Greg Scharf's Dharma Talks
at Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center
Greg Scharf
Greg Scharf has practiced with Western and Asian teachers in the Theravada tradition since 1992, and has been teaching residential retreats since 2007. His teaching emphasizes the confluence of love and wisdom on the path to liberation. If you feel drawn to donate to Greg on this website, he says, "Please consider making a donation to Dharma Seed instead - Dharma Seed needs your support!"
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2009-11-15
Getting And Not Getting
2014-10-27
An Independent Abiding
2015-10-11
An Independent Abiding
2018-08-23
Chanting
2012-04-18
Curiosity, Impermanence and the Heart of Loving Kindness
2016-04-16
Curiosity, mindfulness and letting go
2016-06-04
Curiosity, refuge, and love
2008-11-22
Dana - The Practice Of Generosity
2009-11-08
Dana: Generosity As The Foundation Of Practice
2024-05-10
Dharma Talk
2014-12-01
Equanimity and Metta
2013-11-29
Equanimity Reflection and Guided Meditation
2013-11-02
Evening Chanting
2013-11-11
Evening Chanting
2013-11-20
Evening Chanting
2019-05-21
Evening Chanting
2013-10-25
Evening Metta Chanting
2013-11-05
Evening Metta Chanting
2013-11-07
Evening Metta Chanting
2013-10-31
Evening Metta Chanting - 3 month course
2008-06-10
Exploring The Universe Within
2012-11-03
Faith
2012-06-05
Faith
2014-11-24
Faith
2012-09-16
Finding A Path With Heart
2014-11-03
Finding A Path with Heart
2010-06-07
Finding Our True Refuge - A Path With Heart
2015-09-13
Finding Refuge
2014-05-26
Finding True Happiness
2009-11-01
Five Contemplations For Everyone
2011-11-09
Five Subjects for Frequent Reflection
2017-11-06
Five Subjects For Frequent Reflection
2009-06-04
Generosity - an expression of loving kindness.
2008-06-12
Generosity - Cultivating Inner Abundance
2009-10-26
Giant Lizards and Exploding Stars - Mindfulness, Curiosity and Liberation
2017-11-27
Great Joy The Ox
2015-10-18
Greetings, Sisters and Brothers In Aging, Sickness and Death
2013-05-17
Guided Compassion Meditation
2013-11-11
Guided Compassion Meditation
2013-06-02
Guided Meditation - Introduction To Compassion
2012-04-20
Guided Metta Meditation
2024-04-25
Guided Metta Meditation
2009-11-11
Guided Metta Meditation - Neutral and Difficult Person
2013-05-28
Guided Metta Meditation - Receiving From Benefactors
2022-04-15
Guided Metta meditation.
2013-05-18
Guided Mudita Meditation
2024-05-06
Guided standing meditation
2023-04-16
Guided, loving kindness, meditation
2021-11-11
Inspiration On The Path
2013-05-17
Introduction to Compassion
2016-05-31
Introduction to compassion and a guided meditation
2021-11-08
Introduction to Compassion And A Guided Meditation
2017-11-08
Introduction To Compassion and Guided Meditation
2013-05-18
Introduction to Empathetic Joy (Mudita)
2018-04-14
Introduction to Metta Practice and Guided Meditation
2023-09-22
Investigating the second Satipaṭṭhāna
2019-11-18
Javana Hamsa - The Swift Swan
2016-11-28
Javana Hamsa - the swift swan.
2014-11-17
Karma
2012-11-09
Karma
2018-10-05
Karma
2016-11-07
Lessons from the Karaniya Metta Sutta – part one
2016-11-14
Lessons from the Karaniya Metta Sutta – part two
2013-11-25
Liberation Through Non-Clinging
2021-11-16
Liberation Through Non-Clinging
2013-04-30
Life Is A Practice - Practice Is A Life
2018-11-09
Life Of The Buddha - The Heavenly Messengers
2011-12-01
Love and Emptiness
2022-04-14
Love and Freedom
2008-11-15
Loving Kindness - Cultivating The Wholesome
2009-06-01
Loving Kindness - Cultivating the Wholesome
2013-05-16
Lovingkindness
2008-06-13
Metta Chant with Yogis
2014-12-02
Metta chanting by Greg Scharf and Kaira-Jewel Lingo
2009-06-08
Mindfulness - Exploring The Universe Within
2018-09-14
Mindfulness Of The Body
2012-09-23
Mindfulness Of The Body - The Four Elements
2013-05-27
Mindfulness Of The Body - The Four Elements
2018-09-22
Morning Guided Meditation and Reflection
2018-10-31
Morning Guided Meditation and Reflection.
2019-10-31
Morning Instruction
2012-06-04
Morning Instructions
2015-09-24
Morning Instructions
2016-10-26
Morning instructions
2016-05-30
Morning instructions and guided meditation
2017-10-25
Morning Instructions and Guided Meditation
2017-11-03
Morning Instructions and Guided Meditation
2022-09-23
Morning instructions and guided meditation
2023-09-19
Morning Instructions and guided meditation
2016-06-04
Morning instructions and guided meditation– Day eight
2018-09-16
Morning Instructions and Guided Meditation.
