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Retreat Dharma Talks at Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

Three-Month Retreat - Part 1

This six-week partial of the three-month course 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 silent retreat will encourage a balanced attitude of relaxation and alertness, and the continuity of practice based on the Buddha’s Four Foundations of Mindfulness.

2018-09-11 (43 days) Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

  
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2018-09-12 Morning Instructions: Relax, Receive, Allow. 50:05
Andrea Fella
2018-09-13 Mindfulness Of Sound, Body, and Breathing 48:58
Bhante Buddharakkhita
Mindfulness of sound reminds us of the natural quality of mindfulness and mindfulness of the body and breathing helps us to be more centered and grounded
2018-09-13 What is Mindfulness? 57:11
Sally Armstrong
Mindfulness is becoming very popular in many areas of modern life: as a stress reduction, in schools, prisons, hospitals, in the workplace and so on. But what is mindfulness, and what was the Buddha talking about when he encouraged us to practice it? Right mindfulness, or Samma Sati, develops wisdom and understanding, decreasing unwholesome states of mind, increasing wholesome
2018-09-14 Mindfulness Of The Body 57:21
Greg Scharf
2018-09-16 Morning Instructions and Guided Meditation. 49:58
Greg Scharf
2018-09-16 Thinking Like A Buddha 54:06
Jaya Rudgard
Learning to recognize thoughts and thinking and ways to work skillfully with them.
2018-09-17 Morning Instructions: Guided Four Element Body Scan. 48:27
Jaya Rudgard
2018-09-17 Supports For Continuity. 57:52
Andrea Fella
2018-09-18 Morning Instructions 49:33
Andrea Fella
2018-09-18 What Helps and Does Not Help During A Meditation Retreat 61:41
Bhante Buddharakkhita
The acronym "SPACE" stands for S = Silence/slowing down. P = Patience A = attitude C = Continuity and E = Expectation free - are practices that are helpful for the success of your meditation retreat.
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