Sayadaw Vivekananda’s Dharma Talks – Part I

Sayadaw Vivekananda’s Dharma Talks – PART I

2019-06-30 Happiness 1:12:09
Mountain Hermitage :  Five-Week Vipassana Retreat with Sayadaw Vivekananda, Sayalay Daw Vimalanani, & Marcia Rose
2019-06-29 Four Noble Truths 65:28
Mountain Hermitage :  Five-Week Vipassana Retreat with Sayadaw Vivekananda, Sayalay Daw Vimalanani, & Marcia Rose
2019-06-28 Six Sense Doors 1:13:38
Mountain Hermitage :  Five-Week Vipassana Retreat with Sayadaw Vivekananda, Sayalay Daw Vimalanani, & Marcia Rose
2019-06-23 Five Aggregates 1:14:32
Mountain Hermitage :  Five-Week Vipassana Retreat with Sayadaw Vivekananda, Sayalay Daw Vimalanani, & Marcia Rose
2019-06-22 Papatita Sutta 66:24
Mountain Hermitage :  Five-Week Vipassana Retreat with Sayadaw Vivekananda, Sayalay Daw Vimalanani, & Marcia Rose
2019-06-21 Four Fundamentals of Ethical Conduct 1:10:05
Mountain Hermitage :  Five-Week Vipassana Retreat with Sayadaw Vivekananda, Sayalay Daw Vimalanani, & Marcia Rose
2019-06-16 Conceptual v. Ultimate Reality 1:10:10
Mountain Hermitage :  Five-Week Vipassana Retreat with Sayadaw Vivekananda, Sayalay Daw Vimalanani, & Marcia Rose
2019-06-15 Practicing as if Your Clothes and Head are on Fire 1:11:34
Mountain Hermitage :  Five-Week Vipassana Retreat with Sayadaw Vivekananda, Sayalay Daw Vimalanani, & Marcia Rose
2019-06-14 Characteristics of Anicca 68:13
Mountain Hermitage :  Five-Week Vipassana Retreat with Sayadaw Vivekananda, Sayalay Daw Vimalanani, & Marcia Rose
2019-06-09 Development of Wholesome Attitudes 1:32:55
Mountain Hermitage :  Five-Week Vipassana Retreat with Sayadaw Vivekananda, Sayalay Daw Vimalanani, & Marcia Rose

 

2019-06-08 Refining Practice Skills 1:28:22
Mountain Hermitage :  Five-Week Vipassana Retreat with Sayadaw Vivekananda, Sayalay Daw Vimalanani, & Marcia Rose
2019-06-07 Gaining Purity through Purification 1:14:14
Mountain Hermitage :  Five-Week Vipassana Retreat with Sayadaw Vivekananda, Sayalay Daw Vimalanani, & Marcia Rose
2019-06-03 Walking Instructions 0:33
Mountain Hermitage :  Five-Week Vipassana Retreat with Sayadaw Vivekananda, Sayalay Daw Vimalanani, & Marcia Rose
2019-06-02 Opening Dhamma Talk 28:47
Mountain Hermitage :  Five-Week Vipassana Retreat with Sayadaw Vivekananda, Sayalay Daw Vimalanani, & Marcia Rose
2017-06-29 Benefit Of Mindfulness and Clear Comprehension in Daily Life 1:24:17
This talk includes a section on clear comprehension in talking.
Insight Meditation Society – Forest Refuge :  June 2017 at IMS – Forest Refuge
2017-06-28 Knowledge Of Equanimity Towards Formations 1:13:29
Insight Meditation Society – Forest Refuge :  June 2017 at IMS – Forest Refuge
2017-06-26 Equanimity In Satipatthana Meditation 66:27
Definition, occurrence and contributing factors of equanimity.
Insight Meditation Society – Forest Refuge :  June 2017 at IMS – Forest Refuge
2017-06-22 Questions and Answers 1:15:21
Q&A related to wise attention, imperfections, self, purpose of labeling, latent defilements, “right perception” and breaking up of formations.
