Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center: Lila Kate Wheeler's most recent Dharma talks

(Cambridge Insight Meditation Center)

(Cambridge Insight Meditation Center)

(Insight Meditation South Bay - Silicon Valley) The Buddha’s teachings are often compared to a finger pointing to the moon. Without that finger, we might never lift our gaze and see for ourselves. Tonight’s talk offers encouragement to stay present and awake as a lived experience so that we can lead a more centered, caring, ethical life. As Dharma practitioners, we make efforts to be more present for the experiences in ourselves and others. As we do so we’ll surely hear and see things we didn’t expect or want. Here, the teaching of the five hindrances supports us to shift our gaze yet again, recognize more clearly and respond differently when wisdom and caring are weakened. With these skills, we will know for sure there is no bad habit or difficult situation that cannot be softened and worked with—even liberated.

(Cambridge Insight Meditation Center)

(Cambridge Insight Meditation Center)

(Cambridge Insight Meditation Center)

(Cambridge Insight Meditation Center)

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) The role of illusion in perception, what will carry with you when you leave retreat.

(Cambridge Insight Meditation Center)

(Cambridge Insight Meditation Center)

(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Ethics, Concentration and Wisdom

(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Benefits and comments on mindfulness of the body

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) How to carry "no self" into the world.

(Cambridge Insight Meditation Center)

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center (Yucca Valley))

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center (Yucca Valley)) Finding beauty and peace through wisely practicing with the five hindrances.

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center (Yucca Valley)) Receiving lovingkindness.

(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Relationship of mindfulness, equanimity, and emotional regulation

(Cambridge Insight Meditation Center)

(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center)

(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Every moment is unique - an invitation to deeper seeing

(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Sympathetic Joy - wishing that others may appreciate their goodness

(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Including all experiences in awareness including the goodness in life.

(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) How opening the heart is a basis for joy - taking in the good.

(Cambridge Insight Meditation Center)

(Cambridge Insight Meditation Center)

(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) How the nature of reality is present in every experience.

(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Several body meditations including death

(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center)

(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) First foundation of mindfulness

(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Guided meditation on last day of Metta retreat - including all beings with our well-wishing

(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Focusing on the goodness in oneself, others and life as support for loving kindness and compassion

(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) How to address the suffering we see in the world

(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Metta for self , benefactor and friend - Q&A

(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Five hindrances with a metta flavour

(Cambridge Insight Meditation Center)

(Cambridge Insight Meditation Center)

(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Phrases adapted from meditations by Maddy Klyne, Ken McLeod, the Reverend Howard Thurman and others.

(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Equanimity relinquishes the subtle attachment in the other Brahma Viharas. It is the culminating divine abode. Equanimity as an aspect of mindfulness and consciousness.

(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) A Dharma talk about compassion (or karuna). The wise heart is willing to connect with what is difficult within ourselves, other individuals and all beings.

(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Kindness and friendliness for oneself, a dear person, beings nearby and all beings

(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) A concise discussion on loving kindness or Metta Bhavana

(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Kindness and a review of awareness - knowing - consciousness and yourself.

(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Consciousness and it nuances. Not looking outside but through experience - for the end of suffering.

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Love for self and other as a door to the Deathless.

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Spring equinox and seeing all things in an unbiased way.

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Deeply conditioned clinging to self does not survive investigation

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Practicing the first 3 Paramitas: Giving loving attention, Discipline of being present, Renunciation of loving the life you have.

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(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) From breath through body to feeling tone, emotions, concepts and KNOWING