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Dharma Talks given at Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge
2010-06-10 Walking Meditation 67:58
Sayadaw Vivekananda
Instances of walking meditation at time of Buddha; benefits; how to intensify walking meditation
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge June 2010 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2010-06-09 Contemplation of Body 65:15
Sayadaw Vivekananda
Purposes of contemplation of body; contemplation of postures
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge June 2010 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2010-06-07 Pain 1:14:43
Sayadaw Vivekananda
Pain in context of contemplation of unsatisfactoriness; causes of pain; identification with pain; dealing with pain; models of pain
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge June 2010 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2010-06-06 Synopsis of Satipatthana Instructions, Part II 54:16
Sayadaw Vivekananda
Qualities of mindfulness
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge June 2010 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2010-06-05 Synopsis of Satipatthana Instructions, Part I 69:42
Sayadaw Vivekananda
Exploration of ardent energy (atapa), clear comprehension (sampajanna), "having put away covetousness and discontent for the world (vineyya loke abhijjha domanassam), mindfulness.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge June 2010 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2010-06-04 Vipassana Phenomenology 1:18:40
Sayadaw Vivekananda
Exploration of observational and descriptive categories relevant to Vipassana meditation.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge June 2010 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2010-06-03 One Wishing to Attain that State of Peace Should Act Thus 1:13:13
Sayadaw Vivekananda
Fourteen qualities from Metta Sutta relevant to the development of the mind.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge June 2010 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2010-06-02 Opening Talk 1:41:03
Sayadaw Vivekananda
Brief introduction to sila, samadhi and panna. Mahasi instructions on sitting, walking, general activities, interview and balanced practice.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge June 2010 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2010-05-30 Q & A Discussion 60:03
Joseph Goldstein
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge May 2010 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2010-05-27 The Life of The Buddha 55:16
Greg Scharf
This talk, in honor of Wesak, looks at the Buddha's life both as the story of an actual person, and as an archetypal story of a spiritual journey, exploring some of the ways that his life & journey may relate to and inform our practice as we follow in his footsteps.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge May 2010 at IMS - Forest Refuge

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