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2019-03-25 Sacredness and Meaningfulness 58:51
Catherine McGee
The talks, instructions, and guided meditations in this set are from a retreat, led by Catherine McGee and Rob Burbea, for practitioners already familiar with Soulmaking Dharma. The teachers strongly recommend that you also have an understanding of and working familiarity with practices of emptiness, samatha, metta, the emotional/energy body, and the imaginal, as well as basic mindfulness practice, before listening. Without this background in practice it is possible that the material and teachings from this retreat will be difficult to understand and confusing for some.
Gaia House Roots into the Ground of Soul

2019-03-25 Emotions and Dukkha (Instructions, Day 2) 56:32
Catherine McGee
The talks, instructions, and guided meditations in this set are from a retreat, led by Catherine McGee and Rob Burbea, for practitioners already familiar with Soulmaking Dharma. The teachers strongly recommend that you also have an understanding of and working familiarity with practices of emptiness, samatha, metta, the emotional/energy body, and the imaginal, as well as basic mindfulness practice, before listening. Without this background in practice it is possible that the material and teachings from this retreat will be difficult to understand and confusing for some.
Gaia House Roots into the Ground of Soul

2019-03-24 A Rite of Angels 64:28
Rob Burbea
PLEASE NOTE: The talks, instructions, and guided meditations in this set are from a retreat, led by Catherine McGee and Rob Burbea, for practitioners already familiar with Soulmaking Dharma. The teachers strongly recommend that you also have an understanding of and working familiarity with practices of emptiness, samatha, metta, the emotional/energy body, and the imaginal, as well as basic mindfulness practice, before listening. Without this background in practice it is possible that the material and teachings from this retreat will be difficult to understand and confusing for some.
Gaia House Roots into the Ground of Soul

2019-03-24 The Imaginal-Energy Body (Q & A) 1:17:43
Rob Burbea
PLEASE NOTE: The talks, instructions, and guided meditations in this set are from a retreat, led by Catherine McGee and Rob Burbea, for practitioners already familiar with Soulmaking Dharma. The teachers strongly recommend that you also have an understanding of and working familiarity with practices of emptiness, samatha, metta, the emotional/energy body, and the imaginal, as well as basic mindfulness practice, before listening. Without this background in practice it is possible that the material and teachings from this retreat will be difficult to understand and confusing for some.
Gaia House Roots into the Ground of Soul

2019-03-24 Ways of Reading the Seven Stories 5:02
Catherine McGee
The talks, instructions, and guided meditations in this set are from a retreat, led by Catherine McGee and Rob Burbea, for practitioners already familiar with Soulmaking Dharma. The teachers strongly recommend that you also have an understanding of and working familiarity with practices of emptiness, samatha, metta, the emotional/energy body, and the imaginal, as well as basic mindfulness practice, before listening. Without this background in practice it is possible that the material and teachings from this retreat will be difficult to understand and confusing for some.
Gaia House Roots into the Ground of Soul

2019-03-24 The Balance of Attention 24:23
Catherine McGee
The talks, instructions, and guided meditations in this set are from a retreat, led by Catherine McGee and Rob Burbea, for practitioners already familiar with Soulmaking Dharma. The teachers strongly recommend that you also have an understanding of and working familiarity with practices of emptiness, samatha, metta, the emotional/energy body, and the imaginal, as well as basic mindfulness practice, before listening. Without this background in practice it is possible that the material and teachings from this retreat will be difficult to understand and confusing for some.
Gaia House Roots into the Ground of Soul

2019-03-24 Ensouling the Energy Body (Instructions, Day 1) 56:17
Catherine McGee
The talks, instructions, and guided meditations in this set are from a retreat, led by Catherine McGee and Rob Burbea, for practitioners already familiar with Soulmaking Dharma. The teachers strongly recommend that you also have an understanding of and working familiarity with practices of emptiness, samatha, metta, the emotional/energy body, and the imaginal, as well as basic mindfulness practice, before listening. Without this background in practice it is possible that the material and teachings from this retreat will be difficult to understand and confusing for some.
Gaia House Roots into the Ground of Soul

2019-03-23 Seven Stories for Lovers of a Soulmaking Dharma 29:04
Catherine McGee
The talks, instructions, and guided meditations in this set are from a retreat, led by Catherine McGee and Rob Burbea, for practitioners already familiar with Soulmaking Dharma. The teachers strongly recommend that you also have an understanding of and working familiarity with practices of emptiness, samatha, metta, the emotional/energy body, and the imaginal, as well as basic mindfulness practice, before listening. Without this background in practice it is possible that the material and teachings from this retreat will be difficult to understand and confusing for some.
Gaia House Roots into the Ground of Soul

