Tempel Smith's Dharma Talks
Tempel Smith
Tempel Smith spent a year ordained as a monk in Burma and teaches Buddhist psychology and social activism in the San Francisco Bay Area. He is currently part of the IMS/Spirit Rock Teacher Training Program.
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2019-02-07
16 Meditative Steps in Mindfulness of Breathing - Anapanasati (Retreat at Spiri…
2019-02-14
2nd Foundation of Mindfulness - Vedana (Feeling Tone) (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2013-09-29
3rd Foundation of Mindfulness - Part 1 - Introduction of mindfulness of mind
2013-09-29
3rd Foundation of Mindfulness - Part 2 - The language within the satipatthana s…
2013-09-29
3rd Foundation of Mindfulness - Part 3 - Abiding and contemplating within the m…
2013-09-29
3rd Foundation of Mindfulness - Part 4 - Taking the practice home
2019-08-21
5 Jhana Factors and 5 Hindrances (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2011-11-01
A New Paradigm
2011-11-01
A New Paradigm
2013-02-15
Afternoon Brahma Vihara Instructions - All Sentient Beings
2013-02-23
Afternoon Brahma Vihara Practice - Mudita
2015-08-04
An Intimate Life
2015-03-28
Anapanasati - A Daylong for Experienced Students - Part 1
2015-03-28
Anapanasati - A Daylong for Experienced Students - Part 10
2015-03-28
Anapanasati - A Daylong for Experienced Students - Part 2
2015-03-28
Anapanasati - A Daylong for Experienced Students - Part 3
2015-03-28
Anapanasati - A Daylong for Experienced Students - Part 4
2015-03-28
Anapanasati - A Daylong for Experienced Students - Part 5
2015-03-28
Anapanasati - A Daylong for Experienced Students - Part 6
2015-03-28
Anapanasati - A Daylong for Experienced Students - Part 7
2015-03-28
Anapanasati - A Daylong for Experienced Students - Part 8
2015-03-28
Anapanasati - A Daylong for Experienced Students - Part 9
2014-09-17
Awakening to Impermanence
2019-02-27
Beautiful Qualities of the Free Heart (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2017-01-24
Becoming Mindful of the Mind (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2017-08-10
Becoming Mindful of Thought (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2018-08-09
Beginning Insights of Vipassana Meditation (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2017-01-23
Beginning Meditation Instruction (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2013-02-10
Brahma Viharas
2020-02-28
Building Practice Momentum (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2014-08-18
Concentration and Purification
2013-02-12
Contentment with Pleasure and Pain
2019-02-20
Cultivating Meditative Absorptions (Jhanas) (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2019-08-06
Cutting Through Our Stories (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2008-10-28
Cycles Of Awakening
2014-09-20
Dana
2014-04-21
Dana, The Actions of a Caring Heart
2020-02-08
Day Seven Morning Instructions: Resting Wakefully in Breath & Body (Retreat a…
2015-06-09
Day 1 Mindfulness of Breathing Instructions Part 01
2015-06-09
Day 1 Mindfulness of Breathing Instructions Part 02
2015-06-09
Day 1 Mindfulness of Breathing Instructions Part 03
2015-06-09
Day 1 Structure of the Four Noble Truths
2015-06-09
Day 1 The Four Noble Truths and Mindfulness
2020-02-11
Day 10 Afternoon Instructions: Practicing Forgiveness (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2019-02-13
Day 11 - Instruction for Mindfulness of Vedana (2nd Foundation) (Retreat at Spi…
2019-02-15
Day 13 - Guided Metta (Loving Kindness) for All Beings (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2020-02-14
Day 13 Morning Meditation Instructions - Mindfulness of Vedana and Intention (R…
2019-02-16
Day 14 Choiceless Awareness: Guided meditation (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2015-07-09
Day 1: Afternoon Instructions - Metta for the easy person
2019-07-11
Day 1: Brahma Vihara Practice (Retreat at Spirit Rock) - Starting the Loving Ki…
2015-06-10
Day 2 All Aspects of 1st Foundation Instructions
2015-06-10
Day 2 Discussion on Corpse Reflection
2015-06-10
Day 2 Sutta on 1st Foundation
