Dharma Seed - Dharma Talks

2016-10-05 Mindfulness of Breathing Week 4 55:34
Mark Nunberg	Download Listen
Common Ground Meditation Center : Weekly Dharma Series

2016-10-04 Inside the Great Heart 44:00
Erin Treat	Download Listen
Mindfulness and compassionate action as they relate to our theme, "Reclaiming the Wisdom of the Mother of All Buddhas".
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Reclaiming the Wisdom of the Mother of All Buddhas: A Women's Retreat

2016-10-04 Course - Introduction to Mindfulness - Week 3 1:26:48

Mark Nunberg

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Common Ground Meditation Center : Course - Introduction to Mindfulness

Attached Files:

Instructions for Walking Meditation by Gil Fronsdal (Google Doc)
What is the Right Attitude for Meditation? by Sayadaw U Tejaniya (Google Doc)

2016-09-29 Clinging 61:13
Sally Armstrong	Download Listen
Though the 2nd Noble Truth points to craving as the cause of suffering, clinging – upadana – is inextricably woven into the experience of suffering. With craving we are reaching towards the object or experience, in clinging we are trying to hold onto it, and make it I, me or mine. Clinging is central to how we create a sense of self through the five aggregates, as pointed to in the first noble truth. We can bring awareness to the process of craving leading to clinging leading to the creation of a sense of self as depicted in the teaching on Dependent Origination, as it is often accompanied by physical energy we can recognize and certain types of thinking. Being mindful of this process allows us to respond wisely, decreasing or abandoning the clinging, and therefore not getting caught in the delusion of self.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Three-Month Part 1

2016-09-28 Spiritual Empowerment 1:17:16

Tara Brach

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When we are trying to control life, we are removed from presence, and act in ways that separate us from others and solidify the experience of being a insecure self. This talk explores our often unconscious strategies of seeking power, and the ways that mindful and compassionate awareness reconnects us to the source of true empowerment. When empowered we tap into the universal flow of love, wisdom and creativity. We are free to respond to life with “a heart that is ready for anything.”

Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC : IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2016-09-27 Course - Introduction to Mindfulness - Week 2 1:28:02

Mark Nunberg

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Common Ground Meditation Center : Course - Introduction to Mindfulness

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Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation, Weeks Two and Three: by Mark Nunberg (Google Doc)

2016-09-25 Mindfulness of Breathing Week 3 55:52
Mark Nunberg	Download Listen
Common Ground Meditation Center : Weekly Dharma Series

2016-09-24 Instructional Practice: Mindfulness 58:26
Mary Grace Orr	Download Listen
General Instructions for Mindfulness Practice, review.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Finding Freedom in the Body: Mindfulness of the Body as a Gateway to Liberation

2016-09-22 Pain and Compassion - Reflection Being with Body 59:37
Christiane Wolf	Download Listen
How we perceive the body from the inside and the outside, how mindfulness and compassion helps with physical and emotional pain.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Finding Freedom in the Body: Mindfulness of the Body as a Gateway to Liberation

2016-09-22 Three kinds of intention. 58:29
Sally Armstrong	Download Listen
To develop any skill, to fully cultivate any qualities in our lives, particularly on the Buddhist path, we need to engage with three kinds of intention that operate on different time frames. Cetana is the moment to moment intention, the urge to do, that we can bring into the field of our mindfulness practice. The next level, Adhitthana, is usually translated as resolve or determination, and is one of the paramis. The highest level is Samma Sankappa, usually translated as right or wise intention. This is the second path factor, after right view, so it is the kind of intention developed by right view. There are three kinds of Right intention - the intention towards renunciation, non-ill will, and non-harming. These skillful intentions can then inform our choices and actions (Adhitthanas) , which we keep in mind through awareness of moment to moment intentions, or cetana.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Three-Month Part 1