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2015-02-25 From Dragons to Schmoos - Meeting Life with Compassionate Presence 1:13:23

Tara Brach

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The trance of unworthiness is sustained by our aversion to the dragons - the difficult emotions and related behaviors that are a deeply conditioned part of the human experience. In this talk we explore the awakening that is possible as we recognize our reactive patterns and instead of judgment, offer a loving and healing presence.

Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC : IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2015-02-18 Thinning of the Self 3 67:32
Donald Rothberg	Download Listen
After a brief review of the last two talks - on the general theme of "not-self" and two ways of practicing (opening to the flow of experience, examining the "thick" self) we look at further ways of practicing including being aware of the particular constituents without adding "my" and "mine"; cultivating heart practices such as lovingkindness, compassion, forgiveness and empathy and opening to a "pure awareness" what has been called in the Thai Forest tradition, the "primal" or "radiant" mind.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Monday and Wednesday Talks

2015-02-16 Brahma Viharas Day 16 38:58
Bonnie Duran	Download Listen
Karuna Compassion Practice
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : February Insight Meditation Retreat

2015-02-15 Morning Instructions 62:47
Anushka Fernandopulle	Download Listen
Taking refuge, remembering compassion, seeing impermanence, not self, unsatisfactoriness, (3 characteristics - anicca, anatta, dukkha)
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Heartfelt Wisdom: Insight and Lovingkindness Retreat

2015-02-14 Guided Meditation - Compassion 30:08
Pascal Auclair	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Heartfelt Wisdom: Insight and Lovingkindness Retreat

2015-02-14 Compassionate awareness, Balanced Awareness 45:37
Anushka Fernandopulle	Download Listen
Reflecting on care and balance in our retreat
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Heartfelt Wisdom: Insight and Lovingkindness Retreat

2015-02-14 Brahma Viharas Day 14 42:09
Brian Lesage	Download Listen
Compassion-Self and Benefactor
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : February Insight Meditation Retreat

2015-02-13 Brahma Vihara Day 13 42:28
Greg Scharf	Download Listen
Compassion/Karuna - self
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : February Insight Meditation Retreat

2015-02-12 Working with the Discursive Mind 55:40
Sally Armstrong	Download Listen
Papanca is the Pali word for the Mind that observes, fantasizes and tells stories. Often these mind states are accompanied by craving, aversion and a strong sense of self. Bringing mindfulness and compassion to this experience can help us lesson how often we get lost in it.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : February Insight Meditation Retreat

2015-02-12 Continuing our exploration of the Brahma Viharas, 2nd in a series of 4: Karuna (Compassion) 57:52
Kate Munding	Download Listen
Series talks: 1. Metta (Loving Kindness) 2. *** Karuna (Compassion 3. Mudita (Joy with others) 4. Upekkha (Equanimity)
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley : IMCB Regular Talks

2015-02-08 Compassion, guided meditation, Q&A 30:07
Pascal Auclair	Download Listen
True North Insight : A Soft and Radical Transformation of the Heart

2015-02-05 "Meeting our dukkha with mind and heart - How the Brahma Viharas give our awareness the strength and openness to stay with the difficult." Brahma Viharas Series Talk 1st out of 4: Metta (Loving Kindness) 52:25
Kate Munding	Download Listen
Series talks: 1. *** Metta (Loving Kindness) 2. Karuna (Compassion 3. Mudita (Joy with others) 4. Upekkha (Equanimity)
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley : IMCB Regular Talks

2015-01-29 Compassion 63:02
Chris Cullen	Download Listen
Reflections on compassion as resonance and appropriate responsiveness.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Mindfulness, Insight, Liberation: The Foundations of Mindfulness-Based Modalities and Research

2015-01-28 Suffering and Gratitude 53:14
Norman Fischer	Download Listen
Developing compassion requires us to learn to face pain rather than run from it. Gratitude practice helps us to see that we are connected to every thing- Good and bad. In the end we're grateful even for our pain, which turns out to be the gateway to a deeper love.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Developing Compassion: The Fruit of Our Practice

2015-01-28 Compassionate Awareness 56:37
Mark Coleman	Download Listen
Integrating the qualities of kindness and mindfulness provides the capacity to be with a range of experience in ourselves and others with wisdom and ease.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Natural Radiance: The Liberating Power of Awareness

2015-01-26 Bodhisattva Vision 60:33
Norman Fischer	Download Listen
Suffering is pervasive-there's no escape. But we all suffer together in exactly the same way, so we are close to one another. Bodhisattvas know this means love and compassion are the most real emotions in our lives.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Developing Compassion: The Fruit of Our Practice

2015-01-25 Metta: Integrating Compassion, Day 3 43:18
Kamala Masters	Download Listen
Cloud Mountain Retreat Center : The Integration of Love and Wisdom

2015-01-17 Yoga of the Heart 39:10
Thanissara	Download Listen
An inner attitude of love, compassion, attunement to goodness, and deep acceptance in the face of obstruction.
Dharmagiri : Being Dharma Month Long at Dharmagiri, South Africa

2015-01-15 Lovingkindness, Compassion, and Forgiveness 65:37
Donald Rothberg	Download Listen
On Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday, we explore how to extend the awakened heart of Metta when there is pain or distress or difficulty. In particular, we examine the practices of compassion and forgiveness, with Dr. King's work and life as a reference point.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Metta

2015-01-15 Attitude of Kindness & Great Compassion Ceremony 33:44
Thanissara	Download Listen
Explanation (in brief) of Kuan Yin Great Compassion & Renewal Ceremony - Cultivating kindness in relationship to our experience.
Dharmagiri : Being Dharma Month Long at Dharmagiri, South Africa

2015-01-15 Compassionate Transformation 43:57
Thanissara	Download Listen
Journey through shadow, understanding sankhara - patterning, and the patient and challenging process of compassionate relationship. Mr Mandela's journey into "I love you all"
Dharmagiri : Being Dharma Month Long at Dharmagiri, South Africa

2015-01-14 Compassionate Transformation 43:57
Thanissara	Download Listen
Journey through shadow, understanding sankhara - patterning, and the patient and challenging process of compassionate relationship. Mr Mandela's journey into "I love you all"
Dharmagiri : Being Dharma Month Long at Dharmagiri, South Africa

2014-12-31 The Bodhisattva Path: "If you knew me, and truly knew yourself, you would not have killed me." 60:42
Hugh Byrne	Download Listen
The bodhisattva path involves a training of our hearts to abandon unskillful states and cultivate qualities of love, compassion, and forgiveness--and envision actions to transform the suffering of others and the world. In the Rwandan genocide and the triumph of freedom and democracy in South Africa we see the suffering that comes from cultivating fear and hatred, and the potential for freedom and peace that results from cultivating forgiveness, compassion, and love. These recent events remind us how much our actions matter, and invite us to become bodhisattvas, committed to the awakening and freedom of all beings.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC : 2014 IMCW New Year Retreat: Awakening the Heart of Compassion

2014-12-31 Compassionate Approaches to Practice 47:11
Jake Dartington	Download Listen
Gaia House : New Year's Retreat

2014-12-19 The Heart of Mindfulness: The Four Foundations and The Divine Abodes 63:22
Heather Sundberg	Download Listen
This talk brings together the awakened states of metta, compassion, joy and equanimity into our Four Foundations of Mindfulness practice. Filled with stories, laughter and song.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Insight Meditation Solstice Retreat