Arinna Weisman

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Dharma talks and guided meditation offered by Arinna Weisman and co-teachers. Recordings were made during Vipassana insight meditation retreats, and have been graciously provided by Lotus Insight Sangha of Seattle, Dhamma Dena of Joshua Tree, Dharma Seed, and others. About Arinna WeismanArinna has been studying insight meditation since 1979 and teaching since 1989. Her root teacher is Ruth Denison, who was empowered to teach by meditation master U Ba Khin. Arinna founded the Insight Meditation Center of Pioneer Valley in Massachusetts and, with Eric Kolvig, was the first to lead insight medita...

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Arinna Weisman

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Faith (11-05-05) 05.11.2005 41:58

Spirit Rock Meditation Center Faith is not a romanticized protection of a particular experience or person. It is born from the practice of transforming our defended hearts and minds. Faith is one of the great spiritual powers which sustains love and wisdom. Entrusting ourselves to the beautiful qualities of heart, because they only bring goodness. Recording provided by Dharma Seed: https://dharmas...

Co-Dependency And Delusion (04-22-05) 22.04.2005 1:07:15

Spirit Rock Meditation Center Delusion seduces us into thinking we are dependent on people, material objects or pleasant experiences for our happiness. Renunciation and the practice of the precepts bring us to the peace we are. Recording provided by Dharma Seed: https://dharmaseed.org/teacher/26/talk/391

The Four Contemplations (04-20-05) 20.04.2005 47:56

Spirit Rock Meditation Center Contemplating the blessings of birth as a human being and our capacity to awaken the gates of impermanence, karma and imperfection to wisdom. Recording provided by Dharma Seed: https://dharmaseed.org/teacher/26/talk/395

Standing For Kindness, Confronting Harmfulness (04-09-04) 09.04.2004 46:47

Spirit Rock Meditation Center The ground for wisdom and love is the practice of kindness and the training to refrain from harm. Here are stories to inspire and remind us. Recording provided by Dharma Seed: https://dharmaseed.org/teacher/26/talk/2924

Giving (11-23-03) 23.11.2003 42:38

Santa Fe Vipassana Sangha We are often blind to our own generosity, to the gift of our practice and efforts. The Buddha invites us to contemplate this beautiful quality of our minds, and its wholesome results, as part of the practice of growing and sustaining. Recording provided by Dharma Seed: https://dharmaseed.org/teacher/26/talk/2922

Patience (11-22-03) 22.11.2003 45:16

Santa Fe Vipassana Sangha Patience is one of the Paramis and gives us the strength to endure through difficult experiences. We can be inspired to practice it through contemplating leaders such as Mandela or the Dalai Lama who have faced extreme challenges in their lives without retribution or revenge, but with kindness and wisdom. Recording provided by Dharma Seed: https://dharmaseed.org/teacher/2...

Truthfulness (11-18-03) 18.11.2003 43:56

Santa Fe Vipassana Sangha The commitment to truthfulness is a mirror which highlights our deepest intention to bring harmony and peace through kind and useful words. Also it shows us the sneaky seductions of lying, flattery and unkind speech. Recording provided by Dharma Seed: https://dharmaseed.org/teacher/26/talk/2920

Morality (11-11-03) 11.11.2003 48:20

Santa Fe Vipassana Sangha We have a tendency to see the world through success-failure, enemy-friend, good-bad. It is also possible to hold, with love, the ambiguity of life and our own ambivalence. Without splitting, we are able to live within the ethical guidelines given by the Buddha’s teachings. Recording provided by Dharma Seed: https://dharmaseed.org/teacher/26/talk/2919

Friendship (11-05-03) 05.11.2003 33:31

Santa Fe Vipassana Sangha The Buddha said sangha and spiritual friendship is the holy life. This practice involves learning to experience our own beauty and Buddha nature, and through this, the beauty of others. Recording provided by Dharma Seed: https://dharmaseed.org/teacher/26/talk/2918

