2024-07-20 Kinds of Attention - Meditation Instruction (Part 2) 28:51
Nathan Glyde	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Living With Illness and Loss (online)

2024-07-20 Kinds of Attention - Meditation Instruction (Part 1) 31:11
Nathan Glyde	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Living With Illness and Loss (online)

2024-07-20 01 talk: An overview of the four brahmavihāra heart qualities 22:36
Jill Shepherd	Download Listen
Exploring how kindness, compassion, appreciative joy and equanimity work together to keep the heart in balance
Southern Insight Meditation :  Rest, resilience, renewal, release:

2024-07-20 AsalhaPuja - Adhitthana | Part 1 of 3 52:52
Ayya Santussika	Download Listen
This dhamma talk, guided meditation, and Q&A was offered on July 20, 2024 for a Daylong Retreat at Karuna Buddhist Vihara Meditation Center.
Karuna Buddhist Vihara

2024-07-20 Morning Instructions - Hindrances in Awareness Practice 57:21
Yuka Nakamura	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  The Nature of Awareness: A Retreat for Experienced Students

2024-07-19 Fortunate heart energies 47:47
Ajahn Sucitto	Download Listen
Satipanna Insight Meditation (SIMT)

2024-07-19 Working with the Hindrances in Awareness Practice 56:00
Yuka Nakamura	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  The Nature of Awareness: A Retreat for Experienced Students

2024-07-19 The Importance of Bhikkhuni Ordination for Buddhism - Eng/Thai 18:51
Dhammananda Bhikkhuni	Download Listen
Songdhammakalyani Monastery

2024-07-19 Skills in Samadhi 47:54
Sayadaw U Jagara	Download Listen
Quality of Mind being in relation to different objects. Metta practice in general.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  July 2024

2024-07-19 Guided Meditation: Building All the Awakening Factors with Emphasis on Concentration 16:47
Shaila Catherine	Download Listen
In this guided meditation, Shaila Catherine highlights the powerful role that concentration plays as we cultivate the awakening factors. The instructions slowly walk through the sequence of Awakening Factors demonstrating how they create the conditions for the next factor in the sequence, and then explores various qualities of the collected mind and choices the meditator may make to further develop the mind once samadhi has been established.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  Forest Refuge -July 2024

2024-07-18 The Nature of Awareness, Part 1 61:51
Guy Armstrong	Download Listen
Sense consciousness is the simple knowing of a phenomenon at one of the six sense doors. Awareness is the broad field that includes all six types of sense consciousness. Awareness can be freeing when we see that it's empty.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  The Nature of Awareness: A Retreat for Experienced Students

2024-07-18 Guided Meditation: Cultivating Loving Kindness (Metta) and Compassion (Karuna) 45:51
Shaila Catherine	Download Listen
This is a long guided meditation in which Shaila Catherine offers systematic instruction for cultivating loving kindness (metta) and compassion (karuna) through the use of intention filled phrases directed toward beings in various categories.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  Forest Refuge -July 2024

2024-07-18 Guided Meditation: Metta, Friendliness 42:05
Yuka Nakamura	Download Listen
Metta for self and all directions.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  The Nature of Awareness: A Retreat for Experienced Students

2024-07-18 Morning Instructions – hindrances in awareness practice 60:08
Sally Armstrong	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  The Nature of Awareness: A Retreat for Experienced Students

2024-07-18 The 'Six Realms' as we experience them now 59:25
Judi Cohen	Download Listen
Dear Friends, Join guest teacher for a look at the Buddhist teaching on "The Six Realms" - as we might be experiencing them right now. Judi Cohen is a mindfulness teacher, law professor, and long-time student of Vipassana.
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley

2024-07-17 Not Going Back But Coming Full Circle 55:30
Ayya Santacitta	Download Listen
Short Reflection & Guided Meditation | Earthworm Practice for the Anthropocene II | Online Wednesday-Mornings
Aloka Earth Room

2024-07-17 short talk: an overview of brahmavihāra practice 14:00
Jill Shepherd	Download Listen
Southern Insight Meditation

2024-07-17 Meditation: Awareness and Flow (20:17 min.) 20:16
Tara Brach	Download Listen
This guided practice awakens all the senses with an embodied presence, allowing an opening to the moment-to-moment changing flow of experience. We then relax back, resting as the changeless open awareness that is conscious of the flow, and includes all life.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC

2024-07-17 From Head to Heart 61:59
Tara Brach	Download Listen
If we are suffering, we are believing an interpretation of reality that is limiting and untrue. At these times we are imprisoned in a painful looping of fear-driven thoughts and feelings. This talk explores the ways our practices of mindfulness, compassion and loving presence can guide us from addictive thinking to perceiving life with a wise heart.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC

2024-07-17 Meditation: resting into mettā / kindness 29:40
Jill Shepherd	Download Listen
Southern Insight Meditation

2024-07-17 Talk 12 - Day 6 Eve - BVs in Daily Practice Teaching Announcements 1:39:48
Tina Rasmussen	Download Listen
Cloud Mountain Retreat Center :  The Heart Practices: Purification of the Heart

2024-07-17 Mindfulness of the Body Meditation Instructions (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 41:22
JD Doyle	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Tenderness Retreat: Compassion for Self and All Beings

2024-07-17 Morning guided meditation 56:50
Jaya Rudgard	Download Listen
Gathering and steading attention with body, breath, and sounds.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  The Nature of Awareness: A Retreat for Experienced Students

2024-07-17 Talk 11 - Day 6 Morning - Guided Forgiveness meditation - Practice for day 46:06
Tina Rasmussen	Download Listen
Cloud Mountain Retreat Center :  The Heart Practices: Purification of the Heart

