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Dharma Talks given at Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge
2025-07-19 Start with a nice day 17:08
Sayadaw U Jagara
Investigation into the process of cognition based on the six sense doors and questioning the reality of the self-identity.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge July 2025 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2025-07-18 Elephant's Training 52:50
Sayadaw U Jagara
How the training of our mind brings a clearer perspective. Understanding the process of dying on the experiential level.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge July 2025 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2025-07-16 Wisdom, Panna as the strongest tree 20:35
Sayadaw U Jagara
Climb a tree and use the perspective you get when on top. The street here is also compared with the body.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge July 2025 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2025-07-14 Body-directed mindfulness 13:21
Sayadaw U Jagara
The first of the Satipatthana practices for establishing mindfulness is the body.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge July 2025 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2025-07-12 Be an Island for yourself 13:08
Sayadaw U Jagara
Buddha's advice to Ananda after Sariputta's and Maha Moggallana's deaths. (SN.)
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge July 2025 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2025-07-09 Guarding the mind 21:26
Sayadaw U Jagara
Simile of the six animals, wanting to tame and understand their nature
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge July 2025 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2025-07-07 GPS Meditation 13:04
Sayadaw U Jagara
Guided Perspective Suggestions - Location/Direction within ourselves
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge July 2025 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2025-06-29 Sacredness in the world 31:55
Ajahn Sucitto
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge One Month Retreat at the Forest Refuge

2025-06-29 Q and A 52:19
Ajahn Sucitto
Q1 - What would you suggest as priorities for lay practice, recollections to establish a steady orientation to Dhamma?; 13:08 Q2 - Mindfulness when talking and using computers etc.; 18:30 Q3 - Energy, qi, anapanasati and integration of energy; 26:24 Q4 – I feel lots of unpleasant skin sensations when sitting, What might these be? 28:46 Q5 You’ve referred to integrating energy as a new way to consider. What does this mean? 36:09 Q9 Why couldn’t it be that nibbana is like chasing the unicorn; 37:23 Q10 Can you speak about wisdom and samadhi; 40:33 Q11 Can you provide some guidance on mudita, rapture (piti) and stability/ staying grounded; 44:52 Q12 Contemplating the arising of the ‘me’ sense, dependent on phenomena.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge One Month Retreat at the Forest Refuge

2025-06-27 Integrating experience into the domain of release 38:59
Ajahn Sucitto
Based on a heart that integrates around goodwill, key features of letting go arise. These are a successive process of disengagement, dispassion, cessation and release (or relinquishment). For example bitterness and guilt can be felt as they are and move on.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge One Month Retreat at the Forest Refuge

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