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Contents
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{1} THEMES OF PRACTICE
{2} COLLECTIONS
{3} INDIVIDUAL TEACHER OFFERINGS
{4} BARRE CENTER FOR BUDDHIST STUDIES
{5} MEDITATION INSTRUCTIONS
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{1} THEMES OF PRACTICE
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WORKING WITH THE HARD STUFF SET (HARD1 $40.00)
* Working with Sloth, Torpor and Restlessness (Joseph Goldstein) --
looking at seductive states that contract the mind into the prison
of self
* Desire, Aversion and Doubt (Sharon Salzberg) -- opening in
simplicity to the tunnel vision effect of hindrances
* Wise Understanding of Emotions (Jack Kornfield) -- emptiness into
form, reclaiming your heart and body
* Working with the Hindrances (Sylvia Boorstein) -- looking at the
difficult obscuring energies of mind
* Working with Difficult Mind States (Anna Douglas) -- coming into
harmony with the way things are
* Taking the Ache Out of Attachment (Larry Rosenberg) -- seeing
directly into the nature of strong emotions
COMPLETE METTA RETREAT (METTA RETREAT $45.50) -- Coming together in
love, compassion, joy, and equanimity
* Opening Talk: Refuges, Precepts and Guided Metta (Joseph Goldstein)
-- welcoming, laying the groundwork and asking, what is metta?
* Intention (Sylvia Boorstein) -- clarifying our intentions of the
heart: knowing where you are going
* The Spirit of Metta (Sharon Salzberg) -- bringing loving kindness
to our practice and our lives
* The Five Hindrances (Joseph Goldstein) -- understanding the forces
of desire, aversion, sluggishness, restlessness and doubt within
the mind
* Special challenges to Loving (Sylvia Boorstein) -- developing
unanimous lovingness
* Morality & Happiness (Sharon Salzberg) -- having an eye made quiet
by the deep power of harmony and joy
* Carrying the Practice into the World (Joseph Goldstein) -- making
our lives our practice
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{2} COLLECTIONS
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STEVEN ARMSTRONG
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SERIES ON HAPPINESS (B40 SET $45.00)
Happiness of Generosity -- developing a generous heart capable of
sharing what we have places us in the embrace of a loving,
appreciative community
Happiness of Ethical Conduct -- lives guided by conscience and
modesty: recognize and esteem our value as human beings and protect
ourselves and others
Happiness of a Pure Mind, Part I and II -- recognizing the
predominant clouds in the mind and working with them, results in
clear, lucid knowing: "the pure mind...a jewel beyond all price"
Happiness of Absorption in Love -- developing love for ourself and
all other beings arouses an ecstatically joyful and subtly tranquil
happiness uncommon in our pursuit of pleasure
Happiness of Peace -- the Buddha said "there is no higher happiness
than peace." We can glimpse this happiness when the obstructions of
mind are progressively uprooted
SYLVIA BOORSTEIN
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DAY OF METTA (SB27 $20.00)
An in-depth experience of metta meditation
1) metta means boundless well wishing and perfect happiness
2) continuing instructions in the art of lovingkindness
3) cultivating Metta; instant first aid for the mind
CHRISTINA FELDMAN
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MEDITATION (CF135 SET $45.00)
Aloneness Seeking the Sacred
Inspiration & Contentment Taming Our Demons
The Story of Hui Neng Wise Effort
Development of Samadhi Attentiveness
Insight & Emptiness
PERSONAL MYTHOLOGY AND REVELATION SET (CF 146 $20.00)
Personal Mythology & Revelation Set, Part I -- awakening from the
false through discovering what is true
Personal Mythology & Revelation Set, Part II -- reclaiming our own
stories, lives an journeys
Being free with our stories -- what does it mean to be free within
our stories
JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN
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LOVE: GENEROSITY OF THE HEART (JG102 $13.80)
1) Love: Generosity of the Heart I -- revealing the difference
between desire, enchantment and the blessing of metta
2) Love: Generosity of the Heart II -- understanding the many faces
of love through the wisdom
OBSTACLES TO CONCENTRATION (JG122 $13.80)
1) Obstacles to Concentration I -- understanding how desire and
aversion, two classical obstacles, stand in the way of our
developing a one pointedness of mind
2) Obstacles to Concentration II -- examining our identification
with the remaining three obstacles sloth and torpor, restlessness
and worry, skeptical doubt
COMPLETE VIPASSANA MEDITATION INSTRUCTIONS (M2 ALBUM $15.50)
two tapes of complete progressive experiential instructions in the
art of Vipassana
JACK KORNFIELD
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THE EIGHT FOLD PATH FOR THE HOUSEHOLDER (JK68 1-8 $42.00)
focusing on the Eight Fold Path from the perspective of the
householder right understanding, thought, speech, action, livelihood,
effort, mindfulness, and concentration
THE ROOTS OF BUDDHIST PSYCHOLOGY (JK140 $39.00)
Tapes 1-3: Unskillful Strategies: Grasping & Greed; Anger & Aversion;
Delusion & Denial
Tapes 4-6: Skillful Strategies: Non-Delusion; Non-Greed; Abundance;
True Strength
TEN PERFECTIONS (JK160 $63.00)
series of talks on the Perfections of Buddha and how these can be
awakened in out hearts and developed in our lives The Perfections of
*Generosity *Patience
*Integrity & Virtue *Truthfulness
*Renunciation *Determination
*Wisdom *Lovingkindness
*Vitality & Energy *Balance & Equanimity
PERSPECTIVE ON DEATH (JK214 SET $13.50)
1) Mindfulness of Death -- honoring the profound and powerful shift
into timeless identity
2) Death as an Advisor -- remembering the preciousness of unfolding
life
PATH WITH HEART (JK223 $80.00)
Related talks and guided meditations referred to in Jack Kornfield's
"A Path with Heart"
Take the One Seat -- just stay in your chair and see it all
Healing -- sensing the precious mystery of being alive as heartfelt
awareness leads us to healing
Developing Awareness of Feelings -- stabilizing the mind, heart, and
body through awareness of feelings in feelings
Mindfulness of Death -- honoring the profound and powerful shift
into timeless identity
No Self, True Self -- understanding the development of true self and
the awakening of no self
Compassion & Co-dependence -- honoring the importance of disharmony
within the circle of caring compassion
Peace -- what does it mean to be at peace in our hearts, with
oneself, and with nature?
