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Dharma Talks
1999-10-04 The Courage To Swim Upstream 54:19
Michele McDonald
the courage it takes to face the truth that we never know what is going to happen
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 1999 Three Month Retreat

1999-10-03 Journey of the Heart 47:24
Yanai Postelnik
Gaia House Gaia House Retreat

1999-10-03 Love And Fear 58:40
Tara Brach
Facing and transforming the fear that armors our heart.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1999-10-02 Who Am I ? 52:53
Yanai Postelnik
Gaia House Gaia House Retreat

1999-10-01 Foundations of Happiness 48:26
Yanai Postelnik
Gaia House Gaia House Retreat

1999-10-01 The Teachings Of All The Buddhas 56:07
Joseph Goldstein
the Buddha's compassionate advice on avoiding the ten unwholesome actions
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1999-09-28 The Hindrances 54:48
Sarah Doering
A discussion on the five disturbing energies which obstruct concentration.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1999-09-27 Transformative Moments 49:40
Michele McDonald
the nuts and bolts of insight and the transforming moments.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 1999 Three Month Retreat

1999-09-26 The Four Noble Truths And The Four Practices Of Mindfulness 56:34
Jack Kornfield
given at the first annual People of Color retreat at the Spirit Rock. The Noble Truths with a perspective on diversity
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

1999-09-25 Turning the Mind Towards Dharma 59:19
Joseph Goldstein

1999-09-24 Entering into the Eight Fold Path - Opening Talk with Steven Smith 49:35
Sarah Doering
Includes self on five precepts: refuge and refuge chanting and precept.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1999-09-23 Renunciation 50:56
Guy Armstrong
simplicity of action shows the roots of suffering
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

1999-09-15 Focus Of Vipassana Practice 1:17:41
Ajahn Amaro
At the end of our search, there is nothing more to do but rejoice in being the knowing.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Dzogchen Retreat

1999-09-14 Non Meditating 1:15:30
Ajahn Amaro
Genuine acceptance of our experiences means a spaciousness and ease around even the most difficult states that allows for their transformation.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Dzogchen Retreat

1999-09-14 Fully Alive- Awakening Through Embodiment 61:27
Tara Brach
The Buddha's teachings on mindfulness begin with mindfulness of our body. By cultivating embodied awareness, we develop the capacity for presence and awakening through all realms of experience.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC

1999-09-14 Essential Dhamma #5: Anatta 1:12:09
Steve Armstrong
what is not "I", "me", "mine"?
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1999-09-13 Cessation Of Consciousness II 55:35
Ajahn Amaro
A continued follow up of Q and A, from the Cessation of Consciousness I talk.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Dzogchen Retreat

1999-09-13 Essential Dhamma #4: Four Noble Truths 60:44
Steve Armstrong
Dukkha: pain unsatisfactoriness, vulnerability; craving: the cause; nibbana: the cessation; morality, concentration and wisdom: the path.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1999-09-12 Cessation Of Consciousness I Followed By Q And A 58:16
Ajahn Amaro
Suffering results from a confused relationship of the mind to its own experience; when we see the way things actually are, we connect with a profound freedom.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Dzogchen Retreat

1999-09-12 Essential Dhamma #3: The Good Fortune Of Mindfulness 60:46
Steve Armstrong
the essential dhamma
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1999-09-11 The Place Of Non Abiding II Followed By Q And A 51:16
Ajahn Amaro
Learning to recognize moments of isness, or pure, open presence in our quiet, often overlooked moments when no sense of self has arisen.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Dzogchen Retreat

1999-09-11 Essential Dhamma #2: Three Pillars Of Dhamma 59:48
Steve Armstrong
generosity, ethical conduct, mental development
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1999-09-10 The Place Of Non Abiding I 57:18
Ajahn Amaro
Exploring the spaciousness of mind that comes when we let go of our belief in the solidity of the sense world, when we know the mind as the space in which all this drama is happening.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Dzogchen Retreat

