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Dharma Talks
2005-12-29 Relax, Observe, Allow 48:40
Rodney Smith
Relax, observe and allow are three words that capture the complete orientation to meditation. Understanding these words and their near enemies will enhance ones practice.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center New Year's Retreat

2005-12-29 The Place of Love in Insight Meditation 47:31
Rob Burbea
Gaia House New Year's Retreat

2005-12-25 Revising the Principles of Meditation 32:00
Bhante Bodhidhamma
date estimated
Satipanya Retreat Centre Christmas at Sharpham 2005

2005-11-12 The Five Difficult Energies 53:01
Diana Winston
Wanting, aversion, sleepiness, restlessness and doubt; how do they manifest and how do we work with them and survive a 10-day meditation retreat in India.

2005-10-25 Selfing, Love And Compassion 62:03
Martine Batchelor
Looking at how we built positive or negative selfing and how meditation helps us to develop non-grasping love and from that actively manifest compassion.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2005-10-21 The Life And Death Of Siddhattha Gotama: Meditation 65:08
Stephen Batchelor
First talk in the series of eight.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center
In collection: The Life And Death Of Siddhattha Gotama

2005-10-21 The Four Great Efforts 60:33
Martine Batchelor
This talk explores meditation as a cultivation of the four great efforts. These efforts inspire us to be more conscious of the inner and outer conditions that underpin our experience and to creatively engage with these conditions.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2005-10-03 Mindfulness 1:11:37
Thanissaro Bhikkhu
Mindfulness is where things start, but it can't do all the work. It's only one of the spices on your meditation shelf. This is why it's important to understand precisely what 'mindfulness' means, and how to supplement it with other skillful qualities in the mind.
Metta Forest Monastery

2005-09-28 Meditation Overview 58:55
Joseph Goldstein
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three Month Retreat - Part 1

2005-08-28 Vipassana Meditation Instructions 45:20
Noah Levine

2005-08-19 Intention In Walking Meditation 69:58
Sayadaw U Lakkhana
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge August 2005 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2005-08-17 The Method Of Walking Meditation - part 2 63:30
Sayadaw U Lakkhana
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge August 2005 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2005-08-16 The Method Of Walking Meditation - part 1 65:03
Sayadaw U Lakkhana
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge August 2005 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2005-08-12 The Body 1:19:12
Thanissaro Bhikkhu
Awareness filling the body is the foundation of your meditation. It provides a sense of solidity throughout the interactions of life, and ultimately is the means for encountering the Deathless.
Metta Forest Monastery

2005-07-17 Meditation Overview 57:35
Joseph Goldstein

2005-07-12 The Heart of Buddhist Meditation 47:14
Martine Batchelor
Gaia House Gaia House Retreat

2005-07-10 Wise Concentration 44:22
Christina Feldman
Wise concentration is cultivated both in our life and formal meditation. At its heart lies the commitment to be undissuaded from our Path of Awakening.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Vipassana Retreat

2005-07-05 Breath By Breath 8:40
Thanissaro Bhikkhu
Learning a patient approach to breath meditation.
In collection: Breath Meditation Series

2005-07-04 Guided Meditation 30:19
Thanissaro Bhikkhu
Guided breath meditation, step-by-step through the body.
In collection: Breath Meditation Series

2005-06-24 Awakened Awareness 45:52
Ajahn Sumedho
Introductory teaching and Instructions for a ten day retreat at Spirit Rock Meditation Center.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2005-05-10 On the Street Where You Live 29:04
Ayya Medhanandi
When a river flows into the sea it acquires one taste, the taste of salt. As our meditation deepens, regardless of age, health, race, gender, culture or social status, delving into the mind, we discover one taste, that is the taste of truth. The world is full of suffering, not what we want it to be. And on the street where you live is your monastery, your garden, the thorns and the flowers, the compost and the field of cultivation – from feeling hopeless despair to the dawning moment when you understand the origin of suffering and the way to the Deathless. Letting go in the very marrow of the moment, spread peace and compassion in all directions – on the street where you live.
Bodhinyanarama Monastery, Stokes Valley, New Zealand

2005-05-01 A Mind Like Fungi 59:20
Ajahn Amaro
Ajahn Amaro recollects his past year on Sabbatical in India, the value of not having to be anybody, and the skillful use of thought in reflective meditation. (Estimated date of talk. Exact date unknown)
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2005-04-29 Meditation Processes 57:32
Ajahn Sucitto
Finding a base in the present and releasing into the flow of experience.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2005-04-24 Breathing - The Kamma Of Meditation 49:34
Ajahn Sucitto
Meditation as a way of purifying Kamma - brings clarity, assurance, and good heart in a simple, intimate way.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2005-04-22 Five Spiritual Faculties: How Awakening Happens 64:46
James Baraz
How the process of awakening unfolds in meditation practice starting with faith and culminating in wisdom.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

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