Dharma Seed - Dharma Talks

2012-09-12 La joie 66:46
Pascal Auclair	Download Listen
True North Insight : Mindfulness in Daily Life

2012-09-12 The Freedom of Yes 1:24:10

Tara Brach

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How do we accept ourselves or others when our actions are causing harm? Does acceptance mean passivity? Does it undermine our efforts towards change? This talk responds to these questions with a simple, illuminating and challenging principle about genuine transformation: Acceptance is the prerequisite of true healing and awakening. Only when we've paused to recognize and allow this moment's experience to be fully as it is, can we respond from our intelligence and compassion to prevent future suffering.

Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC : IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2012-09-12 States of Mind: Forming and Transforming the World we Experience 51:43
John Teasdale	Download Listen
This talk examines the way that states of mind form and shape the world we experience in each moment, and how we can transform that world by knowing the state of our mind from moment to moment, and changing our relationship to it.
Gaia House : Mindfulness, Insight, Liberation: The Foundations of MBCT/SR

2012-09-11 The Home of Experience 39:53
Howard Cohn	Download Listen
Mission Dharma

2012-09-11 Fundamentals of the Dharma: Love of Honesty 4:35
Rodney Smith	Download Listen
We cannot talk about the fundamentals of Dharma without mentioning honesty. All we have to do is meet a truly honest person to know that honesty is infectious. We sense that it must take courage to live with honesty and integrity, but what it really takes is a love of the truth. Honesty in Dharma practice is simply the love of what is true. It is behind all of our inquiry and Dharma investigation. "What is going on here?" is the soul searching question that opens the doors of the heart. We release our deceptions for two reasons: first, it is painful to deceive, and second, we have a profound urge to know the true causes and motivations for our defensiveness. That urge, when properly honed, will be our vehicle for the completion of the spiritual journey.
Seattle Insight Meditation Society
In collection: Fundamentals of the Dharma

2012-09-11 Papanca 52:19
Christina Feldman	Download Listen
this talk explores the different streams of thought proliferation that can torment the mind.
Gaia House : Mindfulness, Insight, Liberation: The Foundations of MBCT/SR

2012-09-10 Natchiketa & the Lord of Death 67:43
Jack Kornfield	Download Listen
Initiation, Forgiveness & the Timeless Realm
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Monday and Wednesday Talks

2012-09-10 Mindfulness Of The body 56:24
Sally Armstrong	Download Listen
Developing a wise relationship to our body is an important part of our meditation practice. We often have a distorted, even aversive attitude to the body.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Three-Month Retreat - Part 1

2012-09-10 Grief 18:49
Amma Thanasanti	Download Listen
Shakti Vihara

2012-09-10 Four Distortions of Perception 57:04
John Peacock	Download Listen
Gaia House : Mindfulness, Insight, Liberation: The Foundations of MBCT/SR

2012-09-09 Taking Refuge 59:47
Greg Scharf	Download Listen
A discussion of the refuges and precepts (including chanting them at the start of the IMS 3 month retreat) and some reflections regarding useful attitudes when beginning a retreat.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Three-Month Retreat - Part 1

2012-09-09 S.O.S. - Sitting on Sundays: Sept 9, 2012 1:24:04
Gina Sharpe	Download Listen
New York Insight Meditation Center : NYI Regular Talks

2012-09-09 Morning Instruction 15:14
Sally Armstrong	Download Listen
Relaxing into breath and body
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Three-Month Retreat - Part 1

2012-09-09 Care, Kindness and the End of Suffering 47:46
John Teasdale	Download Listen
Metta, loving kindness, is seen as the foundation for all practice, and, itself, as a direct path to awakening. This talk examines why and how.
Gaia House : Mindfulness, Insight, Liberation: The Foundations of MBCT/SR

