2010-12-11 Going Forth 35:29
Amma Thanasanti	Download Listen
Anagarika ceremony - Colorado Springs, CO
Shakti Vihara

2010-12-11 Opening to Kindness 57:37
Kirsten Kratz	Download Listen
The cultivation of loving kindness enables us to connect more and more to the kindness, openness and courage in our hearts, transforming how we relate to life.
Gaia House :  Loving Kindness Weekend

2010-12-11 Loving Kindness Meditation Instructions 55:10
Yanai Postelnik	Download Listen
These instructions also include Kirsten Kratz
Gaia House :  Loving Kindness Weekend

2010-12-10 Melting the Judgmental Heart 48:55
Mary Grace Orr	Download Listen
The judgmental mind is painful and difficult. We can bring the practicies of the Brahma Viharas to it, to melt away the judgment and to develop a kind and spacious heart.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Insight Meditation Retreat

2010-12-10 Opening Talk for Loving Kindness Weekend 48:16
Yanai Postelnik	Download Listen
This talk also includes Kirsten Kratz
Gaia House :  Loving Kindness Weekend

2010-12-09 Let Your Difficulties Become the Path 61:22
Howard Cohn	Download Listen
Letting the uniquely human experience of our struggles and pain become the cause for healing, tenderness and well being.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Insight Meditation Retreat

2010-12-08 Ask the Friend for Love 1:18:56
Tara Brach	Listen to tracks Show 2 Tracks
Prayer, when cultivated consciously, energizes and guides us on the spiritual path. This talk investigates the difference between wanting, with it's narrow fixation, and the prayer that arises out of our deep heart's longing. We explore how living prayer, the prayer that arises from consciously inhabiting longing, can carry us home to loving presence. As John O'Donahue writes, prayer is the bridge between longing and belonging.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC :  IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks
Guided Meditation on Intention 21:34 Download Listen Ask the Friend for Love 57:22 Download Listen

2010-12-08 The Surprise of Unfolding 48:57
Mary Grace Orr	Download Listen
We come to retreat seeking refuge. Developing curiosity, confidence and contentment and in resting in the surprises of our unfoldment.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Insight Meditation Retreat

2010-12-08 Gradual and Immediate Awakening, I 63:16
Donald Rothberg	Download Listen
We explore the complementarity of gradual and immediate (or sudden) ways of practicing, with some experiential exercises.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Monday and Wednesday Talks

2010-12-07 Reflecting on Sacredness 38:42
Ayya Anandabodhi	Download Listen
Mission Dharma

2010-12-05 Ease in an Imperfect World 56:13
Mark Nunberg	Download Listen
Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2010-12-04 Householders' Practices of Letting Go 56:55
Steve Armstrong	Download Listen
Perth, Australia :  Mindfulness of Mind/Insight

2010-12-04 Ending the Inner Critic (3) 35:12
Rob Burbea	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Ending the Inner Critic

2010-12-04 Ending the Inner Critic (2) 46:27
Rob Burbea	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Ending the Inner Critic

2010-12-04 Ending the Inner Critic (1) 34:44
Rob Burbea	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Ending the Inner Critic

2010-12-04 Right Speech, Right Conflict 31:08
Amma Thanasanti	Download Listen
Colorado Springs, CO
Shakti Vihara

2010-12-03 The World of Dew: A Talk on The Two Truths 59:03
Eugene Cash	Download Listen
Dhamma practice opens us to the world of paradox and mystery. The Buddha's teachings on relative and ultimate truth reveal to us the seamless nature of the Path.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Discovering Presence in Each Moment

2010-12-03 Understanding Vipassana 1:10:06
Steve Armstrong	Download Listen
Perth, Australia :  Mindfulness of Mind/Insight

2010-12-02 A New Story: Was the World Made for Man? 56:35
Wes Nisker	Download Listen
An insightful and humorous exploration of the place of humans in the universe. Includes a reading of Mark Twain's essay "Was the World Made for Man." The evening ends with a discussion with sangha members.
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley :  IMCB Regular Talks

2010-12-02 Barking, Barking, Barking: Mindfulness as Respectful Listening 50:09
Pamela Weiss	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Discovering Presence in Each Moment

