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Dharma Talks given at Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC
2015-04-18 Metta: The Healing Parami 42:12
Trudy mitchell-gilkey
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC 2015 IMCW Spring Retreat: Intimacy with Life

2015-04-18 Standing and Walking Meditation Instructions 10:36
Tara Brach
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC 2015 IMCW Spring Retreat: Intimacy with Life

2015-04-18 Question/Response - Working with Pain and with Recurring Thoughts 9:05
Tara Brach
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC 2015 IMCW Spring Retreat: Intimacy with Life

2015-04-15 True Happiness - Realizing Well Being 1:15:02
Tara Brach
Well being is the deep contentment that arises from a relaxed, wakeful presence. This talk explores the beliefs and habits that contract us away form presence, and several key ways we can nourish our natural capacity for happiness.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2015-04-08 Three Liberating Gifts - Part 3 - Looking in the Mirror 1:14:41
Tara Brach
This 3 part series is based on a teaching story from the Upanishads that shows our potential to awaken from an ego-based trance and discover the full luminosity and freedom of our natural awareness. In each class we'll explore one of the three gifts considered as essential on the spiritual path. The first is the capacity to forgive, to let go of the blame and resentment that prevents our hearts from being open and free. The second gift is "inner fire," the capacity to devote ourselves wholeheartedly to what we most cherish. The third gift is a "mirror" or the capacity to look deeply into our own hearts and minds and realize the truth of who we are. Each class includes guided meditations that explore how these gifts can be nourished right here and now in our lives.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2015-04-01 Three Liberating Gifts: Part 2 - Inner Fire 1:16:34
Tara Brach
This 3 part series is based on a teaching story from the Upanishads that shows our potential to awaken from an ego-based trance and discover the full luminosity and freedom of our natural awareness. In each class we'll explore one of the three gifts considered as essential on the spiritual path. The first is the capacity to forgive, to let go of the blame and resentment that prevents our hearts from being open and free. The second gift is "inner fire," the capacity to devote ourselves wholeheartedly to what we most cherish. The third gift is a "mirror" or the capacity to look deeply into our own hearts and minds and realize the truth of who we are. Each class includes guided meditations that explore how these gifts can be nourished right here and now in our lives.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2015-03-25 Three Liberating Gifts: Part 1 - Forgiveness 1:12:54
Tara Brach
This 3 part series is based on a teaching story from the Upanishads that shows our potential to awaken from an ego-based trance and discover the full luminosity and freedom of our natural awareness. In each class we'll explore one of the three gifts considered as essential on the spiritual path. The first is the capacity to forgive, to let go of the blame and resentment that prevents our hearts from being open and free. The second gift is "inner fire," the capacity to devote ourselves wholeheartedly to what we most cherish. The third gift is a "mirror" or the capacity to look deeply into our own hearts and minds and realize the truth of who we are. Each class includes guided meditations that explore how these gifts can be nourished right here and now in our lives.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2015-03-18 Freedom from Fear-Based Beliefs 1:13:28
Tara Brach
This talk looks at how we get imprisoned in fear based, limiting beliefs. We then explore key meditative steps that help release these veils and reveal the fullness and goodness of our essential being.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2015-03-11 The Cool Place 1:24:36
Trudy mitchell-gilkey
The Buddha's solution to suffering does not involve driving away desire or pushing it underground. The strategy that frees us is right understanding - seeing things clearly as they are - and right intention - shifting our perspective from war to loving kindness. Our untrained minds are conditioned to go right from feeling to craving, stimulus to response. But the wise investigate all phenomena with clear seeing and so learn to bear with whatever arises without need for struggle. This is our practice.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2015-03-04 Sure Heart's Release 1:18:52
Tara Brach
The pathway to our awaken heart includes deep recognition of our barriers to love, and as we open, the courage to express our love. This talk includes a reflection and practice that can support us in inhabiting our full capacity for loving presence.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

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