Spiritual Maturity -- honoring spiritual practice as a lifetime's
work in becoming intimate with one's self
Introductory Meditation Instructions -- a discussion of calm &
wisdom; instructions in sitting, walking, eating; guidelines for
retreats
Space/Sound Meditation -- a guided meditation that approaches the
practice from the perspective of space and sound rather than
breath and body
Bell Meditation -- "simply listen"
Metta Meditation -- the act of forgiveness is an act of mercy to
yourself
STORIES OF THE JOURNEY (JK227 $13.80)
Nachiteka: Story of Initiation -- symbolic food for a masculine
journey
Feminine Face of Dharma -- dharmic inquiry with a feminine
perspective
MICHELE MCDONALD
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BALANCING OUR UNDERSTANDING OF INTERCONNECTEDNESS AND EMPTINESS (MMSET
$14.00)
1) Metta (Lovingkindness): The Foundation of Life
2) Opening to the Joys an Sorrows of the World with Wisdom
Understanding how the practice of lovingkindness, compassion,
empathetic joy, and equanimity provides a container (our heart that
can experience being interconnected with all of life) for our
understanding of emptiness (wisdom) that we learn in the
mindfulness practice
LARRY ROSENBERG
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ANAPANASATI SET (LR120 $??)
A condensed approach exploring the full awareness of breathing, body
and feelings
1) learning how to really pay attention to something simple
2) seeing change in each breath moment: a door to freedom
3) each breath feels differently: a guided meditation into Vipassana
INTIMACY AS PRACTICE SERIES (LR125 $33.50)
Exploring "our path as the practice of intimacy"
Intimacy as Practice #1 -- what is intimacy
Intimacy as Practice #2 -- noticing immediate listening and when
it's impeded
Intimacy as Practice #3 -- drawing close: intimacy and understanding
Intimacy as Practice #4 -- unifying our experience and rejuvenating
our lives
Intimacy as Practice #5 -- being awake wherever you are
SHARON SALZBERG
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BUDDHIST ETHICS: A SERIES IN 3 PARTS (SS64 SET1 $20.00)
1) Planting the Seed
2) Connecting to Life/Karma
3) The Peacefulness of Morality
STEVEN SMITH
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GUIDED MEDITATION SERIES (SSM SET 1 $31.50)
Guided Metta Meditation -- weaving words of wisdom with quiet spaces
to soften the mind and heart
Guided Compassion meditation -- beginning with an ember of compassion
in our hearts and moves to the glowing warmth of full, open
compassion
Guided Equanimity Meditation -- encouraging us to find our sense of
balance amidst the vicissitudes of life
Guided Sympathetic Joy -- releasing envy and jealousy through the
joyous appreciation of another person's accomplishments
THE GREAT JOURNEY SERIES (SSM66 $27.50)
Meeting the urge for authenticity and liberation in totality
The Great Journey -- Part 1 -- Practicing with a delightfulness of
mind and faith
The Great Journey -- Part 2 -- Sati: seeing the soft focus of
pre-verbal awareness
The Great Journey -- Part 3 -- Samadhi: gathering, collecting, and
unifying the mind
The Great Journey -- Part 4 -- Wisdom: cultivating our environments
so that wisdom grows and ripens
CHRISTOPHER TITMUSS
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THE EMPTINESS SERIES (CT250 SET $33.50)
Emptiness & Compassion -- seeing emptiness and compassion as fields of
wisdom
Emptiness of Desire -- discovering the wanting mind
Emptiness & Mindfulness -- what is the significance of mindfulness?
Emptiness & Samsara -- wandering on from one thing to another
Emptiness of Dharma -- "If we cherish the teachings, we'll never see
the emptiness"
Emptiness of Perception -- exploring our assumptions and
interpretations
Emptiness of Finite Existence -- understanding the lack of
substantiality in our lives
Emptiness and Trust -- appreciating the Buddha's basic teachings
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FROM BODH GAYA (CT267 SET $33.50)
A series of intimate discussions and inquiries between Christopher
and practicing yogis.
Questions & Responses #1 -- the promise of joy, addictive behaviors,
identification, attachment, more
Questions & Responses #2 -- change, assembly line meditation, the
pain factor, more
Questions & Responses #3 -- counting breaths, bare attention, sleep
and consciousness, dropping the concept of meditation, more
Questions & Responses #4 -- rebirth, loneliness, meditation and
sexuality, enlightenment, more
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{3} INDIVIDUAL TEACHER OFFERINGS
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Teacher Support
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The teachings offered by the Insight Meditation teachers are freely
given. Teachers receive transportation and room and board for each
retreat, as well as a token 10% on the tapes sold. Traditionally,
students offer financial support. If you are moved to help, you may
send a donation to IMS or to Dharma Seed. Make check out to the
teacher.
Royalties from these tapes support the teachings of the Dharma.
Individual Teacher Catalogs
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If you would like to receive a teacher catalog, write and tell us
which teacher(s) and we will send it to you.
