1999-09-23 Renunciation 50:56
Guy Armstrong	Download Listen
simplicity of action shows the roots of suffering
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

1999-09-15 Focus Of Vipassana Practice 1:17:41
Ajahn Amaro	Download Listen
At the end of our search, there is nothing more to do but rejoice in being the knowing.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Dzogchen Retreat

1999-09-14 Non Meditating 1:15:30
Ajahn Amaro	Download Listen
Genuine acceptance of our experiences means a spaciousness and ease around even the most difficult states that allows for their transformation.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Dzogchen Retreat

1999-09-14 Fully Alive- Awakening Through Embodiment 61:27
Tara Brach	Download Listen
The Buddha's teachings on mindfulness begin with mindfulness of our body. By cultivating embodied awareness, we develop the capacity for presence and awakening through all realms of experience.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC

1999-09-14 Essential Dhamma #5: Anatta 1:12:09
Steve Armstrong	Download Listen
what is not "I", "me", "mine"?
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1999-09-13 Cessation Of Consciousness II 55:35
Ajahn Amaro	Download Listen
A continued follow up of Q and A, from the Cessation of Consciousness I talk.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Dzogchen Retreat

1999-09-13 Essential Dhamma #4: Four Noble Truths 60:44
Steve Armstrong	Download Listen
Dukkha: pain unsatisfactoriness, vulnerability; craving: the cause; nibbana: the cessation; morality, concentration and wisdom: the path.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1999-09-12 Cessation Of Consciousness I Followed By Q And A 58:16
Ajahn Amaro	Download Listen
Suffering results from a confused relationship of the mind to its own experience; when we see the way things actually are, we connect with a profound freedom.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Dzogchen Retreat

1999-09-12 Essential Dhamma #3: The Good Fortune Of Mindfulness 60:46
Steve Armstrong	Download Listen
the essential dhamma
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1999-09-11 The Place Of Non Abiding II Followed By Q And A 51:16
Ajahn Amaro	Download Listen
Learning to recognize moments of isness, or pure, open presence in our quiet, often overlooked moments when no sense of self has arisen.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Dzogchen Retreat

1999-09-11 Essential Dhamma #2: Three Pillars Of Dhamma 59:48
Steve Armstrong	Download Listen
generosity, ethical conduct, mental development
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1999-09-10 The Place Of Non Abiding I 57:18
Ajahn Amaro	Download Listen
Exploring the spaciousness of mind that comes when we let go of our belief in the solidity of the sense world, when we know the mind as the space in which all this drama is happening.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Dzogchen Retreat

1999-09-10 Essential Dhamma #1: Three Refuges 49:48
Steve Armstrong	Download Listen
taking refuge in the Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha provides a safe haven in which to weather the storms of life by providing emotional support, a teaching, guiding ideas and a sacred resolve to realize the potential to awaken within each one of us
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1999-09-09 Ultimate And Conventional Reality 52:56
Ajahn Amaro	Download Listen
Can we live with respect and compassion within the world of form, while understanding its ultimate insubstantiality? Can we remember the truth of emptiness while the world of appearances is so compelling? How can we do both at once?
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Dzogchen Retreat

1999-09-09 The Buddha's Prescription For Happiness: Seven Factors Of Enlightenment 57:18
James Baraz	Download Listen
The Seven Factors of Enlightenment are mindfulness, investigation, energy, joy, calm, concentration and equanimity. When brought to fruition they lead to the highest happiness we can experience. How can we cultivate these qualities consciously in our meditation practice and in our life?
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center
In collection: Foundations Of Practice

1999-09-08 Shining the Light of Death on Life, Part 10 1:29:43
Larry Rosenberg	Download Listen

1999-09-06 The Five Spiritual Powers 65:27
Sarah Doering	Download Listen
These five qualities of heart and mind lead to understanding and love without limits.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1999-09-06 Wise Livelihood 52:18
Jack Kornfield	Download Listen

1999-09-05 The Process Of Awakening: Five Spiritual Faculties 60:37
James Baraz	Download Listen
Faith, effort, mindfulness, concentration and wisdom build on each other in a natural development. Understanding their relationship gives us a map for how the meditation process unfolds.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1999-09-04 Remarkable Self 49:01
Christina Feldman	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Gaia House Retreat

1999-09-03 Dharma Gates 54:44
Christina Feldman	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Gaia House Retreat

