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Dharma Talks
2025-09-21 The Joy of Touching Truth - The Liberating Power of Dukkha (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 46:46
Erin Selover
This talk explores the joy and dignity that is available when we know dukkha directly. It explores the three kinds of dukkha and perceptions that lead to dukkha.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Awakening through the Three Characteristics: A Women’s Liberation Retreat (260R25)

2025-09-21 Happiness online retreat - Session 3 2:15:04
Kim Allen
The deepest forms of happiness.
Uncontrived Happiness Beyond Conditions online retreat

2025-09-21 Responsibility and Humility - Meditation 30:21
Shelly Graf
Common Ground Meditation Center July Residential Retreat for the BIPOC Community

2025-09-21 Responsibility and Humility - Talk 33:43
Shelly Graf
Common Ground Meditation Center July Residential Retreat for the BIPOC Community

2025-09-21 Light of Your Happiness 1:15:44
Pawan Bareja
Spirit Rock Meditation Center BIPOC Voices - Series

2025-09-21 The Dharma of Divorce 1:33:50
Leslie Booker
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2025-09-20 Happiness online retreat - Session 2 2:02:46
Kim Allen
Well-being cascade and gladness pentad. Choosing refined happiness.
Uncontrived Happiness Beyond Conditions online retreat

2025-09-20 Guided Meditation: Metta (loving-kindness) for dear friend and neutral being 60:23
Marjolein Janssen
After an introduction to metta meditation, a guided meditation which includes the categories of benefactor, self, dear friend and a neutral being.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat – Part 1 - 25PT1

2025-09-20 Happiness online retreat - Session 1 2:23:52
Kim Allen
Introduction -- unreliable and more reliable forms of happiness
Uncontrived Happiness Beyond Conditions online retreat

2025-09-20 What Are We Really Building?: An Empty Hut, Community, Our Practice 1:19:51
Ayya Santussika
This dhamma talk, guided meditation, questions and responses was offered on September 20, 2025 for “How do I apply the Dhamma to THIS!?!” 00:00 - GUIDED MEDITATION 15:30 - DHAMMA TALK 46:36 - Q&R
Karuna Buddhist Vihara

2025-09-20 Guided Meditation: Internal and External Sound and Silence 32:17
Matthew Brensilver
Big Bear Retreat Center Love and Rest

2025-09-19 Compassion: Letting Go, Laying Down the Armor 40:23
Devin Berry
This talk explores how compassion loosens striving, softens judgment, and reveals freedom. Through stories and practice reflections, we explore letting go, laying down the armor, and beginning again
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat – Part 1 - 25PT1

2025-09-19 Wk 3, Pt 3 - Guided Meditation - First, Second & Third Tetrad: Body, Vedana & Citta 0:00
Juha Penttilä
(Recording not available) 
Gaia House Ānāpānasati - Exploring the Beautiful Breath (online series)

2025-09-19 Wk 3, Pt 2 - Reflections & Instructions - Third Tetrad: Citta 26:35
Juha Penttilä
Gaia House Ānāpānasati - Exploring the Beautiful Breath (online series)

2025-09-19 Breath of Nature | JC2C25 | Week 3 | 9.19.25 18:13
Jill Satterfield
Spirit Rock Meditation Center A Path of Healing | Jill Satterfield | JS2C25

2025-09-19 The Circuitous Journey to Presence through Past and Future 46:33
Matthew Brensilver
Big Bear Retreat Center Love and Rest

2025-09-19 Wk 3, Pt 1 - Guided Meditation - Settling 23:46
Juha Penttilä
Gaia House Ānāpānasati - Exploring the Beautiful Breath (online series)

2025-09-19 Guided Meditation: Forgiving Body, Mind and World 40:48
Matthew Brensilver
Big Bear Retreat Center Love and Rest

2025-09-19 Morning Instructions: Working With Thoughts 60:20
Marjolein Janssen
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat – Part 1 - 25PT1

2025-09-18 Mettā for Self and the Spectrum of Mettā (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 1:47:18
Dawn Mauricio
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Clearing the Path: Opening the Heart and Mind

2025-09-18 Untangle the Tangle 53:57
Andrea Fella
Exploring the tangle of dukkha, and how it is related both to the nature of experience as impermanent, unreliable and uncontrollable and to the deep wish for happiness, safety and ease.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat – Part 1 - 25PT1

2025-09-18 Active and Receptive Dimensions of Practice 44:26
Matthew Brensilver
Big Bear Retreat Center Love and Rest

2025-09-18 Guided Meditation: Urgency of Feeling 32:37
Matthew Brensilver
Big Bear Retreat Center Love and Rest

2025-09-18 Morning Instructions: Mindfulness of Mind States 62:41
Andrea Fella
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat – Part 1 - 25PT1

2025-09-18 Longing for the Sacred 48:30
James Baraz
With so much violence and insensitivity all around us, we can lose touch with our love for what is sacred. All that is required is a heightened sensitivity to tune into what is always around us.
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley

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