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Dharma Talks
2009-09-19 Talk One from Flow Of Existence 40:07
Yvonne Weier
Gaia House Flow Of Existence

2009-09-18 What More Can I Give? 21:32
Ayya Medhanandi
After long years of monastic renunciation, living in seclusion and devoted to spiritual practice, I began to question if this was enough. Was I deluded about the quality of my efforts? Had I really let go the world living with so much peace and natural beauty around me? Had I understood the deeper levels of freeing my heart? What more could I give to open to the truth of this timeless teaching? What must I do? So I asked for a sign. And the answer came. I had to venture again into the unknown and serve. Just like gold is purified by fire, I have to give back, to share the suffering, the joy of sacrifice in the Dhamma – to know the sacred mother of compassion.
Ottawa Buddhist Society

2009-09-18 Three Skills Of Meditation 53:27
Sharon Salzberg
Concentration, mindfulness and compassion.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Insight Meditation Weekend for Scientists

2009-09-18 Opening Talk for Flow Of Existence 27:13
Yvonne Weier
This talk also includes Max Weier
Gaia House Flow Of Existence

2009-09-16 Understanding Attachment 65:43
Kamala Masters
Exploring the causes and conditions of attachment
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge September 2009 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2009-09-16 Guarding the Mind with Wisdom 54:40
Mark Nunberg
Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2009-09-16 Embracing the Unlived Life 43:55
Tara Brach
This talk explores how we cut off from the energetic parts of our inner experience and the healing and spiritual freedom that is possible when we bring awareness to the life of the body.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2009-09-16 Service as a Path of Practice, Pt 1: Challenges and how to work with them 53:57
Donald Rothberg
We may understand and express our spiritual practice as helping others. What does such a path look like? What are some of the challenges and issues? We name burnout, self-righteousness, being overwhelmed, attachment to outcome, etc. and begin to explore how to work with these challenges.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2009-09-16 Generosity 44:52
Jason Murphy
Insight Santa Cruz

2009-09-15 Ten Paramis: Truthfulness (2) 42:58
Rodney Smith
Honesty is defined by our ability to acknowledge distortion without pretension, uncover pain without projection, and face facts without defensiveness.
Seattle Insight Meditation Society
In collection: The Ten Paramis

2009-09-13 Questions & Answers 28:47
Steve Armstrong
Guest Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2009-09-13 From Muck to Freedom in Daily Life 51:59
Amma Thanasanti
Shakti Vihara

2009-09-13 From Muck to Freedom in Daily Life - Q&A 15:34
Amma Thanasanti
Shakti Vihara

2009-09-12 Equanimity 60:25
Sharon Salzberg
Equanimity is the ability to support compassion and it's roots in wisdom.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Caring for the Caregivers: Insight Meditation Retreat for Home Health and Hospice Workers

2009-09-12 Workshop: The Mind as Medicine 3:54:50
Steve Armstrong
Common Ground Meditation Center

2009-09-12 Freedom, Reality, and the Razor's Edge 58:57
Rob Burbea
Gaia House Unbinding The Heart

2009-09-12 The Space of Awareness - Welcoming (4th Guided Meditation) 40:31
Rob Burbea
Gaia House Unbinding The Heart

2009-09-12 Breath and Space - Reactivity, Emptiness, Piti (4th Instructions) 21:12
Rob Burbea
Gaia House Unbinding The Heart

2009-09-12 Tidying Up 34:13
Ajahn Sucitto
Cittaviveka Vassa Retreat

2009-09-11 Compassion 58:16
Susan O'Brien
Compassion's powerful role in meeting suffering.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Caring for the Caregivers: Insight Meditation Retreat for Home Health and Hospice Workers

2009-09-11 The Mind as Medicine 2:27:58
Steve Armstrong
Guest Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2009-09-11 Embodied Truths 24:32
Amma Thanasanti
Shakti Vihara

2009-09-11 Embodied Truths - Q&A 10:58
Amma Thanasanti
Shakti Vihara

2009-09-11 The Self and Its Search for Security 61:39
Rob Burbea
This talk investigates some of the ways the ego mistakenly seeks security in different places, particularly exploring our complex relationship with money, and with self-view, and then also inquiring into the very structure of that self.
Gaia House Unbinding The Heart

2009-09-11 The Space of Awareness - Only Impressions in Awareness (3rd Guided Meditation) 40:25
Rob Burbea
Gaia House Unbinding The Heart

