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Dharma Talks
2006-02-21 Accomodating To Life 57:07
Sylvia Boorstein
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2006-02-20 The Suffering of Women 41:26
Norman Fischer
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2006-02-20 Five Spiritual Faculties: Mindfulness & Concentration 59:23
Myoshin Kelley
Exploring how these qualities bring a great power and strength to the mind that supports the unfolding of wisdom.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge February 2006 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2006-02-19 Socially Engaged Buddhism 48:13
Diana Winston
San Francisco Insight Meditation Community

2006-02-19 The Heart of the Path - Part 4 54:20
Sylvia Boorstein
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2006-02-19 The Heart of the Path - Part 3 69:31
Sylvia Boorstein
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2006-02-19 The Heart of the Path - Part 2 1:12:32
Sylvia Boorstein
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2006-02-19 The Heart of the Path - Part 1 1:12:47
Sylvia Boorstein
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2006-02-17 Satipatthana Sutta - part 19 - Doubt 53:40
Joseph Goldstein
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge February 2006 at IMS - Forest Refuge
In collection: Satipatthana Sutta Series

2006-02-16 Über Eifaut, Vieufaut u angeri Verwirrige: begrifflechi Ausschweifige (papañca) 1:25:38
Akincano Marc Weber
Zentrum für Buddhismus - Bern

2006-02-16 The Ten Reflections - part 3 60:23
Sally Armstrong
See description Part 1
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2006-02-16 Three Visionary Statements Of The Buddha 47:09
Sharon Salzberg
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Metta Retreat

2006-02-15 The War On Karma 1:19:07
Thanissaro Bhikkhu
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Metta Retreat

2006-02-15 What Do You Most Deeply Believe? 51:47
Sylvia Boorstein
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2006-02-14 Happiness - part 2: Opening To Suffering As Well As To Joy 59:23
James Baraz
Opening to suffering is essential if we are to find true happiness. The Buddha's teaching on how suffering can lead to faith, gladness, joy and freedom is explored. Gratitude as a way to hold our suffering is also discussed.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2006-02-14 Five Spiritual Faculties: Energy 45:25
Myoshin Kelley
This talk explores the place of effort and how we can call it forth without stress or tension. Finding a way of tapping into energy that replenishes it.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge February 2006 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2006-02-13 Speed 64:57
Diana Winston
How speed and busyness manifest themselves in our culture, daily life, and meditation practice. How to work with them, too.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2006-02-13 Introduction To Metta 49:52
Sharon Salzberg
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Metta Retreat

2006-02-12 Opening Talk, Metta Retreat: Sharon, Mark, Linda 52:00
Sharon Salzberg
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Metta Retreat

2006-02-11 Beyond the Prison of the Self 52:36
Rob Burbea
Gaia House Working and Awakening - A Work Retreat

2006-02-10 10 Chanmyay Metta Chanting 18:46
Ariya B. Baumann
Bodhiyarama Hermitage :  Retreat with Ariya Baumann

2006-02-10 The Ten Reflections - part 2 55:29
Sally Armstrong
See description Part 1
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2006-02-10 Brahma Viharas 47:40
Sharon Salzberg
instructions on the Buddha's meditation on cultivating the four Brahma Viharas--lovingkindness, compassion, sympathetic joy, and equanimity
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Vipassana Retreat

2006-02-09 09 Q&A and Closing Ceremony 1:33:59
Ariya B. Baumann
Bodhiyarama Hermitage :  Retreat with Ariya Baumann

2006-02-09 Concentration 63:17
Guy Armstrong
Simple ways to develop concentration in retreats, and its deepening into Jhanas.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2006-02-09 Renunciation and Joy 54:27
Rob Burbea
Renunciation is a central ingredient of the path to Awakening and is intimately connected with our heart's capacity for deep joy, wonder, openness and freedom. What might it mean for us in our lives?
Gaia House Working and Awakening - A Work Retreat

2006-02-09 Understanding Self & Not-Self 53:48
Mark Coleman
What are the Buddha's teachings on the nature of the self? A practical and accessible discourse on this essential Buddhist teaching.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Vipassana Retreat

2006-02-08 08 Inspiration from Enlightened Women 1:15:48
Ariya B. Baumann
Bodhiyarama Hermitage :  Retreat with Ariya Baumann

2006-02-08 Happiness - part 1: Wise Effort And Wholesome States 55:40
James Baraz
Where does happiness lie? In this first of 4 talks we explore the intention to be happy particularly with regard to developing and increasing wholesome states. Wise effort in terms of Dharma practiced is explored.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2006-02-08 A Break In The Clouds 45:40
Sylvia Boorstein
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2006-02-08 Wisdom & Compassion 59:22
Joseph Goldstein
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Vipassana Retreat

2006-02-07 07 Seclusion 1:11:01
Ariya B. Baumann
Bodhiyarama Hermitage :  Retreat with Ariya Baumann

