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Dharma Talks
2001-01-01 Ground, Scuffed Shoes 57:58
John Travis

2001-01-01 Ground, Scuffed Shoes Flower Opens 57:32
John Travis
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2001-01-01 Mindfulness & Clear Comprehension 68:13
Ajahn Pasanno

2001-01-01 Learning To Love Yourself: A Bodhisattva Act 47:05
James Baraz
An essential part of liberation is including ourselves in the love we aspire to cultivate for all beings. This becomes a gift we can model for others. Why is this such a difficult task? How can we develop authentic self-love?
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley

2001-01-01 Illusion III: Taking The Momentary Display Of The World As Continuous 38:44
Rodney Smith
Since time is created by thought, the universe is inherently discontinuous.
Seattle Insight Meditation Society

2001-01-01 Vipassana Meditation: Four Week Introductory Series - I 1:21:28
Tara Brach
Week I - General Introduction Mindfulness of the body and concentration on the breath adding mindfulness of sensation while encouraging opening to pleasure and pain.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC

2001-01-01 Vipassana Meditation: Four Week Introductory Series - II 1:27:00
Tara Brach
Week II - Mindfulness of Emotions Exploring ways of working with difficult inner weather systems.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC

2001-01-01 Vipassana Meditation: Four Week Introductory Series - III 1:25:32
Tara Brach
Week III - Mindfulness of Thoughts Investigating the nature of mind.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC

2001-01-01 Vipassana Meditation: Four Week Introductory Series - IV 1:27:02
Tara Brach
Week IV - Integrating practice into daily life.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC

2001-01-01 Metta 25:09
Adrianne Ross
guided metta meditation followed by a short refuge chant
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2000-12-31 Imagination: A New Year’s Talk 27:55
Gil Fronsdal
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2000-12-31 Motivation and Intention 43:56
Adrianne Ross
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2000-12-31 Inspiring The Heart 31:02
Rodney Smith
finding and accessing that which sustains our urgency.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2000-12-31 Purification Of The Heart 49:55
Guy Armstrong
The deepest nature of our heart is intrinsically pure, but it is usually obscured by the visiting forms of wanting, aversion, and confusion. This talk explores how to work mindfully with various kinds of difficult emotions and how mindfulness works to purify our hearts of their influence.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2000-12-30 The Deathless 59:10
Gil Fronsdal
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2000-12-30 Into the Next Millenium 36:15
Wes Nisker

2000-12-30 Into The Next Millennium 39:43
Wes Nisker
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2000-12-30 Equanimity 49:03
Sharda Rogell
Examining our judgements so we can live with a wholehearted engagement with life.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2000-12-29 Acceptance, Letting Go, Being Enough 59:12
Adrianne Ross
In the allowing and accepting all of our moments, we let go into the peace of each moment being enough just as it is.

2000-12-29 Life's Lessons 43:32
Rodney Smith
What are the fundamental lessons we learn through living that form the basis of our practice?
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2000-12-29 Acceptance, Letting Go, Being Enough 58:04
Adrianne Ross
In the allowing and accepting all of our moments, we let go into the peace of each moment being enough just as it is.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2000-12-27 The Whole Journey 44:51
John Travis

2000-12-20 I Talk To My Friends 56:42
Sylvia Boorstein
A talk about faith. This journey is a feasible one despite it being difficult. Sylvia discusses the problem of wobbly mind and how bewilderment and fatigue can lead to doubt. Talking to our friends holds us up in difficult times.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2000-12-18 Unknown 61:07
Jack Kornfield

2000-12-18 Joy 50:50
Jack Kornfield
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2000-12-15 Illusion 1: Taking What Is Insubstantial To Be Permanent 38:34
Rodney Smith
We deliberately attempt to make the insubstantial permanent because of the implications of an insecure world.
Seattle Insight Meditation Society

2000-12-12 Sound And Silence- Opening The Ear Door 39:38
Marcia Rose
"From listening, spontaneously meditation arises. From listening, a depth, a well of virtues: From listening, truth, fulfillment, knowledge, ……those who hear flower forever." 16th century Indian poet, Nanak A 45 minute sitting meditation, beginning with Nanak's poem and then listening/hearing Tibetan bells, Japanese mok-tok, and other bell tones with alternating moments of silence.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 2000 Three Month Retreat

2000-12-11 Compassion 1:12:12
Jack Kornfield

2000-12-11 Compassion 52:56
Jack Kornfield
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2000-12-11 Question And Answer 1:17:38
Joseph Goldstein
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2000-12-09 Closing Talk 55:57
Sharon Salzberg

2000-12-09 Beyond the Grip of Fear, Part 3 of 3 66:36
Gavin Harrison

2000-12-09 Beyond the Grip of Fear, Part 2 of 3 1:32:47
Gavin Harrison

2000-12-09 Beyond the Grip of Fear, Part 1 of 3 64:29
Gavin Harrison

2000-12-07 Choice Words 60:08
Steve Armstrong

2000-12-06 You Are The Path 63:36
Eugene Cash
A view of the Eightfold Noble Path as guidelines for coming into accordance with truth.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2000-12-06 The Heart's Release- Abiding In The Immeasurables 60:35
Marcia Rose
Lovingkindness, compassion, empathetic/appreciative joy and equanimity. We weave a tapestry of clear, caring, balanced and appropriate responsivity through our practice. This growing and maturing tapestry made up of these perfectly natural capacities of heart weave into the whole of our life and into all of our relationships.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 2000 Three Month Retreat

2000-12-05 Equanimity: A Guided Meditation 47:56
Joseph Goldstein
Developing equanimity in our relationship towards all beings.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2000-12-04 Sila--The Cultivation Of Virtue 50:36
Kamala Masters
Understanding how sila is the foundation of our mindfulness practice.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 2000 Three Month Retreat

2000-12-04 You Are the Path 67:51
Eugene Cash
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2000-12-03 Bodhicitta 53:50
Joseph Goldstein
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2000-12-03 Relative and Absolute Bodhicitta 51:55
Joseph Goldstein
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2000-11-30 Metta 65:20
Jack Kornfield

2000-11-30 Closing Talk 61:22
James Baraz

2000-11-29 Music and the River of Loss 1:48:13
Sylvia Boorstein
with Edie

2000-11-29 Madhupindika Sutta 51:17
Sally Armstrong

2000-11-29 Music and The River of Loss 49:39
Sylvia Boorstein
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2000-11-29 Untying Knot 66:35
Sylvia Boorstein

2000-11-29 Untying Knots 60:27
Sylvia Boorstein
with Edie
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2000-11-29 Connecting With The Seven Factors Of Enlightenment 57:21
Marcia Rose
recognizing each of these seven factors, and how they reflect each other and interweave in both the prelude to and fruit of liberation.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 2000 Three Month Retreat

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