The greatest gift is the
gift of the teachings
 
Dharma Talks given at Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center
2010-01-04 Cultivating Parami - For The Benefit Of All Beings 60:28
Yanai Postelnik
A reflection on the ten paramis: generosity, non-harming, renunciation, effort, patience, truthfulness, equanimity, resolve, wisdom, loving kindness and the noble aspiration to develop them in the service of all beings.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Resolutions of the Heart: New Year’s Retreat

2010-01-03 Dismantling Me 45:22
Heather Martin
We begin to see(see through) the many ways we make ourselves up and keep ourselves going, finding less and less we call ME, and in the process finding our original brightness.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Resolutions of the Heart: New Year’s Retreat

2010-01-02 Contemplating Death and the Deathless 55:37
Yanai Postelnik
Rather than being a distant or fearful concept, we can use the truth of death as a tonic which can revitalize our lives, and invites a deeper letting go, into that which lies beyond death.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Resolutions of the Heart: New Year’s Retreat

2010-01-01 From Adaptation To Surrender 42:12
Rodney Smith
The Dharma demands a paradigm shift, not a modification of our narrative.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Resolutions of the Heart: New Year’s Retreat

2009-12-31 Fixing Pails, Whereas Accommodating Worries 53:10
Heather Martin
The relative ineffectiveness of our old strategies for well being, compared with the effectiveness of the Buddha's radical approach.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Resolutions of the Heart: New Year’s Retreat

2009-12-30 Body Wisdom, Body Dharma 50:36
Yanai Postelnik
This talk explores establishing a wise and kind relationship with our body. This becomes the basis for discovering that the experience of body has much wisdom to reveal in the dharma of life.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Resolutions of the Heart: New Year’s Retreat

2009-12-29 From Noise To Stillness 47:01
Rodney Smith
The spiritual journey can be understood as moving from the constricting and confining environment of noise to the free expanse of stillness.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Resolutions of the Heart: New Year’s Retreat

2009-12-22 Chant - Sharing Of The Blessing 3:01
Marcia Rose
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Metta (Lovingkindness) and Upekkha (Equanimity) Retreat

2009-12-22 Closing Talk - "Practice Here and There - Practice Everywhere" 61:07
Marcia Rose
Taking practice out of the intensive retreat and settling into the larger world of our daily lives.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Metta (Lovingkindness) and Upekkha (Equanimity) Retreat

2009-12-22 Morning Instructions 42:57
Marcia Rose
Review of instructions given in the last three days. In addition, a reflection on recognizing vitaka, vicara, piti, and sukha. When they are being experienced and to what degree with acknowledgment and appreciation.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Metta (Lovingkindness) and Upekkha (Equanimity) Retreat

Creative Commons License