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                 {1} VIDEOS ON MEDITATION INSTRUCTIONS
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  (VM1  $18.00)
  1) INTRODUCTION TO VIPASSANA MEDITATION by Joseph Goldstein
  2) GUIDED MEDITATIONS by Jack Kornfield and Howard Cohn -- offers
     chanting

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



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                               {2} VIDEOS
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  JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN
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  (VJG1  $18.00)
   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

  (VJG2  $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

  THE GENEROUS HEART  (VJG3  $18.00)
   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



  JACK KORNFIELD
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  (VJK2  $18.00)
   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

  (VJK3  $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

  (VJK4  $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

  (VJK5   $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



  LARRY ROSENBERG
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  PLAYING WITH FORM  (VLR1  $18.00)
   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?



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

  (VSS3  $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



  STEVEN SMITH
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  (VSSM1  $18.00)
   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



  CHRISTOPHER TITMUSS
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  (VCT5  $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

  (VCT7  $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



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



  VIPASSANA VIDEO RETREAT
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  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

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