206 episodes
Arinna Weisman Arinna Weisman
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5.0 • 7 Ratings
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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 Weisman
Arinna has been studying insight mediation since 1979 and teaching since 1989. Her root teacher is Ruth Denison, who was empowered to teach by meditation master U Bha Khin.
Arinna founded the Insight Meditation Center of Pioneer Valley in Massachusetts and, with Eric Kolvig, was the first to lead insight meditation retreats for the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, gender-queer community.
She is co-author of the book A Beginners Guide to Insight Meditation and a contributor to Women Practicing Buddhism: American Experiences, edited by Peter Gregory and Susanne Mrozik.
Her practice and teachings are infused with her political and environmental activism. She leads "Uncovering the Heart" retreats which integrate the awareness of the social dynamics of inequity with the dharma practice of liberation.
Arinna's website and schedule
www.arinnaweisman.org
To give Dana to Arinna
www.arinnaweisman.org/donate/
Affiliated Sanghas
Dhamma Dena (Joshua Tree, CA): www.dhammadena.org
Lotus Insight Sangha (Seattle, WA): www.lotusinsightsangha.org
Insight Community of the Desert (Palm Springs, CA): www.desertinsight.org
Blessings and gratitude to all of those who have recorded Arinna's teachings over the years. Particular gratitude to Lotus Insight Sangha and Dharma Seed, who have provided many of the recordings compiled here.
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Morning Instruction & Guided Meditation: Orienting Toward an Ongoing Practice of Appreciation (11-12-22)
Dhamma Dena: 2022 Queer Self-Retreat with Arinna Weisman and Venerable Fred, Nov 2022 (Week 3)
As the third week of the queer retreat comes to a close, Arinna offers morning instructions on transition and gratitude, followed by a guided meditation in appreciation for our bodies. -
The Practice of Gratitude (11-11-22)
Dhamma Dena: 2022 Queer Self-Retreat with Arinna Weisman and Venerable Fred, Nov 2022 (Week 3)
Arinna offers a dharma talk on gratitude: "Gratitude actually is the movement to appreciate that knows the particular characteristics and qualities of what we're moved to appreciate — and so we're coming to know the experience more accurately just as it is. So, it's a practice that actually brings us into right relationship with whatever we're being grateful for." -
Morning Instruction & Guided Meditation: Cultivating the Wholesome and Abandoning the Unwholesome (11-10-22)
Dhamma Dena: 2022 Queer Self-Retreat with Arinna Weisman and Venerable Fred, Nov 2022 (Week 3)
Morning instructions from Arinna on transforming the dynamics of ignorance through our moment-to-moment practice. -
Guided Compassion Meditation (11-09-22)
Dhamma Dena: 2022 Queer Self-Retreat with Arinna Weisman and Venerable Fred, Nov 2022 (Week 3)
Guided evening compassion meditation offered by Arinna Weisman. -
I Am Taking a Stand for Love and Liberation (11-09-22)
Dhamma Dena: 2022 Queer Self-Retreat with Arinna Weisman and Venerable Fred, Nov 2022 (Week 3)
How do we know when greed and aversion are operating in our minds? Arinna gives a dharma talk on the transformative power of love. -
Morning Instruction & Guided Meditation: Beginning Again (11-08-22)
Dhamma Dena: 2022 Queer Self-Retreat with Arinna Weisman and Venerable Fred, Nov 2022 (Week 3)
Morning instructions from Arinna on mindfulness and beginning again: "So this combination of standing by — bearing witness — knowing — being present — being mindful — includes this wish not to abandon. Not to turn away from — but to be there for. To be there for ourselves. To be there for our lives, in a non-preferential way."