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Dharma Talks
1997-09-08 Simplicity 61:38
Jack Kornfield

1997-09-08 Simplicity 54:49
Jack Kornfield

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1997-08-15 Compassion 50:25
Sharda Rogell
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
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
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
introduction by Guy Armstrong
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

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

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

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

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

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

1997-08-01 Highs And Depth 47:25
Christopher Titmuss
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
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
coexisting with the unknown
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 5 Day Family Retreat

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

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

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

1997-08-01 Our Karma Is Our Dharma: Family Course 1997 47:17
Marcia Rose
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

1997-07-26 The Journey Of Homecoming 57:10
Christina Feldman
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
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
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
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
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
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Vipassana Retreat (9 days)

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

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

1997-07-14 Mindful Awareness Of Five Great Escapes 67:42
Steve Armstrong
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
seeing changing nature of all forms weakens the hold of attachment

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

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

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

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

1997-07-05 Spacious Empty Mind 47:03
Steve Armstrong
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
Gaia House Retreat with Christopher Titmuss

1997-07-02 Buddha Nature 54:48
Lama Palden

1997-07-01 The Seeker And The Sought 40:14
Christopher Titmuss
Gaia House Retreat with Christopher Titmuss

1997-07-01 Fear and Possibility 1:29:20
Gavin Harrison

1997-07-01 To Inquire Into Ourselves 45:29
Christopher Titmuss
Gaia House Retreat with Christopher Titmuss

1997-07-01 A Liberating Receptivity 42:54
Christopher Titmuss
Gaia House Retreat with Christopher Titmuss

1997-07-01 Opening Our Hearts To Ourselves/Others 34:46
Arinna Weisman
building Sangha: opening our hearts to everything inside of ourselves becomes the foundation for building community
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1997-06-30 Thing about Thinking 58:58
Wes Nisker

1997-06-26 Stretching The Mind & Heart 40:31
Michele McDonald
why we practice meditation - given at the young adults retreat
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Young Adults Retreat (4 days )

1997-06-24 Courageous Living 9:04:12
with Christina Feldman, Christopher Titmuss, Guy Armstrong, Kamala Masters, Marcia Rose, Myoshin Kelley, Sylvia Boorstein, Tara Brach

1997-06-24 The Spiritual Warrior 45:21
Tara Brach
Accessing the energies that free us. The spiritual warrior is in service of awakening: the energy is manifested through our intentionality and courage to be present.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center
In collection: Courageous Living

1997-06-23 Gratitude: True Blue Dream of Sky 64:52
Eugene Cash

1997-06-17 "Stopping The War" 51:18
Tara Brach
bringing recognition to the ways we resist life. making peace with our inner life
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1997-06-16 Carrying On - Practice In Daily Life 62:07
Steven Smith
transition from retreat to daily life: Sila, Samadhi, Panna
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Vipassana Retreat (10 days)

1997-06-16 Forgetfulness & One Who Knows 60:33
Jack Kornfield

1997-06-11 Investigation 57:40
Kamala Masters
experiencing life deeply
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Vipassana Retreat (10 days)

1997-06-09 Diana: A) A Tribute 47:07
Christopher Titmuss
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Vipassana Retreat (10 days)

1997-06-09 Diana: B) Death As A Reminder 41:46
Christopher Titmuss
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Vipassana Retreat (10 days)

1997-06-09 Facets Of Mindfulness 69:06
Steven Smith
attuning to the wondrous Dhamma with primal awareness/body, feelings, emotions and skillful means with resistance
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Vipassana Retreat (10 days)

1997-06-02 What The Buddha Taught: The Buddha's Last Teachings 60:40
Jack Kornfield
Is the Buddha's story relevant to ourselves and our times?
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

1997-06-02 Craving and the End of Craving 44:01
Christina Feldman
Gaia House Gaia House Retreat

1997-06-01 People Of Realization In The Time Of The Buddha 57:17
Fred Von Allmen
Gaia House Retreat with Fred Von Allmen

1997-06-01 Presentation at IMS 1:31:10
Gavin Harrison
date unknown

1997-06-01 Calm Abiding 44:17
Christina Feldman
Gaia House Gaia House Retreat

1997-06-01 The Five Spiritual Faculties 50:20
Fred Von Allmen
Gaia House Retreat with Fred Von Allmen

1997-05-31 What Is Life For? 52:43
Michele McDonald
there are two types of rare and precious human beings: one who is kind and one who is grateful for kindness received
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Metta Retreat (8 days)

1997-05-26 Freedom Entanglements 2 1:19:12
Ajahn Jamnian

1997-05-26 Freedom Entanglements 1 64:34
Ajahn Jamnian

1997-05-25 Energetic Presence Of Mind 61:46
Steven Smith
Understanding courageous, or Dhamma energy and how it works with mindfulness to open our hearts and minds.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Memorial Day Weekend (3 days)

1997-05-15 Brahma Viharas 33:17
Narayan Helen Liebenson

1997-05-13 Working With Emotions 50:34
Narayan Helen Liebenson
meditative approaches to working with difficult emotions
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1997-05-13 Cultivating Equanimity 44:07
Tara Brach
discovering the natural freedom of our hearts and minds
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1997-05-07 Flying in the Face of Death 1:32:08
Gavin Harrison

1997-05-03 Bringing Ourselves Into Focus 42:25
Larry Rosenberg
can we stop running away from the content of our own mind?

1997-04-29 Trusting Our Lives: Resting Fully In The Present 56:13
Tara Brach
recognizing the stories we believe in, and how they stop us from being here for our lives
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1997-04-26 Closing Talk - Engagement With The Day 42:19
Christopher Titmuss
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Insight Meditation and Inquiry (8 days)

1997-04-25 Commentary On A Rilke Poem 53:07
Christopher Titmuss
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Insight Meditation and Inquiry (8 days)

1997-04-24 The Final Seeing 43:10
Christopher Titmuss
creating self
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Insight Meditation and Inquiry (8 days)

1997-04-22 The Way Of Meditation 53:54
Christopher Titmuss
how does understanding arise?
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Insight Meditation and Inquiry (8 days)

1997-04-21 Impermanence and Death 56:52
Debra Chamberlin-Taylor
Exploring how freedom and joy are usually obscured by our attachment to identifications.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

1997-04-21 Faith 49:54
Guy Armstrong
The strength of faith release you. you will go to the further shore, beyond the drama of death".
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1997-04-20 Right Attitude 51:58
Christopher Titmuss
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Insight Meditation and Inquiry (8 days)

1997-04-20 Concentration 59:15
Gil Fronsdal
Development of concentration and clarity as part of the mindfulness practice.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center (Yucca Valley)

1997-04-17 Exploring The Emotional Life 38:04
Christopher Titmuss
Gaia House Retreat with Christopher Titmuss

1997-04-12 Morning And Evening Chanting 1:13:59
Ajahn Amaro
These chants are led by Ajahn Amaro and are chanted in both the Pali and English.

1997-04-10 The Monastic Life 1:20:30
Ajahn Amaro
Autobiographical description of monastic life.

1997-04-09 Softening The Heart Around Mind States 55:53
Gloria Taraniya Ambrosia
Reflecting on the early years for practice–how we often try to get free of difficult states by engaging in battle with them. Gradually, we learn to shift from fighting mindstates to receiving them with an open heart. We see that there is a softening taking place simply through being willing to embrace them.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Buddhist Contemplations (9 days)

1997-04-08 Monday Night 43:43
Norman Fischer

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