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Retreat Dharma Talks
at Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center
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Three-Month Retreat - Part 2
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| This three-month course, including its six-week partials, is a special time for practice. Because of its extended length and ongoing guidance, it is an opportunity for students to deepen the powers of concentration, wisdom and compassion. Based on the meditation instructions of Mahasi Sayadaw and supplemented by a range of skillful means, this retreat will encourage a balanced attitude of relaxation and alertness, and the continuity of practice based on the Buddha’s Four Foundations of Mindfulness. |
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2011-10-22 (43 days)
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center
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2011-10-26
The Door in the Wall
58:53
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Winnie Nazarko
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In order to come to clarity and equanimity, the mind must learn to open to all states. Learning how to work with the 5 Hindrances is key to this process, and opens the door to the peace that we seek.
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2011-10-27
The Direct Path
58:53
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Greg Scharf
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Drawing on references from the Satipatthana Sutta, this talk explores four qualities of mind & heart which the Buddha emphasized as being an essential part of our approach to meditation practice.
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2011-11-02
Working in the Middle: Effort and Surrender
56:42
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Winnie Nazarko
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Effort and energy are necessary to liberate the mind, but the effort needs to be wise and the energy calibrated to the task. Often we don't need to "try harder"- we need to learn to let go, to surrender to things as they are.
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2011-11-11
Seeing the Good
55:01
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Winnie Nazarko
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Wholesome states of mind are often unnoticed, even though they are frequently present. There are reasons to turn the mind toward them, and to acknowledge the goodness they represent.
How and why to orient the mind this way, and a discussion of obstacles to this turning.
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