2012-09-08 Embodiment 47:21
Christina Feldman	Download Listen
Using the metaphor of the two darts, this talk explores how mindfulness of the body is an antidote to the second dart of reactivity.
Gaia House : Mindfulness, Insight, Liberation: The Foundations of MBCT/SR

2012-09-07 Opening Talk for Mindfulness, Insight, Liberation: The Foundations of MBCT/SR Retreat 48:45
Christina Feldman	Download Listen
Opening Talk for an Insight Meditation retreat that is particularly relevant to those teaching or training in mindfulness-based applications. This retreat explores the Four Foundations of Mindfulness as taught in the Satipatthana discourse given by the Buddha. This talk also includes John Teasdale and John Peacock
Gaia House : Mindfulness, Insight, Liberation: The Foundations of MBCT/SR

2012-09-06 The Two Truths: Personal Truth and Universal Truth. 52:46
Heather Sundberg	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley : IMCB Regular Talks

2012-09-05 Trance of the Unreal Other 1:22:49

Tara Brach

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We are conditioned to perceive people as unreal others- two dimensional characters who lack sentience, vulnerability and goodness. This is often most insidious when we filter people through demeaning culturally driven stereotypes. This talk explores the suffering of living in a trance that separates us from others, and how our practices of mindfulness and compassion enable us to experience what Thoreau calls the "miracle" of seeing through another's eyes, if only for a moment.

Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC : IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2012-09-05 Relating Wisely the Sense of Self 33:10
Heather Sundberg	Download Listen
Talk explores the 5 aggregates and the 3 characteristics using stories, suttas and practical exercises to develop relating wisely to the sense of self.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Monday and Wednesday Talks

2012-09-04 Back to School 48:19
Howard Cohn	Download Listen
Introduces 100-Day Retreat in Daily Life
Mission Dharma

2012-09-04 The Direction of Meditation in Daily Life 30:38
Yvonne Weier	Download Listen
Gaia House : Touching Heaven and Earth - Meditation and Qi Gong Retreat

2012-09-03 Respect & Dignity 65:58
Jack Kornfield	Download Listen
How Mindfulness, Loving attention bring respect & dignity to all...
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Labor Day Retreat

2012-09-02 Transforming Suffering into Happiness 64:22
James Baraz	Download Listen
The magic of mindfulness is how it weakens unwholesome (akusala) states of suffering and strengthens wholesome (kusala) states of well-being. This talk explains this process of alchemy: how greed, hatred and delusion are trnsformed into generosity, loving-kindness and wisdom.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Labor Day Retreat

2012-09-02 Labor Day Retreat: Talk #4 - Gratitude for the Path 63:33
Mark Nunberg	Download Listen
Retreat Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2012-09-02 Labor Day Retreat: Talk #5 - Q & A 30:12
Mark Nunberg	Download Listen
Retreat Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2012-09-02 Aligning With Truth 51:23
Anushka Fernandopulle	Download Listen
Description of the three characteristics of existence and living in accord with the truth of the way things are.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Uncovering Innate Freedom: Labor Day Meditation Weekend

2012-09-02 Morning Instructions on Dealing With Emotions and Q&A 1:13:13
Pascal Auclair	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Uncovering Innate Freedom: Labor Day Meditation Weekend

2012-09-02 Embracing Heaven and Earth 39:32
Yvonne Weier	Download Listen
Gaia House : Touching Heaven and Earth - Meditation and Qi Gong Retreat

2012-09-01 Love For The Body 63:05
Anushka Fernandopulle	Download Listen
Introduction to the heart practice of kindness (metta) guided meditation towards one's own body and Q&A
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Uncovering Innate Freedom: Labor Day Meditation Weekend

2012-09-01 Unbinding our Heart and Mind 56:59
Sharda Rogell	Download Listen
The Buddha's teaching addresses the problem in life. Thoughts themselves are not the problem, rather the greed, hate and delusion bound up in the thought. A personal story exploring how to unbind ourselves from these conditions that cause us pain.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Labor Day Retreat

