2013-08-05 Buddha and Bill W. Sangha 40:24
Sandra Weinberg	Download Listen
In the 1930’s Bill Wilson started the first Twelve-Step program that worked with a deep form of craving and suffering: addictions. In these monthly meetings, we explore the ways that Buddhism and the Steps support and complement each other and can deepen our spiritual lives. The meetings include Buddhist meditation practices, interactive exercises, dharma talks and discussion. The evenings are open to all who are interested. You need not be in a Twelve Step program nor have a background in Buddhism.
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2013-08-04 S.O.S. - Sitting on Sunday: August 4, 2013 1:28:29
Gina Sharpe	Download Listen
S.O.S. - Sitting on Sunday: August 4, 2013
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2013-07-23 Monthly Sitting & Inquiry (07-23-13) 1:15:03
Gina Sharpe	Download Listen
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2013-07-19 Meditation Is Optional; Relationship Is Not 1:11:55
Amma Thanasanti	Download Listen
Meditation, talk and discussion on the centrality of relationship in our lives and the imperative that we relate to the eightfold path with this as the central hub from which all 8 spokes emanate.
New York Insight Meditation Center :  Meditation Is Optional; Relationship Is Not

2013-07-07 S.O.S. - Sitting on Sunday: July 7, 2013 59:00
Gina Sharpe	Download Listen
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2013-07-01 Buddha and Bill W. - July 1, 2013 23:06
Sandra Weinberg	Download Listen
Buddha and Bill W. This talk ends early.
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2013-06-30 A Baptist-Buddhist Reflects on the Virtues of Love and Social Engagement 3:16:58
Janet Willis	Download Listen
In this daylong, based upon her experiences of being raised in the Jim Crow South and marching with Martin Luther King, Jr. as well as being later trained and guided in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, Jan Willis will discuss and invite an exploration of the shared Buddhist and Christian virtues of love and social engagement.
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2013-05-20 People of Color Sangha Evening: May 20, 2013 1:28:21
Gina Sharpe	Download Listen
People of Color Sangha Evening: May 20, 2013 with Gina Sharpe. This begins with a guided meditation, then a Q and A and then a talk on Training the Mind.
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2013-05-06 Buddha and Bill W. - Step 5 29:39
Sandra Weinberg	Download Listen
Buddha and Bill W. - Exploring Step 5
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2013-04-30 Monthly Sitting & Inquiry: April 30, 2013 59:34
Gina Sharpe	Download Listen
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2013-04-07 S.O.S. - Sitting on Sunday: April 7, 2013 with Ven. Pannavati-Karuna 1:11:48
Gina Sharpe	Download Listen
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2013-04-01 Buddha and Bill W 51:22
Sandra Weinberg	Download Listen
Buddha and Bill W: the fourth step
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2013-03-31 Kuan Yin for the Planet - Bringing the Heart Suttra Down to Earth 1:54:42
Thanissara	Download Listen
Through meditations, Dharma reflections, use of mantra, ceremony and Core Process Inquiry, we will evoke the Heart of Kuan Yin. Entering stillness and silence we listen into Kuan Yin allowing appropriate response to emerge. Kuan Yin is not male or female, Asian or Western or even Buddhist, but a metaphor for the deepest truth of our own unbreakable hearts connection with the universal heart of wisdom and compassion. A wisdom that springs forth from letting go of the known to align with the knowing of our original wakefulness, and merciful compassion that emerges from the truth of our profound intimacy with all things.
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2013-03-17 An Afternoon with Sylvia Boorstein: The Metta Sutta as the Complete Guide to Practice 2:59:45
Sylvia Boorstein	Download Listen
We’ll use the Metta Sutta, The Buddha’s Sermon in Impartial Kindness, as the template overview for practicing liberation from suffering. We’ll have time to study the sermon, practice both mindfulness and lovingkindness meditation, and have discussions and Q&A about obstacles to practice. This program is suitable for beginners.
New York Insight Meditation Center :  An Afternoon with Sylvia Boorstein: The Metta Sutta as the Complete Guide to Practice

