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Dharma Talks
2013-11-21 Questions & Answers: Sankhara, Awareness, Jhana 57:52
Ajahn Sucitto
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge November 9 to December 8 2013 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2013-11-21 Anatta: Not-Self or No Unchanging Self 59:52
Nikki Mirghafori
Understanding Self As A Process: Self is an emergent property of the constituents of our experience (i.e. the five aggregates). Practices pointing to anatta are shared, followed by the connection between anatta and peace & freedom.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three Month - Part 2

2013-11-21 What it is Like to be a Human Being 1:15:06
Ajahn Sumedho
03 of 43 from Luang Por Sumedho - CD: Talks from Thailand (2008-2014)

2013-11-21 Understanding Conditions 24:34
Ajahn Sumedho
12 of 43 from Luang Por Sumedho - CD: Talks from Thailand (2008-2014)

2013-11-21 Practice in Society and Individual Conditioning 58:38
Ajahn Sumedho
30 of 43 from Luang Por Sumedho - CD: Talks from Thailand (2008-2014) 00:00 Q1: Have you ever had doubts and considered disrobing?; 03:55 Q2: What do you think of more socially, enviromentally engaged monks? 14:08 Q3 [Some people say] there is a conspiracy of the older monks against women who [they say want to] change the dhamma; 25:42 Q4 What do you think about the future of Buddhism in the west and the different interests of westerners, even some aversion to hearing about the Four Noble Truths?; 50:50 Q5 Is samsara within or also external to the mind of the individual?

2013-11-21 Experiences with Krooba Ajahns 30:22
Ajahn Sumedho
34 of 43 from Luang Por Sumedho - CD: Talks from Thailand (2008-2014)

2013-11-21 Questions and Answers 43:34
Christina Feldman
Gaia House November Solitary

2013-11-21 Calm and Insight Through Anapanasati 59:45
Ajahn Sucitto
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge November 9 to December 8 2013 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2013-11-21 Morning 43:51
Ajahn Sucitto
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge November 9 to December 8 2013 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2013-11-20 Evening Chanting 36:46
Greg Scharf
A short reflection on sharing of merit followed by chanting of Karaniya Metta Sutta in Pali and English. Meditation period ends with chanting verses of sharing and aspiration
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three Month - Part 2

2013-11-20 Questions and Answers 65:10
Joseph Goldstein
Wide range of questions. Creativity, hallucination of view, trauma, stream entry, etc.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three Month - Part 2

2013-11-20 Accessing Innate Wisdom 1:24:52
Tara Brach
Wisdom is an innate capacity, but often covered over by trance. This talk explores how we abandon ourselves as we busily seek ways to feel more worthy, loveable and safe. We then look at the pathway home, the radical non-doing and space of silence that allows wisdom and love to flow through.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2013-11-20 Getting Samadhi 35:30
Ajahn Sumedho
24 of 43 from Luang Por Sumedho - CD: Talks from Thailand (2008-2014)

2013-11-20 Distortions 1:31:43
Alex Haley
Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2013-11-20 Impermanence and Contingency 1:14:03
Sylvia Boorstein
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2013-11-20 The Indriyas: Leaders to Trust 45:33
Ajahn Sucitto
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge November 9 to December 8 2013 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2013-11-20 Morning 39:02
Ajahn Sucitto
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge November 9 to December 8 2013 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2013-11-19 What do Buddhas Know? 57:44
Ajahn Sucitto
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge November 9 to December 8 2013 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2013-11-19 Interbeing 38:52
Howard Cohn
Mission Dharma

2013-11-19 Back to Basics 46:52
Catherine McGee
Gaia House November Solitary

2013-11-19 Morning Reflection and Q&A 16:15
Greg Scharf
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three Month - Part 2

2013-11-19 Timeless Here 49:31
Ajahn Sucitto
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge November 9 to December 8 2013 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2013-11-19 Morning 48:18
Ajahn Sucitto
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge November 9 to December 8 2013 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2013-11-18 Patience 50:43
Greg Scharf
Patience is one of our best allies in meditation practice and an essential quality to develop on the path.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three Month - Part 2

2013-11-18 Freedom from the Conceit: I Am 53:51
Adrianne Ross
Explores becoming and self identity - the greater cause of happiness is freedom from the conceit I am.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Exploring Awareness

