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Dharma Talks
2014-06-16 POC Sangha - June 2014 1:28:03
Gina Sharpe
New York Insight Meditation Center POC Sangha Evening

2014-06-16 Wisdom and Acceptance 58:49
Nikki Mirghafori
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2014-06-16 Guided Meditation: Acceptance of This Very Moment 36:48
Nikki Mirghafori
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2014-06-15 Don't Turn Away - The Liberating Practice Of Relationship II 48:30
Larry Rosenberg
Relationship and the urgency of self discovery. Applications during intensive practice retreats included
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center The Art of Mindful Living: Insight Meditation Retreat for Experienced Students

2014-06-15 Buddhism and the West 1:10:09
David Loy, Santikaro
Common Ground Meditation Center Weekly Dharma Series

2014-06-15 Dharma Q&A 31:25
James Baraz
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2014-06-15 Q&A 16:59
James Baraz
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2014-06-15 Dharma Q&A 17:36
James Baraz
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2014-06-15 Guided Meditation 23:12
James Baraz
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2014-06-14 Relationship and the Buddhist way 37:21
Doug Phillips
On the importance of relationship as a practice of insight and liberation
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center The Art of Mindful Living: Insight Meditation Retreat for Experienced Students

2014-06-14 The Discipline of Yoga 45:15
Helen Stephenson
Gaia House Insight Meditation and Yoga

2014-06-13 Inner Harmony, Outer Contribution 63:18
James Baraz
Integrity and contentment are not only sources of true well-being but can lead to compassionate action, another support for deep happiness.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Awakening Joy

2014-06-13 Shamatha - Vipassana and the journey of awarness 49:56
Matthew Daniell
Using the foundation of calm and steady mind to explore the unfolding of clear direct seeing (vipassana) through a dynamic approach of awareness
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center The Art of Mindful Living: Insight Meditation Retreat for Experienced Students

2014-06-13 Wisdom with the Body 47:00
Yanai Postelnik
Gaia House Insight Meditation and Yoga

2014-06-13 Abandoning 52:51
Sayadaw Vivekananda
Abandoning unvirtuous conduct, unwholesome states. Five kinds of abandoning.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge May 15 - June 30, 2014 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2014-06-13 Dharma Practice in the Context of the Great Turning 52:05
Pascal Auclair
True North Insight Awakening the Political Body: Integrating Embodied Vipassana Practice in a World that Needs Our Engagement

2014-06-12 Joy of Awakening 64:35
Howard Cohn
Buddha's Awakening and Path; describing the Joy of Blamelessness, the Joy of Concentration, Joy of Equanimity, Joy of Awareness to the Unconditioned.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Awakening Joy

2014-06-12 Don't Turn Away - The Liberating Practice Of Relationship 48:41
Larry Rosenberg
Relationship and the urgency of self discovery. Applications during intensive practice retreats included
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center The Art of Mindful Living: Insight Meditation Retreat for Experienced Students

2014-06-12 The practice of generosity and the difference between Dana and Caga 48:06
Kate Munding
Dana is the very practical act of giving. Caga literally means giving up, abandonment, and it is an indication that the grip one has on one's possessions is loosened by Caga.
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley IMCB Regular Talks

2014-06-12 Embodied Yoga Practice 46:12
Helen Stephenson
Gaia House Insight Meditation and Yoga

2014-06-12 Forgiveness 25:51
James Baraz
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Awakening Joy

2014-06-11 Opening Talk and Instructions 41:18
Doug Phillips
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center The Art of Mindful Living: Insight Meditation Retreat for Experienced Students

2014-06-11 L'incapacité qu'ont les choses de nous satisfaire 58:31
Pascal Auclair
True North Insight TNI Regular Talks

2014-06-11 Placing Attention on Joy and Love 59:23
Debra Chamberlin-Taylor
Stories of Ram Dass and guided exercise on exploring the subtle sensations of joy and love.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Awakening Joy

2014-06-11 Freedom and Happiness in Daily Life 1:16:54
Tara Brach
How you live today is how you live your life. This talk explores different meditative practices and teachings that help us reconnect with and nurture presence in the midst of the array of daily stressors.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2014-06-11 Meeting the Challenges, Working with the Hindrances 46:56
Yanai Postelnik
Gaia House Insight Meditation and Yoga

2014-06-11 Mindfulness of Postures 58:05
Sayadaw Vivekananda
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge May 15 - June 30, 2014 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2014-06-11 The Roots of Our Practice 4 - The Thai Forest Tradition 2 65:23
Donald Rothberg
We get to know in part through images, the teachers and practices of the Thai Forest Tradition and then focus on four aspects of their teaching.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks
Attached Files:
  • The Thai Forest Tradition 2 by Donald Rothberg (PDF)

