Dharma Seed - Dharma Talks

2010-09-01 Day 5 Talk from Zen Koans and Bodhisattva Precepts Retreat 65:54
Reb Anderson	Download Listen
Please note that the recordings of Rebs dialogues with retreatants have been removed due to the personal nature of the dialogues.
Gaia House : Zen Koans and Bodhisattva Precepts

2010-08-31 Day 4 Talk from Zen Koans and Bodhisattva Precepts Retreat 1:13:34
Reb Anderson	Download Listen
Please note that the recordings of Rebs dialogues with retreatants have been removed due to the personal nature of the dialogues.
Gaia House : Zen Koans and Bodhisattva Precepts

2010-08-30 Secularization and Science of Mindfulness 51:46
Diana Winston	Download Listen
This talk discusses how mindfulness can be seen as secular and what is the science behind it.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Monday and Wednesday Talks

2010-08-30 Day 3 Talk from Zen Koans and Bodhisattva Precepts Retreat 57:36
Reb Anderson	Download Listen
Please note that the recordings of Rebs dialogues with retreatants have been removed due to the personal nature of the dialogues.
Gaia House : Zen Koans and Bodhisattva Precepts

2010-08-29 Day 2 Talk from Zen Koans and Bodhisattva Precepts Retreat 64:09
Reb Anderson	Download Listen
Please note that the recordings of Rebs dialogues with retreatants have been removed due to the personal nature of the dialogues.
Gaia House : Zen Koans and Bodhisattva Precepts

2010-08-28 Center of the Cyclone 67:21
Myoshin Kelley	Download Listen
Guest Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2010-08-28 Day 1 Talk from Zen Koans and Bodhisattva Precepts Retreat 34:48
Reb Anderson	Download Listen
Please note that the recordings of Rebs dialogues with retreatants have been removed due to the personal nature of the dialogues.
Gaia House : Zen Koans and Bodhisattva Precepts

2010-08-27 Working with Your Edges 24:51
Richard Shankman	Download Listen
Your presence when being in the classroom. (Very short break in talk near the beginning)
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Mindfulness in Education: A Retreat and Training

2010-08-27 Opening Talk for Zen Koans and Bodhisattva Precepts 42:39
Reb Anderson	Download Listen
Please note that the recordings of Rebs dialogues with retreatants have been removed due to the personal nature of the dialogues.
Gaia House : Zen Koans and Bodhisattva Precepts

2010-08-26 The State of Mindfulness in Education 31:36
Diana Winston	Download Listen
This talk, given opening night of the first annual Mindfulness in Education retreat and Training, overviews the current state of mindfulness in education in the U.S. We explore the different ways of delivering mindfulness to teachers and kids, some of the key questions and future visions.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Mindfulness in Education: A Retreat and Training

2010-08-26 An All Life Vigil 57:52
Ajahn Sucitto	Download Listen
Cittaviveka

2010-08-26 Fear and Anxiety 44:49
Mary Grace Orr	Download Listen
Insight Santa Cruz

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

2010-08-25 Freedom & Equanimity 58:14
Mark Nunberg	Download Listen
Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2010-08-25 This is the Best Day Ever! 56:01
Sylvia Boorstein	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Monday and Wednesday Talks

2010-08-24 Investigation Within Vipassana Practice 45:45
Michael Grady	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Your Life is Your Practice: Insight Meditation Retreat

2010-08-24 Satipatthana Sutta, First Foundation: Mindfulness of the Mind Within the Body 53:13
Rodney Smith	Download Listen
How do the mind and body relate and does this tell us something regarding our identification with the processes involved? How does "mine and yours" become established within this relationship of mind/body?
Seattle Insight Meditation Society
In collection: The Satipatthana Sutta

2010-08-23 The Four Foundations of Mindfulness 60:07
Tempel Smith	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Monday and Wednesday Talks

2010-08-23 Four Foundations of Mindfulness 60:06
Richard Shankman	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Concentration Retreat

2010-08-22 From Stillness to Movement: The Place of Concentration on the Path of Insight 56:40
Andrea Fella	Download Listen
An exploration of the importance of concentration on the ability of the mind to meet experience as it is.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Concentration Retreat