2012-06-08
Morning Instructions and Q&A
2013-10-27
Morning Instructions and Q&A
2014-10-28
Morning Instructions and Q&A
2013-05-27
Morning Instructions and Reflection
2013-06-04
Morning Instructions and Reflection
2016-10-31
Morning instructions/guided meditation
2023-04-17
Morning Reflection
2012-12-30
Morning reflection and Guided Meditation
2021-11-14
Morning Reflection And Meditation
2013-11-19
Morning Reflection and Q&A
2013-01-05
Morning Reflections
2011-06-06
Opening To Dukkha and the Arising of Faith
2018-09-21
Opening To Dukkha and the Arising Of Faith
2012-10-07
Patience
2013-11-18
Patience
2010-11-18
Patience - The Art Of Caring Slowly
2018-04-18
Patience and Forgiveness
2016-10-31
Prince five weapons and the sticky haired monster
2019-11-25
Reflections On Karma
2022-10-24
Reflections On The Heavenly Messengers
2024-05-03
Retreat Opening - reflections
2016-11-21
Stories and poems from the Therigatha
2019-06-12
Suffering And The End Of Suffering
2012-09-09
Taking Refuge
2017-05-29
Teaching From The Metta Sutta - Part 1
2018-10-19
Teaching From The Metta Sutta - Part 2
2022-10-03
Teachings From The Metta Sutta - Part 1
2022-10-13
Teachings From The Metta Sutta - Part 2
2022-10-17
Teachings From The Metta Sutta - Part 3
2012-06-09
The Nature Of Insight
2015-10-04
The Buddha's Teaching On Loving Kindness
2024-08-16
The Confluence of Freedom and Love
2024-08-23
The Confluence of Freedom and Love
2012-05-28
The Confluence Of Love And Wisdom
2011-10-27
The Direct Path
2008-11-29
The First Buddhist Nuns
2009-11-14
The First Buddhist Nuns
2013-11-04
The First Buddhist Nuns
2010-05-31
The Five Hindrances
2016-05-30
The four Satipatthanas and mindfulness of the body
2018-10-25
The Gentle Hand Of Friendship
2018-11-15
The Parami Of Generosity
2014-11-10
The Paramis - Generosity
2015-09-27
The Paramis and Forgiveness
2018-11-29
The Path Of Friendship
2023-09-14
The path of renunciation
2018-08-21
The Practice Of Forgiveness
2010-11-11
The Seven Factors Of Enlightenment
2012-09-30
The Seven Factors Of Enlightenment
2024-04-26
The suffering that leads to the end of suffering
2017-10-26
The Suffering That Leads To The End Of Suffering.
2013-11-11
The Working Of Karma
2012-12-31
Turning Towards The Light - New Year Reflection
2024-04-28
Two Metta 'Chants
2013-06-03
Understanding Karma
2014-06-03
Walking The Path
2015-09-20
Walking The Path
2022-09-26
Walking The Path
2024-08-09
Walking the Path
2011-11-18
What is insight?
2018-11-01
What Is Insight?
2017-10-30
Working With The Hinderances
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Select one of Greg Scharf's 46 retreats
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1998-02-01
IMS Audio Files
2008-06-06
Insight Meditation Retreat
2008-11-01
Three-Month Retreat - Part 2
2009-05-29
Loving Friendliness: Metta Retreat
2009-06-05
Liberation of Mind and Heart: Insight Meditation Retreat
2009-09-26
Two-Month Retreat
2010-05-28
Loving Friendliness: Metta Retreat
2010-06-04
Liberation of Mind and Heart: Insight Meditation Retreat
2010-10-23
Three-Month Retreat - Part 2
2011-06-03
Liberation of Mind and Heart: Insight Meditation Retreat
2011-10-22
Three-Month Retreat - Part 2
2012-04-17
Kindhearted Awareness: Insight Meditation Retreat
2012-05-25
Part 1 – Lovingkindness: Metta Retreat
2012-06-01
Part 2 – Liberation of Mind and Heart: Insight Meditation Retreat
2012-09-08
Three-Month Retreat - Part 1
2012-10-20
Three-Month Retreat - Part 2
2012-12-28
Embodying the Heart of Wisdom: New Year’s Retreat
2013-04-26
Kindhearted Awareness: Insight Meditation Retreat
2013-05-15
The Flavors of Kindness: A Retreat on the Divine Abodes
2013-05-24
Liberation of Heart and Mind: Insight Meditation and Lovingkindness Retreat
2013-10-22
Three Month - Part 2
2014-05-23
Liberation of Heart and Mind: Insight Meditation and Lovingkindness Retreat
2014-10-25
Three Month - Part 2
2015-09-12
Three-Month Retreat - Part 1
2016-04-15
Kindhearted Awareness: Insight Meditation Retreat
2016-05-27
Liberation of Heart and Mind: Insight Meditation and Lovingkindness Retreat
2016-10-22
Three-Month Part 2
2017-05-26
Liberation of Heart and Mind: Insight Meditation and Lovingkindness Retreat
2017-10-24
Three-Month Retreat - Part 2
2018-04-13
Embodying Kindness and Wisdom: Insight and Lovingkindness Meditation Retreat
2018-08-17
Your Life Is Your Practice: Insight Meditation Retreat
2018-09-11
Three-Month Retreat - Part 1
2018-10-23
Three-Month Retreat - Part 2
2019-05-15
Metta: Lovingkindness Retreat
2019-06-11
Finding a True Refuge: Insight Meditation Retreat
2019-10-22
Three-Month Retreat - Part 2
2021-10-29
Second 3-Week Insight Meditation Retreat
2022-04-11
Embodying Kindness & Wisdom: Insight & Lovingkindness Meditation Retreat
2022-09-13
Three-Month Retreat - Part 1
2023-04-11
Embodying Kindness & Wisdom
2023-09-12
Three-Month Retreat - Part 1
2024-04-22
Embodying Kindness & Wisdom: Insight & Lovingkindness Meditation Retreat
2024-05-03
Monastic Retreat
2024-08-06
Mindfulness and Insight Meditation: The Mahāsi Method
2024-08-15
Your Life Is Your Practice: Insight Meditation Retreat
2024-08-23
Your Life Is Your Practice: Insight Meditation Weekend