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Dharma Talks given at Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC
2014-06-08 Destruction of the Craving 1:13:35
Ven. Sayalay Susila
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2014-06-07 Contemplation of Impermanence 42:44
Ven. Sayalay Susila
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2014-06-04 Awakening from Virtual Reality 1:22:24
Tara Brach
This talk looks at the power our virtual reality of thoughts can hold over our lives. We then explore how bringing mindful awareness to thinking enables us to heal historical wounding and discover who we are beyond the self-story in our mind. We don’t have to believe our thoughts - they are "real but not true!"
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2014-05-28 Humility 1:18:29
Tara Brach
In Buddhism and most faiths, humility - feeling that we all share common ground, feeling neither superior or inferior to others - is both a prerequisite to awakening and an expression of mature spirituality. This talk explores how our conditioning and culture reinforce a swing from ego-inflation (self-importance, feeling special, better than others) to ego-deflation (feeling unworthy). We then look at how a wise and kind attention opens us to who we are beyond these confining egoic states, and enables us to live with humility and grace.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2014-05-21 Heart Training on the Bodhisatva Path 56:38
Tara Brach
Bodhisattva means “Awakened Being.” This path of awakening has three key domains for practice: remembering intention; training our attention; and compassionate activity. This talk reviews these domains and includes guided reflections that can help bring spirituality alive in daily life.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2014-05-14 Question and Response 1:17:24
Tara Brach
Tara explores a range of questions that include working with unworthiness, recognizing aspiration, stepping out of the story and understanding the selfless quality of experience.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2014-05-08 Evening Poem: The Mystery - and flute 11:00
Jonathan Foust
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC 2014 IMCW Spring Retreat: Intimacy with Life

2014-05-08 Three Characteristics of an Awakened Being 59:37
Jonathan Foust
What does it mean to be awake? A number of qualities arise when greed, hatred and ignorance fall away. In both your inward practice and in the world of relationships you can consciously cultivate these characteristic and enjoy aliveness within and around you.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC 2014 IMCW Spring Retreat: Intimacy with Life

2014-05-07 Chanting: Bye Bye False Refuge... 5:20
La Sarmiento
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC 2014 IMCW Spring Retreat: Intimacy with Life

2014-05-07 Am I Dreaming? (retreat talk) 68:15
Tara Brach
As we cultivate mindfulness we become increasingly aware of how we move through huge swaths of our life in trance. This talk reflects on three key domains of trance, and undoing the habitual reactivity that keeps us from the loving, open awareness that is our essence.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC 2014 IMCW Spring Retreat: Intimacy with Life

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