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Dharma Talks
2025-10-27 Practicing Shamatha, Developing concentration in Relaxation (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 44:27
Tere Abdala-Romano
Guided meditation to Relax the Breath, The Body and the Mind to help them Settle so concentration is possible towards Samadhi in a relaxed and vivid way. Reminderof ethics and practices of the heart.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Settling, Seeing, and Spacious Awareness (276R25)

2025-10-27 Instructions for Open Practices 13:08
Yanai Postelnik
Gaia House Embodying the Awakened Heart

2025-10-26 Developing Samadhi (Concentration): Its Importance, How Samadhi Deepens, and the Challenges of Practicing to Develop Samadhi (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 62:41
Donald Rothberg
We review the nature of samadhi, how it is a natural quality that surfaces in many human experiences, and its importance in meditation (and the teachings of the Buddha). We briefly examine the five jhanic factors that point to how samadhi deepens. We also look at several of the main challenges that arise as we practice to develop samadhi.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Settling, Seeing, and Spacious Awareness (276R25)

2025-10-26 Talk - Our Place in Tme 52:23
Leela Sarti
Gaia House Embodying the Awakened Heart

2025-10-26 Buddhism and Death (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 57:56
Eugene Cash
Exploring the Normalcy of Death in Buddhism. Looking at the many ways Buddhism understands death: Death of the body; The life and death of each moment; Becoming harmonious with Death as part of Life; Death as a Doorway to the Deathless,
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Maraṇasati: Contemplating Death - Awakening to Life

2025-10-26 Insatructions - Mindfulness of Thinking & Being (this recording also includes Leela Sarti) 46:45
Yanai Postelnik
Gaia House Embodying the Awakened Heart

2025-10-26 Refuge – evoking and resonating safety 47:04
Ajahn Sucitto
Moulin de Chaves The Mind Writes, the Heart Sings

2025-10-26 Using Sound As Anchor 51:13
Bhante Buddharakkhita
Mindfulness of hearing is one of five practices of mindfulness of Six Sense base. This practice can ground us by anchoring our attention apart from preventing unskillful states of mind from arising.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat – Part 2 - 25PT2

2025-10-25 Talk - Our Place in Nature 55:11
Yanai Postelnik
Gaia House Embodying the Awakened Heart

2025-10-25 Acceptance 1:27:32
Ayya Santussika
This guided meditation, dhamma talk, questions and responses was offered on October 25, 2025 for “How do I apply the Dhamma to THIS!?!” 00:00 - Guided Meditation 16:44 - DHAMMA TALK 28:20 - Q&R
Karuna Buddhist Vihara

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