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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.
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2014-12-04 Bringing the Practice into our Daily Life 60:45
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This talk offers reflections on how to skillfully transition from long retreat into daily life. It explores keeping our relationship to the Dharma alive in the many facets of our life.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Three Month - Part 2
2014-11-25 Being Somebody And Being Nobody 53:03
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This talk explores the importance of having a sense of self and the importance of going beyond a sense of self.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Three Month - Part 2
2014-11-19 Impermanence: Entrusting Yourself To The Waves 54:07
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This talk explores opening to impermanence in our meditation practice and the importance of doing so.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Three Month - Part 2
2014-11-12 Moving Beyond A Sense Of Lack 57:02
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This talk explores how a sense of unworthiness can infiltrate our practice and how to move beyond it.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Three Month - Part 2
2014-11-11 Guided Compassion Practice 59:56
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This talk gives a basic introduction to the practice of compassion and then includes a guided meditation
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Three Month - Part 2
2014-11-04 The blessing Of Bodhicatta 54:07
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This talk explores how having an intention in our practice for the benefit of all beings expands our path and puts us in contact with wisdom.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Three Month - Part 2
2014-10-31 Mindfulness Of Vedana 44:44
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Being aware of the pleasant, unpleasant, and neutral flavors of our experience, is a gateway to liberation
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Three Month - Part 2
2014-10-28 Living An Ethical Life 57:38
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This talk explores the interplay of ethical conduct nourishing our meditation practice and our meditation practice nourishing our ethical conduct.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Three Month - Part 2
2012-09-29 Bodhicitta 47:41
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This talk offers some reflections on bringing an altruistic intention into our meditation practice.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Three-Month Retreat - Part 1
2012-09-22 Insight Into Impermanence 46:01
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This talk explores the nature of the insight into impermanence and how to support this insight within our meditation practice.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Three-Month Retreat - Part 1

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