Dharma Seed - Dharma Talks

2009-02-09 The Freedom of No-thing-ness 53:22
Rob Burbea	Download Listen
Please note that these talks are from a 4 week retreat for experienced meditators. The talks and meditations can be listened to in any order or individually, but as they progressively unfold different levels of understanding of Emptiness, they will probably be more fully understood and the practices more easily developed if taken in series
Gaia House : Meditation on Emptiness (2009)

2009-02-08 Perception Of Impermanence 59:13
Carol Wilson	Download Listen
The Buddha said that the perception of impermanence, when developed and cultivated, can lead to liberation. This talk explores some of the ways we can begin and continue to perceive this truth more accurately.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Insight Meditation February

2009-02-08 Closing 65:33
Sharon Salzberg	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Metta (Lovingkindness) Retreat

2009-02-08 Love, Karma, and Healing 1:14:10
Rob Burbea	Download Listen
Please note that these talks are from a 4 week retreat for experienced meditators. The talks and meditations can be listened to in any order or individually, but as they progressively unfold different levels of understanding of Emptiness, they will probably be more fully understood and the practices more easily developed if taken in series
Gaia House : Meditation on Emptiness (2009)

2009-02-07 The Five Precepts 44:58
Caroline Jones	Download Listen
Gaia House : The Work Retreat - Working and Awakening

2009-02-06 What is the Middle Way? 46:33
Caroline Jones	Download Listen
Gaia House : The Work Retreat - Working and Awakening

2009-02-06 What is the Middle Way? 41:55
Caroline Jones	Download Listen
Gaia House : The Work Retreat - Working and Awakening

2009-02-05 The Qualities Of Compassion And Metta 65:40
Mark Coleman	Download Listen
How to cultivate and develop those qualities of compassion and appreciative joy and work with potential obstacles.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Metta (Lovingkindness) Retreat

2009-02-05 Shifting The Paradigm 60:16
Carol Wilson	Download Listen
Meditation is the work of the mind: as in the famous saying of the Buddha: Avoid evil, do good and purify the mind. The attitude with which we approach our practice can be a continuation of our usual habits of getting and doing, or we can shift the view (the paradigm) to that of trust and confidence in natural awareness.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Insight Meditation February

2009-02-05 Different Kinds Of Meditation Techniques And Their Use 57:04
Richard Shankman	Download Listen
A talk about various meditation techniques and their efficacy.
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley : IMCB Regular Talks

2009-02-05 Merit 35:33
Mary Grace Orr	Download Listen
Insight Santa Cruz

2009-02-05 The Pattern of Experience - Dependent Origination Part Two 1:19:55
John Peacock	Download Listen
Please note that these talks are from a 4 week retreat for experienced meditators. The talks and meditations can be listened to in any order or individually, but as they progressively unfold different levels of understanding of Emptiness, they will probably be more fully understood and the practices more easily developed if taken in series
Gaia House : Meditation on Emptiness (2009)

2009-02-04 Part 2 - True Refuge In The Face Of Fear 1:19:24

Tara Brach

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One understanding of the spiritual path is relating wisely to fear. Our conditioned reaction is to feel aversion to fear and do anything but simply experience it. We discover freedom when instead of reacting, we recognize and open to fear with a kind, committed presence. While fear might or might not remain, with awareness, the suffering of being identified as a fearful self dissolves. In Part I of this talk, we look at how to recognize the physical, mental, emotional and behavioral facets of the body of fear. In Part II we explore a range of pathways for cultivating a healing and freeing presence in the midst of fear.

Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC : IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2009-02-04 The Grace Of Suffering 60:00
James Baraz	Download Listen
Suffering is often what brings people to the Dharma as well as opening us up to resources inside we didn't know were there. Looking at hindrances and difficulties in this way allows us to relate to them wisely and realize the gifts that they bring and the ways they help us grow.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Insight Meditation February

2009-02-04 On Being Certain 54:46
Sylvia Boorstein	Download Listen
Discussion of book of this name by Robert Burton
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Monday and Wednesday Talks

2009-02-04 Opening Talk for the Work Retreat - Working and Awakening 36:30
Caroline Jones	Download Listen
Gaia House : The Work Retreat - Working and Awakening

2009-02-03 The Five Hindrances And Metta 58:42
Sharon Salzberg	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Metta (Lovingkindness) Retreat

2009-02-03 Pure Consciousness 35:34
Kittisaro	Download Listen
The Shurangama Sutra, Matangi’s daughter & Ananda’s enlightement Sky Like Mind Those who delight in mental proliferation (papanca) never know Nibbana The end of birth and death Apartheid of the mind Nisagardatta’s method What Remains - What doesn’t move
Dharmagiri : Original Brightness Retreat

2009-02-03 The Pattern of Experience - Dependent Origination Part One 1:19:45
John Peacock	Download Listen
Please note that these talks are from a 4 week retreat for experienced meditators. The talks and meditations can be listened to in any order or individually, but as they progressively unfold different levels of understanding of Emptiness, they will probably be more fully understood and the practices more easily developed if taken in series
Gaia House : Meditation on Emptiness (2009)

2009-02-03 Two Talks: 1- Mindfulness and Emptiness - The Foundations; 2 - The Ending of the World 1:14:07
Rob Burbea	Download Listen
Please note that these talks are from a 4 week retreat for experienced meditators. The talks and meditations can be listened to in any order or individually, but as they progressively unfold different levels of understanding of Emptiness, they will probably be more fully understood and the practices more easily developed if taken in series
Gaia House : Meditation on Emptiness (2009)

2009-02-02 Paradox Of Desire 58:07
Phillip Moffitt	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Monday and Wednesday Talks

2009-02-02 Patience 56:55
Susan O'Brien	Download Listen
The cultivation and practice of patience as an important support and powerful ally.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge : February 2009 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2009-02-02 Principles And Practices Of Metta (Loving Kindness) 53:19
Mark Coleman	Download Listen
Overview of loving kindness practice,metta practice - supports,obstacles and fruits.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Metta (Lovingkindness) Retreat

2009-02-02 May I Meet This Moment Fully As A Friend 60:28
Sylvia Boorstein	Download Listen
This is an opening night talk for a month long mindfulness retreat which presents the rationale for practicing in the form that we do. It includes readings from the Foundations of Mindfulness Sutta. It also makes the connection between mindfulness and metta practice and the rationale for practicing both simultaneously.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Insight Meditation February

2009-02-02 Ekayana - The Way to One 46:45
Kittisaro	Download Listen
All practices converge in mindfulness, all practices emerge from mindfulness - mindfulness is the royal way to the One
Dharmagiri : Original Brightness Retreat