Dharma Seed - Dharma Talks

2014-03-09 Kalyana Mitta Half-Day workshop with James Baraz and Elad Levinson 24:56
James Baraz	Download Listen
Elad Levinson talks about the importance of building agreement among KM group members.
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2014-03-09 Kalyana Mitta Half-Day workshop with James Baraz and Elad Levinson 24:56
James Baraz	Download Listen
Co-presenter Elad Levinson on using KM groups for self-discovery and the what and how of processes that set up your group for success.
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley : IMCB Regular Talks

2014-03-08 Compassion for Self and Other 42:40
Beth Sternlieb	Download Listen
Cultivating wise inner speech and safety
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : March Month Long Retreat

2014-03-08 Hello, It's You Again...Meeting the Five Hindrances 58:39
Kirsten Kratz	Download Listen
This talk explores how we can approach the five hindrances as just another aspect of our human experience we can pay attention to, and as something we can learn and gain deeper understanding from.
Gaia House : The Wise and Loving Heart

2014-03-08 Day 7 Brahma Vihara Practice 30:06
Beth Sternlieb	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : March Month Long Retreat

2014-03-07 Mad Metta 55:47
Jason Murphy	Download Listen
An intervention of the critical mind and aversive habits
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : March Month Long Retreat

2014-03-07 Opening Talk 63:24
Yanai Postelnik	Download Listen
This talk also includes Kirsten Kratz
Gaia House : The Wise and Loving Heart

2014-03-07 Brahma Vihara Practice Day 6 30:24
Phillip Moffitt	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : March Month Long Retreat

2014-03-06 Buddhism and the 12 Steps: Week 2, Part 2 29:06
Kevin Griffin	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Buddhism and the 12 Steps Class Series

2014-03-06 Buddhism and the 12 Steps: Week 2, Part 1 68:19
Kevin Griffin	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Buddhism and the 12 Steps Class Series

2014-03-06 Sutta Series: Capala Sutta: The Buddha's Advice for Overcoming Sloth and Torpor (AN 7.58) 51:19
James Baraz	Download Listen
Do you ever get sleepy while meditating? In this discourse, the Capala Sutta from the Angutarra Nikaya, the Buddha catches one of his main disciples, Ven. Maha Moggallana nodding off. He then offers him seven strategies for overcoming "sloth and torpor". Identifying with the drowsiness can actually be a doorway to the wisdom of anatta or the selfless nature of reality.
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley : IMCB Regular Talks

2014-03-06 You Are Not Alone 52:13
Mary Grace Orr	Download Listen
This talk explores the fourth foundation of mindfulness, The Dhammas. A special attention is given to the Four Noble Truths.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : March Month Long Retreat

2014-03-06 Brahma Vihara Practice 28:50
Gil Fronsdal	Download Listen
Metta on Self
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : March Month Long Retreat

2014-03-05 Méditation guidée de 25 min 30:21
Pascal Auclair	Download Listen
True North Insight : TNI Regular Talks

2014-03-05 Part 4: Opening to Joy 1:19:08

Tara Brach

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Our innate capacity for joy is blocked by our habitual ways of paying attention. This talk explores three key pathways of presence that connect us with our full openness and aliveness.

Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC : IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2014-03-05 Third Foundation and Compassionate Mindfulness 61:07
Phillip Moffitt	Download Listen
Every mind state can be met with dignity, even difficult mind states. Thus we move from reactive to responsive mind states.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : March Month Long Retreat

2014-03-05 Brahma Vihara Practice Day 4 29:10
John Travis	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : March Month Long Retreat

2014-03-04 You Are Not What You Think 37:35
Howard Cohn	Download Listen
Mission Dharma

2014-03-04 Vedana-A Way of Knowing 51:50
Gil Fronsdal	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : March Month Long Retreat

2014-03-04 The Flame Of Now 41:37
Rodney Smith	Download Listen
Our thoughts place us on the periphery of "Now", but a question ensues, "do we want what Now offers?"
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge : March 2014 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2014-03-04 On Non-Difference and Bringing Our Practice into the World 37:44
Martin Aylward	Download Listen
Here, Martin looks at the dichotomy we easily make between the retreat situation and the rest of life, and explores the skilful integration of our practice, as well as looking at some of the forces that tend to shape our into our personal, relational and cultural lives.
Gaia House : The Dynamics of Freedom

2014-03-03 First Foundation - Kaya 46:55
John Travis	Download Listen
Exploring the body with mindfulness
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : March Month Long Retreat

2014-03-03 On Non-Duality, the World and the Void 39:33
Martin Aylward	Download Listen
Using the zen image of first there is a mountain, then there is no mountain, then there is, Martin charts the evolution of relating to form and emptiness, exploring the fundamental duality of conventional experience, and the natural pull towards its dismantling, transcendance and integration.
Gaia House : The Dynamics of Freedom

2014-03-02 Intro to Insight Meditation: Root Cause of Suffering 14:17
Anushka Fernandopulle	Download Listen
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2014-03-02 Intro to Insight Meditation: Mindfulness and Friendliness 20:10
Anushka Fernandopulle	Download Listen
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