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Dharma Talks
2003-07-25 Merging Of Wisdom And Compassion 61:43
Kittisaro
Gaia House Retreat with Kittisaro

2003-06-17 Manjushri Reflection of the Sword of Compassion 26:10
Michele Benzamin Miki

2003-06-17 Opening The Heart Of Compassion 45:46
Rebecca Bradshaw
Recognizing and accepting our own humanity opens the heart of compassion.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2003-06-16 Love Understanding and Compassion 40:17
Michele Benzamin Miki

2003-03-06 Dukkha And Compassion 50:33
John Travis
The nature of suffering—the result in the human heart.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2003-03-02 Wisdom And Compassion 42:47
Anna Douglas
Through mindfulness, we water the seeds of wisdom and compassion - inherent qualities of our nature.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2003-02-26 Embodiment Of Freedom 40:46
Christina Feldman
Understanding emptiness, we learn to embody freedom in all the moments of our lives. The absolute and relative are interwoven--the ground of wisdom and compassion.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Women's Retreat

2003-02-15 Going Home 54:24
Sharon Salzberg
Opening to our experience, having a sense of possibility while being at peace with what is happening. Doing our practice and letting it happen, not making it happen, being witness with compassion and clarity.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Vipassana Retreat

2003-02-03 The Brahma Viharas 48:13
Sharon Salzberg
An overview of loving-kindness, compassion, sympathetic joy and equanimity, and how they relate to one another.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Metta Retreat

2003-01-22 Compassion and Emptiness 39:35
Christina Feldman
Gaia House Gaia House Retreat

2002-12-31 I Wanna Be Kwan Yin 42:45
Sharda Rogell
True practice is knowing that you are already a manifestation of compassion without trying. Knowing that, we let go of what is false and keep returning to our peaceful heart.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2002-12-10 A Mind Empowered 5 Ways 34:01
Ayya Medhanandi
Learn how we can refine our mental skills of faith, energy, mindfulness, concentration and wisdom. Enhanced by right view and a deepened understanding of the Four Noble Truths, these spiritual powers vanquish hatred and fear, nurturing our readiness to forgive, and the blessed qualities of universal loving-kindness and compassion. A talk given during a 10-day retreat at Bodhinyanarama Monastery, Stokes Valley, New Zealand in 2002.
Bodhinyanarama Monastery, Stokes Valley, New Zealand

2002-10-30 Awareness & Compassion 61:25
Carol Wilson
The natural expression of emptiness or anatta is compassion or friendliness. This motivation of heart develops naturally as wisdom and mindfulness deepen and we cannotice this happening both in retreat and in our daily lives.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2002-10-18 Self-Judgement And Compassion 61:13
Carol Wilson
Our habit of aversion stems from our not deeply understanding the First Noble Truth, -and thus reacting to difficulty with various forms of denial, resistance, avoidance. When we see that our tendency to judge ourselves is based on misunderstanding the way things are, we can open to our experience with more wisdom and compassion.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2002-10-07 The Five Hindrances with Compassion and Loving Kindness 2:03:35
Ruth Denison
Being present for the hindrances with compassion and loving kindness.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2002-08-24 Metta: Meditation of Compassion 23:43
Michele Benzamin Miki

2002-07-18 The Great Compassion Repentance Ceremony 43:45
Kittisaro
Gaia House Retreat with Kittisaro

2002-06-14 Opening Kwan Yin Dharmas 54:41
Thanissara
Unifying wisdom and compassion, cultivating Bodhisattva Heart, use of prayer.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2002-04-16 Compassion And Wisdom 66:05
Martine Batchelor
This talk looks at the intimate connection between wisdom and compassion. Insight into the three characteristics leads to compassion. Compassion needs to be tempered by wisdom so it does not become misguided or superior.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2002-04-08 Awakening Is Always Possible 61:49
Jack Kornfield
Seeking the sacred. The possibility of awakening exists in every moment. We all can sense our potential for bringing compassion to present world conflict. Stories of India and questions about the Middle East.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2002-04-08 Awakening Is Always Possible 62:31
Jack Kornfield
Seeking the sacred. The possibility of awakening exists in every moment. We all can sense our potential for bringing compassion to present world conflict. Stories of India and questions about the Middle East.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2002-04-03 Awakening Wisdom And Compassion 69:46
Mark Coleman
This talk elucidates perspectives on the Buddhist Path. The possibility of freedom here and now and how to integrate understanding into our lives.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2002-03-25 No Right, No Wrong 49:55
Marie Mannschatz
A story about misunderstanding and compassion —teachers and students in an Asian monastery.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2002-02-27 Relationships As A Path Of Spiritual Awakening 42:36
Tara Brach
Our human relationships give rise to pain and pleasure, fear, suffering and love. As we bring our experience into the light of mindful awareness, we awaken compassion and discover the truth of our connectedness.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC

2002-02-20 Compassion 55:45
Joseph Goldstein
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Metta Retreat

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