Insight Meditation Society – Forest Refuge :  June 2017 at IMS – Forest Refuge
2017-06-21 Perception in the Context of Satipatthana. 1:13:41
Definition, development and applications of perception.
Insight Meditation Society – Forest Refuge :  June 2017 at IMS – Forest Refuge
2017-06-19 Appearance and Reality 64:13
Distinguishing between concepts and reality.
Insight Meditation Society – Forest Refuge :  June 2017 at IMS – Forest Refuge
2017-06-15 Faith and Intuitive Wisdom 63:44
The discovery of wisdom based on faith and other factors.
Insight Meditation Society – Forest Refuge :  June 2017 at IMS – Forest Refuge
2017-06-14 Application of Samadhiin Vipassana Meditation 65:00
Illustrations – external and internal obstructions to concentration.
Insight Meditation Society – Forest Refuge :  June 2017 at IMS – Forest Refuge
2017-06-12 Role of Concentration in Contemplation of Physical and Mental Objects 65:11
Concentration – its definition, obstacles and development.
Insight Meditation Society – Forest Refuge :  June 2017 at IMS – Forest Refuge
2017-06-08 The Role Of Effort In The Contemplation Of Phenomena 68:20
Definitions of ardent effort. Wholesomeness and unwholesomeness. Ardent effort – Its application and development.
Insight Meditation Society – Forest Refuge :  June 2017 at IMS – Forest Refuge
2017-06-07 Developing Observational Skills 64:56
This talk teaches what to pay attention to.
Insight Meditation Society – Forest Refuge :  June 2017 at IMS – Forest Refuge
2017-06-05 Knowing how to observe objects. 64:19
Mindfulness and its different qualities.
Insight Meditation Society – Forest Refuge :  June 2017 at IMS – Forest Refuge
2017-06-02 Taking The First Few Steps 1:18:59
This talks focusses on: balanced practice, restraint of senses, slowing down, intensity of practice, obstacles and attitudes
Insight Meditation Society – Forest Refuge :  June 2017 at IMS – Forest Refuge
2017-06-02 Detailed Meditation Instructions 53:47
Insight Meditation Society – Forest Refuge :  June 2017 at IMS – Forest Refuge
2017-06-01 Opening Talk 43:37
As global relatives, samsara relatives and dhamma relatives – we are inspired by the Candana Sutta and the Satipatthana Sutta.
Insight Meditation Society – Forest Refuge :  June 2017 at IMS – Forest Refuge
2016-07-07 Going Ahead Full Steam 46:57
Mountain Hermitage :  2016 Summer Sayadaw Vivekananda & Marcia Rose Retreat
2016-07-01 Bringing Equanimity to Experiences 1:11:28
Mountain Hermitage :  2016 Summer Sayadaw Vivekananda & Marcia Rose Retreat
2016-07-01 Perception 1:19:44
Mountain Hermitage :  2016 Summer Sayadaw Vivekananda & Marcia Rose Retreat
2016-06-29 Anatta 66:19
Mountain Hermitage :  2016 Summer Sayadaw Vivekananda & Marcia Rose Retreat
2016-06-27 Dissolution of Formations 65:52
Mountain Hermitage :  2016 Summer Sayadaw Vivekananda & Marcia Rose Retreat
2016-06-24 The Contemplation of Impermanence 64:26
Mountain Hermitage :  2016 Summer Sayadaw Vivekananda & Marcia Rose Retreat
2016-06-22 Three Wholesome Roots: Wisdom 1:12:00
Mountain Hermitage :  2016 Summer Sayadaw Vivekananda & Marcia Rose Retreat
2016-06-20 Three Wholesome Roots: Generosity 69:23
Mountain Hermitage :  2016 Summer Sayadaw Vivekananda & Marcia Rose Retreat
2016-06-17 Three Unwholesome Roots: Delusion 1:10:24
Mountain Hermitage :  2016 Summer Sayadaw Vivekananda & Marcia Rose Retreat
2016-06-15 Three Unwholesome Roots: Hatred 1:13:36
Mountain Hermitage :  2016 Summer Sayadaw Vivekananda & Marcia Rose Retreat
2016-06-13 Three Unwholesome Roots: Greed 1:19:09
Mountain Hermitage :  2016 Summer Sayadaw Vivekananda & Marcia Rose Retreat
2016-06-10 Feelings (Vedana) 1:13:51
