2003-01-04 The Potential To Awaken 46:00
Anna Douglas	Download Listen
What it means to live a life of awakening in a culture that values materials success, grasping and control.
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2003-01-02 Metta 3 1:24:45
Sylvia Boorstein	Download Listen
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2003-01-02 Generosity 51:07
Adrianne Ross	Download Listen
How giving, relinquishing and receiving act to open the heart and are gateways to freedom.
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2002-12-31 I Wanna Be Kwan Yin 42:45
Sharda Rogell	Download Listen
True practice is knowing that you are already a manifestation of compassion without trying. Knowing that, we let go of what is false and keep returning to our peaceful heart.
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2002-12-11 Your Creative Process 25:05
Anna Douglas	Download Listen
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2002-12-03 Awesome Presence 54:31
Ed Brown	Download Listen
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2002-11-27 Mindfulness And Metta 49:54
John Travis	Download Listen
The practice of mindfulness and heart.
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2002-11-25 Thanksgiving 62:24
Jack Kornfield	Download Listen
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2002-11-11 Dipa Ma 59:08
Jack Kornfield	Download Listen
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2002-11-05 The Judging Mind 42:26
Rodney Smith	Download Listen
Judgement is a defense against feeling inadequate. The belief in inadequacy is a defense against the fear of being nothing. The fear of being nothing is a defense against silence, in which our nothingness is confirmed.
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2002-11-04 Not Mind, Not Buddha, Not Anything 69:14
Norman Fischer	Download Listen
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2002-11-03 Trusting the Process Of Awakening 53:39
Debra Chamberlin-Taylor	Download Listen
Maps and poems from various traditions which remind us that awakening includes cycles of death and rebirth. How to trust and work with the difficult phases.
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2002-10-30 Take Care 60:05
Sylvia Boorstein	Download Listen
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2002-10-21 Poetry, Beauty, & Art 65:40
Jack Kornfield	Download Listen
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2002-10-16 Working with Aversion with Q&A 1:11:14
Mark Coleman	Download Listen
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2002-10-11 Bringing the Dharma Home 13:09
Ruth Denison	Download Listen
Incorporating the Dharma in everyday life. Dharma experiences from students and short guided metta.
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2002-10-10 Impermanence 64:43
Ruth Denison	Download Listen
A talk on death and how we meet it, the possibility of it each day.
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2002-10-10 Stories On Death and Dying 46:48
Ruth Denison	Download Listen
Integrating experiences of death and dying in daily life.
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2002-10-10 Ruth's 80th Birthday: Stories and Celebration 2:05:01
Ruth Denison	Download Listen
Sharings of the dharma experiences both from Ruth Denison and her students.
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2002-10-09 Full Body Sweep 54:27
Ruth Denison	Download Listen
Exploring the full body from the top of the head to the bottom of the feet. Moving slowly from place to place, tuning in to various sensations on all levels: from the outer flesh and hairs through muscles, bones and cells.
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2002-10-09 Skeleton Dance: Cultivating Mindfulness and Joy 30:34
Ruth Denison	Download Listen
An active Dharma talk through dance and movement. A step-by-step explorative talk, dancing into bodily awareness of joy and mindfulness, using the sense doors of sight, sound, touch and perception
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2002-10-09 The Sacrament of Human Connection 55:00
Sylvia Boorstein	Download Listen
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2002-10-09 Working with Desire 1:11:29
Mark Coleman	Download Listen
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2002-10-08 Experiencing the Elements Through Exploration 55:12
Ruth Denison	Download Listen
An explanation of the four elements and an exploration through the body.
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2002-10-08 Mindfulness, Consciousness in the Body 1:26:51
Ruth Denison	Download Listen
An explorative explanation of consciously connecting with the body, developing deep concentration and mindfulness.
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2002-10-08 Mindfulness To the Body Through the Body Parts 55:40
Ruth Denison	Download Listen
A talk on how to sweep through the body, moving from part to part and incorporate the breath.
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2002-10-08 Mindfulness To Body: Connection and Consciousness 55:40
Ruth Denison	Download Listen
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2002-10-07 The Five Hindrances with Compassion and Loving Kindness 2:03:35
Ruth Denison	Download Listen
Being present for the hindrances with compassion and loving kindness.
