Dharma Seed - Dharma Talks

2013-01-18 Reflections on Faith 48:43
Winnie Nazarko	Download Listen
Faith is a loaded word for many Westerners, yet it is a key quality in Buddhist practice. This talk clarifies what faith (saddha) isn't, and what it is, as part of the eight fold path
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge : January 2013 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2013-01-18 The Heart-fulness of Forgiveness 65:16
Larry Yang	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Metta Retreat

2013-01-18 Guided Metta Meditation 38:21
La Sarmiento	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC : 2013 IMCW Women's Retreat: The Heart of Buddhist Meditation

2013-01-18 Walking Meditation Instruction 7:48
La Sarmiento	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC : 2013 IMCW Women's Retreat: The Heart of Buddhist Meditation

2013-01-18 Mindfulness Meditation 26:45
Tara Brach	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC : 2013 IMCW Women's Retreat: The Heart of Buddhist Meditation

2013-01-17 The Power of Generosity 56:47
James Baraz	Download Listen
James is joined by Phil Catalfo, who runs the Berkeley Neighborhood Food Project, for a rich discussion about the power of generosity. Giving not only benefits the recipient but the giver as well. While BNFP alleviates the suffering of those who are “food insecure;” it also alleviates the suffering of the donors by providing them a means to process their feelings, thoughts, and memories about food, hunger, abundance, guilt, and so on. Participants report a vastly expanded sense of themselves and become profoundly grateful for the opportunity to experience that. They see that “everybody wins” is an actual option in this world. BNFP Website
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley : IMCB Regular Talks

2013-01-17 The Three Refuges 15:06
La Sarmiento	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC : 2013 IMCW Women's Retreat: The Heart of Buddhist Meditation

2013-01-17 De-mystifying Metta 65:09
Heather Martin	Download Listen
What Metta isn't and what it really can be, in its many degrees of juice.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Metta Retreat

2013-01-17 Campassion: Guided Meditation 38:41
Larry Yang	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Metta Retreat

2013-01-16 Stepping Out of the Cave 1:15:58

Tara Brach

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If we are suffering it is because we are believing something that is not true. This talk explores the genesis of our core beliefs and the investigation, mindfulness and compassion that can release their grip.

Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC : IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2013-01-16 En route vers la 3e noble vérité 49:07
Pascal Auclair	Download Listen
True North Insight : TNI Regular Talks

2013-01-16 In the beginning was the human condition, the Buddha’s new way to work with it 45:32
Winton Higgins	Download Listen
Wellington Insight Meditation Community : Secular Buddhism
Attached Files: Making the most of the human condition by Winton Higgens (PDF)

2013-01-16 Updating the practice on the basis of the first principles 42:01
Winton Higgins	Download Listen
Wellington Insight Meditation Community : Secular Buddhism
Attached Files: Making the most of the human condition by Winton Higgens (PDF)

2013-01-16 Tradition and culture 40:03
Winton Higgins	Download Listen
Wellington Insight Meditation Community : Secular Buddhism
Attached Files: Making the most of the human condition by Winton Higgens (PDF)

2013-01-16 Ask not whether it’s true but whether it works 35:05
Winton Higgins	Download Listen
Wellington Insight Meditation Community : Secular Buddhism
Attached Files: Making the most of the human condition by Winton Higgens (PDF)

2013-01-16 Eight fold path & American dream 1:27:08
Amma Thanasanti	Download Listen
Shakti Vihara

2013-01-16 Ten subjects 31:26
Amma Thanasanti	Download Listen
Shakti Vihara

2013-01-16 Ten subjects - Q&A 30:54
Amma Thanasanti	Download Listen
Shakti Vihara

2013-01-16 Reflections on Hindrances and Aggregates 33:31
Amma Thanasanti	Download Listen
Shakti Vihara

2013-01-16 Reflections on Hindrances and Aggregates - Q&A 32:48
Amma Thanasanti	Download Listen
Shakti Vihara

2013-01-15 The Unfolding of Metta Practice 56:31
Donald Rothberg	Download Listen
Weaving in the views and voice of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on his birthday with the teachings of the Buddha on metta, and with observations of how metta practice develops, we explore the spirit of metta practice and themes of living from the awakened heart; developing concentration, purifying and eventually unifying mind, heart and body and opening to our radiant depths, we bring metta to the world.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Metta Retreat

2013-01-15 The Miracle of the Present Moment 39:17
Howard Cohn	Download Listen
Mission Dharma

2013-01-14 Mindfulness of the Body 62:26
Sally Armstrong	Download Listen
Body as practice, refuge and teacher.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Monday and Wednesday Talks

2013-01-14 Dependent Origination - Week 1- Talk 52:43
Mark Nunberg	Download Listen
Common Ground Meditation Center : Buddhist Studies Course - Dependent Origination

2013-01-13 The Buddha's Path 56:57
Mark Nunberg	Download Listen
Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2013-01-13 The Buddha's Path:Dharma Talk 34:24
Mark Nunberg	Download Listen
Guided Meditation
Common Ground Meditation Center

