Dharma Seed - Dharma Talks

2011-07-08 Renunciation as an Opportunity 36:19
Ayya Santacitta	Download Listen
Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery

2011-07-08 08. Adhitthana Resolution. 13:44
Bhante Bodhidhamma	Download Listen
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Satipanya Retreat Centre : Parami - The Perfections

2011-07-08 Holding Your Life with Mindfulness 41:10
Larry Yang	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Deepening Your Dharma

2011-07-08 Papanca Part Three: The Brahma Viharas 52:50
John Peacock	Download Listen
This talk deals with the last of the areas of our obsessional thinking: views. We also examine the Brahma Viharas as distinct forms of mindfulness that lead to liberation. We look closely, in particular, at metta as the necessary soil out of which grows and blooms the beautiful flower of compassion (karuna).
Gaia House : The Path of Mindfulness

2011-07-07 Lovingkindness (Metta) -- Opening to what is beautiful 59:33
Mark Nunberg	Download Listen
Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2011-07-07 The Five Hindrances 26:24
Grove Burnett	Download Listen
Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center

2011-07-07 07. Sacca Honesty 10:57
Bhante Bodhidhamma	Download Listen
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Satipanya Retreat Centre : Parami - The Perfections

2011-07-07 You Have a Choice 49:35
James Baraz	Download Listen
We each have our own unique journey. While there are as many different possibilities as there are people, we have a choice whether to go through life as a heavy assignment or as an extraordinary adventure of awakening. If we're fortunate enough to discover a spiritual path that supports the latter, we want to make the most of our opportunity.
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley : IMCB Regular Talks

2011-07-07 Question and Answer Session 2 54:04
John Peacock	Download Listen
Gaia House : The Path of Mindfulness

2011-07-06 Flow and Presence 1:17:43

Tara Brach

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In the moments when we are truly happy, there is a sense of both aliveness and presence. This talk reflects on three key ways we remove ourselves from living presence; and offers guided reflections that can re-open us into the flow.

Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC : IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2011-07-06 06. Khanti Patience 11:19
Bhante Bodhidhamma	Download Listen
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Satipanya Retreat Centre : Parami - The Perfections

2011-07-06 Freedom in Awareness II-How we can cultivate freedom 45:20
Donald Rothberg	Download Listen
We continue to look at the cultivation of freedom with "ordinary" mind and "extraordinary" mind, focusing on how we actually practice to cultivate both.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Monday and Wednesday Talks

2011-07-06 Papanca Part Two: The Tyranny of the Self 46:09
John Peacock	Download Listen
In this talk we examine what the Buddha means by the 'self', which is the second of the three poles around which thinking contracts and fixates. We look closely at the five processes that constitute the self not as a static phenomena, but as an unfolding and dynamic development.
Gaia House : The Path of Mindfulness

2011-07-05 05. Viriya Effort 15:06
Bhante Bodhidhamma	Download Listen
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Satipanya Retreat Centre : Parami - The Perfections

2011-07-05 Wings Four Wise Efforts 22:59
Mary Grace Orr	Download Listen
Insight Santa Cruz

2011-07-05 Question and Answer Session 1 50:26
John Peacock	Download Listen
Gaia House : The Path of Mindfulness

2011-07-04 04. Panya Intuitive Intelligence and Wisdom 9:59
Bhante Bodhidhamma	Download Listen
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Satipanya Retreat Centre : Parami - The Perfections

2011-07-04 Freedom and Interdependence 49:43
Mark Coleman	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Monday and Wednesday Talks

2011-07-04 Papanca Part One: The Unquenchable Thirst 48:36
John Peacock	Download Listen
In this talk we examine what the Buddha means by the 'self', which is the second of the three poles around which thinking contracts and fixates. We look closely at the five processes that constitute the self not as a static phenomena, but as an unfolding and dynamic development.
Gaia House : The Path of Mindfulness

2011-07-03 Using Human Relationship As Dharma Practice 36:19
Chas DiCapua	Download Listen
This talk explores various strategies that support mindful relating and exploring self and not self through relationship
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Family Retreat

