Dharma Seed - Dharma Talks

2011-04-23 Gratitude and Emptiness 61:17
Steven Smith	Download Listen
Hollyhock : Metta Vipassana with Mindful Movement

2011-04-23 Buddha Blues and Performance 35:21
Wes Nisker	Download Listen
Talk and performance
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : World as Lover, World as Self

2011-04-23 The Elements; Q&A 63:46
Wes Nisker	Download Listen
Our Bones=earth; Blood, tears, sweat, fluids=water; warmth=fire/sun; breath=air; space=where we are/where it happens
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : World as Lover, World as Self

2011-04-23 2 Forms of Power 55:06
Joanna Macy	Download Listen
Since the Greeks, Heraclitus-flow and change but Parmenides' view won out: THINGS, matter, stuff, leads to power OVER. But systems view more modern-energy/mind flows, information flows more important view.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : World as Lover, World as Self

2011-04-23 Sharpening the Five Faculties 67:53
Sayadaw Vivekananda	Download Listen
Mountain Hermitage : Vivekananda

2011-04-22 Two Pathways for Transforming the Judgmental Mind 56:10
Donald Rothberg	Download Listen
We explore through stories, teachings and poetry two basic ways of transforming judgments: 1. through mindfulness, reflection, inquiry and other tools we directly investigate judgments and their roots. 2. through developing the awakened mind, heart and body we come to rest more in our deep nature, helping in multiple ways to transform judgments.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Transforming the Judgmental Mind

2011-04-22 Inner Stability in an Unstable World 1:17:47
Steve Armstrong	Download Listen
Guest Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2011-04-22 Readings and Group Haiku 1:22:37
Wes Nisker	Download Listen
Includes group break-up, sharing haiku and reading of haiku. Periods of silence.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : World as Lover, World as Self

2011-04-22 World as Lover, continued 42:04
Joanna Macy	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : World as Lover, World as Self

2011-04-22 The Great Turning Stories and Exercise 56:10
Joanna Macy	Download Listen
The Three Stories of: 1) business as usual, 2) the great unraveling, and 3) the great turning. Exercise-7 generation present meeting future with questions and mike passed for reactions.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : World as Lover, World as Self

2011-04-22 Thoughts about Thinking 1:31:07
Wes Nisker	Download Listen
Also Big Sky Meditation; Q&A-including reflections on Ancestor Walk and Truth Mandala from day before
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : World as Lover, World as Self

2011-04-22 Ethics and Compassion 67:45
Martine Batchelor	Download Listen
Looking at the three trainings of ethics, meditation and wisdom and their application in daily life with the help of ethics and compassion.
Gaia House : The Zen Retreat

2011-04-21 Transforming Judgments is Possible 57:36
Heather Sundberg	Download Listen
Through personal stories, practical techniques and humor, the talk outlines five areas for working with judgments: 1. Mindfulness of Body 2. RAIN Practice 3. Heart Practices 4. Learning about patterns 5. Value of wise friends
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Transforming the Judgmental Mind

2011-04-21 The Seven Factors of Awakening - Everything We Need Is Already There 46:44
Steven Smith	Download Listen
Hollyhock : Metta Vipassana with Mindful Movement

2011-04-21 Honoring our Pain for the World 31:19
Joanna Macy	Download Listen
Tibetan prophecy, Shambala warriors, etc.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : World as Lover, World as Self

2011-04-21 Practice-Reconnecting and Identity 25:04
Wes Nisker	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : World as Lover, World as Self

2011-04-21 6. Concentration (samadhi) 51:57
James Baraz	Download Listen
Sixth talk in an 8-week series on the 7 Factors of Awakening that began with an overview on March 10, 2011.
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley : IMCB Regular Talks

2011-04-21 An Ordinary Person's Life 60:49
Stephen Batchelor	Download Listen
The story of Ch'an Master Teshan; through Ch'an (Zen) the Chinese make Buddhism their own - a similar challenge faces us in the West today; the practice of 'What is this?' is the practice of the First Noble Truth: dukkha; how Zen fits into the context of the Four Truths; the Four Truths and the Four Great Vows; the self who practices the path is neither existent nor non-existent; Layman P'ang: chopping wood and carrying water.
Gaia House : The Zen Retreat

2011-04-20 Part 2 - Realizing True Well-being 1:23:21

Tara Brach

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Buddhist psychology and the Western oriented field of positive psychology agree: How we pay attention determines whether we live primarily in fear and judgment, or happiness and peace. This two part series explores the teachings, practices and attitudes that enable us to live a meaningful life with a heart that is "happy for no reason."

Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC : IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2011-04-20 Awakening To The Body 54:30
Mark Nunberg	Download Listen
Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2011-04-20 The Story of the Elm Dance 40:28
Joanna Macy	Download Listen
A story about Chernobyl.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : World as Lover, World as Self

2011-04-20 Opening and Closing the Heart 29:00
Pamela Weiss	Download Listen

2011-04-20 World as Lover, World as Self 37:52
Joanna Macy	Download Listen
Four ways the world has been seen: as a battlefield, a trap, a lover, as self. Honoring indigenous peoples' capacity for gratitude.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : World as Lover, World as Self

2011-04-20 Experiential Wisdom 58:49
Martine Batchelor	Download Listen
What should we rely on when practising? An exploration of the four reliances found in Zen texts. Also looking at the actualisation of experiential wisdom in daily life.
Gaia House : The Zen Retreat

2011-04-19 Four Elements Meditation—Instructional Talk and Guided Meditation 41:58
Shaila Catherine	Download Listen
This talk introduces the Four Elements Meditation as a systematic method for developing mindfulness of the body. A guided meditation and instructions are provided that reveal the body as a dynamic interaction of characteristics classified as earth (hardness, roughness, heaviness, softness, smoothness, lightness), water (flowing, cohesion), fire (heat, cold), and wind (supporting, pushing).
Insight Meditation South Bay - Silicon Valley : Tuesday Talks—2011