Dharma Seed - Dharma Talks

2011-07-13 The Five Hindrances and Doing vs. Being 57:23
Grove Burnett	Download Listen
Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center : Awake in the Wild: Meditation in Nature Retreat

2011-07-13 Freedom in Awareness III-From ordinary to extraordinary mind 55:57
Donald Rothberg	Download Listen
We explore the nature of "extraordinary" mind and awareness, an our "ordinary' practice deconstructs ordinary, habitual experience and moves toward extraordinary mind.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Monday and Wednesday Talks

2011-07-12 The Ocean of Experience - Practice of Equanimity 39:58
Larry Yang	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Deepening Your Dharma

2011-07-12 Dimensions Of Desire 51:34
Christina Feldman	Download Listen
Discerning the wholesome and unwholesome desires in our lives - what to cultivate, what to understand and let go of.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Mindfulness, Insight, Liberation: Insight Meditation Retreat

2011-07-12 The Search for Safety 45:00
Howard Cohn	Download Listen
Mission Dharma

2011-07-12 Awake in the Wild 50:06
Mark Coleman	Download Listen
Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center : Awake in the Wild: Meditation in Nature Retreat

2011-07-12 Upekkha - Equanimity 13:40
Bhante Bodhidhamma	Download Listen
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Satipanya Retreat Centre : Brahmavihara - Sublime Abodes : The Illimitables

2011-07-12 Satipatthana Sutta, Third Foundation: The Personal and Impersonal 56:49
Rodney Smith	Download Listen
The personal evolves into the impersonal with time and exposure to awareness. The less "you" do about this process, the quicker it happens on its own. Simply say when a state of mind arises, "Is this about me?" In one way it is, in another way it is not. Be willing to see both tendencies and investigate each.
Seattle Insight Meditation Society
In collection: The Satipatthana Sutta

2011-07-11 Appreciative Joy 55:17
Bhante Buddharakkhita	Download Listen
Appreciative joy is a mental state that can be cultivated towards all beings. A joyful and peaceful mind is an outcome of seeing, hearing or suspecting that others are being happy, cheerful and joyous.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Deepening Your Dharma

2011-07-11 A State Of Mind Called Beautiful 45:17
Fred Von Allmen	Download Listen
Cultivating the goodness of heart.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Mindfulness, Insight, Liberation: Insight Meditation Retreat

2011-07-11 The Greatest Disappointment Leading to Peace 1:19:05
Rebecca Bradshaw	Download Listen
Guest Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2011-07-11 Mudita - Pure Joy 15:12
Bhante Bodhidhamma	Download Listen
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Satipanya Retreat Centre : Brahmavihara - Sublime Abodes : The Illimitables

2011-07-11 Sharing Breath Mindfully 60:23
Ayya Anandabodhi	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Monday and Wednesday Talks

2011-07-10 Faith - The Ground We Rest On 54:20
Yanai Postelnik	Download Listen
This talk explores the place and power of faith "Saddha" as our capacity to rest upon the true ground of life.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Mindfulness, Insight, Liberation: Insight Meditation Retreat

2011-07-10 Karuna - Compassion 8:48
Bhante Bodhidhamma	Download Listen
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Satipanya Retreat Centre : Brahmavihara - Sublime Abodes : The Illimitables

2011-07-10 Caring for the Storytelling Mind 56:59
Mark Nunberg	Download Listen
Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2011-07-10 Guided Meditation Instructions Mindfulness 55:23
Larry Yang	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Deepening Your Dharma

2011-07-10 Kalyana Mitta (KM) Groups Workshop on Wise Speech (with Dawn Neal) 2:12:33
Donald Rothberg	Download Listen
KALYANA MITTA (KM) GROUPS Workshop held Sun, Jul 10, 1:30 – 4:30 at the Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley for current and prospective facilitators or hosts of KM groups with Spirit Rock teacher Donald Rothberg and Dawn Neal. The focus was on Wise Speech in the context of small groups, and how to address challenging situations.
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley : IMCB Regular Talks

