Dharma Seed - Dharma Talks

2012-09-13 Four Foundations of Mindfulness 53:18
John Peacock	Download Listen
Gaia House : Mindfulness, Insight, Liberation: The Foundations of MBCT/SR

2012-09-10 Mindfulness Of The body 56:24
Sally Armstrong	Download Listen
Developing a wise relationship to our body is an important part of our meditation practice. We often have a distorted, even aversive attitude to the body.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Three-Month Retreat - Part 1

2012-09-08 Embodiment 47:21
Christina Feldman	Download Listen
Using the metaphor of the two darts, this talk explores how mindfulness of the body is an antidote to the second dart of reactivity.
Gaia House : Mindfulness, Insight, Liberation: The Foundations of MBCT/SR

2012-09-07 Opening Talk for Mindfulness, Insight, Liberation: The Foundations of MBCT/SR Retreat 48:45
Christina Feldman	Download Listen
Opening Talk for an Insight Meditation retreat that is particularly relevant to those teaching or training in mindfulness-based applications. This retreat explores the Four Foundations of Mindfulness as taught in the Satipatthana discourse given by the Buddha. This talk also includes John Teasdale and John Peacock
Gaia House : Mindfulness, Insight, Liberation: The Foundations of MBCT/SR

2012-09-05 Trance of the Unreal Other 1:22:49

Tara Brach

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We are conditioned to perceive people as unreal others- two dimensional characters who lack sentience, vulnerability and goodness. This is often most insidious when we filter people through demeaning culturally driven stereotypes. This talk explores the suffering of living in a trance that separates us from others, and how our practices of mindfulness and compassion enable us to experience what Thoreau calls the "miracle" of seeing through another's eyes, if only for a moment.

Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC : IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2012-09-03 Respect & Dignity 65:58
Jack Kornfield	Download Listen
How Mindfulness, Loving attention bring respect & dignity to all...
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Labor Day Retreat

2012-09-02 Transforming Suffering into Happiness 64:22
James Baraz	Download Listen
The magic of mindfulness is how it weakens unwholesome (akusala) states of suffering and strengthens wholesome (kusala) states of well-being. This talk explains this process of alchemy: how greed, hatred and delusion are trnsformed into generosity, loving-kindness and wisdom.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Labor Day Retreat

2012-08-31 Foundations of Mindfulness Series - Q&A on Feeling & Metta 22:22
Amma Thanasanti	Download Listen
Shakti Vihara : Foundations of Mindfulness Series

2012-08-31 Foundations of Mindfulness Series - Guided Meditation on Feeling 12:57
Amma Thanasanti	Download Listen
Shakti Vihara : Foundations of Mindfulness Series

2012-08-31 Foundations of Mindfulness Series - Contemplating Feeling 27:42
Amma Thanasanti	Download Listen
Shakti Vihara : Foundations of Mindfulness Series