Myoshin Kelley's Dharma Talks
Myoshin Kelley
So much of my inspiration and joy comes from bearing witness to the unfolding of the dharma in myself and others. My teaching is most engaging when I'm involved in an on-going relationship with students and having the opportunity, and honor, to see what's happening in their lives. We may begin our practice on our cushions; and yet, as we learn to bring practice to all corners of our lives, we get a glimmer of the true possibility of liberation.
Simplicity has been most helpful to me, so I stick with basic instructions and try to distill my words to the bare minimum in a simple, clear and precise way.
My interest focuses on how to liberate the mind. I like to explore and find different ways that are most useful to people. I'm aware that various aspects of the practice, and the teaching, resonate with different people at different times. What is that person's experience right now and what will be most helpful to them? Often the answer comes to me by looking at what has happened to me in practice, and using that experience to help someone discover their own intuitive wisdom.
In my teaching, lovingkindness supports the developmental unfolding of wisdom. It doesn't do us much good to practice in ways that perpetuate self-judgment. When we come from a place of caring and lovingkindness, we allow for the possibility of transformation in our lives. Lovingkindness and wisdom allow us to move from a life of reaction to a life of inner resonance with the world around us. They take us out of a place of reaction and into one of responsiveness.
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Select from Myoshin Kelley's
207
talks
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2003-07-25
4 Foundations of Mindfulness
2006-03-17
4 Noble truths
2007-12-20
7 Factors Of Awakening - part 1
2007-12-27
7 Factors Of Awakening - part 2
2006-07-06
A Sense of Possibility
2010-04-29
A Wise Relationship with the Judging Mind
2001-01-05
Am I Doing Enough?
2011-12-30
An Invitation To Relax And Be Aware
2007-08-30
Anatta: Understanding Not Self
2001-11-14
Anything Is Possible
2012-05-09
Appreciating Goodness
2007-03-22
Appreciative Joy: The Delight Of The Heart
2009-02-23
Awareness of the Thinking Mind
2010-04-02
Being Held in Goodness
2006-11-16
Bodhicitta: The Vastness Of The Heart
2006-11-16
Bodhicitta: The Vastness Of The Heart
1997-01-30
Brahma Viharas: Metta Chanting with Zita
2002-09-26
Calling Forth All The Love In Our Hearts
2017-03-19
Caring for Oneself, Caring for the World
2009-12-28
Center of the Cyclone
2010-08-28
Center of the Cyclone
1997-02-11
Compassion, Sympathetic Joy & Equanimity
2006-07-12
Compassion, The Heart that is Open and Engaged
2011-11-07
Compassion: As Natural As Our Own Heartbeat
2004-10-28
Compassionate Wisdom
1997-06-24
Courageous Living
2003-06-21
Cultivating Insight & Calm
2006-07-25
Cultivating the Wholesome
2009-03-23
Disempowering the Judging Mind
2004-10-22
Dukkha As A Gateway To Liberation
2007-04-19
Dukkha-Explored
2005-03-28
Equanimity: Just What Is So
2007-10-11
Exploration Of The Five Aggregates Or "Who I Am Not"
2010-04-22
Exploration on Sitting with Emotions
2008-02-11
Exploring The Terrain Of Fear
2005-01-11
Faith, Our Greatest Wealth
2006-12-07
Faith: A Sense of Possibility
2006-09-13
Finding a Wise Relationship with Thoughts
2008-04-05
Finding Freedom from Fear
2009-10-05
Finding Inspiration for Practice
2013-11-13
Finding Inspiration for Practice
2009-02-16
Finding Inspiration From Our Spiritual Heritage
1999-02-18
Finding Our Natural Compassion
2008-02-04
Finding True Refuge
2006-04-17
Finding True Refuge
2005-09-02
Finding True Refuge
2006-04-03
Finding True Refuge
2002-10-31
Finding Unshakable Faith Faith On The Path
2005-06-25
Five Spiritual Faculties - Beginning Of Series
2006-02-14
Five Spiritual Faculties: Energy
2006-02-07
Five Spiritual Faculties: Faith
2006-02-20
Five Spiritual Faculties: Mindfulness & Concentration
2006-02-26
Five Spiritual Faculties: Wisdom
2006-12-28
Five Spiritual Faculties: Wisdom
2000-10-18
Forgiveness
2008-10-30
Forgiveness: A Gift To The World
2003-10-16
Forgiveness: The Most Tender Part Of Love
2009-03-02
Four Thoughts That Turn The Mind Towards Dharma
2001-11-22
Generosity And Gratitude
2006-11-23
Gratitude And Generosity
2004-05-02
Greed, Aversion, Delusion. 3 Personality types
2005-02-04
Guided Meditation 2
2005-02-09
Guided Meditation 4: Metta
2005-02-13
Guided Meditation 6
2007-10-12
Guided Meditation On The Five Aggregates
2013-07-22
Having a Tender Heart- Nurturing the quality of compassion.
