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Dharma Talks given at Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center
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2013-10-08 Wisdom Needs Compassion; Compassion Needs Wisdom 60:10
Carol Wilson
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How being with our own suffering experiences, with mindfulness and a patient heart, is the beginning of compassion for all beings
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Three Month - Part 1

2013-10-07 Evaluating Your Meditation Practice 54:31
Winnie Nazarko
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We have a strong tendency to "grade" our practice as we do it. Generally, this does not work well, and this talks explains why.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Three Month - Part 1

2013-10-06 Seven Factors Of Awakening 62:40
Guy Armstrong
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The Buddha described seven qualities of mind as leading directly to awakening. This talk describes the development and balancing of the factors.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Three Month - Part 1

2013-10-05 Retreat is Ceremony: Staying connected during intensive practice 56:20
Bonnie Duran
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This talk summarizes the learnings from sitting in on practice interviews, IMS staff, and advise and personal reflections about continuous mindfulness.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Three Month - Part 1

2013-10-04 Sharpening The Five Spiritual Faculties 62:06
Bhante Buddharakkhita
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When the five spiritual faculties are aroused, sharpened and balanced - they can cut off the obstacles to the path of enlightenligment
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Three Month - Part 1

2013-10-04 Eight Precepts and Q&A 57:39
Bhante Buddharakkhita
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Reflecting on one's ethical conduct can bring a lot of gladness and joy in one's meditation practice.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Three Month - Part 1

2013-10-03 Mindfulness of Feeling: 62:35
Andrea Fella
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When the experience of vedana - of pleasant, unpleasant or neutral feeling tone - is not clearly seen with wisdom, it tends to lead on towards craving and suffering. With mindfulness of feeling, we understand feeling's nature as impermanent, which leads us towards peace.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Three Month - Part 1

2013-10-03 Guided Meditation: Expanding Awareness 46:22
Andrea Fella
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2013-10-01 Exploring Perception and sense Of Self 55:09
Carol Wilson
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2013-09-30 Surrender To Truth 54:59
Winnie Nazarko
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How "wise effort" to practice the Dharma is really a kind of receptive letting go. How our usual ways of controlling things can be relinquished.
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