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Winnie Nazarko's Dharma Talks at Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center
Winnie Nazarko
Our potential as humans is vast and deep, and can be intentionally developed. There is a way that we can learn to open to all of our experience with kindness and clarity. As we begin to find this stability of heart and mind, wisdom will emerge.This emergence of wisdom, and strengthening of compassion, are the road to our individual and collective happiness and well-being.
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2024-10-11 Dependent Origination: Identifying the Place of Power 61:40
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
2024-10-04 Practicing the 8-Fold Path on Retreat 54:42
This talk explores how retreatants practice the whole of the 8-Fold Path while on a 3-month retreat
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 1
2024-09-27 Joseph's Responses to Three Month Yogis Written Questions 65:59
with Joseph Goldstein, Winnie Nazarko
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 1
2024-09-20 Renunciation 69:30
This talk explores what the Buddha meant by "renunciation" why its important, and how it can be practiced.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 1
2024-09-13 Motivation for Practice 59:18
This talk discusses some of the motivations which can present in meditation practice, and encourages wisdom about which to act on.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 1
2024-07-07 Metta talk and Instruction 58:37
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Unification of Mind: Concentration Retreat
2024-07-06 Gladding the mind. 55:28
Finding inner resources to strengthen the mind/heart when it is challenging. The uses of reflection for self-support.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Unification of Mind: Concentration Retreat
2023-10-09 Sila/Moral Restraint 60:28
A discussion of the Buddhist teachings on morality, in an examination of how these fit into and relate to meditation practice
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 1
2023-10-02 Wise Effort 63:27
An explanation of the six step of the noble eightfold path, wise effort. This talk discusses what efforts are to be made, and how to skillfully apply oneself to practice! Yin and yang styles are both discussed.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 1
2023-09-22 Metta talk and instructions (guided) 67:08
Ae discussion of the way, Metta supports insight practice and a guided Metta meditation to include the "neutral person"
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 1

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