Dharma Seed - Dharma Talks

2009-12-16 Channeling Energy into the Four Exertions 56:06
Mark Nunberg	Download Listen
Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2009-12-16 Closing Remarks and Q&A 56:28
Thanissara	Download Listen
Not being frightened of suffering, daily life, working in relationship and with sickness.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Wings of Awakening: Cultivating the Five Spiritual Faculties

2009-12-16 Touching Earth 7:04
Thanissara	Download Listen
Centering in the midst of change.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Wings of Awakening: Cultivating the Five Spiritual Faculties

2009-12-16 Practicing With Views II 57:24
Donald Rothberg	Download Listen
The Buddha's teaching on views and beliefs is radical, pointing to how we might investigate our attachments to and grasping after views and come to hold views much more lightly. How do we practice with views? We offer a number of further perspectives, from the Buddha and Nagarjuna, and practices to work with views.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Monday and Wednesday Talks

2009-12-15 The Host and the Guest 27:30
Kittisaro	Download Listen
Wisdom surmounts all conditions. All condition merge in the deathless. A contemplation of the 3rd Noble Truth.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Wings of Awakening: Cultivating the Five Spiritual Faculties

2009-12-15 Ten Paramis: Equanimity (2) 46:18
Rodney Smith	Download Listen
There are a number of ways to incline the mind toward the discovery of equanimity. Each perception of equanimity has a training explored in this discourse.
Seattle Insight Meditation Society
In collection: The Ten Paramis

2009-12-15 Take Heart 32:22
Kittisaro	Download Listen
Balance within practice. A compassionate response. From is emptiness, emptiness is form. The gift of fearlessness. The way of generosity, kindness and integrity.
Dharmagiri

2009-12-14 The Rub of Life 51:22
Myoshin Kelley	Download Listen
Part 2 of the 3 Characteristics. Exploration of that which by it's nature is unsatisfactory.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge : December 2009 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2009-12-14 The Four Truths 54:33
Thanissara	Download Listen
The Buddha's journey of awakeningspeaks to our lives here and now. Meeting dukka, illuminating nature of desire, a non-grasping mind and cultivation of the way.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Wings of Awakening: Cultivating the Five Spiritual Faculties

2009-12-14 Mindfulness; The Flood Stopper 42:07
Thanissara	Download Listen
Centrality of mindfulness in the contemplative process. Khandas as self structure. Transformation within the womb of awareness.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Wings of Awakening: Cultivating the Five Spiritual Faculties

2009-12-13 If you understand one thing, you understand everything's journey 45:58
Thanissara	Download Listen
Meeting Ajahn Chah, All that arises passes. Patience and finding your own voice.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Wings of Awakening: Cultivating the Five Spiritual Faculties

2009-12-13 The Judging Mind 47:23
Eugene Cash	Download Listen
San Francisco Insight Meditation Community

2009-12-13 The Hard Things That Open the Heart 47:58
James Baraz	Download Listen
The Hard Things That Open the Heart
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2009-12-13 The Hard Things That Open The Heart 36:51
Rick Hanson	Download Listen
The Hard Things That Open the Heart
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2009-12-13 Reading the Book of the Heart 38:13
Kittisaro	Download Listen
Hindrances as the teacher, cultivating trust. Mindfulness is the path to the deathless. That which knows doubt isn't doubt.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Wings of Awakening: Cultivating the Five Spiritual Faculties

2009-12-12 The Map Of The Five Indriyas 57:21
Thanissara	Download Listen
The five indriyas in their four aspects. The balance of trudst and discernment. Path activity breaks up obstruction, the fruit arises according to its own nature.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Wings of Awakening: Cultivating the Five Spiritual Faculties

2009-12-12 Guided Meditation 26:54
Thanissara	Download Listen
Working with the three steams of energy, being with breath
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Wings of Awakening: Cultivating the Five Spiritual Faculties

2009-12-12 Loving Kindness 57:27
Yanai Postelnik	Download Listen
Gaia House : Loving Kindness Retreat

2009-12-11 Compassion 52:42
Christina Feldman	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : MBSR

2009-12-11 Wings Of Awakening Opening 49:51
Kittisaro	Download Listen
That which inclines the mind to Nibbana, original brightness.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Wings of Awakening: Cultivating the Five Spiritual Faculties

2009-12-11 Opening Talk for Loving Kindness Retreat 69:18
Yanai Postelnik	Download Listen
Gaia House : Loving Kindness Retreat

2009-12-10 Shower the People with Love 46:04
James Baraz	Download Listen
This is a talk about establishing healing and reconciliation on both a personal and a community level. The Buddha taught was "As long as followers of the Way hold regular and frequent assemblies, they may be expected to prosper and not decline. As long as they meet in harmony, carry on their business in harmony, and break up in harmony, they may be expected to prosper and not decline."
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley : IMCB Regular Talks

2009-12-10 Forgiveness 42:25
Mary Grace Orr	Download Listen
Insight Santa Cruz

2009-12-09 Longing to Belong 1:20:06

Tara Brach

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Spiritual practice reveals our belonging through bringing presence to three gateways: the aliveness of the present moment, loving relatedness, and the openness and lucidity of awareness itself. This talk includes guided meditations in exploring each gateway.

Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC : IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2009-12-09 By Not Holding to Fixed Views 60:37
Sylvia Boorstein	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Monday and Wednesday Talks