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Dharma Talks
given at Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge
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2003-11-07
Judging Ourselves
57:16
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Guy Armstrong
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| Harsh judgements of ourselves in practice and in life may be connected to an underlying sense of not being good enough. The talk explores remedies in the moment (mindfulness and reflection) and long term (metta, selflessness). |
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2003-10-20
Compassion - The Heart Beat Of The Buddha's Teaching
1:13:40
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Marcia Rose
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| Compassion - one of the two wings of liberation: It's the heart felt connection to beings, and our way of being in this world that ensues from this. Compassion: Arising out of a clear and deep understanding/knowing of Dukkha (the unsatisfactoriness of all phenomena); the root cause of this suffering and the way of it's end.
Compassion--the heart of tenderness, openness and great strength. As we turn our capacity to unconditionally open to and accept towards suffering, we connect with our courage and strength to genuine care and move towards the alleviation of suffering. |
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October 2003 at IMS - Forest Refuge
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2003-10-03
Hatred Does Not Cease by Hatred
58:46
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Sarah Doering
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| The suffering caused by hatred can be unending, unless hatred is turned to love. Different methods of meditation practice enable this process of transformation. |
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2003-09-21
Joy And Tranquility As Enlightenment Factors
49:31
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Marcia Rose
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| Spiritual joy-bliss-rapture makes the mind/the heart bright, light, pliable, and open. It's rooted in our practice along the way of this journey to awakening. This bright and buoyant energy of mind and body helps to inspire and sustain the effort that is needed for practicing.
The bright and buoyant energy of joy, this "lightness of being", and the arising calm and quiet of a tranquil body and mind are essential aspects and fruits of this path along the way to awakening. |
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September 2003 at IMS - Forest Refuge
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2003-09-15
Investigation As A Factor Of Enlightenment
56:27
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Marcia Rose
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| The Buddha's invitation to us is "to come and see" for ourselves what is true. Investigation is the "activity" of mindfulness. It's the activity of discernment. It illuminates the object. When things are brightly lit, what is already present is then clearly seen and known, and confusion is dissipated.
"EHI PASSIKA" "Some and See" investigation is the active aspect of mindfulness. It brings a clear discernment of our body-mind experience. Investigation is what lights up the truth for us. |
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