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Mindful Man Dharma talks

Dharma talks from retreats taught by teachers associated with Mindful Man.  All talks copyrighted by their authors.
2026 Dharma Talks
Montains and Sky: Being Stable and Spacious of Heart
A Thaypassana Retreat

​With ​With David Haskin, Janice Citttasubha Sheppard and Steven Spiro
January 16-19, 2026
Holy Wisdom Monastery 
Middleton, WI
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David Haskin - Mountains and Sky

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Janice Cittasubha Sheppard - Mountains and Sky

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Steven Spiro - Mountains and Sky

2025 Dharma Talks

Healing Hearts in Troubled Times
A Thaypassana Retreat
September 18-21, 2026
Siena Retreat Center
Racine, WI
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David Haskin - Healing Hearts in Troubled Times

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Janice Cittasubha Sheppard - Healing Hearts in Troubled Times

Dharma Doors Are Open
A Thaypassana Retreat
​With ​With David Haskin, Janice Citttasubha Sheppard and Steven Spiro
January 17-19, 2025
Holy Wisdom Monastery 
Middleton, WI

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David Haskin - Dharma Doors Are Open

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Steven Spiro - Dharma Doors Are Open

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Janice Citttasubha Sheppard - Dharma Doors Are Open

2024 Dharma Talks
The Embodied Heart
A Thaypassana Retreat
​With David Haskin and Janice Citttasubha Sheppard
November 7-10, 2024
Siena Retreat Center
​Racine, WI
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David Haskin - The Embodfied Heart

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Janice Citttasubha Sheppard - The Embodied Heart

Looking Deeper
A Thich Nhat Hanh Retreat
With Paul Norton and David Haskin
September 27-29, 2024
Siena Retreat Center
Racine, WI
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David Haskin - Practicing Impermanence

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Paul Norton - Should I Believe My Thoughts?

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David Haskin - Embodying the Practice

Nurturing Harmony
A Thaypassana Retreat
January 12-14, 2024
​With David Haskin, Janice Citttasubha Sheppard and Steven Spiro
Holy Wisdom Monastary 
​Middleton, WI
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David Haskin - Nurturing Harmony

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Janice Cittasubha Sheppard - Nurturing Harmony

2023 Dharma Talks

The Real Letting Go
A Mindful MenLiving Retreat
December 1-3, 2023
With David Haskin, Tony Schmidt and Shaun Emerson
Cedar Valley Retreat Center
West Bend, WI
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David Haskin - The Real Letting Go

Stories for Awakening
A Thaypassana Retreat

​With David Haskin and  Janice Citttasubha Sheppard
September 28-31, 2023
​Racine, Wisconsin
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David Haskin - Stories for Awakening

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Janice Citttasubha Sheppard - Stories for Awakening

The Heart of Brotherhood
A Mindful MenLiving Retreat
March 31-April 2, 2023
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David Haskin - The Heart of Brotherhood

A Thaypassana Retreat
​January 13-15, 2023

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2022 Dharma Talks
Living Joyfully With Impermanence
A virtual Mindful Man retreat
With David Haskin, Hal Dessel and Steve Starr
​November 5, 2022

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David Haskin - Living Joyfully With Impermanence

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Hal Dessel - Living Joyfully With Impermanence

Genuine Freedom
A Thaypassana Retreat
​With David Haskin and  Janice Citttasubha Sheppard
October 20-23, 2022
Racine, Wisconsin
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David Haskin - Genuine Freedom

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Janice Citttasubha Sheppard - Genuine Freedom

Saying Goodbye, Saying Hello
A Mindful Man Retreat
With David Haskin, Hal Dessel and Steven Starr
April 9-10, 2022


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David Haskin - Saying Goodbye, Saying Hello

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Hal Dessel - Saying Goodbye, Saying Hello

Staying Afloat in the Floods of Life
With David Haskin, Janice 
Citttasubha Sheppard, Steven Spiro and Maureen Brady
​January 14-16, 2022
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David Haskin - Staying Afloat in the Floods of Life

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Janice Citttasubha Sheppard - Staying Afloat in the Floods of Life

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Steven Spiro - Staying Afloat in the Floods of Life

2021 Dharma Talks
Living With Ease in a Stressful World
Mindful Man One-Day Virtual Retreat
November 13, 2021
​With David Haskin and Hal Dessel
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David Haskin - Living With Ease in a Stressful World

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Hal Dessel - Living With Ease in a Stressful World

Uncertainty: It's Not So Bad 
Online Thaypassana Retreat
Sponsored by Chicago Weekly Sitting Meditation Group
September 18-19, 2021
​With David Haskin, ​Janice Citttasubha Sheppard
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David Haskin - Uncertainty: It's Not So Bad

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Janice Cittasubha Sheppard - Uncertainty: It's Not So Bad

Growing Happiness and Wisdom
Online Thaypassana Retreat
February 6-7, 2021
​With David Haskin, ​Janice Citttasubha Sheppard and Steven Spiro
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David Haskin - Growing Happiness and Wisdom

2020 Dharma Talks

Day of Mindfulness
Sponsored by Chicago Weekly Sitting Meditation Group
October 24, 2020
​With David Haskin and Janice Citttasubha Sheppard
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David Haskin - Practicing Non-self

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Janice Cittasubha Sheppard - Learning to Learn

