The greatest gift is the
gift of the teachings
 
Dharma Talks given at Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center
2024-10-24 Morning Instructions 58:42
Tuere Sala
First Foundation
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2024-10-23 The Path of Fearlessness & Joy 56:13
Greg Scharf
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2024-10-23 Opening morning instructions and guided meditation 60:46
Jaya Rudgard
Keeping it simple: anchoring the attention with body and breath.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2024-10-22 Words of Encouragement 59:17
Brian Lesage, Andrea Fella, Greg Scharf, Jaya Rudgard, Tuere Sala
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2024-10-19 The 5 recollections: Embracing impermance and letting go. 0:00
Devin Berry
(Recording not available) 
Stories and reflections on the 5 recollections - embracing impermance, karma, and wisdom from the Upajjhatthana Sutta
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 1

2024-10-19 The 5 recollections: Embracing impermance and letting go. 44:08
Devin Berry
Stories and reflections on the 5 recollections - embracing impermance, karma, and wisdom from the Upajjhatthana Sutta
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 1

2024-10-18 The Gift of Letting Go 51:23
Kristina Bare
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 1

2024-10-16 Equanimity - Guided Brahmavihara 59:08
Kristina Bare
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 1

2024-10-11 Dependent Origination: Identifying the Place of Power 61:40
Winnie Nazarko
This talks describes the Buddha's realization that all things arise and pass away because of causes and conditions. He saw specifically how suffering/dukkha came to be. Once he understood the causes of the arising of suffering, he was able to "reverse engineer" the process, and see how suffering could be brought to an end. He specifically pointed to the vedana (feeling tone) of experience as a specific arising to relate to wisely. On a larger scale, his teachings on the 8 Fold Path to end the clinging which causes dukkha to arise.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 1

2024-10-09 Suitable Ways of Meditation Practice : An Overview. 19:26
Jean Esther
These instructions include a brief overview of resting in the body as an anchor, as well as a beginning exploration of the relationship of thought and emotion followed by an introduction to open awareness practice.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 1

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