Dharma Seed - Dharma Talks

2016-06-03 Cultivating the Heart of Love 4:42:26
Mark Coleman	Download Listen
Cultivate awareness through mindfulness meditations and develop a compassionate orientation through heart opening practices. Teachings will focus on the integration of love and awareness so that mindfulness practice is fused with a kind, receptive presence.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2016-06-01 Real but Not True: Freeing Ourselves from Harmful Beliefs 1:11:30

Tara Brach

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Thoughts and beliefs are navigational maps that are not inherently true. Rather, some serve us and others cause feelings of separation, self-aversion and/or blame of others. We can free ourselves from harmful beliefs by investigating them with a dedicated, mindful and courage presence. This talk guides us in mindful investigation through an illustrative story, an outline of steps, and a guided meditation that addresses limiting beliefs surrounding interpersonal conflict.

Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC : IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2016-05-31 You're not screwed 14:55
Amma Thanasanti	Download Listen
Mindfulness is the way to break the cycle of suffering. We get caught when we aren't mindful. Even in seemingly impossible situations, bringing mindfulness to each step of the process can help us find a way out.
Shakti Vihara : Breaking the Cycle of Suffering

2016-05-30 The four Satipatthanas and mindfulness of the body 52:59
Greg Scharf	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Liberation of Heart and Mind: Insight Meditation and Lovingkindness Retreat

2016-05-28 Overview of Dependent Origination 45:48
Amma Thanasanti	Download Listen
Transition into retreat, importance of mindfulness in Dependent Origination
Shakti Vihara : Breaking the Cycle of Suffering

2016-05-24 The Factors of Samadhi- to be trained in and enjoyed 61:06
Ajahn Sucitto	Download Listen
Use pointing (vitakka) and “tasting/feeling” (vicara). Energy comes with enthusiasm. Use the imaginative faculty to generate useful perceptions and images. Firm up mindfulness to supervise and protect the heart.
Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center : Rewilding The Mind

2016-05-20 The Centrality of Feeling 67:30
Ajahn Sucitto	Download Listen
As all dharmas converge on feeling, mindful handling of feeling is crucial for happiness and liberation. Revealing mental feeling through inquiry and handling it skillfully is a thorough practice
Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center : Rewilding The Mind

2016-05-18 Intention and Mindfulness as Supports for Joy 55:23
James Baraz	Download Listen
The process of awakening joy starts with the intention to place well-being at the center of your life. Mindfulness is then utilized as the basic tool of a joyful life.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Awakening Joy Retreat

2016-05-18 Happy for No Reason - Part 1 1:11:01

Tara Brach

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These two talks explore the two different kinds of happiness, the blocks to happiness, and the ways that mindful presence and intentional gladdening the heart (positive neuroplasticity) can open us to our full potential for true happiness.

Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC : IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2016-05-18 Transforming the Judgmental Mind 3 - Two ways of Transformation 66:46
Donald Rothberg	Download Listen
After a brief account of the nature of the judgmental mind, we explore (1) a more direct way of working with judgment through mindfulness, inquiry, reflection, etc.; and (2) a more indirect way of working with judgment, through cultivating awakened states and resources.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center