Dharma Seed - Dharma Talks

2011-06-05 Foundational Right View 50:38
Ajahn Sucitto	Download Listen
Cittaviveka

2011-06-05 Vesak 2011 1:10:35
Ayya Anandabodhi	Download Listen
Insight Santa Cruz

2011-06-05 Three Lack Traps: Money, Fame and Romance 1:50:10
David Loy	Download Listen
Because we don't understand the source of our sense of lack, we tend to think that what we lack is something ourside ourselves, such as money, fame, or the partner who will complete us.
Gaia House : Transforming Self Transforming World

2011-06-04 Speech Practice From the Retreat to Daily Life 40:04
Donald Rothberg	Download Listen
We explore (1) personal reflections on how to bring home the retreat; (2) grounding speech practice in personal practice; (3) continuing speech practice in daily life; and (4) bringing speech practice into our society - into our organizations, service, and participation in the larger society.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Mindfulness, Wise Speech, and Compassionate Communication

2011-06-04 The Why, What and How of Retreat 43:07
Brian Lesage	Download Listen
Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center

2011-06-04 Welcoming Buddha 2:38:52
Ayya Anandabodhi	Download Listen
Insight Santa Cruz

2011-06-04 The Suffering Self 1:10:27
David Loy	Download Listen
In contemporaty terms, the self is dukkha (suffering) is because it is a psycho-social construct that can never feel secure. It is haunted by a sense of lack that we usually misunderstand.
Gaia House : Transforming Self Transforming World

2011-06-03 Sangha Refuge and the Relational Field of Practice 55:30
Oren Jay Sofer	Download Listen
How do we understand the role of community, the refuge of sangha and our life's relationships in the context of the Buddha's teachings?
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Mindfulness, Wise Speech, and Compassionate Communication

2011-06-03 Sangha as Refuge 16:16
Bhante Bodhidhamma	Download Listen
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Satipanya Retreat Centre : The Refuges

2011-06-03 Opening Talk for Transforming Self, Transforming World 67:12
David Loy	Download Listen
Opening Talk for a retreat that explores the relationship between personal and social transformation. There are profound parallels between our individual predicament and our collective situation, and this retreat explores their nonduality. If the self is an insecure construct haunted by a sense of lack, we gain insight into our preoccupation with attachments such as money, fame, power and romance, and how the 'three poisons' (greed, ill will and delusion) have become institutionalised.
Gaia House : Transforming Self Transforming World

2011-06-02 Deep Listening and Speech Practice in Challenging Situations 60:37
Donald Rothberg	Download Listen
The essence of speech practice in difficult situations is to find ways to stay connected, in one's inner experience and use of speech, to our awareness, love, and wisdom. We focus on a number of supports for such practice, including grounding and centering in the body, being open to difficulties as opportunities for learning, understanding the judgmental mind, and, especially, cultivating deep listening.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Mindfulness, Wise Speech, and Compassionate Communication

2011-06-02 Living With Metta, Dana and Sila Practice 60:55
Rebecca Bradshaw	Download Listen
Taking our metta hearts into the world - practicing giving and non-harming.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Loving Friendliness: Metta Retreat

2011-06-02 Dhamma as Refuge 11:40
Bhante Bodhidhamma	Download Listen
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Satipanya Retreat Centre : The Refuges

2011-06-02 Atammayatta: The Last Word and Final Sword of Buddhism 49:20
James Baraz	Download Listen
The Buddhist concept of Atammayata or "unconcoctibility" literally means "not made of that." The revered 20th Century master Ajahn Buddhadasa called this principle, "the last word and final sword of Buddhism."
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley : IMCB Regular Talks

2011-06-02 Gratitude 18:34
Mary Grace Orr	Download Listen
Insight Santa Cruz

2011-06-01 On Intention or What We Bring to a Situation 38:18
Ayya Santacitta	Download Listen
Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery

2011-06-01 Learning How to Live: Self Knowing in Action 52:16
Larry Rosenberg	Download Listen
Tornado Watch. Not a Buddhist.
Cambridge Insight Meditation Center

2011-06-01 Befriending Uncertainty 52:33
Ayya Santacitta	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Center

2011-06-01 New Year Revision of Buddhadhamma Theory and Practice 56:08
Bhante Bodhidhamma	Download Listen
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Satipanya Retreat Centre

2011-06-01 The Heart that Feels 53:22
Oren Jay Sofer	Download Listen
Exploring the cultivation of the heart and empathy in the context of wise speech practice.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Monday and Wednesday Talks

2011-06-01 Part 2: Stress and Meditation 1:15:52

Tara Brach

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When we are suffering from stress, we are paying attention to our world in a narrow and rigid way. Through meditations that cultivate a wakeful and open attention, we can dramatically transform the feelings of anxiety and aloneness that underlie all stress.

Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC : IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2011-06-01 Buddha as Refuge 12:38
Bhante Bodhidhamma	Download Listen
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Satipanya Retreat Centre : The Refuges

2011-06-01 Compassion 56:49
Pamela Weiss	Download Listen

2011-05-31 Working with Thought and Emotions as a Foundation for Speech Practice 53:04
Donald Rothberg	Download Listen
Skillful practice with thoughts and emotions is explored, including (1) taking responsibility for our experience, (2) finding balance if we are reactive and out of balance, (3) using mindfulness to investigate thoughts and emotions, and (4) making connections between these approaches and our speech practice.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Mindfulness, Wise Speech, and Compassionate Communication

2011-05-31 Strengthening The Bond Of Metta 53:19
Jesse Maceo Vega-Frey	Download Listen
Guidance on developing a taste for metta, being able to find the thread to metta in many situations, and building a continuity of connection to loving kindness through the course of our lives.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Loving Friendliness: Metta Retreat