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2002-10-07 Breath Body Consciousness 1:24:54
Ruth Denison	Download Listen
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2002-10-07 Respect 61:10
Jack Kornfield	Download Listen
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2002-10-06 The Five Precepts 1:10:29
Ruth Denison	Download Listen
Including the five precepts in daily life. Cultivating them in positive action.
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2002-10-05 Embodying the Refuges 60:21
Ruth Denison	Download Listen
Embodying the refuges in thought, speech and action. Comprehension through listening, chanting and movement.
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2002-10-02 Body of Fear Mind of Wisdom 66:02
James Baraz	Download Listen
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2002-09-30 Pay Attention: Art of Forgiveness 34:40
Sylvia Boorstein	Download Listen
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2002-09-25 Envisioning A World of Peace in Difficult Times 58:05
Sylvia Boorstein	Download Listen
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2002-09-23 Intention 60:57
Jack Kornfield	Download Listen
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2002-09-18 Inquiry & Investigation 31:41
Mark Coleman	Download Listen
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2002-09-16 Equanimity 54:49
Jack Kornfield	Download Listen
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2002-09-02 Metta 62:56
Jack Kornfield	Download Listen
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2002-09-01 What Does It Mean To Respond With The Heart? 51:06
Sharda Rogell	Download Listen
Moving out of duality of right and wrong -- we can learn to listen to our intuitive wisdom rather than be driven by our fearful and confused thoughts.
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2002-08-26 The Perfection of Determination 20:51
Jack Kornfield	Download Listen
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2002-08-21 Giving Up is Not an Option 51:40
Sylvia Boorstein	Download Listen
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2002-08-20 Final Day Panel 1:27:13	Download Listen
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2002-08-19 Friendly Dragon 29:05
Unknown	Download Listen
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2002-08-19 Last Panel 46:21	Download Listen
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2002-08-19 Untitled 41:13
Joseph Jarman	Download Listen
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2002-08-19 Looking for the Redemptive Moment 46:47
Sylvia Boorstein	Download Listen
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2002-08-18 Untitled 66:42	Download Listen
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2002-08-18 Untitled 42:47
Gaylon Ferguson	Download Listen
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2002-08-18 Untitled 30:38
Choyin Randrol	Download Listen
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2002-08-18 Untitled 1:24:20
Jan Willis	Download Listen
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2002-08-17 Guided Mediation 9:58
Sala Steinbach	Download Listen
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2002-08-17 Guided Mediation 6:19
Sala Steinbach	Download Listen
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2002-08-17 Untitled 66:56
Hilda Ryumon Gutierrez Baldoquin	Download Listen
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2002-08-17 Untitled 69:31
Rev. angel Kyodo williams	Download Listen
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2002-08-17 Untitled 57:27
Lawrence Ellis	Download Listen
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2002-08-16 Untitled 62:00
Alice Walker	Download Listen
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2002-08-14 Curiosity, Interest in Practice 1:10:53
Yvonne Rand	Download Listen
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2002-08-12 The Perfection of Truth 66:13
Jack Kornfield	Download Listen
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2002-08-11 Inspiration For Practice 42:20
Arinna Weisman	Download Listen
Cultivating an open heart for our changing lives.
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2002-08-07 Hold My Hand 61:36
Sylvia Boorstein	Download Listen
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2002-08-05 The Practice of Patience 45:58
Jack Kornfield	Download Listen
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2002-07-29 Foundation for the People of Burma 1:26:36
Jack Kornfield	Download Listen
with Michele McDonald and Steven Smith
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2002-07-27 Guided Meditation 19:52
Joseph Goldstein	Download Listen
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2002-07-26 Equanimity And Change 50:16
Kamala Masters	Download Listen
Through the practice of equanimity we are able to face the changing conditions of our lives with balance, spaciousness and great care.
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2002-07-23 The 4 Brahma Viharas 52:37
Sharon Salzberg	Download Listen
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2002-07-22 Faith and One Dharma 56:24
Jack Kornfield	Download Listen
with Sharon and Joseph
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2002-07-20 Transcendent Dependent Origination 54:49
Guy Armstrong	Download Listen
In his teachings on dependent origination found in the Upanisa Sutta of the Samyutta Nikaya, the Buddha explained the path in such positive terms as joy, rapture, tranquillity, and happiness.
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2002-07-17 Working with Judgments 62:43
Donald Rothberg	Download Listen
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2002-07-17 The Equanimous Heart 54:40
Sharda Rogell	Download Listen
When we understand that our happiness and unhappiness depends on our actions, then we can act with intentions that are loving and generous. This is what brings about the happiness we long for.
