Dharma Seed - Dharma Talks

2010-07-22 Effort and the End of Suffering 48:10
Rodney Smith	Download Listen
Effort shows us what we are contracting around, our hopes, goals, and view. Tuning to that feedback provides a clear direction towards liberation.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Mindfulness, Insight, Liberation: Insight Meditation Retreat

2010-07-22 Tastes of Liberation 30:35
Mary Grace Orr	Download Listen
Insight Santa Cruz

2010-07-21 Turning Towards What You Love 1:20:56

Tara Brach

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For many of us, the most apparent junctures of spiritual transformation are spurred on by challenging life situations. This talk looks at how our conscious aspiration for awakening, and our practice of mindful presence, can help us find peace, compassion and freedom when difficulties arise.

Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC : IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2010-07-21 Deepening Metta and Concentration 57:19
Sally Armstrong	Download Listen
Learning how to work skillfully with the pleasant experiences that arise from the development of metta and concentration is an important part of supporting the deepening of these practices.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Metta Retreat

2010-07-21 Befriending The Mind - Liberating The Mind 47:55
Christina Feldman	Download Listen
Understanding the mind as a process opens the door to wise discernment and cultivating a mind that is a friend.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Mindfulness, Insight, Liberation: Insight Meditation Retreat

2010-07-21 Wise Speech Practice 3- Mindfulness & Nonviolent Communication 66:16
Donald Rothberg	Download Listen
We explore nonviolent communication as a refinement of mindfulness, focusing particularly on 'needs' (what matters) and feelings (or emotions)
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Monday and Wednesday Talks

2010-07-20 Awakening Joy and Mudita 59:04
James Baraz	Download Listen
How the metta practice awakens happiness and well-being, including the mudita practice of sympathetic joy.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Metta Retreat

2010-07-20 Aligned With Selflessness. 48:21
Rodney Smith	Download Listen
To access the central teaching of the Buddha, all components of the mind, body, and effort - must be in alignment.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Mindfulness, Insight, Liberation: Insight Meditation Retreat

2010-07-19 Present Moment Awareness & The Neuroscience of Meditation, part 2 of 2 27:39
Mingyur Rinpoche	Download Listen
This joyful talk illuminates the practice of resting in present moment awareness. His experience being studied in an FMRI is also recounted, with the results of recent academic studies on meditation practice.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Monday and Wednesday Talks

2010-07-19 Neuroscience of Meditation & Joy of the Present Moment, Part 1 of 2 62:33
Mingyur Rinpoche	Download Listen
This joyful talk illuminates the practice of resting in present moment awareness. His experience being studied in an FMRI is also recounted, with the results of recent academic studies on meditation practice.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center