2010-08-22 The Beauty of Change, The Change of Beauty 61:06
Kamala Masters	Download Listen
Maui, Hi : Daylong Meditation, Maui Hawaii

2010-08-21 Jhana States: From Movement to Stillness 64:46
Phillip Moffitt	Download Listen
Jhana means non-distraction achieved by the removal of distractions from the mind. As the distraction of mind are removed, the mind state moves from coarseness to more fine states into stillness and equanimity.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Concentration Retreat

2010-08-21 Meditation as Medicine, A Day of Teachings with Steve Flowers, Part 3 43:37
Bob Stahl	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2010-08-21 Meditation as Medicine, A Day of Teachings with Steve Flowers, Part 2 1:14:06
Bob Stahl	Download Listen
Part 2
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2010-08-21 Meditation as Medicine, A Day of Teachings with Steve Flowers, Part 1 1:10:55
Bob Stahl	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2010-08-21 The Loving Brain Pt. 1 32:40
Rick Hanson	Download Listen
True North Insight : TNI Regular Talks

2010-08-21 The Loving Brain Pt. 2 1:58:40
Rick Hanson	Download Listen
True North Insight : TNI Regular Talks

2010-08-21 The Loving Brain Pt. 3 13:58
Rick Hanson	Download Listen
True North Insight : TNI Regular Talks

2010-08-21 The Loving Brain Pt. 4 1:20:10
Rick Hanson	Download Listen
True North Insight : TNI Regular Talks

2010-08-21 The Loving Brain Pt. 5 27:24
Rick Hanson	Download Listen
True North Insight : TNI Regular Talks

2010-08-20 Taking in the Good 1:44:16
Rick Hanson	Download Listen
True North Insight : TNI Regular Talks

2010-08-20 Equanimity and Loving Kindness 45:48
Ursula Flückiger	Download Listen
Meditationszentrum Beatenberg

2010-08-19 The Seven Factors of Enlightenment in relation to Concentration Practice 61:00
Richard Shankman	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Concentration Retreat

2010-08-19 About Renunciation and the Monastic. 53:28
Ajahn Metta	Download Listen
About Renunciation and the Monastic.
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley : IMCB Regular Talks

2010-08-18 Metta - Lovingkindness 1:19:21

Tara Brach

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This talk explores what gets in the way of loving presence and the training that awakens and frees our hearts.

Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC : IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2010-08-18 Skillful Means for Concentration 63:22
Andrea Fella	Download Listen
Cultivating the skill of concentration includes recognizing and working with those qualities that both support and hinder concentration. This talk explores ways to let go of the hindrances, and ways to cultivate the factors of concentration.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Concentration Retreat

2010-08-18 The Safety of Equanimity 54:54
Mark Nunberg	Download Listen
Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2010-08-18 The Mind Body 65:37
Sylvia Boorstein	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Monday and Wednesday Talks

2010-08-18 Mana - The Conceit of I 49:33
Fred Von Allmen	Download Listen
Our innate dignity and freedom is revealed in understanding and letting go of conceit
Meditationszentrum Beatenberg

2010-08-17 An Evolution Toward Stillness 46:13
Rodney Smith	Download Listen
The spiritual journey can be understood as moving from the constricting and confining environment of noise to the free expanse of stillness.
Seattle Insight Meditation Society

2010-08-16 Redemption 67:22
Jack Kornfield	Download Listen
Forgiveness, redemption & the great capacity of the heart to begin again.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Monday and Wednesday Talks

2010-08-16 Patience 40:41
Ursula Flückiger	Download Listen
Meditationszentrum Beatenberg

2010-08-15 Inspiration and Motivation for our Practice 54:37
Fred Von Allmen	Download Listen
The Four Mind and Heart Transforming Reflections
Meditationszentrum Beatenberg

2010-08-15 Adaptation and Surrender 47:01
Rodney Smith	Download Listen
The Dharma demands a paradigm shift, not a modification of our narrative.
Seattle Insight Meditation Society

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 Inspiration and Motivation for the Practice 54:37
Fred Von Allmen	Download Listen
The four mind and heart transforming reflections
Meditationszentrum Beatenberg

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

2010-08-14 Paramis: Householders' Practice of Renunciation 54:28
Steve Armstrong	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Insight and the Art of Equanimity