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Dharma Talks given at Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC
2013-10-20 Guided Forgiveness Practice 32:13
Tara Brach
Instructions, then a guided forgiveness meditation.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC 2013 IMCW Fall Retreat: Intimacy with Life

2013-10-19 The Heartspace That is Our True Home (retreat talk) 64:37
Tara Brach
(retreat talk) - By dedicating ourselves to loving the life that is right here--ourselves--we discover the heartspace that holds this world. This talk explores the pathways of forgiveness, offering and letting in love, and gratitude that reveal the vastness of loving presence.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC 2013 IMCW Fall Retreat: Intimacy with Life

2013-10-16 Part 2: Happiness 1:25:49
Tara Brach
This 2-part series explores conditioned and unconditioned happiness: What blocks us from experiencing true well-being, and the skillful means that allow this natural expression of our being to shine through.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2013-10-09 Part 1: Happiness 1:15:46
Tara Brach
This 2-part series explores conditioned and unconditioned happiness: What blocks us from experiencing true well-being, and the skillful means that allow this natural expression of our being to shine through.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2013-10-02 Loving Life, Loving Earth 69:31
Tara Brach
What will it take to have us collectively awaken to the suffering of our earth and respond? This talk looks at how we are destroying our larger body, the earth; what stops us from recognizing and opening to the suffering of loss, and ways we can evolve our consciousness and act on behalf of this precious life.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2013-09-25 Part 2 - Entering the Wilderness 1:13:50
Tara Brach
On all spiritual paths, we journey into the inner wilderness to discover the nature of nature - the truth of who we are. The entry is through bringing a kind and full presence to the life of our bodies. These two talks explore the conditioning that leads us to dissociation, and the blessings of full aliveness, open heartedness and wisdom that arise when we come home to embodied presence.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2013-09-18 Part 1 - Entering the Wilderness 1:21:51
Tara Brach
On all spiritual paths, we journey into the inner wilderness to discover the nature of nature - the truth of who we are. The entry is through bringing a kind and full presence to the life of our bodies. These two talks explore the conditioning that leads us to dissociation, and the blessings of full aliveness, open heartedness and wisdom that arise when we come home to embodied presence.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2013-09-11 Peace Work 1:22:36
Tara Brach
The hope for inner and world peace lies in our evolutionary capacity to shift from Fight-Flight-Freeze reactivity to responding to aggravation with Attend-Befriend. This talk explores the three elements on this path of awakening that support us in this transformation: Remembering our true aspiration; taking full responsibility (for whatever arises in our experience) and widening the circles of our caring to include all beings.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2013-09-04 From Egoic to Unconditioned Loving 1:25:33
Tara Brach
When we are caught in the sense of separation and unmet needs, our love is marbled with fear and attachment. This talk describes the chain of conditioning that perpetuates the constrictions of egoic love and explores several courageous activities--sharing our vulnerability, expressing love, extending and receiving love-- that awaken us to the vastness and freedom of pure loving awareness.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2013-08-28 Part 2: Relating to the Fearsome Deities 1:28:33
Tara Brach
Whenever Mara--the shadow side--appeared during the Buddha's life, his response was simple and liberating: "I see you Mara," and,"Please, come…let's have tea." In that spirit, this talk explores three approaches to relating to fear with a mindful and compassionate presence. The flute meditation at the end of the talk is given by Akal Dev. Please support this podcast by donating at dharmaseed.org. Your donations allow us to continue to freely offer the teachings!
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

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