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Dharma Talks
2017-09-18 Meeting Physical Pain With Right Mindfulness and Full understanding. 62:36
Bhante Buddharakkhita
The practice of right mindfulness and full understanding can help us meet physical pain with openness, compassion, and wisdom.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 1

2017-09-17 Techno dukha, and dealing with the judging/comparing mind with compassion 52:19
Eugene Cash
San Francisco Insight Meditation Community

2017-09-12 Angulimala: An Ethical Transformation 27:30
Shaila Catherine
In this first talk in a lecture series on the Great Disciples, the speaker, Shaila Catherine, tells the life story of Angulimala and his transformation from notorious robber and murdered to a peaceful, compassionate, truthful, and awakened monk. It is an inspiring example of the power of restraint, and the potential for redemption. Habits and dispositions do not need to control our lives. We can stop unwholesome, unhealthy, and harmful courses of conduct. We can purify our minds.
Insight Meditation South Bay - Silicon Valley
In collection: The Great Disciples: People and Personalities in the Buddha's Community

2017-09-10 Heaven and Hell have Doors in Perception 54:55
Nathan Glyde
Not about Aldous Huxley's great books, but an exploration of the proximity of those disparate states of being; heavenly moments and hellish ones. Exploring how our reactions to the unfolding experience of life in a wise and kind manner shape what we see. Not offered as a panacea but as a compassionate response that brings intimacy and potential to all of our lives.
SanghaSeva One Day Frome

2017-09-08 Guided meditation: exploring difficult emotions 13:42
Jill Shepherd
Short guided meditation offering some techniques for exploring difficult emotions, including self-compassion
Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre Awakening our Natural Wisdom

2017-09-07 "Peaceful Warrior in Modern Times" 52:12
James Baraz
The Buddha spoke of the power of non-harming as a support for inner peace and outward harmony. But how can we both commit to being peaceful while courageously and passionately standing up for what we feel is right and make a difference in the world? This talk includes some of the Buddha's words on peace and non-harming as well as two clips of Julia Butterfly Hill speaking about "Anger v. Love" and "Fierce Compassion".
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley IMCB Regular Talks

2017-09-07 Talk: from Aversion to Compassion 41:49
Jill Shepherd
Exploring the hindrance of aversion and how it can be transformed through compassion, with an emphasis on self-compassion
Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre Awakening our Natural Wisdom

2017-09-07 Guided Meditation On Four Wholesome States 32:02
Anushka Fernandopulle
Metta (kindness), compassion, joy, equanimity, Brahma viharas. Explanation and guided practice.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Freedom and Ease of Being: A Meditation Retreat for Our LGBTIQ Community

2017-09-01 Working With the Judging Mind (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 56:18
James Baraz
We often get lost in our negative judgements about ourselves and how we compare with others. We can work with these mind habits and see them as a catalyst for true compassion.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Labor Day Insight Meditation Retreat

2017-08-30 True Resilience – Part 2: Awakening through All Circumstances 48:06
Tara Brach
Spiritual resilience enables us to deepen compassion and wisdom as we navigate life’s difficulties. In this two part series, we will look at the conditions that incline us towards or away from True Resilience, and explore practical and powerful practices that nourish this precious capacity. “The hard times are what move us to become who we really are. We grow through the tough stuff if we are willing to be present. Whatever is arising, without exception, can be a portal to awakening and freedom. If you deepen your attention to the waves, how might it awaken and free you?”
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

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