2011-07-03 The Storytelling Mind 57:23
Mark Nunberg	Download Listen
Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2011-07-03 03. Nekkhamma Renunciation 12:46
Bhante Bodhidhamma	Download Listen
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Satipanya Retreat Centre : Parami - The Perfections

2011-07-03 Keep Going, a talk from a daylong called "Why Do I Meditate" 53:42
Ayya Santacitta	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2011-07-03 Resting in Awareness - Guided Meditation 3:50
Ayya Santacitta	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2011-07-03 Pittsburgh Dhamma Talk 3 44:59
Bhante Henepola Gunaratana	Download Listen
Talk given at Pittsburgh Buddhist Center

2011-07-03 Triple Gem 51:09
Jason Murphy	Download Listen
Insight Santa Cruz

2011-07-03 Community as Refuge 42:24
Amma Thanasanti	Download Listen
Denver Insight Sangha
Shakti Vihara

2011-07-03 Community as Refuge - Q&A 18:10
Amma Thanasanti	Download Listen
Denver Insight Sangha
Shakti Vihara

2011-07-03 What is this Path of Mindfulness? 45:43
John Peacock	Download Listen
This talk covers the relationship of mindfulness to the three marks of existence as well as the the three 'fires' of greed, aversion and delusion. The question is also raised as to how we want to live our lives and our commitment to that vision.
Gaia House : The Path of Mindfulness

2011-07-02 Eightfold Path in Daily Life 61:36
Mark Coleman	Download Listen
Taking our practice into the world. The Buddha's teaching on the eightfold path guides us to look at every aspect of our lives. This path focuses on the stages of ethics, livelihood and wise speech.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Essential Teachings of the Path of Awakening

2011-07-02 Brief Introduction 30:06
Sayadaw U Jagara	Download Listen
How we can use a tradition and learn something from it. Reminder that the Buddha's teaching refers to "The Gradual Training"
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge : July through October 2011 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2011-07-02 02. Sila Virtuous Conduct 13:29
Bhante Bodhidhamma	Download Listen
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Satipanya Retreat Centre : Parami - The Perfections

2011-07-02 Loving Kindness - Guided Meditation 11:21
Amma Thanasanti	Download Listen
Shakti Vihara : Four Noble Truths Retreat

2011-07-02 Instructions, Questions and Answers, and Precepts 39:18
Pa Auk Sayadaw	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge : July through October 2011 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2011-07-02 Discussion 50:05
Amma Thanasanti	Download Listen
Shakti Vihara : Four Noble Truths Retreat

2011-07-02 Reaction - Guided Meditation 33:53
Amma Thanasanti	Download Listen
Shakti Vihara : Four Noble Truths Retreat

2011-07-02 Contact & Vedana - Guided Meditation 19:17
Amma Thanasanti	Download Listen
Shakti Vihara : Four Noble Truths Retreat

2011-07-02 4 Noble Truths & Practice 13:14
Amma Thanasanti	Download Listen
Shakti Vihara : Four Noble Truths Retreat

2011-07-02 Breath Awareness - Guided Meditation 35:22
Amma Thanasanti	Download Listen
Shakti Vihara : Four Noble Truths Retreat

2011-07-02 Body Awareness - Guided Meditation 38:45
Amma Thanasanti	Download Listen
Shakti Vihara : Four Noble Truths Retreat

2011-07-02 Precepts 14:37
Amma Thanasanti	Download Listen
Shakti Vihara : Four Noble Truths Retreat

2011-07-02 Opening Talk for the Path of Mindfulness 57:14
John Peacock	Download Listen
Gaia House : The Path of Mindfulness

2011-07-01 The Power of Restraint 37:25
Ayya Santacitta	Download Listen
Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery (Berkeley Buddhist Monastery)

2011-07-01 Hope to Inspire 43:19
Bhante Bodhidhamma	Download Listen
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Satipanya Retreat Centre

2011-07-01 Deepening Insight 58:14
Anna Douglas	Download Listen
How mindfulness facilitates insight into the three characteristics of existence.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Essential Teachings of the Path of Awakening

2011-07-01 01. Dana Generosity 13:17
Bhante Bodhidhamma	Download Listen
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Satipanya Retreat Centre : Parami - The Perfections