2019-02-25
Day 23 Equanimity: This is how it is, it is like this...(Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2017-07-07
Day 2: Sit with Instructions (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2019-02-05
Day 3 - Instruction for Loving Kindness for Oneself (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2015-06-11
Day 3 2nd Foundation Vedana
2016-07-16
Day 3 Afternoon Sit with Instructions: Forgiveness
2015-06-11
Day 3 Collective Vedana Managment
2015-06-11
Day 3 Instructions on 2nd Foundation
2015-06-11
Day 3 Morning Q&A
2015-12-03
Day 3: Afternoon Sit with Instruction: Guided Mudita (Empathetic Joy)
2017-07-08
Day 3: Introduction to Compassion Practice (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2015-06-12
Day 4 1st & 2nd Foundations Q&A
2015-06-12
Day 4 3rd Foundation Mind
2015-06-12
Day 4 3rd Foundation Morning Q&A
2016-08-11
Day 4 Guided Kindness Meditation: Forgiveness
2015-06-12
Day 4 Instructions on 3rd Foundation
2015-06-12
Day 4 Sutta Comments on 3rd Foundation
2019-08-22
Day 4: Guided Meditation on the 5 Jhana Factors (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2019-07-14
Day 4: Metta and Samadhi (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2015-07-12
Day 4: Morning Instructions
2015-06-13
Day 5 4th Foundation Introduction
2019-07-15
Day 5 Brahma Vihara Practice: Equanimity (Retreat at Spirit Rock) - Starting th…
2015-06-13
Day 5 Instructions on 4th Foundation
2016-07-18
Day 5 Morning Sit with Instructions: Metta for Neutral Person
2015-06-13
Day 5 The 5 Aggregates & 6 Sense Spheres
2015-06-13
Day 5 The 7 Factors of Awakening
2019-07-15
Day 5: Sit with Instructions (Retreat at Spirit Rock) - Loving Kindness for Unf…
2019-02-08
Day 6 - Morning Instruction on Breath and 4 Elements (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2015-07-14
Day 6: Afternoon Instructions
2017-07-11
Day 6: Sit with Instructions (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2016-07-20
Day 7 Afternoon Sit with Instructions: Equanimity
2019-07-18
Day 8: Metta and the Many Beautiful Qualities of Heart (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2015-06-06
Day Five: Metta for All Beings
2015-06-05
Day Four Morning Instructions: Impermanence and Thought
2018-08-10
Day Four, Guided Kindness Meditation-Forgiveness (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2019-02-03
Day One - Instructions for Mindfulness of Sound, Body and Breath (Retreat at Sp…
2020-02-02
Day One Morning Instructions (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2015-06-03
Day Two: Beginning Loving Kindness Meditation
2012-08-16
Deepening Concentration Through Contentment
2013-06-27
Dependent Origination
2014-12-14
Dependent Origination 1 of 9
2014-12-14
Dependent Origination 2 of 9
2014-12-14
Dependent Origination 3 of 9
2014-12-14
Dependent Origination 4 of 9
2014-12-14
Dependent Origination 5 of 9
2014-12-14
Dependent Origination 6 of 9
2014-12-14
Dependent Origination 7 of 9
2014-12-14
Dependent Origination 8 of 9
2014-12-14
Dependent Origination 9 of 9
2018-07-05
Dependent Origination: The Full Teachings of the Buddha - Day 1
2018-07-06
Dependent Origination: The Full Teachings of the Buddha - Day 2
2018-07-07
Dependent Origination: The Full Teachings of the Buddha - Day 3
2018-07-16
Developing Inner Sanctuary (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2011-09-27
Developing Samadhi
2017-07-10
Developing Samadhi/Concentration with Metta (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2017-07-12
Developing The Love of Equanimity (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2020-05-05
Four Brahma Viharas Practice in Daily Life, Part 1 (Online Retreat at Spirit Ro…
2020-05-09
Four Brahma Viharas Practice in Daily Life, Part 2 (Online Retreat at Spirit Ro…
2010-06-06
Freedom Through the Body
2014-09-17
Freedom Through Understanding Dukkha
2020-05-07
Guided Equanimity Mindfulness of Emotions and Mental States (Online Retreat at …
2020-05-06
Guided Equanimity Mindfulness of Pleasure, Pain, and Neutrality (Online Retreat…
2014-07-14
Guided Meditation
2014-09-29
