1997-11-21 Seven Factors Of Awakening: Equanimity 65:10
Steven Smith	Download Listen
Equanimity allows for the balancing of mental states. Compassionate action comes out of equanimity.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  1997 Three Month Retreat

1997-11-20 The Great Debate: "Who Am I?" 60:33
Steve Armstrong	Download Listen
identifying with a sense of self and seeing through it
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1997-11-17 All You Need To Know 64:11
Jack Kornfield	Download Listen

1997-11-17 Renunciation, Fear And Letting Go Of Control 54:07
Michele McDonald	Download Listen
finding the edge of our practice
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  1997 Three Month Retreat

1997-11-12 Touchng the Earth - Spiritual Vision 46:03
Yanai Postelnik	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Gaia House Retreat

1997-11-11 Seeking Understanding 43:12
Yanai Postelnik	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Gaia House Retreat

1997-11-11 The Buddha As A Historical Figure 56:08
Sharon Salzberg	Download Listen
This talk explores the life of a remarkable human being.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center
In collection: The Buddha And The Dharma

1997-11-11 The Buddha And The Dharma 56:08
Sharon Salzberg	Listen to tracks Show 1 Tracks
A look into the life and teachings of the Buddha. (Two tapes)
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center
The Buddha As A Historical Figure 56:08 Download Listen

1997-11-08 Seven Factors Of Awakening: Calm 57:34
Steven Smith	Download Listen
Calm opens mind for deep inquiry - letting go of protective attitudes of longing and depression.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  1997 Three Month Retreat

1997-11-06 Seven Factors Of Awakening: Concentrations And The Vipassana Jhanas 68:34
Steven Smith	Download Listen
Discussing concentrations: samatha and vipassana samadhi and exploring the vipassana jhanas and insight knowledge.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  1997 Three Month Retreat

1997-11-06 Die Natur des Geistes ist gut 57:29
Fred Von Allmen	Download Listen
Liebe und Mitgefühl
Meditationszentrum Beatenberg

1997-11-05 Faith 39:04
Yanai Postelnik	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Gaia House Retreat

1997-11-02 Trust & Courage 59:48
Kamala Masters	Download Listen
How we need trust and courage to open to selflessness.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  1997 Three Month Retreat
In collection: Courageous Living

1997-11-02 A Passion for Being Awake 45:59
Yanai Postelnik	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Gaia House Retreat

1997-11-02 Awakening: The Lotus Flower And The Mud 52:54
Michele McDonald	Download Listen
how does freedom happen?
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  1997 Three Month Retreat

1997-10-30 Eightfold Noble Path 57:30
Steve Armstrong	Download Listen
practicing the path to perfect peace
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1997-10-29 Guided Metta Meditation 52:32
Steve Armstrong	Download Listen
groups and directions
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1997-10-28 Awakening Our Body's Awareness 49:09
Tara Brach	Download Listen
The Foundation of Mindfulness: discovering healing and freedom through mindfulness of sensations
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1997-10-27 Patience & Determination 55:52
Michele McDonald	Download Listen
understanding what spiritual practice means over lifetimes
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  1997 Three Month Retreat

1997-10-23 Death And The Deathless 56:50
Steve Armstrong	Download Listen
the fact and the mystery of death
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1997-10-20 Metta 60:13
Kamala Masters	Download Listen
This talk has to do with understanding how metta practice develops concentration. Metta practice also sometimes exposes challenging states of mind that we learn to be more mindful of within the safe and gentle container of LovingKindness.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  1997 Three Month Retreat

1997-10-20 Sanctuary 63:26
Jack Kornfield	Download Listen

1997-10-20 Unconditional Peace 58:34
Michele McDonald	Download Listen
opening to understanding rather than judging the experience of suffering
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  1997 Three Month Retreat

1997-10-19 Acceptance, Satisfaction & Trust 52:21
Michele McDonald	Download Listen
totally accepting change: learning to be "neighborly" with all of our experience
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  1997 Three Month Retreat

1997-10-17 Seven Factors Of Awakening: Courageous Energy 56:42
Steven Smith	Download Listen
The stages of evolution of energy in practice - joyful, difficult and going beyond.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  1997 Three Month Retreat

1997-10-16 Aversion 60:14
Steve Armstrong	Download Listen
Recognizing disappointment, restraining impatience, reframing depression, revealing anger, realizing fear.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1997-10-13 Being Aware Of The Mind 61:37
Jack Kornfield	Download Listen
Observing the mind with awareness, understanding the thought process and resting in pure consciousness.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

1997-10-13 Seven Factors Of Awakening: Investigation 51:58
Steven Smith	Download Listen
Discerning awareness reveals the unique and universal nature of experience.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  1997 Three Month Retreat

1997-10-12 Freedom: Soft, Imperturbable Peace 55:28
Michele McDonald	Download Listen
what is freedom from suffering?
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  1997 Three Month Retreat

