Dharma Seed - Dharma Talks

2007-10-31 Stress, Wakeful Relaxation And Freedom 1:11:20

Tara Brach

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We are designed to respond to stress with flight/fight/freeze and this can proliferate and then harden into our ongoing response to life. The practice of presence, of recognizing and relaxing with what is arising, can cut through this conditioning and gift us with the realization of our true nature and the capacity to love fully.

Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC : IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2007-10-31 Discovering the Awakening Factor of Energy 54:47
Mark Nunberg	Download Listen
Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2007-10-31 Practicing With Thoughts And Emotions 61:22
Donald Rothberg	Download Listen
Mindfulness of thoughts and emotions gives us one of our great resources for applying our practice in daily life -- in the midst of work, relationships, and family. Here we explore some general qualities of mindfulness, then explore the guidelines of "RAIN" -- recognition, acceptance, inquiry and non-identification -- applying this approach to the experiencing of anger. Next week we explore skillful action with thoughts and emotions.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2007-10-31 Joseph's Dharma Story - part 1 61:16
Joseph Goldstein	Download Listen
Joseph's Dharma Story
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Three-Month Retreat - Part 1

2007-10-30 Compassion 59:00
Carol Wilson	Download Listen
The understanding of emptiness manifests in our experience as the intention of compassion. One way that compassion develops is through meeting our own physical and mental suffering with kind awareness.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge : October 2007 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2007-10-29 Quiet The Mind, Open The Heart 69:27
Jack Kornfield	Download Listen
The essence of meditation is a shift of identity and awakening of compassion.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Monday and Wednesday Talks

2007-10-28 Student Themes & Talk 47:14
Eugene Cash	Download Listen
San Francisco Insight Meditation Community

2007-10-27 Spirit of the Path 34:07
Leela Sarti	Download Listen
Gaia House : The Heart Of Wisdom And Compassion

2007-10-27 Spirit of the Path 51:51
Leela Sarti	Download Listen
Gaia House : The Heart Of Wisdom And Compassion

2007-10-26 Supporting And Deepening Daily Life Practice 53:25
Donald Rothberg	Download Listen
Practicing mindfulness and metta in the United States is definitely challenging for a variety of reasons which are explored briefly. We outline a number of basic supports for practice (daily practice, community, study, etc. ) and then focus on four main ways of deepening daily life practice - (1) Finding regular ways to break habits, (2)Working with a mentor or teacher, (3) Grounding in the body, and (4) Learning to take obstacles and suffering as opportunities. (note: There is a 15 minute gap about 11 minutes into this talk and cuts out again at 53 minutes, due to technical difficulties.)
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Cultivating Clear Seeing, Opening the Heart