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Dharma Talks
2015-11-28 Gratitude for the Web of Life - a guided sitting meditation 41:03
Ayya Santacitta
This talk is from - Giving Thanks - a daylong at Spirit Rock on Saturday, November 28th with Ayya Anandabodhi and Ayya Santacitta. On this Thanksgiving weekend, celebrating the great flow of gratitude and generosity that is sustaining life in every moment
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2015-11-28 Gratitude for this Body - a guided standing meditation 12:01
Ayya Anandabodhi
This talk is from - Giving Thanks - a daylong at Spirit Rock on Saturday, November 28th with Ayya Anandabodhi and Ayya Santacitta. On this Thanksgiving weekend, celebrating the great flow of gratitude and generosity that is sustaining life in every moment
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2015-11-28 Living with Gratitude 22:13
Ayya Anandabodhi
This talk is from - Giving Thanks - a daylong at Spirit Rock on Saturday, November 28th with Ayya Anandabodhi and Ayya Santacitta. On this Thanksgiving weekend, celebrating the great flow of gratitude and generosity that is sustaining life in every moment
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2015-11-28 Morning Instructions, Day 8 61:05
Jaya Rudgard
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Thanksgiving Insight Retreat

2015-11-27 Sila Makes Everybody Happy 62:51
Rebecca Bradshaw
Discusses attuning to our inner moral compass, how meditation supports this.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2015-11-27 On Faith 54:58
Kirsten Kratz
Gaia House November Solitary

2015-11-27 Morning Instructions, Day 7 58:30
Thanissara
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Thanksgiving Insight Retreat

2015-11-26 Opening to Mystery: The Evolutionary Journey Home 61:35
Sebene Selassie
with Thanissara: Trusting the intuitive mind through embodied awareness. Honoring the importance of indigenous knowledge.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Thanksgiving Insight Retreat

2015-11-26 Grateful Heart, Connected Heart 55:26
Erin Treat
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2015-11-26 Morning Instructions; Day 6 54:06
Kittisaro
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Thanksgiving Insight Retreat

2015-11-25 Nibbana: The Homecoming 59:40
Kittisaro
Realization of the unchanging through seeing change. Peace here and now, in the midst of conditions.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Thanksgiving Insight Retreat

2015-11-25 The Mystery Of It All 50:29
Brian Lesage
This talk explores the dimension of mystery of our spiritual journey
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2015-11-25 Feeling Gratitude, Giving Love - Thanksgiving 2015 1:20:09
Tara Brach
Like breathing in and breathing out, gratitude and generosity allow us to live fully. This talks explores what blocks these natural capacities, and three pathways of nourishing a grateful and giving heart.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2015-11-25 Question and Answer Session 48:24
Yanai Postelnik
Gaia House November Solitary

2015-11-25 Morning Instructions, Day 5 58:06
Jaya Rudgard
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Thanksgiving Insight Retreat

2015-11-25 "Big Mind" Guided Meditation 44:05
Joseph Goldstein
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2015-11-24 Célébrer l’égo pour qu’il se dissipe dans la joie 36:42
Pascal Auclair
True North Insight TNI Regular Talks

2015-11-24 Seeing Through the Net of Illusion 47:55
Jaya Rudgard
The three characteristics of Anicca, Dukkha and Anatta that offer keys to our freedom.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Thanksgiving Insight Retreat

2015-11-24 The Third Noble Truth 57:33
Joseph Goldstein
This talk outlines two perspectives (Abhidhamma and sutta) on stream entry.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2015-11-24 Thank You 36:12
Howard Cohn
Mission Dharma

2015-11-24 Instructions (8 min) et méditation assise guidée (20 min) 30:14
Pascal Auclair
True North Insight TNI Regular Talks

2015-11-24 Practice Tips 62:59
Winnie Nazarko
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge November 2015 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2015-11-24 Brahma Viharas 46:09
Christina Feldman
Gaia House November Solitary

2015-11-24 Morning Instructions, Day 4 60:54
Thanissara
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Thanksgiving Insight Retreat

2015-11-23 The Happiness of the Buddha 47:52
Thanissara
Balance between samadhi and vipassana; hindrances as cause for liberation; teachings of Ajahn Chah.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Thanksgiving Insight Retreat

2015-11-23 Morning Instructions Day 3 56:33
Kittisaro
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Thanksgiving Insight Retreat

2015-11-22 Samadhi and the Here and Now Dharma 51:28
Kittisaro
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Thanksgiving Insight Retreat

