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Dharma Talks
2012-12-20 A Time For Healing 51:58
James Baraz
Dealing with the tragedy of Newtown, Conn.
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley IMCB Regular Talks

2012-12-20 Metta - The Heart's Release 1:14:58
Marcia Rose
There is tremendous fullness of energy constituted by great confidence, strength and very clear straight forwardness that comes from a loving heart... that comes from the heart of Metta.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Wise Concentration: Steadying the Mind

2012-12-20 Christmas Talk re the Path 47:03
Bhante Bodhidhamma
date estimated
Satipanya Retreat Centre

2012-12-20 The Five Aggregates of Self. Mindfulness, meditation and compassion practices to open up to no-self. 59:06
Heather Sundberg
Talk explores many doorways of investigating the te4achings on self and no-self including developing a healthy sense of self. the four S's of self 1. simple sense of self 2. solid sense of self 3. self-interested sense of self 4. social sense of self
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Insight Meditation at the Solstice

2012-12-20 Guided Concentration/Samatha Sit 43:12
Marcia Rose
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Wise Concentration: Steadying the Mind

2012-12-19 Samadhi: Gateway to Freedom 62:43
Pat Coffey
The cultivation of samadhi is more than just focusing the mind. The tranquility of deep samadhi is the foundation for insight and awakening
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Wise Concentration: Steadying the Mind

2012-12-19 Turning Toward the Light 1:12:34
Tara Brach
This solstice talk explores how, in the face of darkness - unconsciousness, ignorance, violence - we can call on the light that is within us. The two pathways are to courageously look directly into the places of suffering, and to include in our gaze, the intrinsic goodness in all beings, in life.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2012-12-19 Entering the Dark, Entering the Light 58:55
Donald Rothberg
In the context of the winter solstice, we explore how to open up to different aspects of darkness (stopping and stillness, not knowing and mystery, difficulty and creativity) and how we, in doing so, open to light.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Insight Meditation at the Solstice

2012-12-19 Healing the Mind 56:28
Mark Nunberg
Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2012-12-19 Morning Meditation Instructions 48:26
Marcia Rose
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Wise Concentration: Steadying the Mind

2012-12-19 Sitting and Walking Instructions 20:03
Pat Coffey
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Wise Concentration: Steadying the Mind

2012-12-19 Meditation Instructions: Tranquility 5:56
Pat Coffey
Emphasis in instructions is the cultivation of ease, relaxation and tranquility. Note: power failure interrupted recording
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Wise Concentration: Steadying the Mind

2012-12-18 Opening Talk - Welcome 1:16:47
Marcia Rose
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Wise Concentration: Steadying the Mind

2012-12-18 Troisième caractérisque libératrice 1:10:13
Pascal Auclair
True North Insight TNI Regular Talks

2012-12-18 The Divine Abodes - Week 4 - Equanimity (Upekkha) as a Beautiful Emotion 1:29:03
Mark Nunberg
Class
Common Ground Meditation Center

2012-12-17 Winter Solstice; Transforming Darkness 1:15:50
Jack Kornfield
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2012-12-16 Doubt 41:03
Eugene Cash
San Francisco Insight Meditation Community

2012-12-16 Determination 35:34
Donald Rothberg
We look at both a "deep" determination and various ways to practice moment to moment determination, pointing to examples from the Civil Rights movement and Aung San Suu Kyi. We also explore the difference between skillful and unskillful determination.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2012-12-16 Healing and processing the Connecticut Tragedy - Discussion 28:57
Amma Thanasanti
A guided meditation on healing and processing the tragedy that happened with the shooting in Connecticut, with a discussion after
Shakti Vihara

2012-12-16 Healing and processing the Connecticut Tragedy - Guided Meditation 13:21
Amma Thanasanti
A guided meditation on healing and processing the tragedy that happened with the shooting in Connecticut, with a discussion after
Shakti Vihara

2012-12-16 Reflections on Compassion and Guided Metta Meditation 50:54
Kirsten Kratz
This talk also includes Yanai Postelnik
Gaia House Kindness, Joy and Compassion

2012-12-15 Practicing in the Midst of Activity 61:56
Gina Sharpe
Practice in daily life
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Liberating Intimacy

2012-12-15 Reflections on Loving Kindness 28:54
Kirsten Kratz
Gaia House Kindness, Joy and Compassion

2012-12-15 Reflections on Joy 42:44
Yanai Postelnik
Gaia House Kindness, Joy and Compassion

2012-12-14 Intimate Mystery 63:09
Eugene Cash
Discovering beginner's mind, not knowing and mystery on the path to awakening.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Liberating Intimacy

2012-12-14 Opening Talk for Kindness, Joy and Compassion: A Metta Retreat 66:27
Kirsten Kratz
This talk also includes Yanai Postelnik
Gaia House Kindness, Joy and Compassion

