Dharma Seed - Dharma Talks from Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC Retreats

2010 - IMCW New Year's Retreat - Awakening the Heart of Compassion

The New Year is a wonderful time to touch sacred presence and deepen our roots in spiritual life. In this silent retreat we will open our hearts and minds through practices of Vipassana (mindfulness meditation--both sitting and walking sessions), traditional heart meditations (metta), yoga (mindful movement) and evening chanting.

2010-12-27 (6 days) Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC

2010-12-28 The Nature of Mind 58:46
Pat Coffey	Download Listen

2010-12-29 The Path of Transformation 62:31
Tara Brach	Download Listen
Awakening arises out of presence with the changing ground of our lives. This talk explores three key gateways to liberating presence: forgiveness, inner fire (aspiration) and a deep inquiry into the nature of our own mind.

2010-12-31 Guided Heart Meditation - Lovingkindness 44:43
Hugh Byrne	Download Listen

2010-12-31 Minting Gold - Embodying the Awakened Heart 65:43
Tara Brach	Download Listen
Our core conditioning expresses as both a longing for love and the pain of not trusting we are loveable. This talk explores how we create the experience of separation, and the key meditative heart- trainings that lead us to realizing and living from the truth of our connectedness.