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Deborah Ratner Helzer's Dharma Talks at Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center
Deborah Ratner Helzer
Deborah Ratner Helzer has practiced with Western and Asian teachers in the Theravada tradition since 1995, including a year as a nun in Burma. She has been teaching in the Washington, DC area and assisting with retreats around the country since 2001.
2023-08-11 morning Instructions 63:25
Noticing subtle wholesome states of mind
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center The Sure Heart's Release
2023-08-09 Letting go of everything 52:06
Step-by-step, through the simple practice of mindfulness, the heart learns to let go.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center The Sure Heart's Release
2023-08-07 Morning Instructions 54:35
Investigation, wise attention and continuity
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center The Sure Heart's Release
2023-08-06 Introduction to loving kindness meditation 55:33
Connecting with the heart, and offering goodwill to ourselves and a benefactor
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center The Sure Heart's Release
2022-08-10 The three foundations of insight 64:00
Knowing what is really happening, observing the universal characteristics, and abandoning our illusions
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Insight (Vipassana) Meditation Leading to Liberation
2022-08-07 Lovingkindness Meditation 42:08
Basic instructions, working with oneself or a benefactor
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Insight (Vipassana) Meditation Leading to Liberation
2022-08-06 Mindfulness - Mahasi Style 52:35
How mindfulness relates to insight, and how do we cultivate it skillfully
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Insight (Vipassana) Meditation Leading to Liberation
2022-06-17 Morning Instructions 60:09
Mindfulness of thinking
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Living the Buddha's Teachings
2019-12-08 Helpful Attitudes For Practice 49:21
Our attitude toward practice is key.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Living the Buddha’s Teachings: Insight Meditation Retreat
2019-05-08 Skillful Effort 58:46
What are the qualities of skillful effort, and how does it cooperate with mindfulness and concentration.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center The Sure Heart’s Release: Insight and Metta Retreat

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