The greatest gift is the
gift of the teachings
 
Dharma Talks given at Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center
2002-04-12 The Four Great Efforts 46:15
Rodney Smith
Balancing between cultivating wholesome qualities and not pursuing them as ends in themselves is the art of Buddhism.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2002-04-11 Reflections On Emptiness 50:28
Christina Feldman
The Buddha described emptiness as the abode of the great person. It is an understanding, seen so clearly in nature, that is possible for us to see in our own nature.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2002-04-08 Following The Pain Line 42:09
Rodney Smith
The first step of spiritual maturity is to move into pain. Holding the pain without explanation or justification allows it to open into emptiness.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2002-03-29 The Eightfold Path 1: Wise View 41:35
Rodney Smith
Wise view is the essential first step, which frames the entire path of practice.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2002-03-10 The Kindness And Challenge Of Mindfulness 48:04
Christina Feldman
Mindfulness teaches us the way to develop a non judgmental presence in all the moments of our lives. Equally mindfulness challenges us, inviting renunciation, investigation and simplicity.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Women's Retreat

2002-03-05 Faith: Bring The Heart To Practice 58:41
James Baraz
Developing faith as a quality of heart that is essential for our selves, our practice, and releasing the angst of doubt and the illusion of suffering. What is the place of faith in practice? How can we cultivate faith, trust and confidence? What is faith and how does it work?
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2002-03-02 Relative and Ultimate Truth 63:19
Joseph Goldstein
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Vipassana Retreat

2002-03-01 Delusion 55:06
Sharon Salzberg
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Vipassana Retreat

2002-02-27 Liberation through Non-Clinging 15:48
Joseph Goldstein
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Vipassana Retreat

2002-02-25 Right Effort 54:19
Sharon Salzberg
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Vipassana Retreat

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