The greatest gift is the
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Dharma Talks given at Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge
2026-06-15 How Wisdom is Developed in Practice 58:13
Sayadaw Vivekananda
Repeated comprehension of materiality; * Enlightenment factors promote the growth of wisdom; * Liberations and hindrances; * Seeing the breaking up of formations develops wisdom.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge June 2026 at IMS Forest Refuge

2026-06-11 How Wisdom Is Developed 62:12
Sayadaw Vivekananda
General and specific aspects of the unfolding of wisdom.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge June 2026 at IMS Forest Refuge

2026-06-10 The Two Fields 50:36
Sayadaw Vivekananda
The field of mental defilements resembles a weed-infested piece of land, and the field of wisdom is likened to a beautiful garden.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge June 2026 at IMS Forest Refuge

2026-06-08 The Acquisition of Insight 58:01
Sayadaw Vivekananda
Virtue, concentration, meditation, desire (chanda), striving, faith, approaching a teacher, and more.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge June 2026 at IMS Forest Refuge

2026-06-04 What is Wisdom? 55:18
Sayadaw Vivekananda
Various definitions of Intuitive Wisdom: controlling faculty of wisdom; wisdom as an enlightenment factor. Differences between perception (saññāṇa), consciousness (viññāṇa), and wisdom (paññā).
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge June 2026 at IMS Forest Refuge

2026-06-03 Fundamentals of Satipatthana 64:26
Sayadaw Vivekananda
Keeping the mind in the present moment, observing what is conspicuous in an effective manner.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge June 2026 at IMS Forest Refuge

2026-05-25 Noble View Beyond Dichotomy 40:32
Dawn Neal
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge May 2026 at IMS Forest Refuge

2026-05-11 In This Very Moment 41:15
Dawn Neal
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge May 2026 at IMS Forest Refuge

2026-04-29 Meditation: Happiness and Contentment as Supports for Equanimity 46:58
Jill Shepherd
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge April 2026 at IMS Forest Refuge

2026-04-28 Talk: Equanimity as a resource for navigating transitions 44:30
Jill Shepherd
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge April 2026 at IMS Forest Refuge

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