Mountain Hermitage :  2016 Summer Sayadaw Vivekananda & Marcia Rose Retreat
2016-06-09 The Hindrance of Sloth and Torpor 57:33
Mountain Hermitage :  2016 Summer Sayadaw Vivekananda & Marcia Rose Retreat
2016-06-07 Qualities of Mindfulness 1:31:36
Mountain Hermitage :  2016 Summer Sayadaw Vivekananda & Marcia Rose Retreat
2016-06-06 Comprehensive Instructions 1:11:35
Mountain Hermitage :  2016 Summer Sayadaw Vivekananda & Marcia Rose Retreat
2016-06-05 Opening Night 1:19:51
Mountain Hermitage :  2016 Summer Sayadaw Vivekananda & Marcia Rose Retreat
2014-06-27 Arousing A Sense Of Urgency 38:01
Insight Meditation Society – Forest Refuge :  May 15 – June 30, 2014 at IMS – Forest Refuge
2014-06-25 Happiness And It’s Development 62:00
Forms of happiness that result from the development of the mind
Insight Meditation Society – Forest Refuge :  May 15 – June 30, 2014 at IMS – Forest Refuge
2014-06-23 Buddhist Perspective On Climate Change 67:11
Observed changes in the climate system, attribution of climate change, Buddhist perspective, Buddhist response to climate change.
Insight Meditation Society – Forest Refuge :  May 15 – June 30, 2014 at IMS – Forest Refuge
In collection One Earth Sangha
2014-06-20 Life Is Uncertain, Death Is Certain 59:42
The Buddha’s advise on death
Insight Meditation Society – Forest Refuge :  May 15 – June 30, 2014 at IMS – Forest Refuge
2014-06-18 Observing The Dissolution Of Formations with Effort and Equanimity 56:37
Insight Meditation Society – Forest Refuge :  May 15 – June 30, 2014 at IMS – Forest Refuge
2014-06-16 Equanimity 53:18
Exploring some facets of equanimity, six factored equanimity
Insight Meditation Society – Forest Refuge :  May 15 – June 30, 2014 at IMS – Forest Refuge
2014-06-13 Abandoning 52:51
Abandoning unvirtuous conduct, unwholesome states. Five kinds of abandoning.
Insight Meditation Society – Forest Refuge :  May 15 – June 30, 2014 at IMS – Forest Refuge
2014-06-11 Mindfulness of Postures 58:05
Insight Meditation Society – Forest Refuge :  May 15 – June 30, 2014 at IMS – Forest Refuge
2014-06-09 Impermanence 64:52
Understanding the nature of impermanence – textual and in practice
Insight Meditation Society – Forest Refuge :  May 15 – June 30, 2014 at IMS – Forest Refuge
2014-06-06 The Ten Imperfections Of Insight – Part II 62:14
Insight Meditation Society – Forest Refuge :  May 15 – June 30, 2014 at IMS – Forest Refuge
2014-06-04 The Ten Imperfections Of Insight – Part I 53:32
Illumination, knowledge, joy, calmness
Insight Meditation Society – Forest Refuge :  May 15 – June 30, 2014 at IMS – Forest Refuge
2014-06-02 The Controlling Faculty Of Wisdom, Part II 53:55
Developing wisdom by abandoning ignorance
Insight Meditation Society – Forest Refuge :  May 15 – June 30, 2014 at IMS – Forest Refuge
2014-05-30 The controlling Faculty Of Wisdom, Part I 62:09
Nature of wisdom, factors contributing to the arising of wisdom
Insight Meditation Society – Forest Refuge :  May 15 – June 30, 2014 at IMS – Forest Refuge
2014-05-26 The Controlling Faculty Of Concentration 62:00
Qualities of concentration, arousing and balancing it
Insight Meditation Society – Forest Refuge :  May 15 – June 30, 2014 at IMS – Forest Refuge
2014-05-23 Controlling Faculty Of Energy, Part II 69:11
Insight Meditation Society – Forest Refuge :  May 15 – June 30, 2014 at IMS – Forest Refuge
2014-05-21 Controlling Faculty Of Energy 57:11
Dwelling with energy aroused for the abandoning of unwholesome states and the acquisition of wholesome states
Insight Meditation Society – Forest Refuge :  May 15 – June 30, 2014 at IMS – Forest Refuge
2014-05-19 Mindfulness And Some Of Its Qualities 63:21
Exploring mindfulness in the context of Satipatthana.
