Tina Rasmussen's Dharma Talks
    
    
              
              
 
            
    
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      Tina Rasmussen, Ph.D., began meditating at age 13, and has practiced in the Theravada and Tibetan Buddhist traditions for 30+ years. In 2003, she completed a year-long solo retreat, and was later ordained as a Buddhist nun and authorized to teach by Ven. Pa Auk Sayadaw. Tina has been studied by Yale Neuroscience Lab, and is the co-author of Practicing the Jhanas, as well as several books on human potential, and works with students worldwide. For more info visit LuminousMindSangha.com.
        
    
      
 
    
        
            
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        2009-01-15
            2009 Monthly Sitting Group, Month 1:  Overview of the Samatha Practice 
    
        2009-02-19
            2009 Monthly Sitting Group, Month 2:  The Three Types of Concentration, and the… 
    
        2009-03-19
            2009 Monthly Sitting Group, Month 3: How the Jhana Factors Neutralize the Hindr… 
    
        2009-04-16
            2009 Monthly Sitting Group, Month 4: Skillful Effort 
    
        2009-05-21
            2009 Monthly Sitting Group, Month 5:  Actions that Support Practice; The Five J… 
    
        2024-08-01
            4 Buddhist Tools for Being with a World in Crisis 
    
        2008-07-04
            Am I Going To Get Jhana? Talk #3 
    
        2023-02-16
            Beyond The Bramaviharas--The Potential for Non-dual Love 
    
        2021-06-17
            Buddhist Psychology and the Enneagram Part 1 
    
        2021-07-15
            Buddhist Psychology and the Enneagram Part 2 
    
        2014-10-01
            Chanting--Homage to the Buddha, Refuges, Precepts 
    
        2018-07-21
            Concentration Meditation: Purification of Mind 
    
        2016-01-16
            Concentration Meditation: Purification of Mind with Tina Rasmussen and Stephen … 
    
        2012-01-14
            Differences Between Samatha and Vipassana 
    
        2021-04-15
            Embodiment--Working with Psychological material 
    
        2008-07-03
            First Sit To First Jhana - talk #2 
    
        2024-06-03
            How to Meditate--The 4 Practices Rooted in Tradition and Confirmed by Neuroscie… 
    
        2014-03-01
            Introduction to Concentration Meditation Daylong Part 1 
    
        2015-01-17
            Introduction to Concentration Meditation Daylong Part 1 
    
        2014-03-01
            Introduction to Concentration Meditation Daylong Part 2 
    
        2015-01-17
            Introduction to Concentration Meditation Daylong Part 2 
    
        2015-01-17
            Introduction to Concentration Meditation Daylong Part 3 
    
        2015-01-17
            Introduction to Concentration Meditation Daylong Part 4 
    
        2018-03-16
            Italy Interview, Introductory Overview Talk 
    
        2023-11-16
            Navigating Death and Loss Through Practice 
    
        2024-01-04
            Overview of the Four Categories of Meditation Found in Neuroscience, and How Th… 
    
        2019-03-04
            Posture Instructions 
    
        2019-03-04
            Samatha Anapanasati Meditation Instructions 
    
        2022-01-20
            Samatha and Vipassana in Harmony, Talk 1 of 3:  Intro to the 3-part Program, an… 
    
        2021-12-16
            Samatha and Vipassana in Harmony, Talk 2 of 3:  Summary of the 3-part Program, … 
    
        2022-02-17
            Samatha and Vipassana in Harmony, Talk 3 of 3: How Samatha and Vipassana Can Wo… 
    
        2018-07-21
            Samatha Meditation and Purification of Mind 
    
        2024-07-12
            Talk 1 - Day 1 Eve - Bramaviharas Retreat Overview - Logistics 
    
        2015-02-14
            Talk 1-- Bramaviharas, Metta overview and practice overview, instructions 
    
        2024-07-16
            Talk 10 - Day 5 Eve Upekkha Follow-up BVs as Concentration, Non-dual Love, Forg… 
    
        2024-07-17
            Talk 11 - Day 6 Morning - Guided Forgiveness meditation - Practice for day 
    
        2024-07-17
            Talk 12 - Day 6 Eve - BVs in Daily Practice Teaching Announcements 
    
        2024-07-13
            Talk 2 - Day 2 Morning 4 Categories _ BVs _ Metta overview and practice overview 
    
        2015-02-14
            Talk 2--More About Metta and Follow-up 
    
        2024-07-13
            Talk 3 - Day 2 Morning - Guided Metta meditation 
    
        2015-02-15
            Talk 3--Karuna overview and instructions 
    
        2024-07-13
            Talk 4 - Day 2 Eve Metta Follow-up - Karuna overview 
    
        2015-02-15
            Talk 4--Karuna Follow-up; Mudita overview and instructions 
    
        2024-07-14
            Talk 5 - Day 3 Morning - Guided Karuna meditation 
    
        2015-02-16
            Talk 5--Mudita Follow-up; Upekkha overview and instructions 
    
        2024-07-14
            Talk 6 - Day 3 Eve - Karuna Follow-up Mudita overview 
    
        2015-02-17
            Talk 6--Upekkha Follow-up; Purification of Heart 
    
        2024-07-15
            Talk 7 - Day 4 Morning Guided Mudita meditation 
    
        2015-02-18
            Talk 7--Bramaviharas as Concentration Practice 
    
        2015-02-18
            Talk 7--Bramaviharas as Concentration Practice 
    
        2024-07-15
            Talk 8 - Day 4 Eve -  Mudita Follow-up Upekkha overview 
    
        2024-07-16
            Talk 9 - Day 5 Morning - Guided Upekkha meditation 
    
        2023-04-20
            The 4 Spiritual Centers and the 4 Instinctual Drives--The Belly Center and the … 
    
        2023-06-15
            The 4 Spiritual Centers and the 4 Instinctual Drives--The Head Center and the S… 
    
        2023-05-18
            The 4 Spiritual Centers and the 4 Instinctual Drives--The Heart Center and 1:1 … 
    
        2023-07-20
            The 4 Spiritual Centers and the 4 Instinctual Drives--The Moh Transpersonal Cen… 
    
        2021-09-16
            The 7 Factors of Awakening--Part 1:  Overview and Factor 1, Mindfulness 
    
        2021-10-21
            The 7 Factors of Awakening, Part 2:  The Enlivening Factors of Investigation, E… 
    
        2021-11-18
            The 7 Factors of Awakening, Part 3:  The Calming Factors--Tranquility, Concentr… 
    
        2023-01-19
            The Bramaviharas--Forgiveness / The "Fifth Bramavihara" 
    
        2022-11-17
            The Bramaviharas--Karuna / Compassion 
    
        2022-07-21
            The BramaViharas--Metta 
    
        2022-08-22
            The BramaViharas--Mudita / Empathetic Joy 
    
        2022-12-15
            The Bramaviharas--Upekkha / Equanimity 
    
        2025-01-23
            The Four Elements Meditation 
    
        2008-07-05
            The Four Elements Practice; The Buddha As Our Role Model 
    
        2022-05-19
            The Precepts--Outer, Inner, and Secret 
    
        2022-04-21
            The Refuges--Outer, Inner and Secret 
    
        2015-08-07
            Transcript from Interview for Italian Newspaper 
    
        2024-03-07
            Using the Enneagram as a Tool on the Path 
    
        2018-10-27
            What does 2,500 Years of Buddhist Practice Have to Teach the Modern Non-dual Pr… 
    
        2013-02-02
            What is Purification of Mind? 
    
        2012-01-14
            What is Samatha / Concentration Meditation? 
    
        2008-07-02
            What Is The Jhana Practice? #1 
    
        2013-02-02
            What is the Samatha Practice (Concentration Meditation)? 
    
        2012-01-14
            What's Compelling about the Concentration / Samatha Practice? 
    
        2024-02-01
            Working Productively With Our Hindrances and Defilements (Personality Patterns) 
    
        2024-10-03
            Working with Doubt--How Do I Know If I'm Progressing on the Path? 
    
        2023-12-21
            Working with the SuperEgo / Inner Critic 
    
 
         
     
    
        
            
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        2008-07-01
            July 2008 at IMS - Forest Refuge 
    
        2013-02-02
            Introduction to Concentration Meditation 
    
        2014-09-06
            Cloud Mountain Month-long Samatha Retreat Sept. 6 - Oct. 3, 2014 
    
        2018-03-03
            Italy 2-week Luminous Mind Retreat 
    
        2024-07-12
            The Heart Practices: Purification of the Heart