Shows
The Wright ShowThe Magnanimous Heart (Robert Wright & Narayan Helen Liebenson)Is Bob a bad yogi? ... Narayan's book, The Magnanimous Heart ... Narayan's journey from Janet to Narayan ... How Narayan entered contemplative practice ... Learning from snakes and lizards in Thailand ... Defining the Buddhist term dukka as "a constant squeeze" ... Dealing with feelings of grief and loss after a divorce ... Narayan: Not taking sides is not the same as passivity ... Mindfulness and the death of a loved one ...2020-03-2100 min
True North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: The Path Made Visible(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center)2019-08-2453 minTrue North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: Morning Instructions(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center)2019-08-241h 17True North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: Joy(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center)2018-12-1046 minTrue North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: Morning Instructions(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center)2018-12-0944 minTrue North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: Closing Talk(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center)2018-08-2349 minTrue North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: Metta - All Categories(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center)2018-08-2346 minTrue North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: Metta (self, benefactor, friend, neutral person)(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center)2018-08-2146 minTrue North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: Metta (self, benefactor)(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center)2018-08-1945 minTrue North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: Evening Chanting(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center)2017-04-0103 minTrue North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: May I take care of myself happily.(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center)2017-03-3054 minTrue North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: Chanting(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center)2016-08-2502 minTrue North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: Don't know mind(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center)2015-07-1857 minTrue North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: The Parami of Metta(True North Insight)2013-10-0554 minTrue North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: Truthfulness and Resolve(True North Insight)2013-10-0454 minTrue North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksLarry Rosenberg, Narayan Helen Liebenson: Meditation, Reflection & Healing(Cambridge Insight Meditation Center) Narayan and Larry reflect on the recent events of the marathon bombing in the Boston-Cambridge-Watertown area.2013-04-2342 min
Dharma Seed - dharmaseed.org: Larry Rosenberg's most recent Dharma talksLarry Rosenberg, Narayan Helen Liebenson: Meditation, Reflection & Healing(Cambridge Insight Meditation Center) Narayan and Larry reflect on the recent events of the marathon bombing in the Boston-Cambridge-Watertown area.2013-04-2342 minNew York Insight Meditation Center: Larry Rosenberg's most recent Dharma talksLarry Rosenberg, Narayan Helen Liebenson: Meditation, Reflection & Healing(Cambridge Insight Meditation Center) Narayan and Larry reflect on the recent events of the marathon bombing in the Boston-Cambridge-Watertown area.2013-04-2342 minDharma Seed - dharmaseed.org: Narayan Helen Liebenson's entire set of Dharma talksLarry Rosenberg, Narayan Helen Liebenson: Meditation, Reflection & Healing(Cambridge Insight Meditation Center) Narayan and Larry reflect on the recent events of the marathon bombing in the Boston-Cambridge-Watertown area.2013-04-2342 minTrue North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: Evening Chanting(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center)2012-03-3004 minTrue North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: Closing Talk(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) The Dharma in our life.2011-12-1646 minTrue North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: Wise Speech(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Learning the four guidelines of mindful speaking which allow us to see with greater clarity2008-09-0453 minTrue North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: Acceptance And Transformation(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Acceptance is the wise understanding of what is. The kindness of acceptance is the alchemy that allows for transformation2008-05-0548 minTrue North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: Easing the Torments of the Heart(Cambridge Insight Meditation Center)2007-10-171h 17True North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: Compassion(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Compassion2007-08-2349 minTrue North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: The Hidden Treasures In The Hindrances(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) The Hidden Treasures in the Hindrances2007-08-2152 minTrue North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: Acceptance And Transformation(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Acceptance and Transformation2007-08-1949 minTrue North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: Opening Talk(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Opening Talk2007-08-1850 minTrue North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: Living One’s Understanding(Cambridge Insight Meditation Center)2007-04-181h 17True North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: Acceptance and Transformation(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center)2007-03-0343 minTrue North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: The Risk Of Mindfulness(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) To be mindful is oftentimes perceived as a risk because it challenges our habits. By taking the risk of being present with all things, we move from the known to the unknown.2007-01-0337 minTrue North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: The Risk Of Mindfulness(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center)2007-01-0337 minTrue North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: The One And The Many(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) practicing with support, comfort and protection in community2006-12-3146 minTrue North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: Don't Know Mind(Cambridge Insight Meditation Center)2006-05-241h 26True North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: Sacred Idleness(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) As we deepen in practice we learn to love stillness and understand the wisdom of non-doing. From this stillness profound insight is born.2006-05-0447 minTrue North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: Heavenly Messengers(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) The heavenly messengers awaken us from delusion and complacency. They invite us to discover enduring wisdom and freedom.2006-03-2340 minTrue North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: What Is Faith?