2015-11-22 Distortions of the Mind and Retreat Practice 51:23
Bonnie Duran
This talks covers the Vipallasa and what distortions retreats are likely to trigger.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2015-11-22 Sowing Grace 22:07
Ayya Medhanandi
Toronto Buddhist Community (TBC)
Satipaññā Insight Meditation Toronto

2015-11-22 Many Intersections – Reflections & Guided Meditation 19:02
Ayya Medhanandi
Just like the Buddha, we have the potential to touch the Truth with our own mind if we follow the precise instructions he has given us. No doubt, we will cross many intersections and, at each one, we must patiently examine the state of the heart, discerning what is harmful and what is wholesome in everything we face. In this way, we gain the benefits of wisdom, happiness, and inner peace. A talk given at Toronto Theravada Buddhist Community in 2015.
Toronto Theravada Buddhist Community (TBC)

2015-11-22 In the Domain of No Fear 18:32
Ayya Medhanandi
The Buddha himself touched the Truth with his own mind. And so can we. It’s a purifying, intimate process - internal, invisible and crossing many intersections. At each one, we patiently examine the state of the heart, discerning what is harmful and what is wholesome in everything we face. The way opens for us to enter the domain of no fear and receive the gifts of wisdom, peace, and the heart’s unshakeable freedom.
Toronto Theravada Buddhist Community (TBC)

2015-11-22 Morning Instructions, Day 2 53:44
Jaya Rudgard
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Thanksgiving Insight Retreat

2015-11-22 Fictitious Noodles 21:21
Ayya Medhanandi
What are we doing on this planet? How do we cope with feelings of fear? Can we observe wisely and penetrate through the fictions of the mind? To abandon them, we must understand them. Ayyā Medhānandī coaches us to investigate emotions like fear and anger, viewing their characteristics as tiny fragments of physical sensation and learning how to refresh the mind in one instant. Then we touch the space of non-fear, serenity and joy within us. A talk given at Toronto Theravada Buddhist Community in 2015.
Toronto Theravada Buddhist Community (TBC)

2015-11-22 Parami - The Ten Perfections - Right Effort - Week 4 52:33
Mark Nunberg
Four Exertions: preventing, abandoning, developing and maintaining
Common Ground Meditation Center Weekly Dharma Series
In collection: Dharma Series - Parami - The Ten Perfections

2015-11-21 Recognizing and Empowering the Five Faculties 49:12
Jaya Rudgard
Getting to know the five faculties of faith, energy, mindfullness, concentration and wisdom that make up the meditating mind.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Thanksgiving Insight Retreat

2015-11-21 Why Do Beings Live In Hate? 29:37
Ayya Medhanandi
Has there ever been a time when the world was not filled with fear and violence? Millenia ago just as now, humans have been bound in a cycle of delusion, fear, and harm. The way out is within us – learning to find the still-point in the mind, where fleeting conditions subside. Awake to the present, anxiety and clinging bow to an inner contentment and peace. We are on the Middle Way.
Satipaññā Insight Meditation Toronto

2015-11-21 Question and Answer Session 36:53
Christina Feldman
Gaia House November Solitary

2015-11-21 Practice Forgiveness: Guided Metta Meditation 30:00
Ayya Medhanandi
Satipanna Insight Meditation Toronto (SIMT)
Sati Saraniya Hermitage

2015-11-21 Morning Instructions - Day 1 62:51
Thanissara
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Thanksgiving Insight Retreat

2015-11-21 After Buddhism - Afternoon Session 1:47:59
Stephen Batchelor
A day of quiet reflection, talks and discussion that will focus on the challenge of understanding and interpreting the Buddha’s dharma in the contemporary world. Rather than simply modifying certain teachings and practices of traditional Buddhism, Stephen will propose that we may need a more radical re-evaluation of the dharma in order to enable its teachings to speak directly and clearly to the needs of modernity.
New York Insight Meditation Center

2015-11-21 After Buddhism - Morning Session 1:43:35
Stephen Batchelor
A day of quiet reflection, talks and discussion that will focus on the challenge of understanding and interpreting the Buddha’s dharma in the contemporary world. Rather than simply modifying certain teachings and practices of traditional Buddhism, Stephen will propose that we may need a more radical re-evaluation of the dharma in order to enable its teachings to speak directly and clearly to the needs of modernity.
New York Insight Meditation Center