2010-12-02 Compassion and Courage 57:06
Kamala Masters	Download Listen
Perth, Australia :  Mindfulness of Mind/Insight

2010-12-01 The Karma Concerning Liberation 44:55
Bhante Bodhidhamma	Download Listen
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Satipanya Retreat Centre

2010-12-01 Investigating the Dharma: Refuges, Hindrances, Mindfulness 59:33
Anushka Fernandopulle	Download Listen
First night talk on what we are doing on retreat, working with hindrances, mindfulness, connection to refuges and precepts.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Discovering Presence in Each Moment

2010-12-01 Four Noble Truths 60:24
Steve Armstrong	Download Listen
Perth, Australia :  Mindfulness of Mind/Insight

2010-12-01 Opening to what is Beautiful and Good 59:08
Mark Nunberg	Download Listen
Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2010-11-30 Connecting with this Very Moment 55:58
Howard Cohn	Download Listen
Mission Dharma

2010-11-30 Making Your Mind a Refuge: Seven Factors of Awakening 59:58
Kamala Masters	Download Listen
Perth, Australia :  Mindfulness of Mind/Insight

2010-11-29 Meditation, Awareness and Understanding 60:18
Steve Armstrong	Download Listen
Perth, Australia :  Mindfulness of Mind/Insight

2010-11-29 Lovingkindness 63:03
Jack Kornfield	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Monday and Wednesday Talks

2010-11-28 Equanimity 62:03
Andrea Fella	Download Listen
The quality of equanimity develops in our practice by studying what gets in the way of equanimity, and by cultivating the conditions that support it.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2010-11-28 Resting in the Clear Mind of Non Reactivity 53:49
Kamala Masters	Download Listen
Perth, Australia :  Mindfulness of Mind/Insight

2010-11-27 Identity and Identification 57:10
Will Kabat-Zinn	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2010-11-27 Understanding the Defilements 60:45
Steve Armstrong	Download Listen
Perth, Australia :  Mindfulness of Mind/Insight

2010-11-26 Taking Refuges as Practice 37:48
Steve Armstrong	Download Listen
Perth, Australia :  Mindfulness of Mind/Insight

2010-11-26 The Psychodynamics in Meditation (Part 3 - Dimensions of the Personal Journey) 66:52
Rob Burbea	Download Listen
With wisdom and sensitivity, we can learn to use both the view of emptiness and the view of self to bring a completeness to our unfolding liberation and to know the joy and openness of ongoing discovery.
Gaia House :  November Solitary Retreat

2010-11-24 Loving Life: Gratitude and Generosity 1:16:36
Tara Brach	Listen to tracks Show 2 Tracks
Love is innate, and blossoms as we intentionally cultivate it. This talk on two natural expressions of loving life--gratitude and generosity--includes several guided reflections that awaken the heart.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC :  IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks
Guided Meditation 25:25 Download Listen Loving Life: Gratitude and Generosity 51:10 Download Listen

2010-11-24 Cultivating Generosity and Gratitude 60:30
Donald Rothberg	Download Listen
We examine the nature of generosity and gratitude and both how to cultivate them , and what stands in the way of their expression through stories and teachings.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Monday and Wednesday Talks

2010-11-24 Investigation 32:31
Christina Feldman	Download Listen
Investigation is the willingness to probe beneath assumption to discover what is true.
Gaia House :  November Solitary Retreat

2010-11-23 Rest in Natural Great Peace 49:18
Howard Cohn	Download Listen
Mission Dharma

2010-11-23 Satipatthana Sutta, Second Foundation: Feelings Unleashing Thoughts 4:41
Rodney Smith	Download Listen
Feelings move quickly into a narrative that captures our attention and promotes further images, all with their own feelings and further story. The sense of "I" arises, and we are surrounded by feelings and reactions to feelings, giving us a sense of ourselves in time and space. We call this life.
Seattle Insight Meditation Society
In collection: The Satipatthana Sutta

2010-11-22 Compassionate Presence 57:48
Trudy Goodman	Download Listen
Transformation happens in the realm or context of compassionate presence. How do we learn to offer compassionate, loving attention to ourselves, each other, and our world?
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Thanksgiving Retreat

