Dharma Seed - Dharma Talks

1991-01-03 2nd Step of Insight: Arising & Ceasing; Faith & Wisdom Loving-Kindness Meditation (Purity of Heart) 69:38
Ayya Khema	Download Listen
Khema Archive (Mount Mary Immaculate, Lafayette, California) : 1991 Retreat at Mount Mary

1991-01-02 Absolute Proof 50:27
Ajahn Amaro	Download Listen
How do we know the Buddhas teachings are true? (Estimated date of talk. Exact date unknown)
Abhayagiri Monastery

1991-01-02 Caring For Oneself & Others 41:19
Narayan Helen Liebenson	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1991-01-02 Contemplation on Impermanence, the 5 Noble Powers, Loving Kindness Meditation (beloved person), “Sound Only” as Meditation and/or Contemplation 1:55:37
Ayya Khema	Download Listen
Khema Archive (Holy Redeemer - Oakland) : 1991 Retreat at Holy Redeemer

1991-01-02 Contemplations and Guided Meditations 5:45:42

Ayya Khema

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1991-01-02 Five Daily Recollections 18:55
Ayya Khema	Download Listen
Khema Archive (Mount Mary Immaculate, Lafayette, California)
In collection: Contemplations and Guided Meditations

1991-01-02 5 Daily Recollections; Mindfulness of the Body 1:32:21
Ayya Khema	Download Listen
Khema Archive (Mount Eliza - Australia) : Retreat @ Mount Eliza

1991-01-02 Calm and Insight; Contemplation 49:17
Ayya Khema	Download Listen
Khema Archive (Buddhist Summer School - Melbourne - Australia) : Retreat @ Melbourne

1991-01-02 Sigalavada Sutta, D.N. 31 (Advice to Lay People) Loving-Kindness Meditation (Purity, Love & Compassion) 1:17:39
Ayya Khema	Download Listen
Khema Archive (Buddha Dhamma Hermitage, Bundanoon, Australia) : Retreat @ Bundanoon

1991-01-02 The immediate benefits of meditation; Methods for insight meditation (impermanence) 63:56
Ayya Khema	Download Listen
Gaia House : Retreat @ Gaia

1991-01-02 Contemplation on Impermanence; The 5 Noble Powers Loving-Kindness Meditation (Beloved Person); "Sound Only" as Meditation and/or Contemplation 1:30:27
Ayya Khema	Download Listen
Khema Archive (Holy Redeemer - Oakland) : Retreat @ Holy Redeemer

1991-01-02 Contemplation: 5 Daily Recollections Samannaphala Sutta - Fruits of Reclueship (Introduction) 1:27:59
Ayya Khema	Download Listen
Khema Archive (Kereva Park - Australia) : Retreat @ Kereva

1991-01-02 5 Daily Recollections, 4 Supreme Efforts, 3rd & 4th Fondation of Mindfulness 1:31:33
Ayya Khema	Download Listen
Khema Archive (Mount Mary Immaculate, Lafayette, California) : 1991 Retreat at Mount Mary

1991-01-01 The Path Of Parenting 59:01
Jack Kornfield	Download Listen
integrating our modern parenting with the respect and integrity of a spiritual practice while learning the challenges and joys of trust
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

1991-01-01 Listening To The Song 53:22
Jack Kornfield	Download Listen
opening our practice by listening to the song of the present reality
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

1991-01-01 Healing 65:54
Jack Kornfield	Download Listen
Awakening to the healing and heartfelt awareness that comes when we sense the precious mystery of being alive.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

1991-01-01 Emptiness And Compassion 44:31
Christopher Titmuss	Download Listen
Seeing emptiness and compassion as fields of wisdom.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : New Year's Retreat with Jack Kornfield

1991-01-01 Emptiness Of Desire 36:19
Christopher Titmuss	Download Listen
Discovering the wanting mind.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : New Year's Retreat with Jack Kornfield

1991-01-01 Emptiness Of Dharma 48:49
Christopher Titmuss	Download Listen
"If we cherish the teachings, we'll never see the emptiness"
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : New Year's Retreat with Jack Kornfield

