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Roswell Insight Meditation Community

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3/6/23: How Do We Know When We are Seeing Clearly?, Lisa Story

2/28/23: Guest Speaker - Touching Emptiness, Richard Skoonberg

2/21/23: Love Means There Is Room for Everything, Lisa Story

2/6/23: Guardians of the Heart - A New Year of Generosity and Morality, Mark Gebert

1/30/23: Skillful Effort and "Fixing" in Meditation, Lisa Story

1/23/23: Developing Curiosity When There is Pain, Guest Speaker, Christi Humphrey

1/16/23: Taking Refuge Opening Chant, Lisa Story Intention Setting Practice, Lisa Story

1/9/2023: Welcome Back with Gratitude and Appreciation even Through Difficult Times with a Gratitude Exercise, Mark Gebert

12/19/22: Gratitude, Lisa Story

12/12/2022: Mindful Eating with an Exercise, Veletta Gebert

12/5/22: Right Mindfulness, Guest Speaker, Gareth Young

11/28/2022:The Inherent Truth of Inclusivity with a Natural Loving Kindness Exercise, Mark Gebert

11/15/22: How To Sit, Guest Speaker, Richard Skoonberg

11/7/22: Practicing with Reactivity, Lisa Story

10/24/22: Practicing with the Worldy Winds (Pleasure/Pain, Loss/Gain, Praise/Blame, Fame/Shame), Lisa Story

10/17/22: Teachers of Transformation, Division - Moving to the End of Us and Them, Mark Gebert

10/10/22: Lovingkindness with the Challenging Person, Lisa Story and The Lovingkindness Song

10/3/22: Teachers of Transformation, The Wings of Truth - Wisdom and Compassion, Mark Gebert

9/26/22: Suffering, Richard Schoonberg

9/19/22: Lovingkindness, Practicing with Neutral person and The Lovingkindness Song, Lisa Story

9/12/22: RIMC - Past, Present, Future - Emphasizing Love, Appreciation and Inclusivity, Mark Gebert

8/29/22: Teachers of Transformation, Ehipassiko - Come and See for Yourself - The Wisdom of Seeing the Ever Present Now with an Inquiry and Reflection Meditation Exercise, Mark Gebert

8/22/22: Finding Realization in the Body, Guest Speaker, Jen Finch, Three Guided Practices: Distinction Between Aware of the Body and Inhabiting the Body , Attunement to Fundamental Consciousness , and Core Breath

8/15/22: Lovingkindness, Lisa Story

8/8/22: Kindling Sympathetic Joy, Mudita Practice, Lisa Story

8/1/22: The Seven Factors of Awakening, The Many Friends of Mindfulness (Equanimity) with an Equanimity Meditation Exercise using SMILE, Mark Gebert

7/25/22: What Do We Mean by Insight in Insight Meditation? Lisa Story

7/18/22: Patience, Richard Schoonberg

7/11/22: The Seven Factors of Awakening, The Many Friends of Mindfulness (Joy with Tranquility) with a Joy Meditation Exercise, Mark Gebert

6/27/22: The Seven Factors of Awakening, The Many Friends of Mindfulness (Wise Concentration - Samadhi) with Inclusive/Exclusive Concentration Exercise, Mark Gebert

6/20/22: The Compassionate Heart, Lisa Story

6/13/22: The Seven Factors of Awakening, The Many Friends of Mindfulness (Energy - Benefits and Dangers), Mark Gebert - Part 1

Part 2 - Includes 2nd Part of Talk with Discussion/Q&A and Loving Kindness

6/6/22: The Third Way, Gareth Young (Guest speaker)

5/23/22: The Seven Factors of Awakening, The Many Friends of Mindfulness (Mindfulness with Investigation) with an Exercise on Awareness of Awareness - Moving to Choiceless Awareness, Mark Gebert

5/16/22: The Seven Factors of Awakening, The Many Friends of Mindfulness (Relevance for Practice) with a Meditation Exercise on the Seven Factors, Mark Gebert

