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Dharma Talks given at Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center
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2025-07-09 Wise Effort 56:00
Winnie Nazarko
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A description of the Wise Effort step of the 8 Fold Path, how it fits into the Buddha's teachings, and examples of how to specifically apply it.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Unification of Mind: Concentration Retreat – 25CWN

2025-07-08 Harmonizing With The Hindrances 59:51
Kristina Bare
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How to skillfully work with the 5 Hindrances in concentration practice. Threee Strategies are discussed: Ignoring, anti-dotes, mindfulness/inquiry
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Unification of Mind: Concentration Retreat – 25CWN

2025-07-02 Morning Instructions 56:25
Jean Esther
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These instructions introduce "thinking" as one of the six sense doors to cultivate mindful awareness of this includes identifying emotions and how to meet them in ones meditation practice. Included in these instructions are a brief introduction to choiceless awareness practice.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Teen Retreat – 25TR

2025-07-01 The Unshareable Liberation of the Heart and Mind 53:20
Jean Esther
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What is the state of our current existance? How does Buddhist practice lead us to being fully ourselves with this world while remaining steady and rooted in love and wisdom? This talk includes a brief reflection on the healing power of the 7 factors of awakening and how to identify them.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Teen Retreat – 25TR

2025-06-30 Kind attention, the most valuable resource on the planet, always by your side 44:47
T Maes
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T shares clay buddha, salt cube, dirty water, and camera focus metaphors for teens
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Teen Retreat – 25TR

2025-06-30 Loving Kindness Meditation 31:09
Jean Esther
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In this 2 part guided meditation, we begin with recieving the loving care from someone who loves us in an uncomplicated way. Which could, include our pets, a spiritual figure, a teacher, etc. The 2nd part is offering love and care to ourselves including what we find difficult in ourselves.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Teen Retreat – 25TR

2025-06-29 Breaking out of Samsara 53:35
Cara Lai
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A talk about Samsara and suffering that doesn't bum everybody out
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Teen Retreat – 25TR

2025-06-24 Joy as a Brahma Vihara: Abiding and Radiating 41:53
Jeanne Corrigal
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This talk offers a way of abiding in joy and other wholesome qualities through an acronym of CARE - Connect, abide, release/refresh, enjoy. A short talk is followed by a short guided meditation in abiding and radiating sympathetic joy.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Celebrating Liberation, Love and Joy: A Journey to Freedom through Mind & Heart - 25EBIPOC

2025-06-24 Love and Joy as Pathways to Liberation 69:40
Jeanne Corrigal
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This talk reflects on joy and metta as central to the practice, and as supports for non-clinging. It explores this theme through the suttas, in everyday practice, and in challenging times.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Celebrating Liberation, Love and Joy: A Journey to Freedom through Mind & Heart - 25EBIPOC

2025-06-24 Morning Instructions: The Un-United Mental States of Emotions 2:55:39
Shinmu Tamori Gibson
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2025 E-BIPOC Retreat, day 5 (4th full day): mental states, emotions, sati (to remember), body, breath, hindrances, vedana (feeling tone), train rides.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Celebrating Liberation, Love and Joy: A Journey to Freedom through Mind & Heart - 25EBIPOC

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