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Donate to James Baraz James Baraz's Website I try to convey that the wisdom and compassion we are looking for is already inside of us. I see practice as learning how to purify our mind and heart so we can hear the Buddha inside. In doing so, we naturally embody the dharma and help awaken that understanding and love in others we meet.

I try to use the formal teachings as a doorway for people to see the truth in themselves. I feel I'm doing my job when people look into themselves to come to their own deep understandings of the truth, access their own inner wisdom and trust in their "Buddha-knowing," as Ajahn Chah called it, which is different from their intellectual knowing. The Buddha-knowing is a deeper place, underneath the concepts, which is in touch with the truth, with our seed of awakening. I want practitioners to have more and more confidence in, and familiarity with, that deeper place of knowing. It is accessing this dimension of our being that becomes the guide to cutting through the confusion caused by greed and fear. We have everything we need inside ourselves. We do not need to look to a teacher when we remember who we really are. -- Select from James Baraz's 774 talks -- VIEW ALL 2017-05-18 "Courage: An Essential Quality of Practice" 2009-04-09 “Am I Good Enough?” 2017-03-23 "7 Days in Darkness" Adam Baraz, James' son, shares his powerful experience o… 2016-08-25 "A Box Full of Darkness" 2014-10-09 "A Moment of Freedom: Interrupting Negative Thoughts." 2018-05-03 "A New Dawn for the Dharma" 2016-09-08 "All It Takes Is a Moment" 2015-09-17 "Anchoring Our Wisdom: Embodied Awareness" (Note: We had some trouble with t… 2017-05-25 "Appreciating our Benefactors" 2014-09-25 "Behind is Just a State of Mind" 2017-01-19 "Being a Sacred Warrior in These Tough Times" 2018-02-01 "Belonging" --- (James was on retreat this day but invited two guests speake… 2007-07-19 "Calling All Bodhisattvas" 2018-09-13 "Changing Hearts and Minds" 2018-04-19 "Clear Comprehension Part 1" 2018-05-10 "Clear Comprehension Part 2" 2017-03-02 "Connecting With the Enemy" 2017-05-04 "Emptiness is Everything" 2018-10-11 "Equanimity: Finding Balance In Difficult Times" 2016-11-17 "Equanimity: Finding Balance In Difficult Times" 2016-10-06 "Finding Freedom Through Grief" --- The talk begins with this video about h… 2014-06-19 "Finding What Your Looking For" 2015-05-14 "Freedom From Worry" The Ven. Ajahn Chandako, an American born monk ordained… 2018-03-02 "Getting Perspective On Our Perspective" 2014-11-20 "Grace Disguised as Obstacle" 2015-11-19 "Gratitude" 2017-08-17 "Hatred Never Ceases by Hatred" 2017-09-03 "Hatred Never Ceases by Hatred" (Retreat Version) (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 2017-06-22 "How Liberating to See Clearly-- How Humbling to Still Get Caught." 2015-10-22 "I Didn't Know I Had It In Me: A Talk on Courage" 2014-10-23 "I Just Can't Decide!" - Wise Discernment in Daily Life 2016-03-03 "Intensive Practice: Benefits and How It Works" 2018-05-17 "It's All in Your Mind" 2009-01-29 "Letting In The Love" 2015-12-03 "Letting Your Heart Break." 2016-06-23 "Light brings out the darkness. Darkness brings out the light." 2017-12-07 "Looking At Your Life Through a Dharma Lens" By James Baraz and Kate Munding 2015-10-01 "Loving the Earth" 2015-06-18 "Nice Guys Sometimes Finish First: Barbara Weiss, Steve Kerr and Pope Francis" 2017-09-07 "Peaceful Warrior in Modern Times" 2018-03-22 "Personal and Collective Karma" 2018-10-01 "Playground of the Mind: Exploring Bhikkhu Analayo's Brahma Vihara and Emptines… 2015-08-20 "Refinement of Mind, Part 1" 2017-12-28 "Reflections of the Past ---- Facing the Future" 2010-01-07 "Refuge in the Sangha" 2017-04-27 "Relaxing Into Being, the Unfolding Journey of Somatic Meditation" by Adam Bara… 2018-04-12 "Remembering What We Know" 2016-03-24 "Sacred Activism Part. 2: We Don't Know What We Don't Know" 2016-03-31 "Sacred Activism Part. 3: Working with Anger and Frustration" often natural res… 2016-10-20 "Schadenfreude: Working with Your less than Noble Thoughts" 2015-06-25 "Seeing the Big Picture" 2018-01-25 "Struggling is Extra" 2016-11-03 "The Big Shift: Learning to Open to Experience" 2016-03-10 "The Brightness of Awareness: An Evening with Catherine Ingram" 2018-03-08 "The Buddha’s Words on How to Skillfully Give Feedback." 2015-03-26 "The Choice Is Ours" 2016-09-29 "The Four Faults of Natural Awareness" 2016-09-22 "The Issue of Othering" 2017-11-16 "The Multiplication of Courage" 2015-01-29 "The Payoff in Suffering" 2016-12-08 "The Power of Equanimity" 2017-03-30 "The Problem With Being a Good Meditator" 2016-08-18 "The Tall Poppy and the Shrinking Violet" 2018-06-07 "The Teachings of Ajahn Chah" 2018-10-04 "The Third Precept: Trauma, Respect and Cultural Wake Up" 2017-03-09 "This Fleeting World" 2018-01-04 "Three Principles for Living a Good Life" 2016-01-07 "Turning Ghosts into Ancestors" Guest tonight: Joe Bobrow. 2018-04-26 "Voter Registration as Engaged Dharma Practice" 2017-11-09 "We are all Connected: Interconnectedness Within and Between Us" 2017-01-26 "What Are You Going To Do Now?" 2015-03-05 "What Do They Really Think About Me" 2016-05-26 "Who Are You Anyway - Attachment to Identity" 2018-08-23 'The Dharma and Nature' 2011-03-17 1. Mindfulness (sati) 2013-04-18 1st Part: Working with our Habits ---- 2nd Part: Boston Marathon Bombings 2011-03-24 2. Interest/investigation (dhamma vicaya) 2015-10-24 2015-10-24 The Magic of Awareness with James Baraz and Anam Thupten 2010-05-10 3 Principles of Awakening Joy 2011-03-31 3. Energy/effort (viriya) 2011-04-07 4. Joy/rapture (piti) 2018-01-28 5 Spiritual Faculties (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 2020-05-21 5 Spiritual Faculties: How the Practice Enfolds (Online Retreat at Spirit Rock) 2011-04-14 5. Calm/tranquility (passaddhi) 2011-04-21 6. Concentration (samadhi) 2011-04-28 7. Equanimity (upekkha) 2010-03-18 A Life Well Lived 2019-09-12 A Lineage of Goodness: Ode to Benefactors 2009-02-10 A Meditative Instruction: Relaxed, Interested, Kind Awareness 2000-02-25 A Path With Heart 2012-10-18 A Simple Twist of Fate 2013-09-12 A Star at Dawn: A Buddhist Perspective on Loss 2012-12-20 A Time For Healing 2019-03-28 A Unified Theory of Well-Being 2010-02-15 Abundant Enoughness: The Practice of Contentment 2001-07-18 After the Honeymoon, the Marriage 2001-07-18 After The Honeymoon, The Marriage: Plateaus In Practice 2013-02-08 Afternoon Brahma Vihara Instructions 2013-02-25 Afternoon Brahma Vihara Practice - Mudita for All Beings 2013-02-22 Afternoon Brahma Vihara Practice - Part 1 2013-02-22 Afternoon Brahma Vihara Practice - Part 2 2016-06-09 Ajahn Chandako from Austraila with James 2005-09-05 Aligning Our Life With The Dharma 2012-01-26 Amazing Grace 2019-05-09 An Evening with Stephen Fulder (Founder of the Israeli Dharma Community) 2013-02-04 An Ode to Mindfulness 2008-11-20 Anapanasti 2000-11-21 Angulimala Sutta 2015-01-15 Anything Can Happen At Any Time 2012-03-29 Anything can happen at any time. 2020-07-03 Applying Early Buddhist Perspective to Contemporary Issues 1999-11-01 Appreciation As A Source Of Happiness 2012-06-14 Appropriate Response at the Tipping Point 2012-06-14 Appropriate Response at the Tipping Point: Concern for the Planet as Dharma Pra… 2011-06-02 Atammayatta: The Last Word and Final Sword of Buddhism 2006-09-26 Awakening Joy 2010-01-30 Awakening Joy 2010-02-19 Awakening Joy 2010-03-03 Awakening Joy 2010-07-20 Awakening Joy and Mudita 2010-01-30 Awakening Joy Daylong PM Session 2016-09-15 Awakening Joy for Kids: Bringing the Dharma to the Next Generation 2016-01-12 Awakening Joy in Practice as a Path of Happioness 2018-07-18 Awakening Joy part 1 2018-07-19 Awakening joy part 2 2010-01-28 Awakening Joy, the book. 2011-10-05 Awakening Joy: Dharma Practice as a Path of Happiness 2011-09-30 Awakening Joy: Dharma Practice as a Path of Happiness: Part 1 2011-10-06 Awakening Joy: Dharma Practice as a Path of Happiness: Part 2 2011-09-04 Awakening Joy: The Buddhist Path to Happiness 2004-02-20 Awakening To Joy - part 1 2004-02-25 Awakening To Joy - part 2 2013-09-14 Awareness as Basis of Connection to Self and Others 1992-04-09 Balance 1984-08-01 Balance And Patience 1994-04-16 Balance Of Effort 1998-11-25 Balance Of Effort 2011-12-01 Balancing Contentment With Aliveness 2009-01-22 Barack Obama's Inauguration In The Context Of Dharma Practice 2012-04-19 Be the Awareness 2009-08-27 Being the Awareness 2016-01-19 Being Your Own Authority 2017-06-15 Benefactors: Part 2, Helping Others Shine. 2015-03-19 Berkeley Community's Own New Green Committee 2008-06-23 Beyond Belief 2006-09-09 Beyond The Judging Mind 2018-07-19 Big Mind 2008-09-04 Bodhisattva's Way Of Life #5: Not Causing Harm, Gathering Virtue, And Benefitin… 2008-09-11 Bodhisattva's Way Of Life #6: Working With Anger 2008-09-18 Bodhisattva's Way Of Life #7: Enthusiasm, Zeal Or Heroic Perseverance 2008-10-23 Bodhisattva's Way Of Life #9: Dedication Of Merit 2008-07-31 Bodhisattva's Way Of Life - part 1: Benefits Of Bodhicitta 2008-08-07 Bodhisattva's Way Of Life - part 2: Preparing The Ground 2008-08-14 Bodhisattva's Way Of Life - part 3: What Are We Committing To? 2008-08-28 Bodhisattva's Way Of Life - part 4: Using Our Intelligence 2002-10-02 Body of Fear Mind of Wisdom 1996-11-14 Bothicitti 2015-02-06 Brahma Vihara Day #6: Forgiveness 2015-02-20 Brahma Vihara Day 20 1989-11-27 Brahma Viharas 2013-02-12 Brahma Viharas - Forgivness 2015-02-15 Brahma Viharas Day 15 2010-04-29 Breaking the Chains of Craving: Part 1 2010-05-06 Breaking the Chains of Craving: Part 2 2010-05-13 Breaking the Chains of Craving: Part 3 2010-05-20 Breaking the Chains of Craving: Part 4, with guest Kevin Griffin. 2011-07-22 Bringing Metta into the World 2011-04-18 Bringing Practice Into Daily Life 2014-07-17 Bringing Your Metta Practice into the World 2014-08-31 Bringing Your Practice into the World 2015-09-06 Bringing Your Practice into the World 2015-10-15 Bringing Your Practice into the World 2019-09-01 Bringing Your Practice Into The World (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 2012-11-01 Buddha Dharma as a Path of Happiness 1995-04-22 Buddha's Advice On Working With Thoughts 2009-09-06 Buddhadharma as a Path of Happiness 2008-05-22 Buddhadharma As A Path Of Happiness - part 10: The Ease Of Being 2008-03-13 Buddhadharma As A Path Of Happiness - part 1: Intention 2008-03-20 Buddhadharma As A Path Of Happiness - part 2: Mindfulness 2008-03-27 Buddhadharma As A Path Of Happiness - part 3: Opening To Suffering 2008-04-10 Buddhadharma As A Path Of Happiness - part 4: Gratitude 2008-04-24 Buddhadharma As A Path Of Happiness - part 6: Letting Go 2008-05-01 Buddhadharma As A Path Of Happiness - part 7: Lovingkindness Toward Ourselves 2008-05-07 Buddhadharma As A Path Of Happiness - part 8: How Compassion Awakens Joy (inclu… 2008-05-15 Buddhadharma As A Path Of Happiness - part 9: The Mystery Of Connection 2007-11-29 Buddhist Master Series: Ajahn Buddhadasa 2007-11-01 Buddhist Master Series: Ajahn Chah 2008-02-07 Buddhist Master Series: Ajahn Dhammadharo 2008-02-14 Buddhist Master Series: Ajahn Jumnien 2007-12-13 Buddhist Master Series: Ajahn Naeb 2007-11-08 Buddhist Master Series: Mahasi Sayadaw & Noteing 2008-01-24 Buddhist Master Series: Mogok Sayadaw 2007-11-15 Buddhist Master Series: Sunlun Sayadaw 2008-01-10 Buddhist Master Series: Taungpulu Sayadaw 2008-01-31 Buddhist Master Series: U Ba Khin 2020-04-16 Calling All Bodhisattvas 2012-11-15 Cast Aside the Costume 2015-06-04 Castles Made of Sand 2012-05-12 CDL & DPP Reunion: Talk 2 of 4 2012-05-12 CDL & DPP Reunion: Talk 4 of 4 2017-04-20 Celebrating Earth Day: Calling All Eco-Sattvas 2008-11-06 Change 2013-05-09 Change is Possible 2014-12-18 Change Is Possible 2014-12-07 Chanting and close of evening 2009-10-01 Cleaning Our Slate 1989-12-01 Clear Comprehension 2002-02-16 Clear Comprehension: The Context For Practice 2000-11-30 Closing Talk 2015-10-04 Closing the Day 1996-11-07 Commitment In Practice 2013-03-21 Community Sharing: Questions and Answers 2012-02-13 Comparing Mind 2002-03-04 Comparing Mind 2018-05-26 Compassion - Full Expression of a Joyful Heart (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 2010-09-23 Compassion is a verb 2013-09-28 Compassion, Equanimity and the Joy of Simply Being 2009-04-16 Confidence 2016-12-03 Connecting Mind and Heart: Awakening Joy 2009-06-25 Contentment 2012-02-27 Contentment 2013-03-02 Contentment 2014-02-17 Contentment 2011-10-20 Contentment: The Peace of Not Wanting What You Don’t Have 1984-08-01 Course Closing 2020-05-21 Creating a Life of Integrity: In Conversation with Joseph Goldstein 1991-12-03 Creating Your Reality 2011-12-15 Cultivating a Bodhisattva Heart 2019-11-03 Cultivating Courage: Fearlessly Standing in Truth 2001-05-26 Cultivating The Wholesome: The Brahma Viharas 2013-02-18 Cultivating Wholesome States - Part 2 2013-02-11 Cultivating Wholesome States, Part 1 1993-03-25 Curiosity 2018-03-29 Dalits Buddhist in India (formerly Untouchable Caste) 1985-04-19 Dana, Sila, Bhavana 2018-05-22 Day 1 Talk/Experiential Practice (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 2018-02-06 Day 10: Sitting Meditation with Brahma Vihara Instructions (Retreat at Spirit R… 2019-02-14 Day 12 - Brahma Vihara Practice - Metta for Difficult Persons (part 2) & All Be… 2019-02-14 Day 12 - Morning Sit with Instructions - Intention (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 2016-02-12 Day 13 Morning Instructions: Cultivating the Wholesome 2018-02-09 Day 13: Sitting Meditation with Brahma Vihara Instructions (Retreat at Spirit R… 2020-02-16 Day 15 Morning Instructions: Big Mind (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 2018-02-11 Day 15: Sitting with Instructions (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 2016-02-16 Day 17 Brahma Vihara Instructions: Compassion: Neutral and difficult person 2019-02-21 Day 19 Guided Meditation: The Big Mind/Sky Practice (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 2016-02-18 Day 19: Morning Instructional Sit: Breath Concentration 2018-02-15 Day 19: Sitting Meditation with Brahma Vihara Instructions (Retreat at Spirit R… 2018-05-30 Day 1: Morning Instructional Sit (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 2017-11-28 Day 1: Morning Sitting with Instructions (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 2017-11-29 Day 2 - Morning Sitting w/ Instructions (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 2019-02-04 Day 2 Morning Sit w/ Instructions (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 2020-02-21 Day 20 Afternoon Instructions: Mudita (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 2016-02-23 Day 23 Brahma Vihara Practice: Equanimity: Benefactor and Dear Friend 2018-02-19 Day 23: Sitting Meditation with Brahma Vihara Instructions (Retreat at Spirit R… 2019-02-26 Day 24 Brahma Vihara Practice: Equanimity (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 2017-02-22 Day 25: Brahma Vihara Instructions 2017-06-01 Day 2: Morning Sit with Instructions (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 2018-01-29 Day 2: Sitting Meditation with Instructions (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 2017-09-02 Day 3 Metta Practice (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 2016-05-20 Day 3 Sitting/Instructions 2017-11-04 Day 3: Guided Meditation Q&A (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 2018-06-01 Day 3: Morning Instructional Sit (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 2016-02-03 Day 4 Brahma Vihara Instructions: Metta for Self and Benefactor 2019-06-07 Day 4 Experiential Practice: Forgiveness - Pathway to an Open Heart (Retreat at… 2017-12-01 Day 4: Morning Sit with Instructions (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 2017-06-03 Day 4: Morning Sit with Instructions (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 2018-05-25 Day 4: Morning sit with Instructions (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 2018-05-25 Day 4: Talk/Experiential Practice (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 2018-05-26 Day 5 Talk/Experiential Practice (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 2019-02-07 Day 5: Brahma Vihara Guided Meditation - Forgiveness Practice (Retreat at Spir… 2016-02-07 Day 8 Morning Instructional Sit: Vedana 2020-02-09 Day 8 Morning Instructions: Choiceless Awareness (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 2019-02-11 Day 9 - Morning Sit with Instructions (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 2016-02-08 Day 9 Brahma Viharas: Dear Friend 2018-02-05 Day 9: Sitting Meditation with Instructions (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 2020-02-07 Day Six Afternoon Instructions: Brahma Viharas - Forgiveness & Metta for Self (… 2020-02-04 Day Three Morning Instructions (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 2015-02-27 Deepening & Expressing Our Practice 1992-06-11 Devotion 2014-05-29 Devotion in Dharma Practice 2014-06-05 Devotion in Dharma Practice, Part 2 2007-12-07 Devotional Practice 2012-02-16 Dharma Practice as a Path of Happiness 2016-02-11 Dharma Practice as a Path of Happiness 2017-02-10 Dharma Practice as a Path to Happiness (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 2014-06-15 Dharma Q&A 2014-06-15 Dharma Q&A 2019-08-08 Dharmas Without Blame 2018-07-18 Different Approaches to Taking in the Moment 2014-05-22 Discussing some of the provocative articles from the current Inquiring Mind iss… 2014-05-15 Discussing some of the provocative articles from the current issue of the Inqui… 2011-01-17 Discussion with Mirka Knaster, author of "Living This Life Fully: Stories And T… 1993-07-30 Doing And Being 2020-02-16 Dukkha as a Path to Awakening (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 2010-04-22 Earth Day: 40th Anniversary 2019-06-20 Eco Dharma 2017-02-20 Ehipassiko: Come See For Yourself (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 2010-03-25 Elders (including his Mom) 2014-10-18 Emaho! How amazing! Wonder and Awe 2013-09-05 Emaho!: How Amazing! 2011-05-19 Embodying Passion Through Expression 2013-01-03 Embracing Change 2012-01-19 Embracing Resistance 2009-01-08 Emotional Awareness 2012-11-08 Empathy: The Key that Unlocks the Heart 2018-12-27 End of Year Reflection! 2011-01-13 Enlightenment Part 1. 2011-01-20 Enlightenment Part 2. 2011-01-27 Enlightenment Part 3 2011-02-03 Enlightenment Part 4 2013-05-18 Equanimity with Things As They Are 2017-02-16 Equanimity: Bringing Balance to our Practice (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 2016-04-24 Equanimity: Finding Balance in Our Practice 2009-09-17 Eve Decker: Talk and Song of the Importance of Self Love 2020-06-04 Exploring Racial Injustice and White Privilege 1992-04-24 Expressing The Dharma 2012-03-22 Facing in the right direction 2013-03-28 Facing in the Right Direction 2013-08-08 Facing in the Right Direction 2013-05-23 Faith 2009-06-05 Faith and Confidence 2008-06-09 Faith And Devotion 2009-02-20 Faith In The Dharma 2002-03-05 Faith: Bring The Heart To Practice 2002-03-05 Faith: Bring The Heart To Practice 2002-03-05 Faith: Bring The Heart To Practice 1993-09-05 Fear As Practice 2012-02-20 Fear as Practice 2020-04-17 Fear or Love: We Have a Choice 1985-08-30 Feminine Aspects Of Practice 2020-04-17 Finding Refuge 2001-10-24 Finding Refuge in Trust 2001-10-24 Finding Refuge in Trust 2020-04-28 Finding Your Center (Online Retreat at Spirit Rock) 1997-04-08 Five Hindrances 2018-07-15 Five Spiritual Faculties 2019-02-03 Five Spiritual Faculties (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 2019-08-29 Five Spiritual Faculties (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 2020-02-03 Five Spiritual Faculties (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 2005-04-22 Five Spiritual Faculties: How Awakening Happens 2007-02-08 Five Spiritual Faculties: How Awakening Happens 2017-01-30 Five Spiritual Faculties: Understanding how Intensive Practice Works (Retreat a… 1984-09-01 Flavors Of Experience 2013-08-22 Follow Your Heartbreak 1983-06-09 Forgiveness 1984-08-01 Forgiveness 2007-07-16 Forgiveness 2014-06-12 Forgiveness 2014-07-12 Forgiveness 2016-12-02 Forgiveness Practice 2005-07-11 Forgiveness: The Doorway To An Open Heart 2009-09-28 Forgiveness; Cleaning Your Slate 1994-04-07 Four Noble Truths 2020-05-22 Friday Morning Dharmette and Instruction (Online Retreat at Spirit Rock) 2011-11-10 From Cynicism to Love 2017-11-06 From Me to We: How Inter-Connectedness Manifests Intra-personally, Interperso… 1999-12-15 Generosity As A Source Of Happiness 2008-12-03 Getting Unhooked 2012-03-01 Gifts of Practice 2019-02-09 Gladness of the Wholesome ( Retreat at Spirit Rock) 2005-02-12 Gladness Of The Wholesome - Awakening Joy 2016-12-29 Goodbye 2016, Hello 2017: Reflecting on What We've Learned and Where We're Head… 2014-07-16 Gratitude 1985-04-15 Growth Through Experience 2014-06-15 Guided Meditation 2019-03-28 Guided Meditation 2017-10-17 Guided Meditation - First Breath, Last Breath 2018-07-17 Guided Meditation - Looking Through Different Lenses 2019-03-07 Guided meditation and honoring Hime Levine 2017-09-23 Guided Meditation on Refinement of Mindfulness on the Breath 1985-09-02 Guided Metta Meditation 2018-07-15 Guided Metta Meditation 2013-04-29 Guided Metta Meditation and Question/Response 2006-02-08 Happiness - part 1: Wise Effort And Wholesome States 2006-02-14 Happiness - part 2: Opening To Suffering As Well As To Joy 2006-02-22 Happiness - part 3: Transforming Suffering Into Happiness 2006-02-27 Happiness - part 4: Letting Go 2006-07-19 Happiness - part 4: Letting Go 2008-06-28 Happiness: Not Forgetting The Gladness Of Heart In Practice 2008-06-28 Happiness: Not Forgetting The Gladness Of Heart In Practice 2016-05-21 Heart Practices for Awakening Joy 2009-10-15 Heaven or Hell: The Choice is yours. 2020-09-17 Holding a Positive Vision 2019-10-03 Holding Grief Through Connection 2019-10-17 Holding Grief Through Connection 2019-12-26 Honoring Ram Dass and End of Year Reflections 2020-07-10 How Not to Be a Hot Mess 1999-09-02 How Suffering Can Lead To Faith 2015-09-03 How the Practice Unfolds: The Five Spiritual Faculties 2010-06-24 How to get what you want...and not get what you don't want. 2010-09-16 How We Hold Ourselves with Others 2012-05-17 How Wonderful to See Defilements in the Mind: Practicing with U Tejaniya 2011-02-10 Humility and Confidence 2019-03-21 Humility and Confidence 2008-03-06 I Know I'm Stuck And I Still Can't Get Out! 2004-02-15 Inclining Our Mind Towards Freedom: The Power Of Intention 2010-07-01 Independence Day: True Independence and Its Wider implications 2014-06-13 Inner Harmony, Outer Contribution 2017-06-02 Integrity and Letting Go as Supports for Joy (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 2000-05-22 Intention 2016-05-18 Intention and Mindfulness as Supports for Joy 2017-05-31 Intention and Mindfulness as the Basis for Awakening Joy (Retreat at Spirit Ro… 1986-09-07 Interest 1986-09-07 Interest 2009-03-19 Interested Awareness 2019-05-02 Internally & Externally - Holding It All 2009-08-10 Intersecting Realities 2009-08-06 Intersecting realities 1998-06-26 Intimate Relationship As Spiritual Practice 2015-03-14 Intro to Insight Meditation with James Baraz & Kate Janke 2015-03-14 Intro to Insight Meditation with James Baraz & Kate Janke 2015-03-14 Intro to Insight Meditation with James Baraz & Kate Janke 2015-10-04 Introduction to A Day of Connectoin 2017-09-15 Introduction To Metta Practice - Self and Benefactor 1993-04-01 Investigation Of Truth 2013-10-24 Is There a Place for God in Buddhist Practice? 2012-04-12 It's Already Here 1993-04-06 It's Okay (Equanimity) 2012-07-10 It's Really Possible! 2018-09-29 James Baraz and Adam Baraz - Embodying Presence: Relaxing the Body into Being 2016-05-12 James with a special visitor: Buddhist Nun Ayya Yeshe. She has developed the Bo… 2008-12-18 James' Son, Adam's, First Dharma Talk 2019-12-05 Just Another Ego Trip 2015-05-28 Just Like Me 2011-01-30 Kalyana Mitta / Dharma Friends Facilitators Workshop: Part 1 of 3 2011-01-30 Kalyana Mitta / Dharma Friends Facilitators Workshop: Part 2 of 3 2011-01-30 Kalyana Mitta / Dharma Friends Facilitators Workshop: Part 3 of 3 2013-06-16 Kalyana Mitta Half-Day with James Baraz, June 16, 2013, part 1 2013-06-16 Kalyana Mitta Half-Day with James Baraz, June 16, 2013, part 2 2013-06-16 Kalyana Mitta Half-Day with James Baraz, June 16, 2013, part 3 2013-06-16 Kalyana Mitta Half-Day with James Baraz, June 16, 2013, part 4 2014-03-09 Kalyana Mitta Half-Day workshop with James Baraz and Elad Levinson 2014-03-09 Kalyana Mitta Half-Day workshop with James Baraz and Elad Levinson 2014-03-09 Kalyana Mitta Half-Day workshop with James Baraz and Elad Levinson 2014-03-09 Kalyana Mitta Half-Day workshop with James Baraz and Elad Levinson 2014-03-09 Kalyana Mitta Half-Day workshop with James Baraz and Elad Levinson 2012-07-05 Karma and Sila as Gaia Practices 2020-08-06 Keep Out the Hate, Let in the Love 2020-08-27 Keeping Your Heart Open 2009-03-26 Kind Awareness 2013-08-01 Kindness 2018-05-24 Learning to Love Ourselves (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 2001-01-01 Learning To Love Yourself: A Bodhisattva Act 2009-01-12 Learning To Open To Experience 1999-01-01 Learning To Ride The Roller Coaster: Dealing With The Unexpected 2001-10-27 Letting Go Of Knowing 2012-03-08 Letting Go of Spiritual Views 2011-07-14 Life Coming Together As You 2014-01-09 Like Minded Friendship 2000-03-23 Losing It: How Being Humbled Can Lead To True Humility 2020-05-09 Loss, Grief and Death: Impermanence in Pandemic Times 2016-12-01 Love, Serve, Remember = Non-Greed, Non-Hatred, Non-Delusion 2018-06-14 Loving Goodness 2013-05-15 Loving Ourselves As We Grow Older 2016-06-11 Magic of Awareness with James Baraz and Anam Thubten 2008-11-13 Making A Difference Together: Deepening Sangha Bonds 2016-11-29 Making Friends with Ourselves: Working with Judging Mind 2016-02-06 Making Friends with the Judging Mind 2012-05-31 Melting into Love 2018-08-31 Metta 2017-10-13 Metta For the Difficult 2016-11-29 Metta Instructions - General Overview: Self and Benefactor 2011-07-19 Metta Instructions: The Neutral Person 2016-09-03 Metta Practice - Self and Dear Friend 2018-07-19 Metta to all 2016-09-01 Mindfulness with Attitude 2018-07-16 Morning Instructions 2018-07-17 Morning Instructions 2015-02-12 Morning Instructions #12 2014-02-02 Morning Instructions - Day 1 2014-02-08 Morning Instructions - Day 7 2017-09-17 Morning Instructions - Shifting the focus of attention 2015-02-06 Morning Instructions Day #6 2015-02-01 Morning Instructions Day 1 2014-02-13 Morning Instructions Day 12 2013-02-05 Morning Instructions, Day 2 2013-02-12 Morning Instructions, Day 9 2014-02-16 Morning Instructions: Day 15 2011-07-19 Mudita 2016-01-05 No Comparisons - Working with The Judging Mind 2012-10-04 No Credit, No Blame. 2014-10-18 No Doing 2012-09-27 No Place to Land 2019-09-19 No Time to Play Small: Acting with Courage, Wisdom and Love 2019-02-23 Non Greed, Non Hatred, Non Delusion (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 1996-04-18 Non-Greed, Hatred, Delusion 2001-11-28 Non-Greed, Hatred, Delusion 1995-12-01 Non-Greed, Non-Hatred, Non-Delusion 2001-11-28 Non-Greed, Non-Hatred, Non-Delusion 1996-12-06 Nourishing Healthy Seeds: Compassion, Mudita And Equanimity 2012-06-23 Obstacles to Connecting in Relationships 2009-07-16 On Metta 2014-12-03 Opening (with Jill) - Basic Attitudes for Intensive Retreat Practice 2018-07-15 Opening Instructions 2002-02-19 Opening To Experience: Forgiveness, Patience & Humor 2002-02-19 Opening To Experience: Forgiveness, Patience & Humor 2017-02-05 Opening to Experience: How and When (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 2013-09-26 Opening to Suffering as a Path to Happiness 2016-05-20 Opening to Suffering, Integrity and Forgiveness 2009-03-05 Opening to the Heart's Tender Spot 2011-03-02 Opening to the Moment 2010-02-09 Our Greatest Protection 2011-03-10 Overview of the 7 Factors of Awakening 2003-02-19 Passion For Practice 1999-03-09 Passion for Practice 2012-12-27 Past, Present and Future. 2013-12-26 Past, Present and Future: The start of a new year. 2004-12-27 Past, Present, Future: A Journey Through Time 1995-04-16 Path Of Purification 2010-09-09 Personal and Global Responsibility 1990-09-02 Personalizing The Dharma 2016-02-17 Planting Seeds of Happiness: Non-Greed, Non-Hatred and Non-Delusion 1998-11-21 Power of Intention 2017-06-01 Practical Tips on Opening Up to Suffering and Exploring Generosity (Retreat at … 1985-04-11 Practice & Skillful Action 2009-02-16 Practice As A Path Of Happiness 2015-02-11 Practice as a Path of Happiness 2015-10-12 Practice as a Path of Happiness 2016-09-04 Practice as a Path of Happiness 2020-02-09 Practice as a Path of Happiness (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 2017-10-03 Practice As A Path Of Happiness - Part 2 2017-10-16 Practice As A Path Of Happiness - Part 3 2017-10-22 Practice As A Path Of Happiness - Part 4 2004-04-26 Practice As A Path To Happiness 1987-12-06 Practice As Purification 2012-12-13 Practicing With Difficult Emotions. 2012-09-20 Praise and Blame 2015-05-21 Q & A on Daily Life Dharma Practice 2014-06-15 Q&A 2000-02-26 Questions And Answers 2020-06-18 Racism and White Privilege - Part 3: Working with Guilt and Shame 2020-06-11 Racism and White Privilege with Special Guest Deb Kerr - Part 2 2001-03-22 Refinement Of Mind - part 1 2001-03-29 Refinement Of Mind - part 2 2015-08-27 Refinement of Mind, Part II. 2001-04-11 Refinements of Life 1 and 2 2010-11-18 Reflections on Bhikkhunis 2007-06-28 Reflections On Money 2009-06-11 Reflections on our Deepest Truths 2007-07-12 Reflections On Power 2007-07-05 Reflections On Sexuality 2020-01-03 Reflections on the Buddha's Teaching on Intention 2017-11-02 Refuge in Sangha (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 2014-01-02 Refuge in the Sangha 2010-01-21 Refuge in the Sangha & Kalyana Mitta 2010-01-14 Refuge in the Sangha part 2 1999-01-01 Refuge In The Sangha: Importance Of Like-Minded Friendship 2009-03-12 Relaxed Awareness 2010-09-02 Relaxed Interested Kind Awareness 2002-02-12 Reporting To The Mother Ship: Wonder, Awe, Interest, Investigation 2020-08-13 Resilience 2010-06-10 Responding to the 2010 Gulf Oil Spill 2002-03-20 Resting in Awareness 1984-09-01 Retreat Opening 1998-10-15 Right Thought: Creating An Inspiring Vision 2016-03-17 Sacred Activism Part 1: The Line Between Politics & Moral Imperative 2016-04-14 Sacred Activism Part 4: Holding a Vision 2016-04-21 Sacred Activism Part 5: The Seven Laws of Sacred Practice 2008-10-13 Samsara -The Wheel Of Birth And Death 2004-11-20 Saturday Night Closing Session 2011-12-08 Seeing Beyond Appearances 2014-07-24 Seeing Everyone as Your Benefactor 2018-02-23 Seeing Our Practice in a Wider Context (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 2014-07-13 Seeing the Good-Inside and Out 2012-06-28 Seeing the System You Are Part Of 1999-11-27 Seeing Through Limiting Beliefs 1999-03-16 Seeing Through Our Stories 2013-01-31 Seeing Through Views. 2013-09-27 Seeing Who You Really Are Beyond the Comparing Mind 1987-11-25 Self-Image/Hindrances 2017-11-27 Setting the tone for Magic of Awareness Retreat (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 2003-02-10 Seven Factors Of Enlightenment 2013-01-10 Shifting perspectives 2011-06-16 Shifting the Focus: From In Here to Out There 2009-12-10 Shower the People with Love 2020-03-05 Skillful Letting Go Practice for Intense Times 2018-01-18 Special Guests: Harold Hedelman, Lee Ballance and Mary Selkirk from Citizens Cl… 2016-12-11 Spirit Rock - Equanimity: Finding Balance in Our Practice with James Baraz 2007-02-13 Spiritual Passion 2001-02-24 Spiritual Passion: The Iddhipadas (Bases Of Power) 2012-07-19 Stewardship and Intention as Gaia Practices 1991-04-22 Strive On Lightly 2005-02-21 Sudden Awakening, Gradual Cultivation: The Purification Process 2014-09-11 Sudden Awakening/Gradual Cultivation 2010-07-08 Suffering is Grace 2020-05-24 Sunday Morning Dharmette and Instructions (Online Retreat at Spirit Rock) 2016-02-26 Supports for Practice 2015-10-04 Sustained by the Gladness of the Wholesome 2014-04-17 Sutta Series: Anatta-lakkhana Sutta - The Discourse on the Not-Self Characteris… 2014-03-06 Sutta Series: Capala Sutta: The Buddha's Advice for Overcoming Sloth and Torpor… 2014-05-01 Sutta Series: Instructions to Anathapindika (MN #143) 2014-04-03 Sutta Series: The Angulimala Sutta - MN #86 2014-03-27 Sutta Series: The Removal of Distracting Thoughts - MN #20 2014-03-20 Sutta Series: The Simile of the Saw - Majjhima Nikaya #21 2014-03-13 Sutta Series: The Vacchagotta Suttas (MN(#71, #72, #73) 2012-08-23 Teaching what we need to learn. 2001-04-11 The 2nd Refinements of Life 2011-08-25 The Advantages of Spiritual Friendship 2013-09-14 The Amazing Wonder and Awe of Awareness 2019-04-25 The Anapanasati Sutta: The Buddha's Teaching on Mindfulness of Breathing 2012-06-23 The Art and Practice of Connection 2009-04-30 The Bamboo Acrobats 2010-10-21 The Big E. What does it mean to you? 2009-11-19 The Body: The Storehouse of Experience 2000-02-14 The Brahma Viharas 2020-09-03 The Buddha as a Social Activist. 2009-08-13 The Buddha's 5 supports for practice 2011-11-17 The Buddha's Discourse on Blessings 1999-09-09 The Buddha's Prescription For Happiness: Seven Factors Of Enlightenment 2006-07-15 The Buddha's Prescription For Happiness: Seven Factors Of Enlightenment 2006-09-09 The Buddha's Prescription For Happiness: Seven Factors Of Enlightenment 2001-02-20 The Comparing Mind 2005-02-05 The Comparing Mind 2011-09-14 The Comparing Mind 2013-02-24 The Comparing Mind 1999-03-12 The Comparring Mired 2000-02-20 The Composing Mind 2018-08-16 The Conflict Campaign: A Paradoxical Thinking Experiment in Israel. 2014-09-18 The Contagion of Goodness 2013-10-17 The Courage to Be Yourself 2017-09-26 The Dharma As A Path Of Happiness 2011-09-01 The Essence of Practice: Relaxed, Interested, Kind Awareness 2000-09-02 The Five Faculties 2013-03-14 The Five Reflections 2014-12-05 The Five Spiritual Faculties 2015-02-05 The Five Spiritual Faculties 2014-12-06 The Four Noble Truths 2009-02-04 The Grace Of Suffering 2009-12-13 The Hard Things That Open the Heart 2010-10-23 The Hard Things That Open The Heart 2012-01-12 The Honeyball Sutta: The Source of Our Confusion and the Way Out 2018-02-10 The Journey of Awakening- From Personal to the Universal (Retreat at Spirit Roc… 2018-08-30 The Journey to Awakening (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 2010-10-24 The Joy of Letting Go, part 1 2010-10-24 The Joy of Letting Go, part 2 2011-05-21 The Joy of No Self, with Anam Thubten Rinpoche - Part 1 2011-05-21 The Joy of No Self, with Anam Thubten Rinpoche - Part 2 2011-05-21 The Joy of No Self, with Anam Thubten Rinpoche - Part 3 2011-02-21 The Joy of Wholesome States 2010-02-04 The Lion's Roar 2010-02-11 The Lion's Roar 2014-10-16 The Magic of Awareness 2017-11-30 The Magic of Awareness (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 2014-10-18 The Magic of Awareness, Part 1 2014-10-18 The Magic of Awareness, Part 3 2013-10-31 The Payoff From Fear 2013-01-17 The Power of Generosity 2013-04-04 The Power of Habit - Part 1 2013-04-11 The Power of Habit - Part 2 2005-09-04 The Power Of Intention 2006-09-16 The Power Of Intention 2008-06-02 The Power Of Intention 2011-09-21 The Power Of Intention 2013-09-25 The Power of Intention 2019-02-16 The Power of Intention (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 2004-11-19 The Power Of Mindfulness 2018-10-18 The Power of Sangha + Moving Letter from Australia 1999-09-05 The Process Of Awakening: Five Spiritual Faculties 1999-11-23 The Process Of Awakening: Five Spiritual Faculties 2020-04-17 The Profound Implications of Interconnectedness 1990-05-26 The Qualities Necessary For The Journey 2020-01-30 The Quarrel at Kosambi 2011-10-27 The Race between Ignorance and Consciousness: Good or Bad News?” 2019-01-24 The Refinement of Mind 2019-01-31 The Refinement of Mind Part 2 2001-03-08 The Retreat Experience: Why Intensive Practice? 2010-07-29 The Secret Ingredient for Equanimity 2014-08-21 The Secret Instruction To Open Your heart And Deepen Your Mindfulness Practice 2011-09-08 The Shorter Discourse on Ways of Undertaking Things 2016-04-28 The Story of Devadatta: Lust for Power in the Buddha's Time 2009-05-28 The Storytelling Monk, Swami Sarveshwarananda Giri 2019-02-25 The Three Roots of Happiness (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 2017-10-10 The Trajectory Of Practice 2014-08-28 The What, Why and How of Dharma Practice 2013-08-29 The What, Why and How of Mindfulness Practice 2012-02-03 The Wise Attitude in Practice: Relaxed, Interested, Kind Awareness 2009-07-30 The Woman at the Well 2010-07-15 This Business of Wanting. 2012-02-08 This Precious Opportunity 2014-06-10 Three Paths to Joy 2017-06-03 Three Qualities of the Heart that Awaken Joy (Retreat at Spirit Rock 2012-09-13 Titrating our Dukkha. 2013-09-01 Transforming Fear into Love 1993-04-21 Transforming Suffering Into Happiness 2006-03-27 Transforming Suffering Into Happiness 2012-09-02 Transforming Suffering into Happiness 2013-04-27 Transforming Suffering into Happiness 1999-03-23 Transforming Suffering Into Happiness 1989-09-03 Transforming Suffering into Happiness 2018-07-16 Transforming Suffering Into Happiness 2014-12-09 Transforming Suffering into Happiness (Non-Greed, Non-Hatred and Non-Delusion) 2020-05-24 Transforming Suffering Into Happiness (Online Retreat at Spirit Rock) 2018-02-04 Transforming Suffering into Happiness (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 2018-06-02 Transforming Suffering into Happiness (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 2018-09-02 Transforming Suffering Into Happiness (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 1985-04-21 Transitions 2006-09-23 Tronsforming Suffering Into Happiness 2014-02-15 Trust 2016-02-21 Trust 2012-11-03 Trust and Surrender is Available in Any Moment 2014-12-08 Trusting in Your Buddha-Knowing 1998-11-29 Trusting Our Buddha Knowing 2000-03-02 Trusting Your Buddha 2003-08-31 Trusting Your Buddha Knowing 2008-06-16 Trusting Your Buddha Knowing 2010-02-25 Trusting Your Buddha Knowing 2010-09-05 Trusting Your Buddha Knowing 2015-02-21 Trusting Your Buddha Knowing 2011-10-12 Trusting Your Buddha-Knowing 2003-08-31 Trusting Your Buddha-Knowing 2005-02-16 Trusting Your Buddha-Knowing 1999-08-26 Truthfulness 2020-05-26 Tuesday Morning Dharmette and Instructions (Online Retreat at Spirit Rock) 2016-01-26 Turning Suffering Into Happiness 2000-05-25 Unknown 2014-01-23 Update on our progress in building community and more on Bob Doppelt's climate … 2009-05-14 Verses on the Faith Mind by Seng-T'san (3rd Zen Patriarch of China), part 1. 2009-06-04 Verses on the Faith Mind by Seng-T'san (3rd Zen Patriarch of China), part 3 2009-05-21 Verses on the Faith Mind by Seng-Tsan (3rd Zen Patriarch of China), part 2. 1995-01-02 Waking Up: Interesting Hobby Or Committed Vision 1998-06-19 Waves On The Oceans-Not Being Bothered By Thoughts 2020-07-17 We Are What we Think 2013-06-06 We Are What We Think, With Our Thoughts We Make the World 2020-04-29 Wednesday Morning Instructions (Online Retreat at Spirit Rock) 2012-08-30 What Am I Doing Here and Why Am I Doing It? 1993-07-24 What Am I Doing? Why Am I Doing It? 2017-01-05 What Channel Are You Tuned To? (Note: This talk has some occasiona… 2012-06-07 What do the three refuges mean? 2003-08-28 What Is Mindfulness 2011-01-06 What really matters 1994-04-20 What Really Matters: The Path Of Awakening 1994-04-20 What Really Matters: The Path Of Awakening 2012-06-23 What supports Connecting? 2014-02-23 What Thought Am I Believing Right Now? 2014-08-14 What Will You Do With Your Wild And Precious Good Karma? 2019-06-08 What's coming, end of retreat (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 2009-07-21 What's Not Wrong...Mudita, Uplifting States and Looking for the Good. 2012-04-05 When bad things happen to good people. 2012-11-29 Who we really are. 2011-07-18 Whose Love is it Anyway? 2019-06-04 Why "Awakening Joy"? (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 2008-07-03 Why Do Intensive Retreat Practice? 2013-01-24 Why I teach Awakening Joy. 1984-09-01 Why We're Here 2009-09-03 Wise Attitudes In Practice 2005-05-25 Wise Effort 2014-02-07 Wise Effort: Finding Balance and Inclining toward the Wholesome 2000-11-25 Wise Intention 2005-04-24 Wise Intention (Sutta On The Two Kinds Of Thought) 1999-05-22 Wise Reflection And Practice In Daily Life 2019-01-03 Wise Vision, Wise Intention 2017-03-16 With our guest Bhikkhu Bodhi: "Conscientious Compassion: An Engaged Dharmic R… 2001-10-12 Working with Fear 2001-10-17 Working with Fear 2014-12-04 Working with the Comparing Mind 2015-02-16 Working with the Comparing Mind 2011-02-15 Working with the Judging Mind 2011-02-17 Working with the Judging Mind 2017-09-19 Working With The Judging Mind 2017-09-01 Working With the Judging Mind (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 2018-05-31 Working with the Judging Mind (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 1995-11-27 Working With Thought 2011-02-25 Working with Thoughts & Skillful Discernment 2020-02-23 You Are Loving Awareness (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 2011-07-07 You Have a Choice 2009-07-02 You Never Know... 2020-04-30 Your Practice as a Gift to Others (Online Retreat at Spirit Rock) 2014-02-28 Your Practice Makes a Difference! 2018-02-22 “Facing the Unacceptable Without Burning Out” (James was on retr… 2018-06-28 “Letting Go, Cessation and the Third Noble Truth” (James was on retreat this d… 2015-12-10 “Mainlining Goodness” 2016-06-02 “Taking the Focus Off ME“ 2015-12-17 “Tenderizing the Heart” 2015-03-12 “What Lineage Will You Choose?” or "Choose Your Lineage" 2011-10-12 Trusting Your Buddha-Knowing 59:55 Download Listen The source of our awakening is right inside us. As we learn to listen deeply to the wisdom and purity of heart that is connected to the truth, we are following the Buddha’s instructions to “be a lamp unto yourself.” This talk includes the Buddha’s five methods for dealing with distracting thoughts and how to discern the voice of wisdom from the voices of confusion and fear. Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Three-Month Retreat - Part 1