2011-07-09 Tracing The Path - Based On An Autobiography In Five Short Chapters 49:19
Christina Feldman	Download Listen
The journey from delusion to liberation
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Mindfulness, Insight, Liberation: Insight Meditation Retreat

2011-07-09 Gradual Training 1:14:16
Sayadaw U Jagara	Download Listen
Tentative elaboration of the gradual Training found in the suttas. Starting with Sila and Samadhi and sub-divisions. Simple description of guarding the sense doors. Full understanding and the five hindrances.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge : July through October 2011 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2011-07-09 Workshop: Patience 1:59:17

Mark Nunberg

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Common Ground Meditation Center

2011-07-09 Metta - Love 7:23
Bhante Bodhidhamma	Download Listen
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Satipanya Retreat Centre : Brahmavihara - Sublime Abodes : The Illimitables

2011-07-09 Still Acceptance 52:19
Ajahn Sucitto	Download Listen
Cittaviveka

2011-07-08 Opening Talk 53:50
Christina Feldman	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Mindfulness, Insight, Liberation: Insight Meditation Retreat

2011-07-08 Renunciation as an Opportunity 36:19
Ayya Santacitta	Download Listen
Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery

2011-07-08 08. Adhitthana Resolution. 13:44
Bhante Bodhidhamma	Download Listen
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Satipanya Retreat Centre : Parami - The Perfections

2011-07-08 Holding Your Life with Mindfulness 41:10
Larry Yang	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Deepening Your Dharma

2011-07-08 Papanca Part Three: The Brahma Viharas 52:50
John Peacock	Download Listen
This talk deals with the last of the areas of our obsessional thinking: views. We also examine the Brahma Viharas as distinct forms of mindfulness that lead to liberation. We look closely, in particular, at metta as the necessary soil out of which grows and blooms the beautiful flower of compassion (karuna).
Gaia House : The Path of Mindfulness

2011-07-07 The Five Hindrances 26:24
Grove Burnett	Download Listen
Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center

2011-07-07 07. Sacca Honesty 10:57
Bhante Bodhidhamma	Download Listen
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Satipanya Retreat Centre : Parami - The Perfections

2011-07-07 Lovingkindness (Metta) -- Opening to what is beautiful 59:33
Mark Nunberg	Download Listen
Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2011-07-07 You Have a Choice 49:35
James Baraz	Download Listen
We each have our own unique journey. While there are as many different possibilities as there are people, we have a choice whether to go through life as a heavy assignment or as an extraordinary adventure of awakening. If we're fortunate enough to discover a spiritual path that supports the latter, we want to make the most of our opportunity.
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley : IMCB Regular Talks

2011-07-07 Question and Answer Session 2 54:04
John Peacock	Download Listen
Gaia House : The Path of Mindfulness

2011-07-06 Flow and Presence 1:17:43

Tara Brach

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In the moments when we are truly happy, there is a sense of both aliveness and presence. This talk reflects on three key ways we remove ourselves from living presence; and offers guided reflections that can re-open us into the flow.

Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC : IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2011-07-06 06. Khanti Patience 11:19
Bhante Bodhidhamma	Download Listen
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Satipanya Retreat Centre : Parami - The Perfections

2011-07-06 Freedom in Awareness II-How we can cultivate freedom 45:20
Donald Rothberg	Download Listen
We continue to look at the cultivation of freedom with "ordinary" mind and "extraordinary" mind, focusing on how we actually practice to cultivate both.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Monday and Wednesday Talks

2011-07-06 Papanca Part Two: The Tyranny of the Self 46:09
John Peacock	Download Listen
In this talk we examine what the Buddha means by the 'self', which is the second of the three poles around which thinking contracts and fixates. We look closely at the five processes that constitute the self not as a static phenomena, but as an unfolding and dynamic development.
Gaia House : The Path of Mindfulness

2011-07-05 05. Viriya Effort 15:06
Bhante Bodhidhamma	Download Listen
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Satipanya Retreat Centre : Parami - The Perfections

