2004-06-05 Basics Of Lovingkindness Practice 52:39
Michele McDonald	Download Listen
Humans are human - we are not perfect. Unconditional love as the antidote for idealistic perfectionism.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Metta Retreat

2004-06-02 Peace is Possible in the Middle of Life 58:54
Sylvia Boorstein	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2004-06-02 The 10 Paramis Series: #4 Wisdom - Panna 66:06
Myoshin Kelley	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  June 2004 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2004-06-01 Awakening Within the Seasons of the Human Body 1:11:17
Gavin Harrison	Download Listen
Hawai’i, exact date unknown

2004-06-01 Awakening Within the Seasons of the Human Body 1:11:28
Gavin Harrison	Download Listen
date estimated

2004-05-31 Benefactor's Day 60:06
Jack Kornfield	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2004-05-29 Satipatthana Sutta - part 7 - Mindfulness Of Body 57:27
Joseph Goldstein	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  May 2004 at IMS - Forest Refuge
In collection: Satipatthana Sutta Series

2004-05-28 The Grace Of Peace 56:37
Sylvia Boorstein	Download Listen
Emphasizing the value of continuity of attention in practice and including the Four Noble Truths, the three characteristics and fun stories.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2004-05-28 Impermanence And Sense Of I Am 55:05
Ajahn Sucitto	Download Listen
Cittaviveka

2004-05-28 The Non-Doing Of Practice 46:39
Rodney Smith	Download Listen
The practice takes us through the doing mind into the non-doing of ease and contentment.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  May 2004 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2004-05-26 One Who Loves Oneself Will Not Harm Another 58:21
Donald Rothberg	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2004-05-26 The Path Of Not Knowing 46:46
Rodney Smith	Download Listen
The practice is simply to step out of self-deception. To do that one must be willing to surrender to the unknown.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  May 2004 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2004-05-25 The 10 Paramis Series: #3 Renunciation - Nekkhama 55:20
Myoshin Kelley	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  May 2004 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2004-05-24 Good Enough & Take Care 52:43
Sylvia Boorstein	Download Listen
A review of the goals of practice, emphasizing equanimity, explaining how this particular technique of practice cultivates insight and how insight leads to compassion. Includes description of three characteristics.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2004-05-23 Caring Attention 52:10
Rodney Smith	Download Listen
The means of our practice must be aligned with the ends we seek.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  May 2004 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2004-05-22 Bias Of Mind 68:43
Carol Wilson	Download Listen
Applying seven ways of the Buddha to transcend the subtle forces of bias.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2004-05-21 The 10 Paramis Series: #2 Virtue - Sila 65:47
Myoshin Kelley	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  May 2004 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2004-05-20 Chanting, Guided Awareness of Body Meditation 46:17
Ajahn Amaro	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Untitled Retreat

2004-05-18 Chanting, Instructions - Becoming & Letting Go 45:51
Ajahn Amaro	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Untitled Retreat

2004-05-17 Joy and Wonder 56:50
Wes Nisker	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2004-05-17 Satipatthana Sutta - part 6 - Not Clinging To Anything 52:24
Joseph Goldstein	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  May 2004 at IMS - Forest Refuge
In collection: Satipatthana Sutta Series

2004-05-16 The Inner Committee 55:56
Ajahn Amaro	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Untitled Retreat

2004-05-15 Start with the Body 56:13
Ajahn Amaro	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Untitled Retreat

2004-05-14 Intro Talk & Chanting - Learning From Everything 1:17:28
Ajahn Amaro	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Untitled Retreat

2004-05-13 The Eight Vicissitudes of Life 42:46
Grove Burnett	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2004-05-13 The 10 Paramis Series: #1 Introduction, Generosity - Dana 66:33
Myoshin Kelley	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  May 2004 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2004-05-12 Entering Difficulties, Cultivating Joy 51:15
Donald Rothberg	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2004-05-12 The Language Of The Heart 63:49
Susan O'Brien	Download Listen
A discourse on the four Brahma Viharas: loving-kindness, compassion, empathetic joy and equanimity.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Vipassana Retreat

2004-05-09 Satipatthana Sutta - part 5 - Bare Knowing & Continuous Mindfulness 63:37
Joseph Goldstein	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  May 2004 at IMS - Forest Refuge
In collection: Satipatthana Sutta Series

2004-05-08 Opening Talk 55:52
Jack Kornfield	Download Listen

2004-05-05 Present Moment, Urgent Moment -- Buddhist Practice and the Current Political Situation 55:12
Donald Rothberg	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2004-05-05 Longing For Freedom 45:45
Michele McDonald	Download Listen
Learning to bring the ability to remember. Being willing to go through our longing and weariness as we liberate ourselves.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2004-05-05 The Buddha's Life And Journey 54:31
Joseph Goldstein	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  May 2004 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2004-05-03 Enjoying The Fruits Of Meditation 52:43
Jack Kornfield	Download Listen
How to recognize, embody and enjoy the fruits of spiritual life. How to allow joy, trust, steadiness, wisdom, well-being and compassion to blossom in our body and heart. How to enjoy them and let them fill our life.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2004-05-03 Love, Wisdom, And Compassion 69:46
Joseph Goldstein	Download Listen
bringing wisdom and compassion to a full understanding of love and how it operates in our lives
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2004-05-03 Equanimity 44:31
Michele McDonald	Download Listen
Equanimity is the peace we can awaken to within all of our cells. We can experience a peace in the face of agitation, joy and sorrow.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2004-05-03 Enjoying The Fruits Of Meditation 53:07
Jack Kornfield	Download Listen
How to recognize, embody and enjoy the fruits of spiritual life. How to allow joy, trust, steadiness, wisdom, well being and compassion to blossom in our body and heart. How to enjoy them and let them fill our life.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Monday and Wednesday Talks

2004-05-02 Greed, Aversion, Delusion. 3 Personality types 57:57
Myoshin Kelley	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  May 2004 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2004-05-02 Faith To Not Create A World 69:42
Ajahn Sucitto	Download Listen
Cittaviveka

2004-05-01 Retreat Opening Talk 63:20
Sharon Salzberg	Download Listen
with refuges and precepts, and an introduction to meditation by Joseph Goldstein
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2004-04-30 Opening Talk 61:25
Joseph Goldstein	Download Listen
with Phillip Moffitt and Pat Coffey
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2004-04-30 Opening Talk 61:06
Joseph Goldstein	Download Listen
with Philip Moffit and Pat Coffey

2004-04-28 Cultivating Interbeing 59:40
Donald Rothberg	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2004-04-28 Satipatthana Sutta - part 4 - Impermanence 63:04
Joseph Goldstein	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  April 2004 at IMS - Forest Refuge
In collection: Satipatthana Sutta Series

2004-04-26 Arousing the Mystery 55:06
Wes Nisker	Download Listen

2004-04-26 Reflections on Impermanence 1:10:40
Ayya Jitindriya	Download Listen
Amaravati Monastery

2004-04-26 Practice As A Path To Happiness 54:28
James Baraz	Download Listen
We can often focus on suffering in our practice and forget that this path is about cultivating happiness.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2004-04-25 Holding attention on impermanence 37:08
Ajahn Sucitto	Download Listen
Cittaviveka

2004-04-25 Can We Be Happy In Our Lives? 62:47
Joseph Goldstein	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  April 2004 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2004-04-22 No Regrets 69:33
Ajahn Amaro	Download Listen
Precepts as practice; spiritual friendship; inner loveliness; practice outside of retreat. (Estimated date of talk. Exact date unknown)
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Monastic Retreat