Dharma Seed - Dharma Talks

2010-01-15 Uncovering the Luminous Mind - Working with the Hindrances 54:58
John Teasdale	Download Listen
The hindrances not only obstruct meditation practice, but stand between us and our inherent potential for clarity, wisdom and compassion. Ways of working with the hindrances to reveal that potential are discussed.
Gaia House : An Exploration of Mindfulness MBCT/MBSR Retreat

2010-01-14 Infusing Metta Into Daily Life 59:09
Mark Coleman	Download Listen
How do we bring love and compassion into our lives and relationships and what ares of our lives will benefit from the qualities of metta.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Metta (Lovingkindness) Retreat for Scientists & Educators

2010-01-13 Awakening to the Sacred 65:03

Tara Brach

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The tendency to think "life should be different" and to try to control experience removes us from the wisdom and compassion that naturally gives rise to healing and transformation. We learn to trust the power of our heart and awareness by meeting both the pain and beauty of this life with sacred presence.

Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC : IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2010-01-11 The Practice Of Compassion 57:10
Mark Coleman	Download Listen
What is compassion - how do we cultivate this precious heart quality towards our own suffering and towards the suffering in the world.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Metta (Lovingkindness) Retreat for Scientists & Educators

2010-01-11 Part 1: The Arc of Metta Part 2: What Compassion Isn't 64:31
Heather Martin	Download Listen
Part 1: How differences in this practice work for different people. Part 2: Compassion is doing nothing more than tenderly holding whatever pain arises.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Metta Retreat

2010-01-01 Karuna-Compassion 48:31
Amma Thanasanti	Download Listen
Shakti Vihara : Brahma Vihara Retreat

2009-12-15 Take Heart 32:22
Kittisaro	Download Listen
Balance within practice. A compassionate response. From is emptiness, emptiness is form. The gift of fearlessness. The way of generosity, kindness and integrity.
Dharmagiri

2009-12-11 Compassion 52:42
Christina Feldman	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : MBSR

2009-12-05 We Are That Song 18:37
Ayya Medhanandi	Download Listen
Our suffering may feel too great or the mountain look too high. But we are resilient and we have it in us to do this work, to walk this path – if we can give up thoughts of self-cherishing and feel compassion for ourselves and for all beings. The fruit of this work is a treasure to be gained even in the smallest instant of awareness. With radical patience, just make peace with one moment of painful feeling. Then offer up the pain or misery. From the ashes of suffering, we turn inward to the clarity of the mind. Stay fully present in awareness, listening to that silence. Such a song comes – the pure sound of this awareness. That's what we are. We are that song.
Ottawa Buddhist Society (Sisters of St. Joseph Convent)

2009-12-04 Out of This World 27:40
Ayya Medhanandi	Download Listen
By deeply examining the mind as the Buddha taught, we see our stark human predicament, why we suffer and the real source of happiness. For he awakened to suffering’s end and the noble path to freedom. With immense gratitude for his teaching, we learn how we are caught grasping the world, compelled by its impingement and tormented ever after. We realize the ineffable vanquishing of that disease – when we stop giving vent to the wanting mind and live each moment from a pure compassionate and wise awareness. And so, quite apart from the world, we directly know here and now, within our own heart – the truest joy, the supreme peace of Nibbana.
Toronto Theravada Buddhist Community (TBC)