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Dharma Talks
2003-09-06 Kamma, khandas, greed, hatred and delusion 57:49
Ajahn Sucitto
Cittaviveka

2003-09-03 7 Factors of Enlightenment 62:20
Donald Rothberg
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2003-09-03 Liberation Through Non-Clinging 63:10
Joseph Goldstein
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge September 2003 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2003-09-02 Sylvia, Susan Moon from BPF 60:39
Sylvia Boorstein
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2003-09-02 Holding the Chalice 33:55
Ayya Medhanandi
We underestimate the power of renunciation to gain our true spiritual inheritance from the Buddha. These deeper levels of practice require not a formulaic approach but faith enough to let go the clinging that perpetuates an endless cycle of loss and suffering. On this sacred way of freedom, we walk the razor’s edge to ascend the Everest of the heart. This is no small task for a human being. But we push on with clarity, courage and insight. Holding the chalice of sanctity, we come face to face with the law of impermanence, the jewel of awakened wisdom, and the immeasurable peace of all that is pure and beautiful and true.
Sati Saraniya Hermitage

2003-09-01 Daily Practice 63:14
Thanissaro Bhikkhu
Metta Forest Monastery

2003-09-01 Roots of Buddhist Psychology II - Fear 64:13
Jack Kornfield
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2003-08-31 Patience 65:27
Sarah Doering
The parami of patience not only enables endurance of great suffering but allows compassion to flower. A Tibetan monk imprisoned for 33 years explains his strength as "the fruit of taking the teachings seriously: resist anger, be patient, and do good to others".
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge August 2003 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2003-08-31 Trusting Your Buddha-Knowing 60:07
James Baraz
The source of our awakening is right inside us. As we learn to listen deeply to the wisdom and purity of heart that is connected to the truth we are following the Buddha's instructions to be "be a lamp unto yourself."
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2003-08-31 Trusting Your Buddha Knowing 59:36
James Baraz
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2003-08-30 Why Not Let Go? 45:09
Martin Aylward
Gaia House Retreat with Martin Aylward

2003-08-29 All We Want Is To Be Where We Are 54:07
Sharda Rogell
As we embody our experience fully, the idea of what we think will bring relief from our unhappiness drops away, and allows us to drop into the true source of our happiness.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2003-08-29 Starting From Where We Are 56:48
Martin Aylward
Gaia House Retreat with Martin Aylward

2003-08-28 What Is Mindfulness 56:45
James Baraz
Why be mindful? Different aspects of mindfulness including seeing clearly and non-judging as well as benefits of mindfulness practice.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2003-08-27 Anatta 62:28
Joseph Goldstein
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge August 2003 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2003-08-23 What Is An Experience 48:13
Christopher Titmuss
When does an experience start and finish? The story of a Jewish friend, Erica, who hid from the nazis, as a metaphor. Do we really need a story experience for our liberation?
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2003-08-23 Integrating The Practice 1:10:00
Narayan Helen Liebenson
Practicing in everyday life.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2003-08-22 Guided Metta 55:05
Narayan Helen Liebenson

2003-08-22 Distraction and the Nature of Mind 36:24
Shaila Catherine
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2003-08-21 Liberation And Enlightenment 55:31
Christopher Titmuss
Have we had an experience of liberation but have failed to realize its significance? This talk explores the relationship of enlightenment to liberation.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2003-08-21 Waking Up In Relationship 53:37
Narayan Helen Liebenson
Learning to apply the practice to the complex world of relationship.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2003-08-20 We're All on the Grid 52:57
Sylvia Boorstein
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2003-08-19 1 mth & Wisdom 56:50
Joseph Goldstein

2003-08-19 What Is Worth Knowing? 45:03
Christopher Titmuss
It is worth knowing the causes and conditions for suffering; it is worth finding out what matters; it is worth knowing emptiness authentically.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2003-08-19 Faith And Wisdom 55:13
Joseph Goldstein
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge August 2003 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2003-08-19 Training The Heart 55:21
Narayan Helen Liebenson
Through the use of Thai Forest stories, this talk discusses ways and aspects of the importance of training the heart and taming the mind.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2003-08-18 Inquiry 62:01
Christopher Titmuss
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2003-08-18 Guided Metta 36:21
Narayan Helen Liebenson

2003-08-18 The Thought of I, Me and Mine 37:31
Shaila Catherine
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2003-08-18 The Freedom Of The Now 50:00
Michael Grady
Letting go of the legacy of our past conditioning, and learning to connect to the present in a fresh way.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Vipassana Retreat

2003-08-17 Taking Refuge In The Body 44:51
Ajahn Sucitto
Cittaviveka

2003-08-17 The Art Of Wise Effort 54:03
Narayan Helen Liebenson
Aspects of wise effort are discussed, including reflections on unwise effort.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center
In collection: Foundations Of Practice

2003-08-16 Four Protective Reflections 61:06
Steve Armstrong

2003-08-15 Two Kinds of Love 53:24
Sarah Doering
Love, as it is ordinarily experienced in our world, leads to suffering. The leaders of the Burmese opposition party bear witness to the fact that love which has in it no attachment leads to freedom and peace.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge August 2003 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2003-08-15 Don't Take It Personally 52:25
Sharda Rogell
Desire supported by ignorance leads to narrow self-interest. Desire nourished by wisdom has the potential to change the world.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2003-08-15 Big Sky Mind Guided Meditation 50:44
Steve Armstrong
A guided journey that encourages a tranquil and spacious mind.
Maui, Hi
In collection: Meditation

2003-08-12 Wise Attention III 67:27
Carol Wilson

2003-08-12 Wise Attention 3 of 3 1:12:02
Carol Wilson

2003-08-09 Respect For Suffering 15:30
Thanissaro Bhikkhu
The suffering that arises in the practice is a noble truth, something worthy of respect. You can’t just push it away. If you’re going to end suffering you have to give it space, understand it, and approach it systematically.
Metta Forest Monastery
In collection: Suffering And Its End I

2003-08-09 The World Is Swept Away 19:51
Thanissaro Bhikkhu
Instead of trying to find our happiness in a world of change, we take that changing world and turn it toward the changeless, look for that which is unchanging right here, right now.
Metta Forest Monastery
In collection: Suffering And Its End I

2003-08-09 Right Where You Are 20:54
Thanissaro Bhikkhu
Metta Forest Monastery
In collection: Suffering And Its End I

2003-08-09 Suffering And Its End I 56:15
Thanissaro Bhikkhu
The suffering that arises in the practice is a noble truth, something worthy of respect. You can’t just push it away. If you’re going to end suffering you have to give it space, understand it, and approach it systematically.
Metta Forest Monastery

2003-08-06 Letting Go Of Process Of Self 55:00
Ajahn Sucitto
Cittaviveka

2003-08-04 Dr. A.T. Ariyaratne 1:54:00
Jack Kornfield
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2003-08-02 The Courage to be Happy 1:27:09
John Peacock
Gaia House Gaia House Retreat

2003-08-02 Reflections on Death 58:32
Sarah Doering

2003-08-02 Sila 62:21
Sarah Doering
Moral integrity is the absolute foundation of practice. It can be endlessly refined until it is perfected through love.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge August 2003 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2003-08-01 Introductory Talk - Living with Fear 1:26:38
John Peacock
Gaia House Gaia House Retreat

2003-07-31 Four Brahmavitavas 53:35
Ajahn Sucitto
Cittaviveka

2003-07-30 Gratitude 55:33
Sylvia Boorstein
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

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