2019-03-23 This Retreat 61:51
Catherine McGee
This is a shared talk with both Catherine McGee and Rob Burbea. It appears twice as to enable it to be shown for both teachers. The talks, instructions, and guided meditations in this set are from a retreat, led by Catherine McGee and Rob Burbea, for practitioners already familiar with Soulmaking Dharma. The teachers strongly recommend that you also have an understanding of and working familiarity with practices of emptiness, samatha, metta, the emotional/energy body, and the imaginal, as well as basic mindfulness practice, before listening. Without this background in practice it is possible that the material and teachings from this retreat will be difficult to understand and confusing for some.
Gaia House Roots into the Ground of Soul

2019-03-23 This Retreat 61:51
Rob Burbea
This is a shared talk with both Rob Burbea and Catherine McGee and will appear twice in the retreat listing. PLEASE NOTE: The talks, instructions, and guided meditations in this set are from a retreat, led by Catherine McGee and Rob Burbea, for practitioners already familiar with Soulmaking Dharma. The teachers strongly recommend that you also have an understanding of and working familiarity with practices of emptiness, samatha, metta, the emotional/energy body, and the imaginal, as well as basic mindfulness practice, before listening. Without this background in practice it is possible that the material and teachings from this retreat will be difficult to understand and confusing for some.
Gaia House Roots into the Ground of Soul

2019-03-23 Listening With Love 58:55
Pamela Weiss
A talk about the transformational power of mindfulness as an intimate loving engagement with experience.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Clarity, Compassion and Freedom: Insight Meditation Retreat

2019-03-20 Mature Mindfulness, Emptiness, and Release (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 64:43
Heather Sundberg
Offered on the Spring Equinox Full Moon, the Talk opens with stories & metaphors of the Moon, and then moves into exploring a map of practice from the Thai forest tradition from the perspectives of theory, practical application and guided practice. Sati (Mindfulness) - MahaSati (Great Mindfulness) - Sati-Panna (Mindfulness Wisdom) - Panna-Vimutti (Wisdom which leads to Release).
Spirit Rock Meditation Center March Insight Meditation 1-Month

2019-03-19 Visions of Wisdom and Kindness 50:41
Nathan Glyde
Mindfulness and introspective awareness have a mutually supportive relationship with compassion and deep understanding.
SanghaSeva Dharmalaya Silent Meditation and Sustainable Living Work Retreat 2019

2019-03-17 Mindfulness Of The Body 47:06
Chas DiCapua
Why the body is important for cultivating calm and clear seeing. Descriptions of different areas of body practice.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Freedom Here and Now: Insight Meditation Retreat

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

2019-03-08 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 The Second Foundation of Mindfulness: Practicing with Feeling-Tone (Vedana—Pleasant, Unpleasant, and Neutral) (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 59:59
Donald Rothberg
After some further examination of the nature of mindfulness, we explore the Second Foundation of Mindfulness, first pointing to the central importance of the practice of being mindful of the “feeling-tone.” As articulated in the teaching on Dependent Origination, we study the sequence, that occurs when there are not mindfulness and wisdom, of (1) contact; (2) feeling-tone; (3) wanting the pleasant (or aversion to the unpleasant, and unawareness of the neutral), and (4) grasping the pleasant (or pushing away the unpleasant, or continued unawareness of the neutral). We look at the experiential nature of the pleasant, unpleasant, and neutral, and suggest a number of ways to practice with feeling-tone.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center March Insight Meditation 1-Month

2019-03-06 Meditation: Relaxing with Life 22:56
Tara Brach
This meditation includes a mindful body scan and guidance in relaxing with the changing waves of experience. When we say “Yes” to the moment, we open to the sea of awareness that can include, with care, whatever arises.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2019-03-06 Navigating Conflict with a Wise Heart – Part 2 54:06
Tara Brach
This series of talks offers guidance in transforming conflict into a portal for awakening your understanding, flexibility and compassion. We look at how to heal our own unmet needs and not be dependent on others changing; and how to engage with another person when both are dedicated to mindful communication. We also extend our exploration to societal conflict. The talks are accompanied by reflections and meditations that can directly enhance your capacity to respond to conflict from the most wise and caring part of your being.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2019-03-04 Awakening through the Body: First Foundation of Mindfulness (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 62:07
Heather Sundberg
The Talk explores the traditional teachings of First Foundation of Mindfulness through personal stories & modern perspectives - emphasizing the elements of Calming the Bodily Formation & nervous system practices, the 4 Postures of Awakening, and the aspects of impermanence & not self in the Wisdom Refrain of the Sutta.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center March Insight Meditation 1-Month