2024-07-16 Opening evening 53:52
Jaya Rudgard, Sally Armstrong	Download Listen
Viveka/Seclusion. The different ways we practice seclusion when we come on retreat
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  The Nature of Awareness: A Retreat for Experienced Students

2024-07-16 Week 3, Part 2 - Teachings 1:13:57
Zohar Lavie	Download Listen
Subtlising Mettā; neutral relationships
Gaia House :  Mettā and Insight

2024-07-16 Talk - Awakening Freedom and Compassion 48:15
Yanai Postelnik	Download Listen
Gaia House :  The Heart of Wisdom & Compassion

2024-07-16 Talk 10 - Day 5 Eve Upekkha Follow-up BVs as Concentration, Non-dual Love, Forgiveness 1:30:13
Tina Rasmussen	Download Listen
Cloud Mountain Retreat Center :  The Heart Practices: Purification of the Heart

2024-07-16 Instructions for Being a Tender Hearted Human (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 43:27
JD Doyle	Download Listen
Cultivating mindfulness and non-harming brings us to the practice of compassion.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Tenderness Retreat: Compassion for Self and All Beings

2024-07-16 Where's This Thought Headed ? 52:09
River Wolton	Download Listen
Reflections on skilful engagement with thoughts; unguided practice session; short reflection on walking and general practice with Yanai Postelnik
Gaia House :  The Heart of Wisdom & Compassion

2024-07-16 Morning Instructions 59:46
Guy Armstrong	Download Listen
Choiceless awareness
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  The Nature of Awareness: A Retreat for Experienced Students

2024-07-16 Talk 9 - Day 5 Morning - Guided Upekkha meditation 44:45
Tina Rasmussen	Download Listen
Cloud Mountain Retreat Center :  The Heart Practices: Purification of the Heart

2024-07-15 Opening Night Session (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 1:18:51
JD Doyle, Gullu Singh, Kate Munding	Download Listen
How to hold stress and suffering with a tender attitude in the mind.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Tenderness Retreat: Compassion for Self and All Beings

2024-07-15 Buddhist Studies: Understanding Karma and Intention - Week 3 of 4 - Meditation 27:52
Mark Nunberg	Download Listen
Common Ground Meditation Center :  Buddhist Studies - Understanding Karma and Intention

2024-07-15 Buddhist Studies: Understanding Karma and Intention - Week 3 of 4 - Talk 59:00
Mark Nunberg	Download Listen
Common Ground Meditation Center :  Buddhist Studies - Understanding Karma and Intention

2024-07-15 The Extraordinatory Lightness of Being 50:17
River Wolton	Download Listen
A journey to joy in the light of impermanence.
Gaia House :  The Heart of Wisdom & Compassion

2024-07-15 Talk 8 - Day 4 Eve - Mudita Follow-up Upekkha overview 1:32:14
Tina Rasmussen	Download Listen
Cloud Mountain Retreat Center :  The Heart Practices: Purification of the Heart

2024-07-15 Renouncing Compulsive Fixing and Receiving Life 1:34:20
Dana DePalma	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Monday and Wednesday Talks

2024-07-15 Morning Instructions 45:45
Yanai Postelnik	Download Listen
Includes walking meditation instructions by River Wolton
Gaia House :  The Heart of Wisdom & Compassion

2024-07-15 Morning instruction 15:54
Jaya Rudgard	Download Listen
(unfortunately, the fire alarm creates an interruption)
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  IMS Dana Talks - PRIVATE

2024-07-15 Talk 7 - Day 4 Morning Guided Mudita meditation 42:53
Tina Rasmussen	Download Listen
Cloud Mountain Retreat Center :  The Heart Practices: Purification of the Heart

2024-07-14 Tranquility and insight 50:31
Guy Armstrong	Download Listen
The Buddha talked about tranquility and insight as, two primary developments in meditation practice. The two might have slightly different styles of practice, but each benefits the other.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Unification of Mind: Concentration Retreat

2024-07-14 Talk - Contemplating Our Body 52:05
Yanai Postelnik	Download Listen
Gaia House :  The Heart of Wisdom & Compassion

2024-07-14 Walking the Path of the Precepts 45:05
Pamela Weiss	Download Listen
We will explore ways to engage with the precepts-as prescriptive prohibition; as compassionate inquiry; and as a description of Buddha's mind. To support San Francisco Insight Meditation Community, please go here: sfinsight.org/donate
San Francisco Insight Meditation Community

2024-07-14 Talk 6 - Day 3 Eve - Karuna Follow-up Mudita overview 1:23:23
Tina Rasmussen	Download Listen
Cloud Mountain Retreat Center :  The Heart Practices: Purification of the Heart

2024-07-14 The True Refuge: Remembering The Truth in Dark Times 69:06
Spring Washam	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  BIPOC Voices - Series

2024-07-14 Cultivating the Ground of Friendliness 38:54
River Wolton	Download Listen
Gentle movement, mettā to friendly being & mettā to oneself.
Gaia House :  The Heart of Wisdom & Compassion

2024-07-14 Samadhi, A Collected Stable Heart and Mind - Week 2 - Meditation 33:09
Mark Nunberg	Download Listen
Common Ground Meditation Center :  Weekly Dharma Series

2024-07-14 Samadhi, A Collected Stable Heart and Mind - Week 2 - Talk 43:17
Mark Nunberg	Download Listen
Common Ground Meditation Center :  Weekly Dharma Series

2024-07-14 Closing Session (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 1:19:56
Ajahn Amaro, Ajahn Nyaniko, Jill Satterfield, Ralph Steele	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  The Four Noble Truths and Dependent Origination: Are They Still Applicable?