Dharma Seed - Dharma Talks

2016-10-13 Kamma and equanimity 57:58
Sally Armstrong	Download Listen
There are two main aspects to mental factor of equanimity. The first is a vast and spacious mind, within which all experiences can arise and pass without disturbance. The other is understanding deeply the nature of reality and experience, so the mind is steady in the face of changing conditions. In Buddhist teachings this includes the understanding of kamma, the teachings of cause and effect. This important teaching is not about blame and judgment, but rather an empowering instruction on the possibility of understanding the natural laws of cause and effect, and how to train the mind and heart to reduce suffering and increase well-being for oneself and for others.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Three-Month Part 1

2016-10-13 "Resting the Mind" 58:10
Kate Munding	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley : IMCB Regular Talks

2016-10-13 Shining the light on the Hindrances 61:19
Mark Coleman	Download Listen
What are the principal obstacles in Meditation and how do we work with them so they become grounds for insight and compassion.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Natural Radiance-The Freedom of Awareness

2016-10-13 Day 2- Morning Instructions- Embodied Awareness 58:32
Mark Coleman	Download Listen
Mini-talk on the importance of cultivating an embodied mindful attention in meditation.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Natural Radiance-The Freedom of Awareness

2016-10-13 Big mind meditation 41:11
Joseph Goldstein	Download Listen
Guided meditation
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Three-Month Part 1

2016-10-12 You are Worthy of Respect 63:38
Howard Cohn	Download Listen
The Importance of self compassion and self respect in the face of The Four Noble Truths.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : An Undefended Heart

2016-10-12 Seeking What’s True – Within Ourselves, Beyond Our Self, With Each Other – (Part 2 of 3) 1:12:41

Tara Brach

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The ground of the spiritual path is realizing the nature of reality and living our lives from this awakened heart and mind. The first of this three-part series examines the process of radical self-honesty – the non-judgmental recognition of what’s going on inside us, and especially what has been outside of our conscious awareness. The second talk deepens this process with the practices of self-inquiry, looking directly into the one who is seeking truth. The third part explores the challenges and blessings of honesty in our relationships.

Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC : IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2016-10-12 Cutting through identification with consciousness 52:48
Joseph Goldstein	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Three-Month Part 1

2016-10-12 Atonement 56:14
Pamela Weiss	Download Listen
San Francisco Insight Meditation Community

2016-10-12 On feeling awkward 60:48
Pascal Auclair	Download Listen
True North Insight : TNI Regular Talks

2016-10-12 Instructions on the inner voice narrating life, and guided meditation 27:28
Pascal Auclair	Download Listen
True North Insight : TNI Regular Talks

2016-10-12 Empathy: Its Nature, What Makes It Hard, and How to Develop It 64:21
Donald Rothberg	Download Listen
We explore the nature of empathy and its importance, the biological basis for empathy, what gets in the way of empathy, several ways to practice empathy, and what empathy looks like when highly developed.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2016-10-12 Introduction to Mindfulness 1:10:34
Mark Coleman	Download Listen
The meditation instructions begin with an orientation to mindfulness and concentration practice.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Natural Radiance-The Freedom of Awareness

2016-10-12 Morning Reflection - Guided Meditation - Beginning to Nurture Samadhi 13:02
Brian Lesage	Download Listen
This brief morning reflection offers a brief guided meditation for allowing the mind and body to settle.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge : October 1 to November 9 2016 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2016-10-11 Long Time Sufferer 33:55
Noliwe Alexander	Download Listen
Mission Dharma

2016-10-11 Wisdom and compassion 62:21
Carol Wilson	Download Listen
Some reflections on how both wisdom and compassion mutually support each other and naturally grow in our practice.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Three-Month Part 1

2016-10-11 Samadhi and the Five Jhana Factors 48:25
Brian Lesage	Download Listen
This talk introduces the quality of Samadhi and briefly describes the five jhana factors.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge : October 1 to November 9 2016 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2016-10-11 Cours du 11 oct 2016 55:20
Pascal Auclair	Download Listen
True North Insight : TNI Regular Talks

2016-10-11 Course - Introduction to Mindfulness - Week 4 1:33:05

Mark Nunberg

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Common Ground Meditation Center : Course - Introduction to Mindfulness

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Strategies for Working with Obstacles to Mindfulness by Mark Nunberg (Google Doc)

2016-10-11 Metta for a difficult person. 49:35
Jaya Rudgard	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Three-Month Part 1

2016-10-11 Se donner à nouveau accès à la réalité 41:27
Pascal Auclair	Download Listen
True North Insight : TNI Regular Talks

2016-10-10 Practicing with Views and Opinions, Cultivating Empathy 1:25:00
Donald Rothberg	Download Listen
In the context of the current election campaign as well as the context of our daily lives, we explore how to understand and practice with our views, opinions, and interpretations. We first look at the nature of views, the Buddha’s teachings on views, and three main ways to practice with views, with particular attention to being mindful of reactivity (attachment and aversion) in relation to views. We then examine the nature of empathy and how to cultivate empathy in relationship to others (and ourselves), including those with different views.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Monday and Wednesday Talks

2016-10-10 Investigation of states 59:53
Winnie Nazarko	Download Listen
This talk discusses what is meant by the "Enlightenment factor" investigation. How does one use mindfulness to "investigate"? How is this different from psychotherapy?
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Three-Month Part 1

2016-10-10 Buddhist Studies Course - Understanding Sensuality - Week 4 56:14

Mark Nunberg

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Please take this week to more clearly discern the gratification & allure of sense experience and the drawbacks & limitations of sense experience. Remember, the practice is to collect honest data. The purification of view that the mind has toward sensuality does happen because we want to shift our view, rather, it happens because the data that the mind collects through being mindful overwhelms older views/beliefs about sensuality and allows for a newer, more refined, wiser view to arise in its place. One theme you might use for your small group sharing is, what if any data has this mind or heart, collected in the recent past that demonstrates the limitations and drawbacks of sense experience? Some Additional Readings for Week 4:

Common Ground Meditation Center : Buddhist Studies Course - Understanding Sensuality

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Mind Like Fire Unbound Chapter III 'Forty cartloads of timber.' by Thanissaro Bhikkhu (Link)
What You Take Home With You by Ajahn Sucitto (Google Doc)

2016-10-09 The five aggregates are empty. 61:06
Guy Armstrong	Download Listen
Our experience, as described by the five aggregates, is empty in two ways. There is no self at the center of them, and every aggregate– Form, feeling, perception, formations and consciousness–is insubstantial.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Three-Month Part 1