Dharma Seed - Dharma Talks

2015-05-20 5-20-15 Morning Session, Mindful of Diversity. Ruth King PART 01 42:34
Ruth King	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center (Angela Center) : Dedicated Practitioners Program Retreat

2015-05-20 5-20-15 Morning Session, Mindful of Diversity. Ruth King PART 03 23:42
Ruth King	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center (Angela Center) : Dedicated Practitioners Program Retreat

2015-05-19 Guided Metta Body Scan 45:56
Mark Nunberg	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : A Field Guide to the Mind: Practical Abhidhamma for Meditators

2015-05-19 The Giver, Gift. and Receiver 21:10
Shaila Catherine	Download Listen
The Discourses of the Buddha include instructions on how to give so that the act of generosity will be most fruitful. This talk by Shaila Catherine explores the significance of the inner motivation of the donor, the quality and appropriateness of the gift itself, and the virtue and purity of mind of the recipient. The motivation, context, and result each play a role in the practice of generosity (dana).
Insight Meditation South Bay - Silicon Valley

2015-05-19 Self View and Insecurity 39:17
Howard Cohn	Download Listen
Mission Dharma

2015-05-19 Day One Morning Instructions 58:44
Steve Armstrong	Download Listen
Awareness While Sitting Instructions & Q&A
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : A Field Guide to the Mind: Practical Abhidhamma for Meditators

2015-05-18 Working With Thoughts and Emotions 62:00
Joseph Goldstein	Download Listen
How to understand and work with thoughts and emotions in the context of mindfulness and liberation.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge : May 1 to June 14 2015 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2015-05-16 Opening to Life 50:40
Mary Grace Orr	Download Listen
Letting go of the stories we have about ourselves. A personal talk of a journey including Burning Man and purple hair.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : May Insight Meditation Retreat

2015-05-16 The Door Is Wide Open 65:42
Howard Cohn	Download Listen
Coming out of self views to the clear open heart of awareness
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : The Buddha’s Way to Well-Being and Happiness: Insight Meditation Retreat

2015-05-16 Big Mind 30:23
Howard Cohn	Download Listen
Guided meditation on the sky like nature of mind
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : The Buddha’s Way to Well-Being and Happiness: Insight Meditation Retreat

2015-05-15 A New Life: The Faculty of Wisdom 49:51
John Travis	Download Listen
Connected with the 5 Spiritual Faculties, the talk describes emptying out the cart of self!
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : May Insight Meditation Retreat

2015-05-15 The Magical Mind 52:06
Lila Kate Wheeler	Download Listen
How the nature of reality is present in every experience.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : The Buddha’s Way to Well-Being and Happiness: Insight Meditation Retreat

2015-05-14 The 5 Spiritual Faculties: "The Awakened Mind IS the Awakened Heart" 60:40
Heather Sundberg	Download Listen
The talk opens with a story about Ajahn Pasanno and an introduction to the metaphor of the 5 Spiritual Faculties as a team of 5 Horses pulling "The Cart of Self". The rest of the talk explores the relationship between the 5 Faculties and the 4 Divine Abodes (metta, compassion, joy, equanimity)
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : May Insight Meditation Retreat

2015-05-14 Buddha's Way to Well Being And Happiness 66:54
Howard Cohn	Download Listen
Exploring a understanding of happiness. Happiness of non harming, happiness of concentration, happiness of insight, happiness of freedom
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : The Buddha’s Way to Well-Being and Happiness: Insight Meditation Retreat

2015-05-13 The Miracle of Concentration and Energy 59:06
Gil Fronsdal	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : May Insight Meditation Retreat

2015-05-13 The Mindful Athlete 29:36
George Mumford	Download Listen
Cambridge Insight Meditation Center

2015-05-13 Part 1: Impermanence - Awakening Through Insecurity 1:21:28

Tara Brach

Listen to tracks Show 2 Tracks

From the view of the separate self, this existence is inherently uncertain, and we are profoundly vulnerable. Our habitual reaction to insecurity fuels separation, and limits our capacity to live and love fully. These two talks explore the blessings of wisdom, love and freedom that naturally arise as, instead of resisting, we learn to open directly to the insecurity of impermanence.

Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC : IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2015-05-13 A Legacy of Kindness 65:28
Bob Stahl	Download Listen
For generations the forests monks of Burma have passed on a legacy of kindness. How to meet your mind, body and heart (your life) with greater wisdom and compassion.
Insight Santa Cruz (Copper Beech Institute) : Convergence: The Meeting of the Insight Meditation Tradition and all Mindfulness-Based Approaches

2015-05-13 Anicca, Dukkha, Anata 58:59
Jesse Maceo Vega-Frey	Download Listen
Hollyhock : Metta Vipassana: Awareness as a Path to Liberation

2015-05-13 Othering and Belonging 2 67:20
Donald Rothberg	Download Listen
After a brief review of the theme of "othering", we look some more forms of "othering" and how we practice in examining "othering" in ourselves. We then explore the area exponentially in an exercise, followed by discussion.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Monday and Wednesday Talks

2015-05-12 Mind-Full-ness 44:35
John Travis	Download Listen
After another wild "John in Asia" story, talk outlines clear comprehension of mindfulness.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : May Insight Meditation Retreat

2015-05-12 Continua of Practice: Introduction 62:45
Rodney Smith	View Download Listen
A continuum is a story or narrative about awakening. Myths are spiritual narratives that often can be condensed into a continuum with a beginning and an end and various highs and lows throughout the process. An important point is that though a continuum is depicted as a linear journey it is not a timeline, though from the perspective of the individual it may seem like it is. (These talks are related to the book by Rodney Smith: Awakening: A Paradigm Shift of the Heart.)
Seattle Insight Meditation Society : Continua of Practice Series
Attached Files: Series Overview by Rodney Smith (PDF)

2015-05-11 Seven Factors of Awakening 55:28
Pascal Auclair	Download Listen
True North Insight : Balanced Sensitivity, Embodied Wisdom

2015-05-11 Equipment for the Journey: The 5 Faculties 50:13
Mary Grace Orr	Download Listen
Exploring the use of the 5 Faculties / 5 Strengths in Our Practice
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : May Insight Meditation Retreat

2015-05-11 The Heart of the Dhamma and how it Informs Mindfulness-Based Approaches 55:36
Bob Stahl	Download Listen
An investigation into Suffering, its causes and the path to freedom. And how these teaching inform the MBSR curriculum.
Insight Santa Cruz (Copper Beech Institute) : Convergence: The Meeting of the Insight Meditation Tradition and all Mindfulness-Based Approaches