2015-11-20 Deeply Conditioned Patterns Of Perfectionism 62:38
Rebecca Bradshaw
Discusses untangling "Karmic Knots" - 6 stages of mindfulness.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2015-11-20 The Buddha's Teaching on Lovingkindness 57:39
Greg Scharf
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge November 2015 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2015-11-20 Moral Integrity, Courage, and Peace 30:08
Ayya Medhanandi
The real path to peace lies in developing moral integrity.  Our spiritual strength depends on purity of heart and action. We learn to identify unwholesome habits that obstruct our well-being and practice courageous compassion to discover the joy of harmlessness. These are the qualities that take us the way of the Noble Ones - to the summit of our human potential.
Satipaññā Insight Meditation Toronto

2015-11-20 Session 9 After Buddhism 28:15
Stephen Batchelor
Barre Center for Buddhist Studies The Solar Buddha: Early Dharma for Secular Times

2015-11-19 "Gratitude" 49:37
James Baraz
"The grateful heart not only includes appreciation for all the wonderful blessings in our life but also opening up to our pain in the context of gratitude."
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley IMCB Regular Talks

2015-11-19 Session 8 Secular Dharma 54:29
Stephen Batchelor
Barre Center for Buddhist Studies The Solar Buddha: Early Dharma for Secular Times

2015-11-19 The Refuge of Metta 47:29
Molly Swan
True North Insight Metta and Mindfulness

2015-11-19 On Perception - Part Two 48:48
Kirsten Kratz
Gaia House November Solitary

2015-11-19 Session 7 Dwelling, Pathing, Caring 57:09
Stephen Batchelor
Barre Center for Buddhist Studies The Solar Buddha: Early Dharma for Secular Times

2015-11-18 Q&A 62:35
Joseph Goldstein
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2015-11-18 Part 2: Awakening through Anger - The U-Turn to Freedom 53:36
Tara Brach
While we have strong conditioning to react to aggression with more aggression, we have the capacity to pause, and instead deepen attention and connect to our natural wisdom and empathy. This talk looks at how we can directly engage in this evolutionary adaptation when we encounter trauma related conflict in our personal lives, and in a parallel way when groups of people who have been part of traumatizing conflict seek reconciliation and healing.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2015-11-18 Session 6 Clearly Visable Dharma 49:53
Stephen Batchelor
Barre Center for Buddhist Studies The Solar Buddha: Early Dharma for Secular Times

2015-11-18 Hands and Eyes of Compassion 51:18
Pamela Weiss
San Francisco Insight Meditation Community

2015-11-18 Paramis 48:47
Yanai Postelnik
Gaia House November Solitary

2015-11-18 Co-teaching with Toni Bernhard on How to Live with Chronic Pain and Illness 41:55
Sylvia Boorstein
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2015-11-18 Session 5 Embracing Life 55:38
Stephen Batchelor
Barre Center for Buddhist Studies The Solar Buddha: Early Dharma for Secular Times

2015-11-17 The Birth Of The Self 56:03
Brian Lesage
This talk shares reflections on seeing the arising of the narrow sense of self in our meditation practice.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2015-11-17 Double Down on Sila 33:44
Howard Cohn
Mission Dharma

2015-11-17 Session 4 Complete Vision 52:10
Stephen Batchelor
Barre Center for Buddhist Studies The Solar Buddha: Early Dharma for Secular Times

2015-11-17 What's Going On In The Teacher Meetings? 57:56
Winnie Nazarko
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge November 2015 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2015-11-17 Session 3 The Ethical Life 53:19
Stephen Batchelor
Barre Center for Buddhist Studies The Solar Buddha: Early Dharma for Secular Times

2015-11-16 Forgiveness 52:59
Bonnie Duran
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2015-11-16 Session 2 The Solar Buddha 56:16
Stephen Batchelor
Barre Center for Buddhist Studies The Solar Buddha: Early Dharma for Secular Times

2015-11-16 Identities And Forgiveness 46:30
Bonnie Duran
This talk reviews the purification of victim and perpetrator identities in formal and informal forgiveness practice.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2015-11-16 Session 1 The Awakening of the West 59:32
Stephen Batchelor
Barre Center for Buddhist Studies The Solar Buddha: Early Dharma for Secular Times

2015-11-16 Teachings on the Calligraphy of Thich Nat Hanh 43:23
Mark Coleman
Dharma talk from Monday Night Meditation class at Spirit Rock
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2015-11-15 Introduction to Mindfulness - Part Two 38:40
Howard Cohn
We explore what mindfulness is and how to begin to cultivating a mindfulness practice, as well as begin to understand how we bring this wakeful capacity to everything we do.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2015-11-15 Introduction to Mindfulness - Part One 1:32:09
Howard Cohn
We explore what mindfulness is and how to begin to cultivating a mindfulness practice, as well as begin to understand how we bring this wakeful capacity to everything we do.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2015-11-14 Final Sit and Encouragement 53:39
Sayadaw U Tejaniya