2011-07-01 Pittsburgh Dhamma Talk One 46:50
Bhante Henepola Gunaratana	Download Listen
How the Buddha developed Vipassana, given at Pittsburgh Buddhist Center

2011-07-01 Pittsburgh Retreat Talk Two 22:58
Bhante Henepola Gunaratana	Download Listen
Talk from retreat at Pittsburgh Buddhist Center, on Metta and meditation instruction

2011-06-30 You're Already Free! 48:51
Anam Thubten	Download Listen
You're Already Free!
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley : IMCB Regular Talks

2011-06-30 Jumping into the Midst of Everything: Realizing the Four Noble Truths 63:10
Howard Cohn	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Essential Teachings of the Path of Awakening

2011-06-30 Lovingkindness (Metta) - Week 2- Meditation 23:58
Mark Nunberg	Download Listen
Common Ground Meditation Center
In collection: Guided Meditations of the Divine Abodes - Lovingkindness (Metta), Compassion (Karuna), Appreciative Joy (Mudita), and Equanimity (Upekkha)

2011-06-30 Lovingkindness (Metta) Practice - Questions & Discussion 41:15
Mark Nunberg	Download Listen
Common Ground Meditation Center

2011-06-30 Freedom in Awareness-Ordinary and Extraordinary 61:01
Donald Rothberg	Download Listen
After honoring the intentions for freedom linked with the 4th of July, we explore how awareness creates the space of freedom-both at the levels of ordinary and extraordinary awareness.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Monday and Wednesday Talks

2011-06-30 Renunciation 51:39
Stephen Fulder	Download Listen
Insight Meditation South Bay - Silicon Valley : The Paramis: Awakened Qualities To Navigate Our Daily Lives
In collection: The Ten Paramis

2011-06-30 Renunciation-Guided Mediation 5:56
Stephen Fulder	Download Listen
Insight Meditation South Bay - Silicon Valley : The Paramis: Awakened Qualities To Navigate Our Daily Lives
In collection: The Ten Paramis

2011-06-30 Wings 4 Foundations 58:43
Mary Grace Orr	Download Listen
Insight Santa Cruz

2011-06-29 Compass of the Heart 1:17:04

Tara Brach

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Are you aware of the intentions that are shaping your thoughts, moods and life experience? This talk explores how mindfulness of intention allows us to open to our deepest heart's aspiration, and have that guide the unfolding of our lives.

Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC : IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2011-06-29 Inspiring Your Effort 58:56
Anna Douglas	Download Listen
A talk for new students on three kinds of effort which are necessary on the path of awakening.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Essential Teachings of the Path of Awakening

2011-06-29 Challenging States of Mind 52:11
Will Kabat-Zinn	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Natural Liberation Retreat

2011-06-29 Four Noble Truths - Guided Meditation 29:28
Amma Thanasanti	Download Listen
from a meditation class - Colorado College, Colorado Springs
Shakti Vihara

2011-06-29 Four Noble Truths - Intro 37:17
Amma Thanasanti	Download Listen
from a meditation class - Colorado College, Colorado Springs
Shakti Vihara

2011-06-29 Four Noble Truths - Q&A Session 29:33
Amma Thanasanti	Download Listen
from a meditation class - Colorado College, Colorado Springs
Shakti Vihara

2011-06-28 Mindfulness as a Path of Awakening 52:56
Mark Coleman	Download Listen
What is mindfulness - what are the essential aspects of mindfulness and what are the key points elucidated by the Buddha in how to use mindfulness as a path to awaken.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Essential Teachings of the Path of Awakening

2011-06-28 Satipatthana Sutta, Third Foundation: Division Through Arrogance 1:26
Rodney Smith	Download Listen
Arrogance is a remnant from the pain of the self that wants to be seen and heard as special and privileged. It is our spiritual work to watch not only the subtle grasping and aversive formations of self but its gross manifestations like arrogance as well. What is the pain behind this mental display, and what are the assumptions that move arrogance forward?
Seattle Insight Meditation Society
In collection: The Satipatthana Sutta

2011-06-28 Wisdom-Guided Meditation 31:54
Stephen Fulder	Download Listen
Insight Meditation South Bay - Silicon Valley : The Paramis: Awakened Qualities To Navigate Our Daily Lives
In collection: The Ten Paramis

