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Dharma Talks
2005-08-07 Day 2: Sunday Session 17:05
Reb Anderson
Gaia House Retreat with Reb Anderson

2005-08-07 Passing Away 35:32
Jose Reissig
This talk addresses the passing away of experiences, like that of a retreat, of a relationship, or of self. They become unproblematic when clinging ends, when the "thingness" of experience drops out.
Garrison Institute

2005-08-07 Clear Knowing - part 1: Benefit 61:22
Sayadaw U Lakkhana
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge August 2005 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2005-08-06 Day 1: Initiation And Commitment 49:06
Reb Anderson
Gaia House Retreat with Reb Anderson

2005-08-06 The Middle Way Is Not The Ostrich Way 41:03
Jose Reissig
In our efforts to avoid the trap of polarities—like pleasant/unpleasant, or good/evil— we may fall into the trap of avoidance, i.e. of ignorance. The true Middle Way results from the wisdom of a well-trained mind, capable of seeing through deception whether initiated by self or by other.
Garrison Institute

2005-08-06 Seeing With The Eight Fold Noble Path 66:15
Sayadaw U Lakkhana
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge August 2005 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2005-08-05 Arising 31:08
Jose Reissig
Arisings that occur "out there" trigger their match in the screen of our mind. In the arising of experiences—like with the experience of community life and of individual life—there is also the opportunity to experience awareness itself.
Garrison Institute

2005-08-04 The Factors Of The Eight-Fold Noble Path 64:46
Sayadaw U Lakkhana
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge August 2005 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2005-08-03 Path to Freedom 42:20
Noah Levine

2005-08-03 Contemplation Of The Body 63:36
Sayadaw U Lakkhana
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge August 2005 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2005-08-03 Noble Friends Is The Whole Of The Holy Life 57:12
Sylvia Boorstein
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2005-08-02 The Four Mind Changes 57:34
Joseph Goldstein
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2005-08-02 The Four Mind Changes 62:28
Joseph Goldstein
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2005-08-02 Opening Talk/Method Of Practice 1:14:46
Sayadaw U Lakkhana
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge August 2005 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2005-08-01 Nachiketa 63:17
Jack Kornfield

2005-07-30 Walking the Path of Mindfulness 49:35
Gina Sharpe

2005-07-29 Ethics and Responsibility 47:37
John Peacock
Gaia House Gaia House Retreat

2005-07-28 Ethics and the Wonderousness of Being 46:41
John Peacock
Gaia House Gaia House Retreat

2005-07-27 Compassion, Empathy and Kindness 46:00
John Peacock
Gaia House Gaia House Retreat

2005-07-26 Understanding Dukkha and Self 1:31:33
John Peacock
Gaia House Gaia House Retreat

2005-07-24 The Moral Equivalent of War 34:15
Ayya Medhanandi
Though we feel powerless to effect change globally, we can purify the mind and restore trust, peace, and harmony in our own lives. Six special qualities of reconciliation help us nurture the balm of forgiveness. We learn to see how our suffering begins and how to stop the bombs in our own minds. Practising kindness and compassion, we let go hostility. We put down our weapons and enter the temple of the heart.
Australian Insight Meditation Network (Buddhist Society of Victoria)

2005-07-23 Going Home 51:03
Sharon Salzberg

2005-07-23 Until Death Do Us Part: The Power of Determination 54:55
Ayya Medhanandi
Are you interested in becoming fully awakened? The development of determination (aditthana) is one of the Ten Perfections that will allow you to persevere with your practice in spite of difficulties and distractions. A talk given at the Melbourne Buddhist Society of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia in 2005.
Australian Insight Meditation Network (Buddhist Society of Victoria)

2005-07-22 Vipassana 60:14
Steve Armstrong

2005-07-21 Refrain From Unskillful Actions 59:30
Joseph Goldstein

2005-07-21 Refrain from Unskillful Actions 59:56
Joseph Goldstein

2005-07-20 Sandy Borcher Talking About Her Teacher 62:00
Sylvia Boorstein
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2005-07-19 Balance 47:33
Sharon Salzberg

2005-07-19 Spirit Rock 47:59
Sharon Salzberg

2005-07-18 On Turning 60 64:00
Jack Kornfield
The Mystery of Incarnation, The Lessons of Time, & the Dharma Path
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2005-07-17 Meditation Overview 57:35
Joseph Goldstein

2005-07-16 Satipatthana Vipassana Bhavana 57:21
Kamala Masters
Satipatthana is the method of mindfulness. Vipassana is the knowledge that comes thru the cultivation of mindfulness practice.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2005-07-16 Cultivating A Wholesome And Cheerful Attitude In Life 46:38
Fred Von Allmen
Bringing the qualities of compassion, generosity, humor and joy into our daily life.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2005-07-14 An Appropriate Response 55:10
Guy Armstrong
Lovingkindness and the other brahma viharas show us the possibility of an appropriate response to the joys and sorrows of life. The practice of mudita for oneself leads to the beautiful state of gratitude.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2005-07-12 The Heart of Buddhist Meditation 47:14
Martine Batchelor
Gaia House Gaia House Retreat

2005-07-12 Disturbing Emotions: Poison Or Food For Wisdom 39:20
Fred Von Allmen
How to skillfully relate to unwholesome and disturbing emotions and see them as opportunities for insight.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2005-07-12 The Metta Sangha, The Metta Sutta 53:35
Sylvia Boorstein
This talk celebrates the importance of community as a support for practice.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2005-07-11 Four Stages of Awakening 43:04
Martine Batchelor
Gaia House Gaia House Retreat

2005-07-11 The Wisdom of Ajahn Chah 59:25
Jack Kornfield

2005-07-11 Forgiveness: The Doorway To An Open Heart 61:33
James Baraz
In order for metta to flow unobstructed, we need to be able to forgive—ourselves for ways we don't measure up to our high standards or unskillful actions, others for past hurts and life for the disappointments we experience. This talk explores these different levels of forgiveness.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2005-07-10 Contact and Feeling 47:54
Martine Batchelor
Gaia House Gaia House Retreat

2005-07-10 Wise Concentration 44:22
Christina Feldman
Wise concentration is cultivated both in our life and formal meditation. At its heart lies the commitment to be undissuaded from our Path of Awakening.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Vipassana Retreat

2005-07-10 Wisdom Of Impermanence 42:07
Christina Feldman
Impermanence teaches us the way to find the freedom of Non-Clinging.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Vipassana Retreat

2005-07-10 Metta: Its Near & Far Enemies 56:36
Guy Armstrong
What supports lovingkindness is the sincere caring we give in each moment as we say a metta phrase. What obstructs metta are its near and far enemies; affection with attachment and aversion such as sadness, fear, anger, or judgement.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2005-07-09 The Meditative Path 45:43
Martine Batchelor
Gaia House Gaia House Retreat

2005-07-05 Talk In Berkeley 57:08
Ajahn Sucitto
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley

2005-07-05 Breath By Breath 8:40
Thanissaro Bhikkhu
Learning a patient approach to breath meditation.
In collection: Breath Meditation Series

2005-07-04 Guided Meditation 30:19
Thanissaro Bhikkhu
Guided breath meditation, step-by-step through the body.
In collection: Breath Meditation Series

2005-07-02 Going Home 49:49
Sharon Salzberg

2005-07-02 I'm Saturday Morning 52:03
Ajahn Sumedho
Noticing mundane experiences can help us realize the difference between conventions and reality.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

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