2012-12-13 Practicing With Difficult Emotions. 61:36
James Baraz
Exploring themes from the current issue (Volume 29/Number 1/Fall 2012) of Inquiring Mind with guest editor of the issue, Kevin Griffin.
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley IMCB Regular Talks

2012-12-13 What, How and Who 56:10
Pamela Weiss
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Liberating Intimacy

2012-12-13 Workshop: Awakening Compassion, Standing With Suffering 1:54:38
Myoshin Kelley
Common Ground Meditation Center

2012-12-12 Forgiving Our Way to Freedom 1:11:13
Tara Brach
Living with chronic blame or resentment is a trance that confines us to a limited fragment of what we are. This talk looks at the ways this trance is fueled and the process by which we release the armoring around our hearts.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2012-12-12 The Intimacy of Mindfulness 56:03
Larry Yang
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Liberating Intimacy

2012-12-12 Relating to Sense Experience with Wisdom 54:20
Mark Nunberg
Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2012-12-12 Four Foundations of Mindfulness VII- Fourth Foundation I: Mindfulness of Patterns of Experience 63:05
Donald Rothberg
After a review of the first three foundations, we look at the general nature of the Fourth Foundation of the specific frameworks used and some ways to practice.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2012-12-11 Deuxième caractéristique libératrice 1:14:40
Pascal Auclair
True North Insight TNI Regular Talks

2012-12-11 Mirroring Meditation 50:59
Rodney Smith
Working with every image as it arises and shifts form into the formless.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Insight Meditation and the Heart

2012-12-11 Skillfully Responding to the Voices of Mara 49:36
Howard Cohn
Mission Dharma

2012-12-11 The Divine Abodes - Week 3 - Appreciative Joy (Mudita) 1:31:25
Mark Nunberg
Class
Common Ground Meditation Center

2012-12-10 The Power of Generosity 55:31
Mark Coleman
The Buddha spoke highly of generosity. - how does generosity open the heart and bring connection, openness and many wholesome qualities? - what supports and hinders this beautiful quality? - how to practice this in simple gradual and life changing ways?
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2012-12-09 From Form To Formless 48:45
Rodney Smith
The overall arching theme of the spiritual journey is the movement out of form into the formless.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Insight Meditation and the Heart

2012-12-09 It's OK To Be Who You Are 40:10
Alan Lewis
A talk about the sense of self in relationship - relating to ourselves and others with honesty and integrity.
Gaia House Who Do You Think You Are?

2012-12-08 The Wise Heart 46:15
Tempel Smith
There is no greater gift then a heart that has been set free of its patterns that cause suffering.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Insight Weekend Retreat

2012-12-08 The Capacity to Be with What Is 42:48
Alan Lewis
The practice of being present can deepen our capacity for compassion - even in life and death situations.
Gaia House Who Do You Think You Are?

2012-12-07 Opening Talk - The Fickle Mind 41:32
Alan Lewis
All of the different voices of 'self' that appear and disappear - which one of them is the real "me"?
Gaia House Who Do You Think You Are?

2012-12-06 Darkness Calls. 56:57
Betsy Rose
Songs and reflections for the season of letting go.
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley IMCB Regular Talks

2012-12-05 A Forgiving Heart - Embracing our Inner Life 1:15:43
Tara Brach
Self-aggression, whether it's low key blame or deep condemnation, prevents us from intimacy with others and discovering the truth and wholeness of our Being. This talk explores how we can release self-blame, and free ourselves to access our natural warmth and creativity in responding to our world.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2012-12-05 The Noble Eightfold Path to Freedom - Talk 3 of 3 1:33:13
Gina Sharpe
The Fourth Noble Truth expounded by the Buddha is that there is a Path to Freedom, to Liberation, to the sure heart’s release. He said that freedom is possible, and that if it were not possible, he would not ask us to walk the path to it. How can we use all of our life, its 10,000 joys and its 10,000 sorrows, as the ground of liberation, of freedom? By understanding the three pronged path of Meditation, of living a life of Integrity, and of developing Wisdom and putting our understanding into action, liberation is not a distant goal, but a present moment experience. Through practice, reflection and inquiry, we will deepen our understanding of the Path, its obstacles and its realization.
New York Insight Meditation Center The Noble Eightfold Path
In collection: The Noble Eightfold Path to Freedom - Talk 1 of 3

2012-12-05 Crossing the Flood 58:06
Mark Nunberg
Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2012-12-05 Foundations of Mindfulness VI: The Third Foundation II 58:36
Donald Rothberg
We continue to explore mindfulness of thoughts and emotions, including the three sets of instructions in the text, and mindfulness of difficult thoughts and emotions (and what to do when mindfulness is very hard or impossible).
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2012-12-05 Stories From Emptiness 1:12:19
Gil Fronsdal
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Emptiness: a Meditation and Study Retreat

2012-12-04 Prémière caractérisque libératrice 57:31
Pascal Auclair
True North Insight TNI Regular Talks

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