Dharma Seed - Dharma Talks

2006-07-16 Guided Meditation On Energetics - Deepening Ground 47:57
Ajahn Sucitto	Download Listen
In meditation the ground has to be both clear and enjoyable. Make a joyful kind of effort. Refer to breathing to give focus; refer to the physical when the mind spins out. Track energy along the chakras – expand it, spread it around. May this be well.
Cittaviveka : Vassa 2006 Group Retreat

2006-07-16 The Whole Person - integrating bodily, emotive, rational patterns 56:14
Ajahn Sucitto	Download Listen
A teaching on the faculties of body, speech and mind and their patterning, saṇkhāra. In meditation, we work with the energy of these patternings. Clear and soothe body energies with breathing, and heart energies open. Upright presence of body allows us to remain attuned with the madness of the mind.
Cittaviveka : Vassa 2006 Group Retreat

2006-07-15 The Buddha's Prescription For Happiness: Seven Factors Of Enlightenment 57:34
James Baraz	Download Listen
The Seven Factors of Enlightenment are mindfulness, investigation, energy, joy, calm, concentration and equanimity. When brought to fruition they lead to the highest happiness we can experience. How can we cultivate these qualities consciously in our meditation practice and in our life?
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2006-07-13 Guided Meditation - Opening To The Sense Of 'other' 21:04
Ajahn Sucitto	Download Listen
The tendency is to conceive ourselves as being a separate entity; yet, we’re always in something. There is something around us without which we wouldn’t survive. Practice sensing into the ‘us-ness’, the sense of me and something else. Mindfulness of body and breathing support this practice.
Cittaviveka : Vassa 2006 Group Retreat

2006-07-12 Guided Meditation - Posture 17:51
Ajahn Sucitto	Download Listen
Cittaviveka : Vassa 2006 Group Retreat

2006-07-12 Guided Meditation – Posture 17:37
Ajahn Sucitto	Download Listen
Guidance to use attention to set up a steady, relaxed frame. Breathing sustains a sense of flow throughout, clearing blocked areas.
Cittaviveka : Vassa 2006 Group Retreat

2006-06-24 Teachings Of The Buddha To Rahula 35:00
Corrado Pensa	Download Listen
The talk describes both, Buddhist teachings on everyday's action (body, speech and mind) and teachings about meditation, with strong emphasis on anatta and equanimity.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Vipassana Retreat For Experienced Students

2006-06-23 Luminous Mind 56:06
Eugene Cash	Download Listen
Exploring identification and attachment obscures the natural radiance. How dis-identification reveals the nature of mind. Buddha described a luminosity of mind. This talk explores the attachments and conceptualization that veil this luminosity and points us directly at the radiance of mind. Includes a guided meditation. The Buddha point to the luminous nature of mind. Our practice allows for recognition and realization of our natural luminosity.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2006-06-03 The Joyful Aspects of Meditation 46:54
Bhante Bodhidhamma	Download Listen
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Satipanya Retreat Centre : Talks with an Accompanying Czech Translation

2006-04-29 Appropriate Attention 69:12

Thanissaro Bhikkhu

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According to the Buddha, appropriate attention is the most important mental factor for attaining Awakening. So what does he mean by attention, and what kind of attention is appropriate? How do the factors of appropriate attention apply to our meditation practice, how do they apply to our lives?

Metta Forest Monastery