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Winnie Nazarko's Dharma Talks
Winnie Nazarko
Our potential as humans is vast and deep, and can be intentionally developed. There is a way that we can learn to open to all of our experience with kindness and clarity. As we begin to find this stability of heart and mind, wisdom will emerge.This emergence of wisdom, and strengthening of compassion, are the road to our individual and collective happiness and well-being.
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2024-10-11 Dependent Origination: Identifying the Place of Power 61:40
This talks describes the Buddha's realization that all things arise and pass away because of causes and conditions. He saw specifically how suffering/dukkha came to be. Once he understood the causes of the arising of suffering, he was able to "reverse engineer" the process, and see how suffering could be brought to an end. He specifically pointed to the vedana (feeling tone) of experience as a specific arising to relate to wisely. On a larger scale, his teachings on the 8 Fold Path to end the clinging which causes dukkha to arise.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 1
2024-10-04 Practicing the 8-Fold Path on Retreat 54:42
This talk explores how retreatants practice the whole of the 8-Fold Path while on a 3-month retreat
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 1
2024-09-27 Joseph's Responses to Three Month Yogis Written Questions 65:59
with Joseph Goldstein, Winnie Nazarko
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 1
2024-09-20 Renunciation 69:30
This talk explores what the Buddha meant by "renunciation" why its important, and how it can be practiced.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 1
2024-09-13 Motivation for Practice 59:18
This talk discusses some of the motivations which can present in meditation practice, and encourages wisdom about which to act on.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 1
2024-07-07 Metta talk and Instruction 58:37
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Unification of Mind: Concentration Retreat
2024-07-06 Gladding the mind. 55:28
Finding inner resources to strengthen the mind/heart when it is challenging. The uses of reflection for self-support.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Unification of Mind: Concentration Retreat
2024-01-19 Wise effort in knowing the wholesome 53:57
Half of the sixth step of the eightfold path deals with unwholesome states, but the other half relates to the less discussed practice with the wholesome
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge January 2024
2024-01-12 The 8 fold path, wise attention and purification 49:35
This talk was offered during a month-long teaching period at the Forest Refuge. Its themes are the role, wise intention, and wise attention play in doing meditation practice and purifying the heart/mind
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge January 2024
2024-01-05 Meditation and the path. 51:24
This talk was offered during a month-long teaching period at the Forest Refuge. The theme is how training mindfulness and concentration fit into the teachings of the 4 Noble truths and the eightfold path.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge January 2024
2023-10-09 Sila/Moral Restraint 60:28
A discussion of the Buddhist teachings on morality, in an examination of how these fit into and relate to meditation practice
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 1
2023-10-02 Wise Effort 63:27
An explanation of the six step of the noble eightfold path, wise effort. This talk discusses what efforts are to be made, and how to skillfully apply oneself to practice! Yin and yang styles are both discussed.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 1
2023-09-22 Metta talk and instructions (guided) 67:08
Ae discussion of the way, Metta supports insight practice and a guided Metta meditation to include the "neutral person"
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 1
2023-05-28 Upekkha - equanimity 59:42
This talk discusses what equanimity is, and the role it plays in liberating the mind through wisdom
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Finding the Present Moment
2023-05-24 Wise Effort (Sammaviriya) 61:16
What "wise effort" is, how it fits into the eightfold path, and what characterizes it. The road, Sati (mindfulness) plays in supporting wholesome states, and undercutting the unwholesome.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Finding the Present Moment
2023-05-13 The through line of the eightfold path. 61:58
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center The Path to Awakening
2022-11-28 Forgiveness 50:22
In meditation practice, particular places of hurt me arise repeatedly. These places may be is by mindful reflection on the theme of forgiveness and the wisdom of letting go.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2
2022-11-14 Deep roots of compassion 44:09
This talk reflects on the deep causes and conditions for what arises in our individual experience. This view supports an understanding of "not self" and compassion
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2
2022-11-07 Thoughts and meditation 55:22
Is thinking/thought inside or outside of meditation practices? This talk explores how to consider thought, and how do use it to wake up
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2
2022-10-28 Morning Meditation Instructions 46:25
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2
2022-10-26 Compass of the heart 51:05
This talk discusses wise intention, the second step on the eightfold path, and why it is essential to liberation
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2
2022-08-06 Walking meditation instructions 28:44
Introductory walking instructions at a Mahasi Vipassana retreat
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Insight (Vipassana) Meditation Leading to Liberation
2022-07-24 Suttas and Life 57:28
This talk matches key suttas is related to samadhi development and to poems and stories of people trying to apply these teachings
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Unification of Mind: Concentration Retreat
2022-07-22 Samadhi 63:25
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Unification of Mind: Concentration Retreat
2022-07-20 Dharma Talk 50:19
On the role of concentration in the Buddhist path to awakening. Discusses what distinguishes "wise concentration" from other types
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Unification of Mind: Concentration Retreat

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