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2002-07-15 Perfection of Wisdom 57:46
Jack Kornfield	Download Listen
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2002-07-14 When You Love Someone, Your Eyelashes Go Up And Down 47:12
Sharda Rogell	Download Listen
Metta practice works it's magic by reflecting back our momentary experience so we can see where we are still holding. Embracing these parts of ourselves leads us to the boundless heart of metta.
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2002-07-08 Perfection of Energy 46:47
Jack Kornfield	Download Listen
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2002-07-03 Keeping the Faith 57:05
Sylvia Boorstein	Download Listen
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2002-07-01 Renunciation 62:29
Jack Kornfield	Download Listen
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2002-06-30 Not Here, Not There 34:24
Christopher Titmuss	Download Listen
We often make a division, a duality, between a retreat and daily life. Is there reality in this division or it is a projection of our mind?
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2002-06-29 Embrace Of Suffering And 9/11 47:12
Christopher Titmuss	Download Listen
This talk explores issues of struggle following 9/11, ways to resolve suffering. These teachings emphasize the necessity to explore deeply our relationship to each other.
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2002-06-29 Inquiry 54:25
Christopher Titmuss	Download Listen
Christopher engages in individual inquiry at the frong of the hall with five yogis at a retreat at spirit rock.
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2002-06-29 Embrace Of Suffering And 9/11 46:40
Christopher Titmuss	Download Listen
This talk explores issues of struggle following 9/11, ways to resolve suffering. These teachings emphasize the necessity to explore deeply our relationship to each other.
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2002-06-26 Working with Distraction 43:13
Yvonne Rand	Download Listen
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2002-06-24 Q&A 66:26
Jack Kornfield	Download Listen
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2002-06-24 Questions and Answers 65:53
Jack Kornfield, Ajahn Sundara, Tami Postlenik	Download Listen
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2002-06-17 Virtuous Heart 59:18
Jack Kornfield	Download Listen
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2002-06-14 Opening Kwan Yin Dharmas 54:41
Thanissara	Download Listen
Unifying wisdom and compassion, cultivating Bodhisattva Heart, use of prayer.
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2002-06-10 Generosity 66:32
Jack Kornfield	Download Listen
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2002-06-05 Mindfulness as Intuition Practice 1:11:29
Sylvia Boorstein	Download Listen
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2002-06-03 Tending the Garden of the Heart 59:33
Jack Kornfield	Download Listen
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2002-05-29 Memorial Day Re-dedication to Peace 58:09
Sylvia Boorstein	Download Listen
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2002-05-29 Thai Forest Teachings 2:01:45
Ajahn Jamnian	Download Listen
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2002-05-23 The Three Characteristics 55:31
Guy Armstrong	Download Listen
The three characteristics of existence -- impermanence, unsatisfactoriness and not-self -- summarize the state of this world as in constant dissolution. Yet, a refuge can be found in an ever-available awareness.
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2002-05-20 Buddha and the Devil 66:05
Stephen Batchelor	Download Listen
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2002-05-18 Jack Kornfield and Others (Unknown) 65:28
Jack Kornfield	Download Listen
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2002-05-13 The One Who Knows 54:18
Jack Kornfield	Download Listen
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2002-05-08 Faith as a Spiritual Faculty 50:30
Guy Armstrong	Download Listen
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2002-05-08 Unseating The Inner Tyrant 60:07
Ajahn Sucitto	Download Listen
Wholesome path factors and the obstacle to realizing them—the “inner tyrant” of critical mindset. The dwelling on suffering, rather than upon the cessation, and means of unseating this from the mind.
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2002-05-06 Take the One Seat 65:23
Jack Kornfield	Download Listen
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2002-05-02 Wise Speech 63:10
Donald Rothberg	Download Listen
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2002-05-01 Feeling Our Pain 61:32
Sylvia Boorstein	Download Listen
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2002-05-01 Working With Difficulty 48:27
Michele McDonald	Download Listen
How to work skillfully with difficult body sensations, emotions, or mental states.
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2002-04-22 Gratitude And Trust 52:43
Phillip Moffitt	Download Listen
How to be in the moment in the face of life difficulties. How to live “into life” in the presence of loss and death. The power of gratitude and trust, and ways to cultivate them as mindfulness practice.
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