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Dharma Talks
2019-03-13 What Awareness at the Sense Doors Can Do for Us 60:31
Pascal Auclair
True North Insight TNI Regular Talks

2019-03-13 Equanimity 55:11
Winnie Nazarko
This talk is about how what upekkha (equanimity) is, and how it is developed in practice.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Establishing Presence: Insight Meditation Retreat

2019-03-13 Meditation: Entering Heartspace with the “Smile-Down” 18:28
Tara Brach
The practice of visualizing and feeling a smile spreading through the body helps us access the natural tenderness and openness of our being. This meditation guides us in the smile-down, and then invites a full opening and resting in openhearted presence. We close by bringing that awake heart to an area of difficulty in our life.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2019-03-13 Embodied Presence: Portal to the Sacred – Part 1 47:08
Tara Brach
This two part series explores how we regularly leave our body and skim life’s surface in a mental trance, and the ways we can train our attention to come home again. We look at working with physical and emotional pain, and the gifts of love, wisdom, creativity and aliveness that arise as we learn to fully inhabit these living forms and all our senses with awareness.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2019-03-13 Guarding the senses, Instructions and Guided Meditation 30:16
Pascal Auclair
True North Insight TNI Regular Talks

2019-03-13 Love as Generosity - Meditation 33:19
Mark Nunberg
Common Ground Meditation Center Weekly Dharma Series

2019-03-13 Love as Generosity - Talk 57:21
Mark Nunberg
Common Ground Meditation Center Weekly Dharma Series

2019-03-13 Metta Catagories - Inter Being 45:45
Beth Sternlieb
We are all in this together
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Establishing Presence: Insight Meditation Retreat

2019-03-13 Cycles of Deepening Insight Practice (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 61:00
Heather Sundberg
This Talk explores how deepening stages of Insight practice lead to awakening. Beginning with the ground of Sila (ethical conduct), supporting the development of Samadhi (concentration) which provides the power & pliancy of mind for Panna (seeing clearly) practice. The Three Characteristics (impermanence, unsatisfactoriness, not self) are explored, as well as working with cycles of purification. With continuous practice a new cycle into mature Equanimity can emerge as a jumping off point to further awakening.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center March Insight Meditation 1-Month

2019-03-12 Ne plus voyager dans le temps, du moins momentanément 53:08
Pascal Auclair
True North Insight TNI Regular Talks

2019-03-12 Compassion For Self 47:03
Beth Sternlieb
When Metta meets suffering and stays loving.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Establishing Presence: Insight Meditation Retreat

2019-03-12 Developing Samadhi (Concentration) (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 63:31
Donald Rothberg
We explore how to develop samadhi or concentration in samatha practice, through examining: (1) the nature of samadhi and samatha practice, (2) their place and importance in our practice, (3) some ways to practice to develop samadhi or concentration, (4) some of the challenges of samatha practice and how to work with them, and (5) how samadhi or concentration supports insight practice.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center March Insight Meditation 1-Month

2019-03-12 Embodied and Disembodied 34:00
Howard Cohn
Mission Dharma

2019-03-12 Garder la cité des sens 61:15
Pascal Auclair
True North Insight TNI Regular Talks

2019-03-12 Guided Meditation and Q & A 53:31
Mark Nunberg
Madison Insight Meditation Group :  The Middle Way: Seeing Clearly, Relating Wisely, and Releasing the Heart

2019-03-12 Opening The Practice - Body, Emotions, Thoughts 54:22
Beth Sternlieb
Guided Meditation
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Establishing Presence: Insight Meditation Retreat

2019-03-12 Inner Ecology 54:46
Kim Allen
In this talk Kim Allen develops an ecological metaphor to help us cultivate our mind and develop our practice. She outlines four approaches to our practice grounded in terms of natural ecologies: 1) Broadening our focus 2) Revising our notions of good and bad 3) Developing a coherent sense of our goal by creating a healthy ecosystem and then letting go 4) Expanding from our inner ecology and balancing with the outer ecology.
Insight Meditation South Bay - Silicon Valley

2019-03-11 Wise Intention 56:08
Winnie Nazarko
The role of renunciation, compassion, and goodwill in practice is explored in this talk.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Establishing Presence: Insight Meditation Retreat

2019-03-11 Confidence in the Path: Learning to Trust (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 53:31
Oren Jay Sofer
Faith (Saddha) is an essential quality on the path to awakening. This talk explores how we can understand this factor, cultivate it, and make use of it in our practice.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center March Insight Meditation 1-Month

2019-03-11 4 efforts justes, 2/4 1:25:50
Pascal Auclair
True North Insight TNI Regular Talks

2019-03-11 Compassion and Equanimity Practice 38:56
Mark Nunberg
Madison Insight Meditation Group :  The Middle Way: Seeing Clearly, Relating Wisely, and Releasing the Heart

2019-03-11 Five Subjects for Frequent Reflection Chant 2:53
Mark Nunberg
Madison Insight Meditation Group :  The Middle Way: Seeing Clearly, Relating Wisely, and Releasing the Heart

2019-03-11 Opening to and Understanding Suffering is Liberating (2) - Talk 45:48
Mark Nunberg
Madison Insight Meditation Group :  The Middle Way: Seeing Clearly, Relating Wisely, and Releasing the Heart

2019-03-11 Guided Meditation and Q & A 57:58
Mark Nunberg
Madison Insight Meditation Group :  The Middle Way: Seeing Clearly, Relating Wisely, and Releasing the Heart

