Phoenix of Metaphysics (Part 2) 2:15:32
Rob Burbea
The talks in this series were recorded by Rob at his home. As well as addressing and inquiring into common Dharma themes such as emptiness, ethics, Awakening, and tradition, they attempt to clarify or explore further various aspects and implications of some of the Soulmaking Dharma teachings and practices, including their bearing on some of those common Dharma themes. PLEASE NOTE: Although not all of it, much of the material presented here will only be properly comprehended when there is already some basis of preparatory experience and understanding of Soulmaking Dharma, in addition to a good working familiarity with Insight Meditation.
Gaia House Four Circles, Four Parables of Stone and Light

2019-06-05 Meditation: Breath by Breath – Relaxing with Our Life 18:10
Tara Brach
The breath can be a powerful portal to presence. This meditation guides us in relaxing with the breath, including the breath in a body scan, and then allowing the breath to serve as an anchor when the mind gets lost in thoughts. As we settle with the breath as a home base, we find we can then open to the changing waves of experience with increasing balance, clarity and ease.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2019-06-05 Mindfulness of Body 50:50
Debra Chamberlin-Taylor
A guided meditation on mindfulness of body.
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2019-06-05 From the Ordinary Habitual Mind to the Buddha-Mind 7: Transforming Our Ordinary Sense of Self 1 61:05
Donald Rothberg
After situating today’s theme in the context of the nature of the “ordinary habitual mind” and how it is transformed, we look at the fourth parameter of transformation: the nature and sense of self. We start by recognizing the often conceptually confusing nature of this area, and then proposing a primarily practical way to approach the area. We first identify the conditioned sense of self as permanent, independent, and separate, how this sense of self manifests in various ways and why this can be a problem, connected with suffering. , We then briefly suggest how the elements of such a conditioned sense of self are absent in an awakened being and how other positive qualities are present. Finally, while recognizing a number of complexities, including developmental issues, we look at two practical ways to explore and transform the conditioned sense of self: (1) by looking out for and being mindful of when there is a “thick” or “big” sense of self, and (2) finding various ways, in the flow of daily life as well as in formal meditation, to “thin” out the self, developing ways of experiencing with no or much less of a sense of self.
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