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Myoshin Kelley's Dharma Talks

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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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2007-12-27 7 Factors Of Awakening - part 2 55:31	Download Listen
Continuing the exploration with calm, concentration and equimity
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge : December 2007 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2007-12-20 7 Factors Of Awakening - part 1 55:31	Download Listen
An exploration of the allies of the mind, cultivating mindfulness, investigation, energy, and rapture.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge : December 2007 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2007-12-13 Hindrances - part 2 63:13	Download Listen
Working with restlessness and doubt.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge : December 2007 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2007-12-06 Hindrances - part 1 56:21	Download Listen
Working with desire and aversion.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge : December 2007 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2007-11-28 Requisites For Enlightenment 1:11:10	Download Listen
The 10 paramis or requisites for enlightenment that bring a meaningful application of our practice to how we live our lives. This talk explores some of the ways these qualities get strengthened.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge : November 2007 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2007-11-20 Tranquil And Alert 45:40	Download Listen
This talk explores finding the balance between tranquility and alertness and what supports each.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge : November 2007 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2007-11-13 Thoughts Without Suffering 57:34	Download Listen
This talk explores some of the ways we get entangled with thought and how to have a wise relationship with this natural function of mind.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge : November 2007 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2007-10-24 Living A Life Of Dharma Inquiry 54:42	Download Listen
Meditation need not be limited to a practice that one can only do a on the cushion. When we bring the passion for truth to the center of our lives, it opens up every moment to be a moment of knowing truth.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Three-Month Retreat - Part 1

2007-10-12 Guided Meditation On The Five Aggregates 37:28	Download Listen
This meditation is an experiential exploration of this mind /body experience.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Three-Month Retreat - Part 1

2007-10-11 Exploration Of The Five Aggregates Or "Who I Am Not" 52:01	Download Listen
Understanding the five aggregates or components of body mind and experience, can help us to see what it is we are clinging to.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Three-Month Retreat - Part 1

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