Guided Meditation: Mindfulness of Breathing
2009-07-31
How Mindfulness Sets Us Free
2012-08-20
How Samadhi Supports Insight
2015-06-04
Insight Meditation: The 3 Characteristics
2013-02-20
Insight Ripens Into Wisdom - The Blade & The Bell
2016-07-21
Kindness, Harmlessness and Generosity
2015-12-01
Launching your Loving-Kindness Practice
2015-07-15
Love and Wisdom Develop Each Other
2015-08-06
Loving Kindness Meditation, Day Three
2016-07-17
Metta and Samadhi: Absorbing in Kindness
2014-07-26
Metta Practice - Many Beings and Self
2014-08-21
Metta Practice, Day 6
2016-12-07
Metta: Sanctuary and Service
2010-07-22
Mindfulness as Liberation
2015-10-31
Mindfulness of Breathing - Developing Samadhi
2015-10-31
Mindfulness of Breathing - Four Foundations of Mindfulness
2015-10-31
Mindfulness of Breathing - Q&A Session
2015-10-31
Mindfulness of Breathing - Vipassana
2014-07-14
Mindfulness of Emotion and Mental States
2014-07-25
Mindfulness Of Pain Meditation
2011-09-27
Morning Instruction
2014-07-28
Morning Instruction: Investigating The Present
2015-08-05
Morning Instructional Sit, Day Two
2011-09-29
Morning Instructions
2013-02-07
Morning Instructions
2012-08-14
Morning Instructions Day One
2012-08-08
Morning Instructions, 2nd Day
Primary and Secondary Objects
2013-02-13
Morning Instructions, Day 10
2011-09-25
Morning Instructions, Day 2
2014-08-22
Morning Instructions, Day 7
2012-08-18
Morning Instructions: Day Five
2016-08-10
Morning Sitting Meditation with Instructions - Day 3
2015-07-11
Patience, Courage, Faith and Renunciation
2014-04-18
Purifying the Mind with Metta
2012-05-26
Renunciation as Right Intention
2012-05-24
Right View and Dependent Origination
2019-08-26
Samadhi: A Whole Heart in Daily Life
2017-07-06
Sanctuary and Service (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2020-02-07
Steps in Developing Mindfulness of Breathing (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2020-02-21
Streaming vs Clinging (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2016-12-06
Tempel Smith - Spirit Rock Day 1: Morning Sit with Instructions
2016-12-08
Tempel Smith - Spirit Rock Day 3: Metta Practice
2016-12-09
Tempel Smith - Spirit Rock Day 4: Morning Sit with Instructions
2014-09-29
The 16 Steps of Mindfulness of Breathing (Anapana-sati Sutta)
2014-09-20
The 4th Noble Truth: All Factors of the Eightfold Path
2014-09-20
The 4th Noble Truth: Eightfold Path and Wise View
2011-09-24
The Beautiful Breath
2011-05-05
The Five Aggregates
2013-02-06
The Five Hindrances
2010-08-23
The Four Foundations of Mindfulness
2011-04-08
The Great Way
2011-11-05
The Importance of Equanimity in Action
2013-03-17
The Importance of Vedana, 1 of 2
2013-03-17
The Importance of Vedana, 2 of 2
2013-02-26
The Law of Karma
2011-09-29
The Road Ahead
2014-09-18
The Second Noble Truth
2016-05-25
The Third Noble Truth and Nibanna Part 2
2016-05-25
The Third Noble Truth and Nibbana Part 1
2016-05-25
The Third Noble Truth and Nibbana Part 3
2012-12-08
The Wise Heart
2014-08-05
Three Trainings
2011-10-06
Understanding Sankhara
2014-09-18
Vedana
2020-02-14
Vedana-The 2nd Foundation of Mindfulness (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2015-12-05
Whole Life Practice
2014-08-21
Wisdom Growing Out of Samadhi
2020-02-11
Day 10 Afternoon Instructions: Practicing Forgiveness (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
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As we further open our hearts to include even difficult people, it is very helpful to learn how to practice forgiveness. Often when deeply hurt our hearts hold resentments and yearn for accountability before it would be willing to risk opening again. And yet when others feel out resentment, judgment and the need for accountability they too shut down defensively.
Starting with a good friend whom you have a history of love and trust, or even your companion animals, you can build a path of forgiveness. Some times we will never get full accountability, yet we can move beyond the pain of resentment to heal ourselves here and now.
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