Dharma Seed - Dharma Talks

2009-02-10 Ten Paramis: Generosity (2) 56:24
Rodney Smith	Download Listen
Generosity and total self-acceptance. We will not explore the causes of selfishness until we are generous with ourselves.
Seattle Insight Meditation Society
In collection: The Ten Paramis

2009-01-27 Ten Paramis: Generosity (1) 45:46
Rodney Smith	Download Listen
The power of generosity and how to access it by releasing what obscures it. The talk explores the difference between generosity and resentment.
Seattle Insight Meditation Society
In collection: The Ten Paramis

2009-01-01 Giving & Receiving-The Seamless Circle Of Generosity 1:11:31
Marcia Rose	Download Listen
An inner wealth of generosity is a powerful medicine. As our heart heals and opens the wholesome energies of giving and receiving grow and flow within us. We begin to live this seemless circle quite naturally as who we are.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge : January 2009 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2008-12-30 Generosity 58:31
Adrianne Ross	Download Listen
The beautiful gifts of pure presence, acceptance and relinquishing as antidotes to greed, aversion and delusion as a pathway to liberation.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : New Years Retreat

2008-12-13 Six Places To Rest The Mind 54:24
Mary Grace Orr	Download Listen
The Buddha gives 6 places for the mind to dwell, 6 protections for our practice: Buddha, Dharma, Sangha, our virtue, our generosity and the devas. This talk explores how we can use them in our everyday lives.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Insight Meditation

2008-11-27 Practicing Gratitude And Joy 56:49
Sally Armstrong	Download Listen
On this day of thanksgiving, it is important to remember what we are actually celebrating: the generosity of Native Americans to the early settlers, and all that they have given us. It is also a day to be grateful for all the blessings in our lives, and to bring a sense of appreciation to the beauty and joy that is all around us. As we incline the mind towards noticing what we are grateful for, we find an increased sense of well-being and happiness in our lives.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2008-11-26 Thanksgiving 2008 - Living The Life Fully - Gratitude And Generosity 1:19:19

Tara Brach

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While generosity and gratitude are natural capacities, our conditioning to want life different can often keep us from living from a free and open heart. This talk explores three gateways to awakening and expressing love in our daily life.

Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC : IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2008-11-22 Dana - The Practice Of Generosity 51:40
Greg Scharf	Download Listen
Cultivating generosity a foundation for insight and liberation - including discussions of merit and the practice of gratitude.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2008-10-23 Bodhisattva's Way Of Life #9: Dedication Of Merit 55:46
James Baraz	Download Listen
This week I will complete the Shantideva series with his final chapter on the power of dedicating your actions as an act of generosity. We often end the sittings or a period of practice by sharing any merit for the benefit of all beings. This practice can be used in very simple but potent ways as a method for brining a heartfelt sincerity to your practice for the benefit of specific individuals. For instance if you’re trying to change a habit, offering the merit of that wholesome change to someone who is having a hard time in their life. This practice of dedicating merit both connects you with others and motivates you beyond mere self-improvement. We’ll be exploring just how this can work in our daily life to give energy and enthusiasm to our practice.
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley : IMCB Regular Talks

2008-10-19 Kathina Talk 2008-Great Heart 43:19
Ajahn Sucitto	Download Listen
Renunciation sounds painful, but it’s actually a very useful thing to be able to do. Rather than seeking the beautiful and the good where it can’t be found, we consider what is actually needed. We find the heart is enriched through acts of generosity and sharing, and through these, we get what we need.
Cittaviveka : 2008 Cittaviveka Vassa Group Retreat