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2019-07-15 Day 5 Brahma Vihara Practice: Equanimity (Retreat at Spirit Rock) - Starting the Equanimity Meditation 62:10
Tempel Smith
Taking the most wisdom to access, the Equanimity Brahma Vihara practice gets is strength from a brave willingness to intimately see all truths. If we suspend out preferences for health and happiness, and away from pain and sorrow, we can bring our loving hearts in direct contact with what we see if true. Life is an ever changing and uncontrollable mix of gain and loss, pleasure and pain, and praise and blame. When we can rest in Equanimity Brahma Vihara we can hold all truths at the same time in one space of heart.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center July Metta Retreat

2019-07-10 The Second Dart - Recognizing and Understanding Vedana 61:23
Yuka Nakamura
Vedana - the feeling tone of every experience - has a huge influence on our choices and behaviours and plays a crucial role in the creation and perpetuating of suffering. For this reason it needs to be recognized and understood. Based on the Salla-Sutta, the sutta about the dart, the talk explores how the mind gets caught in reactivity and thus adds further layers of suffering. It is through the understanding of the impermanent and conditioned nature of Vedana that the mind attains liberation from these reactive patterns and finds equanimity with regard to all Vedana.
Pauenhof Center :  Intensive Vipassana Meditation Retreat

2019-07-02 Equanimity 1:14:08
Marcia Rose
Mountain Hermitage Five-Week Vipassana Retreat with Sayadaw Vivekananda, Sayalay Daw Vimalanani, & Marcia Rose

2019-06-29 Q&A and Equanimity Meditation (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 38:18
Diana Winston, Alex Haley
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Mindfulness for Everyone, The Basics and Beyond without the Hype

2019-06-17 Three Limbs of Equanimity 59:37
Sally Armstrong
Explores the development of equanimity in sila, samadhi, and panna. Includes reflections on the role of karma in the equanimity practice.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge June 2019 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2019-06-17 Morning Instructions: The Practice of Equanimity 46:05
Sally Armstrong
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge June 2019 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2019-06-05 Equanimity and Samadhi 51:30
Matthew Brensilver
Substantial overlap with previous talk on samadhi.
Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center Wisdom and Compassion for Our Time

2019-05-29 Equanimity and Engagement: Appropriate Responses in Difficult Times 49:00
Stephen Fulder
Cambridge Insight Meditation Center

2019-05-28 The Unbiased and Unwavering Heart (Upekkhā) 61:00
Ajahn Sucitto
Cultivating equanimity (upekkhā) begins with touching into primal sympathy. As this develops, we are more able to meet experience without shrinking from it or becoming feverish for it. This paves the way for insight and release.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge The Touch of Dhamma - May 2019 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2019-05-25 PM-02-QA+instructions-to-dyad-sharing-personal-equanimity 46:37
Stephen Fulder
New York Insight Meditation Center Equanimity: Dancing with the Unpredictability of Life with Dr. Stephen Fulder

2019-05-25 PM-03-equanimity-phrases-contempplation 15:13
Stephen Fulder
"May I accept things as they are" "May I be undisturbed by the coming and going of events"
New York Insight Meditation Center Equanimity: Dancing with the Unpredictability of Life with Dr. Stephen Fulder

2019-05-25 AM-01-general Introduction 26:27
Stephen Fulder
Dr. Fulder introduces the day's topic - equanimity, Israel's Tovana movement & his book.
New York Insight Meditation Center Equanimity: Dancing with the Unpredictability of Life with Dr. Stephen Fulder

2019-05-25 AM-03-dharma talk-equanimity 1:10:55
Stephen Fulder
New York Insight Meditation Center Equanimity: Dancing with the Unpredictability of Life with Dr. Stephen Fulder

2019-05-23 Finding Refuge in Difficult Times 51:01
Kate Munding
I hope coming to the monastery, sitting together, and listening to the Dharma provides you with a sense of refuge in these times of unsettled political climate, social divide, and global uncertainty. I've been thinking about how the practice can provide a "place" to come back to when we need clarity and balance. Unfortunately, that "place" is not always easily accessed when one is stressed or overwhelmed even though it's in those times we need it the most. I want to address this in the meditation instructions and Dharma talk by emphasizing ways to become more grounded in the present moment and understanding of how to familiarize ourselves with the unwholesome mind states that can spin us into more fear and unrest. When we strengthen our capacity in this way, we find we have more agency to meet personal and global realities that are difficult to face while still cultivating deep happiness, equanimity, and joy in life.
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley IMCB Regular Talks

2019-05-21 Finding Balance In Life 46:04
Oren Jay Sofer
Exploring the Brahma Viharas and equanimity as supports in life.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Metta: Lovingkindness Retreat

2019-05-19 Equanimity in times of anxiety 42:26
Stephen Fulder
San Francisco Insight Meditation Community

2019-05-18 Keeping Cool in the Fire: Transforming Inner and Outer - Day 1 - Awareness, Compassion, Equanimity: Keys to Working with Conflict 1:21:09
Stephen Fulder
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2019-05-07 Equanimity 52:39
Stephen Fulder
Equanimity is a key spiritual faculty which allows us to face the known and the unknown, the ecstasies and the despairs, with steadiness and lightness. Equanimity helps us engage with life from an unlimited and interconnected perspective. In this talk Stephen Fulder stresses the role of equanimity in our practice and life, how to develop it and use it to let the world in, not keep it out.
Insight Meditation South Bay - Silicon Valley

2019-05-06 Meditation: Equanimity (Upekkha) 29:41
Kate Johnson
Cultivating a wise heart on the path to societal transformation...
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC 2019 IMCW Spring Retreat: Intimacy with Life

2019-05-06 Reflection - Equanimity as Seeing with Compassion, Guided Meditation 45:45
Jaya Rudgard
Gaia House Abiding with a Heart Imbued with Love

2019-05-06 Storing Up the Good 55:54
Ajahn Sucitto
Notice what one’s citta stores and brings out at potent moments. We tend to store the negative, and that which is most familiar becomes myself. Why not store the good? Store up qualities of the brahmavihāras – goodwill, compassion, gladness & equanimity – as energy in the body. These energetic effects are a resource for your long-lasting welfare.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge The Touch of Dhamma - May 2019 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2019-04-24 Equanimity: A Heart That is Ready for Anything (Duck Meditation) 50:28
Tara Brach
Equanimity is the quality of presence that is open, balanced and non-reactive. As this talk explores, when equanimity is lacking, we become easily lost in trance, identified as a defended and controlling egoic self. When present, the solidity and constriction of egoic self dissolves, and our heart is free to respond to life with love, compassion, forgiveness and joy. Note: this talk is a favorite from the 2014 archives and includes the “Duck Meditation” and bricklayer stories.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2019-04-22 Dharma Talk: Equanimity 67:40
Marcia Rose
Mountain Hermitage 2019 Spring Hermitage Retreat

2019-04-22 Equanimity 67:40
Marcia Rose
Mountain Hermitage 2019 Spring Hermitage Retreat

2019-04-20 Lifetime Vow 41:17
Ayya Medhanandi
To vow for life: not to compromise our faith, our virtue, or our goodness - even in a moment of terror - is a powerful spiritual ally. Not cowering nor retaliating even in a hopeless-feeling-moment, we learn to stay present with compassion and kindness. As long as we remember to keep the practice alive within, we will have the stamina to grow in generosity, equanimity, and wisdom. So, at all times, make good-will the mantra of your heart.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center The Heart of Wisdom: Monastic Retreat

2019-04-19 Equanimity Practice 30:00
Jill Shepherd
Practice with equanimity in dialog.
Bellingham Insight Meditation Society :  Finding the Heart of Wisdom

2019-04-19 Guided Meditation - Equanimity 15:11
Jill Shepherd
Working with a sticky person.
Bellingham Insight Meditation Society :  Finding the Heart of Wisdom

2019-04-18 Equanimity, Upekkha 43:20
Jill Shepherd
Bellingham Insight Meditation Society :  Finding the Heart of Wisdom

2019-04-18 Morning Instructions - Working with Equanimity 9:54
Jill Shepherd
Bellingham Insight Meditation Society :  Finding the Heart of Wisdom

2019-03-17 Reflections on Equanimity - Talk 40:01
Shelly Graf
Co-teacher: Gabe Keller-Flores
Common Ground Meditation Center Weekly Dharma Series

2019-03-17 Reflections on Equanimity - Meditation 25:52
Shelly Graf
Common Ground Meditation Center Weekly Dharma Series

2019-03-13 Equanimity 55:11
Winnie Nazarko
This talk is about how what upekkha (equanimity) is, and how it is developed in practice.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Establishing Presence: Insight Meditation Retreat

2019-03-13 Cycles of Deepening Insight Practice (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 61:00
Heather Sundberg
This Talk explores how deepening stages of Insight practice lead to awakening. Beginning with the ground of Sila (ethical conduct), supporting the development of Samadhi (concentration) which provides the power & pliancy of mind for Panna (seeing clearly) practice. The Three Characteristics (impermanence, unsatisfactoriness, not self) are explored, as well as working with cycles of purification. With continuous practice a new cycle into mature Equanimity can emerge as a jumping off point to further awakening.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center March Insight Meditation 1-Month

2019-03-11 Compassion and Equanimity Practice 38:56
Mark Nunberg
Madison Insight Meditation Group :  The Middle Way: Seeing Clearly, Relating Wisely, and Releasing the Heart

2019-03-10 Compassion and Equanimity Practice 42:14
Mark Nunberg
Madison Insight Meditation Group :  The Middle Way: Seeing Clearly, Relating Wisely, and Releasing the Heart

2019-03-08 Compulsive Thinking, Concentration & Equanimity 60:15
Matthew Brensilver
Meditation practice cultivates a diverse set of attentional, emotional and introspective skills. Central to the practice of mindfulness is the stabilization of attention. But before our attention stabilizes, practice can be overstimulating. This talk will explore the process through which the mind comes to rest. In developing this steadiness, equanimity (the capacity to fully permit the flow of both pleasure and pain) is a vital skill. We will see how concentration and equanimity reinforce each other and support a deeper understanding of ourselves. And how this stability, in turn, makes space for the heart to respond with joy and compassion.
New York Insight Meditation Center NYI Regular Talks

2019-03-08 guided meditation 36:52
Matthew Brensilver
Meditation practice cultivates a diverse set of attentional, emotional and introspective skills. Central to the practice of mindfulness is the stabilization of attention. But before our attention stabilizes, practice can be overstimulating. This talk will explore the process through which the mind comes to rest. In developing this steadiness, equanimity (the capacity to fully permit the flow of both pleasure and pain) is a vital skill. We will see how concentration and equanimity reinforce each other and support a deeper understanding of ourselves. And how this stability, in turn, makes space for the heart to respond with joy and compassion.
New York Insight Meditation Center NYI Regular Talks

2019-03-02 An Overview of Our Foundational Practices for Our Retreat Journey (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 47:25
Donald Rothberg
On the first evening of a four-week retreat for some, and the beginning of the fifth of eight weeks for others, we explore the “map” of our foundational practices: (1) developing wise or right view and intention; (2) samatha practice, developing concentration (or samadhi); (3) insight practice, with mindfulness as a core practice; (4) the heart practices, particularly lovingkindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity; (5) grounding in the body; and (6) touching freedom and awakening.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center March Insight Meditation 1-Month

2019-03-01 Equanimity --Seeing the World with Quiet Eyes (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 68:31
Kamala Masters
When we practice equanimity towards the conditions around us, as well as towards the conditions arising in our own minds, it allows the mind/heart to see with clarity and act with kindness.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Monthlong

2019-02-26 Day 24 Brahma Vihara Practice: Equanimity (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 42:16
James Baraz
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Monthlong

2019-02-25 Day 23 Equanimity: This is how it is, it is like this...(Retreat at Spirit Rock) 44:54
Tempel Smith
To practice the divine abode of equanimity, we begin by reflecting on the need to be intimate with what is really happening. With this strength of heart we can soften our preferences and the fantasies they produce in order to bring out heart in steady contact with all unfolding phenomena.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Monthlong

2019-02-20 Equanimity: The Equipoise in the Mind 68:26
Marcia Rose
What is equanimity? How is it cultivated through meditation practice? What are the two understandings that are the root of equanimity? All of this and more is explored in this Dharma Talk.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge February 2019 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2019-02-05 Engaged Brahmaviharas 48:55
Ayya Santussika
Ayya Santussika presents the first talk in a speaker series on The Engaged Buddhist. Here she speaks on the role that each of the four Brahmaviharas play to help and guide us in our engaged actions, whatever they be, to promote wholesome and beneficial outcomes. She discusses lovingkindness, joy in the good fortune of others, compassion and equanimity as well as the near and far enemies of these qualities.
Insight Meditation South Bay - Silicon Valley
In collection: Engaged Buddhism

2019-01-24 Equanimity (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 55:26
Christiane Wolf
Definition of Equanimity and how to practice it and the Five hindrances.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Trusting in Awareness, Trusting the Heart

2019-01-24 Equally Close to All Things 57:44
Zohar Lavie
Equanimity in relation to service, compassionate action, and the joy of bodhisattva spirit.
SanghaSeva Anandwan

2019-01-11 Dharma and Recovery - "Equanimity" 1:37:01
Kevin Griffin
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2018-12-31 Equanimity and wisdom 52:03
Jill Shepherd
Equanimity is highly valued throughout the Buddha's teachings. It acts as a powerful support for insight, and insight in turn, strengthens this quality of ease, acceptance, and freedom.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge December 5 - 31, 2018 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2018-12-30 Collective Dharma Talk on the Brahmaviharas 57:40
Pamela Weiss, Devon Hase, Eugene Cash, Shinmu Tamori Gibson
Collective Dharma Talk on the Brahmaviharas (Retreat at Spirit Rock Pamela Weiss: Metta-Loving-Kindness Jozen Gibson: Karuna-Compassion Devon Hase: Mudita - Joy Eugene Cash: Upekkha - Equanimity
Spirit Rock Meditation Center New Year's Insight Meditation Retreat

2018-12-01 Standing in the Midst of the Worldly Winds (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 55:00
Gina Sharpe
Equanimity as Seventh Factor of Awakening.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Seven Factors of Awakening

2018-11-30 Developing the graceful heart. 62:06
Rebecca Bradshaw
Discuss ways to strengthen the quality of equanimity, increasing our ability to move through the world with grace and poise.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

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