1997-10-11 Facing Difficulties With An Open Heart 50:44
Tara Brach	Download Listen
realizing freedom as we bring understanding and compassion to challenging circumstances
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1997-10-10 Fire and Love, Part 3 of 3 1:26:19
Gavin Harrison	Download Listen

1997-10-10 Fire and Love, Part 2 of 3 1:28:44
Gavin Harrison	Download Listen

1997-10-10 Fire and Love, Part 1 of 3 1:29:02
Gavin Harrison	Download Listen

1997-10-08 Death of the Profane 40:28
Charles Genoud	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Meditation and Qi Gong Retreat

1997-10-07 Resting and Moving - Awareness 34:36
Charles Genoud	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Meditation and Qi Gong Retreat

1997-10-06 Sacrifice 37:37
Charles Genoud	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Meditation and Qi Gong Retreat

1997-10-05 The Four Noble Truths 42:11
Charles Genoud	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Meditation and Qi Gong Retreat

1997-10-04 If the Truth Were True 42:17
Charles Genoud	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Meditation and Qi Gong Retreat

1997-10-03 Balance 63:34
Kamala Masters	Download Listen
There is a certain kind of energy required to actually do the sitting/walking schedule of an intensive retreat, which we learn how to cultivate. We also can learn how to relax our energy around our moment-to-moment experience, which produces a great balance in our practice.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  1997 Three Month Retreat

1997-09-30 Mindfulness Breathing 62:10
Jack Kornfield	Download Listen

1997-09-30 Remembering Who We Are 52:40
Tara Brach	Download Listen
exploring the power of intention; invocation and wakeful presence in returning to the source
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1997-09-28 From Doubt To Confidence: Walking On 40:28
Steven Smith	Download Listen
Exploring doubt, the grace of surrender and emerging faith
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  1997 Three Month Retreat

1997-09-28 Forgiveness 32:54
Arinna Weisman	Download Listen
cultivating the quality of forgiveness through understanding
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1997-09-23 Liberation Through Non-Clinging 48:26
Tara Brach	Download Listen
exploring open relaxation as the pathway to and expression of freedom
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1997-09-23 Beginning A Retreat 52:19
Steve Armstrong	Download Listen
the qualities of heart and attitudes of mind that support practice
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1997-09-22 Wedding Of Body and Spirit 59:33
Jack Kornfield	Download Listen

1997-09-21 Inner & Outer Refuge 44:43
Michele McDonald	Download Listen
developing inner and outer refuges in our lives and on retreat
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  1997 Three Month Retreat

1997-09-08 Simplicity 61:38
Jack Kornfield	Download Listen

1997-09-08 Simplicity 54:49
Jack Kornfield	Download Listen

1997-09-04 Evening at Beyond Words 1:30:45
Gavin Harrison	Download Listen

1997-09-02 A Reminder Of Death 41:34
Christopher Titmuss	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Retreat with Christopher Titmuss

1997-09-01 The Four Unfathomables 45:58
Christopher Titmuss	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Retreat with Christopher Titmuss

1997-09-01 Labor of Love 64:41
Jack Kornfield	Download Listen

1997-09-01 Faith 47:41
Christina Feldman	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Gaia House Retreat

1997-09-01 Awareness: An Open Door 45:08
Christopher Titmuss	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Retreat with Christopher Titmuss

1997-09-01 The Personal And Beyond 1:34:37
Christopher Titmuss	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Retreat with Christopher Titmuss

1997-08-30 Finding Peace in Stillness and Movement 42:25
Yanai Postelnik	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Gaia House Retreat

1997-08-29 Desire and Being With It 45:24
Yanai Postelnik	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Gaia House Retreat

1997-08-26 Making Friends with Life 44:45
Yanai Postelnik	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Gaia House Retreat

1997-08-20 Guided Meditation On Death 17:13
Thanissara	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Retreat with Thanissara

1997-08-19 Karma Vipaka 41:50
Thanissara	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Retreat with Thanissara

1997-08-18 Balance Of Samatha And Vipassana: Realising Anatta Dhamma Through Deeply Knowing Insight 37:46
Kittisaro	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Retreat with Kittisaro

1997-08-18 Cultivating A Supportive Inner Environment For The Practice Of Insight 43:19
Thanissara	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Retreat with Thanissara

1997-08-18 The Spiritual Warrior 61:47
Jack Kornfield	Download Listen

1997-08-17 Suffering Is A Gift - Receive It With Attention 37:02
Thanissara	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Retreat with Thanissara

1997-08-16 Transmission 40:28
Christopher Titmuss	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Insight Meditation and Inquiry (8 days)

1997-08-16 Opening Into The Moment 41:10
Kittisaro	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Retreat with Kittisaro

1997-08-15 Compassion 50:25
Sharda Rogell	Download Listen
what is compassion? can we open to the painful element of life without recoiling in fear?
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1997-08-14 Seeing Deeply Into Experience 47:16
Christopher Titmuss	Download Listen
Teachings to enliven the whole being.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Insight Meditation and Inquiry (8 days)
In collection: Courageous Living

