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Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center: dharma talks and meditation instruction

Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center: dharma talks and meditation instruction

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IMS’s Retreat Center first opened its doors in 1976. It offers a yearly schedule of meditation courses, lasting from a weekend to three months. Most retreats are designed for both new and experienced meditators. Recognized insight meditation teachers from all over the world offer daily instruction and guidance in Buddhist meditations known as vipassana (insight) and metta (lovingkindness). While the context is the Buddha’s teachings, these practices are universal and help us to deepen awareness and compassion.
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Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center: dharma talks and meditation instruction - Yuka Nakamura: Introduction and guided meditation on compassion

Yuka Nakamura: Introduction and guided meditation on compassion

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04/04/25 • 45 min

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Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center: dharma talks and meditation instruction - Yuka Nakamura: Awake mind, wise mind.

Yuka Nakamura: Awake mind, wise mind.

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04/02/25 • 62 min

(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) To bring attention to the right things in the right way is crucial for our path. Through the mindful contemplation of our experience we can gain insight and develop liberating wisdom.
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Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center: dharma talks and meditation instruction - Yuka Nakamura: Morning Instructions: First Day

Yuka Nakamura: Morning Instructions: First Day

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04/01/25 • 40 min

(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Calming and collecting the mind
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Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center: dharma talks and meditation instruction - Kaira Jewel Lingo: Mindfulness of Thoughts

Kaira Jewel Lingo: Mindfulness of Thoughts

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03/27/25 • 52 min

(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) In this talk, we explore mindfulness of thoughts as part of the third foundation of mindfulness—learning to meet thoughts not as distractions or enemies, but as present-moment experiences to observe with curiosity and care. Through guided practice and teachings, we investigate the nature of thinking, including how to relate to repetitive or difficult thoughts with clarity and compassion. By developing this skill, we discover a deeper steadiness and freedom in the midst of the mind’s activity.
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Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center: dharma talks and meditation instruction - Kaira Jewel Lingo: Introduction to the Brahmaviharas and the Practice of Metta

Kaira Jewel Lingo: Introduction to the Brahmaviharas and the Practice of Metta

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03/25/25 • 58 min

(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) We begin with a song and for the first half hour Kaira Jewel gives a brief overview the Four Brahmaviharas followed by an introduction to the practice of metta: what it is, how it can transform our lives, what some of the challenges are and then how to practice with the categories and the phrases. Then in the second half hour Kaira Jewel leads a guided metta meditation offering metta to ourselves, our benefactor and a dear friend.
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Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center: dharma talks and meditation instruction - Narayan Helen Liebenson: Boundless Benevolence in relationship to the difficult

Narayan Helen Liebenson: Boundless Benevolence in relationship to the difficult

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04/09/24 • 32 min

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Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center: dharma talks and meditation instruction - Narayan Helen Liebenson: Accessing unconditional joy

Narayan Helen Liebenson: Accessing unconditional joy

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04/08/24 • 53 min

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Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center: dharma talks and meditation instruction - Narayan Helen Liebenson: Guided meditation – boundless self and benefactor

Narayan Helen Liebenson: Guided meditation – boundless self and benefactor

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04/07/24 • 0 min

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Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center: dharma talks and meditation instruction - Narayan Helen Liebenson: Boundless benevolence

Narayan Helen Liebenson: Boundless benevolence

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04/06/24 • 46 min

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Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center: dharma talks and meditation instruction - Yong Oh: Mara's Teaching Us to Love More Deeply

Yong Oh: Mara's Teaching Us to Love More Deeply

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03/24/25 • 36 min

(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Talking about the paradox of perfection and improvement. Loving ourselves to wholeness. Love as the path. Mara as teacher rather than foe or antagonist. Teaching us to love ever more deeply.
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Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center: dharma talks and meditation instruction currently has 337 episodes available.

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The average episode length on Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center: dharma talks and meditation instruction is 54 minutes.

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