2010-11-22 Guided Meditation - Clearing Dukkha 44:13
Ajahn Sucitto	Download Listen
Cittaviveka

2010-11-21 Dependent Origination 60:33
Andrea Fella	Download Listen
A practical discussion on the Buddha's teaching of dependent origination.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2010-11-21 Hindrances and Such 56:19
Wes Nisker	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Monday and Wednesday Talks

2010-11-21 Inspiration to Train the Mind 56:53
Mark Nunberg	Download Listen
Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2010-11-21 Thanksgiving Talk 45:38
Eugene Cash	Download Listen
San Francisco Insight Meditation Community

2010-11-21 Gratitude - Full Moon Vigil 21:59
Amma Thanasanti	Download Listen
Colorado Springs, CO
Shakti Vihara

2010-11-21 Practice Here, There and Everywhere 61:31
Marcia Rose	Download Listen
Mountain Hermitage :  Self No Self and the Creative Process

2010-11-20 Three Kinds Of Craving 56:31
Will Kabat-Zinn	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2010-11-20 Spiritual Allegory: The Chilean Miners 49:55
Robert K. Hall	Download Listen
Acceptance, Surrender, the human condition and the amazing story of the Chilean miners entrapment and rescue.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Thanksgiving Retreat

2010-11-20 The Psychodynamics in Meditation (Part 2) 59:27
Rob Burbea	Download Listen
Through the development of various skillful means, we can unlock the innately liberating dynamism at the heart of our emotional life, allowing deep healing, freedom, and the natural unfolding of our full potential.
Gaia House :  November Solitary Retreat

2010-11-19 Gratitude and Generosity 60:39
Rebecca Bradshaw	Download Listen
How these qualities acknowledge interdependency and release the heart from clinging.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2010-11-19 Reflection: The Power of the Mind 5:47
Marcia Rose	Download Listen
Mountain Hermitage :  Self No Self and the Creative Process

2010-11-18 Reflections on Bhikkhunis 51:27
James Baraz	Download Listen
James examines some of the recent history surrounding Bhikkhunis and Western Buddhist practice.
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley

2010-11-18 Patience - The Art Of Caring Slowly 57:27
Greg Scharf	Download Listen
The poet John Ciardi defined patience as the art of caring slowly. This talk explores the qualities of this powerful and essential parami.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2010-11-18 De Sache ufe ä Grund gaa: Weises Ergründe aus Üebig (yoniso manasikāra) 1:10:20
Akincano Marc Weber	Download Listen
Über verschiedeni Forme vo Ergründe i dr Lehr vom Buddha u was me dermit cha afa.
Zentrum für Buddhismus - Bern

2010-11-18 Closing Morning Talk on Emptiness 46:06
Gil Fronsdal	Download Listen
Brief overview of emptiness.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Emptiness: A Meditation and Study Retreat

2010-11-18 Reflections on Compassion 44:48
Catherine McGee	Download Listen
A look into the power of the tender open heart.
Gaia House :  November Solitary Retreat

2010-11-18 Through The Looking Glass: The Reality of Not Self 1:11:06
Marcia Rose	Download Listen
Mountain Hermitage :  Self No Self and the Creative Process

2010-11-17 A Listening Presence - Three Domains of Training 1:15:43
Tara Brach	Listen to tracks Show 2 Tracks
Cultivating the capacity for listening is essential to loving well and to realizing the truth of who we are. This talk focuses on three key facets of deep listening--non-distractedness, not-controlling and seeking to understand-- that can awaken an intimacy with our inner life and others. Guided meditations on listening precede and are included within the body of the talk.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC :  IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks
Guided Meditation on Listening 26:25 Download Listen A Listening Presence - Three Domains of Training 49:18 Download Listen

2010-11-17 Emptiness and Karma 60:13
Guy Armstrong	Download Listen
At first glance it might seem the teaching of karma, in which our actions bring results to ourselves, might be in contradiction to the understanding that our experience is empty of a self. However, the two teachings on emptiness and karma actually need each other for liberation to be possible.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Emptiness: A Meditation and Study Retreat

2010-11-17 Teachings on the Practice of Reflection 20:33
Sally Armstrong	Download Listen
Teachings on the practice of reflections, and duided reflections on what inspired and challenged you in the Emptiness Retreat, and what you will take home with you.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Emptiness: A Meditation and Study Retreat

