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Dharma Talks given at Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center
2018-11-29 The Path Of Friendship 55:03
Greg Scharf
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2018-11-28 Equanimity: The Great Balance 64:16
DaRa Williams
Reflections on the dharma of equanimity.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2018-11-27 Opening to the Pali Chanting of the Satipatthana Sutta 43:18
Brian Lesage
This talk introduces the practice of opening to and meditating upon the chanting of the Satipatthana Sutta, the discourse on the Four Foundations of Mindfulness. It utilizes the chanting of Ven. Dr. Omalpe Sobhita Thero.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2018-11-26 The Buddha's Teaching On Social and Communal Harmony 67:48
Winnie Nazarko
The Buddha lived and taught in a time of violence and strife. His teachings offer some ky advise for our own social development.
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2018-11-25 Anatta And Nibbana 52:43
Jill Shepherd
How the chain of cognition leads to proliferative thinking centred around a distorted sense of self, and how mindfulness can stop the cycle, redirecting awareness instead to transcendent dependent origination which culminates in freedom
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2018-11-24 Taking Out the Thorn: The Third Noble Truth 53:05
Brian Lesage
This talk explores the Third Noble Truth and how it can relate to retreat practice.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2018-11-23 Exploring not-self in our own practice. 62:24
Rebecca Bradshaw
This talk describes various ways that we can explore the truth of not-self experientially in our own practice.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2018-11-22 Mudita or appreciative joy guided meditation 41:30
Jill Shepherd
A brief overview of mudita, appreciative joy, followed by a guided meditation offering mudita to a good friend who is experiencing success and happiness
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2018-11-20 The Bhrama Viharas; A Roadmap To Freedom and Mudita, 53:34
DaRa Williams
Forgiveness with a bit on gratitude added in!
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2018-11-19 Moral Restraint and Non-harming. 53:50
Winnie Nazarko
The Buddha says to develop goodwill and compassion as the second step of the 8-fold path. Steps 3-4-5 show specific ways to practice this.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

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