2009-09-11 Breath Meditation (3rd Instructions) 41:30
Rob Burbea
Gaia House Unbinding The Heart

2009-09-10 Blessing Life - The Power of the Generous Heart 68:22
Rob Burbea
Our capacity for generosity is one of the most beautiful of human capacities. This talk explores some of the profound and far-reaching possibilities of the practice of generosity - its power to open our hearts wide and to effect a deep and radical transformation in our lives.
Gaia House Unbinding The Heart

2009-09-10 The Space of Awareness - Silence (2nd Guided Meditation) 40:09
Rob Burbea
Gaia House Unbinding The Heart

2009-09-10 Breath Meditation (2nd Instructions/Guided Meditation) 48:37
Rob Burbea
Gaia House Unbinding The Heart

2009-09-09 The Two Wings of the Dharma: Compassion and Wisdom 45:07
Kamala Masters
The inter relationship between compassion and wisdom...how they work together to develop depth and strength in practice.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge September 2009 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2009-09-09 The Joy of Renunciation - part 3 56:11
Mark Nunberg
Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2009-09-09 Self Compassion & Mindfulness in Schools 56:30
Richard Shankman
Part 1 - Self Compassion Part 2 - Mindfulness in Schools
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2009-09-09 Liberation From the Inner Critic 1:10:01
Rob Burbea
Gaia House Unbinding The Heart

2009-09-09 The Space of Awareness - Impermanence (1st Guided Meditation) 40:30
Rob Burbea
Gaia House Unbinding The Heart

2009-09-09 Breath Meditation (1st Instructions and Guided Meditation) 46:01
Rob Burbea
Gaia House Unbinding The Heart

2009-09-08 Opening the Sense of What's Possible 63:37
Rob Burbea
Gaia House Unbinding The Heart

2009-09-07 Virtue & Integrity 46:42
Jack Kornfield
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2009-09-07 Compassion and Insight with Emotions 12:23
Amma Thanasanti
Shakti Vihara

2009-09-06 Buddhadharma as a Path of Happiness 63:15
James Baraz
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Labor Day

2009-09-06 An Imposter in the Body 43:30
Rodney Smith
Some of us feel like an imposter within our own body, but the practice will not bare fruit until we reclaim ourselves completely.
Seattle Insight Meditation Society

2009-09-05 The Thoughts Keep Coming 65:39
Howard Cohn
Another version of similar talks on self view and papanca highlighting our tendency to believe the imaginary versions of ourselves that play in our mind and obscure our natural happiness.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Labor Day

2009-09-05 Space, the Final Frontier 43:06
Rodney Smith
Through relaxation the psychic space opens, revealing an infinite dimension.
Seattle Insight Meditation Society

2009-09-04 Get Back To Reality 54:36
Sharda Rogell
When we come into connection with ourselves and our experience, we come into contact with a living reality. And rather than reacting to and controlling it, we begin to relax into a curiosity and love for the journey of discovery.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Labor Day

2009-09-04 Closing Session for Dharma Flower Turning Dharma Flower 48:19
Reb Anderson
The personal sharings from retreatants at the end of Reb Andersons recorded talks have been removed to protect their privacy.
Gaia House Dharma Flower Turning Dharma Flower

2009-09-03 Wise Attitudes In Practice 60:07
James Baraz
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Labor Day

2009-09-03 Dharma Flower Turning Dharma Flower, the Facicle of Dogen Part One 53:19
Reb Anderson
The personal sharings from retreatants at the end of Reb Andersons recorded talks have been removed to protect their privacy.
Gaia House Dharma Flower Turning Dharma Flower

2009-09-02 The Sure Heart's Release, Part 1 53:55
Kamala Masters
The sure heart's release is about liberation through the gradual path of practicing Dana (generosity), Sila (living in harmony), and Bhavana (cultivating concentration and wisdom). Part 1 covers Dana and Sila. Part 2 will cover Bhavana.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge September 2009 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2009-09-02 The Grounds of Living Compassion 53:04
Tara Brach
A critical question on the spiritual path is how we can bring the loving presence awakened by meditation into every facet of daily life. This talk explores the conditioning that keeps us in reactive trance and the ways we can deepen our attention and align our lives with our hearts.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2009-09-02 What are we Missing? 48:52
Sylvia Boorstein
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2009-09-02 The Seven Factors Of Awakening: Day Three - Morning 1:31:00
Christina Feldman
Tranquility
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center The Seven Factors of Awakening: Study and Practice Retreat for Experienced Students

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