GUY ARMSTRONG
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FEAR (GA1 $6.00)
Investigating this powerful and fundamental movement of mind
STEVEN ARMSTRONG
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"THE WHEEL IS TURNING": DEPENDENT ORIGINATION (B6 $6.00)
identifying each of the 12 links in the chain of causality which keeps
us bound to the wheel of endless circling in desire and ignorance and
the weak link broken by insight practice
THE HAPPINESS OF PEACE (B40-7 $6.00)
the Buddha said "There is no higher happiness than peace.": the
"supreme silence" of the unconditioned. We can glimpse this happiness
when the obstructions of mind are progressively uprooted by accessing
the four stages of enlightenment
COMMENTARY ON JUMPING MOUSE (B43 $6.00)
offers commentary on a children's story reflecting the similarities in
Native American and Buddhist understandings of the spiritual quest
JAMES BARAZ
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(JB11 $7.50)
1) BALANCE OF EFFORT: arousing the "right" amount of effort, without
tension, without laziness
2) LEARNING TO OPEN: being willing to look at oneself with forgiveness
and openness
SEVEN FACTORS OF ENLIGHTENMENT (JB17 $6.00)
the development of the wholesome, skillful factors of mindfulness,
investigation, energy, joy, calm concentration, and equanimity leads
to the arising of wisdom and compassion
TRANSFORMING SUFFERING INTO HAPPINESS (JB22 $6.00)
cultivating an open heart through the Dharma
CLEAR COMPREHENSION (JB25 $6.00)
building the bridge of clear comprehension that connects our practice
of "bringing attention' to our full spiritual development
FAITH (JB38 $6.00)
supporting our journey into the unknown with this powerful antidote
to doubt
FEAR AS PRACTICE (JB46 $6.00)
letting go of what we never had -- control
WHAT REALLY MATTERS: THE PATH OF AWAKENING (JB48 $6.00)
encountering the vision of clarity in our lives
SYLVIA BOORSTEIN
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THE FOUNDATIONS OF MINDFULNESS (SB5 $6.00)
honoring and exploring the traditional wisdom found in the Buddhist
teachings of mindfulness
STRENGTHENING THE PRACTICE (SB8 $6.00)
inspiring suggestions that encourage self confidence and support zeal
in the practice
THE FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS & THE EIGHT FOLD PATH (SB9 $6.00)
using Buddha's unique response to the fundamental problem of human
existence -- pain, change, loss -- to face the truth about how life
really is
PRACTICE IN THE SPIRIT OF METTA (SB19 $6.00)
softening the heart is the enabler of Vipassana practice
WORKING WITH THE HINDRANCES (SB21 $6.00)
looking at the difficult obscuring energies of the mind
INTRODUCTION TO VIPASSANA PRACTICE (SB22 $6.00)
embracing the interrelationship between Vipassana and metta practice
PATIENCE (SB26 $6.00)
enduring discomfort without bitterness
INTENTION (SB28 $6.00)
clarifying our intentions of the heart: knowing where you are going
HOWARD COHN
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WHAT IS THIS I? (HC7 $7.50)
exploring our incredible creative display of memories and ideas
ATTITUDE (HC8 $6.00)
living with the direct freshness of "Don't Know" awareness
RUTH DENISON
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ACCEPTING YOURSELF (RD1 $5.00)
developing mindfulness in order to see what is true about one's self
DISCONTENT (RD2 $7.50)
remembering that discontent flows from striving and wanting
RON DeHART
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DHARMA BOOGIE (MRD1 $6.95)
These light, Dharmic lyrics combine with popular music forms to gently
touch the hearts and minds of people who do not know it is possible to
stumble along into awareness.
Love Will Leave Ya Treat Yourself Well
Don't Mean a Thing Turnin' It Over
Don't Know Man Changes
DHARMA BOOGIE ALSO (MRD2 $6.95)
conscious rock-a-billy with a taste of Dharma and a smile.
Side 1: Before I Die Side 2: I'm Wearin' Down
Remember This Makin' Footprints
Chasin' Your Tail 19 Sixty Something
ANNA DOUGLAS
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USING RETREAT FORM WISELY (AD9 $6.00)
how the retreat environment supports the process of learning and
cultivation of insight into the nature of consciousness
RECOGNIZING SUFFERING (AD13 $6.00)
acknowledging the unavoidable pain within life
HEALING SEPARATION (AD15 $6.00)
inner experience of renunciation: healing the "abyss that separates
us from ourselves"
REMEMBERING IMPERMANENCE (AD16 $6.00)
allowing the reality of impermanence to pervade out consciousness and
influence the way we live our lives
CHRISTINA FELDMAN
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(CF19 $7.50)
1) PRACTICE OF CONFUSION: seeking what lures the mind from accepting
actuality, looking at expectation, fantasy, future thought
2) SELF ACCEPTANCE: freeing ourselves from the belief systems and
models we hold for ourselves, discovering the essence of ourselves
WOMEN'S SPIRITUALITY (CF31 $6.00)
discovering our own spirituality as women, looking at traditional
