1440 http://www.imcw.org en-us ℗ & © 2009 Insight Meditation Community of Washington Buddhist Dharma Talks Tara Brach Tara Brach, the senior teacher at the Insight Meditation Community of Washington (D.C.), shares a weekly talk on Buddhist teachings and practices. At the start of each evening, she guides her listeners through a 30-minute mindfulness meditation (also known as Vipassana) and then speaks for about 50 minutes. This podcast will include many of her recent talks and a few past evenings that cover key themes in Buddhist teachings. Information on these evenings, IMCW itself, and much, much more is available at www.imcw.org . no IMCW meditation@imcw.org Tara Brach, Buddhist Psychology, Guided Meditation, Buddhism, Buddhist, Mindfulness, Meditation, Vipassana, Dharma, Buddha, Compassion, Sangha, Philosophy, Spiritual, Love, Insight http://www.imcw.org/audio/TBPodcast-RSSImage.gif http://www.imcw.org Tara Brach 2009-01-07 - The spiritual path can be understood as forgetting and remembering. We suffer when we lose sight of truth, of love, of awareness. And we touch freedom in the moments of remembering. This talk includes guided reflections on three gateways to remembering: three refuges--buddha, dharma and sangha--that are the foundation of classical Buddhist teachings and profoundly relevant in our contemporary lives. no http://imcw.org/audio/2009-01-07-The-Three-Refuges-TaraBrach.mp3 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:30:00 -0500 1:02:28 Tara Brach, Buddhism, Buddhist, Mindfulness, Meditation, Vipassana, Dharma, Buddha, Compassion, Sangha, Philosophy, Spiritual, Love, Insight Tara Brach 2009-01-14 - As consciousness evolves, there is a deepening understanding of the interdependence of all of life. This wisdom naturally leads to an authentic humility--an awakening from the burden and violence of self-importance. In this talk we explore the relationship between being humble of heart, and living with kindness and compassion. There is particular attention to the necessity of humility and deep listening--as individuals and societies--if we are to respond to conflict in a way that can bring peace to this earth. no http://imcw.org/audio/2009-01-14-Humble-of-Heart-TaraBrach.mp3 Wed, 14 Jan 2009 19:30:00 -0500 47:41 Tara Brach, Buddhism, Buddhist, Mindfulness, Meditation, Vipassana, Dharma, Buddha, Compassion, Sangha, Philosophy, Spiritual, Love, Insight Tara Brach 2009-01-21 - Courage is the greatness of heart that allows us, in the face of fear, to be true to what matters. This talk is a reflection on how we can become increasingly courageous in those parts of our lives where we have held back from living and loving fully. no http://imcw.org/audio/2009-01-21-Courage-to-Awaken-TaraBrach.mp3 Wed, 21 Jan 2009 19:30:00 -0500 50:54 Tara Brach, Buddhism, Buddhist, Mindfulness, Meditation, Vipassana, Dharma, Buddha, Compassion, Sangha, Philosophy, Spiritual, Love, Insight Tara Brach 2009-01-28 - One understanding of the spiritual path is relating wisely to fear. Our conditioned reaction is to feel aversion to fear and do anything but simply experience it. We discover freedom when instead of reacting, we recognize and open to fear with a kind, committed presence. While fear might or might not remain, with awareness, the suffering of being identified as a fearful self dissolves. In Part I of this talk, we look at how to recognize the physical, mental, emotional and behavioral facets of the body of fear. no http://imcw.org/audio/2009-01-28-Freedom-in-Fear-TaraBrach.mp3 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 19:30:00 -0500 47:32 Tara Brach, Buddhism, Buddhist, Mindfulness, Meditation, Vipassana, Dharma, Buddha, Compassion, Sangha, Philosophy, Spiritual, Love, Insight Tara Brach 2009-02-04 - One understanding of the spiritual path is relating wisely to fear. Our conditioned reaction is to feel aversion to fear and do anything but simply experience it. We discover freedom when instead of reacting, we recognize and open to fear with a kind, committed presence. While fear might or might not remain, with awareness, the suffering of being identified as a fearful self dissolves. In Part II of this talk we explore a range of pathways for cultivating a healing and freeing presence in the midst of fear. no http://imcw.org/audio/2009-02-04-Pt2-True-Refuge-in-Fear-TaraBrach.mp3 Wed, 04 Feb 2009 19:30:00 -0500 52:09 Tara