2010-11-17 Practicing with Intentions 46:52
Donald Rothberg	Download Listen
We explore 1) The nature of intentions, 2) The importance of intentions in our practice, 3) karma and intentions, and 4) how to practice with intentions.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Monday and Wednesday Talks

2010-11-17 Reflections on Compassion 33:52
Sally Armstrong	Download Listen
Guided reflective meditations on compassion for someone who is suffering, for oneself, and for the world.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Monday and Wednesday Talks

2010-11-17 Compassion Needs Emptiness 47:03
Sally Armstrong	Download Listen
True compassion needs space to function. The less self-obsessed we are, the more responsive and connected our hearts can be.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Emptiness: A Meditation and Study Retreat

2010-11-17 Investigation, Noble Uncertainty, Spiritual Inquiry 56:51
Yanai Postelnik	Download Listen
The awakening factor of investigation moves us to look deeply into our experience, acknowledging that there is always more to understand in the simplicity and mystery of being alive here and now. As we learn to bring a deep and open-hearted curiousity to our each moment and to our very existence itself, without taking any position on our self or this world, life can open to reveal the deepest truth of freedom.
Gaia House :  November Solitary Retreat

2010-11-17 Reflection: Transformation and Relinquishment of Afflictive States of Mind 16:27
Marcia Rose	Download Listen
Mountain Hermitage :  Self No Self and the Creative Process

2010-11-16 Emptiness in the Mahayana 64:19
Gil Fronsdal	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Emptiness: A Meditation and Study Retreat

2010-11-16 The Empty Nature of Awareness 68:12
Guy Armstrong	Download Listen
We can be aware of many objects in meditation. It's also possible to turn our attention to awareness itself. The talk explores what happens when we do this. Is awareness findable? Does it come and go? Is it conditioned? And what is the value of meditating like this?
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Emptiness: A Meditation and Study Retreat

2010-11-16 Big Mind Guided Meditation 44:15
Guy Armstrong	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Emptiness: A Meditation and Study Retreat

2010-11-15 Joy & its Causes 65:46
Jack Kornfield	Download Listen
How Joy can be found, nourished and brought alive in the very circumstances of our life. Shifting from our loyalty to suffering, to a deeper freedom of heart.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Monday and Wednesday Talks

2010-11-15 Don't Believe the Second-Hand Story 45:20
Howard Cohn	Download Listen
Mission Dharma

2010-11-15 Dependent Origination As a Pointer to Emptiness 57:34
Sally Armstrong	Download Listen
The Buddha's teaching on Dependent Origination are among his most profound and challenging. This teaching clearly shows how ignorance leads to suffering, and implicit in this is the way out of suffering.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Emptiness: A Meditation and Study Retreat

2010-11-15 Emptiness and Letting Go 57:40
Gil Fronsdal	Download Listen
How emptiness is experienced through the letting go of clinging and concepts.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Emptiness: A Meditation and Study Retreat

2010-11-15 Emptying the Mind 40:25
Gil Fronsdal	Download Listen
Guided Meditation on emptying the mind of all concepts to the point of letting go of attachments.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Emptiness: A Meditation and Study Retreat

2010-11-15 Dimensions of Insight 34:58
Christina Feldman	Download Listen
Explores the personal and universal stories we are invited to investigate and understand.
Gaia House :  November Solitary Retreat

2010-11-14 What versus Why 60:16
Andrea Fella	Download Listen
We have a strong tendency to try to understand why things happen to us. This talk explores meeting what is happening moment to moment, which begins to reveal the "why" of the present moment.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2010-11-14 The Emptiness of Phenomena 57:07
Guy Armstrong	Download Listen
All the phenomena of our senses are empty of any solid substance or essence. It may be more appropriate to refer to phenomena as "appearances" rather than "objects." This theme is explored through the Sutta "A Lump of Foam" in the Samyutta Nikaya.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Emptiness: A Meditation and Study Retreat