forms that may inhibit its expression
(CF99 $7.50)
1) THE NATURE OF OUR BELIEFS finding the pathway through our beliefs
to a true sense of self
2) GRACE understanding grace -- that spontaneous and profound moment
that holds all moments
HAPPINESS (CF123 $6.00)
celebrating the essence of the path: happiness and freedom
COMPASSION (CF127 $6.00)
dissolving the separation of heart and mind into a profound vision of
interconnectedness
EQUANIMITY (CF130 $6.00)
opening and balancing our hearts to pain without being lost in
reactions
FAITH, MOTIVATION AND VISION (CF132 $6.00)
reflecting on the possibility of freedom and liberation while
trusting ourselves
FREEDOM (CF139 $6.00)
embracing liberation within the context of our pain, confusion and
unhappiness
ACCEPTANCE & CHANGE (CF144 $6.00)
nurturing the mother of transformation and wisdom
GIL FRONSDAL
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SELF, NO SELF (GF1 $6.00)
embracing this core of the teachings without abandoning personal
responsibility
MINDFULNESS OF BODY (GF2 $6.00)
remembering and forgetting one's mind, body and experience
JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN
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THE FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS (JG2 $7.50)
discovering the heart of the Buddha's teachings
FACTORS OF ENLIGHTENMENT (JG4 $6.00)
cultivating and bringing to maturity mindfulness, investigation of
the Dharma, energy, joy, calm, concentration and equanimity
COMPASSION (JG26 $6.00)
seeing how compassion arises from openness and awareness of suffering
FIVE HINDRANCES (JG65 $6.00)
recognizing and learning to work with desire, aversion, sluggishness,
restlessness, and doubt
THE BUDDHA (JG76 $6.00)
the significance of the Buddha's life and the Four Noble Truths in our
own practice and in our contemporary times
VIPASSANA JHANAS: THE PATH OF FREEDOM (JG91 $6.00)
looking at the deeper levels of practice when one explores
impermanence, suffering and selflessness with one-pointed
concentration
BARE ATTENTION (JG103 $6.00)
arousing the power of mindfulness by learning to see in a clear,
direct, and simple way
DESIRE (JG134 $6.00)
looking at what happens when our mind gets lost in the enchanted
forest of desire
WORKING WITH FEAR - PART ONE (JG144A $6.00)
recognizing the depth of conditioned fears that keep us closed to our
clearest relations of our mind and body
WORKING WITH FEAR - PART TWO (JG144B $6.00)
understanding the nature and causes of the fear of dying
RADIANCE OF MIND (JG145 $6.00)
beginning to grasp the vastness of the Dharma and the depth of joy of
our journey
DEEPENING HAPPINESS (JG149 $7.50)
opening to all the possibilities of happiness that come with our
commitment to mindfulness
THE WHY AND HOW OF PRACTICE (JG154 $6.00)
understanding the motivation for our practice
FREEDOM FROM DIFFICULT EMOTIONS (JG156 $6.00)
working with intense emotions from a Dharma perspective
RECOGNIZING EMPTINESS (JG157 $6.00)
perceiving beneath the concepts: the meaning and experience of
emptiness
UNDERSTANDING SELFLESSNESS (JG166 $6.00)
exploring the most puzzling aspects of the Buddha's teachings
THE HINDRANCES: AVERSION, SLOTH & TORPOR (JG168 $6.00)
seeing the causes of suffering in our world and in our minds
THE BUDDHA'S JOURNEY (JG172 $6.00)
the meaning and significance of the Buddha for our lives today
CARRYING THE PRACTICE INTO THE WORLD (JG175 $6.00)
making our lives our practice
NARAYAN LIEBENSON GRADY
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PLEASURE, PAIN, JOY (NL17 $6.00)
opening to all experiences in an intimate way
CONTENTMENT (NL38 $6.00)
transforming our sense of deprivation into contentment
GAVIN HARRISON
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ANGER, SELF-HATRED & THE POWER OF LOVE: PART I (GH13 $6.00)
what is whole hearted and true calls forth the entire range of
ourselves in beauty and anger
ANGER, SELF-HATRED & THE POWER OF LOVE: PART II (GH14 $6.00)
learning how to appropriately relate to our anger reduces suffering
and allows the power of love to bloom
TRANSFORMING THE LEGACY OF ABUSE (GH16 $6.00)
what ultimately is the legacy of abuse, how to frame an abusive
history, working with the legacy in meditation
URGENCY, CONTENTMENT & THE EDGES OF LOVE (GH18 $7.50)
uncovering the roots of suffering and the path to wholeness
JACK KORNFIELD
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THE SACRED JOURNEY (JK5 $6.00)
explains the deep process of undertaking a spiritual journey
WHY MEDITATE? (JK68-1 $6.00)
a good introduction to meditation -- the only tape of the householder
series available individually
ON FORGIVENESS (JK80 $6.00)
nurturing the opening of our hearts (includes a guided meditation)
(JK83 $7.50)
1) SPIRITUALITY AND SEXUALITY
2) SEXUALITY AND RELATIONSHIPS
a thought-provoking look at our attitudes toward sexuality; an
encouragement to incorporate sexuality and our relationships into our
practice and as such to deeply explore the physical, emotional.
