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Devon Hase's Dharma Talks at Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge
Devon Hase
devon hase has practiced intensively in the insight and vajrayana traditions since discovering meditation in 2000. After a decade of bringing mindfulness to high school and college classrooms, she entered several years of silent, solitary retreat in the mountains of Oregon. She now teaches at the Insight Meditation Society, Spirit Rock Meditation Center, and the Forest Refuge, and serves as co-guiding teacher of the online dharma community Refuge of Belonging. Devon supports practitioners in both long and short retreats, as well as through personal mentoring, with an emphasis on relational practice and connection to the natural world. Along with her life partner, nico, she co-authored How Not to Be a Hot Mess and the forthcoming This Messy, Gorgeous Love: A Buddhist Guide to Lasting Partnership (2026). Learn more at devonandnicohase.com.
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2025-03-28 Dharma Reflection: Dhamma Chanda 18:56
Teachings on how to work with deep desire for deliverance and how to smooth out the energy body when things get intense in retreat.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge March 2025 at IMS - Forest Refuge
2025-03-21 Aging, Illness, and Death 53:14
The Four Heavenly Messengers and the Five Subjects for Frequent Recollection, with a focus on practicing with aging, illness. and death.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge March 2025 at IMS - Forest Refuge
2025-03-20 Dharma Reflection: Four Brahma Viharas in Nature 11:50
Reflections on nature as our teacher of metta, karuna, mudita, and upekkha.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge March 2025 at IMS - Forest Refuge
2025-03-15 Wise Intention 11:36
Guided Meditation inviting reflection on our wholesome intentions for retreat and practice in daily life.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge March 2025 at IMS - Forest Refuge
2025-03-13 Dharma Reflection - The Two Benefits 18:32
Teachings on the Queen Mallika sutta and how doing metta for ourselves naturally translates to metta for everybody.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge March 2025 at IMS - Forest Refuge
2025-03-12 Chanting Imaya Dhammanu and Karaniya Metta in Pali and English 19:20
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge March 2025 at IMS - Forest Refuge
2025-03-08 Dharma Reflection - Beautiful Qualities of the Heart 20:38
Guided practice on the five jhana factors and how they antidote the hindrances.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge March 2025 at IMS - Forest Refuge
2025-03-06 Dharma Reflection - To Be a Person 12:46
Short reflection on metta and the human condition, inspired by Jane Hirshfield's poetry.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge March 2025 at IMS - Forest Refuge
2024-03-30 Tattoos on the Heart 17:57
Stories from Father Gregory Boyle, reflections on love
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge March 2024
2024-03-29 Untangling the Tangle: On Dependent Co-Arising and Freedom 49:06
Teachings on the 12 links of dependent origination, including chanting and stories. Description of how we get off the chain, dukkha and the end of dukkha.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge March 2024

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