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Dharma Talks
2024-10-24 Morning Instructions 58:42
Tuere Sala
First Foundation
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2024-10-23 The Path of Fearlessness & Joy 56:13
Greg Scharf
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2024-10-23 Out of the Head, Into the Body 36:35
Chas DiCapua
Cambridge Insight Meditation Center

2024-10-23 Being a Bodhisattva: Connecting Inner and Outer Practice 62:47
Donald Rothberg
We start with Donald's experience of being at Southern Dharma Retreat Center in North Carolina, north of Asheville, teaching two retreats during Hurricane Helene, some four weeks ago, and how staff and community members have responded during and in the weeks since the hurricane, grounded in community and their inner practices. Such a response, linking inner practice and the outer support and help of others, resonates with the aspiration of the Bodhisattva, one dedicated to awakening and to meeting the needs of others. We explore some of the qualities and capacities of the bodhisattva, including being in touch with freedom and awakening, navigating difficulties and painful experiences skillfully, and following the challenging teaching of acting fully without attachment to the outcome or fruits of one's actions. The talk is followed by discussion.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2024-10-23 Practicing Awareness of Intention 13:12
Deborah Ratner Helzer
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge October 2024

2024-10-23 Opening morning instructions and guided meditation 60:46
Jaya Rudgard
Keeping it simple: anchoring the attention with body and breath.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2024-10-22 Words of Encouragement 59:17
Brian Lesage, Andrea Fella, Greg Scharf, Jaya Rudgard, Tuere Sala
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2024-10-22 Paramis in Practice: Patience 42:05
Deborah Ratner Helzer
Patience is the supreme virtue.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge October 2024

2024-10-22 Further Instructions on Mettā (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 45:08
Gullu Singh
On this first day devoted to the practice of mettā, Gullu provides further elaboration to the morning instructions.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Uncovering the Luminous Gold Within: BIPOC Mettā Retreat

2024-10-21 Q&A 1:16:28
Ajahn Sucitto
00:29 Q1 Could you talk about working with distraction? 07:27 Q2 Karma and the end of karma. 27:48 Q3 What carries on [when we die]?What doesn’t carry on? 33:52 Q4 Could you recommend a book or a source that discusses this [the phases of transition]? 45:36 Q5 What is the difference between awareness and consciousness? 50:42 Q6 So when we say: ‘Be the knowing’, that is resting in awareness? 51:40 Q7 Could you speak about how you got on this path?
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