1997-08-12 The Dharma Of Awareness 50:49
Christopher Titmuss	Download Listen
the issue is not the problem, thinking is the issue.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Insight Meditation and Inquiry (8 days)

1997-08-11 Dzogchen View of Mind 1:15:02
Tsoknyi Rinpoche	Download Listen
introduction by Guy Armstrong
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Monday and Wednesday Talks

1997-08-10 Wise Attention 39:34
Christopher Titmuss	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Insight Meditation and Inquiry (8 days)

1997-08-04 The Five Hindrances 53:57
Sharon Salzberg	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Retreat with Sharon Salzberg and Sharda Rogell

1997-08-02 Equanimity 58:31
Sharon Salzberg	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Retreat with Sharon Salzberg and Sharda Rogell

1997-08-02 Side 1: Love Unbound 38:21
Jose Reissig	Download Listen
Understanding the prison of separateness.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1997-08-02 Side 2: Befriending Fear 39:03
Jose Reissig	Download Listen
Dismantling our mental constructs.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1997-08-01 Highs And Depth 47:25
Christopher Titmuss	Download Listen
exploring the unfulfilling world of extremes
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  5 Day Family Retreat

1997-08-01 Diversity And Unity 43:34
Christopher Titmuss	Download Listen
seeing the transformational power of ungrasping awareness
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  5 Day Family Retreat

1997-08-01 The Act Of Trust 45:21
Christopher Titmuss	Download Listen
coexisting with the unknown
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  5 Day Family Retreat

1997-08-01 Taking Refuge 48:07
Christopher Titmuss	Download Listen
awakening from the sleep of existence
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  5 Day Family Retreat

1997-08-01 Unconditional Friendliness 37:36
Sharda Rogell	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Retreat with Sharon Salzberg and Sharda Rogell

1997-08-01 Happiness 53:20
Sharon Salzberg	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Retreat with Sharon Salzberg and Sharda Rogell

1997-08-01 Our Karma Is Our Dharma: Family Course 1997 47:17
Marcia Rose	Download Listen
Mindfulness and wisdom in the midst of family life.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center
In collection: Courageous Living

1997-07-28 Life Affirming, Life Denying 60:30
Jack Kornfield	Download Listen

1997-07-26 The Journey Of Homecoming 57:10
Christina Feldman	Download Listen
exploration of the Ox Herding pictures and the light they shed on the seasons on the seasons of our practice
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Vipassana Retreat (9 days)

1997-07-22 The Cause Of Suffering, End Of Suffering 47:28
Christina Feldman	Download Listen
craving is an appetite that propels us into disconnection. understanding teaches us the way to stillness
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Vipassana Retreat (9 days)

1997-07-20 The Five Hindrances 46:53
Guy Armstrong	Download Listen
liberation of con-fusion in the wise re-lationship to five difficult energies
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1997-07-19 Refuge In Calmness 48:16
Christina Feldman	Download Listen
Calmness is a refuge in the midst of an uncertain and changing world.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Vipassana Retreat (9 days)
In collection: Courageous Living

1997-07-19 Our Cycle Of Harming & Its Healing 35:27
Arinna Weisman	Download Listen
living our vision of non-harming by relating to our wounds
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1997-07-18 Opening Talk With Guy Armstrong And Yanai 59:48
Christina Feldman	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Vipassana Retreat (9 days)

1997-07-15 Lover Archetype In Spiritual Life - part II 48:31
Tara Brach	Download Listen
using practice to deepen our capacity for intimacy
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1997-07-14 Embracing Contradiction 58:37
Jack Kornfield	Download Listen

1997-07-14 Mindful Awareness Of Five Great Escapes 67:42
Steve Armstrong	Download Listen
using recognizing, restraint and reframing to reveal and realize the five great hindrances in practice
Twin Cities Vipassana Collective

1997-07-11 Impermanence And The Fading Away Of Attachment 53:04
Larry Rosenberg	Download Listen
seeing changing nature of all forms weakens the hold of attachment

1997-07-10 Fear 55:01
Michael Grady	Download Listen
Ways to work with fear in practice.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1997-07-08 Lover Archetype In Spiritual Life - part I 58:24
Tara Brach	Download Listen
awakening our hearts by recognizing the shadow lover
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1997-07-08 Rediscovering Beginners Mind 41:05
Michael Grady	Download Listen
mindfulness and transforming habit
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1997-07-06 Balanced Effort *Update 58:27
Michael Grady	Download Listen
arousing attention to investigate our discontent
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1997-07-05 Spacious Empty Mind 47:03
Steve Armstrong	Download Listen
guided meditation during a thunderstorm in a forest revealing the nature of mind
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1997-07-02 The Cessation Of I 39:28
Christopher Titmuss	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Retreat with Christopher Titmuss