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June 16, Tim Olmted, "Retreat" Download/listen

June 9, Cynthia Kneen, "Meditation in Action: Powerful Path, Powerful Dignity" part 2 Download/listen

June 2, Cynthia Kneen, "Meditation in Action: Powerful Path, Powerful Dignity" part 1 Download/listen

May 12, Tim Olmsted, "The practice of the Sadhana"Download/listen
You can download supporting material to this talk in pdf format by clicking on "Articles" to the left

April 28, Tim Olmsted, "Chenrezig Sadhana," Download/listen

April 16, Tim Olmsted, "Talking with Teens," Download/listen

April 21, Tim Olmsted, "Chenrezig: The Embodiment of Compassion," Download/listen

April 14, Tim Olmsted, "The Vajrayana Path," Download/listen

April 7, Tim Olmsted, "The Three Wisdom Bodies," Download/listen

March 31, Tim Olmsted, "Perceiving Reality 1," Download/listen

March 24, Tim Olmsted, "Approaching the Nature of Truth," Download/listen
This talk is to be listened to as an introduction to reading the article "Mind, Matter, or God?" from Shambhala Sun, January 2008. Tim has a copy, or it can be accessed by clicking this link.

Feb. 18, Tim Olmsted, "The Four Thoughts that Turn the Mind", 88 minutes Download/listen

Jan 21, Mathieu Richard, "Happiness," 74 minutes Download/listen

Jan 14, Tim Olmsted, "Meditation and Post-Meditation," 83 minutes Download/listen

Nov 26, Tara Stroman, "Four Noble Truths & Four Tasks of Living & Dying" 83 minutes Download/listen

Nov 19, Tim Olmsted, "Chenrezig and the Three Kayas" 64 minutes Download/listen

Nov. 5, Mark Helle, "Six Realms of Imprisonment" 1 hr 53 minutes Download/listen

Oct. 22, Tim Olmsted, "Contemplation: Part 3" 81 minutes Download/listen

Oct. 15, Tim Olmsted, "Contemplation: Part 2" 92 minutes Download/listen

Oct. 8, Tim Olmsted, "Contemplation: Karmic Debt" 89 minutes Download/listen

September 17, 2007, Tim Olmsted, "Treasury of Blessings," 75 minutes Download/listen

July 5, 2004, Tim Olmsted, "Supplication to the Kagyu Gurus," 80 minutes Download/listen

September 3, 2007, Tim Olmsted, "Working with Precepts" 96 minutes Download/listen

August 27, 2007, Tim Olmsted, "Friends, Enemies and Neutrals" 65 minutes Download/listen

August 20, 2007, Glenna Olmstead, 60 minutes Download/listen

July 30, 2007 "Pranayama with Libbie" 74 minutes Download/listen

July 23, 2007 Tim Olmsted:"Working with Emotions, part 3" 77 minutes Download/listen

July 16, 2007 Tim Olmsted:"Working with Emotions, part 2" 87 minutes Download/listen

July 9, 2007 Tim Olmsted:"Working with Emotions, part 1" 78 minutes Download/listen

May 14, 2007 Lodro Gyatso: "The Buddha Nature Shastra," 84 minutes Download/listen

April 30, 2007 Tim Olmsted: "Compassion," 82 minutes Download/listen

April 23, 2007, Tim Olmsted: "What Makes You a Buddhist; The Four Seals," 77 minutes Download/listen

April 16, 2007 Tim Olmsted: "The Bodhisattva Vow," 81 minutes Download/listen

April 9, 2007 Tim Olmsted: "What the Buddha Taught," 57 minutes Download/listen

April 2, 2007 Tim Olmsted: "Daily Vows," 101 minutes Download/listen

March 26, 2007 Tim Olmsted: "Fearless Honesty", 87 minutes Download/listen

February 5, 2007 Jenny Bondurant “Working with Our Emotions,” 86 minutes. Download/listen

November 8, 2004 Tim Olmsted: "Retreat". Download

October 11, 2004 Tim Olmsted: "The Heart Sutra". Download

October 4, 2004 Tim Olmsted: "The Two Truths". Download

September 27, 2004 Tim Olmsted: "Pakchuk Rinpoche". Download

September 11, 2004 H.S. Dorji Lopen: "Impermanence and Precious Human Birth" Saturday Afternoon Session. 121 minutes Download

September 10, 2004 H.S. Dorji Lopen: "Introduction to the Community" 100 minutes. Download

September 6, 2004 Tim Olmsted: "Samsara" 92 minutes. Download

August 30, 2004 Tim Olmsted: "Karma" 78 minutes. Download

August 23, 2004 Tim Olmsted: "Impermanence -- The Good News" 83 minutes, 16 KBPS, mono. Download

August 16, 2004 Tim Olmsted: "Precious Human Life" 62 minutes, 16 KBPS, mono. Download

August 2, 2004. Tim Olmsted: "Organizing One's Life According to Dharma + The Elixer of Life Ceremony" 64 minutes, 16 KBPS, mono. Download

July 12, 2004. Tim Olmsted: "The Four Dharmas of Gampopa" 84 minutes, 16 KBPS, mono. Download

June 28, 2004. Tim Olmsted: "Putting Your Practice Into Practice" 83 minutes, 16 KBPS, mono. Download

June 24, 2004 Tim Olmsted: "Meditation Instruction" 56 minutes, 16 KBPS, mono. Download

June 21, 2004. Tim Olmsted: "Maitri Bhavana" 50 minutes, 16 KBPS, mono. Download

April 12, 2004. Tim Olmsted: "The Four Boundless Attitudes - Review & Practice" 66 minutes, 16 KBPS, mono, improved audio, edited. Download

April 5, 2004. Tim Olmsted: "The Four Boundless Attitudes - Sympathetic Joy" 75 minutes, 16 KBPS, mono, improved audio, edited. Download

March 29, 2004. Tim Olmsted: "The Four Boundless Attitudes - Compassion" 81 minutes, 16 KBPS, mono, improved audio, edited. Download

March 22, 2004 Tim Olmsted: "The Four Boundless Attitudes - Loving Kindness" 70 minutes, 16 KBPS, mono, improved audio. Download

March 3, 2004. Tim Olmsted: "The Four Boundless Attitudes - Equanimity" 83 minutes, 16 KBPS, mono, restored audio. Download