psychological and interpersonal aspects
UNDERSTANDING KARMA: THE POWER OF INTENTION (JK100 $6.00)
explore the sources of karma, how it unfolds and ways to work with
karma and the heart
OPENING TO THE CONTRADICTIONS OF LIFE (JK145 $6.00)
learning to walk through the temple of life with open eyes and heart
HEALING (JK158 $7.50)
sensing the precious mystery of being alive as heartfelt awareness
leads us to healing
THE ONE WHO KNOWS (JK162 $6.00)
discovering what puts us to sleep, what awakens us. and what allows
our Buddha nature to shine
WAKENING IN THE MIDST OF LIFE (JK165 $6.00)
enjoying the full gamut of life, even amidst sorrow, with the gifts
of your heart
WHAT CHANGES THE SPIRITUAL JOURNEY BRINGS (JK173 $6.00)
reflecting upon the transforming power of spiritual opening
LISTENING WITH OUR WHOLE BEING (JK174 $6.00)
exploring the central quality of spiritual life: the human capacity
of listening
DEVELOPING AWARENESS OF FEELING (JK180 $6.00)
stabilizing the mind, heart, and body through awareness of feelings
in feelings
SOUND/SPACE MEDITATION (JK187 $6.00)
a guided meditation that approaches the practice from the perspective
of space and sound rather than breath and body
WHO ARE YOU, WANDERER? (JK188 $6.00)
accepting and honoring the totality of ourselves
A WISE UNDERSTANDING OF EMOTIONS (JK192 $7.50)
emptiness into form, reclaiming your heart and body
ADVICE FROM THE DALAI LAMA (JK194 $6.00)
stories from the Dalai Lama gathering which offer perspective on
universal practice
FINDING THE INNER LIGHT (JK199 $6.00)
healing ourselves with forgiveness and openness
PEACE IN THE MIDST OF CHANGE (JK209 $6.00)
resting within impermanence
INTENTION TO AWAKEN (JK217 $6.00)
the power of conscious purpose in our lives
LIGHT IN THE DARK (JK222 $6.00)
a journey of healing
ERIK KNUD-HANSEN
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FREEDOM TO BE (EKH8 $6.00)
recognizing how we confuse the object of our attention with the
experience of the moment
HEARTFUL LISTENING (EKH10 $6.00)
listening to that sense of heart that prompts action in spite of our
thoughts
MICHELE MCDONALD SMITH
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TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF FORGIVENESS (MM28 $6.00)
practicing forgiveness as a process that honors the hurt we have felt
and allows us to organically move toward the healing reality of
oneness
JOY: MAKE YOURSELF A LIGHT (MM37 $6.00)
opening to the many forms of joy that arise from the courage to be in
the moment
GRATITUDE (MM50 $6.00)
understanding how gratitude is based on our interdependence with all
of life
WHY ARE WE NOT MORE HAPPY? (MM57 $6.00)
letting go of ideas about freedom and peace: becoming an open mirror
for life
THE EXPERIENCE OF FAITH (MM64 $6.00)
seeing the relationship between the experience of faith, doubt, and
wisdom
BEING AT HOME IN THE WORLD (MM77 $6.00)
cultivating our inner home of awareness
UNTANGLING THE TANGLES (MM78 $6.00)
by gently and steadily applying a non-judgmental and careful
attention to any difficult karmic knot, these knots gradually
untangle themselves
THE STORY OF SINGING STONE: DEVELOPING FAITH AND UNDERSTANDING (MM79
$6.00)
by having the courage to listen deeply to the ups and downs of our
own unique lives, our life becomes our Teacher
JOHN ORR
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DEATH (JO16 $6.00)
insights into death and our attitudes toward it
(JO37 $7.50)
1) CHANTING
traditional Buddhist chants
2) SMILING INTO THE BODY
guided meditation through the body, bringing light and
the smile of the Buddha throughout the body
FORGIVENESS (JO43 $6.00)
practicing forgiveness to free ourselves from bondage to the past
CHANTING THE NAMES OF GOD (JO55 $6.00)
Buddhist, Hindu, Christian and Sufi chants (with harmonium
accompaniment)
(JO72 $7.50)
1) FEAR AND LOVE
beginning to see self-judgment unworthiness and fear; allowing us
to embrace our own heart and experience the heart's natural love
and compassion
2) FORGIVENESS MEDITATION
offering forgiveness to ourselves and others
(JO74 $7.50)
1) ENERGY MEDITATION
a guided meditation which uses color imagery to generate
and radiate energy throughout our being
2) METTA MEDITATION
a guided meditation encouraging deep relaxation and an
experience of "smiling into your body"
(JO77 $7.50)
1) VOICE OF FEAR, VOICE OF TRUST
opening to our voice of fear gives our heart courage to listen to
our voice of trust and faith
2) BEING HUMAN, BEING DIVINE
only by fully embracing our humanness will we be able to perceive
our divinity
INSPIRING FAITH (JO80 $6.00)
the experience of doubt in our practice
MARY ORR
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FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS (MO10 $6.00)
exploring the "far out" basic teachings of the Buddha
THE FIVE HINDRANCES (MO11 $6.00)
working with the naturally arising difficulties of the mind
JOSE REISSIG
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SCARCITY SYNDROME (JR6 $6.00)
examining the personal perception that there is not enough to go
around
MARCIA ROSE
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THE JOY OF IMPERMANENCE (MR2 $6.00)
seeing the natural marvel of change
TRANSFORMING THE HINDRANCES (MR3 $6.00)
shrinking the dark obstructive energies of mind with the light of
awareness
LARRY ROSENBERG
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(LR40 $7.50)
1) NATURALISTIC OBSERVATION
looking at nature, life, and ourselves with a certain affection,
openness, and an allowing quality; permitting whatever we are
observing to unfold in its own lawful way
2) THE SUPREME ADDICTION
exploring the endless tendency of the mind to dwell on itself;
examining the many images we have of ourselves, especially the
image of "meditator"
CONSCIOUS BREATHING I (LR68 $7.50)
through the practice of conscious breathing, the mind becomes stilled
and in stillness becomes nourished with joy
CONSCIOUS BREATHING II (LR69 $7.50)
using the Buddha's 16 contemplations on breathing as a rich source of
inspiration and practical approaches for our practice
TAKING THE ACHE OUT OF ATTACHMENT (LR94 $6.00)
seeing directly into the nature of strong emotions, like anger and
fear, through the practice of mindfulness
ANAPANASATI: FULL AWARENESS OF BREATH SERIES (LR110 $7.50 each
tape)
17 talks combine to create a complete teaching on the 16
contemplations of meditation with the breath. You may buy the talks
individually, but we advise sequential purchase, as each talk builds
on the previous one. All tapes combine questions and answers with a
talk or guided meditation.
