Donate  |   Contact


The greatest gift is the
gift of the teachings
 
Dharma Talks
1999-04-18 Ritual and tradition 1:14:39
Ajahn Sumedho

1999-04-17 Morning Reflections 59:32
Ajahn Sumedho

1999-04-17 Gates To The Deathless 67:57
Ajahn Sumedho
realizing the potential of our true nature
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monastic Retreat

1999-04-17 The Spirit Of Investigation 47:22
Michael Grady
learning to look deeply instead of reacting
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Weekend Retreat (2 days)

1999-04-15 Death As Inspiration For Practice 33:06
Arinna Weisman
The death of loved ones fires our passion for transformation.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

1999-04-13 Devotion And The Path Of Awakening I 61:28
Tara Brach
Our longing for communion arises out of loving life and is the energy that liberates our spirit. By becoming intentional in inhabiting and expressing this longing, we relax openly into the truth of belonging.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1999-04-12 Foundation of Mindfulness 59:26
Jack Kornfield

1999-04-11 Joy 43:09
Arinna Weisman
Cultivating joy as a practice.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

1999-04-10 Compassion: Beyond the Prison of Self 48:19
Eric Kolvig
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

1999-04-10 The way of Bodhisattva 54:09
Jack Kornfield

1999-04-09 The Heart Of The Buddha's Teaching 42:54
Arinna Weisman
freeing ourselves from clinging
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

1999-04-08 Compassion 46:48
Eric Kolvig
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

1999-04-08 Is There Life Before Death - Part III 48:00
Larry Rosenberg
When we connect with the intimacy of our practice, the "I" falls away and we give life the breathing space it needs to teach us all that we need to learn.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center
In collection: Is There Life Before Death Album

1999-04-06 Is There Life Before Death - Part II 40:22
Larry Rosenberg
This practice offers us a training in honesty: to see the way it is, to see the obstacles we need for growth, and the foolishness that can make us wise.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center
In collection: Is There Life Before Death Album

1999-04-05 Self-Doubt 53:12
Michael Grady
developing wisdom and faith through our investigation of self-doubt in practice
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Vipassana Retreat (7 days)

1999-04-04 Is There Life Before Death - Part I 43:16
Larry Rosenberg
Just as we cannot force our breathing, neither can we force our life: it is what it is. Our challenge is to live wholeheartedly and intimately with all that comes our way.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center
In collection: Is There Life Before Death Album

1999-04-04 Is There Life Before Death Album 2:11:39
Larry Rosenberg
Are we fully alive now? How do we limit our aliveness? These talks illustrate many examples, both ordinary and dramatic, about experiencing intimacy will all of life.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1999-03-29 Who are You Wanderer 65:14
Jack Kornfield

1999-03-26 The Great Good Fortune To Be Able To Practice 56:42
Sylvia Boorstein
the transformative potential - for ourselves and for the world - of practice
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

1999-03-25 Eight Fold Path 57:17
Jack Kornfield

1999-03-24 Happier and Freer 61:50
Howard Cohn
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

1999-03-24 Shining the Light of Death on Life, Part 7 1:32:24
Larry Rosenberg

1999-03-24 What Is Investigation? 48:40
Narayan Helen Liebenson
a discussion of meditative investigation and methods
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1999-03-23 Transforming Suffering Into Happiness 61:21
James Baraz

1999-03-22 The 5 Aggregates 59:35
Guy Armstrong

1999-03-22 Spiritual Practice in Daily Life with Lama Surya Das 65:24
Jack Kornfield

1999-03-20 Lifelong Heart-Healing 65:16
Sylvia Boorstein
This Dharma talk given at the end of a 6-week retreat is about remembering what we are doing here, moving into the middle of our lives so we can see clearly, and paying attention so that we don't miss an opportunity for an awakened heart. Sylvia encourages us not to coast to the finish line, but to do the work we came to do in order to manifest an awakened heart. She also discusses healing from mistakes.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

1999-03-18 Time 55:08
Howard Cohn

1999-03-17 7 Factors of Enlightenment 57:58
Jack Kornfield

1999-03-16 Seeing Through Our Stories 49:27
James Baraz

1999-03-15 Faith and Awareness 55:59
Guy Armstrong
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

1999-03-14 The Liberating News Of Impermanence 53:41
Sylvia Boorstein
Everything arises and passes away, like the breath. How to not be frightened by this or experience "existential angst" from inevitable loss in connection is often what brings us into practice. Liberation is in the heart that is wide enough to hold joy as well as the greatest pain of loss. In managing inevitable loss, we become kinder, softer, gentler and much more careful. To liberate "fixed point of view," we stay awake and attentive, always open for new insights to our stories about ourselves and others. Views change, bodies change, relationships change, but what does not change is the capacity of the heart to respond with compassion and lovingkindness.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

1999-03-13 Release Through Self 40:58
Ajahn Sucitto
release occurs through tuning up the self and letting Kamma be felt in awareness.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1999-03-12 The Comparring Mired 57:21
James Baraz

1999-03-12 Attachment 1:12:12
Ajahn Sucitto
attachment (clinging or feeling) even to Dhamma, is suffering and is the binding factor of self.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1999-03-11 Practical People make a Peaceful World 57:00
Howard Cohn
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

1999-03-11 Samadhi Is Pure Enjoyment 47:42
Ajahn Sucitto
Samadhi, a Pali word, means meditative absorption or a state of concentration. This talk is an exploration of samadhi as the art of refined enjoyment. Approaching our meditation with receptivity, we carefully collect our attention for the full enjoyment of the present moment. This kind of attention is enjoyable and light, balanced and at ease.

1999-03-11 Anapanasati: Release Of The Mind 47:19
Ajahn Sucitto
through the contemplative process, awareness is progressively released from unwholesome to wholesome karma
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1999-03-10 Compassion 59:00
Jack Kornfield

1999-03-10 Anapanasati: The Fourth Tetrad - Realization 52:04
Ajahn Sucitto
Vipassana (on looking) and samatha (setting) conform to give realization at every stage of the path.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1999-03-09 Passion for Practice 52:55
James Baraz

1999-03-09 Anapanasati: Transformation Of The Breath 49:19
Ajahn Sucitto
mind and breath mutually change from separate entities into energy and feeling.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1999-03-09 Shifting The Boundaries 69:15
Ajahn Sucitto
perceptions of change dislodges the mind from object-dependence; brahma vihara extends the scope of relationship.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1999-03-08 Was ist Buddhismus? 53:10
Fred Von Allmen
Mythen und Fakten über Lehre und Praxis
Meditationszentrum Beatenberg

1999-03-08 Awareness: Sublime Disobedience 36:12
Ajahn Sucitto
awareness does not follow orders; letting go comes around naturally through accessing conducive perceptions.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1999-03-08 Questions And Answers 57:43
Ajahn Sucitto
questions on the hindrances
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1999-03-08 Motivation In Practice 59:19
Guy Armstrong
finding a motivation that does not stop short
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

1999-03-07 Establishing Vitality 61:51
Ajahn Sucitto
the requirement of energy for meditation can be developed through meditation
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1999-03-07 Anapanasati - The First Tetrad 43:07
Ajahn Sucitto
a brief overview of the path of breath meditation, with details on the opening phases.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1999-03-07 Awareness And Right Reference 68:49
Ajahn Sucitto
shifting the references- from desirability, substantiality and self to emptiness.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

Creative Commons License