2006-02-07 Habits Of Mind 55:00
Carol Wilson
This talk describes the habits of mind that create suffering and the purifying power of mindfulness.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2006-02-07 Five Spiritual Faculties: Faith 52:23
Myoshin Kelley
This talk begins a series on five spiritual faculties--the great allies on the journey of awakening. Faith is the quality that begins this journey and helps us to stay both energized and committed. It is our heart's engagement.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge February 2006 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2006-02-06 06 Jumping Over the Edge: Dealing with Fear 1:20:21
Ariya B. Baumann
Bodhiyarama Hermitage :  Retreat with Ariya Baumann

2006-02-06 Doubt 48:46
Sharon Salzberg
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Vipassana Retreat

2006-02-05 05 The Play of Aggregates 59:02
Ariya B. Baumann
Bodhiyarama Hermitage :  Retreat with Ariya Baumann

2006-02-05 The Ten Reflections - part 1 54:03
Sally Armstrong
This is the first of a 3 part series on this Sutta: "Ten subjects for frequent recollection," that help to align our intention to our spiritual practice and to bring on retreat. Themes include renunciation, working with habits and ethical conduct.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2006-02-05 The Five Hindrances 58:18
Mark Coleman
Understanding the five hindrances, particularly the forces of grasping and aversion - as a vehicle to wake up from our suffering and to discover peace and ease in the present.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Vipassana Retreat

2006-02-04 04 Impersonality (anatta) 66:18
Ariya B. Baumann
Bodhiyarama Hermitage :  Retreat with Ariya Baumann

2006-02-04 Mindfulness 50:30
Guy Armstrong
This talk explores the nature of mindfulness and ways to strengthen it.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2006-02-04 Art And Science Of Meditation 56:42
Joseph Goldstein
The art of mindfulness leads us to a deep investigation of the nature of our mind/body reality.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Vipassana Retreat

2006-02-03 03 Unsatisfactoriness (dukkha) 68:08
Ariya B. Baumann
Bodhiyarama Hermitage :  Retreat with Ariya Baumann

2006-02-03 Opening Talk with Susan O'Brien 64:36
Joseph Goldstein
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Vipassana Retreat

2006-02-03 Opening Talk 59:22
Joseph Goldstein
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Vipassana Retreat

2006-02-02 02 Impermanence (anicca) 58:24
Ariya B. Baumann
Bodhiyarama Hermitage :  Retreat with Ariya Baumann

2006-02-01 01 Introduction to Vipassana Meditation 69:32
Ariya B. Baumann
Bodhiyarama Hermitage :  Retreat with Ariya Baumann

2006-02-01 Everything Hangs On Intention 57:38
Sylvia Boorstein
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2006-01-30 Refuge 44:53
Nina Wise
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2006-01-30 Just As It Is 51:58
Marcia Rose
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge January 2006 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2006-01-29 Impermanence: No Moment Can Be Repeated 40:29
Eugene Cash
San Francisco Insight Meditation Community

2006-01-25 Martin Luther King Jr. and the Dharma 52:48
Donald Rothberg
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2006-01-25 Drop The Banana: The Four Noble Truths 54:19
Diana Winston
Suffering, the cause, the way out, and the practical applications for retreat.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2006-01-25 Impermanence -The Gateway To Liberation 1:12:40
Marcia Rose
Every thing changes...the only thing that we can know for sure... the only thing that we can 'hold on to' is the truth. Direct experience of impermanence is the gateway to liberation.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge January 2006 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2006-01-23 Transformation Of Emotional States 1:17:04
Marcia Rose
Seeing clearly, seeing the true nature of things through the rainbow of ones emotional states--A doorway to liberation.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge January 2006 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2006-01-22 The Natural Path to Mindfulness: Working with the 5 Hindrances 58:02
Eugene Cash
San Francisco Insight Meditation Community

2006-01-21 Dharma and Creativity 47:40
Eugene Cash
San Francisco Insight Meditation Community

2006-01-20 Guided Compassion and Guided Movement 52:25
Debra Chamberlin-Taylor
Guided compassion and guided movement sacred embodiment
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2006-01-19 The Essense Of What The Buddha Taught 60:27
Sylvia Boorstein
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2006-01-17 Who Am I, Who Am I Not 49:24
Debra Chamberlin-Taylor
Exploring identity through guided meditation.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2006-01-16 The Ground of Being 64:30
Tsultrim Allione
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2006-01-16 Mindfulness: Its Four Domains 1:14:48
Marcia Rose
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2006-01-15 Questions and Answers 51:46
Eugene Cash
San Francisco Insight Meditation Community

2006-01-15 The Seven Factors Of Enlightenment As Fruits Of Practice 59:12
Diana Winston
Using the model of the seven factors of awakening we explore the promise and the potential of practice. What qualities of heart and mindcan we embody over time as we practice?
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2006-01-14 Closing Talk - Mind and Life Retreat 17:17
Guy Armstrong
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Mind Life Retreat

2006-01-13 Big Mind Meditation 54:21
Joseph Goldstein
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Mind Life Retreat