2007-12-06
Hindrances - part 1
2007-12-13
Hindrances - part 2
2007-04-05
Honoring The Courage Within
2010-01-16
Honoring the Fire of Truth
2004-10-15
Impermanence: A Gateway To Liberation
2007-10-02
Impermanence: The Great Teacher
2006-10-12
Impermanence: The Great Teacher
2016-03-30
Interdependence: Meditation and the Ecology of the Heart
2006-09-20
Intimacy With Fear
2009-12-07
It Wasn't Meant to Last
2006-03-11
Journey From Fear To Fearlessness
2007-08-16
Learning Patience Through Impatience
2006-04-24
Lessons From Nature
2005-02-22
Lessons From Nature
2009-11-19
Lessons from Nature
2004-03-25
Lessons from Nature
2006-04-10
Life At The Edge
2009-04-20
Life At The Edge
2012-01-05
Life Is Our Teacher. Life Is Our Practice
2006-09-29
Living a Life of Dhamma Inquiry
2007-10-24
Living A Life Of Dharma Inquiry
2009-11-13
Meeting This Moment
2002-10-03
Metta: Icon Of Goodness
2004-01-02
Metta: Loving Kindness
2009-10-12
Mind as a base for Mindfulness
2007-07-12
Mindfulness Of Mind
2005-09-15
Mindfulness: Becoming Intimate With Life
2007-09-28
Morning Instructions Myoshin
2007-09-23
Morning Instructions Myoshin #1
2007-09-26
Morning Instructions Myoshin #4
2004-01-26
Mudita
2010-04-15
Mudita: Empathy Through Appreciating the Good
2003-07-05
Mudita: The Joy That Multiplies
2005-03-20
Mudita: The Joy That Multiplies
2008-02-18
Noble Eightfold Path - part 1
2008-02-25
Noble Eightfold Path - part 2 - Right Effort, Mindfulness And Concentration
2008-03-10
Noble Eightfold Path - part 4 - Right Intention
2009-03-09
Nuggets of Truth
2007-07-06
Old Habits And Right View
2011-04-05
Out Of The Comfort Zone
2008-12-16
Parami Series #10 Equanimity: The Unshakable Heart
2008-12-08
Parami Series 9 Metta; The Heart That Is Inclusive"
2004-08-02
Paramis #10 Equanimity Upekkha
2004-07-26
Paramis #8 Resolve Adhitthana
2004-08-09
Paramis #9, Metta Loving Kindness
2008-05-05
Paramis Series #1 Dana: The Joy Of Sharing
2008-05-12
Paramis Series #2 Virtue: Living Well And In Harmony
2008-05-26
Paramis Series #3 Energy That Sustains
2008-06-05
Paramis Series #4 Patience; The Enduring Heart
2008-06-12
Paramis Series #5 Renunciation: The Joy Of Relinquishment
2008-06-19
Paramis Series #6 Wisdom
2008-06-26
Paramis Series #7 Truthfulness
2008-12-01
Paramis Series #8 Resolve Of The Heart
2004-11-03
Patience
2011-11-21
Patterns Of Greed, Aversion and Delusion
2013-07-08
Power of the Mind
2009-12-21
Putting Down the Burden of Self
2006-10-26
Putting Down the Burden of I Am
2013-07-29
Questions and Answers
2007-05-03
Reflection On The Power Of Refuge
2007-11-28
Requisites For Enlightenment
2003-06-29
Resolve The Heart
2014-05-07
Riding the Waves of Strong Emotion
2006-03-23
Right Thought Intention
2006-10-05
Right View: A Context for Practice
2006-03-04
Right View: Understanding Karma
2011-10-31
Seeing through the delusion of fear
2004-08-23
Seven Factors of Enlightenment
2004-08-16
Seven Factors of Enlightenment #1
2004-08-16
Seven Factors of Enlightenment Series: #1 Mindfulness
2004-08-23
