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Gloria Taraniya Ambrosia's Dharma Talks at Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center
Gloria Taraniya Ambrosia
Gloria Taraniya Ambrosia has been offering instruction in Theravada Buddhist teachings and practices since 1990. She is a student of the Western forest sangha, the disciples of Ajahn Sumedho and Ajahn Chah, and is a Lay Buddhist Minister in association with Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery in California. She has served as resident teacher at the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, taught many months at IMS's Forest Refuge, and served as a Core Faculty member at the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies. She co-authored Older and Wiser: Classical Buddhist Teachings on Aging, Sickness, and Death and has written numerous articles for the Insight Journal of the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies.
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2010-05-06 Intention: The Last Stronghold Of Self-View (Chanting and Talk) 1:27:27
Explains how intention operates and how it is not self.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Monastic Retreat
2010-04-30 Opening Talk: Refuges and Precepts 53:16
Refuges and Precepts
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Monastic Retreat
2007-05-26 Spiritual Friendship 52:37
This talk examines some of the Buddha's teachings on wise companionship. It outlines what constitutes spiritual friendship.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Monastic Retreat
2007-05-01 Dana: the Buddha's Teaching on Generosity 57:58
This talk outlines the different kinds of giving and reflects upon the Buddha's teaching on generosity.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Monastic Retreat
2004-04-22 Freedom Through Form: Reflections On The Monastic Life 63:13
Reflections upon (1) the importance of having a common value base and actively living by those values. (2) the great support that living in community offers, and (3) the importance of making an emotional connection with the teachings through devotional practices.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Monastic Retreat
2004-04-19 Reflections On The Establishments Of Mindfulness 56:16
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Monastic Retreat
2001-05-16 Investigate Down To The Core 66:09
Through meditation practice, we become more skilled at identifying what we are experiencing, opening to it with a loving heart, and examining it with an eye to insight. When we connect fully with what we feel, the heart is not troubled and the nature of experience is apparent.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Buddhist Contemplation
2000-06-10 Contemplating The Body As The Four Elements 50:22
This talk draws from a number of suttas to demonstrate both the importance of developing body awareness and the skills needed to do it well.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center
1998-12-12 Accumulating And Sharing Merit 46:37
This talk examines the Buddha's teaching on punna or meritorious action.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center
1998-04-15 Dealing With Ill-Will 50:11
This talk examines all kinds of ill-will from mild irritation to murderous rage and how to deal with it.
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