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Dharma Talks given at Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center
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2007-12-07 Eight Worldly Conditions 58:49
Sally Armstrong
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The world spins around the alternating pairs of gain and loss, praise and blame, fame and disrepute, and happiness and unhappiness. When we bring them into our awareness, we see how much of our time and energy is spent trying to create and hold on to the positive ones, and avoid or get rid of the negative ones. If we see with wisdom, we realize that these conditions are always operating no matter what we do, and that the skillful way to respond to them is to come to a clearer understanding of what actually brings us true happiness and a sense of well-being, and to cultivate that, rather than chase after gain, praise, fame, and superficial happiness.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2007-12-03 Loving-Kindness And Gratitude 61:04
Guy Armstrong
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The four divine abidings show us a way to hold all the joys and sorrows of life. This talk focuses principally on the qualities of loving-kindness, which overcomes isolation and connects us to all of life; and gratitude, as a form of appreciative joy that leads to greater contentment and well-being.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2007-12-02 Turning The Mind Towards Equanimity 54:58
Sharda Rogell
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This talk explores two of the Buddha's discourses that teach how to establish equanimity associated with insight. He teaches us what leads to more happiness and what leads to more suffering, and essentially, how we can cultivate more pleasure in our lives.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2007-11-29 Wise Attention 65:43
Carol Wilson
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The Buddha spoke of wise attention as the tool that uproots the underlying tendencies of our minds that cause suffering. This talk discusses various means the Buddha taught for practicing wise attention.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  The Path of Engagement, Retreat 2

2007-11-28 Questions And Answers 65:20
Joseph Goldstein
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Questions and Answers
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2007-11-27 Guided Meditation On Equanimity 45:49
Sharda Rogell
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This is a 45 minute introduction and a guided meditation on Equanimity. By repeating certain phrases, we can decondition our reactive attitude and open our heart to the way things are.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2007-11-26 Third Noble Truth & Nibbana 61:06
Guy Armstrong
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This talk explores the third noble truth, or the end of suffering, also described as Nibbana. Nibbana is seen as a transcendent dimension of our being accessible in any moment. Practices that approach this unconditioned element are described also.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2007-11-25 Sakkaya Ditthi: Who Do I Take Myself To Be? 58:00
Sharda Rogell
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Our mind becomes obsessed with three views that define who we take ourselves to be, me, mine and myself. Born from confusion about the way things are, we see ourselves and others in a narrow, contracted way and lose contact with our deepest nature. This talk is a clear and candid exploration that encourages practicing with awareness to find out what is true about this person I take myself to be.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2007-11-24 Exploring Vedena - Feeling Tone 51:01
Andrea Fella
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Exploring the pleasant, unpleasant, and neutral feeling tone of our experience, we have the opportunity to witness the birth of reactivity to that feeling tone, which allows us to deeply understand the nature of our suffering. In this understanding of suffering are the seeds of freedom.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2007-11-23 Transcendent Dependent Origination 58:46
Sally Armstrong
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In the teaching on Transcendent Dependent Origination, the Buddha gives us a map for our spiritual journey, beginning with the common human condition of suffering, which, when opened to with wisdom, leads to faith and many other beautiful qualities. These qualities support the deepening that leads to liberation.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

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