2019-03-04 Monday Night Dharma Talk - Healing/Liberation through Mindful Loving Awareness 1:10:59
Jack Kornfield
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2019-03-04 Samatha Anapanasati Meditation Instructions 12:48
Tina Rasmussen
Tina Rasmussen provides 13 minutes of instruction on the Samatha (concentration and serenity) meditation, in particular the anapanasati (mindfulness of breathing) practice. This includes everything that a person needs to know to begin practicing Samatha anapanasati meditation.
Various

2019-03-04 Morning Instructions 40:31
Jean Esther
Mindfulness of body sensations, thoughts, emotions and the feeling tone in relationship to them.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Living Dharma: Mindfulness, Kindness and Wisdom

2019-03-02 An Overview of Our Foundational Practices for Our Retreat Journey (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 47:25
Donald Rothberg
On the first evening of a four-week retreat for some, and the beginning of the fifth of eight weeks for others, we explore the “map” of our foundational practices: (1) developing wise or right view and intention; (2) samatha practice, developing concentration (or samadhi); (3) insight practice, with mindfulness as a core practice; (4) the heart practices, particularly lovingkindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity; (5) grounding in the body; and (6) touching freedom and awakening.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center March Insight Meditation 1-Month

2019-02-28 Technology as an Existential Threat to Mindfulness - Matthew Brensilver and Randy Fernando 3:01:59
Matthew Brensilver
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2019-02-27 Meditation: Resting in a Sea of Presence 20:49
Tara Brach
This mindful body scan leads us into a practice of relaxing back into awareness, and recognizing the changing waves of sensations, sounds and feelings in the foreground. As we let go into the sea of presence, we discover am increasing sense of wholeness and peace. The meditation ends with a brief lovingkindness prayer.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2019-02-27 Navigating Conflict with a Wise Heart – Part 1 52:31
Tara Brach
This series of talks offers guidance in transforming conflict into a portal for awakening your understanding, flexibility and compassion. We look at how to heal our own unmet needs and not be dependent on others changing; and how to engage with another person when both are dedicated to mindful communication. We also extend our exploration to societal conflict. The talks are accompanied by reflections and meditations that can directly enhance your capacity to respond to conflict from the most wise and caring part of your being.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2019-02-23 Non Greed, Non Hatred, Non Delusion (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 64:41
James Baraz
Non-Greed, Non-Hatred and Non-Delusion were taught by the Buddha as the three roots of happiness. Stating each in a positive way they are 1) Letting go/Generosity, 2) Loving-Kindness and ClarityWisdom. Every moment that we're mindful we're cultivating these qualities. This talk explores both the moment-to-moment as well as the relational aspects of these three qualities.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Monthlong

2019-02-23 The Beautiful Path of Mindfulness 5:16:44
Mark Coleman
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2019-02-20 Fourth Foundation of Mindfulness 47:28
Chas DiCapua
Twin Cities Vipassana Collective Twin Cities Vipassana Collective

2019-02-16 Day 14 Choiceless Awareness: Guided meditation (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 43:43
Tempel Smith
A guided practice for letting go of specific objects or sense doors to practice open or choiceless awareness. For some people this is a more natural way of practicing. The intent is to become mindful of one’s mental activity as it is drawn to different experiences arising at any of the six sense doors. From this practice you can gain insight into how the mind works and find freedom no matter what the experience.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Monthlong

2019-02-14 2nd Foundation of Mindfulness - Vedana (Feeling Tone) (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 61:30
Tempel Smith
Continuing from the Anapanasati sutta we turn to vedana, the 2nd foundation of mindfulness. With great courage. we can develop contentment no matter the pleasure, pain or neutrality of any give moment. In not understanding vedana we are forever imprisoned by our wrong views. When we can breath consciously in a greater range of pain, pleasure and neutrality we find the path to non-conditional contentment.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Monthlong

2019-02-13 Day 11 - Instruction for Mindfulness of Vedana (2nd Foundation) (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 48:54
Tempel Smith
Instruction and guided meditation on the 2nd foundation of mindfulness called vedana (feeling tone). This is the factor of each moment of consciousness which is pleasant, unpleasant and neutral. Being able to be mindful of vedana allows us to cut off our reactivity.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Monthlong

2019-02-10 Day 8 - Morning Sit w/ Instructions - Mindfulness of the Mind 52:52
Sally Armstrong
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Monthlong

