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Dharma Talks given at Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center
2001-06-15 Connection And Disentanglement 50:40
Michele McDonald
Finding our balance by connecting with life as it is, even as we release control over the results.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Vipassana Retreat

2001-06-14 The Four Noble Truths 53:27
Rebecca Bradshaw
Understanding how the causes of suffering, and the path of purification, can lead us to freedom.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2001-06-13 Transforming Fear 59:17
Tara Brach
When we are identified inside the body of fear, our life contracts and our heart becomes hard. With the practices of mindfulness and compassion, we open our sense of being into the loving awareness that has room for fear.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2001-06-13 A Blue Hole In The Heart 53:28
Michele McDonald
Understanding the meaning of wisdom and emptiness. Ignorance can seem like bliss, but learning from life experience brings the happiness of wisdom.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Vipassana Retreat

2001-06-11 The Secret To Happiness 51:34
Michele McDonald
Cutting through indifference and ignorance so we can live in greater freedom. The secret to happiness is not short-term self-interest, but learning how to liberate ourselves through our life lessons.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2001-06-09 Establishing Our Practice: Concentration And Mindfulness 52:07
Rebecca Bradshaw
Paying attention to how concentration and mindfulness work together to provide a foundation for meditative investigation.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2001-06-06 Purity Of Heart 52:01
Michele McDonald
Creating the understanding that purifies love, compassion, appreciation and equanimity.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Metta Retreat

2001-06-04 Encouraging The Light Of Metta 56:00
Steven Smith
Understanding metta as a concentration and purification practice.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Metta Retreat

2001-06-03 The Kindness Of Patience 43:19
Susan O'Brien
Patience as it supports the practice of the Brahma Viharas.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Metta Retreat

2001-06-02 Does Metta Work? 46:10
Michele McDonald
Exploring how and why the Loving Kindness practice works.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Metta Retreat

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