Dharma Seed - Dharma Talks

2009-02-18 The Divine Abodes: Compassion 1:17:46

Tara Brach

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Lovingkindness, compassion, joy and equinimity, are natural expressions of our awakened heart. In this series of four talks, we will examine what arouses these qualities of a wise heart. Each talk will include guided reflections. Compassion naturally arises as we allow ourselves to be touched by suffering--our own, those we know, all beings. As we discover our shared vulnerability, the pain of separation dissolves and our hearts open to widening circles of belonging.

Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC : IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2009-02-16 The Raw Spot 63:21
Norman Fischer	Download Listen
Loss, pain and suffering leave us raw. But the rawness can bring us to a new birth. How to practice with difficult times, economic uncertainty.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Monday and Wednesday Talks

2009-01-30 Facets of the Diamond 41:28
Thanissara	Download Listen
Host & the guest and the fundamental confusion between the two Staying at home, the one that hears the sound and the sound merge Allow the world the come to the heart. Before knowledge Original nature & original split Self structure as defence against original pain of separation
Dharmagiri : Original Brightness Retreat

2009-01-27 Kuan Yin - Bestower of Fearlessness 38:07
Kittisaro	Download Listen
Turning the state rather than being turned by the state Liberating the orphans of consciousness & being liberated from them Stories of Ajahn Chah – Knowing pain & ‘What About the Rest of Us?’ The man who wanted to hang himself Returning to the Still Bestower of Courage & Fearlessness.
Dharmagiri : Original Brightness Retreat

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

2008-11-16 Mindfulness Of The Body 53:37
Mark Coleman	Download Listen
Mindfulness of the body as a vehicle of awakening - this talk explores what's challenging about being in the body - working with physical pain, difficult emotions, and how mindfulness practice helps bring insight and ease.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Meditation and Yoga

2008-10-28 Tender Heart Practice 52:43
Yanai Postelnik	Download Listen
Cultivating a gentle and steady meditative attention we can learn to meet difficulty, pain and suffering with kindness and self-forgiveness. With the courage to feel experience deeply, we can embrace our life with a tender heart of love and openness.
Gaia House : The Heart of Wisdom and Compassion

2008-10-19 Kathina Talk 2008-Great Heart 43:19
Ajahn Sucitto	Download Listen
Renunciation sounds painful, but it’s actually a very useful thing to be able to do. Rather than seeking the beautiful and the good where it can’t be found, we consider what is actually needed. We find the heart is enriched through acts of generosity and sharing, and through these, we get what we need.
Cittaviveka : 2008 Cittaviveka Vassa Group Retreat

2008-07-20 Freedom From the Known 58:43
John Peacock	Download Listen
How can we free ourselves from patterns of behaviour that are all too familiar but continue to cause us pain?
Gaia House : Affection Compassion And Joy

2008-07-14 Liberation From The Inner Critic 50:07
Christina Feldman	Download Listen
Self judgment is deeply painful and suffocates the capacity for kindness and freedom. It can also be understood and released.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Mindfulness, Insight, Liberation: Insight Meditation Retreat