50 episodes

Senior teacher at the Insight Meditation Community of Washington and co-founder of the Meditation Teacher Training Institute, Jonathan Foust share weekly talks, guided meditations and inquiries that explore how to cultivate an awakened heart and mind.

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    • Religion & Spirituality

Senior teacher at the Insight Meditation Community of Washington and co-founder of the Meditation Teacher Training Institute, Jonathan Foust share weekly talks, guided meditations and inquiries that explore how to cultivate an awakened heart and mind.

    The Ten Perfections: #4 Seek to Truly Understand [recast]

    The Ten Perfections: #4 Seek to Truly Understand [recast]

    This talk explores how to cultivate wisdom and insight.
     
    You’ll learn about the importance of cultivating the wise heart, what gets in the way of seeing clearly, the anatomy of an insight and how to balance wisdom with compassion.

    • 46 min
    The Ten Perfections: #3 Renounce What Does Not Serve You [recast]

    The Ten Perfections: #3 Renounce What Does Not Serve You [recast]

    This talk explores the potential of mindful renunciation.
     
    You’ll learn how critically important it is to know what is most important, cultivate the thoughts, behaviors and actions that will bring about that outcome and as well, identify and modify the the thoughts, behaviors and actions that get in the way of that outcome.

    • 47 min
    The Ten Perfections: #2 Be Virtuous [recast]

    The Ten Perfections: #2 Be Virtuous [recast]

    This talk explores how paying attention to your behavior can support you in your life.
     
    You’ll learn how all traditions have guidelines regarding your moral behavior, how morality is often based on a negativity bias and how ultimately, it’s up to you to determine what you really want and define for yourself what it means to be virtuous and in integrity.

    • 1 hr 6 min
    The Ten Perfections: #1 Be Generous [recast]

    The Ten Perfections: #1 Be Generous [recast]

    This talk explores the power of cultivating an attitude of love and care in your life.
     
    You’ll learn what the Buddha said about giving, how intimately receiving is connected to generosity, the shadow-side of the practice and the power of taking generous actions when you feel called.

    • 46 min
    Embodied Presence: Practices for Self-Care and Healing

    Embodied Presence: Practices for Self-Care and Healing

    This talk explores some practices for cultivating embodied compassion and care.
     
    You’ll explore  what means to ‘heal’ as well as a few ‘deep dives’ - first into a chakra scan then a scan through the body focusing on reflection, gratitude and well-wishing.

    • 45 min
    Embodied Presence: So What About the Chakras?

    Embodied Presence: So What About the Chakras?

    This talk explores how to investigate the inner energy centers through the lens of mindfulness.
     
    You’ll learn about the chakras, a bit on the origins of different approaches, the components of each one and how to explore through the lens of non-judging awareness.

    • 1 hr 4 min

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