2015-11-14 Dhamma Discussion Group C4 and D4 1:49:42
Sayadaw U Tejaniya

2015-11-13 The Wholesome Force Of Patience 55:12
Erin Treat
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2015-11-13 On Perception - Part One 46:04
Kirsten Kratz
Gaia House November Solitary

2015-11-13 Dhamma Discussion Group D3 1:56:31
Sayadaw U Tejaniya

2015-11-13 Dhamma Discussion Group A4 and B4 1:55:33
Sayadaw U Tejaniya

2015-11-13 Day 7 Guided 15 min Meditation 15:11
Sayadaw U Tejaniya

2015-11-12 Sankhara Dukkha 64:00
Rebecca Bradshaw
Discusses dukkha of all conditioned formations
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2015-11-12 Meeting the Hindrances with the Awakening Factors 40:48
Christina Feldman
Gaia House November Solitary

2015-11-12 Dhamma Discussion Group C3 2:10:28
Sayadaw U Tejaniya

2015-11-12 Dhamma Discussion Group B3 1:41:34
Sayadaw U Tejaniya

2015-11-12 Sammlung/Geistesruhe - samadhi 50:58
Samuel Theiler
Ein kleiner Überblick über wichtige Faktoren geistiger Ruhe, und wie sie entwickelt werden kann
Meditationszentrum Beatenberg

2015-11-12 Faktoren des Erwachens - bojjhanga 41:23
Samuel Theiler
Vier der sieben Faktoren des Erwachens: Entzücken, Gestilltheit, Sammlung, Gleichmut
Meditationszentrum Beatenberg

2015-11-12 Day 6 Guided 10 min Meditation 7:18
Sayadaw U Tejaniya

2015-11-11 Working with Fear 61:41
Joseph Goldstein
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2015-11-11 Part 1: Awakening through Anger - The U-Turn to Freedom 1:23:20
Tara Brach
Anger is naturally triggered when we feel an obstacle to meeting our needs. How do we honor the intelligence within anger, but not get hijacked into emotional reactivity that creates suffering in our individual and collective lives? This talk explores the U-turn that enables us to offer a healing attention to the feelings and unmet needs under anger. Once present with our inner life, we are able to respond to those around us with wisdom, empathy and true strength.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2015-11-11 Two Zen Stories 57:41
Pamela Weiss
San Francisco Insight Meditation Community

2015-11-11 Eight Ways of Studying and Transforming Reactivity 65:09
Donald Rothberg
We expand last week's exploration of practicing with reactivity, identifying eight further ways of practicing with reactivity in its many manifestations--individual, relational, and social.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2015-11-11 Dhamma Discussion Group D2 1:18:01
Sayadaw U Tejaniya

2015-11-11 Dhamma Discussion Group A3 1:29:35
Sayadaw U Tejaniya

2015-11-11 Day 5 Guided 20 min Meditation 20:55
Sayadaw U Tejaniya

2015-11-10 Introduction To Dependent Origination 52:40
Brian Lesage
This talk introduces the teaching of dependent origination as a foundation for our medittation
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2015-11-10 Interconnectedness 36:51
Howard Cohn
Mission Dharma

2015-11-10 Practical Concentration 68:25
Winnie Nazarko
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge November 2015 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2015-11-10 Dhamma Discussion Group C2 1:44:44
Sayadaw U Tejaniya

2015-11-10 Dhamma Discussion Group B2 1:32:51
Sayadaw U Tejaniya

2015-11-10 Day 4 Instructions 14:56
Sayadaw U Tejaniya

2015-11-09 Mana/Conceit and Skillful Means 48:58
Bonnie Duran
This talk discusses the three kinds of mana in the four domains and the skillful means of practice
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2015-11-09 Buddhist Studies Course - Mindfulness of Feeling - Week 8 62:42
Mark Nunberg
Common Ground Meditation Center Buddhist Studies Course - Mindfulness of Feeling

2015-11-09 Introduction and Guided Compassion Practice 46:29
Brian Lesage
This talk introduces the practice of compassion and offers a guided meditation
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2015-11-09 Deepening Your Retreat Practice 47:31
Yanai Postelnik
Gaia House November Solitary

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