Dharma Seed - Dharma Talks

2011-07-30 Working with the Emotional Body (Instructions and Guided Meditation: Day One) 60:29
Rob Burbea	Download Listen
This series of guided meditations and instructions presents a set of tools and approaches for working skilfully with emotions and mind states in practice.
Gaia House : The Boundless Heart

2011-07-27 Part 2: The Mystery of Who We Are 1:18:46

Tara Brach

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Everything we cherish--love, creativity, wisdom, aliveness-- arises out of our capacity to arrive in Beingness. This talk explores the stress that leads us to cut off from our natural state of being, and two key pathways home. Included are guided meditations that explore the nature of our awareness, the essence of who we are.

Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC : IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2011-07-22 Anapanasati Guided Meditation - Day Five 9:53
Matthew Daniell	Download Listen
The second of the two steps in the condensed method
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : The Art of Mindful Living: Insight Meditation Retreat for Experienced Students

2011-07-20 Part 1: The Mystery of Who We Are 1:18:26

Tara Brach

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The Buddha taught that we suffer because we don't realize who we are. This talk explores two pathways of awakening from the insecurity and reactivity that arises from a narrow sense of self. Listeners are invited to investigate the nature of awareness through several guided reflections.

Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC : IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2011-07-20 Guided Meditation Instructions - Anapanasati 15:26
Matthew Daniell	Download Listen
The first of the two step instructions
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : The Art of Mindful Living: Insight Meditation Retreat for Experienced Students

2011-07-19 A Raft to Nibbana 29:08
Ayya Medhanandi	Download Listen
What else is there to do in this life but know the truth of what we are and deepen in wisdom and compassion. Our spiritual map leads us out of the darkness to a purity and clarity of understanding. Here we are, secure in the raft of the heart, braving the tempestuous currents of the world. Yet we are forever tuned to awareness of our true nature. We carefully examine our attachments and let go, guided to freedom from the poisons and dangers of the world. At last, we shall know the irreversible and liberating joys of the Way.
Ottawa Buddhist Society

2011-07-18 Whose Love is it Anyway? 57:37
James Baraz	Download Listen
Although metta practice can seem dualistic (me sending love to others) it is really an anatta practice that reveals the selfless nature of reality. The love that connects us isn't owned by anyone. This talk includes two guided meditations: 1) metta towards self and 2) seeing ourselves as part of a lineage of benefactors-the love and caring we receive from others passing through us to those we care about and support.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Metta Retreat

2011-07-16 Self and Benefactor 58:23
Kamala Masters	Download Listen
First day instructions, guided meditation and walking meditation instruction
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Metta Retreat

2011-07-14 Life Coming Together As You 51:55
James Baraz	Download Listen
The teaching of Anatta (not self) points to the fact that from the perspective of ultimate reality we are not separate entities to whom life happens. All the people in our life who’ve inspired and impacted us live through us even after they are gone. And we in turn impact the lives of many others and live through them. This talk includes a guided practice to understand anatta from this perspective—that the love we’ve received from others and pass on doesn’t belong to any of us. James dedicated this talk to his father Arnold, who would have been 93 today; it begins with a moving reminiscence of their relationship.
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley : IMCB Regular Talks

2011-07-10 Guided Meditation Instructions Mindfulness 55:23
Larry Yang	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Deepening Your Dharma