1999-09-10 Essential Dhamma #1: Three Refuges 49:48
Steve Armstrong
taking refuge in the Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha provides a safe haven in which to weather the storms of life by providing emotional support, a teaching, guiding ideas and a sacred resolve to realize the potential to awaken within each one of us
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1999-09-09 Ultimate And Conventional Reality 52:56
Ajahn Amaro
Can we live with respect and compassion within the world of form, while understanding its ultimate insubstantiality? Can we remember the truth of emptiness while the world of appearances is so compelling? How can we do both at once?
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Dzogchen Retreat

1999-09-09 The Buddha's Prescription For Happiness: Seven Factors Of Enlightenment 57:18
James Baraz
The Seven Factors of Enlightenment are mindfulness, investigation, energy, joy, calm, concentration and equanimity. When brought to fruition they lead to the highest happiness we can experience. How can we cultivate these qualities consciously in our meditation practice and in our life?
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center
In collection: Foundations Of Practice

1999-09-08 Shining the Light of Death on Life, Part 10 1:29:43
Larry Rosenberg

1999-09-06 The Five Spiritual Powers 65:27
Sarah Doering
These five qualities of heart and mind lead to understanding and love without limits.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1999-09-06 Wise Livelihood 52:18
Jack Kornfield

1999-09-05 The Process Of Awakening: Five Spiritual Faculties 60:37
James Baraz
Faith, effort, mindfulness, concentration and wisdom build on each other in a natural development. Understanding their relationship gives us a map for how the meditation process unfolds.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1999-09-04 Remarkable Self 49:01
Christina Feldman
Gaia House Gaia House Retreat

1999-09-03 Dharma Gates 54:44
Christina Feldman
Gaia House Gaia House Retreat

1999-09-02 Mudita: The Joy Of Appreciation 57:33
Fred Von Allmen
Gaia House Retreat with Fred Von Allmen

1999-09-02 Equanimity 43:59
Christina Feldman
Gaia House Gaia House Retreat

1999-09-02 How Suffering Can Lead To Faith 55:40
James Baraz
Although there is suffering - the First Noble Truth, the Buddha has taught that wisely processing our pain leads to greater faith, compassion and, eventually, the end of suffering.
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley

1999-09-01 The Power Of Concentration 43:10
Fred Von Allmen
Gaia House Retreat with Fred Von Allmen

1999-09-01 Visibility and Invisibility 44:39
Christina Feldman
Gaia House Gaia House Retreat

1999-08-30 Poetry, Beauty and Art 69:45
Jack Kornfield

1999-08-28 The Buddha As A Psychotherapist 56:13
Christopher Titmuss
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

1999-08-28 Inquiry #4 45:06
Christopher Titmuss
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

1999-08-28 Dana Talk 57:39
Bhante Henepola Gunaratana
generosity-- the heart of the Buddha's path is natural to life. When we look carefully, we see the multiple levels of dana layered inside the Buddha's main teachings.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1999-08-27 Inquiry #3 54:13
Christopher Titmuss
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

1999-08-27 Leaning Into The Stillpoint 51:37
Sharda Rogell
to awaken to the stillpoint requires a complete shift in the way we relate to activity and time, without their end.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

1999-08-26 Form And The Inconceivable 58:12
Christopher Titmuss
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

1999-08-26 Truthfulness 53:01
James Baraz
Truthfulness was the one quality the Bodhisattva possessed through all his previous lifetimes before his enlightenment. Telling the truth to oneself and others is a direct source of happiness and is the guiding principle for the spiritual journey.
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley

1999-08-25 Inquiry #2 61:54
Christopher Titmuss
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

1999-08-24 Just What Are We Absorbing? 48:06
Christopher Titmuss
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

1999-08-24 Inquiry #1 56:04
Christopher Titmuss
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

1999-08-22 Day Long At Spirit Rock 1 62:30
Christopher Titmuss
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

1999-08-22 Day Long Spirit Rock 2 47:49
Christopher Titmuss
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Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

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