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Dharma Talks
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

2005-08-12 Clear Knowing - part 5 66:10
Sayadaw U Lakkhana
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge August 2005 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2005-08-11 Day 6 Session 69:51
Reb Anderson
Gaia House Retreat with Reb Anderson

2005-08-11 Clear Knowing - part 4: Eating And Drinking 61:10
Sayadaw U Lakkhana
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge August 2005 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2005-08-09 Day 4 Session 34:13
Reb Anderson
Gaia House Retreat with Reb Anderson

2005-08-09 Clear Knowing - part 3: Range 68:00
Sayadaw U Lakkhana
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge August 2005 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2005-08-08 Dialog on Wisdom 65:43
Jack Kornfield
with Ed Brown (?)

2005-08-08 Sitting In The Center Of The Circle 56:59
John Travis
Difficult mind states have a tendency to knock us off our seats. Mindfulness befriends these difficulties.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2005-08-08 Clear Knowing - part 2: Suitability 62:18
Sayadaw U Lakkhana
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge August 2005 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2005-08-07 Suffering 1:20:17
Thanissaro Bhikkhu
The mind is always creating thought worlds that make us suffer. To get beyond this suffering, you have to confront the fears that force the mind to keep creating these worlds.
Metta Forest Monastery

2005-08-07 Day 2: Sunday Session 17:05
Reb Anderson
Gaia House Retreat with Reb Anderson

2005-08-07 Passing Away 35:32
Jose Reissig
This talk addresses the passing away of experiences, like that of a retreat, of a relationship, or of self. They become unproblematic when clinging ends, when the "thingness" of experience drops out.
Garrison Institute

2005-08-07 Clear Knowing - part 1: Benefit 61:22
Sayadaw U Lakkhana
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge August 2005 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2005-08-06 Day 1: Initiation And Commitment 49:06
Reb Anderson
Gaia House Retreat with Reb Anderson

2005-08-06 The Middle Way Is Not The Ostrich Way 41:03
Jose Reissig
In our efforts to avoid the trap of polarities—like pleasant/unpleasant, or good/evil— we may fall into the trap of avoidance, i.e. of ignorance. The true Middle Way results from the wisdom of a well-trained mind, capable of seeing through deception whether initiated by self or by other.
Garrison Institute

2005-08-06 Seeing With The Eight Fold Noble Path 66:15
Sayadaw U Lakkhana
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge August 2005 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2005-08-05 Arising 31:08
Jose Reissig
Arisings that occur "out there" trigger their match in the screen of our mind. In the arising of experiences—like with the experience of community life and of individual life—there is also the opportunity to experience awareness itself.
Garrison Institute

2005-08-04 The Factors Of The Eight-Fold Noble Path 64:46
Sayadaw U Lakkhana
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge August 2005 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2005-08-03 Path to Freedom 42:20
Noah Levine

2005-08-03 Contemplation Of The Body 63:36
Sayadaw U Lakkhana
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge August 2005 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2005-08-03 Noble Friends Is The Whole Of The Holy Life 57:12
Sylvia Boorstein
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2005-08-02 The Four Mind Changes 57:34
Joseph Goldstein
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2005-08-02 The Four Mind Changes 62:28
Joseph Goldstein
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2005-08-02 Opening Talk/Method Of Practice 1:14:46
Sayadaw U Lakkhana
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge August 2005 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2005-08-01 Nachiketa 63:17
Jack Kornfield

2005-07-30 Walking the Path of Mindfulness 49:35
Gina Sharpe

2005-07-29 Ethics and Responsibility 47:37
John Peacock
Gaia House Gaia House Retreat

2005-07-28 Ethics and the Wonderousness of Being 46:41
John Peacock
Gaia House Gaia House Retreat

2005-07-27 Compassion, Empathy and Kindness 46:00
John Peacock
Gaia House Gaia House Retreat

2005-07-26 Understanding Dukkha and Self 1:31:33
John Peacock
Gaia House Gaia House Retreat

2005-07-24 The Moral Equivalent of War 34:15
Ayya Medhanandi
Though we feel powerless to effect change globally, we can purify the mind and restore trust, peace, and harmony in our own lives. Six special qualities of reconciliation help us nurture the balm of forgiveness. We learn to see how our suffering begins and how to stop the bombs in our own minds. Practising kindness and compassion, we let go hostility. We put down our weapons and enter the temple of the heart.
Australian Insight Meditation Network (Buddhist Society of Victoria)

