Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center: dharma talks and meditation instruction
370 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago -IMS’s Retreat Center first opened its doors in 1976. It offers a yearly schedule of meditation courses, lasting from a weekend to three months. Most retreats are designed for both new and experienced meditators. Recognized insight meditation teachers from all over the world offer daily instruction and guidance in Buddhist meditations known as vipassana (insight) and metta (lovingkindness). While the context is the Buddha’s teachings, these practices are universal and help us to deepen awareness and compassion.
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Episodes
Susie Harrington: Introduction and Guided Meditation: Equanimity
November 15, 2021 15:30 - 47 minutes - 21.7 MB(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center)
Brian Lesage: Reflections On Death And Birth That Support Presense
November 14, 2021 19:29 - 47 minutes - 22 MB(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center)
Greg Scharf: Morning Reflection And Meditation
November 14, 2021 08:15 - 1 hour - 28.2 MB(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) A short reflection of mindfulness of mind - the third establishment of mindfulness
Susie Harrington: Guided Meditation; Unentangled Knowing
November 13, 2021 08:16 - 52 minutes - 24.1 MB(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Recommended for times when the mind is settled and willing to explore the subtler process of mind.
Tuere Sala: The Villapas: The Four Distortions Of Mind.
November 12, 2021 19:29 - 1 hour - 27.6 MB(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) When we access tranquility or calm abiding, we can see the distortions of mind with clear knowing and discernment.
Greg Scharf: Inspiration On The Path
November 11, 2021 19:30 - 1 hour - 30.3 MB(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center)
Tuere Sala: The Gift Of Borrowing Joy
November 11, 2021 15:32 - 50 minutes - 23 MB(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center)
Brian Lesage: Navigating Difficulty Within Our Meditation
November 11, 2021 08:16 - 14 minutes - 26.2 MB(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center)
Joseph Goldstein: Questions and Responses
November 10, 2021 19:30 - 1 hour - 30 MB(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center)
Matthew Hepburn: Anicca: Practical Impermanence for Retreat Yogis
November 08, 2021 19:30 - 54 minutes - 24.9 MB(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Impermanence as a lofty concept is a cause fro mental proliferation. Impermanence as a way to perceive every moment is the end of suffering.
Greg Scharf: Introduction to Compassion And A Guided Meditation
November 08, 2021 15:30 - 57 minutes - 26.6 MB(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) A short introduction to compassion as a Brahma Vihara, followed by a guided meditation - Receiving compassion from benefactors and dear friends.
Susie Harrington: Navigating The River With ease and Energy
November 07, 2021 19:30 - 59 minutes - 27.2 MB(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Energy and wise effort on the path of practice
Susie Harrington: Morning Instructions and Reflection
November 07, 2021 08:16 - 44 minutes - 20.3 MB(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Deeping samadhi - hints, and suggestions
Brian Lesage: Beauty And The Seven Factors Of Awakening
November 06, 2021 19:31 - 59 minutes - 27.3 MB(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center)
Pascal Auclair: There Must Be an Other Way
September 19, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 132 MB(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center)
Pascal Auclair: Counteracting Internalized Hatred With Benevolence
September 18, 2021 19:00 - 1 hour - 84.6 MB(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) How, as LGBTQAI2S+, can Metta help us heal from internalized homophobia? A few words and a guided meditation
Pascal Auclair: Belonging to Earth; Being Earth, Wind and Fire
September 18, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 105 MB(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) 1st morning instructions and guided meditation
Pascal Auclair: Meditation & Talk
September 05, 2021 15:42 - 46 minutes - 64.1 MB(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center)
Rodney Smith: Exploring Meditation as a Gateway to Transcendent Awareness, Part2
August 24, 2021 13:30 - 53 minutes - 36.6 MB(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) There is a direct line through mindfulness to formless awareness. Simply release the “self” associated with mindfulness and awareness reveals itself in its full expanse.
Rodney Smith: Exploring Meditation as a Gateway to Transcendent Awareness, Part 1
August 22, 2021 13:30 - 50 minutes - 35 MB(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Exploring the beginning instructions reveals both the fullness of a “self, trying,” and the emptiness of a “self, in surrender.” Our world view changes according to which we pursue.