HINTS ON THE ART OF MINDFULNESS (LR116 $6.00)
instructions in attentiveness
(LR120 $7.50)
1) FREEDOM FROM SELFING I
recognizing and making concrete; the process of attaching me and
mine to phenomena
2) FREEDOM FROM SELFING II
healing ourselves from the fundamental disease of ignorance and
attachment
ORDINARY DHARMA (LR124 $7.50)
seeing our lives as practice
SHARON SALZBERG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MINDFULNESS (SS38 $6.00)
peeling away the layers of myth, preconception, and misunderstanding
through mindfulness, the need for continuity of awareness
INTENSIVE METTA PRACTICE (SS52 $12.00)
several guided metta meditations; questions and answers regarding
metta practice
TWO STREAMS OF MEDITATION: CONCENTRATION & INSIGHT (SS65 $6.00)
looking at the Buddha's 40 objects of meditation and 8 stages of
concentration that allow for a successful continuity of mindfulness
LOVING OURSELVES (SS76 $6.00)
seeing without judgment
LETTING GO OF ATTACHMENT (SS86 $6.00)
learning to transform desire into love by letting go of what is
incomplete and unfulfilling in our lives
SEPARATION & CONNECTEDNESS (SS89 $6.00)
understanding the dynamic between opening to our own suffering and
connecting to all of life
REVOLUTIONARY ACT OF HAPPINESS (SS93 $6.00)
discovering a deep and abiding happiness that illuminates our life
with a natural radiance
DESIRE, AVERSION AND DOUBT (SS116 $6.00)
opening in simplicity to the tunnel vision effect of hindrances
QUALITY OF MUDITA (SS117 $6.00)
appreciating the remarkable expression of sympathetic joy
HAPPINESS (SS118 $6.00)
discovering a deep and abiding unconventional happiness
RESPONDING TO LIFE WITH EQUANIMITY (SS125 $6.00)
greeting the changes in our lives with balance
CORRADO PENSA
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
THE FASCINATION FOR THE EGO (CP39 $6.00)
giving up the idea that our existence is a "special case"
THE POETRY OF EQUANIMITY I (CP40 $6.00)
seeing the difference between conditioned calmness and equanimity
THE POETRY OF EQUANIMITY II (CP41 $6.00)
balancing the receptiveness and flexible strength of equanimity
EVENING CHANTING AND GUIDED METTA MEDITATION (CP42 $6.00)
Side 1: Evening Chanting -- taking refuge in the Buddha, Dharma and
Sangha
Side 2: Guided metta meditation -- a guided meditation into the heart
of lovingkindness
SOFTENING UP: PART 1 (CP43A $6.00)
developing an interest in working with what is unpleasant in our
lives
SOFTENING UP: PART 2 (CP43B $6.00)
examining the hardening process of identification
SOFTENING UP: PART 3 (CP43C $6.00)
letting go of the judging mind
DHARMIC MARRIAGE (CP44 $6.00)
examining relationships within practice
SHARDA (formerly Henrietta Rogell)
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FAITH & SURRENDER (HR6 $6.00)
surrendering to the truth of your own experience -- having faith to
let go into the unknown
TELLING THE TRUTH ABOUT OURSELVES (HR9 $6.00)
settling into the rhythm of how to be with ourselves
THE FLOWERING OF WISDOM (HR11 $6.00)
the spiritual journey is not about becoming better
EMPTINESS & FRIENDSHIP (HR12 $6.00)
delving into the sweet taste of emptiness -- where do we look?
SHEDDING THE LAYERS OF FEAR (HR14 $6.00)
seeing resistance as the root of suffering
STEVEN SMITH
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AWAKENING OF FAITH (SSM73 $6.00)
how the venturing spirit of faith guides us out of spiritual slumber
into attunement with Dhamma -- the natural order of things
PERFECTLY PUT TOGETHER: THE NATURAL MIND -- SAMADHI (SSM74 $6.00)
through the collected, unified mind in accord with Dhamma: both
buoyant and powerful, responsive to life and able to transform the
myriad manifestations, we begin to glimpse the vast, empty, lucid
nature of mind.
THE BANYAN DEER WITHIN: CARE AND DETACHMENT (SSM75 $6.00)
opening to different levels of suffering and denial with compassion
and balance -- empowering and liberating the heart.
WISDOM: A RESTING IN SUCHNESS (SSM76 $6.00)
freeing the mind of clinging, even to wisdom itself, dispelling all
doubts of duality and coming to rest in the middle, in the suchness
of things as they are.
LET THE MUSIC PLAY ON ITS OWN (SSM77 $6.00)
the power of form as the way and possibility...skillful means and
compassion as a practice form leading to the formless truth:
relinquish all views and cultivate an attitude of detachment do that
Dhamma "plays on its own" through our lives.
RODNEY SMITH
~~~~~~~~~~~~
GENEROSITY (RS11 $6.00)
moving from the difficulties of beginning our practice towards the
generosity and joy we all contain
SELF DOUBT (RS15 $6.00)
learning to trust the moment as it holds the true fullness of who we are
THE MIND'S I (RS16 $6.00)
examining meditation as the awareness of internal and external
perceptions
THE SHADOW (RS17 $6.00)
vulnerability as an ally in the field of transformation
INTEGRITY (RS25 $6.00)
aligning your mind, body and heart in a single unobstructed way
AJAHN SUMEDHO
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
INVESTIGATING THE FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS (SUM30 $7.50)
learning to use all of life as an opportunity for self understanding,
growth, and freedom
ANICCA, DUKKHA, & ANATTA (SUM32 $7.50)
learning to investigate with courage; to really look at the way things
are and to trust what you realize to be true
THE RETURN TO THE SOURCE (SUM47 $7.50)
taking refuge in Buddha's way of knowing the truth of reality through
a reflective, observing mind
AJAHN SUCITTO
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A BILLION KALPAS (AEONS) OF BLISS ARE NOT ENOUGH (AMAR5 $6.00)
learning how our perceptions prevent us from experiencing life just
as it is
CULTIVATING FREEDOM THROUGH DIFFICULTIES (AMAR6 $6.00)
cultivating the ground of our mind so that the seed of the Dharma may
sprout
REFUGE FROM WORRY (AMAR7 $6.00)
fulfilling our human potential by keeping the practice light and
flowing
LIFTING THE HEART FROM HABIT (AMAR16 $6.00)
trusting the buoyancy of the mind
FREEDOM (AMAR24 $6.00)
what does it mean to be free?
