Dharma Seed - Dharma Talks in English

2007-11-17 Meeting Our Experience - Holding Awareness 37:25
Ajahn Sucitto	Download Listen
Amaravati Monastery : November 2007

2007-11-17 Cultivating Joy & Equanimity In Engaged Practice 60:42
Donald Rothberg	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : The Path of Engagement, Retreat 2

2007-11-17 Into the Depths of Silence 59:40
Rob Burbea	Download Listen
Gaia House : Solitary Month Retreat

2007-11-16 Introduction 28:36
Ajahn Sucitto	Download Listen
Amaravati Monastery : November 2007

2007-11-16 The Seven Factors Of Enlightenment 57:33
Sally Armstrong	Download Listen
The seven factors are beautiful qualities of mind that can be developed to support our meditative practice.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2007-11-16 The Abode Of The Body: Mindfulness And The Body 53:15
Ann Masai	Download Listen
Following the Buddha's direction about using the body as a mindfulness tool, we discuss many techniques for practice.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : The Path of Engagement, Retreat 2

2007-11-16 Death the Great Motivator 52:52
Yanai Postelnik	Download Listen
Gaia House : Solitary Month Retreat

2007-11-15 Buddhist Master Series: Sunlun Sayadaw 53:59
James Baraz	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley

2007-11-15 Nature Of Insight 64:25
Carol Wilson	Download Listen
Nature of Insight
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2007-11-14 Lovingkindness - Living With A Wise Heart 1:19:22

Tara Brach

Listen to tracks Show 2 Tracks

The Buddha taught that our fear is great, but greater yet is the truth of our connectedness. These two talks examine the often unconscious habits that generate the pain of separation, and the practices that allow us to realize and live from an awake heart.

Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC : IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2007-11-14 Arising And Passing Away 54:13
Joseph Goldstein	Download Listen
The liberating wisdom of impermanence.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2007-11-14 The Transformative Process In Engaged Practice 43:01
Donald Rothberg	Download Listen
It is helpful to identify four broad phases of transformation, whether in the context of intensive meditation practice, everyday life, or engaged practice in the world: (1) building resources (perspectives, tools, methods, the ethical “container”); (2) opening to and honoring our suffering; (3) coming to see in a new way; and (4) the integrative work of stabilizing, grounding, and expressing our insights and learning as we go forth into the world.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : The Path of Engagement, Retreat 2

2007-11-14 Who Am I? 51:31
Mark Coleman	Download Listen
What is the nature of the self? What did the Buddha teach about the self - the suffering that arises from our misperceptions about who we are and the freedom that comes from understanding our true nature.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : The Enneagram in Insight Meditation Practice

2007-11-13 Awakening the Heart: The role of trust and devotion in meditation practice 48:30
Thanissara	Download Listen
Insight Meditation South Bay - Silicon Valley

2007-11-13 Thoughts Without Suffering 57:34
Myoshin Kelley	Download Listen
This talk explores some of the ways we get entangled with thought and how to have a wise relationship with this natural function of mind.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge : November 2007 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2007-11-12 Working With Difficult Emotions 61:10
Guy Armstrong	Download Listen
Emotions are expressed through a mood, body sensation, and thoughts. Mindfulness of these aspects is illustrated in the talk for desire, anger, sadness, and fear.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2007-11-12 Compassion 46:28
Adrianne Ross	Download Listen
Compassion as a verb. Blocks to compassion and ways through.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : The Path of Engagement, Retreat 2

2007-11-12 The Four Noble Truths & The Enneagram 55:55
Mark Coleman	Download Listen
This talk elucidates the Buddha's teaching as the 4 Noble Truths and how the teachings of the Enneagram also impact self understanding when seen in the context of mindfulness practice.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : The Enneagram in Insight Meditation Practice

2007-11-11 The Four Exertions: Wise Use of Energy 54:44
Mark Nunberg	Download Listen
Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2007-11-11 Seeing with New Eyes: The Skills and Fruit of Mindfulness 44:45
Eugene Cash	Download Listen
San Francisco Insight Meditation Community

2007-11-11 Leaving Your Comfort Zone 55:22
Sharda Rogell	Download Listen
Conditions in our life are always changing and out of our control. We search for peace in the conditions rather than realizing peace comes from accepting that they change and ultimately, we cannot control the way things are.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2007-11-11 What Is Wisdom All About? 48:43
Gloria Taraniya Ambrosia	Download Listen
This talk address the experience of wisdom as understanding the noble truths and the law of karma which results in a mind/heart that has replaced greed, hatred, and cruelty with non-attachment, kindness and compassion.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge : November 2007 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2007-11-10 Prejudices And Biases 46:34
Ajahn Sucitto	Download Listen
Cittaviveka

2007-11-10 What Versus Why 53:58
Andrea Fella	Download Listen
As human beings, we often try to understand our experience by asking the question “why”. But instead exploring “what” is happening, we can come to know the “why” of the present moment which opens to an understanding of the cause and effect nature of experience, and points towards to freedom.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2007-11-10 Tender Heart Practice 52:12
Yanai Postelnik	Download Listen
Cultivating a gentle and steady meditative attention we can learn to meet difficulty, pain and suffering with kindness and self-forgiveness. With the courage to feel experience deeply, we can embrace our life with a tender heart of love and openness.
Gaia House : Solitary Month Retreat