Dharma Seed - Dharma Talks

2008-07-05 Unprepared 68:52
Eugene Cash	Download Listen
This talk was co-created with the participants of a beginners retreat at Spirit Rock. It was based on their experience and themes raised about practice.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Insight Meditation

2008-07-05 Opening Talk for the Meditation and Study Retreat 38:25
Martine Batchelor	Download Listen
This is the opening talk for a retreat that aims to integrate the practice of meditation with the ideas and doctrines that support and illuminate such practice. This talk also includes Stephen Batchelor.
Gaia House : Meditation And Study Retreat

2008-07-05 The Four Elements Practice; The Buddha As Our Role Model 61:22
Stephen Snyder	Download Listen
This talk given by Tina Rasmussen and Stephen Snyder includes: overview of the Four Elements meditation practice; the history of the practice over the eons; the Buddha as our role model; inspiration for the practice.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge : July 2008 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2008-07-05 The Four Elements Practice; The Buddha As Our Role Model 61:22
Tina Rasmussen	Download Listen
This talk given by Tina Rasmussen and Stephen Snyder includes: overview of the Four Elements meditation practice; the history of the practice over the eons; the Buddha as our role model; inspiration for the practice.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge : July 2008 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2008-07-04 Am I Going To Get Jhana? Talk #3 1:11:33
Stephen Snyder	Download Listen
This talk given by Tina Rasmussen and Stephen Snyder includes: purification of mind as it's own reward; what is purification of mind?; working with hindrances; the purification of striving; holding the possibility of attainment with maturity.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge : July 2008 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2008-07-04 Am I Going To Get Jhana? Talk #3 1:11:33
Tina Rasmussen	Download Listen
This talk given by Tina Rasmussen and Stephen Snyder includes: purification of mind as it's own reward; what is purification of mind?; working with hindrances; the purification of striving; holding the possibility of attainment with maturity.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge : July 2008 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2008-07-03 Why Do Intensive Retreat Practice? 55:52
James Baraz	Download Listen
Why would you do a silent meditation retreat? This talk explores the value and experience of silent retreat practice. Along with James, Kate Janke, who returned from sitting a month at the Forest Refuge in Barre, Massachusetts, a few days before this was recorded, shares her thoughts and personal experience of retreat practice.
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley : IMCB Regular Talks

2008-07-03 First Sit To First Jhana - talk #2 49:55
Stephen Snyder	Download Listen
This talk was given by both Tina Rasmussen and Stephen Snyder includes: landmarks leading up to first jhana; how to apply skillful effort; overview of the jhana factors; and actions that support practice.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge : July 2008 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2008-07-03 First Sit To First Jhana - talk #2 49:55
Tina Rasmussen	Download Listen
This talk was given by both Tina Rasmussen and Stephen Snyder includes: landmarks leading up to first jhana; how to apply skillful effort; overview of the jhana factors; and actions that support practice.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge : July 2008 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2008-07-02 Conscious Activity 1:19:34

Tara Brach

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Most meditation guidance is aimed at formal sitting practice. Yet we spend much of our lives "doing" activities and often, in a way that lacks presence. This talk explores the practical ways that we can transform ego-based doing into activity that is aligned with our heart and expresses our natural creativity, joy and wisdom.

Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC : IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2008-07-02 Question and Answers: Meditation and Awakening - Session 1 36:02
Mark Nunberg	Download Listen
Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2008-07-02 Equanimity - The Ocean Of Experience 50:22
Larry Yang	Download Listen
The last of the seven factors of awakening. What is equanimity as a practice and how does it impact communities who have experienced trauma.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : People of Color Retreat

2008-07-02 What Is The Jhana Practice? #1 66:22
Stephen Snyder	Download Listen
This talk was given by both Tina Rasmussen and Stephen Snyder: how the jhanas fit into Buddhist practice; overview of the entire samatha practice; the three types of concentration; and differences from other practices.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge : July 2008 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2008-07-02 What Is The Jhana Practice? #1 66:22
Tina Rasmussen	Download Listen
This talk includes: how the jhanas fit into Buddhist practice; overview of the entire samatha practice; the three types of concentration; and differences from other practices.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge : July 2008 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2008-07-01 Revising the principles of vipassana 43:18
Bhante Bodhidhamma	Download Listen
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Satipanya Retreat Centre

2008-07-01 Tranquility And Concentration 53:07
Gina Sharpe	Download Listen
Two necessary factors in realizing the already awakened mind.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : People of Color Retreat

2008-06-30 Sanctuary 62:12
Jack Kornfield	Download Listen
Oiling the gate to the garden
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Monday and Wednesday Talks

2008-06-30 Energy And Joy 62:39
Bhante Buddharakkhita	Download Listen
Energy is a factor that is useful for preventing or overcoming unwholesome states of mind and for cultivating wholesome states of mind. A joyful mind is a natural outcome of this unfolding prcess that leads to freedom and enlightenment.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : People of Color Retreat

2008-06-29 Quarterly Community Gathering: Refuge in Sangha 23:34
Mark Nunberg	Download Listen
Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2008-06-28 Happiness: Not Forgetting The Gladness Of Heart In Practice 58:06
James Baraz	Download Listen
Abhayagiri Monastery

2008-06-28 Happiness: Not Forgetting The Gladness Of Heart In Practice 1:11:21
James Baraz	Download Listen
Abhayagiri Monastery

2008-06-28 Working With Papanca And Self-View 61:10
Mark Coleman	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Mindfulness Training for Yoga Teachers

2008-06-28 Releasing, Receiving and Awakening Our Life - A Dana Retreat 48:48
Yanai Postelnik	Download Listen
This is the opening talk for a retreat that aims to integrate the practice of meditation with the ideas and doctrines that support and illuminate such practice. This talk also includes Stephen Batchelor.
Gaia House : Releasing Receiving And Awakening Our Life A Dana Retreat

2008-06-28 Releasing, Receiving and Awakening Our Life - A Dana Retreat 54:55
Yanai Postelnik	Download Listen
Through meditation practice we can learn to release the pressure and demands we place on our experience to be different, and receive life just as it is. Unconditionally engaging with each moment we can awaken to innate peace and freedom.
Gaia House : Releasing Receiving And Awakening Our Life A Dana Retreat

2008-06-27 41. Dana - Sila – Bhavana 61:36
Ariya B. Baumann	Download Listen
Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre : Three-Month Retreat