2013-03-09 Clinging to and Identification with Views (ditthūpādāna) 21:43
Akincano Marc Weber	Download Listen
Our take on reality. Views: right or wrong ones, conscious and unconscious ones, based on our reflections or simply adopted in unacknowledged ways through lack of proper investigation.
New York Insight Meditation Center :  Clinging and Identification (upādāna) – Practical Ways of Unbinding

2013-03-09 Clinging and Identification - Practical Ways of Unbinding (Part 2) 1:50:28
Akincano Marc Weber	Download Listen
Our take on reality. Views: right or wrong ones, conscious and unconscious ones, based on our reflections or simply adopted in unacknowledged ways through lack of proper investigation.
New York Insight Meditation Center :  Clinging and Identification (upādāna) – Practical Ways of Unbinding

2013-03-09 Intro: Grasping as the attempt to avoid suffering. 22:14
Akincano Marc Weber	Download Listen
Different meanings of the term upādāna – Etymology and three notions: "Grasping", "Identification" and "fuel". Four statements and their psychology: "Seeking experience" "I am right; I am competent" "I know the right technique" "Becoming someone"
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2013-03-08 On grasping and identification: Overview (with Q & A) 1:17:16
Akincano Marc Weber	Download Listen
On the notion of grasping and attachment (upādāna) in the Suttas; with an emphasis on the Teaching of four specific forms of (i) clinging to and identification with sensuality (kāmūpādāna); (ii) clinging to and identification with virtue, ritual and practices (sīlavatūpādāna); (iii) clinging to and identification with views (diṭṭhūpādāna) and (iv) clinging to and identification with doctrines of a self (attavādūpādāna)
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2013-03-04 Buddha & Bill W. Sangha - Step Three 34:18
Sandra Weinberg	Download Listen
Buddha & Bill W. Sangha - Exploring Step Three
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2013-01-29 Monthly Sitting & Inquiry: Jan 29, 2013 1:16:16
Gina Sharpe	Download Listen
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2013-01-27 Conscious Living/Conscious Working - Introductory Retreat 46:13
George Pitagorsky	Download Listen
This comprehensive program is suitable for beginners and advanced practitioners. While the program provides a foundation in Buddhist thought, the focus is experiential. Practice in everyday life brings the Buddha’s teachings to our choices, the workplace, and our relationships. Group discussion, personal interviews, journaling, and other practical techniques will help participants to explore the practicality of the teachings and the integration of meditation practice and conscious living into daily life. Note: This audio only includes George Pitagorsky and not Michael Danar for technical reasons.
New York Insight Meditation Center :  NYIMC 2013-01-27 NYI/Conscious Living/Conscious Working

2013-01-06 S.O.S. - Sitting on Sunday: Jan 6, 2013 1:30:40
Gina Sharpe	Download Listen
These regularly scheduled mornings begin with a guided meditation, sometimes followed by standing or walking meditation. There is a Dharma talk and often a question and answer period where attendees can inquire about practice.
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2012-12-05 The Noble Eightfold Path to Freedom - Talk 3 of 3 1:33:13
Gina Sharpe	Download Listen
The Fourth Noble Truth expounded by the Buddha is that there is a Path to Freedom, to Liberation, to the sure heart’s release. He said that freedom is possible, and that if it were not possible, he would not ask us to walk the path to it. How can we use all of our life, its 10,000 joys and its 10,000 sorrows, as the ground of liberation, of freedom? By understanding the three pronged path of Meditation, of living a life of Integrity, and of developing Wisdom and putting our understanding into action, liberation is not a distant goal, but a present moment experience. Through practice, reflection and inquiry, we will deepen our understanding of the Path, its obstacles and its realization.
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In collection: The Noble Eightfold Path to Freedom - Talk 1 of 3

2012-12-04 Monthly Sitting and Inquiry: Dec 4, 2012 1:17:46
Gina Sharpe	Download Listen
Join us for a Monthly Sitting and Inquiry with NYI Guiding Teacher, Gina Sharpe. These regularly scheduled evenings will begin with a guided meditation and then open up to our practice questions allowing us time to deepen in Sangha through mindful community discussion.
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2012-12-03 The Buddha and Bill W. - Step 12 43:13
Sandra Weinberg	Download Listen
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2012-12-02 S.O.S - Sitting on Sunday: Dec 2, 2012 55:33
Gina Sharpe	Download Listen
These regularly scheduled mornings begin with a guided meditation, sometimes followed by standing or walking meditation. There is a Dharma talk and often a question and answer period where attendees can inquire about practice.
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2012-11-28 The Noble Eightfold Path to Freedom - Talk 2 of 3 1:38:31
Gina Sharpe	Download Listen
The Fourth Noble Truth expounded by the Buddha is that there is a Path to Freedom, to Liberation, to the sure heart’s release. He said that freedom is possible, and that if it were not possible, he would not ask us to walk the path to it. How can we use all of our life, its 10,000 joys and its 10,000 sorrows, as the ground of liberation, of freedom? By understanding the three pronged path of Meditation, of living a life of Integrity, and of developing Wisdom and putting our understanding into action, liberation is not a distant goal, but a present moment experience. Through practice, reflection and inquiry, we will deepen our understanding of the Path, its obstacles and its realization.
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In collection: The Noble Eightfold Path to Freedom - Talk 1 of 3

2012-11-14 The Noble Eightfold Path to Freedom - Talk 1 of 3 1:32:46
Gina Sharpe	Download Listen
The Fourth Noble Truth expounded by the Buddha is that there is a Path to Freedom, to Liberation, to the sure heart’s release. He said that freedom is possible, and that if it were not possible, he would not ask us to walk the path to it. How can we use all of our life, its 10,000 joys and its 10,000 sorrows, as the ground of liberation, of freedom? By understanding the three pronged path of Meditation, of living a life of Integrity, and of developing Wisdom and putting our understanding into action, liberation is not a distant goal, but a present moment experience. Through practice, reflection and inquiry, we will deepen our understanding of the Path, its obstacles and its realization.
New York Insight Meditation Center :  The Noble Eightfold Path
In collection: The Noble Eightfold Path to Freedom - Talk 1 of 3

2012-11-06 Monthly Sitting and Inquiry: Nov 6, 2013 67:52
Gina Sharpe	Download Listen
Join us for a Monthly Sitting and Inquiry with NYI Guiding Teacher, Gina Sharpe. These regularly scheduled evenings will begin with a guided meditation and then open up to our practice questions allowing us time to deepen in Sangha through mindful community discussion.
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2012-11-05 Buddha and Bill W. Sangha - Step 11: Nov 5, 2013 43:43
Lorna Kelly	Download Listen
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2012-10-28 Understanding Is the First Step: The Buddha's Teachings on Right View 2:52:12
Leigh Brasington	Download Listen
Right View is the first practice given in the Noble Eightfold Path. During this workshop we will examine the Buddha's teachings on both Right View and Wrong View in order to get a better understanding of exactly what he meant by this very important topic. Although the day will primarily be of a scholastic nature, there will be periods of meditation as well as ample time for questions, answers and discussion.
New York Insight Meditation Center :  Understanding Is the First Step: The Buddha's Teachings on Right View

2012-10-27 Focus and Freedom: Introduction to the Jhanas 2:31:31
Leigh Brasington	Download Listen
A workshop/retreat on the meditative absorptions (jhanas) and their relationship to mindfulness and insight practice. There will be periods of instructions coupled with sitting and walking meditation along with ample time for questions and answers. Although one day is insufficient to learn the jhanas, the workshop will allow you to learn about them and to consider whether you want to pursue this study further. For people who want to read more on Jhana practice, please go to Leigh’s web site at http://leighb.com
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2012-10-21 Insight Dialogue: The Power, Challenges and Joy of Meditating Together (Part 3) 62:21
Gregory Kramer	Download Listen
Humans are relational beings -- pack animals, born and raised in families, working and living together. Much of our suffering is people-suffering. We meditate to be free from suffering, yet sometimes a gap arises when interpersonal suffering is being addressed in intrapersonal meditation. We perpetuate the "island universe" of the individual self even as we seek freedom. Insight Dialogue is a fully relational meditation practice based on Buddhist Vipassana Insight meditation and a relational understanding of the Dhamma. The mind is invited to stillness and keen mindfulness even as we remain in dialogue with others. Here we meet the shared human experience that transcends our very real differences in genetics, background, and worldly circumstances.
New York Insight Meditation Center :  Insight Dialogue: The Power, Challenges and Joy of Meditating Together

