Dharma Seed - Dharma Talks

2012-12-26 The Four Foundations of Mindfulness- The Fourth 50:13
Donald Rothberg	Download Listen
We review the Four Foundations with continued emphasis on the Fourth, including attention to a number of practical situations. Pt 1 of 2. *There are a few minutes missed between pt 1 and 2. Part 2 is the wrap up of the talk.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Introduction to Insight Meditation

2012-12-20 The Five Aggregates of Self. Mindfulness, meditation and compassion practices to open up to no-self. 59:06
Heather Sundberg	Download Listen
Talk explores many doorways of investigating the te4achings on self and no-self including developing a healthy sense of self. the four S's of self 1. simple sense of self 2. solid sense of self 3. self-interested sense of self 4. social sense of self
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Insight Meditation at the Solstice

2012-12-12 The Intimacy of Mindfulness 56:03
Larry Yang	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Liberating Intimacy

2012-12-12 Four Foundations of Mindfulness VII- Fourth Foundation I: Mindfulness of Patterns of Experience 63:05
Donald Rothberg	Download Listen
After a review of the first three foundations, we look at the general nature of the Fourth Foundation of the specific frameworks used and some ways to practice.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Monday and Wednesday Talks

2012-12-05 Foundations of Mindfulness VI: The Third Foundation II 58:36
Donald Rothberg	Download Listen
We continue to explore mindfulness of thoughts and emotions, including the three sets of instructions in the text, and mindfulness of difficult thoughts and emotions (and what to do when mindfulness is very hard or impossible).
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Monday and Wednesday Talks

2012-12-04 Monthly Sitting and Inquiry: Dec 4, 2012 1:17:46
Gina Sharpe	Download Listen
Join us for a Monthly Sitting and Inquiry with NYI Guiding Teacher, Gina Sharpe. These regularly scheduled evenings will begin with a guided meditation and then open up to our practice questions allowing us time to deepen in Sangha through mindful community discussion.
New York Insight Meditation Center : NYI Regular Talks

2012-11-28 Four Foundations of Mindfulness V- The Third Foundation; Mindfulness of Thoughts and Emotions 62:24
Donald Rothberg	Download Listen
After a brief review of the First and Second Foundations, we explore the Third Foundation: 1. as mindfulness of thoughts and emotions, and 2. as mindfulness of the presence or absence of greed, hatred and delusion, offering a number of practices for both.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Monday and Wednesday Talks

2012-11-21 Gratitude & Generosity: Markings of Inner Freedom 1:28:48

Tara Brach

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Those who are genuinely happy, are also naturally grateful for life and generous in living. This Thanksgiving Eve talk explores key ways we block the arising of gratitude and generosity, and practices of mindful presence and direct cultivation that awaken these expressions of the liberated heart.

Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC : IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2012-11-21 The Four Foundations of Mindfulness IV-Mindfulness of Feeling-Tone 60:03
Donald Rothberg	Download Listen
We explore 1. Why attention to feeling-tone is so crucial for our practice and freedom; 2. the nature of the feeling-tones of pleasant, unpleasant, and neutral; and 3. seven ways to practice with feeling-tone.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Monday and Wednesday Talks

2012-11-21 Vipassana Meditation Instructions 51:42
Mark Coleman	Download Listen
Overview of vipassana/mindfulness meditation instructions
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Thanksgiving Insight Retreat