5/9/22: Seeing Through the Eyes of the Dharma, Lisa Story

5/2/22: The Fourth Foundation of Mindfulness, Doubt (and Procrastination) Guided by Delusion and Confusion - the Most Dangerous of all Hindrances, Mark Gebert

4/25/22: Chappana Sutta Benefits, Bhante Kaccana (Guest Speaker)

4/18/22: The Fourth Foundation of Mindfulness, The Hindrances, Lisa Story

4/11/22: The 3rd Foundation of Mindfulness, Thought in Meditation (Anatta and More) Friend or Foe and Does it Have to Go? with a Meditation Exercise "Thinking Game", Mark Gebert

4/4/22: The 3rd Foundation of Mindfulness - Mindfulness of Mind with SMILE - an Acronym for Skillful Living with a Meditation Exercise Using SMILE with Fear, Mark Gebert

3/29/22: Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Mindfulness of Feelings, Lisa Story

3/21/22: Walking Meditation - A Crucial Part of Practice, Veletta Gebert

Loving Kindness from the Walking Meditation talk (separate link)

3/14/22: Mindfulness of the Body, Part 2, Lisa Story

3/8/22: Mindfulness of the Body, Part 1, Lisa Story

2/28/22: Be Here Now - But How? Is Psychological Time Real or Illusion?, Mark Gebert

2/21/22: The Noble Eightfold Path - The Meditation Factors with an Eightfold Path Exercise, Mark Gebert

2/7/22: Sila, Noble Eightfold Path, Lisa Story

01/31/22: Wise Intention, Noble Eightfold Path, Lisa Story

01/18/22: Vows and Intention Setting, Lisa Story

01/10/22: Wise View and The Four Noble Truths, Noble Eightfold Path, Lisa Story

01/03/2022: Teachers of Transformation - Moving with Clear Seeing to a New Life of realignment Beyond the Cushion - Skillful Means, Mark Gebert

12/13/2021: Teachers of Transformation - Moving with Clear Seeing to a New Life of Realignment Beyond the Cushion, Part 1, Mark Gebert

12/6/2021: Teachers of Transformation - Moving With Clear Seeing Into a Change of Heart (Transforming the Difficult Ones Into Dear Ones), Mark Gebert

11/29/2021: Dukkha - Christi

11/15/21: Giving Thanks, Lisa Story

11/8/2021: Teachers of Transformation - Moving from Clear Seeing to a Bedrock of Spiritual Confidence - Part 2, Mark Gebert

11/1/2021: Teachers of Transformation - Moving from Clear Seeing to a Bedrock of Spiritual Confidence Driven by Faith (Sadha) that is Verified, Mark Gebert

10/26/21: Equanimity and Embracing Change, George Beecher

10/18/21: Karma of the mind, Lisa Story

10/11/21: Karma, Lisa Story

10/4/2021: Teachers of Transformation - Moving from Hope to a Beginning Bedrock of Clear Seeing from Mindfulness, Mark Gebert

9/27/2021: So, What About Suffering?", Richard Skoonberg

9/20/21: Taking Refuge, The Triple Gem, Lisa Story

9/13/2021: RIMC 5th Anniversary - Past, Present, Future, Mark Gebert

8/30/2021: Meditation Myths or Misconceptions, Veletta Gebert

8/23/2021: Teachers of Transformation - Moving from Hopelessness to a Foundation of Hope, Mark Gebert

8/17/21: Wise Speech, Lisa Story

8/10/21: The Dharma of Talking with Strangers, Lisa Story

8/2/2021: Teachers of Transformation - A Welcome Back with Gratitude and Appreciation, Mark Gebert

7/26/2021: Impermanence, Richard Skoonberg

7/19/2021:Teachers of Transformation- My Beginning - Spiritual Urgency/Existential Angst, Mark Gebert

7/12/21: Practicing with Impermanence in Daily Life, Lisa Story

6/28/21: Dharma Drawings: Artfully Awakening, Devin O'Guin

6/21/2021: Teachers of Transformation, SMILE - An Acronym for Living in an Unsettled World with Goodness and Truth (a Guided Meditation), Mark Gebert