2011-06-28 Wisdom 31:54
Stephen Fulder	Download Listen
Insight Meditation South Bay - Silicon Valley : The Paramis: Awakened Qualities To Navigate Our Daily Lives
In collection: The Ten Paramis

2011-06-28 Wings 4 Foundations 17:26
Mary Grace Orr	Download Listen
Insight Santa Cruz

2011-06-28 Being Part of it All 61:19
Yanai Postelnik	Download Listen
Meditation practice invites us to see that we are an inseparable part of the vast web of life, despite the appearance of our separate individuality. This realisation opens our heart to a sense of deep inner connection, and enables us to live in harmony and at peace with the way things are.
Gaia House : Insight Meditation and Yoga Retreat

2011-06-27 Making Peace Among All 1:10:31
Jack Kornfield	Download Listen
Peace making among people, so that we can see one another's hearts...
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Monday and Wednesday Talks

2011-06-27 Living in Rental Accomodation - The Reality of Impermanence 61:30
Yanai Postelnik	Download Listen
All conditioned things turn out to be unreliable and subject to change. Recognising and accepting the truth of impermanence and the insecurity of our fluid existence allows us to let go of holding and resistance, and release our limited sense of self into the flow of life.
Gaia House : Insight Meditation and Yoga Retreat

2011-06-26 Acceptance, Love and How We Be In The World 51:52
Chas DiCapua	Download Listen
There is a direct relationship between our acceptance of the moment, or lack of, and our happiness, or lack of. Being aware of our level of acceptance is the foundation for happiness and gives us the space in which to make decisions about our speech and actions in the world.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Teen Retreat

2011-06-26 Understanding the Three Refuges 29:50
Mark Nunberg	Download Listen
Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2011-06-26 Annata and Connectivity 13:00
Amma Thanasanti	Download Listen
Annata and Connection Retreat
Shakti Vihara

2011-06-26 Guided Meditation - Awareness 31:42
Amma Thanasanti	Download Listen
Annata and Connection Retreat
Shakti Vihara

2011-06-26 Guided Meditation - Body, Breath, Mind 18:15
Amma Thanasanti	Download Listen
Annata and Connection Retreat
Shakti Vihara

2011-06-26 Introduction to Insight Dialogue 3:09
Amma Thanasanti	Download Listen
Annata and Connection Retreat
Shakti Vihara

2011-06-26 The Mind-Body Connection 54:05
Helen Stephenson	Download Listen
Tensions in the body are physical manifestations of mind and thought patterns. As we smile into the body it becomes our friend. The body is the gateway to the mystery of life, and in it we can experience the silence that is in us and around us.
Gaia House : Insight Meditation and Yoga Retreat

2011-06-25 Forms of the Caring Heart 50:46
Sylvia Boorstein	Download Listen
Sylvia Boorstein and Donald Rothberg explore in dialogue lovingkindness and its relationships with muddita (appreciative joy), gratitude, and equanimity. Mature lovingkindness integrates all of these qualities.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Lovingkindness: Cultivating the Open and Wise Heart

2011-06-25 Wholesome Assembly 48:05
Ajahn Sucitto	Download Listen
Cittaviveka

2011-06-25 Meditation Instructions: Sitting and Walking 56:24
Yanai Postelnik	Download Listen
Gaia House : Insight Meditation and Yoga Retreat

2011-06-25 Meeting the Challenges - Working with the Hindrances in Meditation 62:53
Yanai Postelnik	Download Listen
A reflection on how to work with the challenges we all encounter in meditation. Craving, aversion, sleepiness, restlessness, and sceptical doubt are challenging but temporary visitors which obscure our deeper truth. By recognising them as such and learning to work skillfully with them we can free ourselves from their grip, revealing the natural purity and radiance of our heart and mind.
Gaia House : Insight Meditation and Yoga Retreat

2011-06-24 Leading with the Heart 62:26
Donald Rothberg	Download Listen
Donald Rothberg and Sylvia Boorstein give short talks and engage in dialogue about the foundations of loving kindness practice.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Lovingkindness: Cultivating the Open and Wise Heart

