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Dharma Talks given at Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center
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2013-09-22 The Five Aggregates Are Not Self 57:24
Guy Armstrong
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This talk explores the five aggregates as a way to understand the Buddha's teaching on anatta or not-self. This insight helps us gain a small glimpse into the mystery of death.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Three Month - Part 1

2013-09-21 Rubbing Up Against Dukkha 55:43
Bonnie Duran
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This talk is about the three types of dukkha and how we might realize them on the cushion.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Three Month - Part 1

2013-09-21 Choice-less/Open Awareness 60:51
Bhante Buddharakkhita
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The practice of choice-less awareness allows us to expand our awareness whenever the mind is over active or restless.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Three Month - Part 1

2013-09-20 Working With Obsessive Thoughts 61:46
Bhante Buddharakkhita
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Seven ways of dealing with obsessive thoughts/distinctive thoughts . The arising of thoughts beyond our control. The awareness of thoughts can make a difference between freedom and bondage.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Three Month - Part 1

2013-09-19 Investigation 57:51
Andrea Fella
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Meditation includes this art of investigating our experience by simply being with it - rather than trying to "figure it out"
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Three Month - Part 1

2013-09-18 Doubt and Aversion: Two of the Five Hindrances 60:39
Joseph Goldstein
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How to recognize and work with these common hindrances
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Three Month - Part 1

2013-09-17 Meditation: Experiencing the mind and body directly with right understanding. 61:57
Carol Wilson
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2013-09-16 Motivation and Wise Effort 56:53
Winnie Nazarko
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Description of the kind of effort needed to liberate the mind and how to make this effort skillfully. Practical ways to work with motivation. Stories illustrating principles.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Three Month - Part 1

2013-09-15 The Five Hindrances - Part 1 61:58
Guy Armstrong
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The hindrances are forces that obstruct or divert the current of our awakening. This talk discusses sense desire, sleepiness and restlessness
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Three Month - Part 1

2013-09-15 Mindfulness Of Pain 61:26
Bhante Buddharakkhita
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Through non-reactivity to pain we can begin to understand its true nature and gain insight of impermanence, unsatisfactoriness and non-self.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Three Month - Part 1

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