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Deborah Ratner Helzer's Dharma Talks
Deborah Ratner Helzer
Deborah Ratner Helzer has practiced with Western and Asian teachers in the Theravada tradition since 1995, including a year as a nun in Burma. She has been teaching in the Washington, DC area and assisting with retreats around the country since 2001.
2023-08-07 Morning Instructions 54:35
Investigation, wise attention and continuity
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center The Sure Heart's Release
2023-08-06 Introduction to loving kindness meditation 55:33
Connecting with the heart, and offering goodwill to ourselves and a benefactor
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center The Sure Heart's Release
2023-06-20 Impermanence 46:54
Twin Cities Vipassana Collective TCVC June 2023
2022-08-13 Taking The Practice Home 49:00
with Deborah Ratner Helzer, Tara Mulay
Responding to questions from retreatants
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Insight (Vipassana) Meditation Leading to Liberation
2022-08-10 The three foundations of insight 64:00
Knowing what is really happening, observing the universal characteristics, and abandoning our illusions
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Insight (Vipassana) Meditation Leading to Liberation
2022-08-07 Lovingkindness Meditation 42:08
Basic instructions, working with oneself or a benefactor
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Insight (Vipassana) Meditation Leading to Liberation
2022-08-06 Mindfulness - Mahasi Style 52:35
How mindfulness relates to insight, and how do we cultivate it skillfully
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Insight (Vipassana) Meditation Leading to Liberation
2022-07-22 What is and is not the path – part one 51:41
The three functions of insight in the imperfections of insight
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge July 2022
2022-07-15 Purification of view – part three 53:08
How does clear mindfulness of the body and mind lead to insight and liberation?
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge July 2022
2022-07-08 Purification of view – part two 45:18
What is the actual experience of the mind? How can we sort out what is going on in there?
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge July 2022

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