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Dharma Talks
2001-10-24 Finding Refuge in Trust 59:13
James Baraz

2001-10-24 Q&A 58:48
Joseph Goldstein
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2001-10-24 Finding Refuge in Trust 52:48
James Baraz
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2001-10-24 Meditation, Mortality, Awakening to Life 53:50
Gavin Harrison

2001-10-24 Q&A 56:23
Joseph Goldstein
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2001-10-23 Metta Meditation 42:19
Joseph Goldstein
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2001-10-23 Awakening From The Trance 58:56
Tara Brach
The sense of being a "separate self" seems quite real and both filters and contracts our moment to moment experience of life. This talk investigates how the compelling show of separate self arises and how we can recognize and relax into our naturally radiant, compassionate and unconfined awareness.
Sevenoaks Pathwork Center

2001-10-22 Forgetfulness & One Who Knows 56:11
Jack Kornfield

2001-10-22 Forgetfulness and one Who knows 52:37
Jack Kornfield
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2001-10-22 Feeding Our Hearts With Love And Wisdom 59:07
Michele McDonald
Recognizing how love purifies understanding and how understanding purifies love.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three Month Retreat Part 1

2001-10-21 Where Language Stops: Insight Jhanas 59:13
Steven Smith
Developing a meditative process that purifies the mind and creates subtle openings for insight and happiness.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three Month Retreat Part 1

2001-10-20 How Mindfulness Heals: Working With Thoughts And Emotions 52:34
Rebecca Bradshaw
Disentangling ourselves from getting lost in thought stories and afflictive emotions with the power of mindfulness.

2001-10-19 Opening To It All 1:56:45
Carol Wilson
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2001-10-18 Dependent Origination 60:45
Guy Armstrong
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2001-10-17 Fear 66:47
Joseph Goldstein
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2001-10-17 Working with Fear 26:09
James Baraz
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2001-10-17 Exploring Impermanence 60:06
Narayan Helen Liebenson
The Buddha pointed to impermanence-- the changing nature of things-- as one of the basic laws of nature. The events of September 11th have highlighted this truth dramatically for us. This talk encourages the possibility of softening, seeing clearly and being present to the truth so that we can continue to learn through deepening our understanding of this law of impermanence.
In collection: In Response to September 11

2001-10-15 Working With The Heart In Troubled Times 56:30
Jack Kornfield
How do we work with the energies that are touched in us by the terrorist attacks and all the upheaval in society and the world since then? This talk is an offering of teachings from the Buddhist tradition intended to support us in addressing events wisely.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2001-10-15 Working With The Heart In Troubled Times 56:38
Jack Kornfield
How do we work with the energies that are touched in us by the terrorist attacks and all the upheaval in society and the world since then? This talk is an offering of teachings from the Buddhist tradition intended to support us in addressing the current situation wisely within ourselves.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center
In collection: In Response to September 11

2001-10-14 Courage Of Heart 52:15
Steven Smith
Focusing on faith, energy, patience and renunciation--four qualities of mind that stream through our awareness and power our practice.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three Month Retreat Part 1

2001-10-13 Courage, Forgiveness and Acceptance 60:41
Gavin Harrison

2001-10-13 The Three Natural Treasures 48:44
Jack Kornfield

2001-10-13 Genuine Acceptance 44:10
Christina Feldman
Gaia House Gaia House Retreat

2001-10-13 Courage, Forgiveness And Acceptance 60:06
Gavin Harrison
In an era of terrorism, vengeance and a thirsting for enemies, the practice of insight meditation offers the possibility of a trustworthy and transformative response to the heartbreak of these times. Following the talk is a guided forgiveness meditation.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center
In collection: In Response to September 11

2001-10-12 Working with Fear 26:54
James Baraz

2001-10-12 Opening Talk for Acceptance Retreat 42:51
Christina Feldman
Gaia House Gaia House Retreat

2001-10-11 Seven Factors Of Enlightenment 53:40
Adrianne Ross
Developing and balancing the seven factors of awakening [mindfulness, investigation, energy, joy, calm, concentration and equanimity] to support life and practice.

2001-10-11 Seven Factors Of Enlightenment 52:46
Adrianne Ross
Developing and balancing the seven factors of awakening (mindfulness, investigation, energy, joy, calm, concentration and equanimity) to support life and practice.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2001-10-07 Internal Disarmament: Healing Ourselves 55:46
Adrianne Ross
Using compassion and mindfulness as we work with negative emotions.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2001-10-06 Forgiveness and Compassion to the Difficult 1:17:15
Debra Chamberlin-Taylor
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2001-10-04 The Four Noble Truths 56:32
Guy Armstrong
Relating Buddha's core teachings from his first discourse, with quotes from the suttas on our human dilemma of suffering and its end.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2001-10-03 Fixations 53:24
Sharda Rogell
Gaia House Retreat with Sharda Rogell

2001-10-03 Mindfulness 57:36
Sylvia Boorstein

2001-10-03 Bare Attention 63:42
Joseph Goldstein
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2001-10-03 Karma and Reincarnation 64:42
Joseph Goldstein

2001-10-03 Mindfulness Sutta 51:27
Sylvia Boorstein

2001-10-01 The Invitation - Enhancing our Practice 55:46
Sharda Rogell
Gaia House Retreat with Sharda Rogell

2001-10-01 The Journey 45:40
Donald Rothberg

2001-10-01 Listening To Find the Way 58:04
Jack Kornfield

2001-10-01 Listening to Find the Way 56:15
Jack Kornfield
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2001-10-01 After The Retreat: What Now? 44:16
Rodney Smith
The ingredients of a spiritual life using our natural interest and curiosity.
Seattle Insight Meditation Society

2001-09-30 Metta, Equanimity And Emotions 48:33
Steven Smith
When we are still in the midst of emotions, mindfulness draws forth metta and equanimity and helps us to see the layered nature of our own feelings.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three Month Retreat Part 1

2001-09-28 Staying In Touch With Mystery 51:52
Robert K. Hall
After the horror of September 11, 2001 the mystery of our suffering can become our healing.
In collection: In Response to September 11

2001-09-27 Collective And Individual Shadow In Contemporary Times 48:58
John Travis
The creation of war begins in the mind. Can we own the shadow in ourselves that wages war with our own experience? Can we see this in the roots of the incredible violence in the world? What would it be to put down the collective and individual struggles that we keep creating?
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2001-09-27 Awakening Of Faith 65:31
Joseph Goldstein
Discovering how faith arises, and how we can sustain its great and useful power in our practice and our lives.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2001-09-27 Collective And Individual Shadow In Contemporary Times 48:47
John Travis
The creation of war begins in the mind. Can we own the shadow in ourselves that wages war with our own experience? Can we see this in the roots of the incredible violence in the world? What would it be to put down the collective and individual struggles that we keep creating?
In collection: In Response to September 11

2001-09-26 Vulnerability In Opening To Things As They Are 38:34
Steven Smith
Preparing the ground for insight to emerge by developing a deep inner calm.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three Month Retreat Part 1

2001-09-26 No One Separate 1:23:51
Sylvia Boorstein

2001-09-25 Meditation In The Eight Fold Path 57:29
Guy Armstrong
Turning to awakeness through effort, concentration, and the knowing quality of mindfulness that is the gateway to wisdom.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2001-09-24 Response to 9/11, with Salaam Kajlil 58:00
Jack Kornfield

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