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Dharma Talks
2005-09-14 Even As A Mother 43:16
Ayya Medhanandi
Can we fearlessly accept all that life gives with a wise and compassionate heart? We see how the sun shines unilaterally on all beings giving life and nourishment. But we must use sharp wisdom to discern what is harmful and abandon that; and to know what is wholesome and cultivate that. Even as a mother, may we emulate the Buddha's compassion that flows without bias in all directions across millenia.
Bodhinyanarama Monastery, Stokes Valley, New Zealand

2005-09-12 Turning The Perfections Inward 51:31
Bhante Bodhidhamma
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge September 2005 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2005-09-09 Death 60:21
Thanissaro Bhikkhu
Coming to terms with the inevitability of your own death and the death of those you love. If you wait until the time of death in order to think about these things, it's a huge shock. This is one of the reasons the Buddha has you contemplate if before death.
Metta Forest Monastery

2005-09-07 True Nourishment 46:32
Yanai Postelnik
Gaia House Gaia House Retreat

2005-09-06 Committee Mind 63:55
Thanissaro Bhikkhu
Using the analogy of the 'committee mind' to free yourself from the tendency to identify with every thought that comes into the mind; using the breath as a secure place to extract yourself from the committee discussions and gain a new perspective on them.
Metta Forest Monastery

2005-09-06 Fruition, Freedom and Compassion 56:43
Yanai Postelnik
Gaia House Gaia House Retreat

2005-09-05 The Buddha's Previous Lives To Last Rebirth 44:36
Bhante Bodhidhamma
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge September 2005 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2005-09-05 Coming Back to Life 52:56
Yanai Postelnik
Gaia House Gaia House Retreat

2005-09-05 A Labor of Love: a Dialogue 64:49
Jack Kornfield, Wes Nisker
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2005-09-05 Aligning Our Life With The Dharma 1:12:39
James Baraz
This closing talk from a silent retreat points to the integration of our practice in daily life, with mindfulness as the golden thread that runs through all things.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2005-09-04 Being Here 49:02
Yanai Postelnik
Gaia House Gaia House Retreat

2005-09-04 To Trust in Being 50:56
Yanai Postelnik
Gaia House Gaia House Retreat

2005-09-04 The Power Of Intention 52:02
James Baraz
Intention is the source of all karma. Accessing the sincerity of heart that fuels our practice and inclining it towards freedom is the basis for profound awakening.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2005-09-02 Finding True Refuge 62:09
Myoshin Kelley
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge September 2005 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2005-09-02 Embracing The Hindrances: An Illogical Happiness 58:31
Sharda Rogell
Our mind moves to manipulate our experiences to find a way to be happy. When we stop and embrace our experience, even when difficult, this present attention opens us to our deeper nature.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2005-08-30 Mindfulness In Mental States 1:13:43
Sayadaw U Lakkhana
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge August 2005 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2005-08-29 Feeling Tones Giving Rise To Craving - part 2 1:13:43
Sayadaw U Lakkhana
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge August 2005 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2005-08-28 Vipassana Meditation Instructions 45:20
Noah Levine

2005-08-28 Feeling Tones Giving Rise To Craving - part 1 1:14:03
Sayadaw U Lakkhana
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge August 2005 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2005-08-27 Mindfulness, Hindrances, Q&A 1:14:26
Noah Levine

2005-08-27 Third Foundation - Mara is your Home 62:29
Noah Levine

2005-08-26 Retreat Opening - Present Time Awareness 1:13:26
Noah Levine

2005-08-26 Tangable Objects And Feeling Tones 1:10:40
Sayadaw U Lakkhana
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge August 2005 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2005-08-25 Intergrating Theory With Practice 68:46
Sayadaw U Lakkhana
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge August 2005 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2005-08-24 By Not Clinging To Views 47:52
Sylvia Boorstein
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2005-08-24 Unwholesome Actions 57:03
Sayadaw U Lakkhana
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge August 2005 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2005-08-23 Psychic Leanings of the Mind 64:38
Rodney Smith
Watch any tendency to lean into a problem or situation. Is the leaning motivated by a resistance to the situation or by a desire to push your own agenda? Are you willing to drop what you want and ask, Where is the vertical stance in this moment? Start by finding easier ways to practice this vertical posture (standing in a slow-moving line at a grocery store or frozen in traffic), and then progress to the more difficult situations (with family or at work). What is the value to yourself and others of standing vertically rather than pushing forward or leaning backward?
Seattle Insight Meditation Society