Chas DiCapua: IMS Daily Dharma, Apr 30 2021
April 30, 2021 09:30 - 18 minutes - 25.7 MB(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Cultivating Calm
Chas DiCapua: IMS Daily Dharma, Apr 29 2021
April 29, 2021 09:30 - 18 minutes - 25.7 MB(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center)
Jessica Morey: IMS Daily Dharma, Apr 28 2021
April 28, 2021 09:30 - 20 minutes - 27.9 MB(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Sympathetic Joy
Tara Mulay: IMS Daily Dharma, Apr 27 2021
April 27, 2021 09:30 - 24 minutes - 33.3 MB(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center)
Tara Mulay: IMS Daily Dharma, Apr 26 2021
April 26, 2021 09:30 - 19 minutes - 27.3 MB(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) The 5 Daily Reflections
Bruni Dávila: IMS Daily Dharma, Apr 23 2021
April 23, 2021 09:30 - 19 minutes - 26.7 MB(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Kind Curiosity
Bruni Dávila: IMS Daily Dharma, Apr 22 2021
April 22, 2021 09:30 - 21 minutes - 30.1 MB(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Just like Buddha...
Jessica Morey: IMS Daily Dharma, Apr 21 2021
April 21, 2021 09:30 - 20 minutes - 27.7 MB(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Karuna
Chas DiCapua: IMS Daily Dharma, Apr 20 2021
April 20, 2021 09:30 - 21 minutes - 30.1 MB(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Dedicating our Practice
Chas DiCapua: IMS Daily Dharma, Apr 19 2021
April 19, 2021 09:30 - 19 minutes - 27.3 MB(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Meditation as Generosity
Tara Mulay: IMS Daily Dharma, Apr 16 2021
April 16, 2021 09:30 - 22 minutes - 30.3 MB(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Non-identification
Walt Opie: IMS Daily Dharma, Apr 15 2021
April 15, 2021 09:30 - 22 minutes - 31.1 MB(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Meeting Impermanence with Kindness
Jessica Morey: IMS Daily Dharma, Apr 14 2021
April 14, 2021 09:30 - 21 minutes - 29.4 MB(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Metta
Chas DiCapua: IMS Daily Dharma, Apr 13 2021
April 13, 2021 09:30 - 20 minutes - 28.8 MB(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Letting Go
Chas DiCapua: IMS Daily Dharma, Apr 12 2021
April 12, 2021 09:30 - 20 minutes - 27.6 MB(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center)
Chas DiCapua: IMS Daily Dharma, Apr 2 2021
April 02, 2021 09:30 - 20 minutes - 28.6 MB(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Anatta/Not Self
Caroline Jones: IMS Daily Dharma, Dec 30 2020
December 30, 2020 09:30 - 21 minutes - 19.7 MB(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Practicing in Daily Life
Chas DiCapua: IMS Daily Dharma, Dec 29 2020
December 29, 2020 09:30 - 22 minutes - 31.2 MB(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Mindfulness in Real-time
Caroline Jones: IMS Daily Dharma, Dec 28 2020
December 28, 2020 09:30 - 21 minutes - 29.8 MB(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Four Indispensable Meditative Skills
Caroline Jones: IMS Daily Dharma, Dec 25 2020
December 25, 2020 09:30 - 22 minutes - 30.4 MB(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Contemplating Impermanence, Part 3
Chas DiCapua: IMS Daily Dharma, Dec 24 2020
December 24, 2020 09:30 - 22 minutes - 31.2 MB(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Theme: Joy
Caroline Jones: IMS Daily Dharma, Dec 23 2020
December 23, 2020 09:30 - 21 minutes - 29.3 MB(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Contemplating Impermanence, Part 2
Caroline Jones: IMS Daily Dharma, Dec 21 2020
December 21, 2020 09:30 - 20 minutes - 28.7 MB(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Contemplating Impermanence, Part 1
Caroline Jones: IMS Daily Dharma, Dec 18 2020
December 18, 2020 09:30 - 22 minutes - 30.9 MB(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Gladdening the Heart-mind, Part 3
Chas DiCapua: IMS Daily Dharma, Dec 17 2020
December 17, 2020 09:30 - 21 minutes - 29.6 MB(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Stillness within the Storm, Part 1
Caroline Jones: IMS Daily Dharma, Dec 16 2020
December 16, 2020 09:30 - 21 minutes - 29 MB(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Gladdening the Heart-mind, Part 2
Chas DiCapua: IMS Daily Dharma, Dec 15 2020
December 15, 2020 09:30 - 23 minutes - 32.6 MB(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Discovering the Dharma in Nature
Caroline Jones: IMS Daily Dharma, Dec 14 2020
December 14, 2020 09:30 - 16 minutes - 22.3 MB(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center)
Chas DiCapua: IMS Daily Dharma, Dec 11 2020
December 11, 2020 09:30 - 21 minutes - 29.9 MB(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Discovering the Dharma in Nature
Chas DiCapua: IMS Daily Dharma, Dec 10 2020
December 10, 2020 09:30 - 20 minutes - 28.7 MB(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Discovering the Dharma in Nature