2005-07-23 Going Home 51:03
Sharon Salzberg

2005-07-23 Until Death Do Us Part: The Power of Determination 54:55
Ayya Medhanandi
Are you interested in becoming fully awakened? The development of determination (aditthana) is one of the Ten Perfections that will allow you to persevere with your practice in spite of difficulties and distractions. A talk given at the Melbourne Buddhist Society of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia in 2005.
Australian Insight Meditation Network (Buddhist Society of Victoria)

2005-07-22 Vipassana 60:14
Steve Armstrong

2005-07-21 Refrain From Unskillful Actions 59:30
Joseph Goldstein

2005-07-21 Refrain from Unskillful Actions 59:56
Joseph Goldstein

2005-07-20 Sandy Borcher Talking About Her Teacher 62:00
Sylvia Boorstein
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2005-07-19 Balance 47:33
Sharon Salzberg

2005-07-19 Spirit Rock 47:59
Sharon Salzberg

2005-07-18 On Turning 60 64:00
Jack Kornfield
The Mystery of Incarnation, The Lessons of Time, & the Dharma Path
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

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

2005-07-16 Satipatthana Vipassana Bhavana 57:21
Kamala Masters
Satipatthana is the method of mindfulness. Vipassana is the knowledge that comes thru the cultivation of mindfulness practice.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2005-07-16 Cultivating A Wholesome And Cheerful Attitude In Life 46:38
Fred Von Allmen
Bringing the qualities of compassion, generosity, humor and joy into our daily life.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2005-07-14 An Appropriate Response 55:10
Guy Armstrong
Lovingkindness and the other brahma viharas show us the possibility of an appropriate response to the joys and sorrows of life. The practice of mudita for oneself leads to the beautiful state of gratitude.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

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

2005-07-12 Disturbing Emotions: Poison Or Food For Wisdom 39:20
Fred Von Allmen
How to skillfully relate to unwholesome and disturbing emotions and see them as opportunities for insight.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2005-07-12 The Metta Sangha, The Metta Sutta 53:35
Sylvia Boorstein
This talk celebrates the importance of community as a support for practice.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2005-07-11 Four Stages of Awakening 43:04
Martine Batchelor
Gaia House Gaia House Retreat

2005-07-11 The Wisdom of Ajahn Chah 59:25
Jack Kornfield

2005-07-11 Forgiveness: The Doorway To An Open Heart 61:33
James Baraz
In order for metta to flow unobstructed, we need to be able to forgive—ourselves for ways we don't measure up to our high standards or unskillful actions, others for past hurts and life for the disappointments we experience. This talk explores these different levels of forgiveness.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2005-07-10 Contact and Feeling 47:54
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

2005-07-10 Wisdom Of Impermanence 42:07
Christina Feldman
Impermanence teaches us the way to find the freedom of Non-Clinging.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Vipassana Retreat

2005-07-10 Metta: Its Near & Far Enemies 56:36
Guy Armstrong
What supports lovingkindness is the sincere caring we give in each moment as we say a metta phrase. What obstructs metta are its near and far enemies; affection with attachment and aversion such as sadness, fear, anger, or judgement.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2005-07-09 The Meditative Path 45:43
Martine Batchelor
Gaia House Gaia House Retreat

2005-07-05 Talk In Berkeley 57:08
Ajahn Sucitto
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley

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

2005-07-02 Going Home 49:49
Sharon Salzberg

2005-07-02 I'm Saturday Morning 52:03
Ajahn Sumedho
Noticing mundane experiences can help us realize the difference between conventions and reality.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2005-07-02 Mother Earth, Father Sky, & The Middle Way 66:13
Ajahn Sumedho
Practicing with the Middle Way & the 4 Noble Truths.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2005-07-01 Learning How To Live—Self-Knowing In Action: Part 5 45:21
Larry Rosenberg
SAME AS TALK 1
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Vipassana & Viniyoga Retreat

2005-07-01 Listening To The Sounds Of The Morning 64:37
Ajahn Sumedho
Instructions on how to open up to pure awareness.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2005-06-30 Learning How To Live—Self-Knowing In Action: Part 4 60:57
Larry Rosenberg
SAME AS TALK 1
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Vipassana & Viniyoga Retreat

2005-06-30 A Sense Of Relaxed Attention 67:43
Ajahn Sumedho
Learning to balance effort in our practice takes the application of our intuition.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2005-06-29 Learning How To Live—Self-Knowing In Action: Part 3 48:21
Larry Rosenberg
SAME AS TALK 1
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Vipassana & Viniyoga Retreat