2019-03-10 Hindrances 43:09
Beth Sternlieb
Stepping Stones OnThe Path.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Establishing Presence: Insight Meditation Retreat

2019-03-10 Feeling (vedana) 46:01
Bhante Bodhidhamma
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Satipanya Retreat Centre

2019-03-10 Compassion and Equanimity Practice 42:14
Mark Nunberg
Madison Insight Meditation Group :  The Middle Way: Seeing Clearly, Relating Wisely, and Releasing the Heart

2019-03-10 Opening to and Understanding Suffering is Liberating (1) - Talk 45:16
Mark Nunberg
Madison Insight Meditation Group :  The Middle Way: Seeing Clearly, Relating Wisely, and Releasing the Heart

2019-03-10 Embracing the Feminine - Meditation 30:15
Shelly Graf
Common Ground Meditation Center Weekly Dharma Series

2019-03-10 Turning Towards The Body 41:14
Beth Sternlieb
Guided Meditation
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Establishing Presence: Insight Meditation Retreat

2019-03-10 Q & A 3:48
Mark Nunberg
Madison Insight Meditation Group :  The Middle Way: Seeing Clearly, Relating Wisely, and Releasing the Heart

2019-03-10 Guided Meditation 42:18
Mark Nunberg
Madison Insight Meditation Group :  The Middle Way: Seeing Clearly, Relating Wisely, and Releasing the Heart

2019-03-10 Refuges and Precepts 26:27
Mark Nunberg
Madison Insight Meditation Group :  The Middle Way: Seeing Clearly, Relating Wisely, and Releasing the Heart

2019-03-10 8-Fold Path course -- Wise Effort part 2 53:34
Kim Allen
Insight Santa Cruz

2019-03-10 8-Fold Path course -- Wise Effort part 1 65:53
Kim Allen
Insight Santa Cruz

2019-03-09 Establishing Presence 46:56
Winnie Nazarko
This talk describes how meditation lets us connect more fully with our lived experience.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Establishing Presence: Insight Meditation Retreat

2019-03-09 The Dance of Courage, Compassion and Love (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 49:31
Amana Brembry Johnson
Our world is on fire and in desperate need of compassion and care. Lovingkindness frees the heart so that compassion can arise. Compassion gifts us the courage to be moved by suffering, and to move towards it rather than away from it. When we meet suffering the journey towards liberation begins.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center March Insight Meditation 1-Month

2019-03-09 Metta - The Heart Of Practice 39:32
Beth Sternlieb
The intertwining of loving kindness and mindfulness
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Establishing Presence: Insight Meditation Retreat

2019-03-09 pm01-post-lunch-face-stretching-and talk-leading-to-guided-practice 15:29
Martin Aylward
New York Insight Meditation Center Vast View, Fine Attention with Martin Aylward

2019-03-09 pm02-guided-meditation-open-eyes-big-skies 28:29
Martin Aylward
New York Insight Meditation Center Vast View, Fine Attention with Martin Aylward

2019-03-09 pm03-dharma-talk 47:34
Martin Aylward
New York Insight Meditation Center Vast View, Fine Attention with Martin Aylward

2019-03-09 pm04-q&a 43:23
Martin Aylward
New York Insight Meditation Center Vast View, Fine Attention with Martin Aylward

2019-03-09 am01-intro-contrast of vast view and fine awareness 10:28
Martin Aylward
New York Insight Meditation Center Vast View, Fine Attention with Martin Aylward

2019-03-09 am02-guided practice on theme 35:27
Martin Aylward
New York Insight Meditation Center Vast View, Fine Attention with Martin Aylward

2019-03-09 am03-further reflections-the Manhattan experience. 19:18
Martin Aylward
New York Insight Meditation Center Vast View, Fine Attention with Martin Aylward

2019-03-09 am04-QA 50:07
Martin Aylward
New York Insight Meditation Center Vast View, Fine Attention with Martin Aylward

2019-03-08 Seeing with Dharma Eyes (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 53:54
Sharda Rogell
We are shifting our perception from ordinary ways of seeing and knowing in a way that is in accord with the dharma, with insight into the way things are. Looking more closely at story-making.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center March Insight Meditation 1-Month

2019-03-08 Compulsive Thinking, Concentration & Equanimity 60:15
Matthew Brensilver
Meditation practice cultivates a diverse set of attentional, emotional and introspective skills. Central to the practice of mindfulness is the stabilization of attention. But before our attention stabilizes, practice can be overstimulating. This talk will explore the process through which the mind comes to rest. In developing this steadiness, equanimity (the capacity to fully permit the flow of both pleasure and pain) is a vital skill. We will see how concentration and equanimity reinforce each other and support a deeper understanding of ourselves. And how this stability, in turn, makes space for the heart to respond with joy and compassion.
New York Insight Meditation Center NYI Regular Talks

2019-03-08 guided meditation 36:52
Matthew Brensilver
Meditation practice cultivates a diverse set of attentional, emotional and introspective skills. Central to the practice of mindfulness is the stabilization of attention. But before our attention stabilizes, practice can be overstimulating. This talk will explore the process through which the mind comes to rest. In developing this steadiness, equanimity (the capacity to fully permit the flow of both pleasure and pain) is a vital skill. We will see how concentration and equanimity reinforce each other and support a deeper understanding of ourselves. And how this stability, in turn, makes space for the heart to respond with joy and compassion.
New York Insight Meditation Center NYI Regular Talks

2019-03-07 Guided meditation and honoring Hime Levine 54:52
James Baraz
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley

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