Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge: dharma talks and meditation instruction

Caroline Jones: Morning Reflection 23.04.2026 16:13 ↓

(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) Vedana/Feeling Tone

Jill Shepherd: Meditation: Seeing Self-Constructing 22.04.2026 16:57 ↓

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Jill Shepherd: Wise Effort and Anatta 21.04.2026 42:08 ↓

(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) Some suggestions for exploring anatta/not-self as a support for bothwise effort and deepening insight.

Jill Shepherd: Meditation: Exploring Effort and Ease 20.04.2026 17:36 ↓

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Caroline Jones: Anicca/Impermanence 17.04.2026 52:07 ↓

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Caroline Jones: Morning Reflection 16.04.2026 16:26 ↓

(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) Patience

Jill Shepherd: Meditation: Pleasant Feeling-Tones 15.04.2026 48:23 ↓

(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) Attuning to pleasant vedana as support for developing skillful mental qualities.

Jill Shepherd: Talk: Faith and Doubt 14.04.2026 46:05 ↓

(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) Exploring some of the many ways doubt can show up, and how Saddha (faith, trust, confidence) can be actively cultivated as an antidote

Jill Shepherd: Contemplation: Elemental Qualities 13.04.2026 48:26 ↓

(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) Exploring our experience in relation to the elemental qualities of earth, water, fire, air, and space.

Caroline Jones: Morning Reflection 11.04.2026 44:31 ↓

(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) Guidance for Wisdom-Awareness Practice

Caroline Jones: Morning Reflection 09.04.2026 45:43 ↓

(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) Finding Space

Jill Shepherd: Meditation: Connecting to Intention 08.04.2026 4:06 ↓

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Jill Shepherd: Talk: Wise Intention 07.04.2026 41:57 ↓

(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) Getting clearer about different levels of intention as support for making the most of our time on retreat.

Caroline Jones: Morning Reflection 04.04.2026 17:39 ↓

(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) A Path of Happiness, Part 2

Caroline Jones: A Path of Happiness 03.04.2026 48:03 ↓

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Caroline Jones: Morning Reflection 02.04.2026 26:54 ↓

(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) Guided body scan

Devon Hase: Emptying and Filling: Guided Meditation 31.03.2026 21:09 ↓

(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) A progressive release into emptiness, and a return through the four brahmaviharās

Devon Hase: Wearing the World Like a Loose Garment: Emptiness, Integration, and the Art of Return 30.03.2026 43:36 ↓

(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) A talk on MN 121: Culasaññata sutta exploring the meaning and experience of emptiness in the Theravada tradition.

Devon Hase: The Absence of Things 30.03.2026 20:58 ↓

(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) Guided meditation on noticing what isn't here, and thus becoming acquainted with emptiness.

Devon Hase: This Precious Human Birth 26.03.2026 24:28 ↓

(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) Guided meditation on gladdening the mind and seeing the good.

Devon Hase: Guided Reflection on Dukkha and Faith 24.03.2026 9:41 ↓

(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) Short reflection and poem on how to recognize dukkha and its capacity to grow trust in the moment.

Devon Hase: The Chain That Liberates: A Talk on Transcendent Dependent Origination 24.03.2026 43:28 ↓

(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) The Buddha's Upanisā Sutta offers one of his most quietly radical teachings: that liberation doesn't begin with getting comfortable, but with honestly meeting what hurts. Drawing on this "proximate cause" discourse from SN 12.23, this talk traces the transcendent sequence of dependent origination — from dukkha through faith, joy, tranquility, and insigh...

Devon Hase: Everything is Lovable 18.03.2026 12:59 ↓

(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) Guided meditation on loving all parts of ourselves and the world.

Devon Hase: Guided Meditation on the 32 Body Parts 17.03.2026 16:38 ↓

(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) Guided practice for contemplating the parts of the body, leading to an attitude to nonattachment and letting go.

Devon Hase: Still Flowing Water: What Nature Teaches Us About Letting Go 16.03.2026 39:25 ↓

(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) Drawing on the wisdom of rivers, forests, and the four elements, this talk explores how the natural world mirrors our own deepest nature - and how turning toward impermanence, non-clinging, and the wildness of our own hearts can become a path to freedom.