2005-06-29 Suffering is Your Friend 1:27:23
Lila Kate Wheeler

2005-06-29 That Which Is Inclusive 66:25
Ajahn Sumedho
Noticing the sound of silence and space which are open and inclusive forms of reflections.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2005-06-29 It Is The Way It Is 1:12:01
Ajahn Sumedho
The value of reflecting on thought and thinking other than merely thinking about thinking.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2005-06-29 Closing Talk with Questions And Answers 2:29:52
Sayadaw U Pandita
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge June 2005 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2005-06-28 Developing a Generation of Kalyana Mittas 1:35:27
Sayadaw U Pandita

2005-06-28 Developing a Generation of Kalyanamittas 1:38:46
Sayadaw U Pandita

2005-06-28 In Awareness There's No Dukkha (AM Instructions) 1:14:55
Ajahn Sumedho
When we dwell with Mindfulness and Awareness we can realize freedom from suffering.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2005-06-28 Where Jackals Cease 1:12:55
Ajahn Sumedho
Using awareness of consciousness to realize the Third Noble Truth of cessation.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2005-06-27 Learning How To Live—Self-Knowing In Action: Part 2 51:01
Larry Rosenberg
SAME AS TALK 1
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Vipassana & Viniyoga Retreat

2005-06-27 From A Tender Mind To A Mature Mind 1:33:25
Sayadaw U Pandita
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge June 2005 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2005-06-26 Space & Conciousness 61:36
Ajahn Sumedho
Contemplating Space & Conciousness in the here & now as the path of practice, and using the sound of silence for realizing Dhamma.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2005-06-26 Unconditional Love 66:22
Ajahn Sumedho
The importance of starting practice from the unconditional, and Metta as unconditional love.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2005-06-26 Five Controlling Factors And Five Strengths 1:36:49
Sayadaw U Pandita
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge June 2005 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2005-06-25 Learning How To Live—Self-Knowing In Action: Part 1 50:01
Larry Rosenberg
What is the purpose of practice? Awakening. What is Awakening? Living in intimacy with all things.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Vipassana & Viniyoga Retreat

2005-06-25 Death & Deathlessness 67:33
Ajahn Sumedho
The Dhamma is something ordering, but we constantly over-look it and get stuck in the world of ideas and rational thought. Developing awareness of feelings and welcoming the totality of experience grounds us in the Deathless.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2005-06-25 Five Spiritual Faculties - Beginning Of Series 53:40
Myoshin Kelley
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge June 2005 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2005-06-24 Letting Go of Patterns of 'I' 54:33
Sharda Rogell
Gaia House Retreat with Sharda Rogell

2005-06-24 Opening Talk with Doug Phillips 31:50
Larry Rosenberg

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

2005-06-24 Stopping And Cutting Off The Currents 1:17:52
Sayadaw U Pandita
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge June 2005 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2005-06-23 Love 52:52
Sharda Rogell
Gaia House Retreat with Sharda Rogell

2005-06-23 Asava 1:20:22
Sayadaw U Pandita
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge June 2005 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2005-06-22 Stepping out of Self-Deception 46:51
Rodney Smith
Seattle Insight Meditation Society

2005-06-22 One Dhamma 1:12:58
Sayadaw U Pandita
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge June 2005 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2005-06-22 Anqulimala Sermon & Forgiveness 49:47
Sylvia Boorstein
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2005-06-21 There is a Field Beyond Right and Wrong 54:29
Sharda Rogell
Gaia House Retreat with Sharda Rogell

2005-06-21 The Three Awakenings 42:18
Rodney Smith
Seattle Insight Meditation Society

2005-06-21 Desire And Responsibility In Practice 69:28
Sayadaw U Pandita
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge June 2005 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2005-06-20 The Time of Our Lives 56:11
Wes Nisker

2005-06-20 Practicing Persistently (Sakkacca Kiriya) 1:14:16
Sayadaw U Pandita
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge June 2005 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2005-06-19 What Does it Mean to Be Here? 53:59
Sharda Rogell
Gaia House Retreat with Sharda Rogell

2005-06-19 Practicing Respectfully (Sakkacca Kiriya) 1:35:07
Sayadaw U Pandita
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge June 2005 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2005-06-18 Relax, Observe, and Allow 48:48
Rodney Smith
Seattle Insight Meditation Society

2005-06-18 Negligence And Vigilance In Sila 1:16:13
Sayadaw U Pandita
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge June 2005 at IMS - Forest Refuge

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