2005-08-23 Wholesome Actions 67:04
Sayadaw U Lakkhana
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge August 2005 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2005-08-22 Dialogue On Basic Goodness 63:30
Jack Kornfield
with Gaylon Ferguson
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2005-08-22 Mindfulness Of Feeling Tone 1:15:15
Sayadaw U Lakkhana
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge August 2005 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2005-08-21 Skillful Emotions 61:04
Thanissaro Bhikkhu
The path involves learning how to marshal various emotions--grief, joy, desire, disgust, gladness, dispassion--some of which are normally regarded as negative. But they have their uses, so learn how to cultivate them all along the way. Without these emotions, the practice doesn't go anywhere. With them it can take you to release.
Metta Forest Monastery

2005-08-21 Insight Into Impermanence 66:10
Sayadaw U Lakkhana
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge August 2005 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2005-08-19 Intention In Walking Meditation 69:58
Sayadaw U Lakkhana
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge August 2005 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2005-08-18 Insight Into Conditionality 64:52
Sayadaw U Lakkhana
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge August 2005 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2005-08-17 Cultivating Equanimity 2 47:02
Donald Rothberg
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2005-08-17 Hungry Ghost Mind 43:21
Narayan Helen Liebenson
Hungry Ghost Mind is a state of deprivation, need, & want. Identifying & working skillfully with this mental state is discussed in this talk.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2005-08-17 The Method Of Walking Meditation - part 2 63:30
Sayadaw U Lakkhana
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge August 2005 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2005-08-16 The Four Foundations Of Mindfulness: The Buddha Offers A Practice Of Liberation 54:34
Michael Grady
Expanding the field of awareness to include all aspects of our experience.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Vipassana Retreat

2005-08-16 The Method Of Walking Meditation - part 1 65:03
Sayadaw U Lakkhana
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge August 2005 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2005-08-15 Awakening in Nature 62:38
Mark Coleman

2005-08-15 Mindfulness Of Activities - part 2 68:13
Sayadaw U Lakkhana
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge August 2005 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2005-08-14 The Liberating Power Of Mindfulness 44:19
Michael Grady
How Mindfulness facilitates wisdom and inner freedom.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Vipassana Retreat

2005-08-14 Mindfulness Of Activities - part 1 1:15:39
Sayadaw U Lakkhana
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge August 2005 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2005-08-13 Illuminating The Path 48:54
Narayan Helen Liebenson
The Buddha called the practice the path of awakening, yet we can't always see where we're going. This talk addresses making the path visible.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2005-08-12 The Body 1:19:12
Thanissaro Bhikkhu
Awareness filling the body is the foundation of your meditation. It provides a sense of solidity throughout the interactions of life, and ultimately is the means for encountering the Deathless.
Metta Forest Monastery

2005-08-12 Clear Knowing - part 5 66:10
Sayadaw U Lakkhana
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge August 2005 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2005-08-11 Day 6 Session 69:51
Reb Anderson
Gaia House Retreat with Reb Anderson

2005-08-11 Clear Knowing - part 4: Eating And Drinking 61:10
Sayadaw U Lakkhana
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge August 2005 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2005-08-09 Day 4 Session 34:13
Reb Anderson
Gaia House Retreat with Reb Anderson

2005-08-09 Clear Knowing - part 3: Range 68:00
Sayadaw U Lakkhana
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge August 2005 at IMS - Forest Refuge

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