AMARAVATI OFFERINGS
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AMARAVATI CHANTING (SSU2 $6.00)
a peaceful, calm tape of chanting
CHANTING (AMSIS21 $6.00)
Sister Candasiri leads women's voices in chanting the songs of practice
LIBERATION IS A NATURAL PROCESS (SUM54 $7.50)
by Ajahn Amaro -- releasing judgmental negativity in order to see the
fundamental reality of peacefulness
CHRISTOPHER TITMUSS
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
(CT60 $7.50)
1) DYING AND DEATH
looking into death, understanding living more fully
2) TIME how time conditions us, how our ability to love is affected by
our relationship to time
(CT109 $7.50)
1) LOVE AND SEXUALITY
the importance of respect for relationships, commitment,
and trust in one another; the need to open to feminine
principles; the difficulty of sustaining relationships;
responsibility in relationships
2) SEXUALITY: TO MEN
becoming aware of the privileges which have been given
to men and which are taken for granted, looking at power
and domination in its blatant and subtle forms, seeing how
self-interest precludes sensitivity to others
(CT138 $7.50)
1) DO WE NEED A TEACHER
a discussion of the traditional and contemporary roles of spiritual
teachers: examining the usefulness of a student/teacher relationship
in the contemplative life
2) WHAT ABOUT THE PRESENT
freeing ourselves from hanging onto the forms of the present so our
beings may find peace
SEARCH FOR THE SACRED (CT156 $6.00)
keeping alive the true spirit of the search for that "which is
without measure" -- going beyond the methods
A BREATH OF FREEDOM (CT161 $6.00)
respecting our relationship to all aspects of ourselves through the
focus of the breath
FREEDOM FROM CERTAINTY (CT170 $6.00)
seeing the underlying insecurity about ourselves and our lives that
gives rise to the need for certainty
ALONENESS (CT179 $6.00)
"Each person is the guardian of solitude." (Rilke) reaffirming the
true value of aloneness as the heart of the spiritual life
DOES SPIRITUALITY TRULY EXIST? (CT185 $6.00)
penetrating the alternatives to a religion of materialism and
consumerism
(CT189 $7.50)
1) THE DEPTH OF FEELING
exploring the gap between our way of being and speaking in the world
and what is really happening inside of us
2) THE CESSATION OF MIND AND BODY
looking at the pitfalls of viewing the Buddhist tenets of
impermanence and change as an ultimate truth
INTIMACY (CT197 $6.00)
exploring the relevancy of intimacy and love to our Buddhist practice
CHANGES OF CONSCIOUSNESS (CT214 $6.00)
recognizing the context of fear and how it isolates us from all that
is passionate and real
WHAT IS MEDITATION? (CT239 $6.00)
who will you rely upon? moments of conscious life
THE SUBSTANCE OF THIS WORLD (CT249 $6.00)
transforming the weight of habitual patterns
U PANDITA
~~~~~~~~~
SATIPATTHANA I (UP106 $6.00)
beginning with an overview of this series that reveals the meaning of
each aspect of Satipatthana
NOT THINKING (UP111 $6.00)
controlling the restless mind through the practice of Satipatthana
HOW TO GET INSIGHT (UP126 $6.00)
an elaboration of the causes that result from following the teachings
of the Buddha
* * * BENEFITS OF PRACTICE -- A Series of talks which inspire * * *
practitioners to develop mind and cultivate knowledge
BENEFITS OF PRACTICE #1 (UP159 $6.00)
recognizing the completeness of the practice
BENEFITS OF PRACTICE #2 (UP160 $6.00)
purifying distorted views from the mind
BENEFITS OF PRACTICE #3 (UP161 $6.00)
freeing the mind from distorted views of self
MIXED & UNMIXED PLEASURES (UP169 $6.00)
exploring the pleasures which arise when transforming consciousness
ARINNA WEISMAN
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
UNDERSTANDING KARMA AS EMPOWERMENT (AW9 $6.00)
touching ourselves, investigating the universal dynamic of karma
HOLDING OUR PAIN (AW10 $6.00)
living with the reality of inner and outer suffering
VIMALO
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SELF ACCEPTANCE (V46 $6.00)
coming to grips with our patterns of reaction
(V53 $7.50)
1) LETTING GO
releasing both positive and negative experiences in order to open up
to what is happening at the moment
2) SELF-ACCEPTANCE AND ANATTA
understanding how negative self concepts undermine the infinite
possibilities we have for growth and learning
THE CONTEMPLATION OF BREATHING: ANAPANA-SATI (V59 $6.00)
exploring the 16 aspects of Anapana-sati, one of the most important
forms of meditation taught by the Buddha
GUIDED MEDITATION INTO THE FULLNESS OF ANAPANA-SATI (V60 $7.50)
Side 1: Longer version; Side 2: Shorter version
HOW TO DEAL WITH THE NEGATIVE SIDE WITHIN US (V66 $6.00)
learning to accept, integrate and transform our dark sides allows us
to see conflicts as an integral part of inner development and an
essential aspect of enlightenment
LEARNING TO DECONDITION THE MIND (V77 $6.00)
recognizing the force field we create around our minds
EXPERIENCING THE BREATH (V78 $6.00)
experiencing the breath throughout the entire body
HOW TO BRING ABOUT INNER TRANSFORMATION (V80 $6.00)
employing one's mind wisely and developing the art of open listening
FRED von ALLMEN
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
TRUST (FV3 $6.00)
faith and confidence in the Dharma
DEATH & IMPERMANENCE (FV9 $6.00)
how to live with the reality that death always catches up
THREE PRINCIPLES OF SPIRITUALITY (FV18 $6.00)
embracing the most important elements of the spiritual life: letting
go, compassion, and insight
PRACTICE AS CELEBRATION (FV21 $6.00)
seeing our practice as an altruistic celebration of life
CAROL WILSON
~~~~~~~~~~~~
GRASPING (CW1 $6.00)
seeing how preconceived ideas create conflict with ourselves others.
