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Retreat Dharma Talks

Three Month - Part 1

This six-week partial of the three-month course is a special time for practice. Because of its extended length and ongoing guidance, it is an opportunity for students to deepen the powers of concentration, wisdom and compassion. Based on the meditation instructions of Mahasi Sayadaw and supplemented by a range of skillful means, this silent retreat will encourage a balanced attitude of relaxation and alertness, and the continuity of practice based on the Buddha’s Four Foundations of Mindfulness.

2014-09-13 (43 days) Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

  
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2014-09-14 Retreat Opening 49:14
Carol Wilson
Taking the refuges and precepts
2014-09-15 Opening Meditation Instructions 42:29
Joseph Goldstein
2014-09-15 Unpacking Right Mindfulness 56:08
Andrea Fella
2014-09-16 Morning Meditation Instructions 44:30
Carol Wilson
2014-09-17 Meeting The Five Hindrances With Mindfulness 56:10
Bhante Buddharakkhita
Guided Meditation on the five hindrances; sense desires, ill-will, restlessness and worry, sloth and torpor and doubt
2014-09-17 Why We Practice: The Wisdom of Seeing Impermanence 55:26
Joseph Goldstein
2014-09-19 Faith: Giving Confidence For Our Path 56:04
Carol Wilson
2014-09-20 Morning Meditation Instructions 60:11
Joseph Goldstein
Working with thoughts
2014-09-21 Mindfulness Of the Five Hinderances 59:23
Bhante Buddharakkhita
The practice of mindfulness of the five hindrances can help to understand their impermanence, unsatisfactoriness and impersonal nature and thereby experience freedom
2014-09-22 Guided Meditation On Pain 60:06
Bhante Buddharakkhita
Meeting pain with mindfulness is a very skilful way of understanding the true nature of unpleasant physical sensation.
2014-09-22 Body and Mind 60:22
Andrea Fella
An exploration of mental and physical experience through the teaching of the aggregates
2014-09-24 Morning Meditation Instructions 62:13
Winnie Nazarko
Some examples of how things can be noted when practicing "open awareness". Response to a question about "trying" in meditation
2014-09-24 Viriya: energy strength and courage 57:26
Joseph Goldstein
Perseverance and effort
2014-09-25 Holy Curosity 56:49
Winnie Nazarko
The role of investigation (Dhammavicaya) in opening wisdom, which liberates the mind. a description of the way investigation happens in teacher/retreatant interviews
2014-09-26 Morning Meditation Instructions 59:20
Joseph Goldstein
Understanding intention
2014-09-26 Guided Meditation On Forgiveness 60:54
Bhante Buddharakkhita
Forgiveness does not mean condoning others evil or unskillful behaviors, but it does mean letting go of the emotion connection of feeling hurt and wounded.
2014-09-26 Understanding Dukkha: The First Noble Truth 58:00
Carol Wilson
2014-09-27 Guided meditation 59:32
Bhante Buddharakkhita
Mindfulness of the body feelings, emotions, thoughts, and hindrances.
2014-09-28 The Five Aggregates of Clinging 57:01
Bhante Buddharakkhita
Understanding the five aggregates of clinging from moment to moment of our experience can open the door to peace, happiness and freedom.
2014-09-29 Patience 57:34
Andrea Fella
2014-09-30 Metta Pratice: Self, Benefactor and Friend 44:19
Andrea Fella
2014-10-01 Q & A - Discussion 59:25
Joseph Goldstein
2014-10-02 The Seduction of Doubt 58:00
Winnie Nazarko
The hindrance of doubt is difficult to recognize and if unseen can derail meditation practice. How to see doubt and practice skillful relationship to it.
2014-10-03 Guided Metta Meditation 1:12:43
Winnie Nazarko
Guided metta meditation with 'neutral' person being added to self, benefactor and friend. Initial comments plus Q&A
2014-10-03 Concocting sense of Self: An Exploration 58:55
Carol Wilson
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