2019-02-09 Gladness of the Wholesome ( Retreat at Spirit Rock) 60:20
James Baraz
Wise or Right Effort includes cultivating wholesome states and then maintaining and increasing them. This talk explores how to maintain and increase these states and the importance of consciously including them in our practice. Particular emphasis is on the power of investigation, as well as mindfulness.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Monthlong

2019-02-09 The Five Spiritual Faculties In Concentration Practice 54:49
Winnie Nazarko
This talk was offered at the month-long concentration retreat. It discusses how faith, effort/energy, mindfulness, concentration, and wisdom develop and support each other.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center The Path to Awakening: Insight Meditation Retreat

2019-02-07 16 Meditative Steps in Mindfulness of Breathing - Anapanasati (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 64:55
Tempel Smith
In many discourses the Buddha gave very detailed instructions on how to develop Mindfulness of Breathing from our first awareness of breathing in and out through calming the mind into samadhi (concentration) and then steps to cultivate liberating insight. These 16 steps also include the cultivation of happiness and contentment as an aspect of the path to freedom.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Monthlong

2019-02-07 Morning Reflection – Patience 9:18
Marcia Rose
Patience is the most important and necessary quality that is of great benefit in relation to the development and blossoming of the practices of Concentration and Mindfulness. Exploring the various manifestations and fruits of cultivating the mind and heart of Patience in this morning reflection.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge February 2019 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2019-02-06 Meditation: The Practice of RAIN 20:07
Tara Brach
The acronym RAIN – Recognize, Allow, Investigate, Nurture – guides us in bringing mindfulness and compassion to difficult emotions. With practice, we can find our way home to open-hearted presence in the midst of whatever arises.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2019-02-06 Mindfulness – The Central Player 58:55
Ayya Jitindriya
Santi Forest Monastery

2019-02-05 Morning Meditation Instructions - Mindfulness Of Mind 63:59
Bonnie Duran
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center The Path to Awakening: Insight Meditation Retreat

2019-02-05 Engaged Buddhism 3:44:38
with Ayya Santussika, Bill Kostura and Phil Goodwin, Jennifer Dungan, Oren Jay Sofer
Meditation instructions are sometimes misinterpreted to imply that one should disengage from activity and suspend all judgment. Buddhist advice on “letting go” can be misunderstood to suggest that problems in the world can or should be ignored. Yet the Pali canon shows that the Buddha taught practical social and economic remedies, and urged monks to travel so they could benefit the largest number of people. Thích Nhất Hạnh coined the term “engaged Buddhism” to describe efforts to respond to the suffering in his country during the Vietnam war, work he saw as part of meditation and mindfulness practice rather than something apart from it. In this series, some local “engaged Buddhists” will share how they personally apply Buddhist wisdom to engage with the suffering around us, in areas such as social action, prison ministry, and environmentalism.
Insight Meditation South Bay - Silicon Valley

2019-02-04 A Venn Diagram of Practice(Retreat at Spirit Rock) 57:33
Sally Armstrong
As we begin the journey of a long retreat, it is helpful to consider different ways to frame our practice .I offered an overview with a diagram that depicted this, and how we might talk about our practice in meetings with teachers. This begins with the biggest frame - wise attitude or wise view, supported by our intentions and aspirations. the next frame is continuity of mindfulness that supports whatever practice or technique we might be cultivating.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Monthlong

2019-02-04 Cultivating Mindfulness of Mental States 30:41
Chris Cullen
Gaia House Origins and Applications of Mindfulness - MBCT MBSR Foundations

2019-02-04 Guided Meditation 63:24
Bart van Melik
Playful mindfulness of sensations.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center The Path to Awakening: Insight Meditation Retreat

2019-02-03 Retreat Opening - Reflections on mindfulness and clear comprehension. 49:58
Bonnie Duran
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center The Path to Awakening: Insight Meditation Retreat

2019-02-03 Five Spiritual Faculties (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 64:41
James Baraz
The list of the Five spiritual Faculties - Faith, Energy, Mindfulness, Concentration and Wisdom - is a helpful way to understand the unfolding of practice. Each of these are important issues of practice and each can be seen to build on the next for the full flowering of the awakened heart/mind.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Monthlong

2019-02-03 Cultivating Mindfulness of Vedana 34:55
Chris Cullen
Gaia House Origins and Applications of Mindfulness - MBCT MBSR Foundations

2019-02-03 Day One - Instructions for Mindfulness of Sound, Body and Breath (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 54:22
Tempel Smith
Settling into mindfulness for the month long retreat. Approaching sounds, body sensations, and the breath as a home base, with ease, patience, and kindness of attitude.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Monthlong

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