Dharma Seed - Dharma Talks

2017-01-05 What Channel Are You Tuned To? 50:52
James Baraz	Download Listen
(Note: This talk has some occasional sound distortion but it's worth it.) As the Buddha said, "We are what we think. With our thoughts we make the world." Our minds can go to the the greatest places of fear, anxiety and ill will or understanding, compassion and peace. When we're lost in confusion we have in us the capacity to remember the goodness and wisdom that our hearts long to connect with. This talk is about remembering that possibility and cultivating access to that Buddha right inside, especially when the outside world is giving us very different messages.
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley : IMCB Regular Talks

2017-01-02 Guided Meditation on Compassion 43:21
Ayya Anandabodhi	Download Listen
Guided Meditation
Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery (Angela Center)

2016-12-31 Opening Our Hearts in Challenging Times 65:32
Hugh Byrne	Download Listen
As we bring loving awareness to our all that is arising in our bodies, hearts, and minds, there is a natural falling away of the illusion of separation - of ‘us’ and ‘them’ - and the cultivation of a wise and compassionate heart. With our hearts open to the suffering of the world, the Bodhisattva path of commitment to healing suffering, division and separation provides us with a vision of engaged action in the world in these difficult times.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC : 2016 IMCW New Year Retreat: Awakening the Heart of Compassion

2016-12-30 Courage and Compassion (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 54:26
Spring Washam	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : New Year's Insight Meditation Retreat

2016-12-29 Reflection and Meditation on Compassion 42:59
Hugh Byrne	Download Listen
Compassion has been called ‘the quivering of the heart in response to suffering.' Cultivating a compassionate heart helps us to hold kindly our own painful feelings and emotions, and engage with the suffering of others, near and far.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC : 2016 IMCW New Year Retreat: Awakening the Heart of Compassion

2016-12-15 “Make Peace with Your Mind: How Mindfulness and Compassion Can Free You from Your Inner Critic.” 57:52
Mark Coleman	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley : IMCB Regular Talks

2016-12-14 The Revolution of Tenderness - Part 1 1:15:33

Tara Brach

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These two talks explore our capacity to be tender - sensitive and responsive to ourselves and others. This capacity marks a radical evolutionary shift from a self-centered existence shaped by fear, to a life lived from the realization of our collective belonging and the preciousness of all life. The talks examine the conditioning that inclines us toward dissociation and emotional reactivity, and the practices of presence that evolve our heart and awareness. from Tara’s talk: Pope Francis invites us to “live the revolution of tenderness,” which is expressed through closeness, compassion and service...

Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC : IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2016-12-10 Guided Meditation on Spacious Compassionate Awareness 44:25
Zohar Lavie	Download Listen
These recordings are part of a ten month course entitled Living Fearlessly with Change - Exploring Ageing, Illness and Death Through Buddhist Practice and Service.
Gaia House (Bala Brook) : Living Fearlessly with Change

2016-12-09 Teja Bell - Spirit Rock:Metta and Qigong: Opening Compassion 58:59
Teja Bell	Download Listen
Teja brings the core transmissions of Metta and Qigong both practically and into the broader view, interlacing the Dharma, where compassion and wisdom meet.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : In the Presence of Love: Metta and Qigong Retreat

2016-12-08 Spring Washam - Spirit Rock: Dharma Talk: Compassion 58:36
Spring Washam	Download Listen
Meeting the Grief Chief of Compassion
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : In the Presence of Love: Metta and Qigong Retreat