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The greatest gift is the
gift of the teachings
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Retreat Dharma Talks
at Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC
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2016 IMCW Fall Retreat: Intimacy with Life
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| Vipassana, or Buddhist Meditation, is a way of opening to life and seeing clearly the totality of one’s being and experience. The practice is based on cultivating a present-centered mindfulness, leading to an unfolding of our natural wisdom and compassion. The focus of this retreat is to enhance intimacy with ourselves and the world. In order to help participants discover a sense of stillness and deep listening, silence will be maintained throughout the retreat except during question/answer periods and interviews with the teachers. In addition to sitting and walking meditation practice, there will be sessions of mindful movement led each day. |
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2016-11-04 (8 days)
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC
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2016-11-05
Heart Meditation: Taking In the Goodness
24:56
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Tara Brach
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Rumi said, “Whenever some kindness comes to you, turn that way – toward the source of kindness.”
This meditation guides us to look for the source of loving and to turn in that direction. It begins with a lovingkindness practice that spreads the image of a smile into the body, then continues with a practice of seeing the goodness of ourselves and others.
“What’s it like when you communicate your appreciation of goodness to another person?”
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2016-11-05
The Weather Systems of the Mind
58:31
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Jonathan Foust
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This talk explores the difficult energies that arise in life and how to work with them.
You’ll learn strategies for recognizing and working with five mind states that when in full force, make it impossible to be present. This is the first talk evening talk of the IMCW Fall Retreat.
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2016-11-06
The Wings of Awakening - Self-Honesty and Love
62:25
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Tara Brach
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We evolve our consciousness by bringing a clear and kind attention to the tangles of suffering. This talk explores how the "second arrow" of self-judgment imprisons us in emotional reactivity, and the pathways of awakening awareness that reconnect us with our full human potential.
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