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Dharma Talks
2015-12-02 Q&A 68:02
Joseph Goldstein
A recording of young Dhammaruwan played near the beginning and at end
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2015-12-02 "One Who Set Out to Study Fear" 66:18
Donald Rothberg
An exploration of the importance, personally and socially, of practicing with fear. We work especially with these tools: (1) mindfulness and the study of fear (What is fear? How does it manifest in the body, emotions, and thinking); (2) heart practices like metta and compassion; and (3) developing wise and skillful responses.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2015-12-01 Launching your Loving-Kindness Practice 61:24
Tempel Smith
An opening night talk of a metta retreat combining Loving-Kindness practice and Qi Gong.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center In the Presence of Love: Metta and Qigong Retreat

2015-12-01 Wise Speech 50:55
Brian Lesage
This talk offers reflections about wise speech in the context at the end of a retreat and the context of our lives in general.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2015-12-01 What are you practicing 40:10
Howard Cohn
Mission Dharma

2015-12-01 The Healing Power Of Hospitality 50:00
Caroline Jones
This talk explores the importance of hospitality and welcome in our practice and in creating communities of care and respect.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge December 2015 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2015-11-30 Sila, Samadhi, Panna - Forces In Our Heart 55:35
Bonnie Duran
This talk discusses the 8-fold path of practice and the necessity of cultivating these forces in our life.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2015-11-30 A Life of Service 57:23
Mark Coleman
Dharma talk from Monday Night Meditation from November 30, 2015
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2015-11-29 Applying Dhamma to Climate Change and Keeping a Positive Mind 43:44
Ayya Santussika
Insight Meditation Center

2015-11-29 Parami - The Ten Perfections - Right Effort - Week 5 56:20
Mark Nunberg
Five strategies for abandoning unwholesome mind states that have arisen
Common Ground Meditation Center Weekly Dharma Series
In collection: Dharma Series - Parami - The Ten Perfections

2015-11-28 The Path in a Finger Snap 63:18
Kittisaro
Cultivating agility in practice. Calming, focusing on change, letting go into emptiness. Welcoming all conditions, kindness and compassion. The balance of letting go and embracing. Opening to the mystery.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Thanksgiving Insight Retreat

2015-11-28 Q&A with Ayya Anandabodhi and Ayya Santacitta 45:02
Ayya Anandabodhi
This Q&A session is from - Giving Thanks - a daylong at Spirit Rock on Saturday, November 28th with Ayya Anandabodhi and Ayya Santacitta. On this Thanksgiving weekend, celebrating the great flow of gratitude and generosity that is sustaining life in every moment
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2015-11-28 The Skill of Gratitude 25:48
Ayya Santacitta
This talk is from - Giving Thanks - a daylong at Spirit Rock on Saturday, November 28th with Ayya Anandabodhi and Ayya Santacitta. On this Thanksgiving weekend, celebrating the great flow of gratitude and generosity that is sustaining life in every moment
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2015-11-28 Gratitude for the Web of Life - a guided sitting meditation 41:03
Ayya Santacitta
This talk is from - Giving Thanks - a daylong at Spirit Rock on Saturday, November 28th with Ayya Anandabodhi and Ayya Santacitta. On this Thanksgiving weekend, celebrating the great flow of gratitude and generosity that is sustaining life in every moment
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2015-11-28 Gratitude for this Body - a guided standing meditation 12:01
Ayya Anandabodhi
This talk is from - Giving Thanks - a daylong at Spirit Rock on Saturday, November 28th with Ayya Anandabodhi and Ayya Santacitta. On this Thanksgiving weekend, celebrating the great flow of gratitude and generosity that is sustaining life in every moment
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2015-11-28 Living with Gratitude 22:13
Ayya Anandabodhi
This talk is from - Giving Thanks - a daylong at Spirit Rock on Saturday, November 28th with Ayya Anandabodhi and Ayya Santacitta. On this Thanksgiving weekend, celebrating the great flow of gratitude and generosity that is sustaining life in every moment
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2015-11-28 Morning Instructions, Day 8 61:05
Jaya Rudgard
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Thanksgiving Insight Retreat

2015-11-27 Sila Makes Everybody Happy 62:51
Rebecca Bradshaw
Discusses attuning to our inner moral compass, how meditation supports this.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2015-11-27 On Faith 54:58
Kirsten Kratz
Gaia House November Solitary

2015-11-27 Morning Instructions, Day 7 58:30
Thanissara
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Thanksgiving Insight Retreat

2015-11-26 Opening to Mystery: The Evolutionary Journey Home 61:35
Sebene Selassie
with Thanissara: Trusting the intuitive mind through embodied awareness. Honoring the importance of indigenous knowledge.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Thanksgiving Insight Retreat

2015-11-26 Grateful Heart, Connected Heart 55:26
Erin Treat
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2015-11-26 Morning Instructions; Day 6 54:06
Kittisaro
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Thanksgiving Insight Retreat

2015-11-25 Nibbana: The Homecoming 59:40
Kittisaro
Realization of the unchanging through seeing change. Peace here and now, in the midst of conditions.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Thanksgiving Insight Retreat

