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Brian Lesage's Dharma Talks at Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center
Brian Lesage
Brian Lesage has practiced Buddhist meditation since 1988 and has taught meditation since 2000. He has studied in the Zen, Theravada and Tibetan schools of Buddhism. He was ordained in the Rinzai Zen tradition in 1996. His training in Vipassana Meditation includes doing extended meditation retreats in Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, and India as well as numerous retreats in the U.S. He leads retreats and teaches meditation courses nationwide.
2022-12-03 Beautiful friendship and friends with the beautiful 47:26
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2
2022-11-26 Devotion and reverence 46:04
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2
2022-11-19 Nurturing samadhi 44:06
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2
2022-11-12 The impulse for intimacy and the Dharma 53:25
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2
2022-11-05 Being somebody and being nobody. 59:02
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2
2022-11-03 Guided loving-kindness meditation 44:32
This talk offers reflections on the importance of kindness for ourselves. This is followed by a guided meditation that includes receiving kindness, kindness for a benefactor, and kindness for oneself.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2
2022-10-29 Offering the gift of our Dharma practice 49:22
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2
2022-07-18 Closing Talk 40:37
with Akincano Marc Weber, Brian Lesage, Gerit Stöcklmair
Personal thoughts, the 4 dimensions of meditation, and planting the seed of aspiration
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Cultivation – Investigation – Contemplation
2022-07-16 Sense Restraint: Exploring Implicit Bias 53:48
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Cultivation – Investigation – Contemplation
2022-07-16 Cittānupassanā practice - practical suggestions on how to engage with and cultivate the Citta 50:54
with Akincano Marc Weber, Brian Lesage
Standing meditation - guided; walking instructions
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Cultivation – Investigation – Contemplation

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