1991-01-01 Emptiness Of Finite Existence 45:43
Christopher Titmuss	Download Listen
understanding the lack of substantiality in our lives
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : New Year's Retreat with Jack Kornfield

1991-01-01 My Life As A Monk 46:32
Ajahn Amaro	Download Listen
Sharing a personal journey of discovery. (Estimated date of talk. Exact date unknown)
Abhayagiri Monastery

1991-01-01 Energy Meditation 1:29:06
John Orr	Download Listen

1991-01-01 Pilgrimage Talk in Bodhgaya 40:20
Ajahn Sucitto	Download Listen
This Is a talk given to a retreat given by Christopher Titmus in January 1991 in Bodhgaya. It is referred to in Ajahn's podcast "Where Are you Going?" (https://whereareyougoing.podbean.com/)
Wat Thai Bodhgaya

1991-01-01 Samannaphala Sutta, DN2 Discourse on Fruits of Recluseship, Historical Background, Loving Kindness Meditation (Gratitude) 1:31:46
Ayya Khema	Download Listen
Khema Archive (Holy Redeemer - Oakland) : 1991 Retreat at Holy Redeemer

1991-01-01 The Way to the Heart through meditation (Melbourne, Jan. 91) 32:28
Ayya Khema	Download Listen
Khema Archive (Melbourne, Australia)
In collection: Lectures By Ven. Ayya Khema

1991-01-01 Buddhism and Meditation; Loving-Kindness meditation (Bowral, 91) 1:22:21
Ayya Khema	Download Listen
Khema Archive (Kereva Park - Australia)
In collection: Lectures By Ven. Ayya Khema

1991-01-01 Purification in Daily Life (Green Gulch Zen Centre, 91) 1:31:22
Ayya Khema	Download Listen
Green Gulch Farm Zen Center
In collection: Lectures By Ven. Ayya Khema

1991-01-01 Balancing Compassion And Detachment 52:13
Michele McDonald	Download Listen
discovering that our freedom does not depend on what is happening but how we relate to what is happening
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : New Year's Retreat with Jack Kornfield

1991-01-01 Introduction to Meditation 55:45
Ayya Khema	Download Listen
Khema Archive (Buddhist Summer School - Melbourne - Australia) : Retreat @ Melbourne

1991-01-01 Refuge & Precepts; Explanation of the Shrine Loving-Kindness Meditation 57:31
Ayya Khema	Download Listen
Khema Archive (Buddha Dhamma Hermitage, Bundanoon, Australia) : Retreat @ Bundanoon

1991-01-01 The "Why" and "How " of Meditation; Mindfulness of the body; Confidence; Loving-Kindness Meditation (Lotus) 1:10:55
Ayya Khema	Download Listen
Gaia House : Retreat @ Gaia

1991-01-01 The Samannaphala Sutta, D.N.2 The Discourse on the Fruits of Recluseship; The Historical Background; Loving-Kindness Meditation (gratitude) 1:28:32
Ayya Khema	Download Listen
Khema Archive (Holy Redeemer - Oakland) : Retreat @ Holy Redeemer

1991-01-01 Precepts & Refuge Loving-Kindness Meditation 40:12
Ayya Khema	Download Listen
Khema Archive (Kereva Park - Australia) : Retreat @ Kereva

1991-01-01 Dukkha as our Teacher Loving Kindness - Best Friend 1:26:56
Ayya Khema	Download Listen
Khema Archive (Mount Eliza - Australia) : Retreat @ Mount Eliza

1991-01-01 All the Taints, Sabbasava Sutta, M.2 5 Spiritual Faculties: Mindfulness, Concentration Loving-Kindness Meditation (Best Friend) 1:28:07
Ayya Khema	Download Listen
Khema Archive (Mount Mary Immaculate, Lafayette, California) : 1991 Retreat at Mount Mary