2013-11-18 Instructions on chanting the Anapanasati Sutta & Breathing into Here 38:31
Ajahn Sucitto
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge November 9 to December 8 2013 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2013-11-18 POC Sangha Evening: Nov 18, 2013 61:15
Gina Sharpe
This sitting group provides instruction in insight meditation and fosters mutual support and understanding among the growing community of people of color who find nourishment and inspiration in the practice.
New York Insight Meditation Center POC Sangha Evening

2013-11-18 The Brahmaviharas - Metta, Mudita, Karuna And Upekha 54:34
Dhammaruwan
Guided Meditation Instructions on Metta and Compassion. The heart of the path is being a good person. Expounding Metta (friendliness), Mudita (appreciative joy), Karuna (compassion) and Upekha (equanimity).
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three Month - Part 2

2013-11-18 Erasing the Psychological Thumbprint 57:06
Ajahn Sucitto
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge November 9 to December 8 2013 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2013-11-17 Hindrances, Right View, and Resting in the Field of Merit 59:28
Ajahn Sucitto
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge November 9 to December 8 2013 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2013-11-17 The Three Assasins 60:14
Spring Washam
A light hearted talk about letting go, freedom and wisdom.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three Month - Part 2

2013-11-17 Resting in Awakened Awareness: A Better Way to Live 66:10
Phillip Moffitt
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Exploring Awareness

2013-11-17 Evening 8:41
Ajahn Sucitto
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge November 9 to December 8 2013 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2013-11-17 The Theatre of Selves (Part Two) 62:01
Rob Burbea
Gaia House November Solitary

2013-11-17 Liberate the Body & Stretch the Mind: Self & Not-Self 1:15:59
Wes Nisker
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2013-11-17 Morning 52:42
Ajahn Sucitto
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge November 9 to December 8 2013 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2013-11-16 Dependent Origination 61:27
Nikki Mirghafori
This talk begins with discussing both the general principle of dependent origination and its specific application to the problem of suffering which results in the twelve links. the multi-life model of the twelve links is discussed, with brief highlights of the one-life moment to moment model mentioned at the end.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three Month - Part 2

2013-11-15 Guided Meditation on the Three Strands of Breathing 50:23
Ajahn Sucitto
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge November 9 to December 8 2013 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2013-11-15 The Art of Being 55:26
Yanai Postelnik
Gaia House November Solitary

2013-11-15 Morning Session 45:10
Ven. Dhammadinna
Mountain Hermitage Listening, Contemplation and Meditation: A Study Retreat on Right View with Ven. Dhammadinna and Tenzin Jesse

2013-11-15 The Hindrances and Their Mythology 68:15
Ajahn Sucitto
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge November 9 to December 8 2013 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2013-11-15 Morning 49:27
Ajahn Sucitto
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge November 9 to December 8 2013 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2013-11-14 Questions & Answers: Sankhara, Sense Desire, & Bowing 62:45
Ajahn Sucitto
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge November 9 to December 8 2013 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2013-11-14 Living In Delusion. Living In Truth 61:24
Rebecca Bradshaw
The movement from delusion to truth with mindfulness.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three Month - Part 2

2013-11-14 Joy 41:59
Christina Feldman
Gaia House November Solitary

2013-11-14 Refuge and Presence 50:47
Ajahn Sucitto
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge November 9 to December 8 2013 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2013-11-14 Morning 51:40
Ajahn Sucitto
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge November 9 to December 8 2013 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2013-11-13 Third Noble Truth - The End Of Craving 59:42
Joseph Goldstein
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three Month - Part 2

2013-11-13 Part 2: Vulnerability, Intimacy, & Spiritual Awakening 1:22:24
Tara Brach
We each live with uncertainty and the fear of rejection and loss, and we each are conditioned to avoid feeling or expressing that vulnerability. Yet intimacy with this unlived life is the gateway to connecting authentically with others, full aliveness and spiritual realization. These talks explore the ways that we defend ourselves, and the pathway to gently, wisely and intelligently disarming and freeing our hearts.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2013-11-13 Finding Ground in the Body 1:17:05
Ajahn Sucitto
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge November 9 to December 8 2013 at IMS - Forest Refuge

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