2013-01-12 You are the Nameless and the Formless 62:12
Howard Cohn	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Essential Dharma

2013-01-11 Managing the Unmanageable, Part B 42:41
Kevin Griffin	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2013-01-11 Managing the Unmanageable, Part A 61:01
Kevin Griffin	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2013-01-11 The Power of Compassion 53:11
Mark Coleman	Download Listen
Through practice, the heart flowers by integrating mindfulness and metta (loving kindness) and through turning toward our suffering with kind attention and loving acceptance.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Essential Dharma

2013-01-10 In The Footsteps of The Buddha 62:26
Howard Cohn	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Essential Dharma

2013-01-10 Shifting perspectives 47:46
James Baraz	Download Listen
When life is difficult or frustrating the teachings advise us to practice equanimity. One simple but potent way to do that is to take a step back and hold things with a wider perspective. We'll be exploring different practices that incline towards equanimity through this method.
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley : IMCB Regular Talks

2013-01-09 Aligning Our Thoughts with the Path 25:09
Ayya Anandabodhi	Download Listen
Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery (Hartford Street Zen Center)

2013-01-09 The Barriers to Loving Presence 1:15:18

Tara Brach

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You might reflect on someone important to you, and ask: "What is between me and loving fully?" Notice what happens. This talk explores the ways we create separations from others, and the power of inquiry and presence to awaken an unconditionally loving heart.

Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC : IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2013-01-09 The Liberating Power or Mindfulness 54:17
Mark Coleman	Download Listen
What is mindfulness? How does it function and most importantly how does it allow us to be present to our experience and bring about a spacious, non-reactive response to the moment, that facilitates freedom.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Essential Dharma

2013-01-09 Pas moi, pas mien 1:10:13
Pascal Auclair	Download Listen
True North Insight : TNI Regular Talks

2013-01-09 Four Foundations of Mindfulness IX: Fourth Foundation III 56:21
Donald Rothberg	Download Listen
We continue to explore the Fourth Foundation, particularly through the frameworks of the Five Hindrances and The Four Noble Truths.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Monday and Wednesday Talks

2013-01-08 The Four Attachments 37:22
Arinna Weisman	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Essential Dharma: Core Buddhist Teachings, Part 2

2013-01-08 Fundamentals of the Dharma: Embodied Action 45:09
Rodney Smith	Download Listen
Insights remain a dormant potential but not a formative actuality until they are put into action. Action validates the insight and establishes our intention to move in line with its truth. Action overcomes doubt and aligns our cognitive system with our spiritual transformation. It is the essential component for moving our spiritual journey forward. Too often our insights get lost within our conditioned habits and are never brought into the light of day, and therefore never fully position our mental and physical systems to the Dharma.
Seattle Insight Meditation Society
In collection: Fundamentals of the Dharma

2013-01-08 The IP Happiness 46:05
Amma Thanasanti	Download Listen
Shakti Vihara : TiE at Innovation Pavilion

2013-01-07 What Is Intention 53:09
Mark Coleman	Download Listen
What is it's place in our lives. How do we cultivate it and what hinders clarity of intention.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Monday and Wednesday Talks

2013-01-06 The Truth 39:44
Eugene Cash	Download Listen
San Francisco Insight Meditation Community

2013-01-06 S.O.S. - Sitting on Sunday: Jan 6, 2013 1:30:40
Gina Sharpe	Download Listen
These regularly scheduled mornings begin with a guided meditation, sometimes followed by standing or walking meditation. There is a Dharma talk and often a question and answer period where attendees can inquire about practice.
New York Insight Meditation Center : NYI Regular Talks

2013-01-05 Morning Reflections 16:24
Greg Scharf	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Embodying the Heart of Wisdom: New Year’s Retreat

2013-01-05 Highest Happiness 31:59
Amma Thanasanti	Download Listen
Shakti Vihara

2013-01-04 The Great Heart Of Life 60:35
Yanai Postelnik	Download Listen
Our human heart has a great capacity to deepen in kindness and understanding - and we can learn to trust this even in the face of danger and suffering
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Embodying the Heart of Wisdom: New Year’s Retreat

2013-01-04 Morning Reflections and Instructions -Day 7 55:14
Catherine McGee	Download Listen
Resting in the naturalness of the knowing mind
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Embodying the Heart of Wisdom: New Year’s Retreat

2013-01-03 Embracing Change 52:20
James Baraz	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley : IMCB Regular Talks

2013-01-03 Factors of Awakening - Equanimity 57:19
Sharda Rogell	Download Listen
Equanimity is both our practice and the goal of the teaching. We start where we3 are with an attitude of welcoming all things.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : New Year's Retreat

2013-01-03 Morning Instructions - emotions and mindstates 55:34
Yanai Postelnik	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Embodying the Heart of Wisdom: New Year’s Retreat