Seattle Insight Meditation Society

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Livelihood as Service, and Avoiding Burnout

See all series | See all talksTeacher: Keri Pederson Date: 2025-09-22 MondaySeriesThe Four Noble Truths & The Twelve Insights (Monday evenings, 2025) 2025-01-06 Ghisly Garcia, Keri Pederson, Lyndal Johnson, Shawn Holmes, Sooz Appel, Steve Wilhelm, Tim Geil, Tuere Sala This recording was edited and prepared for publication by volunteer Alan Smith.

09-22
01:07:31

Right Livelihood: Who Shows Up to Work

See all series | See all talksTeacher: Sooz Appel Date: 2025-09-21 SundaySeriesThe Four Noble Truths & The Twelve Insights (Sunday mornings, 2025) 2025-01-05 Aravind Moorthy, Candace Robb, Jerry Harter, Judith Avinger, Lauren Wilson, Lyndal Johnson, Nana Gyesie, Nina Laboy, Sooz Appel This recording was edited and prepared for publication by volunteer Jim Matthews.

09-21
55:18

Bringing Thoughting Onto the Path of Insight

See all series | See all talksTeacher: Steve Wilhelm Date: 2025-09-18 ThursdaySeriesEastside Insight Meditation Group 2021-01-23 Sooz Appel, Steve Wilhelm

09-18
33:49

Forgiveness Ceremony

See all series | See all talksTeacher: Keri Pederson, Tim Geil Date: 2025-09-15 Monday Forgiveness for Oneself: There are many ways that I have hurt and harmed myself. I have betrayed myself, knowingly and unknowingly, in thoughts, words, and deeds. For the many ways my fear, pain, anger, and confusion has caused me harm, as best I am able, I extend a full and heartfelt forgiveness. I forgive myself. Forgiveness from others: Just as I have caused harm to myself, there are many ways that I have hurt and harmed others. I may have, knowingly and unknowingly, caused them harm by my thoughts, words, and deeds. If out of my fear, pain, anger, and confusion, I have caused you any harm, I ask for your forgiveness. As best you’re able, please forgive me. Forgiveness for those who have hurt or harmed you: There are also many ways that I have been hurt and harmed by others. I may have been harmed, knowingly and unknowingly, by another’s thoughts, words, and deeds. I remember the ways others, out of their fear, pain, anger, and confusion, have harmed me. I believe I have carried this pain in my heart long enough. As best I am able, I offer my heartfelt forgiveness to all those who have caused me harm. I forgive you. Bowing practice: Namo Kuan Shr Yin Pu Sa (Homage to Kuan Yin Bodhisattva Who Listens to the Cries of the World) Video Click here to view on Vimeo.

09-15
01:05:06

Relational Dharma for a Ruptured World

See all series | See all talksTeacher: Anna-Brown Griswold, Gregory Kramer Date: 2025-09-12 Friday Video Click here to view on Vimeo.

09-12
01:10:01

Wise Livelihood: An Expression of Our Practice

See all series | See all talksTeacher: Tim Geil Date: 2025-09-08 MondaySeriesThe Four Noble Truths & The Twelve Insights (Monday evenings, 2025) 2025-01-06 Ghisly Garcia, Keri Pederson, Lyndal Johnson, Shawn Holmes, Sooz Appel, Steve Wilhelm, Tim Geil, Tuere Sala This recording was edited and prepared for publication by volunteer Nikhil Natarajan.

09-08
01:09:26

Right Livelihood as a Portal to Liberation in Contemporary Times

See all series | See all talksTeacher: Nana Gyesie Date: 2025-09-07 SundaySeriesThe Four Noble Truths & The Twelve Insights (Sunday mornings, 2025) 2025-01-05 Aravind Moorthy, Candace Robb, Jerry Harter, Judith Avinger, Lauren Wilson, Lyndal Johnson, Nana Gyesie, Nina Laboy, Sooz Appel This recording was edited and prepared for publication by volunteer LJ Yang.

09-07
41:51

How the Absence of a Substantial Self Makes Liberation Possible

See all series | See all talksTeacher: Steve Wilhelm Date: 2025-09-04 ThursdaySeriesEastside Insight Meditation Group 2021-01-23 Sooz Appel, Steve Wilhelm

09-04
40:07

Discerning Right Livelihood as a Key to the Path

See all series | See all talksTeacher: Steve Wilhelm Date: 2025-09-01 MondaySeriesThe Four Noble Truths & The Twelve Insights (Monday evenings, 2025) 2025-01-06 Ghisly Garcia, Keri Pederson, Lyndal Johnson, Shawn Holmes, Sooz Appel, Steve Wilhelm, Tim Geil, Tuere Sala

09-01
01:09:01

Four Perspectives on Right Action: A Panel

See all series | See all talksTeacher: Candace Robb, Judith Avinger, Lauren Wilson, Sooz Appel Date: 2025-08-31 SundaySeriesThe Four Noble Truths & The Twelve Insights (Sunday mornings, 2025) 2025-01-05 Aravind Moorthy, Candace Robb, Jerry Harter, Judith Avinger, Lauren Wilson, Lyndal Johnson, Nana Gyesie, Nina Laboy, Sooz Appel

08-31
38:06

Simple Reminders for Wise Action

See all series | See all talksTeacher: Keri Pederson Date: 2025-08-25 MondaySeriesThe Four Noble Truths & The Twelve Insights (Monday evenings, 2025) 2025-01-06 Ghisly Garcia, Keri Pederson, Lyndal Johnson, Shawn Holmes, Sooz Appel, Steve Wilhelm, Tim Geil, Tuere Sala This recording was edited and prepared for publication by volunteer John Stott.

08-25
01:11:30

When Action Leads to Conflict, What is the Right Path?

See all series | See all talksTeacher: Aravind Moorthy Date: 2025-08-24 SundaySeriesThe Four Noble Truths & The Twelve Insights (Sunday mornings, 2025) 2025-01-05 Aravind Moorthy, Candace Robb, Jerry Harter, Judith Avinger, Lauren Wilson, Lyndal Johnson, Nana Gyesie, Nina Laboy, Sooz Appel

08-24
44:15

Wise Action: Refraining from Harm and Cultivating the Good

See all series | See all talksTeacher: Lyndal Johnson Date: 2025-08-18 MondaySeriesThe Four Noble Truths & The Twelve Insights (Monday evenings, 2025) 2025-01-06 Ghisly Garcia, Keri Pederson, Lyndal Johnson, Shawn Holmes, Sooz Appel, Steve Wilhelm, Tim Geil, Tuere Sala This recording was edited and prepared for publication by volunteer Jim Matthews.

08-18
01:09:24

Wise Action: Working with Habits & Paramis

See all series | See all talksTeacher: Lauren Wilson Date: 2025-08-17 SundaySeriesThe Four Noble Truths & The Twelve Insights (Sunday mornings, 2025) 2025-01-05 Aravind Moorthy, Candace Robb, Jerry Harter, Judith Avinger, Lauren Wilson, Lyndal Johnson, Nana Gyesie, Nina Laboy, Sooz Appel This recording was edited and prepared for publication by volunteer Nikhil Natarajan.

08-17
43:46

Wise Action, Recap & Discussion

See all series | See all talksTeacher: Tim Geil Date: 2025-08-11 MondaySeriesThe Four Noble Truths & The Twelve Insights (Monday evenings, 2025) 2025-01-06 Ghisly Garcia, Keri Pederson, Lyndal Johnson, Shawn Holmes, Sooz Appel, Steve Wilhelm, Tim Geil, Tuere Sala This recording was edited and prepared for publication by volunteer John Stott.

08-11
48:14

Wise and Beneficial Action

See all series | See all talksTeacher: Lyndal Johnson Date: 2025-08-10 SundaySeriesThe Four Noble Truths & The Twelve Insights (Sunday mornings, 2025) 2025-01-05 Aravind Moorthy, Candace Robb, Jerry Harter, Judith Avinger, Lauren Wilson, Lyndal Johnson, Nana Gyesie, Nina Laboy, Sooz Appel This recording was edited and prepared for publication by volunteer LJ Yang.

08-10
34:19

Wise Action

See all series | See all talksTeacher: Tim Geil Date: 2025-08-04 MondaySeriesThe Four Noble Truths & The Twelve Insights (Monday evenings, 2025) 2025-01-06 Ghisly Garcia, Keri Pederson, Lyndal Johnson, Shawn Holmes, Sooz Appel, Steve Wilhelm, Tim Geil, Tuere Sala Reflection and Practice Reflect on the three Wise Actions: non-killing, non-stealing, and non-sexual harming. When we find ourselves pushing against Wise Action, turn toward the suffering that is driving that impulse. Can the source of that suffering be met with compassion and understanding? Does this open-up room for Wise Action to emerge? This recording was edited and prepared for publication by volunteer Deb Slivinsky.

08-04
01:10:23

An Evening with Jack Kornfield

See all series | See all talksTeacher: Jack Kornfield Date: 2025-08-03 Sunday Video Click here to view on Vimeo.

08-03
01:04:44

Introduction to Right Action

See all series | See all talksTeacher: Sooz Appel Date: 2025-08-03 SundaySeriesThe Four Noble Truths & The Twelve Insights (Sunday mornings, 2025) 2025-01-05 Aravind Moorthy, Candace Robb, Jerry Harter, Judith Avinger, Lauren Wilson, Lyndal Johnson, Nana Gyesie, Nina Laboy, Sooz Appel This recording was edited and prepared for publication by volunteer Jim Matthews.

08-03
53:57

Finding Freedom from Selfing Through Right Speech

See all series | See all talksTeacher: Steve Wilhelm Date: 2025-07-28 MondaySeriesThe Four Noble Truths & The Twelve Insights (Monday evenings, 2025) 2025-01-06 Ghisly Garcia, Keri Pederson, Lyndal Johnson, Shawn Holmes, Sooz Appel, Steve Wilhelm, Tim Geil, Tuere Sala This recording was edited and prepared for publication by volunteer John Stott.

07-28
01:11:03

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