2010-11-14 Happiness Leads to Samadhi 57:48
Mark Nunberg	Download Listen
Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2010-11-14 Intuitive Awareness Talk 4 55:31
Mark Nunberg	Download Listen
Retreat Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2010-11-14 Putting the World Together Again 37:48
Jose Reissig	Download Listen
Our dedication to appropriating all that comes our way has wreaked havoc with our collective life. It has caused much collateral damage to both society and the environment, and has grievously damaged the core of our social integrity. To reverse the damage we need, first and foremost, to restore this integrity.
Dominican Sisters center at Saugerties :  Rhinebeck Sitting Group Insight Meditation Retreat

2010-11-14 The Five Aggregates Are Empty 69:57
Sally Armstrong	Download Listen
The Buddha often used the schema of the Five Aggregates to show that what we take to be self is actually impermanent and unsatisfactory, and that clinging to the aggregates will bring suffering.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Emptiness: A Meditation and Study Retreat

2010-11-14 Meditation on the Aggregates 45:48
Sally Armstrong	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Emptiness: A Meditation and Study Retreat

2010-11-14 Investigation 54:39
Marcia Rose	Download Listen
Mountain Hermitage :  Self No Self and the Creative Process

2010-11-13 Dependent Origination 53:40
Gil Fronsdal	Download Listen
Talk on Emptiness for Emptiness: Meditation and Study retreat at Spirit Rock Meditation Center
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Emptiness: A Meditation and Study Retreat

2010-11-13 Wise Effort 55:49
Will Kabat-Zinn	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2010-11-13 Intuitive Awareness Talk 3 52:06
Mark Nunberg	Download Listen
Retreat Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2010-11-13 Divesting Ourselves of Possesiveness 39:34
Jose Reissig	Download Listen
Much of our life is dedicated to establishing ownership of all that comes our way: things, territory, others, etc. In so doing we end up fragmenting both the owned and the owners. To become whole we need to divest from this project. Time: 39:34
Dominican Sisters center at Saugerties :  Rhinebeck Sitting Group Insight Meditation Retreat

2010-11-13 The Parable of the City 55:46
Stephen Batchelor	Download Listen
Wellington Insight Meditation Community :  Secular Buddhism

2010-11-13 Formation of Self-View 1:11:25
Guy Armstrong	Download Listen
The Buddha said many times that no self is to be found in the phenomena of our senses. But still, the sense of a self in us arises over and over. This talk explores through sutta references how this sense of self is created in the moment and how it can cease.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Emptiness: A Meditation and Study Retreat

2010-11-13 Morning Instructions 39:34
Guy Armstrong	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Emptiness: A Meditation and Study Retreat

2010-11-13 Reflection: The Conceit of Self 6:58
Marcia Rose	Download Listen
Mountain Hermitage :  Self No Self and the Creative Process

2010-11-12 The Three characteristics as Pointers to Emptiness 58:13
Sally Armstrong	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Emptiness: A Meditation and Study Retreat

2010-11-12 Intuitive Awareness Talk 2 33:10
Mark Nunberg	Download Listen
Retreat Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2010-11-12 Practicing Intimacy 42:30
Jose Reissig	Download Listen
To practice meditation is to practice intimacy, first with ourselves, and eventually with all beings. Time: 42:30
Dominican Sisters center at Saugerties :  Rhinebeck Sitting Group Insight Meditation Retreat

2010-11-12 Stream Entry 59:09
Stephen Batchelor	Download Listen
Wellington Insight Meditation Community :  Secular Buddhism

2010-11-12 Dharma in Brief 1:19:34
Gil Fronsdal	Download Listen
First talk for the Emptiness: Meditation and Study Retreat at Spirit Rock Meditation Center
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Emptiness: A Meditation and Study Retreat

2010-11-12 Guided Morning Instructions 42:55
Gil Fronsdal	Download Listen
Mindfulness of what is happening and how we relate to it.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Emptiness: A Meditation and Study Retreat

2010-11-12 Guided Meditation 41:33
Andrea Fella	Download Listen
Expanding Awareness
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2010-11-12 The Psychodynamics in Meditation (Part 1) 62:48
Rob Burbea	Download Listen
Through the development of various skillful means, we can unlock the innately liberating dynamism at the heart of our emotional life, allowing deep healing, freedom, and the natural unfolding of our full potential.
Gaia House :  November Solitary Retreat