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Dharma Talks given at Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge
2010-10-08 Wise Concentration 62:12
Marcia Rose
Learning how to properly apply the 3 active forces of purification - sila (virtue), samadhi (concentration), and panna (wisdom) is essential to our practice. this talk explores the active force of samadhi (concentration)... its basis, the process of its development, and the fruits of concentration.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge October 2010 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2010-10-05 The Defilements and the Three Trainings - Part 1 49:21
Ariya B. Baumann
The three trainings in virtue, concentration, and wisdom enable a practitioner to suppress or abandon the different levels of defilements. But only the practice of vipassana mediation is able to completely uproot them.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge October 2010 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2010-09-16 So You Like to Think! 51:06
Myoshin Kelley
An exploration of this natural function and how we can use it as a support for our meditation.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge September 2010 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2010-09-09 The Open Heart that is Wise 54:16
Myoshin Kelley
Working at how the qualities of Wisdom and Compassion enrich our lives.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge September 2010 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2010-09-02 When All Else Fails - Patience 49:12
Myoshin Kelley
Patience can be difficult to learn and yet brings a grace to the weary heart.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge September 2010 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2010-08-09 Cultivating Non-Attachment 52:12
Gloria Taraniya Ambrosia
Through practice we learn to relate with non-attachment to the condition of the body and mind as well as the conditions of our lives. We do this through the practice of the four foundations of mindfulness, the cultivation of samadhi, and the gradual eroding of self-view. Then we are well-positioned for insight.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge August 2010 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2010-08-02 Recognizing and Understanding Obstructive Tendencies 57:15
Gloria Taraniya Ambrosia
Examines the tendency to seek gratification through the senses and the tendency to be preoccupied with objects of the mind.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge August 2010 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2010-07-26 Selfing 54:52
Susan O'Brien
How we create a sense of self by identifying with experience.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge July 2010 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2010-07-19 Forgiveness 42:51
Susan O'Brien
A look at the process of forgiving, ending with a guided meditation.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge July 2010 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2010-07-13 Refuge 51:19
Susan O'Brien
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge July 2010 at IMS - Forest Refuge

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