(Cambridge Insight Meditation Center) Faith is not magical but grows in the light of understanding and experience. Faith enables us to embrace the obstacles and imperfections our life brings.2006-03-2151 minTrue North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: The Path Made Visible(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Awareness illuminates the path of awakening. Our understanding of what the path is deepens simultaneously with our practice.2006-03-1941 minTrue North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: Hungry Ghost Mind(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Hungry Ghost Mind is a state of deprivation, need, & want. Identifying & working skillfully with this mental state is discussed in this talk.2005-08-1743 minTrue North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: Illuminating The Path(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) The Buddha called the practice the path of awakening, yet we can't always see where we're going. This talk addresses making the path visible.2005-08-1348 minTrue North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: Instructions - Sitting Practice 2(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Expanding beyond the breath.2005-04-1737 minTrue North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: The 7 Factors Of Awakening(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center)2005-04-161h 02True North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: Instructions - Sitting Practice 1(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Basic instructions on breath meditation.2005-04-1631 minTrue North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: Success and Failure(Cambridge Insight Meditation Center)2005-03-021h 36True North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: Praise and Blame(Cambridge Insight Meditation Center)2005-02-091h 23True North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: The Planning Mind - Life Teaches Us The Lessons Of Impermanence In Each Moment; Understanding The Lessons Liberates Our Minds From Clinging(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) This talk explores the nuances between planning and worry. Looks at ways to let go of worry.2005-01-0547 minTrue North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: Guided Metta Meditation(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) This is the fifth in a series of five talks/guided metta sessions. This one emphasizes metta in all categories, including all beings.2004-08-2840 minTrue North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: Guided Metta Meditation: IV(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) The fourth in a series of five talks/guided sessions of Metta Meditation. This one focuses on the difficult person and includes self, benefactor, good friend and neutral categories as well.2004-08-2740 minTrue North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: Guided Metta Meditation: III(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) This is the third in a series of guided meditation sessions. In this talk/guided session, metta is extended towards oneself, one's benefactor, a good friend and a person who is neutral.2004-08-2631 minTrue North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: Guided Metta Meditation: II(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) This is the second in a series of four talks/guided meditations on the practice of Loving Kindness. This one focuses on the benefactor and includes oneself.2004-08-2431 minTrue North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: Patience(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Patience: relaxing into things as they are. Instead of resignation or passivity, patience is an alive quality that we can bring to all mind states, including our impatience.2004-08-2350 minTrue North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: Guided Metta Meditation: I(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) The first of a four part series of guided metta meditation sessions. This one focuses on extending loving kindness towards oneself.2004-08-2229 minTrue North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: Remembering True Nature(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Although it is effortless to be MF, it takes effort to remember to be mindful. The practice of recollection; remembering that which is most true to our hearts.2004-08-2131 minTrue North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: The Rhythm Of Change(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Life teaches us the lessons of impermanence in each moment. Understanding the lessons liberates our minds from clinging.2004-04-0831 minTrue North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: Integrating The Practice(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Practicing in everyday life.2003-08-231h 10True North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: Guided Metta(Unknown)2003-08-2255 minTrue North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: Waking Up In Relationship(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Learning to apply the practice to the complex world of relationship.2003-08-2153 minTrue North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: Training The Heart(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Through the use of Thai Forest stories, this talk discusses ways and aspects of the importance of training the heart and taming the mind.2003-08-1955 minTrue North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: Guided Metta(Unknown)2003-08-1836 minTrue North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: The Art Of Wise Effort(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Aspects of wise effort are discussed, including reflections on unwise effort.2003-08-1754 minTrue North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: Levels of Insight(Unknown)2003-02-2545 minTrue North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: Guided Metta Meditation(Unknown)2002-08-1643 minTrue North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: Fourth Foundation of Mindfulness, No Self, Laws of Experience(Unknown)2002-08-1554 minTrue North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: Second Foundation Of Mindfulness - Awareness Of Pleasant, Unpleasant And Neutral(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) The second foundation of mindfulness is the awareness of pleasant, painful, and neutral feeling. Awareness of the texture of our experiences brings liberation.2002-08-1345 minTrue North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: Guided Metta Meditation 