Dharma Seed - Dharma Talks

2016-04-22 Healing the Cracks 1:27:01
Ajahn Sucitto	Download Listen
compassion for and working with our daily life challenges, relationships
Prasada

2016-04-21 Daily Life Jhana 38:21
Ajahn Sucitto	Download Listen
People often have the idea that one practices “concentration” to achieve “special meditative states of mind” called jhana, but Ajahn Sucitto points out that in fact jhana is a daily life practice of absorbing into the wholesomeness of nature that leads to the embodiment of samadhi – a unified state of the heart. This talk was offered on April 21, 2016 at Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery.
Abhayagiri Monastery

2016-03-10 "The Brightness of Awareness: An Evening with Catherine Ingram" 60:54
James Baraz, Catherine Ingram	Download Listen
James guest is Catherine Ingram, long time vipassana practitioner (with James on his first retreat in 1974 and IMS staff member in the 70's) as well as beloved non-dual teacher. After her talk and dialogues with the audience, James and Catherine have a conversation about applying the non-dual perspective in daily life situations.
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley : IMCB Regular Talks

2016-02-01 The Need for Sangha, Community and Q's about Ordinary Daily Life 50:04
Bhante Bodhidhamma	Download Listen
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Satipanya Buddhist Retreat

2016-01-17 Metta in Daily Life: Individual Practice, Relational Practice, Metta Changing the World 57:04
Donald Rothberg	Download Listen
Guidance for bringing metta practice from the retreat into our daily lives, in these three inter-related areas, bringing in the voice of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in the last part of the talk, at the time of his birthday and the public celebration of his birthday.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : January Metta Retreat

2016-01-12 Introduction to Mindfulness Course - 2016 7:12:01

Mark Nunberg

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Mindfulness meditation leads to insight into the nature of our hearts and minds, revealing an inherent clarity, openness, and ease. This course includes exploration of the intention behind practice, an introduction to insight (vipassana) meditation techniques, instructions for working with common obstacles, an overview of the practices of lovingkindness, and a discussion on how mindfulness can be part of one’s daily life.

Common Ground Meditation Center

2016-01-09 Group D Interview 2 33:12
Ajahn Sucitto	Download Listen
1. On good will as an object; 2. On moving away from the breath; barriers or obstacles 3. On being more “extroverted” 4. On mudita, energy and tension in the head 5. On cultivating blamelessness, in a busy life 6. On planning for the end of the retreat and post-retreat practice 7. On feeling not good enough, and self doubt. 8. On reacting very strongly to other people’s noise and movement 9. On recollections and daily life practice.

2016-01-08 Group B Interview 2 67:30
Ajahn Sucitto	Download Listen
1. On daily life: dealing with anger and hatred, and calming down. 2. On a balanced approach? 3. On overwhelming thoughts 4. On negativity towards others 5. On rapture 6. On being attracted to samsara. Renunciation? 7. Do I need to get more disenchanted? 8. On stress in spiritual friendship 9. Does the citta connect to other cittas? 10. What to do with the unknown? 11. Is the citta “the self”? 12. On “awareness” and “citta”.
Wongsanit Ashram, Thailand

2016-01-07 Group C Interview 1 40:09
Ajahn Sucitto	Download Listen
1. The Wandering Mind; 2. Dealing with physical pain; 3. Dealing with fear, 4. Energy; 5. Moving into Daily Life, open eyes ad normal mode

2015-12-22 Integrating Insights into Daily Life 58:58
Heather Sundberg	Download Listen
the process of integrating insights; things to look out for, things to cultivate, and how to develop a daily practice.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Insight Meditation Solstice Retreat