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Rodney Smith's Dharma Talks at Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge
Rodney Smith
More and more, the teaching practice takes me into the community where I engage directly with students. My focus right now is on bringing the continuity of the Dharma into the market place. Although retreating is an important form for self-knowledge, I find myself less interested in the immediate results of a retreat and more interested in helping students investigate their relationship to the ups and downs of their everyday life.
2014-03-11 Abiding with Creation 44:14
Confusing the past with the creative present is the single biggest issue facing practitioners of the Dharma.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge March 2014 at IMS - Forest Refuge
2014-03-04 The Flame Of Now 41:37
Our thoughts place us on the periphery of "Now", but a question ensues, "do we want what Now offers?"
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge March 2014 at IMS - Forest Refuge
2012-03-29 Application Of The Four Foundations 44:46
The four foundations move us from form to formless but also give us a view and appreciation to make the journey
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge March 2012 at IMS - Forest Refuge
2012-03-22 Exploring The Fourth Foundation. 43:01
The Buddha removes the self from consideration by remembering each mind state, simple as it is.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge March 2012 at IMS - Forest Refuge
2012-03-15 Third Foundation: Just This 45:09
The Buddha seems to be suggesting to advance ourselves as little as possible in the Third Foundation. When we see what is arising minimally as "just this," we are essentially taking ourselves out of that seeing.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge March 2012 at IMS - Forest Refuge
2012-03-08 Second Foundation: Dissolving Form 48:33
The second foundation begins to dissolve the form of "I' and the body/mind begins to slowly lose its boundaries revealing the formless.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge March 2012 at IMS - Forest Refuge
2012-03-01 Applying The Four Foundations 39:10
The principles of the Four Noble Truths, we are all familiar with, but the application of the principles lie within the integrated understanding of the Four Foundations.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge March 2012 at IMS - Forest Refuge
2007-03-19 Contrasting Wise Effort And Right Effort 43:03
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge March 2007 at IMS - Forest Refuge
2004-07-23 The Story And The Story Teller 41:56
The story and the storyteller are mutually dependent and arise together.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge July 2004 at IMS - Forest Refuge
2004-07-21 The Doubting Mind 42:54
Doubting is a frequent component of the western mind. We must explore it thoroughly.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge July 2004 at IMS - Forest Refuge

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