Dharma Seed - Dharma Talks

2011-11-06 Freedom in Delusion 55:42
Mark Nunberg	Download Listen
Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2011-11-06 Wise Action 53:12
Anushka Fernandopulle	Download Listen
San Francisco Insight Meditation Community

2011-11-06 instruction vipassana 3 14:26
Charles Genoud	Download Listen
continuation des instructions pour la pratique vipassana
Centre Bouddhiste Vimalakirti : Retraite d'un mois à Montchardon

2011-11-06 Equanimity 31:32
Christina Feldman	Download Listen
Gaia House : November Solitary

2011-11-06 Instructions on Mindfulness of Mind States 30:15
Rob Burbea	Download Listen
Gaia House : November Solitary

2011-11-05 The Importance of Equanimity in Action 57:58
Tempel Smith	Download Listen
From small to large actions, the presence of equanimity is important for clear seeing and compassionate responses.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Towards a Secular Buddhism

2011-11-05 instruction Vipassana 2 12:40
Charles Genoud	Download Listen
continuation des instructions pour la pratique de vipassana
Centre Bouddhiste Vimalakirti : Retraite d'un mois à Montchardon

2011-11-05 For Love of This World 61:16
Stephen Batchelor	Download Listen
Some foundational texts for Secular Buddhism; the Buddha's parable of the city and its implications; creativity and aesthetics in the practice of the path; a democracy of the imagination.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Towards a Secular Buddhism

2011-11-05 Guided Meditation 36:48
Julie Wester	Download Listen
Cultivating grounded, spacious inclusive awareness. Guided meditation to support establishing awareness of body and breath expanding to receive flow of all existence.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Grounded and Spacious: A Retreat for Experienced Women Practitioners

2011-11-05 Mindfulness of Vedena - Feeling Tones 24:10
Yanai Postelnik	Download Listen
Gaia House : November Solitary

2011-11-04 Appropriate Action and Effort 66:30
Martine Batchelor	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Towards a Secular Buddhism

2011-11-04 Craving - Tanha - Second Noble Truth 59:09
Rebecca Bradshaw	Download Listen
Describes craving and practical ways we can be with it to develop understanding.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2011-11-04 Dwell, You are the Light Itself… #1 1:58:47
Ven. Pannavati Bhikkhuni	Download Listen
New York Insight Meditation Center : NYI Regular Talks

2011-11-04 Ce que veut dire présence dans la pratique de la méditation 47:11
Charles Genoud	Download Listen
présence et conscience dans la pratique de vipassana
Centre Bouddhiste Vimalakirti : Retraite d'un mois à Montchardon

2011-11-04 instruction pour la pratique de vipassana 13:53
Charles Genoud	Download Listen
instruction pour la pratique de la méditation vipassana, introduction.
Centre Bouddhiste Vimalakirti : Retraite d'un mois à Montchardon

2011-11-04 Entering the Stream 62:15
Stephen Batchelor	Download Listen
Further thoughts on secular Buddhism; ELSA = Embrace, Let Go, Stop, Act; ELSA is a continuous stream; Mara as Namuci, the drought demon; the stream as the 8-fold path; stream-entry as confidence in the Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha; abandoning the three fetters; an inclusive conception of Sangha; Sarakani the Sakiyan
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Towards a Secular Buddhism

2011-11-04 Instructions on Mindfulness of the Body 29:38
Rob Burbea	Download Listen
Gaia House : November Solitary

2011-11-03 The Four 60:20
Stephen Batchelor	Download Listen
A commentary on the "Turning of the Wheel of Dhamma," the Buddha's first discourses.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Towards a Secular Buddhism

2011-11-03 Working with the Hindrances 32:53
Yanai Postelnik	Download Listen
Gaia House : November Solitary

2011-11-02 Divine Abodes: Equanimity 1:20:55

Tara Brach

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Equanimity is the mental state of balance and non-reactivity that arises when we are resting in open, wakeful presence. This talk reviews the key pathways to equanimity in the face of difficulty. We also explore the blessing of equanimity: the freedom to respond to our life with wisdom, compassion and love. (video available)

Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC : IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2011-11-02 Appropriate Mindfulness and Thoughts 63:09
Martine Batchelor	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Towards a Secular Buddhism

2011-11-02 The Weight of Denial 56:59
Mark Nunberg	Download Listen
Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2011-11-02 Working in the Middle: Effort and Surrender 56:42
Winnie Nazarko	Download Listen
Effort and energy are necessary to liberate the mind, but the effort needs to be wise and the energy calibrated to the task. Often we don't need to "try harder"- we need to learn to let go, to surrender to things as they are.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2011-11-02 From Place to Ground 57:05
Stephen Batchelor	Download Listen
The Buddha and the sick monk; the awakening as described in M.26 (The Noble Quest); awakening as a shift from place to ground, Not as a breakthrough to an ultimate Truth; "going against the stream"; the appearance of Brahma Sahampati who encourages the Buddha to teach as the arising of love and compassion and creativity.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Towards a Secular Buddhism

2011-11-02 Getting Down to Direct Experience IV: How Can We Relate Skillfully to Thinking? 58:49
Donald Rothberg	Download Listen
After reviewing the emphasis on grounding in more direct experience, we explore how to be skillful as we move away from indirect experience with our thinking, focusing on (1) having our thinking connected with direct experience and (2) using "views" wisely. Includes Q and A.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Monday and Wednesday Talks