Insight Meditation Society – Forest Refuge :  May 15 – June 30, 2014 at IMS – Forest Refuge
2014-05-16 Fundamentals Of Practice 59:56
Satipatthana instructions in brief, restraint of senses, attitudes, intensity of practice, slowing down.
Insight Meditation Society – Forest Refuge :  May 15 – June 30, 2014 at IMS – Forest Refuge
2014-05-16 Additional Meditation Instructions 1:16:00
Details meditation instructions regarding sitting and walking pratice, interviews and attitudes to practice.
Insight Meditation Society – Forest Refuge :  May 15 – June 30, 2014 at IMS – Forest Refuge
2014-05-15 Crossing The flood so Hard To Cross 53:33
This talk outlines basic qualities required in meditation in accordance with: one always prefect in virtue, endowed with wisdom, well concentrated, one energetic and resolute – crosses the flood so hard to cross. SNI53
Insight Meditation Society – Forest Refuge :  May 15 – June 30, 2014 at IMS – Forest Refuge
2013-07-13 Chanting of Refuges and Precepts 4:24
Mountain Hermitage :  Sayadaw Vivekananda and Marcia Rose
2013-07-12 Daily Life Benefits of Vipassana Retreat Practice 66:24
Mountain Hermitage :  Sayadaw Vivekananda and Marcia Rose
2013-07-11 Equanimity 68:28
Mountain Hermitage :  Sayadaw Vivekananda and Marcia Rose
2013-07-10 Anatta Not-Self 1:15:51
Mountain Hermitage :  Sayadaw Vivekananda and Marcia Rose
2013-07-06 Wisdom Part 2 65:12
Mountain Hermitage :  Sayadaw Vivekananda and Marcia Rose
2013-07-04 Wisdom 69:33
Mountain Hermitage :  Sayadaw Vivekananda and Marcia Rose
2013-07-02 Patience 1:11:27
Mountain Hermitage :  Sayadaw Vivekananda and Marcia Rose
2013-06-29 Effort Part 2 67:58
Mountain Hermitage :  Sayadaw Vivekananda and Marcia Rose
2013-06-27 Sila and Climate Change 1:20:05
Mountain Hermitage :  Sayadaw Vivekananda and Marcia Rose
2013-06-25 Effort Part 1 1:10:39
Mountain Hermitage :  Sayadaw Vivekananda and Marcia Rose
2013-06-22 Mindfulness of Arising and Passing 65:37
Mountain Hermitage :  Sayadaw Vivekananda and Marcia Rose
2013-06-20 The Hindrances With a Focus on Doubt 1:15:07
Mountain Hermitage :  Sayadaw Vivekananda and Marcia Rose
2013-06-17 Attitudes Do Matter in Mindfulness Meditation 64:24
Mountain Hermitage :  Sayadaw Vivekananda and Marcia Rose
2013-06-17 Instructions 1:34:40
Mountain Hermitage :  Sayadaw Vivekananda and Marcia Rose
2012-06-29 Noble Search and Nobel Results 1:13:27
Nobel search – benefits of practice – Four Noble Truths – Nibbana – Qualities of a stream entrant.
Insight Meditation Society – Forest Refuge :  June 2012 at IMS – Forest Refuge
2012-06-28 Benefits Of Mindfulness Meditation – Part II 57:28
Contemplation of dissolution – Equanimity – Nibbana
Insight Meditation Society – Forest Refuge :  June 2012 at IMS – Forest Refuge
2012-06-27 Perception 56:03
Cambridge Insight Meditation Center
2012-06-26 Dhammanupassana IV 56:38
Contemplation of awakening factors, especially investigation of states.