2006-01-12 Concepts And Reality 60:10
Joseph Goldstein
Understanding self and selflessness. Looking at self-image, ownership, time, age, gender and self.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2006-01-11 How Metta Transforms Us 56:19
Donald Rothberg
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2006-01-11 The Purpose of Meditation 42:02
Bhante Bodhidhamma
date estimated
Satipanya Retreat Centre Belgium January 2006

2006-01-11 Foundations Of Mindfulness 58:18
Susan O'Brien
Establishing mindfulness of body, feeling tone, mind and mental patterns.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Mind Life Retreat

2006-01-10 Living an Ethical Life 46:01
Rodney Smith
Pick one of the Five Precepts (refrain from killing, refrain from taking what is not offered, refrain from distorted or harsh speech, refrain from sexual misconduct, and refrain from drugs or drink which cloud the mind) for study this week. This training is intended to heighten your awareness of both the gross and subtle forms of disconnection within that precept. Make a point to examine the subtle areas very carefully. For instance, wise speech might apply to self-beliefs such as your projections, self-doubt, and unworthiness. Refraining from taking life might include any dismissive or negating behavior to another. Refraining from sexual misconduct could imply using flirtation or sexuality in a manipulative or deceitful manner. Refraining from drugs and drink could include caffeine and sugar. Remember the precepts are not meant to foster a sense of failure but to point to a more connected view of life.
Seattle Insight Meditation Society

2006-01-10 Dependant Origination 58:34
Bhante Bodhidhamma
date estimated
Satipanya Retreat Centre Belgium January 2006

2006-01-10 Metta Sutta - All Of The Path 63:17
Sylvia Boorstein
This talk combines ??????? Of the Metta Sutta as being all of the path - Sila, Samadhi, Punna - Morality, Mind Development & Wisdom with a presentation of a small book by Bruce Erik Kaplan, Inviting the Whole World to a Party and a book by Thomas Oliphant - Praying for Gil Hodges.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2006-01-09 Why Metta? 67:27
Marcia Rose
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge January 2006 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2006-01-08 Generosity (dana) 50:15
Eugene Cash
San Francisco Insight Meditation Community

2006-01-08 Meditation Overview 57:21
Joseph Goldstein
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Mind Life Retreat

2006-01-07 The Five Difficult Energies 60:29
Donald Rothberg
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2006-01-06 Keeping The Heart Companionable 1:16:10
Sylvia Boorstein
This introduction to Metta practice explores the wisdom potential of the benevolent heart. It presents kind heartedness as both the cause of wisdom and the fruit of wisdom.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2006-01-05 The Evolution Of Insight Practice 46:33
Rodney Smith
The practice evolves through phases and stillness deepens.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center New Year's Retreat

2006-01-03 The One Who Knows - Part 3 51:59
Ajahn Amaro
(Estimated date of talk. Exact date unknown)
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2006-01-02 The One Who Knows - Part 2 68:38
Ajahn Amaro
(Estimated date of talk. Exact date unknown)
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2006-01-02 Samvega: Spiritual Urgency 52:55
Marcia Rose
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge January 2006 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2006-01-01 The One Who Knows - Part 1 1:20:01
Ajahn Amaro
(Estimated date of talk. Exact date unknown)
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2006-01-01 New Year’s Dharma Talk 54:23
Eugene Cash
San Francisco Insight Meditation Community

2006-01-01 The Bored Mind 48:14
Rodney Smith
The Mind that configure reality to be boring is without interest. That interest can be aroused by focusing on itself.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center New Year's Retreat

2005-12-31 Talk On New Year's Eve 43:58
Ajahn Sucitto
Cittaviveka

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

2005-12-28 Catching the Wave of Compassion 55:11
Trudy Goodman
This talk brings together: The 2005 Mind and Life conference findings on the brain with dharma teachings and Sister (?) on compassion.

2005-12-26 The Hindrances 31:04
Bhante Bodhidhamma
date estimated
Satipanya Retreat Centre Christmas at Sharpham 2005

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

2005-12-24 Question & Answer Session 51:31
Bhante Bodhidhamma
date estimated
Satipanya Retreat Centre Christmas at Sharpham 2005

2005-12-23 Exploring Dukkha 43:16
Bhante Bodhidhamma
date estimated
Satipanya Retreat Centre Christmas at Sharpham 2005

2005-12-22 Developing the Factors of Enlightenment 46:56
Bhante Bodhidhamma
date estimated
Satipanya Retreat Centre Christmas at Sharpham 2005

2005-12-21 Death, Dying and the Dharma 45:28
Donald Rothberg
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2005-12-17 The Art of Letting Go 56:13
Rob Burbea
Gaia House The Art of Letting Go - Insight Meditation

2005-12-14 Slowing Down When Speeding Up 53:39
Donald Rothberg
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2005-12-12 Jack Kornfield and angel Kyodo williams 1:13:26
Jack Kornfield
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2005-12-12 Question and Answer - Three Month Course IMS 3 64:00
Joseph Goldstein
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2005-12-11 Taking the Practice Home 65:23
Steve Armstrong

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