Dharma Seed - Dharma Talks

2009-01-24 Bringing The Donkey Home 51:36
Ajahn Sucitto	Download Listen
Training the mind involves restraint, steadying and gladdening. Then it isn’t so mesmerized by its stories. Several specific practices are described for such training.
Cittaviveka : Winter Retreat

2009-01-24 Emptiness 60:52
Rob Burbea	Download Listen
Please note that these talks are from a 4 week retreat for experienced meditators. The talks and meditations can be listened to in any order or individually, but as they progressively unfold different levels of understanding of Emptiness, they will probably be more fully understood and the practices more easily developed if taken in series
Gaia House : Meditation on Emptiness (2009)

2009-01-24 Samadhi in the Practice of Emptiness 44:40
Rob Burbea	Download Listen
Please note that these talks are from a 4 week retreat for experienced meditators. The talks and meditations can be listened to in any order or individually, but as they progressively unfold different levels of understanding of Emptiness, they will probably be more fully understood and the practices more easily developed if taken in series
Gaia House : Meditation on Emptiness (2009)

2009-01-23 Turning Into The Skid 60:06
Bob Stahl	Download Listen
Waking up to aging, illness and death. Turning into emotional pain. How to grow a meditation practice that holds it all.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Essential Dharma

2009-01-23 The Heroic Human Heart 31:55
Thanissara	Download Listen
An abandoned old lady Bearing reality of being human With patience obstruction drop away Like walking into the mist The more the suffering, the more the bliss Indestructible Heart
Dharmagiri : Original Brightness Retreat

2009-01-22 Barack Obama's Inauguration In The Context Of Dharma Practice 50:02
James Baraz	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley : IMCB Regular Talks

2009-01-22 Where Letting Go and Embracing the World Meet 39:18
Kittisaro	Download Listen
Compassion says ‘I am Everything’ - Wisdom ‘I am Nothing’ Where emptiness leans into aversion and compassion into grasping Ajahn Chah’s reflection on teachings as way of providing balance Metta and the attendant blessings of metta Meeting English football hooligans
Dharmagiri : Original Brightness Retreat

2009-01-22 Intention 39:22
Mary Grace Orr	Download Listen
Insight Santa Cruz

2009-01-21 The Courage To Awaken 1:17:43

Tara Brach

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Courage is the greatness of heart that allows us, in the face of fear, to be true to what matters. This talk is a reflection on how we can become increasingly courageous in those parts of our lives where we have held back from living and loving fully.

Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC : IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2009-01-21 Starting with Right View 53:37
Mark Nunberg	Download Listen
Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center