Dharma Seed - Dharma Talks

2010-10-05 Triple Gem: As Refuge, Inspiration, and Meditation Practice 2:06:45

Shaila Catherine

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This collection of talks introduces the recollections of Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha as inspirational practices that support concentration, happiness, and energetic engagement in the path of practice. They are classified as protective meditations, and are commonly used to strengthen concentration up to the level of access concentration because they quickly develop the five jhana factors. These talks are structured around the traditional verses in praise of Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha, that are commonly chanted in Buddhist monasteries. This series emphasizes how we can cultivate within our own lives the virtues and noble qualities that are remembered in the contemplative chants.

Insight Meditation South Bay - Silicon Valley

2010-10-03 Five Daily Recollections and Five Things to do at the Beginning of Meditation 66:04
Leigh Brasington	Download Listen
Nagarjuna, emptiness and dependent origination
Gaia House : Paticca-Samuppada and Jhana Dependent Co-Origination and the Meditative Absorptions

2010-09-23 Working with Difficult Emotions 60:52
Guy Armstrong	Download Listen
There are four primal difficult emotions that come often in meditation and daily life: grief, anger, desire and fear. When we learn to relate skillfully to these emotions as they appear, there can be a great increase in the sense of freedom and ease in our life and practice.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Three-Month Retreat - Part 1

2010-09-23 Intro to Meditation 18:53
Amma Thanasanti	Download Listen
Colorado College
Shakti Vihara

2010-09-23 Intro to Meditation - Guided Meditation - Balance, Alignment and Relaxation 34:57
Amma Thanasanti	Download Listen
Colorado College
Shakti Vihara

2010-09-21 Morning instructions – Day 10 - Standing meditation 58:49
Sally Armstrong	Download Listen
The Buddha said that we should be mindful in all four postures – sitting, walking, standing and lying down. We talk a lot about sitting meditation, some about walking and very little about the other two. This session is a guided meditation on standing meditation. Standing can be used as a practice in itself, or as a way to balance energy, especially sleepiness.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Three-Month Retreat - Part 1

2010-09-20 Am I OK? 54:16
Sally Armstrong	Download Listen
Though we receive lots of instructions for our meditation practice on retreats, let’s face it – we spend a lot of time thinking. What do we think about? At the heart of these movements of the mind is answering the questions, “Am I OK?”, “Was I OK?”, and “Will I be OK?” Our obsession with these questions is the cause of a huge amount of restlessness. Restlessness is one of the major hindrances to calming the mind and deepening our meditation, and can be seen as both the cause and the effect of all the other hindrances. The Buddha also talked about this kind of thinking, and called it unwise attention that leads to all kinds of suffering. We need to look at the core issues that lead us to dwell on these questions if we are to create a more skilful relationship to our thoughts.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Three-Month Retreat - Part 1

2010-09-19 The Middle Way 34:29
Mark Nunberg	Download Listen
Guided Meditation
Common Ground Meditation Center

2010-09-16 So You Like to Think! 51:06
Myoshin Kelley	Download Listen
An exploration of this natural function and how we can use it as a support for our meditation.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge : September 2010 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2010-09-10 Resolving Stress - Meditation 22:51
Amma Thanasanti	Download Listen
The Indus Experience - TIE Rockies Group
Shakti Vihara