Dharma Seed - Dharma 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

2011-04-19 Four Domains of Mindfulness - Flame of Awareness 7:13
Steven Smith	Download Listen
Hollyhock : Metta Vipassana with Mindful Movement

2011-04-19 Where the Mind has Nowhere to Rest 65:42
Stephen Batchelor	Download Listen
Hui-neng's definition of sitting meditation; the middle way as the avoiding of the 'deadends' of existence and non-existence; the Greek philosopher Pyrrho as an example of a similar attitude; Hui-ko asks Bodhidharma to 'set his mind at rest'; the infinity of things; emptiness as the unfindability of things; to question 'what is this' is the practice of such emptiness that neither affirms nor denies anything.
Gaia House : The Zen Retreat

2011-04-19 The Five Controlling Faculties 1:10:28
Sayadaw Vivekananda	Download Listen
Mountain Hermitage : Vivekananda

2011-04-18 Skillful means - The Vipassana Toolbox 50:09
Michele McDonald	Download Listen
Hollyhock : Metta Vipassana with Mindful Movement

2011-04-18 Garden of the Heart 60:13
Jack Kornfield	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Monday and Wednesday Talks

2011-04-18 Bringing Practice Into Daily Life 0:10
James Baraz	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley : IMCB Regular Talks

2011-04-17 Coming to Terms with Birth and Death 49:09
Stephen Batchelor	Download Listen
Reflections on the nature of 'religion'; the Buddha's awakening as a resolution of the questions posed by life itself; Zen as a 'direct pointing to the heart, independent of scripture'; the aim of Buddhist practice is the achievement of autonomy; towards the possibility of a 'secular religion'.
Gaia House : The Zen Retreat

2011-04-17 Equanimity 66:49
Marcia Rose	Download Listen
Mountain Hermitage : Vivekananda

2011-04-16 Ongoing Awareness and Resolute Aspiration (Steve Armstrong) 64:16
Carol Wilson	Download Listen
The Resolute Aspiration talk is given by Steve Armstrong
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Awareness Pure and Simple: Insight Meditation Retreat

2011-04-16 Buddhism and Recovery 46:42
Kevin Griffin	Download Listen
Insight Santa Cruz

2011-04-16 Body Awareness Meditation 35:55
Kevin Griffin	Download Listen
Insight Santa Cruz

2011-04-16 The Corruptions of Insight 1:23:08
Sayadaw Vivekananda	Download Listen
Mountain Hermitage : Vivekananda

2011-04-15 Practicing Well-Being: Living A Dhamma Lifestyle 51:18
Steve Armstrong	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Awareness Pure and Simple: Insight Meditation Retreat

2011-04-15 Cast Your Votes for Dancing 57:39
Howard Cohn	Download Listen
Bringing the light of awareness and compassion to our self views.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Meditation and Yoga Retreat

2011-04-15 Gratitude and Contentment 53:27
Michele McDonald	Download Listen
Hollyhock : Metta Vipassana with Mindful Movement

2011-04-15 Instructions and Q&A Day 7 69:37
Steve Armstrong	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Awareness Pure and Simple: Insight Meditation Retreat

2011-04-15 Anatta, Not Self 61:16
Sayadaw Vivekananda	Download Listen
Mountain Hermitage : Vivekananda