Patience (02-09-03) 09.02.2003 40:04

Spirit Rock Meditation Center Using experiences as a child growing up in South Africa, as well as experiences in her daily life, Arinna shares how the practice of patience is an essential part of practice. Recording provided by Dharma Seed: https://dharmaseed.org/teacher/26/talk/2917

Inspiration For Practice (08-11-02) 11.08.2002 42:33

Spirit Rock Meditation Center Cultivating an open heart for our changing lives. Recording provided by Dharma Seed: https://dharmaseed.org/teacher/26/talk/394

Cultivating Joy (07-21-01) 21.07.2001 47:43

Vipassana Montana Calling on the quality of joy to manifest in our lives. Recording provided by Dharma Seed: https://dharmaseed.org/teacher/26/talk/2915

Gateway To Freedom: First Foundation Of Mindfulness (06-10-01) 10.06.2001 49:09

Santa Fe The essential practice for freedom. Recording provided by Dharma Seed: https://dharmaseed.org/teacher/26/talk/2913

The Fierce First Step (04-15-01) 15.04.2001 36:04

Spirit Rock Meditation Center (Angela Center) How to practice in our daily lives. Recording provided by Dharma Seed: https://dharmaseed.org/teacher/26/talk/2916

Freedom Possible In Every Moment (11-20-00) 20.11.2000 35:53

Spirit Rock Meditation Center Not waiting to find ourselves before opening to the possibility of freedom. Recording provided by Dharma Seed: https://dharmaseed.org/teacher/26/talk/2910

Greed, Hatred & Delusion As Our Personality Types (08-07-00) 07.08.2000 47:45

Cloud Mountain Retreat Center Shining light on ourselves through understanding our personality type. Recording provided by Dharma Seed: https://dharmaseed.org/teacher/26/talk/2909

Loving Our Imperfections (07-15-00) 15.07.2000 36:30

Spirit Rock Meditation Center There is never cause or reason for anything but love. Recording provided by Dharma Seed: https://dharmaseed.org/teacher/26/talk/2912

Karma: Trusting This Path Through Difficulties (04-15-00) 15.04.2000 42:51

During periods of doubt or difficulty, the understanding of karma can become one of our deepest supports. Recording provided by Dharma Seed: https://dharmaseed.org/teacher/26/talk/41

The Hindrances (04-13-00) 13.04.2000 45:10

Spirit Rock Meditation Center The possibility of the "highest peace" and the obstacles which cover it. Recording provided by Dharma Seed: https://dharmaseed.org/teacher/26/talk/2911

Encountering Profound Obstacles on the Path (08-15-99) 15.08.1999 39:56

Spirit Rock Meditation Center Ways to work with our difficulties and pain in the meditation practice. Recording provided by Dharma Seed: https://dharmaseed.org/teacher/26/talk/2907

Dependent Origination (07-12-99) 12.07.1999 23:28

Spirit Rock Meditation Center How is suffering created; a detailed exposition by the Buddha on the moment-to-moment creation of identity. Recording provided by Dharma Seed: https://dharmaseed.org/teacher/26/talk/2906

Death as Inspiration for Practice (04-15-99) 15.04.1999 33:18

Spirit Rock Meditation Center The death of loved ones fires our passion for transformation. Recording provided by Dharma Seed: https://dharmaseed.org/teacher/26/talk/2908

Joy (04-11-99) 11.04.1999 43:22

Spirit Rock Meditation Center Cultivating joy as a practice. Recording provided by Dharma Seed: https://dharmaseed.org/teacher/26/talk/392

The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching (04-09-99) 09.04.1999 43:07

Spirit Rock Meditation Center Freeing ourselves from clinging. Recording provided by Dharma Seed: https://dharmaseed.org/teacher/26/talk/2902

Not Clinging (11-01-98) 01.11.1998 34:53

Spirit Rock Meditation Center "All things should not be clung to. Whoever hears this hears all Buddhism" Recording provided by Dharma Seed: https://dharmaseed.org/teacher/26/talk/2901