1(Unknown)2002-08-1242 minTrue North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: Caring for Oneself and Others(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center)2002-01-0442 minTrue North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: The Seven Factors Of Awakening(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) The Path of Awakening is available to all. This talk describes how to cultivate innate qualities that lead to inner freedom.2001-12-3054 minTrue North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: Exploring Impermanence(Unknown) The Buddha pointed to impermanence-- the changing nature of things-- as one of the basic laws of nature. The events of September 11th have highlighted this truth dramatically for us. This talk encourages the possibility of softening, seeing clearly and being present to the truth so that we can continue to learn through deepening our understanding of this law of impermanence.2001-10-171h 00True North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: Moving from Retreat Life into Daily Life(Unknown)2001-05-051h 07True North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: The Five Powers Of Mind(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) The five powers of mind are confidence, effort, mindfulness, concentration and wisdom. This talk addresses how they balance and work together, bringing inner freedom.2001-05-0146 minTrue North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: The Middle Path And Freedom(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) This talk is an exploration of what the Middle Path is: it includes discussion on the extremes of self indulgence and self-denial, as well as fantasy and worry.2001-03-2849 minTrue North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: Mindfulness Of Speech(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Learning the four guidelines of mindful speaking which allow us to see with greater clarity.2001-03-1548 minTrue North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: Renunciation(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Understanding the true meaning of renunciation. Renunciation is not what it sounds like.2001-03-1348 minTrue North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: Patience And Expectation(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Defining patience, its place in practice, and the connection between patience and expectation.2001-03-1148 minTrue North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: Living Fully In The Present; The Four Foundations Of Mindfulness - part 2(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) continuation of part 1.2000-05-1142 minTrue North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: Living Fully In The Present; The Four Foundations Of Mindfulness - part 1(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Learning to open fully to life as it is.2000-05-0946 minTrue North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: Wise Effort, Working with Difficulties(Unknown)2000-05-0750 minTrue North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: Opening To Dukkha Is Opening To Freedom(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) The awareness of suffering is a way to let it go.2000-03-2945 minTrue North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: Self Knowledge And Selflessness(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) The path of awareness and the discovery of no self.2000-03-0946 minTrue North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: Five Powers of Heart(Unknown)2000-03-0541 minTrue North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: The Freedom Of Equanimity(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) what equanimity is and how it relates to the eight worldly Dharmas1999-05-1357 minTrue North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: Metta Meditation(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center)1999-05-1239 minTrue North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: Being Authentic(Unknown)1999-05-1148 minTrue North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: The 7 Factors Of Awakening(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) a description of each one of the seven factors: mindfulness, investigation, energy, joy, calm, concentration and equanimity1999-05-091h 04True North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: What Is Investigation?(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) a discussion of meditative investigation and methods1999-03-2448 minTrue North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: The Five Powers of Mind(Unknown)1998-05-1047 minTrue North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: Attachment And Connection(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) discerning the difference between connection (with oneself, others, the world) and attachment1998-03-2546 minTrue North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: Studying The Self And Forgetting The Self(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Exploration of what it means to study the self.1998-03-1546 minTrue North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: Brahma Viharas(Unknown)1997-05-1533 minTrue North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: Working With Emotions(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) meditative approaches to working with difficult emotions1997-05-1350 minTrue North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: Morning Instructions(Unknown)1996-03-2447 minTrue North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: Morning Instructions # 2(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center)1995-04-0221 minTrue North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: Transforming Anger(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) viewing our reactive conditioning as a passageway to freedom1994-07-0346 minTrue North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: Retreat Closing Talk and Metta with Christina Feldman(Unknown)1994-04-1635 minTrue North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: Contentment(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Transforming our sense of deprivation into contentment.1994-04-1245 minTrue North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: Shamatha And Vipassana(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) calmly seeing into phenomena exactly as they are1994-03-3034 minTrue North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: Dukkha: The First Noble Truth(Unknown)1994-03-2848 minTrue North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: Taking Refuge(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) finding a place of comfort1994-03-2630 minTrue North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: Metta Meditation #12(Unknown)1993-04-0434 minTrue North Insight: Narayan Helen Liebenson's most recent Dharma talksNarayan Helen Liebenson: Caring for Oneself and Others(Unknown)1993-04-0134 min