2012-09-01 Labor Day Retreat: Talk #3 - Suffering & End of Suffering 57:45
Mark Nunberg	Download Listen
Retreat Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2012-09-01 Listening to the Sound of Silence, Part D 1:35:51
Robert K. Hall	Download Listen
From the daylong "THE DHARMA, EGONOMICS and the COMMERCE of the SELF: How to Manage Being a "Me" "
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2012-09-01 Listening to the Sound of Silence, Part B 58:07
Robert K. Hall	Download Listen
From the daylong "THE DHARMA, EGONOMICS and the COMMERCE of the SELF: How to Manage Being a "Me" "
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2012-09-01 Listening to the Sound of Silence, Part C 1:27:07
Robert K. Hall	Download Listen
From the daylong "THE DHARMA, EGONOMICS and the COMMERCE of the SELF: How to Manage Being a "Me"
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2012-09-01 Listening to the Sounds of Silence, Part A 6:53
Robert K. Hall	Download Listen
From the daylong "THE DHARMA, EGONOMICS and the COMMERCE of the SELF: How to Manage Being a "Me" "
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2012-09-01 Why Would You Sit Like This For A Whole Weekend? 54:09
Pascal Auclair	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Uncovering Innate Freedom: Labor Day Meditation Weekend

2012-09-01 Meditation Instruction 59:00
Anushka Fernandopulle	Download Listen
Guided meditation instructions on first day of weekend retreat.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Uncovering Innate Freedom: Labor Day Meditation Weekend

2012-09-01 Opening Talk for Touching Heaven and Earth - Meditation and Qi Gong Retreat 20:13
Yvonne Weier	Download Listen
This talk also includes Max Weier
Gaia House : Touching Heaven and Earth - Meditation and Qi Gong Retreat

2012-08-31 Foundations of Mindfulness Series - Q&A on Feeling & Metta 22:22
Amma Thanasanti	Download Listen
Shakti Vihara : Foundations of Mindfulness Series

2012-08-31 Foundations of Mindfulness Series - Guided Meditation on Feeling 12:57
Amma Thanasanti	Download Listen
Shakti Vihara : Foundations of Mindfulness Series

2012-08-31 Look Around: Wake Up to Reality 61:06
Howard Cohn	Download Listen
Real time four noble truths.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Labor Day Retreat

2012-08-31 Labor Day Retreat: Talk #2 - Seeing Things As Right View 50:35
Mark Nunberg	Download Listen
Retreat Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2012-08-31 Foundations of Mindfulness Series - Contemplating Feeling 27:42
Amma Thanasanti	Download Listen
Shakti Vihara : Foundations of Mindfulness Series

2012-08-31 Mindfulness at Work 1:20:12
Amma Thanasanti	Download Listen
Shakti Vihara : TiE at Innovation Pavilion

2012-08-30 Labor Day! 44:30
Wes Nisker	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley : IMCB Regular Talks

2012-08-30 What Am I Doing Here and Why Am I Doing It? 56:49
James Baraz	Download Listen
How mindfulness practice works on retreat, the benefits that it produces and helpful attitudes that support intensive retreat practice.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Labor Day Retreat

2012-08-30 Labor Day Retreat: Talk #1 - It's Already Here 62:04
Mark Nunberg	Download Listen
Retreat Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2012-08-30 Being Ordinary 1:11:41
Rebecca Bradshaw	Download Listen
Guest Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2012-08-30 Instant Karma 31:29
Fred Von Allmen	Download Listen
Absicht, Handlig, Würkig – Üses Handlä prägt üs sälber
Kalyanamitta Basel

2012-08-29 Intimacy with Our Inner Life 1:18:49

Tara Brach

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Jung wrote that our suffering arises from the unseen, unfelt parts of our psyche. This talk explores ways we can establish a healing presence by recognizing and communicating with the parts of our being that we habitually ignore or judge.

Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC : IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks