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2012-09-08 Embodiment 47:21
Christina Feldman
Using the metaphor of the two darts, this talk explores how mindfulness of the body is an antidote to the second dart of reactivity.
Gaia House :  Mindfulness, Insight, Liberation: The Foundations of MBCT/SR

2012-09-07 Opening Talk for Mindfulness, Insight, Liberation: The Foundations of MBCT/SR Retreat 48:45
Christina Feldman
Opening Talk for an Insight Meditation retreat that is particularly relevant to those teaching or training in mindfulness-based applications. This retreat explores the Four Foundations of Mindfulness as taught in the Satipatthana discourse given by the Buddha. This talk also includes John Teasdale and John Peacock
Gaia House :  Mindfulness, Insight, Liberation: The Foundations of MBCT/SR

2012-09-06 The Two Truths: Personal Truth and Universal Truth. 52:46
Heather Sundberg
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley :  IMCB Regular Talks

2012-09-05 Trance of the Unreal Other 1:22:49
Tara Brach
We are conditioned to perceive people as unreal others- two dimensional characters who lack sentience, vulnerability and goodness. This is often most insidious when we filter people through demeaning culturally driven stereotypes. This talk explores the suffering of living in a trance that separates us from others, and how our practices of mindfulness and compassion enable us to experience what Thoreau calls the "miracle" of seeing through another's eyes, if only for a moment.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC :  IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2012-09-05 Relating Wisely the Sense of Self 33:10
Heather Sundberg
Talk explores the 5 aggregates and the 3 characteristics using stories, suttas and practical exercises to develop relating wisely to the sense of self.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Monday and Wednesday Talks

2012-09-04 Back to School 48:19
Howard Cohn
Introduces 100-Day Retreat in Daily Life
Mission Dharma

2012-09-04 The Direction of Meditation in Daily Life 30:38
Yvonne Weier
Gaia House :  Touching Heaven and Earth - Meditation and Qi Gong Retreat

2012-09-03 Respect & Dignity 65:58
Jack Kornfield
How Mindfulness, Loving attention bring respect & dignity to all...
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Labor Day Retreat

2012-09-02 Transforming Suffering into Happiness 64:22
James Baraz
The magic of mindfulness is how it weakens unwholesome (akusala) states of suffering and strengthens wholesome (kusala) states of well-being. This talk explains this process of alchemy: how greed, hatred and delusion are trnsformed into generosity, loving-kindness and wisdom.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Labor Day Retreat

2012-09-02 Labor Day Retreat: Talk #4 - Gratitude for the Path 63:33
Mark Nunberg
Retreat Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2012-09-02 Labor Day Retreat: Talk #5 - Q & A 30:12
Mark Nunberg
Retreat Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2012-09-02 Aligning With Truth 51:23
Anushka Fernandopulle
Description of the three characteristics of existence and living in accord with the truth of the way things are.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Uncovering Innate Freedom: Labor Day Meditation Weekend

2012-09-02 Morning Instructions on Dealing With Emotions and Q&A 1:13:13
Pascal Auclair
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Uncovering Innate Freedom: Labor Day Meditation Weekend

2012-09-02 Embracing Heaven and Earth 39:32
Yvonne Weier
Gaia House :  Touching Heaven and Earth - Meditation and Qi Gong Retreat

2012-09-01 Love For The Body 63:05
Anushka Fernandopulle
Introduction to the heart practice of kindness (metta) guided meditation towards one's own body and Q&A
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Uncovering Innate Freedom: Labor Day Meditation Weekend

2012-09-01 Unbinding our Heart and Mind 56:59
Sharda Rogell
The Buddha's teaching addresses the problem in life. Thoughts themselves are not the problem, rather the greed, hate and delusion bound up in the thought. A personal story exploring how to unbind ourselves from these conditions that cause us pain.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Labor Day Retreat

2012-09-01 Labor Day Retreat: Talk #3 - Suffering & End of Suffering 57:45
Mark Nunberg
Retreat Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2012-09-01 Listening to the Sound of Silence, Part D 1:35:51
Robert K. Hall
From the daylong "THE DHARMA, EGONOMICS and the COMMERCE of the SELF: How to Manage Being a "Me" "
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2012-09-01 Listening to the Sound of Silence, Part B 58:07
Robert K. Hall
From the daylong "THE DHARMA, EGONOMICS and the COMMERCE of the SELF: How to Manage Being a "Me" "
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2012-09-01 Listening to the Sound of Silence, Part C 1:27:07
Robert K. Hall
From the daylong "THE DHARMA, EGONOMICS and the COMMERCE of the SELF: How to Manage Being a "Me"
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2012-09-01 Listening to the Sounds of Silence, Part A 6:53
Robert K. Hall
From the daylong "THE DHARMA, EGONOMICS and the COMMERCE of the SELF: How to Manage Being a "Me" "
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2012-09-01 Why Would You Sit Like This For A Whole Weekend? 54:09
Pascal Auclair
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Uncovering Innate Freedom: Labor Day Meditation Weekend

2012-09-01 Meditation Instruction 59:00
Anushka Fernandopulle
Guided meditation instructions on first day of weekend retreat.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Uncovering Innate Freedom: Labor Day Meditation Weekend

2012-09-01 Opening Talk for Touching Heaven and Earth - Meditation and Qi Gong Retreat 20:13
Yvonne Weier
This talk also includes Max Weier
Gaia House :  Touching Heaven and Earth - Meditation and Qi Gong Retreat

2012-08-31 Foundations of Mindfulness Series - Q&A on Feeling & Metta 22:22
Amma Thanasanti
Shakti Vihara :  Foundations of Mindfulness Series

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