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Two-Month Retreat
2009-09-26 (56 days) Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

  
2009-11-16 Liberation through forgiveness 60:06
  Annie Nugent Download Stream Order
It is not easy to forgive sometimes. As practice unfolds we may come up against grudges and resentments that we find difficult to let go of. This talk discusses how to work with forgiveness.
2009-11-15 Getting And Not Getting 51:07
  Greg Scharf Download Stream Order
Much of our conditioning is about getting and having (things, experiences, etc) Our path in meditation and dharma practice is much more about letting go, relinquishment and surrender.
2009-11-14 The First Buddhist Nuns 56:40
  Greg Scharf Download Stream Order
The Therigatha is a collection of enlightenment poems of the first Buddhist Nuns. The stories of the lives of these remarkable women and their poems of awakening can serve as a great inspiration to us as we follow in their footsteps.
2009-11-12 6 1/2 Awakening Factors 60:37
  Pascal Auclair Download Stream Order
Given during the 2009 2 month retreat at IMS
2009-11-11 Guided Metta Meditation - Neutral and Difficult Person 45:52
  Greg Scharf Download Stream Order
A short introduction to working with the neutraland difficult person - Followed by a guided Metta meditation
2009-11-08 Dana: Generosity As The Foundation Of Practice 61:30
  Greg Scharf Download Stream Order
One description the path of practice is as the ripening of the 10 paramis. This ties directly to the 3 trainings in Dana, Sila and Bahavana. This talk explains the practice of generosity as the foundation for out practice.
2009-11-07 Joining Our Practice With Others 60:15
  Winnie Nazarko Download Stream Order
We are deeply connected with others and experience their pain as well as own own. Learning to relate to out own difficulty strengthens our capacity for compassionate presence with others.
2009-11-06 Dukka - Three Kinds Of Suffering 59:52
  Rebecca Bradshaw Download Stream Order
The first Noble Truth of Dukkha is to be understood deeply on out journey to freedom.
2009-11-05 Five Aggregates 59:22
  Pascal Auclair Download Stream Order
Given during the two month retreat at IMS, 2009
2009-11-02 Faith 61:16
  Annie Nugent Download Stream Order
The awakening of this first step on the path gives us the impetus to practice. As understanding grows through continued practice, ultimately we come to a place of unshakable faith – born out of tasting the Truth of the dharma.
2009-11-01 Five Contemplations For Everyone 61:04
  Greg Scharf Download Stream Order
Five contemplations recommended by the Buddha that can lead to a sense of spiritual urgency or Samvega
2009-10-31 Motivations , Agenda, and Aspirations 60:36
  Winnie Nazarko Download Stream Order
Being aware of agendas we bring to practice and how they may hinder or support our progress. Letting go of complexification to rest in simplicity.
2009-10-29 Five Hinderances 57:27
  Pascal Auclair Download Stream Order
2009-10-26 Giant Lizards and Exploding Stars - Mindfulness, Curiosity and Liberation 62:16
  Greg Scharf Download Stream Order
Mindfulness is the key to the entire path of practice. We explore the entire universe and plumb the depths of what it means to be human by bring mindfulness to our present moment experience.
2009-10-25 The Immediacy of Mindfulness: 54:46
  Annie Nugent Download Stream Order
Mindfulness takes us out of the stagnant moments of delusion into the clear freshness of the present moment and the freedom that comes with it.
2009-10-22 What Is True Equanimity? 56:07
  Sharda Rogell Download Stream Order
An exploration into what makes equanimity an expression of the awakened mind, how equanimity gives rise to wise action and how our conditioned habits of mind interface with living a life of balance.
2009-10-13 Love and Kindness 57:28
  Joseph Goldstein Download Stream Order
Bring metta into the world
2009-10-12 Mindfulness of the Body. 56:42
  Sally Clough Armstrong Download Stream Order
Though the heart of our meditation practice is to understand and free the mind, much of our experience is known through the body, so our relationship to the body is extremely important. Learning how to work skillfully with both pleasant and painful experiences is essential in meditation, and developing a wise attitude to the body that appreciates it yet doesn’t identify with it as me or mine is a great support to the deepening of practice.
2009-10-08 Controlling This Difficult Mind Of Ours 55:46
  Sharda Rogell Download Stream Order
The Buddha encouraged us to discriminate our thoughts into two sets: Those that led to freedom and those that lead to bondage. What are some skillful; tools to work with our persistent and difficult patterns of thought.
2009-10-05 Impermanence 61:18
  Guy Armstrong Download Stream Order
A lot of understanding can come from reflecting on the way impermanence shows itself in our lives both outwardly and inwardly, including our vulnerability to aging and death. But even more penetrating insight comes to the mind that has become still through meditation. Through this way of seeing, the truth of impermanence sinks into our bones and the wisdom of non-clinging becomes very obvious.
2009-09-30 Too Restless And Tired To Meditate? What To Do? 57:27
  Sharda Rogell Download Stream Order
This talk explores how to understand and overcome these two deep seated habits of heart and mind.
2009-09-29 The Four Mind Changing Reflections 59:36
  Joseph Goldstein Download Stream Order
Precious human birth, impermanence, karma and the defects of samsara.
2009-09-28 Embodied Practice 54:15
  Sally Clough Armstrong Download Stream Order
Many of us live our lives somewhat disconnected from our physical experience, or with a distorted view of our bodies. Mindfulness practice – the direct knowing of our experience in an unfiltered way - allows us to connect with our bodies in a way that is kind and accepting. Out of this deep connection, insight into the nature of our bodies and our minds, and how they affect each other, naturally develops.
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