and what is
RIGHT ATTITUDE (CW4 $6.00)
removing the barriers between practice and non-practice, between our
spiritual life and daily existence
THE FOUR FOUNDATIONS OF MINDFULNESS (CW7 $6.00)
developing understanding through awareness of the body, feelings,
mind and contents of mind
NON-GREED/DANA (CW12 $6.00)
surrendering to the paradox of opening simultaneously to immense
suffering and immense joy
FAITH (CW13 $6.00)
the art of balancing the intuitive experience of faith with wisdom
USING ALL EXPERIENCE AS THE PATH (CW17 $6.00)
looking at our willingness to use everything that comes our way as
part of our spiritual practice
WORKING WITH DIFFICULT SITUATIONS (CW22 $6.00)
relating to adverse situations in a way that turns them into our path
INNER CONTENTMENT (CW36 $6.00)
paying attention to the habits that block our natural progress toward
inner contentment
REFLECTIONS ON FAITH (CW46 6.00)
the qualities of radical trust and acceptance that support our practice
BRINGING THE MIND HOME (CW48 $6.00)
making the conscious choice for our own happiness and well-being
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LAMA SURYA DAS
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
INTRODUCTION TO DZOG CHEN (SCSD1 $7.50)
1. Guided Meditation -- bringing one into the spacious awareness
practice of the innate great perfection
2. Dharma Talk introducing the non-dual tantric teachings of Tibetan
Vajrayana Buddhism
GEORGE BOWMAN
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
THE DIAMOND SUTRA (SCGB3 $16.00)
bringing open-heartedness to the moment and to our practice
JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN
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NATURE OF THE MIND (SCJG1 $16.00)
Part 1: combining guided meditation and inquiry into awareness of
mind "truth discerning awareness"
Part 2: questions and discussion on the subtle empty timeless nature
of awareness
Part 3: "the practice of freedom is the practice of stabilizing awareness"
CORRADO PENSA
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
TEACHINGS OF MAHA BOOWA (SCCP1 $22.50)
understanding the teachings of an important master of our time
1) setting the scene: the flavor of Maha Boowa
2) there is nothing wrong with our minds
3) the purity of ultimate ease and Nibbana
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BASIC MEDITATION INSTRUCTIONS (LR18 $7.50)
by Larry Rosenberg
understanding meditation as a way of life in every situation at all
times formal instruction in sitting, posture, breath, free attention,
and walking meditation
MEDITATION INSTRUCTIONS -- AN OUTLINE (CT18 $7.50)
by Christopher Titmuss
1) how giving attention to the present moment leads to greater self
knowledge, instructions in working with the breath, with walking
2) THE GUIDED BODY MEDITATION -- a guided meditation on the breath
and the movement of attention through the body
INTRODUCTORY MEDITATION INSTRUCTIONS (JK51 $7.50)
by Jack Kornfield
a discussion of calm & wisdom instructions in sitting, walking,
eating; guidelines for retreats
INTRODUCTION TO MEDITATION (JK121 $53.50)
by Jack Kornfield
the whole course of meditation instruction including breath, body
mind, eating walking & loving kindness practice, plus guided
meditations in 5 parts
COMPLETE VIPASSANA MEDITATION INSTRUCTIONS (M2 SET $13.50)
by Joseph Goldstein
complete progressive experiential instructions in the art of
Vipassana meditation:
I. a guided journey exploring awareness of sounds, breathing and
sensations
II. mental noting without preference, resting in the silent
awareness of the mind
III. noticing intentions, the "about to moment" in the mind
BIG MIND MEDITATION (JG78 $7.50)
by Joseph Goldstein
a guided meditation that encourages a mind of spaciousness and
balance
APPROACHES TO MEDITATION/GUIDED BODY MEDITATION (CF12 $7.50)
by Christina Feldman
1) APPROACHES TO MEDITATION -- seeing into the belief in self so that
our meditation does not simply enhance our belief in self and
perpetuate bondage
2) GUIDED BODY MEDITATION -- a guided journey through the body,
sensitively experiencing body as body, sensation as sensation
METTA: LOVING YOURSELF (SS16 $6.00)
by Sharon Salzberg
developing lovingkindness, a talk and guided meditation
GUIDED METTA MEDITATION (SS113 $6.00)
by Sharon Salzberg
a gentle guided journey using phrases that are personally meaningful
and profound
GUIDED MUDITA MEDITATION (MM61 $6.00)
by Michelle McDonald-Smith
a guided expression of empathetic and altruistic joy
ENERGY MEDITATION/METTA MEDITATION (JO74 $7.50)
1) ENERGY MEDITATION -- a guided meditation using color imagery to
generate and radiate energy throughout our being
2) METTA MEDITATION a guided meditation encouraging deep relaxation
and an experience of "smiling into your body"
FULL SITTING AND WALKING INSTRUCTIONS (B24 $6.00)
by Steven Armstrong
guided detailed sitting meditation and walking instructions
BIG SKY MEDITATION
by Steven Armstrong (B25 $6.00)
a guided journey that encourages a tranquil and spacious mind
METTA MEDITATION (SSM11 $6.00)
by Steven Smith
a guided meditation beginning with a short talk on the practice of
caring for one's self with kindness and compassion as the first step
in caring for others
GUIDED MEDITATION INTO THE FULLNESS OF ANAPANA-SATI (V60 $7.50)
by Vimalo
Side 1: Longer version - Side 2: Shorter version
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