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Pat Coffey's Dharma Talks
Pat Coffey
Pat Coffey, MEd, began his meditation practice over 30 years ago and has taught meditation since 1996. He studied with numerous Asian and Western teachers in the Theravada, Tibetan and Zen traditions. Pat is the founder of IMCC and the co-founder of the Blue Ridge Prison Project. Pat was selected and trained as a meditation teacher in the joint teacher training program of The Insight Meditation Society in Massachusetts and Spirit Rock Meditation Center under the tutelage of Jack Kornfield and Joseph Goldstein. Down-to-earth real world practical dharma is the hallmark of his teaching. The father of two children, owner of several businesses and the holder of several patents, he draws on his varied and rich life experience to articulate the dharma.
2016-08-23 Life's Challenging Energies 60:53
As our practice matures we are encouraged to cultivate healthier more compassionate relationships with those energies of life that obscure our natural perfected heart. In this talk we explore the origins of these energies and a perspective on them that creates harmony both inside and out.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Concentration Retreat
2015-06-15 Bodhicitta: The Awakened Heart Mind 67:04
The power of Bodhicitta, we cultivated is a powerful antidote to greed, ill will and delusion
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center The Art of Mindful Living: Insight Meditation Retreat for Experienced Students
2015-06-15 Basic meditation instructions for the first day of retreat 54:06
Basic meditation instructions that includes special attention to relaxation and sacred "pause" of awakening.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center The Art of Mindful Living: Insight Meditation Retreat for Experienced Students
2015-06-14 Guided Loving Kindness Meditation 41:31
Extending loving kindness to self
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center The Art of Mindful Living: Insight Meditation Retreat for Experienced Students
2015-06-13 Meditation Instructions - Day Three 57:23
Includes emphasis on emotions
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center The Art of Mindful Living: Insight Meditation Retreat for Experienced Students
2015-06-12 Challenging Energies Of Life and Practice 66:02
Cultivating a kindly accepting relationship with the challenging energies of life - is essential to happiness and freedom. In this talk we explore those energies and offer practical methods of working with them.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center The Art of Mindful Living: Insight Meditation Retreat for Experienced Students
2015-06-11 Basic Meditation Instructions 1:10:48
Includes special attention to relaxation and the "sacred" pause of awakening
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center The Art of Mindful Living: Insight Meditation Retreat for Experienced Students
2015-04-18 Challenging Energies 57:29
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC 2015 IMCW Spring Retreat: Intimacy with Life
2014-10-28 Equanimity 64:08
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC 2014 IMCW Fall Retreat: Intimacy with Life
2014-10-26 Guided Heart Metta Meditation 25:59
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC 2014 IMCW Fall Retreat: Intimacy with Life

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