Dharma Seed - Dharma Talks

2011-05-25 Equanimity in Action IV - Committed Action, Non-Attachment to Outcome. 50:52
Donald Rothberg	Download Listen
After considering how cultivating equanimity helps us to release and find balance with our conditioned patterns, we explore the powerful principle expressed by T.S. Elliot as "Ours is in the trying, the rest is not our business."
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Monday and Wednesday Talks

2011-05-24 Satipatthana Sutta, Third Foundation: Division Through Worry 59:12
Rodney Smith	Download Listen
Worry attempts to protect us from every contingency. It becomes a pattern and view of life where I am the guardian and protector of my security. Worry is actually a process of self-affirmation because we keep affirming our power over what life brings forth. If I let down my guard, life would be chaotic and out of control, and therefore I need to worry to have everything turn out as I wish. Worry and planning elevates us to the status of a god while we are actually being controlled by fear.
Seattle Insight Meditation Society
In collection: The Satipatthana Sutta

2011-05-24 Questions 11:36
Mary Grace Orr	Download Listen
Insight Santa Cruz

2011-05-23 Your Buddha Nature 62:36
Jack Kornfield	Download Listen
On the 10 perfections of Buddha Nature
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Monday and Wednesday Talks

2011-05-23 Four Noble Truths 52:55
Ayya Anandabodhi	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Marriage of Being and Doing, Nuns' Monastic Retreat

2011-05-22 John Peacock & Christina Feldman 53:36
John Peacock	Download Listen
Karuna Workshops : The Foundation of Mindfulness

2011-05-22 Wisely Relating to Feeling States 58:44
Mark Nunberg	Download Listen
Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2011-05-22 Rebel Buddha 28:52
Jason Murphy	Download Listen
Insight Santa Cruz

2011-05-21 Habits, Action and Personality 46:13
Shaila Catherine	Download Listen
Underlying tendencies (toward greed, hate, and delusion) fuel habits that obstruct our freedom. Tendencies toward irritation, anger, craving, and ignorance may arise in times of stress when our mindfulness is weak, and they distort our perception of things. But tendencies arise in both luxurious and modest environments, in situations of comfort as well as pain. How we relate to experience reinforces patterns and conditioning. Greed, hate, and delusion are causes for the arising of kamma (karma). The simile of the two darts describes the difference between simply enduring bodily feelings of pain, and proliferating reactions of anger and aversion that add suffering to our pain. This talk explores the primary tendencies of sensual desire, anger, and ignorance, and shows how we can free the mind from their influence in our everyday life.
Insight Meditation South Bay - Silicon Valley : Everyday Dhamma—Teachings for the Lay Life

2011-05-21 The Joy of No Self, with Anam Thubten Rinpoche - Part 3 55:24
James Baraz	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2011-05-21 The Joy of No Self, with Anam Thubten Rinpoche - Part 2 40:13
James Baraz	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2011-05-21 Walking a Wise Path 62:51
Sharda Rogell	Download Listen
The Buddha conquered Mara who personifies the evil or unskillful forces of mind that overwhelm us. He gave the teaching on Four Ways of Undertaking Things, which is elucidated in this talk - a practical and helpful explanation on increasing our happiness and decreasing our pain through making wise choices.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : May Insight Meditation Retreat

2011-05-21 The Joy of No Self, with Anam Thubten Rinpoche - Part 1 62:33
James Baraz	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2011-05-21 Mindfulness Talk and Mindfulness Meditation 66:31
Mark Coleman	Download Listen
Introduction to mindfulness with a guided meditation and Q&A
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : The Art and Science of Mindfulness: Insight Meditation Weekend

2011-05-20 Opening Talk For The Retreat 44:49
Mark Coleman	Download Listen
Orientation to the retreat and mindfulness practice.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : The Art and Science of Mindfulness: Insight Meditation Weekend

2011-05-20 The Teeter-Totter of Awakening 49:07
John Travis	Download Listen
An exploration of the seven factors of awakening, especially the balance of the arising and calming factors.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : May Insight Meditation Retreat

2011-05-20 8. Living Life according to the Dhamma 58:50
Bhante Bodhidhamma	Download Listen
Gaia House : Mahasi 9 Day Retreat

2011-05-19 No Self: the Heart's Joy 50:04
Mary Grace Orr	Download Listen
When the heart is open and joyful, we are open to our interconnectedness with all beings. And when we understand the truth of no self, the heart can be more responsive to others.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : May Insight Meditation Retreat

2011-05-19 7. The Law of Kamma 41:48
Bhante Bodhidhamma	Download Listen
Gaia House : Mahasi 9 Day Retreat

2011-05-19 Relational Dharma 1:22:14
Gregory Kramer	Download Listen
Guest Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2011-05-19 Embodying Passion Through Expression 53:52
James Baraz	Download Listen
There is a certain aliveness that comes when we speak honestly in a vulnerable, yet clear communication. It aligns us with our truth and we become authentic and wisely powerful. But it's often not easy to do that. I've based this talk on my son Adam's final thesis from Naropa University where he recently graduated with a B.A. in somatic and contemplative psychology. I was quite impressed and moved by it. It made me think. I wanted to share it as we explore Wise Speech together.
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley : IMCB Regular Talks

2011-05-19 Five Gangs of Attachment 29:52
Jason Murphy	Download Listen
Insight Santa Cruz

2011-05-18 Stepping Out of Time 1:14:55

Tara Brach

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We spend much of our life on our way somewhere else, driven by the sense that something is missing or wrong. This talk explores the suffering that arises from our addiction to busyness and "doing," and the healing, loving and wisdom that arise when we take refuge in presence.

Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC : IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2011-05-18 Emotions, Thoughts and the 4 Foundations of Mindfulness 63:00
Gil Fronsdal	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : May Insight Meditation Retreat

2011-05-18 6. The Ethical Psychology of the Buddha 43:39
Bhante Bodhidhamma	Download Listen
Gaia House : Mahasi 9 Day Retreat