Brach, Buddhism, Buddhist, Mindfulness, Meditation, Vipassana, Dharma, Buddha, Compassion, Sangha, Philosophy, Spiritual, Love, Insight Tara Brach 2009-02-11 - Lovingkindness, compassion, joy and equinimity, are natural expressions of our awakened heart. In this series of four talks, we will examine what arouses these qualities of a wise heart. Each talk will include guided reflections. A key theme in cultivating lovingkindness is learning to see the secret beauty--the sacred--that shines through all beings. no http://imcw.org/audio/2009-02-11-Divine-Abodes--Lovingkindness-TaraBrach.mp3 Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:30:00 -0500 57:02 Tara Brach, Buddhism, Buddhist, Mindfulness, Meditation, Vipassana, Dharma, Buddha, Compassion, Sangha, Philosophy, Spiritual, Love, Insight Tara Brach 2009-02-18 - Lovingkindness, compassion, joy and equinimity, are natural expressions of our awakened heart. In this series of four talks, we will examine what arouses these qualities of a wise heart. Each talk will include guided reflections. Compassion naturally arises as we allow ourselves to be touched by suffering--our own, those we know, all beings. As we discover our shared vulnerability, the pain of separation dissolves and our hearts open to widening circles of belonging. no http://imcw.org/audio/2009-02-18-Divine-Abodes--Compassion-TaraBrach.mp3 Wed, 18 Feb 2009 19:30:00 -0500 53:14 Tara Brach, Buddhism, Buddhist, Mindfulness, Meditation, Vipassana, Dharma, Buddha, Compassion, Sangha, Philosophy, Spiritual, Love, Insight Tara Brach 2009-02-25 - Lovingkindness, compassion, joy and equinimity, are natural expressions of our awakened heart. In this series of four talks, we will examine what arouses these qualities of a wise heart. Each talk will include guided reflections. Joy naturally arises from the heart space that welcomes all that is. This talk describes four pathways of discovering and inhabiting this intrinsic openness of Being. no http://imcw.org/audio/2009-02-25-Divine-Abodes--Joy-TaraBrach.mp3 Wed, 25 Feb 2009 19:30:00 -0500 53:40 Tara Brach, Buddhism, Buddhist, Mindfulness, Meditation, Vipassana, Dharma, Buddha, Compassion, Sangha, Philosophy, Spiritual, Love, Insight Tara Brach 2009-03-04 - Lovingkindness, compassion, joy and equinimity, are natural expressions of our awakened heart. In this series of four talks, we will examine what arouses these qualities of a wise heart. Each talk will include guided reflections. Equanimity is the balanced and open quality of presence that arises when there is no resisting or grasping after experience. It is through the space of this wise presence that unconditional love is free to shine through. no http://imcw.org/audio/2009-03-04-Divine-Abodes--Equanimity-TaraBrach.mp3 Wed, 04 Mar 2009 19:30:00 -0500 49:28 Tara Brach, Buddhism, Buddhist, Mindfulness, Meditation, Vipassana, Dharma, Buddha, Compassion, Sangha, Philosophy, Spiritual, Love, Insight Tara Brach 2009-03-11 - The nature of being human is that we get caught in anger and judgment, hurt and fear. This talk explores what it means to be without anxiety towards this universal emotional conditioning as it appears in ourselves and others. Condemning imperfection binds our identity with an imperfect self. As we learn to pause and open to the direct embodied experience of emotions, we discover a space of presence that is filled with compassion and wisdom. Like the ocean, we can include difficult waves of experience and yet remember our inherent vastness, mystery and wholeness. no http://imcw.org/audio/2009-03-11-About-Imperfection-TaraBrach.mp3 Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:30:00 -0500 49:28 Tara Brach, Buddhism, Buddhist, Mindfulness, Meditation, Vipassana, Dharma, Buddha, Compassion, Sangha, Philosophy, Spiritual, Love, Insight Tara Brach 2009-03-18 - We have strong conditioning to take false refuge in our mind, and disconnect from our senses. These two talks explore the pathways and gifts of coming home to embodied awareness. no http://imcw.org/2009-03-18-Pt1-Body-As-Gateway-TaraBrach.mp3 Wed, 18 Mar 2009 19:30:00 -0500 48:23 Tara Brach, Buddhism, Buddhist, Mindfulness, Meditation, Vipassana, Dharma, Buddha, Compassion, Sangha, Philosophy, Spiritual, Love, Insight Tara Brach 2009-03-25 - We have strong conditioning to take false refuge in our mind, and disconnect from our senses. These two talks explore the pathways and gifts of coming home to embodied awareness. no http://imcw.org/2009-03-25-Pt2-Body-as-Gateway-TaraBrach.mp3 Wed, 25 Mar 2009 19:30:00 -0500 54:28 Tara Brach, Buddhism, Buddhist, Mindfulness, Meditation, Vipassana, Dharma, Buddha, Compassion, Sangha, Philosophy, Spiritual, Love, Insight Tara Brach 2009-04-01 - The wisdom of the Buddha can guide us not only in discovering inner freedom, but in healing that which divides us from each other. While conflict is inevitable--we are wired toward flight and flight when our needs are not met--it is possible to have our patterns of interpersonal reactivity be the very grounds for awakening. This talk draws on the work of Non Violent Comunications (Marshal Rosenberg) and explores how mindful communications are an interpersonal meditation that gives rise to compassion and understanding. no http://imcw.org/2009-04-01-Awakening-Through-Conflict-TaraBrach.mp3 Wed, 01 Apr 2009 19:30:00 -0500 53:55 Tara Brach, Buddhism, Buddhist, Mindfulness, Meditation, Vipassana, Dharma, Buddha, Compassion, Sangha, Philosophy, Spiritual, Love, Insight Tara Brach 2009-04-08 - This talk reflects on ways that we can attend to nature--our inner body, the natural world and our relatedness to each other. Through these domains we can discover the impermanent flow of life, a gateway to pure Beingness and the healing to wholeness that arises from love. no http://imcw.org/2009-04-08-Downwind-from-Flowers-TaraBrach.mp3 Wed, 08 Apr 2009 19:30:00 -0500 55:16 Tara Brach, Buddhism, Buddhist, Mindfulness, Meditation, Vipassana, Dharma, Buddha, Compassion, Sangha, Philosophy, Spiritual, Love, Insight Tara Brach 2009-04-15 - While we can't change the past, it is our intention in this present moment that determines the unfolding of happiness and freedom in our life. When unconscious, our intentions are often shaped by craving and aversion. These two talks explore how we can become mindful of intention, and realize the depth and purity of our innate aspiration toward awakening and freedom. no http://imcw.org/2009-04-15-Pt1-Intention-TaraBrach.mp3 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 19:30:00 -0500 55:59 Tara Brach, Buddhism, Buddhist, Mindfulness, Meditation, Vipassana, Dharma, Buddha, Compassion, Sangha, Philosophy, Spiritual, Love, Insight Tara Brach 2009-04-22 - While we can't change the past, it is our intention in this present moment that determines the unfolding of happiness and freedom in our life. When unconscious, our intentions are often shaped by craving and aversion. These two talks explore how we can become mindful of intention, and realize the depth and purity of our innate aspiration toward awakening and freedom. no http://imcw.org/2009-04-22-Pt2-Intention-TaraBrach.mp3 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:30:00 -0500 52:06 Tara Brach, Buddhism, Buddhist, Mindfulness, Meditation, Vipassana, Dharma, Buddha, Compassion, Sangha, Philosophy, Spiritual, Love, Insight Tara Brach 2009-04-29 - This talk focuses on the use of inquiry and investigation in energizing a lucid, mindful presence. The interest and care that underlies wise investigation is essential in both healing difficult emotional tangles and in revealing the very nature of reality. Guided meditation included. no http://imcw.org/2009-04-29-Wise-Investigation-TaraBrach.mp3 Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:30:00 -0500 45:50 Tara Brach, Buddhism, Buddhist, Mindfulness, Meditation, Vipassana, Dharma, Buddha, Compassion, Sangha, Philosophy, Spiritual, Love, Insight Tara Brach 2009-05-05 - (This talk given at the IMCW Spring Retreat at Sevenoaks, VA.) We live in the story of being a separate entity, and often, with the felt sense that something is wrong. This talk investigates the genesis of this trance, and the awakening that is possible when our thoughts, feelings and sense of presence itself are recognized by awareness. no http://imcw.org/2009-05-05-TuePM-Freedom-from-Trance-TaraBrach.mp3 Tue, 05 May 2009 19:30:00 -0500 57:55 Tara Brach, Buddhism, Buddhist, Mindfulness, Meditation, Vipassana, Dharma, Buddha, Compassion, Sangha, Philosophy, Spiritual, Love, Insight Tara Brach 2009-05-13 - Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield: An Evening of Questions and Responses. no http://imcw.org/2009-05-13-Q-and-A-JackKornfield-and-TaraBrach.mp3 Wed, 13 May 2009 19:30:00 -0500 1:01:05 Tara Brach, Buddhism, Buddhist, Mindfulness, Meditation, Vipassana, Dharma, Buddha, Compassion, Sangha, Philosophy, Spiritual, Love, Insight Tara Brach 2009-05-20 - There are three spiritual capacities that are essential for our freedom. The first, forgiveness, is the releasing of stories that this self, or another, is bad. It is an opening of the heart to include all parts of our own being and this world. The second, inner fire, is the energy of devotion to what most matters to us. The third, looking within to realize what we are, reveals the truth of reality itself. This talk uses an ancient Indian teaching tale and guided meditations to explore these core elements of spiritual liberation. no http://imcw.org/2009-05-20-Three-Gifts-TaraBrach.mp3 Wed, 20 May 2009 19:30:00 -0500 56:48 Tara Brach, Buddhism, Buddhist, Mindfulness, Meditation, Vipassana, Dharma, Buddha, Compassion, Sangha, Philosophy, Spiritual, Love, Insight Tara Brach 2009-05-27 - Vesak is the Buddhist holiday that celebrates the Buddha's birth, enlightment and death. What links these events is the radical and powerful message of all Buddhist teachings: We each have the potential to realize and live from and awakened heart and mind. This talk explores how the key mythological, psychological and spiritual junctures of the Buddha's life are entirely relevant to our own transformation. no http://imcw.org/2009-05-27-Celebrating-Vesak-TaraBrach.mp3 Wed, 27 May 2009 19:30:00 -0500 48:09 Tara Brach, Buddhism, Buddhist, Mindfulness, Meditation, Vipassana, Dharma, Buddha, Compassion, Sangha, Philosophy, Spiritual, Love, Insight Tara Brach 2009-06-03 - Our conditioning is to conclude that "something is wrong" when we encounter difficulty. This way of relating to experience binds us in a trance--it locks in the identification with a separate, victimized, self; it leads to unwise action and it removes us from presence. This talk guides us in recognizing our often unconscious attitude towards what is happening, and arriving in the unconditional presence that is the source of love, wisdom and freedom. no http://imcw.org/2009-06-03-Attitude-That-Perpetuates-Suffering-TaraBrach.mp3 Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:30:00 -0500 44:51 Tara Brach, Tara Brach Guided Meditation, Buddhism, Buddhist, Mindfulness, Meditation, Vipassana, Dharma, Buddha, Compassion, Sangha, Philosophy, Spiritual, Love, Insight Tara Brach 2009-06-10 - Thoughts, and more broadly, conceptual knowledge, cannot lead to the direct realization of truth, of reality. While thoughts are an essential part of surviving and thriving, spiritual awakening only becomes possible when we step out of the trance of thinking. This talk invites listeners into the radical openness and freedom of not-knowing. no http://imcw.org/2009-06-10-Don-t-Know-Mind-TaraBrach.mp3 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:30:00 -0500 50:11 Tara Brach, Tara Brach Guided Meditation, Buddhism, Buddhist, Mindfulness, Meditation, Vipassana, Dharma, Buddha, Compassion, Sangha, Philosophy, Spiritual, Love, Insight Tara Brach 2009-06-17 - This three week series reviews many key components of Buddhist meditation practice. Beginning with intention and attitude, we cover the strategies that help us arrive in presence, the key elements of mindfulness, working with difficult emotional states and the practices that awaken our heart. Each week will include guided meditations and reflections. no http://imcw.org/2009-06-17-Part-1-Wise-Practice-TaraBrach.mp3 Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:30:00 -0500 48:18 Tara Brach, Tara Brach Guided Meditation, Buddhism, Buddhist, Mindfulness, Meditation, Vipassana, Dharma, Buddha, Compassion, Sangha, Philosophy, Spiritual, Love, Insight Tara Brach 2009-06-24 - This three week series reviews many key components of Buddhist meditation practice. Beginning with intention and attitude, we cover the strategies that help us arrive in presence, the key elements of mindfulness, working with difficult emotional states and the practices that awaken our heart. Each week will include guided meditations and reflections. no http://imcw.org/2009-06-24-Part-2-Wise-Practice-TaraBrach.mp3 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:30:00 -0500 54:41 Tara Brach, Tara Brach Guided Meditation, Buddhism, Buddhist, Mindfulness, Meditation, Vipassana, Dharma, Buddha, Compassion, Sangha, Philosophy, Spiritual, Love, Insight