Dharma Seed - Dharma Talks

2011-06-24 Opening Talk for Insight Meditation and Yoga Retreat 57:47
Yanai Postelnik	Download Listen
This talk also includes Helen Stephenson. Meditation and yoga are natural partners in the spiritual life. This talk introduces a retreat that draws on the Buddh's teachings of mindfulness and awakening, and the yoga teachings of Patanjali, combining the practices of Hatha Yoga and Insight Meditation. The yoga on this retreat is offered as a spiritual path rather than simply an exercise system.
Gaia House : Insight Meditation and Yoga Retreat

2011-06-20 The Art of Mindfulness... 56:35
Sally Armstrong	Download Listen
On the practical approach and advantages of mindfulness....
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Monday and Wednesday Talks

2011-06-19 Understanding the Practice of Mindfulness 33:12
Mark Nunberg	Download Listen
Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2011-06-17 The Human Journey: The Great Struggle 58:55
Pamela Weiss	Download Listen
This talk describes the ways to work with the inevitable struggles we encounter on the journey -- using kindness, mindfulness and calling on allies.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Walking in the Footsteps of the Buddha

2011-06-07 One Earth Sangha 40:24:32

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with Ayya Anandabodhi, Ayya Santacitta, Ayya Santussika, Bob Doppelt, Catherine McGee, Chas DiCapua, David Loy, Donald Rothberg, Jack Kornfield, James Baraz, Joanna Macy, Malcolm Margolin, Margarita Loinaz, Mark Coleman, Nina Wise, Paul Hawken, Rob Burbea, Sayadaw Vivekananda, Tara Brach, Thanissara, Various, Wes Nisker

One Earth Sangha is oriented toward Buddhist and mindfulness practitioners seeking dharma, practices and community around care for the Earth. See their website here: One Earth Sangha

2011-06-06 Neuro-Factors of Mindfulness 39:25
Rick Hanson	Download Listen
A guided meditation with instruction at the beginning...
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Monday and Wednesday Talks

2011-05-31 Working with Thought and Emotions as a Foundation for Speech Practice 53:04
Donald Rothberg	Download Listen
Skillful practice with thoughts and emotions is explored, including (1) taking responsibility for our experience, (2) finding balance if we are reactive and out of balance, (3) using mindfulness to investigate thoughts and emotions, and (4) making connections between these approaches and our speech practice.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Mindfulness, Wise Speech, and Compassionate Communication

2011-05-28 Mindfulness of the Body, Part 2 27:16
Mark Coleman	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2011-05-28 Mindfulness of the Body, Part 1 42:01
Mark Coleman	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2011-05-21 Habits, Action and Personality 46:13
Shaila Catherine	Download Listen
Underlying tendencies (toward greed, hate, and delusion) fuel habits that obstruct our freedom. Tendencies toward irritation, anger, craving, and ignorance may arise in times of stress when our mindfulness is weak, and they distort our perception of things. But tendencies arise in both luxurious and modest environments, in situations of comfort as well as pain. How we relate to experience reinforces patterns and conditioning. Greed, hate, and delusion are causes for the arising of kamma (karma). The simile of the two darts describes the difference between simply enduring bodily feelings of pain, and proliferating reactions of anger and aversion that add suffering to our pain. This talk explores the primary tendencies of sensual desire, anger, and ignorance, and shows how we can free the mind from their influence in our everyday life.
Insight Meditation South Bay - Silicon Valley : Everyday Dhamma—Teachings for the Lay Life