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Dharma Talks
2019-12-14 How Mindfulness Transforms Suffering 55:40
Bonnie Duran
How Mindfulness Transforms Suffering with what we view, how we view it and in what view.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Heartfelt Wisdom: Insight Meditation Retreat

2019-12-12 Skillful Means in the Cultivation of Wisdom 61:02
Ajahn Sucitto
Wisdom is a natural feature of the mind. With its cultivation comes the ability to discern skillful from unskillful. But just knowing things are unskillful doesn’t stop the mind from doing it, we have to develop skillful means. We use mindfulness to be able to see through ignorance and stand back from the unskillful pulls of mind.
Wongsanit Ashram, Thailand :  6-Day Residential Retreat with Ajahn Sucitto

2019-12-11 Meditation as Re-education 66:35
Ajahn Sucitto
Modern modes of attention, information and meaning-making cut us off from our natural intelligence. Mindfulness of body and breathing puts us back in touch with the tonality, naturalness and rhythm of embodied intelligence. We use this way of meditation to re-educate us.
Wongsanit Ashram, Thailand :  6-Day Residential Retreat with Ajahn Sucitto

2019-12-11 Morning Instructions: Day 2 (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 49:56
JoAnna Hardy
Settling in the first foundation of mindfulness using breath, body and sound
Spirit Rock Meditation Center In the Presence of Love: A Metta and QiGong Retreat

2019-12-11 From the Ordinary Habitual Mind to the Buddha-Mind 11: Time 2 63:00
Donald Rothberg
Following last week’s initial inquiry into our experience of time, and, for many, a week of practice related to time, we explore (1) further aspects of the nature of the ordinary conditioning related to the experience of time, bringing some of our own findings as well as material from philosophy, physics, and psychology; (2) some further material on how the Buddha and other awakened beings teach about time and the timeless; and (3) several main practices that help us to explore and transform our conditioning related to time, including developing mindfulness in the moment, opening to “flow” states, and exploring impermanence.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2019-12-11 Title: Guided Meditation Exploring Our Experience of Time 39:06
Donald Rothberg
Guidance generally on mindfulness practice, followed by guidance on several ways to explore time, including being in the present moment, noticing patterns to time, and opening in different ways to the impermanence of experience.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2019-12-10 Power Of Balance 35:19
Shaila Catherine
In this talk, Shaila Catherine suggests that everyone is responsible for their own state of balance. She explores several practical areas for cultivating a balanced approach to practice including: aligning the body posture with the force of gravity, recognizing how mindfulness brings a balanced relationship to sensory experiences, and cultivating a non-reactive attitude toward both pleasant and unpleasant feelings. We learn to quickly restore our emotional balance whenever we find ourselves entangled in stories or personal dramas. We refine our ability to apply balanced effort in the way that we engage with meditation. And we continuously refine the powerful balance in the meditating mind by perceiving how the five spiritual faculties and the seven awakening factors are affecting our attention and understanding.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge December 2019 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2019-12-09 Care for the Mind – It’s Your Home 56:52
Ajahn Sucitto
Whatever we incline our minds toward will affect us. Where do I want to give my attention? Where do I want to commit my time? These are helpful reflections. The mind is our home. Practicing with themes of restraint, mindfulness and careful attention, we have a chance to brighten and purify it.
Wongsanit Ashram, Thailand :  6-Day Residential Retreat with Ajahn Sucitto

2019-11-26 Wisdom In Action 63:21
Winnie Nazarko
This talk discusses how to practice mindfulness externally as a participant in the world. Buddhist principles for social engagement are reviewed
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2019-11-24 The Happiness of the Buddha (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 1:10:22
Kittisaro
Turning point in the Buddha's life. Reflections on mindfulness of breathing. Supports of samadhi. The great return, discovering the treasures of the heart.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center November Insight Retreat: A Journey into Presence, Peace, & Gratitude

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