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Dharma Talks
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2012-08-19
Patience
39:25
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Donald Rothberg
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We explore the parami (or "virtue" or "perfection") of patience, including its nature and the nature of impatience, exemplars of patience, the connection of patience with other virtues (particularly wisdom and equanimity), and how to practice to develop patience.
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Spirit Rock Meditation Center
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2012-08-16
Silent Illumination
60:41
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Will Kabat-Zinn
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In this talk, Will Kabat-Zinn explores the deeper meaning of the first five lines of the poem, "Guidepost of Silent Illumination" by Zen Master Hongzhi:
Silent and serene, forgetting words, bright clarity appears before you.
When you reflect it you become vast, where you embody it you are spiritually uplifted.
Spiritually solitary and shining, inner illumination restores wonder,
Dew in the moonlight, a river of stars, snow-covered pines, clouds enveloping the peak.
In darkness it is most bright, while hidden all the more manifest.
~ translated by Taigen Dan Leighton
The entire poem can be found on the web.
One source.
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Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley
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IMCB Regular Talks
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2012-08-15
Part 1: 1000 Serious Moves
1:26:15
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Tara Brach
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We easily habituate to feeling stressed, leaning forward, trying to figure things out and get things done. The undercurrent is we are living reactively--resisting unpleasant experience, seeking out more comfort and ease--perpetually wanting life to be different than it is. In response to this confined way of living, the Buddha invites us to discover our innate capacity for happiness, the well-being that arises in full presence. These two talks explore the ways we get caught in the trance of reactivity and grimness, and the pathways to unconditioned happiness.
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Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC
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IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks
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2012-08-07
Fundamentals of the Dharma: Faith
4:35
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Rodney Smith
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Faith means "to place our heart upon." It encompasses trust, clarity, confidence, and devotion and is the opposite of spiritual despair. Faith is not faith in something; it is the willingness to allow something new and unknown to enter our consciousness. Faith is the willingness to explore a new perception of life beyond what we have known life to be and provides no guarantees that the search will lead to a better outcome. Why do we offer ourselves to the unknown without any assurance? Because it becomes intolerable to our hearts to stay where we are.
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Seattle Insight Meditation Society
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In
collection:
Fundamentals of the Dharma
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2012-08-02
Equanimity
59:25
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Arinna Weisman
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Equanimity is the mindful presence that neither grasps nor resists experience and is the ground for unconditional love and wise action. Arinna shares a variety of moving stories of deep equanimity and reflects on the position of equanimity as last in several important Buddhist lists. Concludes with a brief Q&A session.
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Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley
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IMCB Regular Talks
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2012-08-01
Back to the Garden
1:16:45
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Tara Brach
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The suffering of perceiving ourselves as separate selves expresses as fear, aggression, shame and a host of other afflictive emotions. This talk examines how, by taking refuge in the present moment, and taking refuge in love, we reconnect with our wholeness, and the timeless presence that is home. This inquiry includes a guided meditation on the power of prayer to carry us back to our natural belonging.
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Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC
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IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks
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