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Dharma Talks given at Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge
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2024-07-19 Guided Meditation: Building All the Awakening Factors with Emphasis on Concentration 16:47
Shaila Catherine
In this guided meditation, Shaila Catherine highlights the powerful role that concentration plays as we cultivate the awakening factors. The instructions slowly walk through the sequence of Awakening Factors demonstrating how they create the conditions for the next factor in the sequence, and then explores various qualities of the collected mind and choices the meditator may make to further develop the mind once samadhi has been established.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge Forest Refuge -July 2024

2024-07-18 Guided Meditation: Cultivating Loving Kindness (Metta) and Compassion (Karuna) 45:51
Shaila Catherine
This is a long guided meditation in which Shaila Catherine offers systematic instruction for cultivating loving kindness (metta) and compassion (karuna) through the use of intention filled phrases directed toward beings in various categories.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge Forest Refuge -July 2024

2024-07-03 Metta and the Hindrances 40:04
Shaila Catherine
Shaila Catherine describes how the wholesome state of mettā serves not only as an antidote to anger, fear, and ill will, but is also a force that can overcome all the hindrances. A mind imbued with mettā is both strong and yielding; it is balanced and upright. Mettā contributes to both the development of samādhi and also insight. A mind strengthened by mettā will be able to face the unsatisfactory conditions of dukkha with clarity and balance, without blaming society, and without getting angry at other people. Mettā training gives us a way to take responsibility for cultivating happiness. When our minds are well developed, we will dwell at ease, in comfort, free from the hindrances, primed for abandoning lust, hate, and delusion.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge Forest Refuge -July 2024

2024-06-28 Aspiration and resolution 54:56
Carol Wilson
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge June 2024

2024-06-28 Morning reflection 53:33
Carol Wilson
Hiri and Ottappa: Jst being
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge June 2024

2024-06-27 Morning reflections 56:30
Carol Wilson
Mundane and supramundane right view
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge June 2024

2024-06-26 Morning Instructions: Rhythms of Practice 56:48
Andrea Fella
A meditative reflection, followed by a silent sitting, followed by further reflections.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge June 2024

2024-06-25 Reflections on Nibbana 58:30
Andrea Fella
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge June 2024

2024-06-25 Morning Reflections: Opening to the Truth, the Mind can Relax 53:17
Andrea Fella
A meditative reflection, followed by a silent sitting, followed by further reflections.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge June 2024

2024-06-24 Instruction for Talking Practice 58:37
Andrea Fella
Instruction for Talking Practice (talk begins after a silent 40 minute meditation)
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge June 2024

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