Dharma Seed - Dharma Talks

2008-10-28 Guided Metta Meditation 34:25
Leela Sarti	Download Listen
Gaia House : The Heart of Wisdom and Compassion

2008-10-15 Equanimity In The Face Of Conflict 67:02

Tara Brach

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This talk, given on the eve of a presidential debate, explores how we can awaken from the conditioning that turns us against ourselves and others. The guided meditation offers an opportunity to choose a place of conflict and reactivity with others, and discover what is possible when we turn towards our deepest wisdom and compassion.

Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC : IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2008-10-15 The Gift of Being - Guided Meditation 17:25
Ayya Medhanandi	Download Listen
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Sati Saraniya Hermitage : Hospice Talks and Guided Meditations

2008-10-14 Metta For All (No One Excluded) 45:37
Pascal Auclair	Download Listen
A Guided Meditation - Radiating Metta upwards and downwards and in all directions
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Three-Month Retreat - Part 1

2008-10-01 Inviting Mara To Tea 1:12:00

Tara Brach

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One of the great archetypal themes in the Buddha's life is facing Mara, the shadow side of greed, hatred and delusion. Rather than being seduced, fighting or running away, the Buddha simply recognized Mara's presence and invited him to tea. This talk and guided meditation explores the theme of a radical and engaged presence, and how it directly translates into a sacred path of healing and freedom.

Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC : IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2008-09-17 Behind the Veil of Thoughts - Guided Meditation 15:51
Ayya Medhanandi	Download Listen
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Sati Saraniya Hermitage : Hospice Talks and Guided Meditations

2008-09-03 Turning Towards What You Love 49:55
Tara Brach	Download Listen
There is a saying: The road to hell is paved with bad intentions. From the Buddha we learn the path to freedom arises from wise intentions. Yet because we habitually grasp after what will immediately relieve or comfort or please us, we often do not listen to our deepest intentions. We forget that in this brief life, what matters most is loving presence. This evening of talk and guided meditations invites participants to examine intentions in their relationships, and to reflect on living from a more awake connection with our heart.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC : IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2008-09-03 Pure Listening - Guided Meditation 19:28
Ayya Medhanandi	Download Listen
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Sati Saraniya Hermitage : Hospice Talks and Guided Meditations

2008-08-27 Listening To Our Life 1:21:28

Tara Brach

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Listening in a full and open way allows us to come home to our natural state--awake, vast awareness. In an immediate way, a listening attention dissolves the tangles of fear and craving that obscure our wholeness. This class includes both a talk and guided meditations on deep listening to our inner experience and with others.

Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC : IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2008-08-12 Talk Five: Samatha, Nibbana, and the Emptiness of Perception - The Relationship Between Concentration and Insight 60:37
Rob Burbea	Download Listen
As we learn to develop concentration in meditation, samatha (calm, tranquility) is also developed, and together these qualities become a powerful means for deep insight and a source of profound well-being. This progressive series of talks, guided meditations and instructions explores in some detail the art of concentration, primarily through different ways of working with the breath and the body to open to deeper and deeper levels of calmness, presence and joy.
Gaia House : The Art Of Concentration (Samatha Meditation)