2015-11-25 The Mystery Of It All 50:29
Brian Lesage
This talk explores the dimension of mystery of our spiritual journey
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2015-11-25 Feeling Gratitude, Giving Love - Thanksgiving 2015 1:20:09
Tara Brach
Like breathing in and breathing out, gratitude and generosity allow us to live fully. This talks explores what blocks these natural capacities, and three pathways of nourishing a grateful and giving heart.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2015-11-25 Question and Answer Session 48:24
Yanai Postelnik
Gaia House November Solitary

2015-11-25 Morning Instructions, Day 5 58:06
Jaya Rudgard
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Thanksgiving Insight Retreat

2015-11-25 "Big Mind" Guided Meditation 44:05
Joseph Goldstein
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2015-11-24 Célébrer l’égo pour qu’il se dissipe dans la joie 36:42
Pascal Auclair
True North Insight TNI Regular Talks

2015-11-24 Seeing Through the Net of Illusion 47:55
Jaya Rudgard
The three characteristics of Anicca, Dukkha and Anatta that offer keys to our freedom.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Thanksgiving Insight Retreat

2015-11-24 The Third Noble Truth 57:33
Joseph Goldstein
This talk outlines two perspectives (Abhidhamma and sutta) on stream entry.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2015-11-24 Thank You 36:12
Howard Cohn
Mission Dharma

2015-11-24 Instructions (8 min) et méditation assise guidée (20 min) 30:14
Pascal Auclair
True North Insight TNI Regular Talks

2015-11-24 Practice Tips 62:59
Winnie Nazarko
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge November 2015 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2015-11-24 Brahma Viharas 46:09
Christina Feldman
Gaia House November Solitary

2015-11-24 Morning Instructions, Day 4 60:54
Thanissara
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Thanksgiving Insight Retreat

2015-11-23 The Happiness of the Buddha 47:52
Thanissara
Balance between samadhi and vipassana; hindrances as cause for liberation; teachings of Ajahn Chah.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Thanksgiving Insight Retreat

2015-11-23 Morning Instructions Day 3 56:33
Kittisaro
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Thanksgiving Insight Retreat

2015-11-22 Samadhi and the Here and Now Dharma 51:28
Kittisaro
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Thanksgiving Insight Retreat

2015-11-22 Distortions of the Mind and Retreat Practice 51:23
Bonnie Duran
This talks covers the Vipallasa and what distortions retreats are likely to trigger.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2015-11-22 Sowing Grace 22:07
Ayya Medhanandi
Toronto Buddhist Community (TBC)
Satipaññā Insight Meditation Toronto

2015-11-22 Many Intersections – Reflections & Guided Meditation 19:02
Ayya Medhanandi
Just like the Buddha, we have the potential to touch the Truth with our own mind if we follow the precise instructions he has given us. No doubt, we will cross many intersections and, at each one, we must patiently examine the state of the heart, discerning what is harmful and what is wholesome in everything we face. In this way, we gain the benefits of wisdom, happiness, and inner peace. A talk given at Toronto Theravada Buddhist Community in 2015.
Toronto Theravada Buddhist Community (TBC)

2015-11-22 In the Domain of No Fear 18:32
Ayya Medhanandi
The Buddha himself touched the Truth with his own mind. And so can we. It’s a purifying, intimate process - internal, invisible and crossing many intersections. At each one, we patiently examine the state of the heart, discerning what is harmful and what is wholesome in everything we face. The way opens for us to enter the domain of no fear and receive the gifts of wisdom, peace, and the heart’s unshakeable freedom.
Toronto Theravada Buddhist Community (TBC)

2015-11-22 Morning Instructions, Day 2 53:44
Jaya Rudgard
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Thanksgiving Insight Retreat

2015-11-22 Fictitious Noodles 21:21
Ayya Medhanandi
What are we doing on this planet? How do we cope with feelings of fear? Can we observe wisely and penetrate through the fictions of the mind? To abandon them, we must understand them. Ayyā Medhānandī coaches us to investigate emotions like fear and anger, viewing their characteristics as tiny fragments of physical sensation and learning how to refresh the mind in one instant. Then we touch the space of non-fear, serenity and joy within us. A talk given at Toronto Theravada Buddhist Community in 2015.
Toronto Theravada Buddhist Community (TBC)

2015-11-22 Parami - The Ten Perfections - Right Effort - Week 4 52:33
Mark Nunberg
Four Exertions: preventing, abandoning, developing and maintaining
Common Ground Meditation Center Weekly Dharma Series
In collection: Dharma Series - Parami - The Ten Perfections

2015-11-21 Recognizing and Empowering the Five Faculties 49:12
Jaya Rudgard
Getting to know the five faculties of faith, energy, mindfullness, concentration and wisdom that make up the meditating mind.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Thanksgiving Insight Retreat

2015-11-21 Why Do Beings Live In Hate? 29:37
Ayya Medhanandi
Has there ever been a time when the world was not filled with fear and violence? Millenia ago just as now, humans have been bound in a cycle of delusion, fear, and harm. The way out is within us – learning to find the still-point in the mind, where fleeting conditions subside. Awake to the present, anxiety and clinging bow to an inner contentment and peace. We are on the Middle Way.
Satipaññā Insight Meditation Toronto

2015-11-21 Question and Answer Session 36:53
Christina Feldman
Gaia House November Solitary

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