2011-06-24 Heart Break and Letting Go - Dhamma dialogue 26:55
Amma Thanasanti	Download Listen
Heartbreak and Letting Go: Insight (dhamma) Dialogue with Steve Jefferies
Shakti Vihara

2011-06-24 Opening Talk for Insight Meditation and Yoga Retreat 57:47
Yanai Postelnik	Download Listen
This talk also includes Helen Stephenson. Meditation and yoga are natural partners in the spiritual life. This talk introduces a retreat that draws on the Buddh's teachings of mindfulness and awakening, and the yoga teachings of Patanjali, combining the practices of Hatha Yoga and Insight Meditation. The yoga on this retreat is offered as a spiritual path rather than simply an exercise system.
Gaia House : Insight Meditation and Yoga Retreat

2011-06-23 Introduction to Lovingkindness 68:36
Sylvia Boorstein	Download Listen
Sylvia Boorstein and Donald Rothberg
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Lovingkindness: Cultivating the Open and Wise Heart

2011-06-23 Guided Meditations of the Divine Abodes - Lovingkindness (Metta), Compassion (Karuna), Appreciative Joy (Mudita), and Equanimity (Upekkha) 14:48:56

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with Ajahn Jotipalo, Amma Thanasanti, Gail Iverson, Mark Nunberg, Merra Young, Patrice Koelsch, Rebecca Bradshaw, Santikaro

Common Ground Meditation Center

2011-06-23 Four Aspects of Lovingkindness: Lovingkindness (Metta), Compassion (Karuna), Appreciative Joy (Mudita), and Equanimity (Upekkha) 57:52
Mark Nunberg	Download Listen
Common Ground Meditation Center

2011-06-23 Lovingkindness (Metta) - Week 1 - Meditation 23:03
Mark Nunberg	Download Listen
Common Ground Meditation Center
In collection: Guided Meditations of the Divine Abodes - Lovingkindness (Metta), Compassion (Karuna), Appreciative Joy (Mudita), and Equanimity (Upekkha)

2011-06-23 Virtue 30:57
Stephen Fulder	Download Listen
Insight Meditation South Bay - Silicon Valley : The Paramis: Awakened Qualities To Navigate Our Daily Lives
In collection: The Ten Paramis

2011-06-23 Virtue - Guided Meditation 6:14
Stephen Fulder	Download Listen
Insight Meditation South Bay - Silicon Valley : The Paramis: Awakened Qualities To Navigate Our Daily Lives
In collection: The Ten Paramis

2011-06-23 Wings Intro 30:15
Mary Grace Orr	Download Listen
Insight Santa Cruz

2011-06-22 Presence and Empowerment 51:07
Tara Brach	Download Listen
In the moments we feel threatened, hurt or dissatisfied, we often flip into controlling mode--our body, heart and mind become contracted and we disconnect from presence. This talk explores how we can shift from controlling, to an empowering presence. When we do, our deepest wisdom and compassion begin to shape and guide our life.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC : IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2011-06-22 In Memory of Joko Beck Pt II 31:45
Sylvia Boorstein	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Monday and Wednesday Talks

2011-06-22 In Memory of Joko Beck Pt I 31:54
Sylvia Boorstein	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Monday and Wednesday Talks

2011-06-22 Aggregates - Discussion 38:12
Amma Thanasanti	Download Listen
Colorado College
Shakti Vihara

2011-06-22 Aggregates - Guided Meditation - Sitting 34:56
Amma Thanasanti	Download Listen
Colorado College
Shakti Vihara

2011-06-22 Aggregates - Guided Meditation- Standing 9:25
Amma Thanasanti	Download Listen
Colorado College
Shakti Vihara

2011-06-22 Aggregates - Introduction 21:44
Amma Thanasanti	Download Listen
Colorado College
Shakti Vihara

2011-06-21 Sending and Receiving Compassion 58:38
Pamela Weiss	Download Listen

2011-06-21 Generosity - Guided Meditation 4:54
Stephen Fulder	Download Listen
Insight Meditation South Bay - Silicon Valley : The Paramis: Awakened Qualities To Navigate Our Daily Lives
In collection: The Ten Paramis