

                   VIDEOS ON MEDITATION INSTRUCTIONS
                   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

  1) INTRODUCTION TO VIPASSANA MEDITATION by Joseph Goldstein
  2) GUIDED MEDITATIONS by Jack Kornfield and Howard Cohn offers
     chanting
  VM1  $18.00


  1) INSIGHT MEDITATION INTRODUCTION
  2) MINDFULNESS OF BREATHING
  3) EXPANDING TO FULL AWARENESS
  by Christopher Titmuss
  VM2  $18.00



  JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN
  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  1) BUDDHA'S JOURNEY TO AWAKENING
     the significance of the Buddha's life in our time
  2) CONCEPTS AND REALITY
     looking at self-image, ownership, time, age, gender & self
  VJG1  $18.00

  1) PURITY OF ACTION, PURITY OF MIND
     how to lay the groundwork for meditation practice
  2) THE WAY OF THE TAO
     the meaning of emptiness, why there's no one way to be
  VJG2  $18.00

  THE GENEROUS HEART
  Part One: revealing the difference between desire, enchantment, and
  the blessing of metta
  Part Two: understanding the many faces of love through the wisdom of
  non-attachment
  VJG3  $18.00



  JACK KORNFIELD
  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  1) SACRED JOURNEY
     explains the deep process of undertaking a spiritual journey
  2) THE SEVEN FACTORS OF ENLIGHTENMENT
     living with the courage to investigate our hearts/minds
  VJK2  $18.00

  1) OUR LIFE OF EXPANSION & CONTRACTIONS
     noticing how our lives are always new
  2) BRINGING THE PRACTICE INTO EVERYDAY LIFE
     supporting what we value through practice
  VJK3  $18.00

  1) KARMA
     exploring the sources of karma, how it unfolds and ways to work with
     karma and the heart
  2) NO SELF AND TRUE SELF
     understanding the development of true self and the awakening of no
     self
  VJK4  $18.00

  1) EIGHT FOLD PATH
     discovering the timely relevance of the Eightfold Path
  2) TRUE CHARACTERISTICS
     facing the impermanence & difficulties of life for freedom's sake
  VJK5   $18.00



  LARRY ROSENBERG
  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  PLAYING WITH FORM
  each method of practice is a commitment to a certain form and usually
  brings with it attachment and narrowness of view. In this video, a
  variety of forms in Zen & Vipassana will be examined. Can we learn to
  use these forms without being imprisoned by them?
  VLR1  $18.00




  VIPASSANA VIDEO RETREAT
  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  We developed this 10 day video retreat for people who are unable to
  attend a retreat at one of the Insight Meditation centers. Included
  are 10 videos, filmed during a Vipassana Meditation retreat, and a set
  of instructions. This video retreat is appropriate for beginners, but
  we advise finding organizers with previous retreat experience. The
  videos come as a set for $150.00 or individually for $18.00.

  VRD1 VIPASSANA RETREAT - DAY 1
  1) OPENING TALK WITH INITIAL MEDITATION INSTRUCTIONS -- Carol Wilson
     an introduction to Vipassana meditation as the profound
     investigation of the true nature of lasting happiness and peace

  VRD2 VIPASSANA RETREAT - DAY 2
  1) MEDITATION INSTRUCTIONS WITH QUESTION AND ANSWER -- Sharon Salzberg
     detailing the 3 stages of a walking meditation practice
  2) THE ART & SCIENCE OF MEDITATION  -- Joseph Goldstein the art of
     mindfulness leads us to a deep investigation of the nature of our
     mind/body reality

  VRD3 VIPASSANA RETREAT - DAY 3
  1) MEDITATION INSTRUCTIONS WITH QUESTION AND ANSWER -- Joseph Goldstein
     developing the 2 foundations of mindfulness through
     one-pointedness: connecting with an object and sustaining attention
  2) THE PATH -- Sharon Salzberg
     connecting the humanness of the Buddha, and his quest to end
     suffering. with our own lives

  VRD4 VIPASSANA RETREAT - DAY 4
  1) MEDITATION INSTRUCTIONS WITH QUESTION AND ANSWER -- Carol Wilson
     allowing the mind and body to settle into the breath
  2) OBSTACLES TO CONCENTRATION I  -- Joseph Goldstein
     understanding how desire and aversion, two classical obstacles,
     stand in the way of our developing a one pointedness of mind

