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Steven Smith's Dharma Talks
Steven Smith
The millennium question I hear students asking is how they can integrate the path of self-liberation with the path of paying attention to the welfare of others. My focus is guiding practitioners to do both. The dharmic brilliance is that liberation, the core teaching, creates a deep, transformative experience of who we are, which, in turn, transforms our care for the state of all beings everywhere.
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2000-10-22 Paying Attention, Taking Action, Letting Go 61:28
Bringing wisdom with non-attachment and compassionate action together.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 2000 Three Month Retreat
2000-10-16 The Great Being Of Metta & Mindfulness 59:22
Discovering the attributes of a "great one," a fully liberated and "true-hearted" one, a loyal friend and the ideal of tathagata.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 2000 Three Month Retreat
2000-10-02 As It Is: Mystery Beyond Mystery 59:07
Seeking the world of experience as it really is, and being motivated to live by compassion.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 2000 Three Month Retreat
2000-09-25 Confidence, Courage, Acceptance, Simplicity = 4 Supports Of Mindfulness 57:46
Paying attention to how confidence, courage, acceptance and simplicity support mindfulness and the spiritual life.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 2000 Three Month Retreat
2000-07-21 Courageous Moment 56:40
2000-05-20 Make Of Yourself A Light: Care And Understanding 47:07
Approaching experience with a caring, accepting awareness.
1999-06-23 Finding Your Passion 47:58
young adults retreat what meditation is, inspired beginnings, the path, way of life.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Young Adult Retreat (4 days)
1999-06-13 Bamboo Mind: 59:06
the nature of equanimity in balance, mind, emotions, and the vicissitudes of life
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Vipassana Retreat (10 days)
1999-06-11 Keeping The Island Of Peace In Mind 57:37
as the ancient Polynesian navigators kept a vision of their island destination in mind, so too the vision of freedom for followers of the 8-Fold Path
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Vipassana Retreat (10 days)
1998-10-01 AM Instructions 32:52
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center
1998-06-10 Seven Factors Of Awakening: Mindfulness 50:03
Developing free-flow natural mind.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Vipassana Retreat (10 days)
1997-11-21 Seven Factors Of Awakening: Piti: Dhamma Pleasures 63:31
Joy as a quality of awakening (5 kinds) and as the path of awakening.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 1997 Three Month Retreat
1997-11-21 Seven Factors Of Awakening: Equanimity 65:10
Equanimity allows for the balancing of mental states. Compassionate action comes out of equanimity.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 1997 Three Month Retreat
1997-11-08 Seven Factors Of Awakening: Calm 57:34
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
Discussing concentrations: samatha and vipassana samadhi and exploring the vipassana jhanas and insight knowledge.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 1997 Three Month Retreat
1997-10-17 Seven Factors Of Awakening: Courageous Energy 56:42
The stages of evolution of energy in practice - joyful, difficult and going beyond.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 1997 Three Month Retreat
1997-10-13 Seven Factors Of Awakening: Investigation 51:58
Discerning awareness reveals the unique and universal nature of experience.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 1997 Three Month Retreat
1997-09-28 From Doubt To Confidence: Walking On 40:28
Exploring doubt, the grace of surrender and emerging faith
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 1997 Three Month Retreat
1997-06-16 Carrying On - Practice In Daily Life 62:07
transition from retreat to daily life: Sila, Samadhi, Panna
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Vipassana Retreat (10 days)
1997-06-09 Facets Of Mindfulness 69:06
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)
1997-05-25 Energetic Presence Of Mind 61:46
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)
1994-10-01 The Great Journey Part 2: Sati 64:35
Seeing the soft focus of pre-verbal awareness.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 1994 Three Month Retreat
1993-11-29 The Great Journey Part 5 62:52
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 1993 Three Month Retreat
1993-11-02 Guided Karuna Meditation 44:31
date estimated
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center
1993-11-01 Shadows and Light 65:01
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center
1993-10-27 Morning Q&A 44:37
with Steve Armstrong and Michele McDonald
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center
1993-10-18 The Great Journey Part 3: Samadhi 56:13
Gathering, collecting and unifying the mind.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 1993 Three Month Retreat
1993-10-12 Morning Q&A 44:45
Date estimated, with Steve Armstrong and Michele McDonald
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center
1993-10-12 Q&A 45:49
Year unknown, with Steve Armstrong and Michele McDonald
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center
1993-10-07 Instructions, Q&A 41:11
with Sharon Salzberg
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center
1993-10-04 The Great Journey: The Great Journey Part 1 55:48
Practicing with a delightfulness of mind and faith.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 1993 Three Month Retreat
1993-10-03 Meditation Instructions, Q&A 50:43
with Michele McDonald
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center
1993-09-27 Meditation Instructions 49:03
with Joseph Goldstein
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center
1992-05-30 Meditation Instruction Q&A (Metta Series) 46:21
with Michele McDonald, Steven Smith
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Metta Retreat: Smith and McDonald-Smith

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