2011-07-05 Question and Answer Session 1 50:26
John Peacock	Download Listen
Gaia House : The Path of Mindfulness

2011-07-05 Wings Four Wise Efforts 22:59
Mary Grace Orr	Download Listen
Insight Santa Cruz

2011-07-04 04. Panya Intuitive Intelligence and Wisdom 9:59
Bhante Bodhidhamma	Download Listen
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Satipanya Retreat Centre : Parami - The Perfections

2011-07-04 Freedom and Interdependence 49:43
Mark Coleman	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Monday and Wednesday Talks

2011-07-04 Papanca Part One: The Unquenchable Thirst 48:36
John Peacock	Download Listen
In this talk we examine what the Buddha means by the 'self', which is the second of the three poles around which thinking contracts and fixates. We look closely at the five processes that constitute the self not as a static phenomena, but as an unfolding and dynamic development.
Gaia House : The Path of Mindfulness

2011-07-03 Using Human Relationship As Dharma Practice 36:19
Chas DiCapua	Download Listen
This talk explores various strategies that support mindful relating and exploring self and not self through relationship
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Family Retreat

2011-07-03 03. Nekkhamma Renunciation 12:46
Bhante Bodhidhamma	Download Listen
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Satipanya Retreat Centre : Parami - The Perfections

2011-07-03 The Storytelling Mind 57:23
Mark Nunberg	Download Listen
Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2011-07-03 Keep Going, a talk from a daylong called "Why Do I Meditate" 53:42
Ayya Santacitta	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2011-07-03 Resting in Awareness - Guided Meditation 3:50
Ayya Santacitta	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2011-07-03 Pittsburgh Dhamma Talk 3 44:59
Bhante Henepola Gunaratana	Download Listen
Talk given at Pittsburgh Buddhist Center

2011-07-03 Community as Refuge 42:24
Amma Thanasanti	Download Listen
Denver Insight Sangha
Shakti Vihara

2011-07-03 Community as Refuge - Q&A 18:10
Amma Thanasanti	Download Listen
Denver Insight Sangha
Shakti Vihara

2011-07-03 What is this Path of Mindfulness? 45:43
John Peacock	Download Listen
This talk covers the relationship of mindfulness to the three marks of existence as well as the the three 'fires' of greed, aversion and delusion. The question is also raised as to how we want to live our lives and our commitment to that vision.
Gaia House : The Path of Mindfulness

2011-07-03 Triple Gem 51:09
Jason Murphy	Download Listen
Insight Santa Cruz

2011-07-02 Eightfold Path in Daily Life 61:36
Mark Coleman	Download Listen
Taking our practice into the world. The Buddha's teaching on the eightfold path guides us to look at every aspect of our lives. This path focuses on the stages of ethics, livelihood and wise speech.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Essential Teachings of the Path of Awakening

2011-07-02 Brief Introduction 30:06
Sayadaw U Jagara	Download Listen
How we can use a tradition and learn something from it. Reminder that the Buddha's teaching refers to "The Gradual Training"
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge : July through October 2011 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2011-07-02 02. Sila Virtuous Conduct 13:29
Bhante Bodhidhamma	Download Listen
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Satipanya Retreat Centre : Parami - The Perfections

2011-07-02 Loving Kindness - Guided Meditation 11:21
Amma Thanasanti	Download Listen
Shakti Vihara : Four Noble Truths Retreat

2011-07-02 Instructions, Questions and Answers, and Precepts 39:18
Pa Auk Sayadaw	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge : July through October 2011 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2011-07-02 Discussion 50:05
Amma Thanasanti	Download Listen
Shakti Vihara : Four Noble Truths Retreat

2011-07-02 Reaction - Guided Meditation 33:53
Amma Thanasanti	Download Listen
Shakti Vihara : Four Noble Truths Retreat

2011-07-02 Contact & Vedana - Guided Meditation 19:17
Amma Thanasanti	Download Listen
Shakti Vihara : Four Noble Truths Retreat

