Dharma Seed - Dharma Talks

2014-05-07 Am I Dreaming? (retreat talk) 68:15
Tara Brach	Download Listen
As we cultivate mindfulness we become increasingly aware of how we move through huge swaths of our life in trance. This talk reflects on three key domains of trance, and undoing the habitual reactivity that keeps us from the loving, open awareness that is our essence.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC : 2014 IMCW Spring Retreat: Intimacy with Life

2014-05-07 The Roots of Our Practice 1:The Burmese Teachers, Ledi Sayadaw and Mahasi Sayadaw and our Mindfulness Practice. 67:10
Donald Rothberg	Download Listen
Our core practice of mindfulness is based on Mahasi Sayadaw's technique of noting, starting with the breath and moving to all aspects of experiences. How did we receive this practice? We explore the fascinating history from the Buddha through the 19th and 20th Burma, to the West, where these techniques of mindfulness are influential in many settings.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Monday and Wednesday Talks
Attached Files: The Roots of Our Practice 1 by Donald Rothberg (PDF) Mahasi Sayadaw, Satipatthana Vipassana Excerpt by Mahasi Sayadaw (PDF)

2014-04-24 Instructions - Mindfulness of Breath (day one) 30:42
Stephen Batchelor	Download Listen
Gaia House : Zen Retreat

2014-04-21 Practicing With Difficult Emotions 61:10
Donald Rothberg	Download Listen
We explore, through stories, poems and teachings, four inter-related ways to practice with difficult emotions, 1- using antidotes, 2- cultivating the "heart practices" of loving-kindness, compassion, joy, forgiveness, etc, 3- cultivating mindfulness and 4- bringing wisdom to the experience
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Awakening in Service & Action: A Study Retreat on Socially Engaged Buddhism

2014-04-19 There Is Aging 42:06
Ajahn Metta	Download Listen
Reflections on the process of aging, how it effects us, finding ways of using awareness and mindfulness to make this process conscious
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Holistic Awareness: Monastic Retreat

2014-04-17 Framed By Awareness 56:32
Ajahn Sucitto	Download Listen
Our mind /body is held in the grip of kamma, framed by anxiety, grief and other forms of dukkha. Mindfulness replaces this frame with clear, emphatic awareness.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Holistic Awareness: Monastic Retreat

2014-04-16 RAIN - Cultivating a Mindful Awareness 1:22:24

Tara Brach

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The acronym RAIN is a powerful tool for interrupting habitual patterns of emotional reactivity and discovering the freedom of an awake, compassionate presence. This talk explores the components of RAIN, how it works, what makes it transformational and typical challenges people encounter. The teachings include a guided RAIN meditation.

Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC : IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2014-04-11 Mindfulness 22:19
Amma Thanasanti	Download Listen
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2014-04-09 Mindfulness Part 2 49:50
Marcia Rose	Download Listen
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2014-04-09 Reflection On Mindfulness Of Feelings 11:33
Marcia Rose	Download Listen
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