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Recent Dharma talks given at Seattle Insight Meditation Society by senior teachers. Find more at http://seattleinsight.org.

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    Session 3: Breathing with the Mind

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2026 84:26


    Happiness, Free of Conditions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2026 63:54


    This recording was edited and prepared for publication by volunteer Jim Matthews.

    The Treasure of Tranquility in Body and Mind: From Seclusion to Inclusion

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2026 52:40


    This recording was edited and prepared for publication by volunteer Sheri Cohen.

    Session 2: Breathing with Feeings (Vedanas)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2026 85:44


    Remembrance Ceremony

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2026 57:57


    Passadhi: Tranquility as the Body's Return to Reality

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2026 57:47


    This recording was edited and prepared for publication by volunteer Nikhil Natarajan.

    Session 1: Breathing with the Body

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2026 77:11


    Three Mantras to Help Us on the Path

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2026 37:45


    Vesak Ceremony, The Importance of Cultivating Tranquility

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2026 87:24


    Obstacles to and Conditions for the Arising of Tranquility or Easing

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2026 54:22


    This recording was edited and prepared for publication by volunteer Alan Smith.

    Closing Sit

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2026 7:37


    Knowledge of the Ending of the Taints / Asavakkhaya-ñana — integration and dedication of merit

    Dhamma Talk IV

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2026 30:22


    Contemporary conditions and genuine release: Liberation / Vimutti → Knowledge of the Ending of the Taints / Asavakkhaya-ñana

    Afternoon Walking Meditation Instructions

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2026 1:21


    Dispassion / Viraga — the fading of the spell

    Dhamma Talk III

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2026 32:06


    Seeing Things as They Are / Yathäbhutananadassana → Disenchantment / Nibbida → Dispassion / Viraga

    Afternoon Sit

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2026 25:27


    Concentration / Samadhi – the gathered mind

    Second Morning Sit

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2026 23:30


    Tranquility / Passaddhi, Happiness / Sukha, Concentration / Samadhi

    Dhamma Talk II

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2026 31:26


    Spiritual bypassing, fetters, and inward stability: Tranquility / Passaddhi → Happiness / Sukha → Concentration / Samadhi

    Morning Walking Meditation Instructions

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2026 1:38


    Rapture / Piti — joy returning to the body

    Dhamma Talk I

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2026 36:04


    Faith / Saddha → Gladness / Pamojja → Rapture / Piti

    Opening Teaching and First Morning Sit

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2026 41:13


    Opening Teaching: The gradual path (TDO); spiritual bypassing as “skipping stations” Morning Sit: Suffering / Dukkha — suffering as doorway

    Tranquility, Recap & Discussion

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2026 40:12


    This recording was edited and prepared for publication by volunteer LJ Yang.

    Tranquility: Letting Go of Desire

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2026 40:26


    Tranquility

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2026 66:07


    This recording was edited and prepared for publication by volunteer Jim Matthews.

    Tranquility, or Calm Abiding, in Our Daily Lives

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2026 51:37


    This recording was edited and prepared for publication by volunteer John Stott.

    This Messy, Gorgeous Love: Buddhist Wisdom for Real Relationships

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2026 62:00


    Rapture in Meditation

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2026 38:52


    This recording was edited and prepared for publication by volunteer Alan Smith.

    Reflections on Rapture

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2026 61:58


    This recording was edited and prepared for publication by volunteer Nikhil Natarajan.

    How to Work with the Distractions of Mara

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2026 26:06


    The Importance of Rapture

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2026 76:58


    This recording was edited and prepared for publication by volunteer LJ Yang.

    Day 2 Second Morning Practice

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2026 22:58


    Day 2 Second Morning Teaching

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2026 20:57


    Day 2 Morning Walking Instructions

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2026 2:50


    Day 2 First Morning Practice

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2026 29:49


    Day 2 First Morning Teaching

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2026 17:10


    Day 1 Second Afternoon Teaching

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2026 6:59


    Day 1 Afternoon Walking Instructions

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2026 2:29


    Day 1 Afternoon Guided Practice

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2026 26:37


    Day 1 First Afternoon Teaching

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2026 11:51


    Day 1 Morning Teaching

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2026 32:32


    Day 1 Morning Walking Instructions

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2026 9:35


    Day 1 First Element Practice

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2026 29:24


    Day 1 Introduction

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2026 23:14


    Friday Teaching

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2026 44:33


    Friday Intro and Guided Meditation

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2026 31:49


    Climate Talk: Right Relationship and Balance

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2026 62:53


    This recording was edited and prepared for publication by volunteer Alyson Williams.

    Rapture in Daily Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2026 46:46


    This recording was edited and prepared for publication by volunteer Jim Matthews.

    An Evening with Joseph Goldstein

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2026 109:19


    This recording includes an introduction and lightly guided meditation. Discussion with Joseph Goldstein begins shortly after the 41-minute mark.

    How the Five Remembrances Keep Us on the Path

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2026 36:11


    An Overview of Rapture

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2026 66:58


    This recording was edited and prepared for publication by volunteer John Stott.

    An Introduction to Rapture

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2026 43:00


    This recording was edited and prepared for publication by volunteer Jim Matthews.

    Spiritual Playfulness and Irrepressible Joy

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2026 63:33


    This recording was edited and prepared for publication by volunteer Nikhil Natarajan.

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