2014-06-10 Three Paths to Joy 58:39
James Baraz
How mindfulness, intention and opening to suffering are pathways to true happiness.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Awakening Joy

2014-06-10 Reiki 48:03
Bhante Bodhidhamma
date estimated
Satipanya Retreat Centre

2014-06-10 The Gifts of Practice 35:04
Howard Cohn
Mission Dharma

2014-06-09 Mindful Happiness 59:02
Sally Armstrong
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2014-06-09 Impermanence 64:52
Sayadaw Vivekananda
Understanding the nature of impermanence - textual and in practice
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge May 15 - June 30, 2014 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2014-06-07 The Endless End 58:51
Eugene Cash
Maranasati , Mindfulness of Death, reveals the potential for awakening as we live our life and open to the normalcy of death.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Aging as Spiritual Opportunity

2014-06-07 The Bricks and Mortar of Forgiveness 11:29
Ayya Medhanandi
A short reflection on forgiveness - what we can do when we just can't forgive. How do we deal with difficult past relationships when forgiveness seems impossible? Examining our expectations in relationship and our capacity to forgive when others have let us down - without judgment of anyone including ourselves - we start to open into compassion. Let's give ourselves and others a second chance.
Canmore Theravada Buddhist Community

2014-06-06 Compassion Repairs the World 55:12
Anna Douglas
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Aging as Spiritual Opportunity

2014-06-06 The Ten Imperfections Of Insight - Part II 62:14
Sayadaw Vivekananda
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge May 15 - June 30, 2014 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2014-06-05 Devotion in Dharma Practice, Part 2 48:14
James Baraz
Although devotion plays a significant role in Monastic Communities and Tibetan practices it's not something that's often discussed in lay communities. Yet devotion can be a major source of inspiration which can fuel our practice.
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley IMCB Regular Talks

2014-06-05 Developing a Wise Relationship to the Flow of Change 51:36
Grove Burnett
Or -- It is not what we are faced with in life that is really important but how we handle it.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Aging as Spiritual Opportunity

2014-06-05 Moving Into Meditation: Week 4 1:54:42
Anne Cushman
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Moving Into Meditation

2014-06-05 The Threefold Bliss 50:18
Gloria Taraniya Ambrosia
The talk explores worldly or human happiness, celestial or heavenly happiness and transcendent happiness or Nibbana.
Barre Center for Buddhist Studies Integrated Study and Practice Program, Session 3 (ISPP3)

2014-06-04 Quand la conscience s'intéresse à la conscience 51:19
Pascal Auclair
True North Insight TNI Regular Talks

2014-06-04 Lions At The Temple Gates: Protecting The Integrity Of Our Practice 57:49
Jesse Maceo Vega-Frey
A discussion of appropriate conditions that support our practice and retreat in the world.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Liberation of Heart and Mind: Insight Meditation and Lovingkindness Retreat

2014-06-04 Awakening from Virtual Reality 1:22:24
Tara Brach
This talk looks at the power our virtual reality of thoughts can hold over our lives. We then explore how bringing mindful awareness to thinking enables us to heal historical wounding and discover who we are beyond the self-story in our mind. We don’t have to believe our thoughts - they are "real but not true!"
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2014-06-04 Paradox of Dharma 61:32
Eugene Cash
Things are not what they seem Nor are they otherwise - Buddha This talk explored the role and dynamic of paradox in Buddhist teaching and practice. We looked at the paradox inherent in the experience of the three characteristics -- anicca (impermanence), dukkha (suffering) and anatta (self and not self). As we relax with the paradoxical experience the three characteristics become portals to awakening.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Aging as Spiritual Opportunity

2014-06-04 Wise Reflection and Right Thinking 44:56
George Mumford
Cambridge Insight Meditation Center

2014-06-04 The Ten Imperfections Of Insight - Part I 53:32
Sayadaw Vivekananda
Illumination, knowledge, joy, calmness
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge May 15 - June 30, 2014 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2014-06-04 The Flame Of Love And Longing 60:03
Pamela Weiss

2014-06-04 The Roots of Our Practice 3 - The Thai Forest Tradition, I 67:09
Donald Rothberg
We explore briefly the history of Thai Buddhism, and thus focus especially on the lives, practice, and core teachings of Ajahn Mun and Ajahn Chah and the Thai "forest Tradition" more generally.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks
Attached Files:
  • Thai Roots by Donald Rothberg (PDF)

2014-06-04 Nuns' Tea and the First Noble Truth 39:40
Gloria Taraniya Ambrosia
Using a simple example of stress in every day life, this talk examines the Buddha’s teaching on the first noble truth – particularly, “having to associate with things we don’t like, be separated from things we like, and not get what we want.” It considers the insights that accompany opening to this truth.
Barre Center for Buddhist Studies Integrated Study and Practice Program, Session 3 (ISPP3)

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