1999-09-02 Mudita: The Joy Of Appreciation 57:33
Fred Von Allmen	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Retreat with Fred Von Allmen

1999-09-02 Equanimity 43:59
Christina Feldman	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Gaia House Retreat

1999-09-02 How Suffering Can Lead To Faith 55:40
James Baraz	Download Listen
Although there is suffering - the First Noble Truth, the Buddha has taught that wisely processing our pain leads to greater faith, compassion and, eventually, the end of suffering.
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley

1999-09-01 The Power Of Concentration 43:10
Fred Von Allmen	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Retreat with Fred Von Allmen

1999-09-01 Visibility and Invisibility 44:39
Christina Feldman	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Gaia House Retreat

1999-08-30 Poetry, Beauty and Art 69:45
Jack Kornfield	Download Listen

1999-08-28 The Buddha As A Psychotherapist 56:13
Christopher Titmuss	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Monday and Wednesday Talks

1999-08-28 Inquiry #4 45:06
Christopher Titmuss	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Monday and Wednesday Talks

1999-08-28 Dana Talk 57:39
Bhante Henepola Gunaratana	Download Listen
generosity-- the heart of the Buddha's path is natural to life. When we look carefully, we see the multiple levels of dana layered inside the Buddha's main teachings.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1999-08-27 Inquiry #3 54:13
Christopher Titmuss	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Monday and Wednesday Talks

1999-08-27 Leaning Into The Stillpoint 51:37
Sharda Rogell	Download Listen
to awaken to the stillpoint requires a complete shift in the way we relate to activity and time, without their end.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

1999-08-26 Form And The Inconceivable 58:12
Christopher Titmuss	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Monday and Wednesday Talks

1999-08-26 Truthfulness 53:01
James Baraz	Download Listen
Truthfulness was the one quality the Bodhisattva possessed through all his previous lifetimes before his enlightenment. Telling the truth to oneself and others is a direct source of happiness and is the guiding principle for the spiritual journey.
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley

1999-08-25 Inquiry #2 61:54
Christopher Titmuss	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Monday and Wednesday Talks

1999-08-24 Just What Are We Absorbing? 48:06
Christopher Titmuss	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Monday and Wednesday Talks

1999-08-24 Inquiry #1 56:04
Christopher Titmuss	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Monday and Wednesday Talks

1999-08-22 Day Long At Spirit Rock 1 62:30
Christopher Titmuss	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Monday and Wednesday Talks

1999-08-22 Day Long Spirit Rock 2 47:49
Christopher Titmuss	Download Listen
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Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Monday and Wednesday Talks

1999-08-22 Identity + Insight 64:31
Steve Armstrong	Download Listen
insight into selflessness uproots false beliefs
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1999-08-20 The Wonder Of Emptiness 53:37
Christopher Titmuss	Download Listen
the practical relevance of emptiness in daily life
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  "Born on the 4th of July,1955 or After, Retreat (8 days)"

1999-08-20 Inquiry 50:01
Christopher Titmuss	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  "Born on the 4th of July,1955 or After, Retreat (8 days)"

1999-08-20 Identity + Insight 62:03
Steve Armstrong	Download Listen
insight into suffering uproots craving. What I want!
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1999-08-19 Mudita: Appreciative Joy 54:40
Christopher Titmuss	Download Listen
having to do things kills happiness, yet all beings want to be happy.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  "Born on the 4th of July,1955 or After, Retreat (8 days)"

1999-08-19 Inquiry 53:07
Christopher Titmuss	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  "Born on the 4th of July,1955 or After, Retreat (8 days)"

1999-08-19 Introduction To Great Compassion Ceremony Of Kuan Yin And Mantras 64:38
Kittisaro	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Retreat with Kittisaro

1999-08-19 Wisdom Says I Am Nothing, Compassion Says I Am Everything 40:24
Thanissara	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Retreat with Thanissara

1999-08-18 The Vows Of The Buddha 46:11
Kittisaro	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Retreat with Kittisaro

1999-08-18 Identity + Insight: Comparing Mind 55:22
Steve Armstrong	Download Listen
Creating a sense of self through the activity of comparing mind. Disentangling a sense of self through mindful awareness.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1999-08-18 The Risk Of Being Present 45:42
Sharda Rogell	Download Listen
Why "being awake" in our lives seems like a threatening prospect, and how to overcome our fear of this.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center