Dharma Seed - Dharma Talks

2009-01-11 Gathered Attention Here and Now 35:27
Thanissara	Download Listen
Three supports for present moment attention Withdrawing the mind from longing and disappointment for the world Using the breath to steady attention
Dharmagiri : Original Brightness Retreat

2009-01-10 Widening Circles: Practicing Metta In The World 64:40
Donald Rothberg	Download Listen
How do we bring our metta practice out from retreat into the world and our everyday lives. We look at (1) some guidelines and ways of practicing metta in our personal formal practice; (2) practicing metta in our relationships with others; and (3) the importance of metta for social healing and transformation.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Metta

2009-01-10 The Expansive Effects Of Metta 59:48
Heather Martin	Download Listen
Interweaving all four threads of the Divine Abodes - to transform us from small, tight self-concern to the soft vast tenderness of interconnection, which is true freedom.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Metta

2009-01-08 Wisdom Sustains Equanimity - Equanimity Sustains Wisdom 63:09
Sylvia Boorstein	Download Listen
This talk, filled with contemporary stories as well as traditional accounts of the Buddha's enlightenment, makes the connection between wisdom and equanimity - and shows how lovingkindness, compassion, and appreciation are permutations of equanimity in situations that are neutral, unpleasant (troubling) and excitingly pleasant.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Metta