1990-12-28 Fulfilling Our Spiritual Life 1:29:26
John Orr	Download Listen

1990-12-17 Q&A 1:23:48
Joseph Goldstein	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1990-12-13 Integrating the Practice into Daily Life 68:18
Joseph Goldstein	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1990-12-11 Taking Refuge In The Sangha 57:53
Steve Armstrong	Download Listen
the power and development of mature faith and understanding in the safety of like minded others.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1990-12-08 Q&A 65:53
Joseph Goldstein	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1990-12-08 Q&A 63:39
Joseph Goldstein	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1990-12-02 Understanding Comes First 58:12
Joseph Goldstein	Download Listen
discovering how our underlying assumptions control and manipulate our thoughts about the way life is

1990-12-01 Emptiness of Self 56:02
John Orr	Download Listen
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1990-12-01 Waking to the Message 1:16:30
Gavin Harrison	Download Listen

1990-11-24 Q&A 68:43
Joseph Goldstein	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1990-11-24 Q&A 46:57
Joseph Goldstein	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1990-11-20 Anatta 59:30
Steve Armstrong	Download Listen
Essential doctrine of Buddhism reveals the insubstantial nature of our sense of "I."
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1990-11-19 Luminosity Of Mind 55:36
Joseph Goldstein	Download Listen
exploring a way to understand the vastness of the Dharma by observing our inner expanse of consciousness

1990-11-16 Defining The Practice 59:59
Joseph Goldstein	Download Listen
respecting the subtlety of the practice that strengthen and support our right understanding

1990-11-13 Samsara: The Wheels Of Existence 57:34
Joseph Goldstein	Download Listen

1990-11-11 Jhana Factors vs Hindrances 60:21
Steve Armstrong	Download Listen
developing the ability to connect and sustain the attention respectively opposes sleepiness and eliminates doubt while joyful delight, comfort and single-pointedness of mind directly confront aversion, restlessness and wanting mind.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1990-11-09 Seven Factors of Enlightenment 60:09
Joseph Goldstein	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1990-11-07 Q&A 1:10:03
Joseph Goldstein	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1990-11-04 Ideal Practice 57:36
Steve Armstrong	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1990-11-03 Law Of Karma 57:42
Joseph Goldstein	Download Listen

1990-11-01 Done Is What Had To Be Done 60:37
Joseph Goldstein	Download Listen
bridging the powers of the mind with an understanding of the practice--the 5 Iddhis

1990-10-28 Q&A 61:26
Joseph Goldstein	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1990-10-26 Craving And Grasping: The Crisis Of Dukkha 53:06
Carol Wilson	Download Listen

1990-10-24 The Buddha's Journey Is Our Own 62:23
Joseph Goldstein	Download Listen
appreciating the significance of the Buddha's life for us in these times

1990-10-20 Understanding and Working with Fear 68:08
Joseph Goldstein	Download Listen
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Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1990-10-20 Understanding Fear 62:14
Joseph Goldstein	Download Listen

1990-10-19 Balance Of Perception 51:53
Carol Wilson	Download Listen
balancing our perceptions so we can simultaneously open to the painful and difficult, as well as to the beautiful and perfect

1990-10-13 Q&A 66:35
Joseph Goldstein	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1990-10-11 Self and Selflessness 58:21
Joseph Goldstein	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1990-10-06 Qualities Of Mindfulness 46:14
Carol Wilson	Download Listen
using each moment of mindfulness to strengthen our ability to see clearly

1990-10-05 Practice of Lovingkindness 63:00
Joseph Goldstein	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1990-10-01 Buddha: The Miracle Of Education 47:15
Jack Kornfield	Download Listen
educating our self about the miracle of coming back again and again to what is here
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

1990-09-27 Letting Go Of Attachment 43:50
Sharon Salzberg	Download Listen
learning to transform desire into love by letting go of what is incomplete and unfulfilling in our lives

1990-09-26 The Nature 55:05
Joseph Goldstein	Download Listen

1990-09-24 Right Action 46:44
Carol Wilson	Download Listen

1990-09-23 Laws of Karma 1:29:39
Gavin Harrison	Download Listen

1990-09-22 Opening Talk 34:16
Carol Wilson	Download Listen

1990-09-21 Perspectives On Practice: Opening Talk 51:10
Joseph Goldstein	Download Listen

1990-09-16 Adverse Circumstances Become The Path 54:00
Carol Wilson	Download Listen

1990-09-06 General Guided Meditation 37:28
Ruth Denison	Download Listen

1990-09-05 Body Sweep (Guided Meditation) 63:42
Ruth Denison	Download Listen

1990-09-02 Accepting Yourself 1:30:24
Ruth Denison	Download Listen
Developing mindfulness in order to see what is true about one's self.