Insight Meditation Society – Forest Refuge :  June 2012 at IMS – Forest Refuge
2012-06-25 Dhammanupassana III 55:01
Contemplation of aggregate of volitional formations and aggregate of consciousness.
Insight Meditation Society – Forest Refuge :  June 2012 at IMS – Forest Refuge
2012-06-23 Dhammanupassana Part II 61:41
Contemplation of aggregates, general aspects, perception, aggregate of perception.
Insight Meditation Society – Forest Refuge :  June 2012 at IMS – Forest Refuge
2012-06-22 Dhammanupassana – Part I 57:15
Etymology, description, contemplation of hindrances
Insight Meditation Society – Forest Refuge :  June 2012 at IMS – Forest Refuge
2012-06-20 Spiritual Friendship 65:38
Qualities of a spiritual friend and principals of cordiality.
Insight Meditation Society – Forest Refuge :  June 2012 at IMS – Forest Refuge
2012-06-19 Contemplation Of Feelings Part II 54:51
Contemplation of unpleasant and neutral feelings
Insight Meditation Society – Forest Refuge :  June 2012 at IMS – Forest Refuge
2012-06-18 Contemplation Of Feeling, Part I 51:27
Distinction worldly – unworldly feelings, instructions, general aspects of feeling.
Insight Meditation Society – Forest Refuge :  June 2012 at IMS – Forest Refuge
2012-06-16 Sharpening The Controlling Faculties, Part II 55:56
Impermanence, seeing only destruction of arisen phenomena.
Insight Meditation Society – Forest Refuge :  June 2012 at IMS – Forest Refuge
2012-06-15 Sense Of Urgency 47:41
Nature of urgency, causes for its arising, consequences.
Insight Meditation Society – Forest Refuge :  June 2012 at IMS – Forest Refuge
2012-06-13 Five Controlling Faculties 57:56
Five Controlling Faculties And Balancing Them
Insight Meditation Society – Forest Refuge :  June 2012 at IMS – Forest Refuge
2012-06-12 Staying Composed and Equanimous In Contemplation 55:38
Composure, Six factored Equanimity, Clear Comprehension Of Activities
Insight Meditation Society – Forest Refuge :  June 2012 at IMS – Forest Refuge
2012-06-11 Patience, Neutrality, Equanimity About Formation 58:43
Nature and significance of P., N., E., in meditation and outside of retreat.
Insight Meditation Society – Forest Refuge :  June 2012 at IMS – Forest Refuge
2012-06-09 Benefits Of Mindfulness Meditation Meditation 61:25
Happiness arising due to virtue, concentration, insight knowledge, purification of view, arising due to mindfulness meditation.
Insight Meditation Society – Forest Refuge :  June 2012 at IMS – Forest Refuge
2012-06-08 Developing Observational Skills 61:19
Observing and describing the structures of experience in terms of time, location, characteristics, intensity, continuity, etc.
Insight Meditation Society – Forest Refuge :  June 2012 at IMS – Forest Refuge
2012-06-06 Discovering The Nature Of The Mind 58:42
Contemplation of absence/presence condition, arising and passing, opposites, causal development of mental factors.
Insight Meditation Society – Forest Refuge :  June 2012 at IMS – Forest Refuge
2012-06-05 Contemplation Of Postures 57:07
Contemplation of standing, sitting, lying down and walking
Insight Meditation Society – Forest Refuge :  June 2012 at IMS – Forest Refuge
2012-06-04 Attitudes In Mindfulness Meditation Do Matter 58:26
Awareness of attitudes in meditation both helpful and unhelpful.
Insight Meditation Society – Forest Refuge :  June 2012 at IMS – Forest Refuge
2012-06-02 Qualities Of Mindfulness (Sati) 65:47
Synonyms, definitions, role of Sati in Abhidhamma, illustrations for Sati.
Insight Meditation Society – Forest Refuge :  June 2012 at IMS – Forest Refuge