The Path of Liberation:
​Taking Refuge in the Buddha, the Dharma and the Sangha

January 17-19, 2020

With David Haskin, Janice Citttasubha Sheppard and Steven Spiro
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David Haskin - The Path of Liberation

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Janice Cittasubha Sheppard - The Path of Liberation

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Steven Spiro - The Path of Liberation

2019 Dharma Talks
When We Don't Get What We Want
A Mindful Man Overnight Retreat
With David Haskin and Stephen Starr
November 2-3, 2019
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David Haskin - When We Don't Get What We Want

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Stephen Starr - When We Don't Get What We Want

Making Fear Less Fearful
Thaypassana Retreat
With David Haskin and Janice Cittasubha Sheppard
October 4-6, 2019
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David Haskin - Making Fear Less Fearful

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Janice Cittasubha Sheppard - Making Fear Less Fearful

The Eight Steps to Peace
Thaypassana retreat
​With David Haskin, Janice Cittasubha Sheppard and Steven Spiro
April 10-14, 2019

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David Haskin - The Eight Steps to Peace

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Janice Cittasubha Sheppard - The Eight Steps to Peace

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Steven Spiro - The Eight Steps to Peace

Breaking the Chains of the Past
Mindful Man retreat
With David Haskin and Hal Dessel
April 6-7, 2019
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David Haskin - Breaking the Chains of the Past

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Hal Dessel - Breaking the Chains of the Past

Keeping Mind and Body Together (In a World That Wants to Break Them Apart)
With David Haskin, Janice Cittasubha Sheppard and Steven Spiro
​January 18-20, 2019
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David Haskin - Keeping Mind and Body Together

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Janice Cittasubha Sheppard - Keeping Mind and Body Together

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Steven Spiro - Keeping Mind and Body Together

2018 Dharma Talks
Clearing the Path to Happiness
With David Haskin and Janice Cittasubha Sheppard
September 28-30, 2018
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David Haskin - Clearing the Path to Happiness

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Janice Cittasubha Sheppard - Clearing the Path to Happiness

The Deep Ethics of Mindful Living
With David Haskin and Hal Dessel
March 24-25, 2018
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David Haskin - The Deep Ethics of Mindful Living

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Hal Dessel - The Deep Ethics of Mindful Living

Doing the Next Right Thing
With David Haskin, Janice Cittasubha Sheppard and Steven Spiro
January 12-14, 2018
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David Haskin - Doing the Next Right Thing

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Doing the Next Right Thing - Steven Spiro

2017 Dharma Talks
The Freedom of Impermanence
With David Haskin and Janice Sheppard
​September 15-17, 2017
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David Haskin - The Freedom of Impermanence

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Janice Sheppard - The Freedom of Impermanence

Finding True Freedom: Freeing Ourselves From Self-Created Suffering
With David Haskin and Stephen Starr
April 1-2, 2017
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David Haskin - Finding True Freedom: Freeing Ourselves From Self-Created Suffering

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Stephen Starr - Finding True Freedom: Freeing Ourselves From Self-Created Suffering

Open Heart, Peaceful Mind: Knowing Peace In The Midst of Difficulty
​With David Haskin, Steven Spiro and Janice Cittasubha Sheppard​
​February 10-12, 2017
​NOTE: The first four minutes of David Haskin's talk was inadvertently cut
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David Haskin - Open Heart, Peaceful Mind: Knowing Peace in The Midst of Difficulty

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Janice Cittasubha Sheppard - Open Heart, Peaceful Mind: Knowing Peace In The Midst of Difficulty

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Steven Spiro - Open Heart, Peaceful Mind: Knowing Peace in The Midst of Difficulty

2016 Dharma Talks
The Compassion That Transforms Ourselves and the World
With David Haskin and Janice Cittasubha Sheppard
​October 28-30, 2016
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David Haskin - The Compassion That Transforms Ourselves and Our World

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Janice Cittasubha Sheppard - The Compassion That Transforms Ourselves and Our World

Mindfulness and Recovery: Sobriety and Transformation
With David Haskin and Cheri Maples
July 30-31,  2016
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David Haskin - Mindfulness and Recovery: Sobriety and Transformation

Deepening Our Forgiving Hearts
With David Haskin and Hal Dessel
Mindful Man Retreat
April 2-3, 2016
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David Haskin - Deepening Our Forgiving Hearts

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Hal Dessel - Deepening Our Forgiving Hearts

Engaging Ourselves and Our World With Compassion
With David Haskin, Steven Spiro and Cheri Maples
Thaypassana Retreat
January 8-10, 2016
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David Haskin - Engaging Ourselves & Our World With Compassion

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Steven Spiro - Engaging Ourselves & Our World With Compassion

2015 Dharma Talks
​David Haskin & Hal Dessel: Deepening Our Joy
Mindful Man retreat
​​November 7-8, 2015
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David Haskin - Deepening Our Joy

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Hal Dessel - Deepening Our Joy

David Haskin & Steven Spiro: The Brave Heart: The Courage to Be Present
Chicago Thaypassana retreat
September 18-20, 2015
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David Haskin - The Brave Heart: The Courage to Be Present

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Steven Spiro - The Brave Heart: The Courage to Be Present

David Haskin & Steven Spiro: Living An Intentional Life
Oshkosh Thaypassana retreat
June 12-14, 2015
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David Haskin - Living An Intentional Life

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Steven Spiro - Living An Intentional Life