Dharma Seed - Dharma Talks

2018-05-02 Wise Mindfulness 50:41
Pamela Weiss	Download Listen
San Francisco Insight Meditation Community

2018-05-01 Meditation – Spring Morning on Retreat 33:46
Tara Brach	Download Listen
In this guided meditation, we include an overview of different components of mindfulness practice. The reflection includes a body scan, establishing a home base for attention, and care in how to arrive in full presence after being lost in thought. We then explore opening mindfully to different experiences and the simple and liberating practice of “being here,” letting life be just as it is.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC : 2018 IMCW Spring Retreat: Intimacy with Life

2018-04-30 Wisdom-Awareness Map (MahaSati) (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 60:01
Heather Sundberg	Download Listen
An introduction to a wisdom-awareness map from the Thai Forest tradition: Mindfulness - Great Mindfulness - Mindfulness-Wisdom - Wisdom which leads to Release. Includes metaphors & descriptions of maturing awareness which is able to release reactivity & access the 3 Lenses of Wisdom (impermanence, unsatisfactoriness, not self). Concludes with a fun somatic exercise on holding on & letting go, based on a teaching from Ajahn Chah. For more information about these teachings, visit Heather's website & look up Talks & Retreat Schedule.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Living Awareness Through Insight Meditation

2018-04-30 Mindfulness of Breathing 26:14
Brian Lesage	Download Listen
This talk offers reflections on bringing in the practice of mindfulness of breathing, even into our daily activities.
Flagstaff Insight Meditation Community : FIMC Monday Night Talks

2018-04-29 After the RAIN (retreat talk) 69:49
Tara Brach	Download Listen
This talk offers an in-depth exploration of RAIN, applying the wings of mindfulness and compassion to painful domains of trance. We bring special attention to the fruit of RAIN, the realization of who we are beyond any limiting identity.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC : 2018 IMCW Spring Retreat: Intimacy with Life

2018-04-27 Guided Mindfulness Meditation 37:11
Oren Jay Sofer	Download Listen
A guided meditation with a brief overview of mindfulness practice.
Sacred Stream Center : Mindful Communication: A Wise Speech Retreat

2018-04-26 Five Faculties 4 -- Mindfulness into Concen 43:11
Kim Allen	Download Listen
Series on the Five Spiritual Faculties, emphasizing the links between the steps.
Insight Santa Cruz

2018-04-25 Practicing with Thoughts and Emotions in the Context of Speech Practice 67:50
Donald Rothberg	Download Listen
We examine the importance of practicing skillfully with thoughts and emotions as one of the foundations of mindful communication, pointing to several ways of working with thoughts and emotions, with a guided meditation using the "RAIN" method (recognize, accept, develop interest and inquire, and "non-identify" with what is occurring).
Sacred Stream Center : Mindful Communication: A Wise Speech Retreat

2018-04-24 Goals in Meditation 3:05:54

Listen to tracks Show 5 Tracks

with Andrea Fella, Dawn Neal, Kim Allen, Shaila Catherine, Tony Bernhard

We invited several local teachers to share both the personal aims that guide their practice and their understanding of the goals of the Buddhist Path. We asked them the following questions: What is the goal of Buddhist practice? What do you personally hope to achieve through your practice? What is a reasonable way to assess our progress – how can we tell if we are on track? How can we work skillfully with goals in the context of mindfulness-based practices that emphasize present moment awareness? This series will explore both the ultimate and relative goals of Buddhist practice. It will address the benefits and limitations of having goals, and explore some related practice issues: comparing, expectations, craving for attainments, inspiration, and the potential for discouragement. Join us for an illuminating look into some aspects of your practice you may never have considered!

Insight Meditation South Bay - Silicon Valley

2018-04-24 Overview of Mindful Communication & Presence 34:11
Oren Jay Sofer	Download Listen
A brief overview of the practice of Mindful Communication, with a focus on the first foundation of training in presence.
Sacred Stream Center : Mindful Communication: A Wise Speech Retreat