Dharma Seed - Dharma Talks

2005-09-28 Questions And Answers 49:04
Bhante Bodhidhamma	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge : September 2005 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2005-09-27 Morning Instructions with Q & A 54:24
Joseph Goldstein	Download Listen
aiming and sustaining attention at the breath
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Three Month Retreat - Part 1

2005-09-25 Opening Talk for Three Month Retreat 1:19:56
Joseph Goldstein	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Three Month Retreat - Part 1

2005-09-24 Faith & Doubt 1:18:48

Thanissaro Bhikkhu

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Truths of the observer require you simply to observe things and try to figure them out. Truths of the will, which cover relationships are skills, are things you have to bring into being or they never become a reality. In this area faith, confidence, and conviction make all the difference.

Metta Forest Monastery

2005-09-24 The Birth Of The Buddha To The Great Renunciation 49:34
Bhante Bodhidhamma	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge : September 2005 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2005-09-24 The Powerlessness Of Now 50:40
Christopher Titmuss	Download Listen
There is no power to now since now is dependent on countless conditions Since there is no power to it, then there is a problem with it. Let us see through this delusion of views.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2005-09-23 Inquiry 2 1:11:19
Christopher Titmuss	Download Listen
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Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2005-09-22 What Is An Opinion? What Is Truth? 55:28
Christopher Titmuss	Download Listen
We may have similar and dissimilar views, but truth enters into a situation and transforms it.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2005-09-21 Working With Judgments 2 58:40
Donald Rothberg	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2005-09-21 Torment of the Judging Mind 61:32
Myoshin Kelley	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge : September 2005 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2005-09-21 Inquiry 1 62:54
Christopher Titmuss	Download Listen
THIS RETREAT ONLY
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2005-09-21 The Four Noble Truths 42:25
Michael Grady	Download Listen
The Buddha's teaching on the 4 Noble Truths provide a comprehensive and profound framework for a path of awareness.
Cambridge Insight Meditation Center

2005-09-20 Love, Not Lovingkindness 55:34
Christopher Titmuss	Download Listen
Metta is love free from dependency on connection. Love explores family, service, intimacy, nature and creativity. It is a force for change in perception.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2005-09-15 Mindfulness: Becoming Intimate With Life 63:56
Myoshin Kelley	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge : September 2005 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2005-09-14 Working With Judgments 1 59:22
Donald Rothberg	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2005-09-14 Even As A Mother 43:16
Ayya Medhanandi	Download Listen
Can we fearlessly accept all that life gives with a wise and compassionate heart? We see how the sun shines unilaterally on all beings giving life and nourishment. But we must use sharp wisdom to discern what is harmful and abandon that; and to know what is wholesome and cultivate that. Even as a mother, may we emulate the Buddha's compassion that flows without bias in all directions across millenia.
Bodhinyanarama Monastery, Stokes Valley, New Zealand

2005-09-12 Turning The Perfections Inward 51:31
Bhante Bodhidhamma	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge : September 2005 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2005-09-09 Death 60:21

Thanissaro Bhikkhu

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Coming to terms with the inevitability of your own death and the death of those you love. If you wait until the time of death in order to think about these things, it's a huge shock. This is one of the reasons the Buddha has you contemplate if before death.

Metta Forest Monastery

2005-09-07 True Nourishment 46:32
Yanai Postelnik	Download Listen
Gaia House : Gaia House Retreat

2005-09-06 Committee Mind 63:55

Thanissaro Bhikkhu

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Using the analogy of the 'committee mind' to free yourself from the tendency to identify with every thought that comes into the mind; using the breath as a secure place to extract yourself from the committee discussions and gain a new perspective on them.

Metta Forest Monastery

2005-09-06 Fruition, Freedom and Compassion 56:43
Yanai Postelnik	Download Listen
Gaia House : Gaia House Retreat

2005-09-05 Coming Back to Life 52:56
Yanai Postelnik	Download Listen
Gaia House : Gaia House Retreat

2005-09-05 The Buddha's Previous Lives To Last Rebirth 44:36
Bhante Bodhidhamma	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge : September 2005 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2005-09-05 A Labor of Love: a Dialogue 64:49
Jack Kornfield, Wes Nisker	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2005-09-05 Aligning Our Life With The Dharma 1:12:39
James Baraz	Download Listen
This closing talk from a silent retreat points to the integration of our practice in daily life, with mindfulness as the golden thread that runs through all things.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center