Dharma Seed - Dharma Talks

2009-01-25 Guided Meditation-receptivity in relaxation 46:13
Ajahn Sucitto	Download Listen
A guided meditation that focuses on accentuating the receptive aspect. Receiving energies without spinning out or tightening up, and without the ‘push forward’ reflex. Body and breathing form the basis of this practice.
Cittaviveka : Winter Retreat

2009-01-25 The Sense of Self 60:39
Rob Burbea	Download Listen
Please note that these talks are from a 4 week retreat for experienced meditators. The talks and meditations can be listened to in any order or individually, but as they progressively unfold different levels of understanding of Emptiness, they will probably be more fully understood and the practices more easily developed if taken in series
Gaia House : Meditation on Emptiness (2009)

2009-01-24 Emptiness 60:52
Rob Burbea	Download Listen
Please note that these talks are from a 4 week retreat for experienced meditators. The talks and meditations can be listened to in any order or individually, but as they progressively unfold different levels of understanding of Emptiness, they will probably be more fully understood and the practices more easily developed if taken in series
Gaia House : Meditation on Emptiness (2009)

2009-01-24 Samadhi in the Practice of Emptiness 44:40
Rob Burbea	Download Listen
Please note that these talks are from a 4 week retreat for experienced meditators. The talks and meditations can be listened to in any order or individually, but as they progressively unfold different levels of understanding of Emptiness, they will probably be more fully understood and the practices more easily developed if taken in series
Gaia House : Meditation on Emptiness (2009)

2009-01-23 Turning Into The Skid 60:06
Bob Stahl	Download Listen
Waking up to aging, illness and death. Turning into emotional pain. How to grow a meditation practice that holds it all.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Essential Dharma

2009-01-15 2009 Monthly Sitting Group, Month 1: Overview of the Samatha Practice 63:51
Tina Rasmussen	Download Listen
Includes: The three stages of practice (Sila, Samatha, Vipassana); The Buddha’s practice of the jhanas; Why do this practice?; and an overview of the path of practice as taught by Ven. Pa Auk Sayadaw; meditation instructions.
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2009-01-14 Friendliness, Consolation And Appreciation 47:52
Sylvia Boorstein	Download Listen
Short talk leading into meditation
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Monday and Wednesday Talks

2009-01-13 Metta Guided Meditation 37:58
Trudy Goodman	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Scientists Retreat

2009-01-13 The Science Of Meditation For Scientists 46:30
Diana Winston	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Scientists Retreat

2009-01-13 A Step Towards The Transcendant 43:01
Ajahn Sucitto	Download Listen
This teaching describes the running of psycho-somatic ‘programs’ (saṇkhārā ) – in terms of those that are default and those we can intentionally induce. In this way, in meditation, we develop skills that can change our psychological patterns. The method is: first step back from the torrent of mind; then, cultivate enlightenment factors.
Cittaviveka : Winter Retreat

2009-01-06 Themes of meditation 30:49
Ajahn Sucitto	Download Listen
Through referencing the parable of the cook (S.47:8), we are encouraged to get to know the mind in order to choose the meditation theme that suits it best. There are a range of themes you can use to counteract hindrances: such as death contemplation, unattractiveness of the body, lovingkindness, Buddha and breathing. Through trial and error, find out what is needed.
Cittaviveka : Winter Retreat

2009-01-05 Are You Brave Enough To Be Transformed By Lovingkindness? 59:58
Sylvia Boorstein	Download Listen
Lovingkindness is presented as a "subset" of mindfulness: Attention to the third foundation of mindfulness, specifically the presence (or absence) of good will in the mind. Meditation is presented as a technique for letting go of all limiting stories (fixed views) that inhibit us from becoming the fully loving (and tolerant) people we could be.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Metta

2009-01-02 Big Mind Meditation 40:07
John Travis	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : New Years Retreat

2008-12-17 The Undefended Heart 1:21:40

Tara Brach

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Our dedication to not pushing anyone--or any part of ourselves--out of our hearts, serves the healing of our world. This talk includes a short guided meditation on opening to our human vulnerability and forgiving another person.

Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC : IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2008-12-10 Relaxed Attentiveness 1:14:34

Tara Brach

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While the heart of meditation is resting in open awareness, our conditioning to be distracted and reactive can keep us on the wheel of suffering. We awaken from trace by developing skillful ways of paying attention that create the environment for natural presence. This natural awareness, while sometimes hidden, is always here: It is our true home.

Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC : IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2008-12-07 The Retreat Never Ends 35:36
Eugene Cash	Download Listen
Going home, we take the understanding of that the Dharma is our lives. We enter through various Dharma Gates, Sangha, Service, Meditation
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Three Centers Retreat: Eye of Wisdom; Heart of Compassion; Body of Awakening

2008-12-03 Medicine Heart - Guided Meditation 14:40
Ayya Medhanandi	Download Listen
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Sati Saraniya Hermitage : Hospice Talks and Guided Meditations

2008-11-30 From Ignorance Come Impulses 61:21
Guy Armstrong	Download Listen
The first two links of dependent origination say that ignorance gives rise to volitional formations, or impulses. This talk describes successive layers of obscurations that form from ignorance, to a belief in self, to afflictive emotions, to unskillful actions. The path undoes these layers by focusing, in order, on virtue, meditation, and wisdom, finally penetrating to Nibbana.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2008-11-26 Miracle of the Breath - Beginner’s Guided Meditation 17:31
Ayya Medhanandi	Download Listen
Hospice
Sati Saraniya Hermitage : Hospice Talks and Guided Meditations

2008-11-15 Loving Kindness - Cultivating The Wholesome 58:24
Greg Scharf	Download Listen
Begins with chanting of the Karaniya Metta Sutta in Pali, followed by a talk on the history of the Metta sutta, the practice, cultivation and benefits of loving kindness meditation.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2008-11-12 Big Mind Meditation 60:25
Joseph Goldstein	Download Listen
Guided meditation
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2008-11-09 Working with Thought in Meditation 62:15
Rob Burbea	Download Listen
As meditators, it can be tempting to see the thinking mind as an enemy, but we can instead discover a wise and skillful relationship with it. This talk presents possible ways of working with the wide range of manifestations of thought: from papanca (proliferation) and obsession to creative, reflective and helpful thinking, to seeing the empty nature of all thought.
Gaia House : Solitary Month Retreat

2008-11-02 An Attitude Of Mindfulness 54:34
Guy Armstrong	Download Listen
The right attitude for meditation is one free of wanting, resistance or delusion. Then we can achieve the intelligent knowing of experience that mindfulness offers.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2008-10-28 Guided Metta Meditation 34:25
Leela Sarti	Download Listen
Gaia House : The Heart of Wisdom and Compassion

2008-10-15 Equanimity In The Face Of Conflict 67:02

Tara Brach

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This talk, given on the eve of a presidential debate, explores how we can awaken from the conditioning that turns us against ourselves and others. The guided meditation offers an opportunity to choose a place of conflict and reactivity with others, and discover what is possible when we turn towards our deepest wisdom and compassion.

Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC : IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks