Devin Berry's most recent Dharma talks (Spirit Rock Meditation Center)
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Devin (he/him) has been practicing Insight meditation since 1999. He regularly teaches at the Insight Meditation Society (IMS). Devin has undertaken many periods of silent long-term retreat practice. He was a community teacher at East Bay Meditation center in Oakland, CA where he co-founded both the teen and men of color sangha. Devin recently relocated to Western Massachusetts from the San Francisco Bay area. He is deeply committed to the personal and collective liberation of marginalized communities knowing that through the integration of reflection and insight, clarity and wisdom give rise to wise action.
Latest episodes
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33 min
Devin Berry: Love Is a Fierce Animal
(Refuge of Belonging) Lovingkindness is not simply about being gentle, pleasant, or nice. Through personal stories and reflections on the Buddha’s teachings, this talk explores the…
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45 min
Devin Berry: The Brahmaviharas in the World: Leave a Light On (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) The four boundless qualities off the cushion, as they meet the actual world. A motel chain's accidental bodhisattva vow, a bus station, the Lincoln…
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1 h 03
Devin Berry: Patience is How You Wait (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) The Buddha placed patience first when he summarized the whole path (Dhammapada 184) as the felt texture of wise effort. The question is what is the…
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1 h 17
Anushka Fernandopulle, bruni dávila, Devin Berry, John Martin, Rae Houseman, Rasika Link, Tempel Smith: Openin…
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1 h 07
Devin Berry: The Steady Heart: Equanimity as a Path of Care
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) A Dharma talk and guided equanimity practice exploring steadiness of heart in uncertain times; How to care deeply without hardening, c…
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40 min
Devin Berry: Morning Instruction: Vedana (Feeling Tone)
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) An introduction to Vedana, guiding awareness of pleasant, unpleasant, and neutral experience as a foundation for insight and less reac…
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25 min
Devin Berry: Bread for the Journey (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) A story-rich reflection on generosity, gratitude, and shared joy. Through teachings and lived experience, explore how giving becomes a refuge for th…
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38 min
Devin Berry: Returning Home: The Four Noble Truths of the Heart (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) In times of uncertainty, loss and deep fatigue, the Buddha's teaching offers not just insight, but refuge. Through story, humor, and somatic groundi…
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35 min
Devin Berry: The Four Noble Truths of the Heart (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) A teaching on the Four Noble Truths. An exploration of suffering, clinging, release, and the path. Blending story, silence, and somatic ease, this t…
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12 min
Devin Berry: Morning Reflection: The Heart that Gives Itself Away
(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) A reflection on how boundless Metta naturally becomes gratitude and generosity. Grounded in early teachings, elemental presence, embodi…
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51 min
Devin Berry: The Overview Effect of the Heart
(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) Metta is a profound shift in perspective, linking the astronauts overview effect with the Buddha's teachings on Boundlessness. Through…
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12 min
Devin Berry: Morning Reflection: The Way Across
(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) Inspired by Mettagu's question to the Buddha, this reflection pints to a directly visible path through suffering. Loosening the grip of…
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19 min
Devin Berry: Morning Reflection: Natural Great Peace
(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) A brief reflection on Natural Great Peace, Nyoshul Khenpo Rinpoche's teaching, and the Karaniya Metta Sutta as an invitation to let the…
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21 min
Devin Berry: Morning Reflection: Ordinary & Radical Gathering of the Heart-Mind
(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) A reflection on Samadhi as easeful, embodied, and quietly radical. Showing how gentleness, continuity, wise attention and wise letting…
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16 min
Devin Berry: Morning Reflection: Trust the River
(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) A reflection on the Log Sutta (SN): Encouragement to trust the current, not get caught and let the Dhamma carry you home to freedom.
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49 min
Devin Berry: Equanimity and Compassion in a World on Fire
(Cambridge Insight Meditation Center) A talk on training the heart in a time of heat: drawing from the Fire Sermon, the Sutta Nipata, and lived stories – showing how equanimity and…
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30 min
Devin Berry: Be a Lamp Unto Yourselves
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Final reflections of the first six weeks of the three-month retreat. It explores how refuge becomes internal rather than conditional,…
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40 min
Devin Berry: Compassion: Letting Go, Laying Down the Armor
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) This talk explores how compassion loosens striving, softens judgment, and reveals freedom. Through stories and practice reflections, w…
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58 min
Devin Berry: Morning Instructions: Meeting Sensations & Pain with Mindfulness
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) This session offers a brief reflection and guided meditation on expanding awareness to include sensations throughout the body. With sp…
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42 min
Devin Berry: Metta as Refuge and Path
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) This talk explores metta as both refuge and path. Through classical teachings, lived stories, and reflection, we see how metta steadie…