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Dharma Talks
given at Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC
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2008-03-12
Befriending The Deities
1:15:03
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Tara Brach
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| The fruit of practice is releasing our identification with core beliefs and fear-based emotions, and realizing and inhabiting our Natural awareness. This is described as the N in RAIN - an acronym that can guide us in awakening loving presence. |
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IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks
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2008-03-05
The Art Of Practice: Rain
1:19:52
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Tara Brach
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| This second class in the Art of Practice reviews the basic components of meditation training and illustrates through several stories, the use of the acronym RAIN in awakening loving presence. The session includes a period of question/answer. |
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IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks
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2008-02-27
The Art Of Practice: Mindfulness
1:12:58
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Tara Brach
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| In the Art of Practice, we explore key techniques in preparing the grounds for true meditation. These include relaxation, identifying a home base, awakening the senses and re-mindfulness. These "skillful means" allow us to arrive Here, and to rest in a natural mindfulness, awake and open awareness. |
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IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks
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2008-02-20
Listening Presence
69:13
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Tara Brach
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| A full and listening presence is the gateway to genuine intimacy with our self and others. This talk explores the challenges to deep listening and the teachings and practices that guide us in developing this healing and liberating capacity. |
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IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks
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2008-02-06
Gateways To Happiness
1:12:45
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Tara Brach
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| While we all want to be happy, our habitual ways of pursuing happiness leave us dissatisfied. What prevents us from being happy? What is true happiness? How do we relax and open to the blessings of our life that are always and already here? Though these reflections we explore together our potential to live from a profound place of inner freedom, peace and happiness. |
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IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks
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2008-01-30
The Power Of Inquiry
65:31
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Tara Brach
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| Inquiry, or mindful investigation, is a direct way to deepen our attention and reveal the nature of reality. This talk explores the attitude, types of questions and practice of non-conceptual presence that awakens our deepest wisdom. |
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IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks
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2008-01-09
Touching Enlightenment With Our Body
1:12:36
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Tara Brach
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| We realize and inhabit the fullness of what we are through the gateway of our senses. This reflection includes how we dissociate from our bodies (hearts, each other, earth) and the pathways of belonging. The evening is dedicated to John O'Donahue, a teacher of the divine longing that carries us to belonging. |
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IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks
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2008-01-02
The Three Refuges
1:21:31
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Tara Brach
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| This talk reflects on the three gateways to liberating presence-- Buddha nature (our awakened heartmind); Dharma (the living moment, truth, nature of things) and Sangha (spiritual community.) The evening includes a ritual of "taking refuge" that invites our dedication to each domain of awakening and freedom. |
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IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks
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2007-12-19
The True Revolution
68:30
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Tara Brach
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| In Buddhism, lovingkindness is considered a divine abode, our true home. This talk explores how we can recognize the mask that covers insecurity, inhabit our essential goodness of Being, and let ourselves touch and be touched by love. This awakening into wholeheartedness is the true revolution. |
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IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks
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2007-12-12
Path Of Transformation
1:16:36
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Tara Brach
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| This talk investigates three core themes on the path of spiritual awakening: forgiveness, inner fire or aspiration, and the awareness of what we are...awareness itself. These living currents on the path are explored through an ancient Indian teaching story and guided reflections. |
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IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks
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