Dharma Seed - Dharma Talks

2010-09-06 Freedom & The Way it is... 63:55
Jack Kornfield	Download Listen
How knowing and acknowledging the way things are leads to freedom and a gracious, compassionate heart.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Monday and Wednesday Talks

2010-08-25 Compassion - Responding to Suffering with Care 1:23:03

Tara Brach

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Our capacity to respond to ourselves and our world with compassion is the essence of all healing and spiritual awakening. This talk explores the trance of separation that blocks our natural compassion, and includes guided practices that enable us to directly cultivate a compassionate heart.

Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC : IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2010-08-15 The Practice of Compassion (Karuna) 1:15:25
Gina Sharpe	Download Listen
This is the fourth and final session of the "Metta and Compassion" daylong. It includes a guided karuna meditation, some explanation, question-and-answer with both Gina Sharpe and Sharon Salzberg, and closes with a sharing of the merit. This day focuses on the development of lovingkindness and compassion, both for ourselves and for others. These qualities of the heart diminish fear and isolation, and further our understanding of interconnectedness. Through meditation practice, dialogue, and discourse, we will explore these qualities together. Suitable for both beginning and more experienced meditators.
New York Insight Meditation Center : Metta and Compassion with Sharon Salzberg and Gina Sharpe

2010-08-15 Introduction to Compassion (Karuna) 47:09
Gina Sharpe	Download Listen
This is the third talk in the "Metta and Compassion" daylong, in which Gina introduces the concept of compassion/karuna. This day focuses on the development of lovingkindness and compassion, both for ourselves and for others. These qualities of the heart diminish fear and isolation, and further our understanding of interconnectedness. Through meditation practice, dialogue, and discourse, we will explore these qualities together. Suitable for both beginning and more experienced meditators.
New York Insight Meditation Center : Metta and Compassion with Sharon Salzberg and Gina Sharpe

2010-08-15 The Practice of Metta (Lovingkindness) 39:37
Sharon Salzberg	Download Listen
This is the second talk of the "Metta and Compassion" daylong, containing a dharma talk, a guided metta/lovingkindness meditation and a question-answer session. This day focuses on the development of lovingkindness and compassion, both for ourselves and for others. These qualities of the heart diminish fear and isolation, and further our understanding of interconnectedness. Through meditation practice, dialogue, and discourse, we will explore these qualities together. Suitable for both beginning and more experienced meditators.
New York Insight Meditation Center : Metta and Compassion with Sharon Salzberg and Gina Sharpe

2010-08-15 Introduction to Metta and Compassion 34:16
Sharon Salzberg	Download Listen
This is first talk of the Metta and Compassion daylong, introducing lovingkindness (metta) and compassion (karuna). This day focuses on the development of lovingkindness and compassion, both for ourselves and for others. These qualities of the heart diminish fear and isolation, and further our understanding of interconnectedness. Through meditation practice, dialogue, and discourse, we will explore these qualities together. Suitable for both beginning and more experienced meditators.
New York Insight Meditation Center : Metta and Compassion with Sharon Salzberg and Gina Sharpe

2010-08-11 Blessings of a Forgiving Heart 1:18:19

Tara Brach

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The roots of peace and war are within these very hearts. In the moments that we release blame, we reconnect with the compassionate presence that heals ourselves and others as well. This talk includes a meditation that guides us in awakening our capacity to forgive.

Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC : IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2010-08-09 Forgiveness and Compassion 51:37
Chris Cullen	Download Listen
Gaia House : The Loving Kindness (Metta) Retreat

2010-08-04 Self-Forgiveness 56:19

Tara Brach

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Holding ourselves with a compassionate, forgiving heart is the gateway to healing, and to intimacy with our world. This talk explores our deep conditioning to be at war with ourselves, and the insights and elements of forgiving that can carry us home to loving presence.

Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC : IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2010-07-26 Compassion: The Ecology of our Hearts and the World 54:46
Kamala Masters	Download Listen
Exploring the compassionate and uncompassionate terrain of our hearts in relationship to the world.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Insight Retreat

2010-07-22 The Wisdom of Equanimity and Compassion 56:24
Sharda Rogell	Download Listen
When we see the world through the veil of our ego, our love flows in distorted and confused ways. Through mindfulness and metta and insight we can begin to understand these conditioned patterns and transform them into love and connection.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Metta Retreat

2010-07-21 Turning Towards What You Love 1:20:56

Tara Brach

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For many of us, the most apparent junctures of spiritual transformation are spurred on by challenging life situations. This talk looks at how our conscious aspiration for awakening, and our practice of mindful presence, can help us find peace, compassion and freedom when difficulties arise.

Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC : IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2010-07-12 Wisdom & Compassion 47:43
Nina Wise	Download Listen
How do we live when we lose faith in humanity... or at Heart we are at Peace...
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Monday and Wednesday Talks

2010-07-11 Emotion Management Techniques (EMT) 62:55
Bhante Buddharakkhita	Download Listen
Emotion Management Techniques (EMT) are various mindful and skillful ways of transforming difficult emotions into opportunities for awakening. Through full understanding of the emotions and their true nature, we begin to open our heart and respond to the emotions with compassion and wisdom and thereby experience greater happiness and freedom.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : People of Color Meditation Retreat

2010-06-21 Turning of the Seasons 61:16
Jack Kornfield	Download Listen
How to live wisely in the changes of life. How to honor the individual and universal perspective of our life with understanding and compassion.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Monday and Wednesday Talks

2010-06-20 Monastic Day - Don't Push, Just Use the Weight of Your Own Body... 4:11:02

Ajahn Amaro

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The Art of Compassionate Action in Turbulent Times (10 segments)

Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2010-06-06 Compassion and Courage 67:37
Kamala Masters	Download Listen
Koinonia Retreat Center : The Art of Equanimity

2010-05-28 Awakening Compassion 48:10
Anna Douglas	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Essential Dharma

2010-05-24 The Joys of Awakened Heart 63:10
Jack Kornfield	Download Listen
How to find and enjoy the fruits of awareness, spacious attention and natural compassion
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Monday and Wednesday Talks

2010-05-19 Compassion and the Judging Mind 58:40
Eugene Cash	Download Listen
The judging mind helps hold the sense of self as a static entity. Compassion allows us to be with all manifestations, however painful, allowing for healing and release.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Insight Meditation and Contemplative Inquiry

2010-05-11 Compassion and Attention 15:30
Amma Thanasanti	Download Listen
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Shakti Vihara

2010-05-08 The Bodhisattva Way 61:22
Jack Kornfield	Download Listen
How to live in this world lightly, with a compassionate heart and the spirit of the Dharma in all things you do.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center (Yucca Valley) : Spring Insight Meditation Retreat

2010-05-07 An Intentional Life 44:28
Christina Feldman	Download Listen
The cultivation of Wise Intention transforms an accidental life into a life guided by our deepest aspiration for compassion and freedom.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Women in Meditation

2010-05-03 Healing The Heart 58:04
Noah Levine	Download Listen
The process of accessing loving-kindness and compassion through forgiveness.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center (Yucca Valley) : Spring Insight Meditation Retreat

2010-05-02 Self-Compassion 61:52
Tara Brach	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC : 2010 - IMCW Spring Residential Retreat: Intimacy With Life