6/14/2021: Teachers of Transformation, Living in an Unsettled World with Goodness and Truth - Overview of SMILE, Mark Gebert

6/7/21: Practicing with Resistance to Sitting, Lisa Story

5/24/2021: Patience, Richie Essenburg

5/17/2021: Non-violence Through Purity of Heart on the Path of Awakening - Part 7, The Universe Bends Towards Justice and Goodness with a Caring for Yourself and Others Exercise, Mark Gebert

5/10/21: Non-violence Through Purity of Heart on the Path of Awakening - Part 6, Choosing Love Instead of Hate with a Loving Kindness Exercise, Mark Gebert

5/3/21: The Wanting Mind, Cont., Lisa Story

4/19/21: The Wanting Mind, Lisa Story

4/5/2021: Non-violence Through Purity of Heart on the Path of Awakening - Part 5, Suffering Without Retaliation, Mark Gebert

3/29/2021: Non-identification, Lisa Story

3/22/2021: Selfing, Lisa Story

3/15/2021: Non-violence Through Purity of Heart on the Path of Awakening - Part 4, Victims and Friends with a Forgiveness Meditation, Mark Gebert

3/8/2021: Non-violence Through Purity of Heart on the Path of Awakening - Part 3, Redemption, Reconciliation, and the Beloved Community, Veletta Gebert

3/7/2021: Teachings from the Half Day, Mark Gebert

3/1/2021: What do We Mean By Insight? The Three Characteristics, Lisa Story

3/1/21: Guided Meditation (20 min), Lisa Story

2/15/2021:Non-violence Through Purity of Heart on the Path of Awakening - Part 2, Spiritual Courage, Mark Gebert

2/8/21: Do Not Try to Be a Good Meditator, Lisa Story

2/7/2021: Teachings from the Half Day, Mark Gebert

2/1/2021: Love Means There's Room for Everything, Lisa Story

1/25/2021: Guest Speaker, Venerable Pannavati, Heartwood Refuge

1/18/2021: Non-violence Through Purity of Heart on the Path of Awakening - Part 1, an Overview of MLK's 6 Principles of Non-violence, Mark Gebert

1/11/21: Generosity, Lisa Story

1/4/2021: Guardians of the Heart - Part 5, Equanimity - includes a Mediation Exercise using ROARR with Painful Sensation, Mark Gebert

12/14/2020: Vows, Lisa Story

12/7/2020: Guardians of the Heart - Part 4, Joy with Tranquility, Mark Gebert

11/30/2020: Guardians of the Heart - Part 3, Wise Concentration - includes a Meditation Exercise on Inclusive Concentration, Mark Gebert

11/16/20: Gratitude and Appreciation , Lisa Story

11/9/2020; Guardians of the Heart - Part 2, Energy - Benefits and Dangers, Mark Gebert

11/2/20: Cultivating the Wholesome, Lisa Story

10/26/20: Guest Speaker John Orr, Vipassana and Pure Awareness, Guided Meditation and Dharma Talk

10/19/20: Don't Know Mind, Lisa Story

10/12/20: The Storytelling Mind, Lisa Story

10/5/2020: Guardians of the Heart - Part 1, Mindfulness with Investigation - includes a Meditation exercise on

Mindfulness of Awareness or Wakefulness, Mark Gebert

9/28/2020: The Seven Factors of Awakening (Guardians of the Heart/Relevance for Practice), Mark Gebert

9/21/2020: The Worldly Winds, Lisa Story

9/14/2020: RIMC 4th Anniversary Celebration - Past, Present, Future, Mark Gebert

8/31/2020: Fixing and Skillful Means, Lisa Story

8/24/2020: Be Here Now - But How? Psychological Time - Real or Illusion, Mark Gebert

8/17/2020: Doubt Guided by Delusion and Confusion - The Most Dangerous of all Hindrances, Mark Gebert

8/10/2020: The 4th Foundation of Mindfulness- The Hindrances (1-4), Lisa Story

8/3/2020: The 3rd Foundation of Mindfulness - Is Thought in Meditation Friend or For and Does is Have to Go?, Mark Gebert

7/27/2020: The 3rd Foundation of Mindfulness - Mindfulness of Mind, Mark Gebert

7/20/2020: Lovingkindness (Difficult person and All beings), Lisa Story

7/13/2020: Lovingkindness (friend and neutral person), Lisa Story

6/29/2020: Lovingkindness (self and benefactor), Lisa Story

6/15/2020: Turning Adversity into Opportunity - Part 7 (Aggressive Anger with a new exercise

acronym SMILE), Mark Gebert

6/8/2020: Turning Adversity into Opportunity - Part 6 (Forgiveness), Mark Gebert

6/1/2020: Life as Teacher, Lisa Story

5/18/2020: Turning Adversity into Opportunity - Part 5 (Division - Moving Away from Us and Them), Mark Gebert

5/11/2020: Greeting Adversity with the Open Heart , Lisa Story

5/4/2020: Turning Adversity into Opportunity - Part 4 (Gratitude Leading to Appreciation), Mark Gebert

4/27/2020:Turning Adversity into Opportunity During Difficult Times - Part 3

(Caring for Yourself and Others), Mark Gebert

4/20/20: Practicing with Uncertainty, Lisa Story

4/13/2020: Turning Adversity Into Opportunity During Difficult Times - Part 2 (Loneliness), Mark Gebert

4/6/2020: Turning Adversity Into Opportunity During Difficult Times - Part 1 (Anxiety), Mark Gebert

3/2/20: The Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Feelings, Lisa Story

2/24/20: The Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Mindfulness of the Body, Lisa Story

2/10/2020: The Three Characteristics, Lisa Story

2/3/2020: The Four Noble Truths, Mark Gebert

1/27/2020: The Meditation Factors of the Eightforld Path-Wise Effort, Concentration, and Mindfulness with New Year Loving Kindness, Mark Gebert

1/20/2020: Wise Speech, Wise Action, Wise Livelihood, Lisa Story

1/13/20: Wise View and Wise Intention, Lisa Story

1/6/20: Self Compassion with Challenging Emotions, Lisa Story

12/16/19: Meditation Misalignments (Mistakes, Misunderstandings and Misconceptions), Part 2, Mark Gebert

12/9/19: Meditation Misalignments (Mistakes, Misunderstandings and Misconceptions), Part 1, Mark Gebert

12/2/19: Vows, Lisa Story

11/18/19: Gratitude, Lisa Story

11/11/2019: Closing - A Moment of Reflection, Mark Gebert

11/11/2019: Traveling Light for a Long Journey (Just a Handful of Leaves) Part 1, Mark Gebert

11/9/2019: Introduction to Weekend Retreat, Donald Rothberg

11/8/2019: The Engaged Spiritual Life, Donald Rothberg

11/4/2019: Realistic Life Changes from Practice, Mark Gebert

10/28/2019: Being Right, Lisa Story

10./22/19: Right Speech, Lisa Story

10/14/19: Guest Speaker, Kevin Quiles

10/07/19: Open Mic Monday, Mark Gebert

09/23/19: Near Enemies of the Brahma Viharas with Q&A and Loving Kindness, Mark Gebert

09/16/19: Far Enemies of the Brahma Viharas with Q&A and Loving Kindness, Mark Gebert

09/09/19: RIMC 3rd Anniversary - RIMC Past, Present and Future, Mark Gebert

08/26/19: The Wanting Mind, Part 2, Lisa Story

08/19/19: The Wanting Mind, Part 1, Lisa Story

08/05/2019: Learning to Dance With the Unwanted, Turning Toward the Difficult, Part 3, - includes Q&A and Meditation Exercise for Fear (RAFTS), Mark Gebert

07/22/19: Selfing, Part 2, Lisa Story

07/16/19: Selfing, Part 1, Lisa Story

07/08/2019: Meditation Exercise (RAFT)for Learning to Dance With the Unwanted Turning Toward the Difficult - Part 2, Mark Gebert

07/08/2019: Learning to Dance With the Unwanted, Turning Toward the Difficult - Part 2, Mark Gebert

06/24/2019: Learning to Dance With the Unwanted, Turning Toward the Difficult - Part 1, with Meditation Exercise (ROAR), Mark Gebert

06/17/2019: A True Sangha - Part 2, Veletta Gebert

06/10/19: Are We There Yet? Lisa Story

06/03/2019: Developing and Realigning Toward Awakened Values - Part 4 - Inclusivity, Mark Gebert

05/20/2019: Not Knowing, Lisa Story

05/06/2019: A True Sangha - Part 1, Veletta Gebert

4/22/2019: Maybe So, Part Two, Lisa Story

04/15/2019: Developing and Realigning Toward Awakened Values - Part 3 - Forgiveness, Mark Gebert

04/15/2019: Forgiveness Meditation for Awakened Values - Part 3, Mark Gebert

04/08/2019: Maybe So, Lisa Story

04/01/2019: Developing and Realigning Toward Awakened Values - Part 2 - Patience and Equanimity, Mark Gebert

03/18/2019: Developing and Realigning Toward Awakened Values - Part 1 - Generosity and Morality, Mark Gebert

03/18/2019: Loving Kindness for Developing and Realigning Toward Awakened Values - Part 1, Mark Gebert

03/11/2019: Doing and Being, Lisa Story

03/04/19: Your Life is Your Practice - A Lifetime of Mindfulness - Part 2 with Guided

Loving Kindness, Mark Gebert

02/25/19: Faith and Taking Refuge, Lisa Story

02/18/19: Your Life is Your Practice - A Lifetime of Mindfulness - Part 1, Mark Gebert

02/18/19: Your Life is Your Practice - Loving Kindness, Mark Gebert

02/04/19: Transforming Darkness to Light - The Miracles of Mindfulness, Mark Gebert

01/21/19: Open Mic Monday with MLK Loving Kindness and Reflections, Mark Gebert

01/14/19: Karma and Clear Comprehension, Lisa Story

01/07/19: Be Here Now - But How? Psychological Time - Real or Memorex, Mark Gebert

12/10/18: Vows, Lisa Story

12/3/18: Locus of Control and Our Spiritual Path, Mark Gebert

12/3/18: Q&A and Loving Kindness for Locus of Control and Our Spiritual Path, Mark Gebert

11/26/18: CBCT Guest Speaker, Maureen Shelton

11/19/18: Eating Meditation, Veletta Gebert

11/5/18: Fear and Dread, Lisa Story

10/29/18: The Five Remembrances, Christi

10/22/18: Nonviolence Through Purity of Heart, Mark Gebert

10/22/18: Meditation Exercise, Q&A, Loving Kindness (Nonviolence Through Purity of Heart), Mark Gebert

10/8/18: Anger, Lisa Story

9/24/18: Open Mic Monday - Q&A Discussion, Mark Gebert

9/17/18: The Worldly Winds, Lisa Story

9/10/18: What Did the Buddha Know? - Exclusive vs Inclusive Samadhi, Mark Gebert

8/27/18: The Way of the Bodhisattva by Shantideva, Gareth Young

8/20/18: Clear Seeing: The Three Characteristics, Lisa Story

8/6/18: Noting, Lisa Story

7/23/18: The Most Dangerous of all Hindrances - Doubt and Procrastination, Mark Gebert

7/9/18: Meditation Hindrances and Antidotes Part 1, Mark Gebert

6/18/18: Cultivating the Wholesome, Lisa Story

6/11/18: Generosity, Lisa Story

6/4/18: The 4th Foundation: The Seven Factors of Awakening, Mark Gebert

5/21/18: What to do With Thought in Meditation? Friend or Foe?, Mark Gebert

5/14/18: The 3rd Foundation - Mindfulness of Mind, Mark Gebert

5/7/18: Four Foundations of Mindfulness: Feelings, Lisa Story

4/30/2018: Meditation Mistakes and Misconceptions, Mark Gebert

4/23/18: Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Body, Lisa Story

4/16/18: Setting the Intention to Practice, Lisa Story

4/9/18: CBCT, Self Compassion, Maureen Shelton

4/2/2018: The Noble Eightfold Path - Wise Effort, Wise Concentration, Wise Mindfulness, Mark Gebert

3/26/18: The Noble Eightfold Path: Wise Speech, Action, Livelihood, Lisa Story

3/19/18: The Noble Eightfold Path: Wise View and Wise Intention, Lisa Story

3/12/18: The Four Noble Truths, Mark Gebert

3/5/18: Ehipassiko - Come See for Yourself, Mark Gebert

2/26/18:Presence: How Mindfulness and Meditation Shape Your Brain, Mind, and Life , Paul Verhaeghen 2/19/18: Self Compassion, Lisa Story

2/12/18: Open Mic Monday - Q&A/Discussion, Mark Gebert

2/5/18: The Wings of Truth - Wisdom and Compassion, Mark Gebert

1/22/18: Walking Meditation - Importance and Benefits with Instruction, Veletta Gebert

1/15/18: Equanimity - Rooted in Wisdom and the Foundation of the Brahma Viharas, Mark Gebert

12/18/17: Open Mic Monday - Q&A and Discussion, Mark Gebert

12/11/17: Karma, Lisa Story

12/4/17: Intention, Lisa Story

11/27/17: Interconnection and Gratitude, Geshe Ngawang Phende

11/13/17: Mudita (Sympathetic Joy), Lisa Story

11/6/17: Rolling Up the Mat (with Q & A and Lovingkindness), Mark Gebert

10/23/17: Impermanence Continued (Dukkha, Anicca, Anatta), Lisa Story

10/16/17: Spiritual Courage (with Q & A and Lovingkindness), Mark Gebert

10/9/17: Impermanence, Lisa Story

10/2/17: Living During Difficult Times- Reflections From a Tender Heart, Mark Gebert

9/18/17: ROARR - An Acronym for a Skillful Insight Practice and Your Life (with Q & A and Loving Kindness), Mark Gebert

8/28/17: Being "Good" Continued, Lisa Story

8/21/17: Being "Good", Lisa Story

8/14/17: Working With Pain, Christi

8/7: What is in Our Heart That Keeps us Apart-Antidotes (with Q&A and Loving Kindness), Mark Gebert

7/31: Taking Refuge, Lisa Story

7/24/17: The Four Things Siddhartha Saw. Or was it Five? Kevin Quiles

7/17/17: What is In Our Heart That Keeps Us Apart?, Mark Gebert

6/26/17: Fear, Lisa Story

6/19/17: 30 Day Retreat Refections, Mark Gebert

6/12/17: Dependent Origination, Geshe Dadul Namgyal

6/5/17: The Art and Wisdom of Retreating, Mark Gebert

05/22/17: Right Speech, Lisa Story

05/15/17: Finding Centeredness, Week 3, Gareth Young

05/08/17: Finding Centeredness,Week 2, Gareth Young

05/01/17: Finding Centeredness in Times of Turmoil, Gareth Young

04/24/17: The Paramitas- Bodhisattva Perfections, Mark Gebert

04/18/17: The Wanting Mind, Lisa Story

04/03/17: Bodhicitta, The Bodhisattva Way to Awakening for All, Mark Gebert

03/13/17: Generosity, Lisa Story

03/06/17: A Christian in a Buddhist World, Veletta Gebert

02/27/17: Forgiveness, Lisa Story

02/20/17: CBCT Compassion Training, Carol Beck

02/13/17: The Four Immeasurables, Geshe Dadul Namgyal

01/30/17: Us and Them Lisa Story

01/16/17: Are We There Yet?, Lisa Story

01/14/17: Retreat, Hindrances and Daily Practice, Mark Gebert

01/14/17: Retreat, Just a Handful of Leaves, Mark Gebert

01/02/17: Medicine for the Meditation Hindrances, Mark Gebert

12/12/16: Intention, Lisa Story

12/5/16: Mindfulness and Daily Practice for a Lifetime, Mark Gebert

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