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Dharma Talks given at Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge
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2015-03-02 General Introduction 52:32
Sayadaw U Jagara
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Introduction of the theme: Gradual Training and Causal Principle
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  March 2015 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2015-03-01 Notes and Transcripts from Retreat - pdf file attached 0:00
Sayadaw U Jagara
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Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  March 2015 at IMS - Forest Refuge
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2015-02-17 Working Smart 54:29
Winnie Nazarko
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The Buddha speaks of the need to apply oneself, in order to wake up. But doing this wisely is key - not all effort is skillful. This talk discusses Wise Effort, and how to discern it.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  February 2015 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2015-02-13 Equanimity 55:42
Winnie Nazarko
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The "Peace That Passes Understanding" is a hallmark of many spiritual traditions, when they are practiced in depth. This talk discusses what equanimity is and how it is utilized in meditation practice.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  February 2015 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2015-02-06 Investigation 68:43
Winnie Nazarko
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Mindfulness used investigatively leads to insight. Insight leads to liberation/freedom of mind and heart. this talk describes how to "investigate" in meditation practice.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  February 2015 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2015-01-26 Self-view and the Fourth Satipatthana 58:57
Gloria Taraniya Ambrosia
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Here we look at fourth satipatthana and its specific instructions on what to see and how to see it—the five hindrances, the five aggregates, the six sense bases, the seven factors of awakening, and the four noble truths—with an eye to realizing how this practice helps us overcome self-view.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  January 2015 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2015-01-19 Rethinking How We Get Free 52:06
Gloria Taraniya Ambrosia
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This talk examines popular strategies for behavior change such as willing ourselves into compliance and analyzing our history. And it contrasts these "old ways" with the strategies of Buddhist practices.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  January 2015 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2015-01-12 Deconstructing the Layers of Self-View 57:43
Gloria Taraniya Ambrosia
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This talk includes real practice stories about working with the hindrances and seeing how we deconstruct the layers of self-view.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  January 2015 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2015-01-05 Classical Teaching on Non-Self 51:40
Gloria Taraniya Ambrosia
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The Buddha never denied or affirmed the existence of a self. He merely noted that when we relate to the body, feeling, perception, formations and consciousness with attachment, we suffer. Non-identification with the body and mind frees us.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  January 2015 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2014-12-30 New Year 2015 47:28
Gloria Taraniya Ambrosia
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Making full use of perception of the new year to skillfully look back to where we have been and forward to where we are going. .. and at the same time, collapsing time to the present moment.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  December 2014 at IMS - Forest Refuge

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