  VRD5 VIPASSANA RETREAT - DAY 5
  1) MEDITATION INSTRUCTIONS WITH QUESTION AND ANSWER -- Sharon Salzberg
     allowing your practice to unfold with balance and calm
  2) THE FOUR FOUNDATIONS OF MINDFULNESS  -- Carol Wilson
     developing understanding through awareness of the body, feelings,
     mind and contents of mind

  VRD6 VIPASSANA RETREAT - DAY 6
  1) MEDITATION INSTRUCTIONS WITH QUESTION AND ANSWER -- Joseph Goldstein
    beginning with a guided meditation and moving into questions and
    answers
  2) OBSTACLES TO CONCENTRATION II  -- Joseph Goldstein
     examining our identification with the remaining three obstacles:
     sloth and torpor, restlessness and worry skeptical doubt

  VRD7 VIPASSANA RETREAT - DAY 7
  1) MEDITATION INSTRUCTIONS WITH QUESTION AND ANSWER -- Carol Wilson
     directing all of our being toward mindfulness
  2) THE FORCE OF METTA: LOVINGKINDNESS  -- Sharon Salzberg
     seeing our lives as a force for bringing happiness and peace to
     ourselves and others

  VRD8 VIPASSANA RETREAT - DAY 8
  1) MEDITATION INSTRUCTION WITH QUESTION AND ANSWER -- Sharon Salzberg
     beginning with a guided metta meditation and moving into questions
     regarding the experience
  2) THE FIVE SPIRITUAL FACULTIES  -- Carol Wilson
     practicing the art of balancing the 5 qualities of mind: faith,
     energy, mindfulness, concentration, and wisdom

  VRD9 VIPASSANA RETREAT - DAY 9
  1) MEDITATION INSTRUCTIONS WITH QUESTION AND ANSWER  -- Joseph Goldstein
     beginning with questions arising from experiences of the retreat
     and moving into a meditation experience
  2) DEEPENING HAPPINESS  -- Joseph Goldstein
     opening to all the possibilities of happiness that come with our
     commitment to mindfulness

  VRD10 VIPASSANA RETREAT - DAY 10
  1) CLOSING TALK  -- Sharon Salzberg
     recognizing that our highest happiness is peace




                                 VIDEOS
                                 ~~~~~~

  SHARON SALZBERG
  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  1) OPENING METTA
     cherishing each moment through the craft of meditation
  2) LOVING OURSELVES  --  ABANDONING THE HINDRANCES
     strengthening our loving attention to letting go
  VSS1  $18.00

  1) THE NATURE OF THINGS
     nurturing a deep appreciation for all of life as we live it
  2) THE POWER OF INTENTION
     recognizing that the true power of any action is the motivation behind
     the deed
  VSS3  $18.00



  STEVEN SMITH
  ~~~~~~~~~~~~
  1) THE NATURE OF METTA
     the possibilities and power of pure love
  2) EQUANIMITY: KEEPING IN THE MIDDLE OF THINGS
     cooling down to conscious balance
  VSSM1  $18.00



  CHRISTOPHER TITMUSS
  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  1) A BREATH OF FREEDOM
     the function of mindfulness -- seeing though self structure
  2) A THOUGHT OF FREEDOM
     facing boredom -- working with habitual "self" thinking
  VCT1  $18.00

  1) MATERIALITY AND SPIRITUALITY
     recognizing how materialism, and the fear it generates, deadens our
     vital connection to life
  2) IN THE PRESENCE OF SOMETHING
     releasing subtle addictions that blind us to our own liberation
  VCT5  $18.00

  1) ALONENESS
     reaffirming aloneness as the heart of the spiritual life
  2) END OF THE PATH
     the Vipassana journey: a perfect example of its own lessons
  VCT7  $18.00



  CAROL WILSON
  ~~~~~~~~~~~~
  1) FOUR FOUNDATIONS OF MINDFULNESS
     stripping away layers of identification
  2) RIGHT ATTITUDE
     how to relate wisely to situations through
  VCW1  $18.00


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