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Dharma Talks
2025-10-02 Guided Meditation: Working with Emotions 47:45
Leslie Booker
RAIN DROP!
Big Bear Retreat Center Awakening Mindfulness and Compassion

2025-10-02 Talk: How to practice the 32 Parts of the Body Meditation. Meditation: Head Hair, Body Hair, Nails, Teeth, and Skin (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 1:18:07
Nikki Mirghafori, Bob Stahl
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Buddha’s Teachings on the Body: The 32 Parts Practice

2025-10-01 Finding a Different Way to Move With All of It 52:46
Ayya Santacitta
Short Reflection & Guided Meditation | Earthworm Practice for the Anthropocene III | Online Wednesday-Mornings
Aloka Earth Room

2025-10-01 Effort means using energy wisely 46:54
Ajahn Sucitto
The indriya work together – if one's faith is placed with wisdom and mindfulness sustains the focus on the wholesome, concentration occurs and one's energy is replenished. Effort should be wisely applied to break the pull of negative obsessions, The sense of time is to be uprooted, for example in walking meditation.
Cittaviveka Cittaviveka 2025 Vassa

2025-09-30 Is it Okay to be Aware of Just This? 43:18
Diana Winston
This foundational talk on mindfulness offers insight into why and how to practice mindfulness, what makes meditation difficult, the qualities of a mindful mind, and the fruits of the practice.
Big Bear Retreat Center Awakening Mindfulness and Compassion

2025-09-29 Buddhist Studies: The Buddha's Gradual Training - Week 4 of 5 - Meditation 28:39
Mark Nunberg
Common Ground Meditation Center Buddhist Studies: The Buddha's Gradual Training

2025-09-28 Recollecting One's Virtue - Meditation 29:17
Mark Nunberg
Common Ground Meditation Center Weekly Dharma Series

2025-09-26 Wk 4, Pt 3 - Guided Meditation - First, Second, