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Alexis Santos's Dharma Talks in English
Alexis Santos
Alexis has practiced Insight Meditation in India, Burma and the US since 2001. He has been a long-time student of Sayadaw U Tejaniya, including several years of training as a Buddhist Monk under his guidance. Alexis’ teaching emphasizes knowing the mind through a natural and relaxed continuity. He brings a practical, intuitive and compassionate approach to the development of wisdom and qualities of the heart.
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2025-03-12 Closing Day Talk 1:44:03
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center When Awareness Becomes Natural - An U Tejaniya-style Insight Meditation Retreat - 25UTAS
2025-03-06 Introductory Instructions to "When Awareness Becomes Natural" 65:18
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center When Awareness Becomes Natural - An U Tejaniya-style Insight Meditation Retreat - 25UTAS
2024-03-05 guided meditation – exploring hindrances 65:38
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center When Awareness Becomes Natural - An U Tejaniya-style Insight Meditation Retreat
2024-03-03 Permission to be as you are. Role of wise attitude. 48:15
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center When Awareness Becomes Natural - An U Tejaniya-style Insight Meditation Retreat
2024-03-02 Guided meditation – light reminders of relaxed awareness 50:25
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center When Awareness Becomes Natural - An U Tejaniya-style Insight Meditation Retreat
2023-07-22 Evening Dharma talk - Inspiration and encouragement for daily life practice 46:00
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Mindfulness in Daily Life
2023-03-13 Guided meditation in Sayadaw U Tejaniya style. Day five of retreat. 64:20
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Cultivating Awareness and Wisdom
2023-03-11 Suffering and nourishment of the Dhamma 59:30
A light exploration of the four noble truths, followed by questions and responses
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Cultivating Awareness and Wisdom
2023-03-09 Overview of instructions: a relaxed continuity of awareness 36:05
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Cultivating Awareness and Wisdom
2022-05-13 Morning instructions – concepts and reality 61:12
Sayadaw U Tejaniya style of practice
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Cultivating Awareness & Wisdom: Insight Meditation Retreat
2022-05-10 Meditation instructions/guided sit/Q&A 58:26
Some instructions on exploring and being interested in various attitudes in our meditation practice. Sayadaw U Tejaniya style of practice
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Cultivating Awareness & Wisdom: Insight Meditation Retreat
2022-05-09 What Really Matters 37:17
Exploring the essence of what our Dhama practice is all about. Sayadaw U Tejaniya style of practice
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Cultivating Awareness & Wisdom: Insight Meditation Retreat
2022-05-08 Gently tending to the meditating mind. 39:52
Sayadaw U Tejaniya style of practice
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Cultivating Awareness & Wisdom: Insight Meditation Retreat
2022-05-02 This human life in right view 50:15
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Developing the Mind and Heart: Insight Meditation Retreat
2021-02-16 Guided Meditation: Seeing Body and Mind as Nature 24:52
This is the guided meditation from second session of the January daylong online retreat.
Portland
2021-02-06 Q and A: Choosing a Meditation Method; Creating Space and Balance to See All Experience as Dharma. 23:58
This is the closing Q and A from the December daylong online retreat.
Portland
2021-02-06 Guided Meditation: Settling into the Body, Trusting the Simplicity of Experience. 19:58
This guided meditation was recorded during the second session from the December daylong online retreat.
Portland
2021-01-07 Guided Meditation: Feeling the Joy, Lightness, and Ease of Returning to Awareness. 26:09
This is the closing guided meditation from the December daylong online retreat.
2021-01-05 Guided Meditation for Practicing at Home 29:49
A guided meditation on practicing at home - how to use familiar experiences to reconnect to the fullness of your life. This is the opening session from the December daylong online retreat.
2020-06-16 Keeping the practice simple...Keep going (Online Retreat at Spirit Rock) 53:09
Reflection and guided sitting
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Awareness and Wisdom: An Insight Retreat in the Style of Sayadaw U Tejaniya
2020-06-13 Morning instruction (Online Retreat at Spirit Rock) 46:08
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Awareness and Wisdom: An Insight Retreat in the Style of Sayadaw U Tejaniya
2020-02-25 Day Four - Meditation Instructions 54:01
Objects just support awareness. Allowing the awareness to know more.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Developing the Mind and Heart: Insight Meditation Retreat
2020-02-24 The journey To A Daily Life Practice 36:40
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Developing the Mind and Heart: Insight Meditation Retreat
2020-02-22 Cultivating The Mind 62:37
How the practice of meditation allows the wholesome states of mind to arise.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Developing the Mind and Heart: Insight Meditation Retreat
2019-10-11 Cultivating Awareness + Wisdom-dharma talk 32:03
Awareness and wisdom are qualities of mind that together provide the ingredients for clear seeing and compassion to arise. These timeless qualities are essential for meeting the challenges of our current world and in helping us live a skillful life. This evening talk will start out with a guided meditation followed by a dharma talk on how to cultivate these essential qualities.
New York Insight Meditation Center NYI Regular Talks
2019-10-11 Cultivating Awareness + Wisdom-guided meditation with occasional sirens 37:09
Awareness and wisdom are qualities of mind that together provide the ingredients for clear seeing and compassion to arise. These timeless qualities are essential for meeting the challenges of our current world and in helping us live a skillful life. This evening talk will start out with a guided meditation followed by a dharma talk on how to cultivate these essential qualities.
New York Insight Meditation Center NYI Regular Talks
2019-10-11 Cultivating Awareness + Wisdom-Q+A 41:03
Awareness and wisdom are qualities of mind that together provide the ingredients for clear seeing and compassion to arise. These timeless qualities are essential for meeting the challenges of our current world and in helping us live a skillful life. This evening talk will start out with a guided meditation followed by a dharma talk on how to cultivate these essential qualities.
New York Insight Meditation Center NYI Regular Talks
2019-09-06 Beloved Community 1:11:11
with Alexis Santos, Sebene Selassie
Dharma Talk and Q&A
Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center Trusting in the Natural Process of Body, Heart and Mind
2019-08-20 A Taste Of Liberation 47:51
"Be mindful and have Right View" - Sayadaw U Tejaniya
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Your Life Is Your Practice: Insight Meditation Retreat
2019-04-29 Exploring Faith And Right View 50:02
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Cultivating Awareness & Wisdom: Insight Meditation Retreat
2018-05-12 Guided Meditation Instructions - day 7 58:42
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Natural Awareness Wisdom: Insight Meditation Retreat
2018-05-07 Path Of Natural Awareness 42:14
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Natural Awareness Wisdom: Insight Meditation Retreat
2017-10-24 Day 3, Morning Instructions. Trusting the Process (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 56:00
Relax, Allow, Observe
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Fall Insight Meditation Retreat
2017-08-23 Awareness: It's Natural and Available. 48:09
Lessons I learned from Sayadaw U Tejaniya and beyond.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Your Life Is Your Practice: Insight Meditation Retreat
2017-04-29 Brief Reflection On The Relationship Of Dharma. With Q&A 60:16
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Kindhearted Awareness: Insight Meditation Retreat
2017-04-21 Q&A - Day five 56:54
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Through Dhamma Eyes: Training in Awareness & Wisdom
2017-04-19 Guided Meditation 61:44
Don't forget to recognize awareness.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Through Dhamma Eyes: Training in Awareness & Wisdom
2016-12-29 This Sensitive Life - And some practice reminders (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 47:34
Spirit Rock Meditation Center New Year's Insight Meditation Retreat
2016-11-24 Meditative Reflections on Emptiness and Not-Self with periods of silence 46:44
"How to stop making such a big deal of our problems". -- Pema Chodron
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Part 2
2016-11-15 Trusting your capacity to meet what is 46:02
"The simplicity of this moment holds everything." -- Sayadaw U Tejaniya. "Have the courage to trust love one more time, and always one more time." -- Maya Angelou
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Part 2
2016-11-01 Suffering is not a mistake, it's part of the path 46:05
"There is the suffering that leads to more suffering, and the suffering that leads to the end of suffering." --Ajahn Chan. This talk explores Dukkha and the possibility of meeting it to become a noble part of life.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Part 2
2016-10-27 Morning instructions 46:53
Opening to moods and emotions.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Part 2
2016-10-24 Exploring right view and the attitude of practice. 49:19
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Part 2
2016-07-30 Awakening: Why we suffer, how we suffer and a path of vulnerability 43:43
Cloud Mountain Retreat Center iMind: A Retreat for Young Adults
2016-07-22 Practice Discussion, Questions and Responses 39:19
Cloud Mountain Retreat Center iMind: A Retreat for Young Adults
2016-06-07 Dharma Improv: 3 Characteristics 44:20
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Through Dhamma Eyes with Awareness and Wisdom
2016-06-04 Questions and Answers 62:45
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Through Dhamma Eyes with Awareness and Wisdom
2016-02-20 Right Effort: Influences from Sayadaw U Tejaniya 51:42
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Month-long
2016-02-14 The Undefended Heart: The Way Of Wisdom 38:15
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center The Way of Wisdom: Insight Meditation Weekend
2016-02-13 First Morning Instructions and Guided Meditation 65:03
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center The Way of Wisdom: Insight Meditation Weekend

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