2011-07-02 4 Noble Truths & Practice 13:14
Amma Thanasanti	Download Listen
Shakti Vihara : Four Noble Truths Retreat

2011-07-02 Breath Awareness - Guided Meditation 35:22
Amma Thanasanti	Download Listen
Shakti Vihara : Four Noble Truths Retreat

2011-07-02 Body Awareness - Guided Meditation 38:45
Amma Thanasanti	Download Listen
Shakti Vihara : Four Noble Truths Retreat

2011-07-02 Precepts 14:37
Amma Thanasanti	Download Listen
Shakti Vihara : Four Noble Truths Retreat

2011-07-02 Opening Talk for the Path of Mindfulness 57:14
John Peacock	Download Listen
Gaia House : The Path of Mindfulness

2011-07-01 Deepening Insight 58:14
Anna Douglas	Download Listen
How mindfulness facilitates insight into the three characteristics of existence.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Essential Teachings of the Path of Awakening

2011-07-01 Hope to Inspire 43:19
Bhante Bodhidhamma	Download Listen
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Satipanya Retreat Centre

2011-07-01 The Power of Restraint 37:25
Ayya Santacitta	Download Listen
Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery (Berkeley Buddhist Monastery)

2011-07-01 01. Dana Generosity 13:17
Bhante Bodhidhamma	Download Listen
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Satipanya Retreat Centre : Parami - The Perfections

2011-07-01 Pittsburgh Dhamma Talk One 46:50
Bhante Henepola Gunaratana	Download Listen
How the Buddha developed Vipassana, given at Pittsburgh Buddhist Center

2011-07-01 Pittsburgh Retreat Talk Two 22:58
Bhante Henepola Gunaratana	Download Listen
Talk from retreat at Pittsburgh Buddhist Center, on Metta and meditation instruction

2011-06-30 You're Already Free! 48:51
Anam Thubten	Download Listen
You're Already Free!
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley : IMCB Regular Talks

2011-06-30 Jumping into the Midst of Everything: Realizing the Four Noble Truths 63:10
Howard Cohn	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Essential Teachings of the Path of Awakening

2011-06-30 Lovingkindness (Metta) - Week 2- Meditation 23:58
Mark Nunberg	Download Listen
Common Ground Meditation Center
In collection: Guided Meditations of the Divine Abodes - Lovingkindness (Metta), Compassion (Karuna), Appreciative Joy (Mudita), and Equanimity (Upekkha)

2011-06-30 Lovingkindness (Metta) Practice - Questions & Discussion 41:15
Mark Nunberg	Download Listen
Common Ground Meditation Center

2011-06-30 Freedom in Awareness-Ordinary and Extraordinary 61:01
Donald Rothberg	Download Listen
After honoring the intentions for freedom linked with the 4th of July, we explore how awareness creates the space of freedom-both at the levels of ordinary and extraordinary awareness.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Monday and Wednesday Talks

2011-06-30 Renunciation 51:39
Stephen Fulder	Download Listen
Insight Meditation South Bay - Silicon Valley : The Paramis: Awakened Qualities To Navigate Our Daily Lives
In collection: The Ten Paramis

2011-06-30 Renunciation-Guided Mediation 5:56
Stephen Fulder	Download Listen
Insight Meditation South Bay - Silicon Valley : The Paramis: Awakened Qualities To Navigate Our Daily Lives
In collection: The Ten Paramis

2011-06-30 Wings 4 Foundations 58:43
Mary Grace Orr	Download Listen
Insight Santa Cruz

2011-06-29 Inspiring Your Effort 58:56
Anna Douglas	Download Listen
A talk for new students on three kinds of effort which are necessary on the path of awakening.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Essential Teachings of the Path of Awakening

2011-06-29 Compass of the Heart 1:17:04

Tara Brach

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Are you aware of the intentions that are shaping your thoughts, moods and life experience? This talk explores how mindfulness of intention allows us to open to our deepest heart's aspiration, and have that guide the unfolding of our lives.

Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC : IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2011-06-29 Challenging States of Mind 52:11
Will Kabat-Zinn	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Natural Liberation Retreat

2011-06-29 Four Noble Truths - Guided Meditation 29:28
Amma Thanasanti	Download Listen
from a meditation class - Colorado College, Colorado Springs
Shakti Vihara

2011-06-29 Four Noble Truths - Intro 37:17
Amma Thanasanti	Download Listen
from a meditation class - Colorado College, Colorado Springs
Shakti Vihara

2011-06-29 Four Noble Truths - Q&A Session 29:33
Amma Thanasanti	Download Listen
from a meditation class - Colorado College, Colorado Springs
Shakti Vihara

2011-06-28 Mindfulness as a Path of Awakening 52:56
Mark Coleman	Download Listen
What is mindfulness - what are the essential aspects of mindfulness and what are the key points elucidated by the Buddha in how to use mindfulness as a path to awaken.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Essential Teachings of the Path of Awakening

2011-06-28 Satipatthana Sutta, Third Foundation: Division Through Arrogance 1:26
Rodney Smith	Download Listen
Arrogance is a remnant from the pain of the self that wants to be seen and heard as special and privileged. It is our spiritual work to watch not only the subtle grasping and aversive formations of self but its gross manifestations like arrogance as well. What is the pain behind this mental display, and what are the assumptions that move arrogance forward?
Seattle Insight Meditation Society
In collection: The Satipatthana Sutta

2011-06-28 Wisdom-Guided Meditation 31:54
Stephen Fulder	Download Listen
Insight Meditation South Bay - Silicon Valley : The Paramis: Awakened Qualities To Navigate Our Daily Lives
In collection: The Ten Paramis

2011-06-28 Wisdom 31:54
Stephen Fulder	Download Listen
Insight Meditation South Bay - Silicon Valley : The Paramis: Awakened Qualities To Navigate Our Daily Lives
In collection: The Ten Paramis

2011-06-28 Wings 4 Foundations 17:26
Mary Grace Orr	Download Listen
Insight Santa Cruz

2011-06-28 Being Part of it All 61:19
Yanai Postelnik	Download Listen
Meditation practice invites us to see that we are an inseparable part of the vast web of life, despite the appearance of our separate individuality. This realisation opens our heart to a sense of deep inner connection, and enables us to live in harmony and at peace with the way things are.
Gaia House : Insight Meditation and Yoga Retreat

2011-06-27 Making Peace Among All 1:10:31
Jack Kornfield	Download Listen
Peace making among people, so that we can see one another's hearts...
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Monday and Wednesday Talks

2011-06-27 Living in Rental Accomodation - The Reality of Impermanence 61:30
Yanai Postelnik	Download Listen
All conditioned things turn out to be unreliable and subject to change. Recognising and accepting the truth of impermanence and the insecurity of our fluid existence allows us to let go of holding and resistance, and release our limited sense of self into the flow of life.
Gaia House : Insight Meditation and Yoga Retreat

2011-06-26 Acceptance, Love and How We Be In The World 51:52
Chas DiCapua	Download Listen
There is a direct relationship between our acceptance of the moment, or lack of, and our happiness, or lack of. Being aware of our level of acceptance is the foundation for happiness and gives us the space in which to make decisions about our speech and actions in the world.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Teen Retreat

2011-06-26 Understanding the Three Refuges 29:50
Mark Nunberg	Download Listen
Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2011-06-26 Annata and Connectivity 13:00
Amma Thanasanti	Download Listen
Annata and Connection Retreat
Shakti Vihara

2011-06-26 Guided Meditation - Awareness 31:42
Amma Thanasanti	Download Listen
Annata and Connection Retreat
Shakti Vihara

2011-06-26 Guided Meditation - Body, Breath, Mind 18:15
Amma Thanasanti	Download Listen
Annata and Connection Retreat
Shakti Vihara

2011-06-26 Introduction to Insight Dialogue 3:09
Amma Thanasanti	Download Listen
Annata and Connection Retreat
Shakti Vihara