Seven Factors of Enlightenment Series: #2 Mindfulness and Investigation
2004-08-29
Seven Factors of Enlightenment Series: #3 Effort
2004-09-05
Seven Factors of Enlightenment Series: #4 Rapture and Tranquility
2004-09-12
Seven Factors of Enlightenment Series: #5 Concentration
2004-09-18
Seven Factors of Enlightenment Series: #6 Equanimity
2004-09-25
Seven Factors of Enlightenment Series: #7 Conclusion
2005-02-01
Seven Factors of Enlightenment Series: Mindfulness, the Master Key
2005-02-11
Seven Factors: Concentration, Power Of The Unified Mind
2005-02-06
Seven Factors: The Effort That Sustains
2009-10-26
Sitting in the Seat of Truth
2009-04-27
So how come I'm not happy?
2010-09-16
So You Like to Think!
2006-03-28
Spiritual Friendship
2019-02-17
Stepping Out of Our Mental Prison - Meditation
2019-02-17
Stepping Out of Our Mental Prison - Talk
2009-05-03
Supporting Mindfullness
2013-07-02
Taking Another View
2004-05-13
The 10 Paramis Series: #1 Introduction, Generosity - Dana
2004-08-19
The 10 Paramis Series: #10 Metta & Summary of 10 Paramis
2004-05-21
The 10 Paramis Series: #2 Virtue - Sila
2004-05-25
The 10 Paramis Series: #3 Renunciation - Nekkhama
2004-06-10
The 10 Paramis Series: #4 Wisdom - Panna
2004-06-02
The 10 Paramis Series: #4 Wisdom - Panna
2004-06-18
The 10 Paramis Series: #6 Patience - Khanti
2004-06-24
The 10 Paramis Series: #7 Truth - Sacca
2004-07-25
The 10 Paramis Series: #8 Resolve, Determination
2004-08-02
The 10 Paramis Series: #9 Equanimity - Upekkha
2004-01-09
The 5 Hindrances
2004-02-19
The Aggregate Of Feeling Tone -Vedana #3
2004-02-12
The Aggregate Of Material Form- Rupa #2
2004-02-26
The Aggregate Of Perception- Sanna #4
2004-03-04
The Aggregates Of Volitional Formations (Sankhara) & Consciousness (Vinnana)
2000-10-30
The Brahma Viharas: Our Best Home
1998-02-21
The Courage To Live Your Aspirations
2010-04-08
The Dynamic Combo: Ease of the Heart with Natural Curiosity
2004-02-05
The Five Aggregates As Not-Self - Introduction
2000-10-25
The Four Noble Truths
2005-03-01
The Four Noble Truths
2009-10-19
The Grace of Patience
2000-02-09
The Heart Of Forgiveness
2006-09-06
The Hindrances Are Underrated
2012-01-02
The Intelligence Of Patience
2004-10-01
The Journey from Fear to Fearlessness
2006-11-09
The Joy Of Renunciation
2011-11-14
The Joy of Sharing
2010-05-09
The Judging Mind
2003-12-19
The Noble Eight-Fold, Part 3
2003-12-26
The Noble Eight-Fold, Part 4
2003-11-20
The Obscurations of Faith
2010-09-09
The Open Heart that is Wise
2006-09-02
The Power of Taking Refuge
2009-11-05
The Rest of Renunciation
2005-01-24
The Rewards of Renunciation
2009-12-14
The Rub of Life
2001-11-07
The Strength Of The Still Forest Pool
1998-10-06
The Two Wings Of Freedom
2007-09-27
The View That Supports Understanding
2007-11-13
Thoughts Without Suffering
2005-10-31
Three Personality Types
2009-11-27
To Stand in the Middle of All Things
2005-09-21
Torment of the Judging Mind
2006-11-02
Torment of the Judging Mind
2005-02-15
Torments Of The Judging Mind
2007-11-20
Tranquil And Alert
2006-10-20