2012-10-20 Insight Dialogue: The Power, Challenges and Joy of Meditating Together (Part 2 of 3) 2:39:36
Gregory Kramer	Download Listen
Humans are relational beings -- pack animals, born and raised in families, working and living together. Much of our suffering is people-suffering. We meditate to be free from suffering, yet sometimes a gap arises when interpersonal suffering is being addressed in intrapersonal meditation. We perpetuate the "island universe" of the individual self even as we seek freedom. Insight Dialogue is a fully relational meditation practice based on Buddhist Vipassana Insight meditation and a relational understanding of the Dhamma. The mind is invited to stillness and keen mindfulness even as we remain in dialogue with others. Here we meet the shared human experience that transcends our very real differences in genetics, background, and worldly circumstances.
New York Insight Meditation Center :  Insight Dialogue: The Power, Challenges and Joy of Meditating Together

2012-10-19 Insight Dialogue: The Power, Challenges and Joy of Meditating Together (Part 1) 1:22:28
Gregory Kramer	Download Listen
Humans are relational beings -- pack animals, born and raised in families, working and living together. Much of our suffering is people-suffering. We meditate to be free from suffering, yet sometimes a gap arises when interpersonal suffering is being addressed in intrapersonal meditation. We perpetuate the "island universe" of the individual self even as we seek freedom. Insight Dialogue is a fully relational meditation practice based on Buddhist Vipassana Insight meditation and a relational understanding of the Dhamma. The mind is invited to stillness and keen mindfulness even as we remain in dialogue with others. Here we meet the shared human experience that transcends our very real differences in genetics, background, and worldly circumstances.
New York Insight Meditation Center :  Insight Dialogue: The Power, Challenges and Joy of Meditating Together

2012-10-16 Monthly Sitting and Inquiry: Oct 16, 2012 69:51
Gina Sharpe	Download Listen
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2012-10-07 S.O.S. - Sitting on Sundays: Oct 7, 2012 1:28:04
Gina Sharpe	Download Listen
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2012-10-01 Buddha and Bill W Sangha - Step 10 26:19
Sandra Weinberg	Download Listen
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2012-09-30 Watching the Breath, Watching the Mind, with the Mind (part 2 of 2) 1:43:54
Ven. Sayalay Susila	Download Listen
The object of this two-day retreat is to first calm your mind and then to understand your various states of mind. On Saturday, we will practice concentration using anapanasati, mindfulness of breath, in order to develop calmness and serenity of the mind so that the dharma can manifest itself. As Buddha said: “develop concentration, one with concentration sees things as they really are.” On Sunday, we will use this more concentrated mind to practice contemplation of mind, cittanuppassana. All defilements arise from the mind, so learning how to watch one’s own mind is the “key to happiness.” You are encouraged to attend this retreat as Sayalay Susila will show us the profound way to train ourselves to be mindful of our own mind, gradually liberating it from all defilements — in other words — freedom of the mind.
New York Insight Meditation Center :  Watching the Breath, Watching the Mind, with the Mind

2012-09-29 Watching the Breath, Watching the Mind, with the Mind (part 1 of 2) 1:40:22
Ven. Sayalay Susila	Download Listen
The object of this two-day retreat is to first calm your mind and then to understand your various states of mind. On Saturday, we will practice concentration using anapanasati, mindfulness of breath, in order to develop calmness and serenity of the mind so that the dharma can manifest itself. As Buddha said: “develop concentration, one with concentration sees things as they really are.” On Sunday, we will use this more concentrated mind to practice contemplation of mind, cittanuppassana. All defilements arise from the mind, so learning how to watch one’s own mind is the “key to happiness.” You are encouraged to attend this retreat as Sayalay Susila will show us the profound way to train ourselves to be mindful of our own mind, gradually liberating it from all defilements — in other words — freedom of the mind.
New York Insight Meditation Center :  Watching the Breath, Watching the Mind, with the Mind

2012-09-09 S.O.S. - Sitting on Sundays: Sept 9, 2012 1:24:04
Gina Sharpe	Download Listen
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2012-09-03 The Buddha and Bill W: Step 9 28:16
Sandra Weinberg	Download Listen
Contemplating Step 9
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2012-08-11 Awareness of Thinking (part 2 of 2) 57:51
Jason Siff	Download Listen
Most meditation techniques focus on the breath, bodily sensations, or the sense doors, and treat thinking as a distraction. In this meditation workshop, Jason Siff will teach a method of becoming more aware of one’s thoughts and emotions in meditation. The approach he developed is called, “Recollective Awareness Meditation,” and you can find out more about it at this website: www.skillfulmeditation.org
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2012-08-11 Awareness of Thinking (part 1 of 2) 1:21:55
Jason Siff	Download Listen
Most meditation techniques focus on the breath, bodily sensations, or the sense doors, and treat thinking as a distraction. In this meditation workshop, Jason Siff will teach a method of becoming more aware of one’s thoughts and emotions in meditation. The approach he developed is called, “Recollective Awareness Meditation,” and you can find out more about it at this website: www.skillfulmeditation.org
New York Insight Meditation Center :  Awareness of Thinking

2012-08-06 The Buddha and Bill W - Step 8: Aug 6, 2012 35:04
Sandra Weinberg	Download Listen
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2012-07-24 Monthly Sitting and Inquiry: Jul 24, 2012 31:22
Gina Sharpe	Download Listen
Join us for a Monthly Sitting and Inquiry with NYI Guiding Teacher, Gina Sharpe. These regularly scheduled evenings will begin with a guided meditation and then open up to our practice questions allowing us time to deepen in Sangha through mindful community discussion.
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2012-07-15 Equanimity in Our Daily Life: Awakening to Our True Nature #2 1:26:07
Bhante Buddharakkhita	Download Listen
What does it means to be awake from moment to moment? Do you have difficulties in finding balance in your life? Are you centered and grounded in your daily life? We will explore the last two of the seven factors of awakening: Concentration and Equanimity. When mindfulness and concentration practice gains momentum, we will begin to find balance in our daily life. Equanimity will organically arise and serve as a supporting factor on the path to inner-peace, true happiness and final awakening.
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2012-07-14 Equanimity in Our Daily Life: Awakening to Our True Nature #1 54:39
Bhante Buddharakkhita	Download Listen
What does it means to be awake from moment to moment? Do you have difficulties in finding balance in your life? Are you centered and grounded in your daily life? We will explore the last two of the seven factors of awakening: Concentration and Equanimity. When mindfulness and concentration practice gains momentum, we will begin to find balance in our daily life. Equanimity will organically arise and serve as a supporting factor on the path to inner-peace, true happiness and final awakening. The day will include mindfulness of walking, sitting, standing, discussion group, guided meditation instructions, question and answer session, and Dhamma talks.
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2012-07-14 Equanimity in Our Daily Life: Awaking to Our True Nature 1:45:03
Bhante Buddharakkhita	Download Listen
What does it means to be awake from moment to moment? Do you have difficulties in finding balance in your life? Are you centered and grounded in your daily life? We will explore the last two of the seven factors of awakening: Concentration and Equanimity. When mindfulness and concentration practice gains momentum, we will begin to find balance in our daily life. Equanimity will organically arise and serve as a supporting factor on the path to inner-peace, true happiness and final awakening.
New York Insight Meditation Center :  Equanimity in Our Daily Life: Awakening to Our True Nature

2012-07-13 Dharma Talk by Ven. Metteyya 1:37:22
Ven. Metteyya Sakyaputta	Download Listen
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