1990-09-02 Personalizing The Dharma 60:03
James Baraz	Download Listen

1990-08-30 Commentary On "Do You See What I See?" 41:01
Christopher Titmuss	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1990-08-29 The End Of The Path 59:30
Christopher Titmuss	Download Listen
exploring the Path, the followers of the Path, and the relationship between the two
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1990-08-28 Aloneness 44:13
Christopher Titmuss	Download Listen
"Each person is the guardian of solitude." (Rilke) reaffirming the true value of aloneness as the heart of the spiritual life
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1990-08-26 The Personal And Impersonal 51:49
Christopher Titmuss	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1990-08-25 Materiality And Spirituality 49:10
Christopher Titmuss	Download Listen
recognizing how materialism, and the fear it generates, deadens our vital connection to life
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1990-08-24 In The Presence Of Something 44:03
Christopher Titmuss	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1990-08-18 Relating To Relating 47:30
Christopher Titmuss	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : 9 Day Meditation/Inquiry with C Titmuss

1990-08-17 Commentaries On Rilke 49:55
Christopher Titmuss	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : 9 Day Meditation/Inquiry with C Titmuss

1990-08-16 Freedom From Beliefs 41:03
Christopher Titmuss	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : 9 Day Meditation/Inquiry with C Titmuss

1990-08-14 Aloneness And Becoming 39:34
Christopher Titmuss	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : 9 Day Meditation/Inquiry with C Titmuss

1990-08-13 The Formative Experience 40:15
Christopher Titmuss	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : 9 Day Meditation/Inquiry with C Titmuss

1990-08-12 Freedom From Certainty 41:13
Christopher Titmuss	Download Listen
seeing the underlying insecurity about ourselves and our lives that gives rise to the need for certainty
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : 9 Day Meditation/Inquiry with C Titmuss

1990-08-11 Where Am I Going? 33:57
Christopher Titmuss	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : 9 Day Meditation/Inquiry with C Titmuss

1990-08-05 Transcendence And Transformation 39:01
Christina Feldman	Download Listen
how can we reconcile our desire for transcendence with being a conscious participant in the world
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Family Retreat with C Feldman

1990-08-03 The Yogi And The Householder 43:19
Christina Feldman	Download Listen
learning how to bring a sense of spiritual significance into your life in whatever you are doing
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Family Retreat with C Feldman

1990-08-02 Form and Space 42:27
Howard Cohn, Debra Chamberlin-Taylor, James Baraz	Download Listen
Gaia House : Gaia House Retreat

1990-08-01 The Hindrances 43:21
Howard Cohn, Debra Chamberlin-Taylor, James Baraz	Download Listen
Gaia House : Gaia House Retreat

1990-08-01 The Transformative Power Of Forgiveness 53:28
Michele McDonald	Download Listen
practicing forgiveness as a process that honors the hurt we have felt and allows us to organically move toward the healing reality of oneness
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

1990-07-27 The Vision 45:40
Christina Feldman	Download Listen
Exploring the energy that vision has to move us toward creating changes in our life.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : 9 Day Retreat with Christina Feldman

1990-07-26 Letting Go 45:43
Christina Feldman	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : 9 Day Retreat with Christina Feldman

1990-07-23 Right Effort 5:33:29

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with Carol Wilson, Christina Feldman, Jack Kornfield, Steve Armstrong, Sylvia Boorstein

1990-07-23 Wise Effort 49:20
Christina Feldman	Download Listen
Recognizing that we are in charge of the effort we need to change our life.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center
In collections: Right Effort, Meditation