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Dharma Talks
2009-11-19 Opening the Doors of the Heart 56:04
Mary Grace Orr
How can we open our hearts? This talk explores the practices of forgiveness and compassion, as well as that of gratitude. The Metta Sutta provides the background for this exploration.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Insight Meditation Retreat

2009-11-18 Emptiness & Compassion Part IV 61:04
Donald Rothberg
After a short account of emptiness and how we cultivate a deeper understanding of it in very practical ways, we explore the nature of compassion. We look at how it can be developed and what forms it can take, all the time pointing to how mature compassion invloves a deep sense of emptiness and interconnection (and vice versa).
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2009-11-15 Getting And Not Getting 51:07
Greg Scharf
Much of our conditioning is about getting and having (things, experiences, etc) Our path in meditation and dharma practice is much more about letting go, relinquishment and surrender.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Two-Month Retreat

2009-11-18 The Cure for Pain Is in the Pain 65:58
Howard Cohn
Working with the difficult mental states, especially the 5 hindrances.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Insight Meditation Retreat

2009-11-17 Curiosity, Confidence and Contentment 45:48
Mary Grace Orr
We need places of refuge in our lives and we need an inner place of stillness. Curiosity, confidence and contentment as we develop mindfulness can be useful in developing inner refuge.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Insight Meditation Retreat

2009-11-16 Embracing Our Humanness 53:06
Mark Coleman
How do we open our hearts to the fullness of ourselves, our pain, and the whole human experience...
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2009-11-16 Silence of the Non-Reactive Mind 59:31
Carol Wilson
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge November 2009 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2009-11-12 6 1/2 Awakening Factors 60:37
Pascal Auclair
Given during the 2009 2 month retreat at IMS
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Two-Month Retreat

2009-11-14 The First Buddhist Nuns 56:40
Greg Scharf
The Therigatha is a collection of enlightenment poems of the first Buddhist Nuns. The stories of the lives of these remarkable women and their poems of awakening can serve as a great inspiration to us as we follow in their footsteps.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Two-Month Retreat

2009-11-13 Meeting This Moment 50:52
Myoshin Kelley
Exploring the effort that it takes to meet this moment.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge November 2009 at IMS - Forest Refuge

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