Understanding Dukkha as a Universal Characteristic
2005-01-17
Untangling the Web of Thought
2008-05-19
Vesak Celebration
2008-04-21
Watching The Mind (In A Tropical Paradise)
2010-09-02
When All Else Fails - Patience
2003-02-02
Working With The Hindrances In Metta
2012-12-13
Workshop: Awakening Compassion, Standing With Suffering
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Select one of Myoshin Kelley's 56 retreats
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2000-01-01
Weekly Dharma Series
2003-01-31
Metta Retreat
2003-06-01
June 2003 at IMS - Forest Refuge
2003-07-01
July 2003 at IMS - Forest Refuge
2003-11-01
November 2003 at IMS - Forest Refuge
2003-12-01
December 2003 at IMS - Forest Refuge
2004-01-01
January 2004 at IMS - Forest Refuge
2004-02-01
February 2004 at IMS - Forest Refuge
2004-03-01
March 2004 at IMS - Forest Refuge
2004-05-01
May 2004 at IMS - Forest Refuge
2004-06-01
June 2004 at IMS - Forest Refuge
2004-08-01
August 2004 at IMS - Forest Refuge
2004-09-01
September 2004 at IMS - Forest Refuge
2004-10-01
October 2004 at IMS - Forest Refuge
2004-11-01
November 2004 at IMS - Forest Refuge
2005-01-01
January 2005 at IMS - Forest Refuge
2005-02-01
February 2005 at IMS - Forest Refuge
2005-03-01
March 2005 at IMS - Forest Refuge
2005-06-01
June 2005 at IMS - Forest Refuge
2005-09-01
September 2005 at IMS - Forest Refuge
2006-02-01
February 2006 at IMS - Forest Refuge
2006-03-01
March 2006 at IMS - Forest Refuge
2006-04-01
April 2006 at IMS - Forest Refuge
2006-07-01
July 2006 at IMS - Forest Refuge
2006-09-01
September 2006 at IMS - Forest Refuge
2006-10-01
October 2006 at IMS - Forest Refuge
2006-11-01
November 2006 at IMS - Forest Refuge
2006-12-01
December 2006 at IMS - Forest Refuge
2007-03-01
March 2007 at IMS - Forest Refuge
2007-04-01
April 2007 at IMS - Forest Refuge
2007-05-01
May 2007 at IMS - Forest Refuge
2007-07-01
July 2007 at IMS - Forest Refuge
2007-08-01
August 2007 at IMS - Forest Refuge
2007-09-20
Three-Month Retreat - Part 1
2007-11-01
November 2007 at IMS - Forest Refuge
2007-12-01
December 2007 at IMS - Forest Refuge
2008-02-01
February 2008 at IMS - Forest Refuge
2008-03-01
March 2008 at IMS - Forest Refuge
2008-04-01
April 2008 at IMS - Forest Refuge
2008-05-01
May 2008 at IMS - Forest Refuge
2008-06-01
June 2008 at IMS - Forest Refuge
2008-09-20
Three-Month Retreat - Part 1
2008-12-01
December 2008 at IMS - Forest Refuge
2009-02-01
February 2009 at IMS - Forest Refuge
2009-03-01
March 2009 at IMS - Forest Refuge
2009-04-01
April 2009 at IMS - Forest Refuge
2009-05-02
Relaxed Openness: Embodying Presence
2009-10-01
October 2009 at IMS - Forest Refuge
2009-11-01
November 2009 at IMS - Forest Refuge
2009-12-01
December 2009 at IMS - Forest Refuge
2010-04-01
April 2010 at IMS - Forest Refuge
2010-09-01
September 2010 at IMS - Forest Refuge
2011-04-01
April 2011 at IMS - Forest Refuge
2011-10-22
Three-Month Retreat - Part 2
2011-12-28
Embodying the Heart of Wisdom: New Year’s Retreat
2013-07-01
July 2013 at IMS - Forest Refuge
