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Bonnie Duran's Dharma Talks
Bonnie Duran
Bonnie met the Dharma in 1982 at Kopan Monastery and in Bodh Gaya India. Since then she has practiced long and short retreats with Joseph Goldstein and other eastern and western monastics and lay teachers. She is a graduate of the IMS/SRMC teacher training programs and is also involved with Indigenous ceremonies and practices. She is currently a core teacher of the IMS teacher training program and the SRMC Dedicated Practitioners Program. Dr. Duran is a Professor of Social Work and Public Health at the University of Washington in Seattle.
2015-11-16 Identities And Forgiveness 46:30
This talk reviews the purification of victim and perpetrator identities in formal and informal forgiveness practice.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2
2015-11-09 Mana/Conceit and Skillful Means 48:58
This talk discusses the three kinds of mana in the four domains and the skillful means of practice
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2
2015-11-03 Generosity: A key element at all stages for the practice 54:50
This talk covers the importance of generosity as a preliminary practice and as an approach to uprooting defilements
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2
2015-10-28 First Two Foundations of Mindfulness 43:23
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2
2015-10-25 Mindfulness: Why we Practice 46:34
This talk discusses perceptual distortions and how mindfulness can help us to see clearly
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2
2015-02-26 Vipallasa: How distortions make "us" 45:17
In this talk, the 4 distortions of the mind and the 3 levels is presented
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Insight Meditation Retreat
2015-02-22 Seven Factors of Awakening 52:34
This talk reviewed the 7 factors as both the way to approach the 4 Foundations of Mindfulness and also as objects to notice in the mind.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Insight Meditation Retreat
2015-02-21 Brahma Vihara Day 21 39:52
Mudita: All Beings
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Insight Meditation Retreat
2015-02-16 Brahma Viharas Day 16 38:58
Karuna Compassion Practice
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Insight Meditation Retreat
2014-11-29 Practice As Ceremony 55:00
The parallels between retreat practice and native ceremony and the strengthening of the five spiritual powers
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three Month - Part 2
2014-11-22 Wise Clarity About The Causes Of Happiness 57:04
This talk reviews the core elements of mindfulness and how we use it to uncover our intentions
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three Month - Part 2
2014-11-18 Guided Compassion Meditation 54:50
This talk takes the "self" or yogi as the recipient of compassion from a benefactor
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three Month - Part 2
2014-10-26 Mindfulness and Climate Action : 4 65:35
with Bonnie Duran, Chas DiCapua, Thanissara, Vinny Ferraro
Thanissara with Bonnie Duran, Chas DiCapua and Vinny Ferraro.
In collection: Mindfulness and Climate Action
2014-07-01 Why We Meditate and How We Meditate 58:25
This talk focuses on the experiences of Dukkha for People of Color and how mindfulness is the medicine to overcome suffering.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Retreat for People of Color
2014-06-25 Big Mind Guided Meditation - 38:26
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center People of Color Retreat
2014-06-24 Forgiveness and Happiness - A Dharma Perspective 47:56
Using current Dharma and western psychology to explore practices to promote forgiveness and happiness
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center People of Color Retreat
2014-06-21 Mindfulness: An Antidote To The Distortions Of The Mind 47:18
The distortions of mind and how mindfulness addresses these Vipallasas!
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center People of Color Retreat
2013-10-05 Retreat is Ceremony: Staying connected during intensive practice 56:20
This talk summarizes the learnings from sitting in on practice interviews, IMS staff, and advise and personal reflections about continuous mindfulness.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three Month - Part 1
2013-09-28 Cravings and its Manisfestations 48:36
This talk offers reflections on the nature of craving bot individually and socially.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three Month - Part 1
2013-09-27 Guided Metta Practice - Self, Friend and Benefactor 47:07
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three Month - Part 1
2013-09-21 Rubbing Up Against Dukkha 55:43
This talk is about the three types of dukkha and how we might realize them on the cushion.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three Month - Part 1
2013-09-14 The Three Refuges and Aspirations For Practice 45:13
This talk offers the three refuges as a reflection for practice. The qualities of self reliance, mindfulness and aspiration - are briefly covered.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three Month - Part 1
2012-06-17 Metta For All Beings By Continent 59:21
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center People of Color Retreat
2012-06-16 Dukkha: Focus On People Of Color 54:20
This talk is about Dukkha and the end of Dukkha. It address colonization and racism as types of Dukkha experienced by POC
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center People of Color Retreat
2012-06-15 Morning Instructions: Body and Vedena 55:57
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center People of Color Retreat

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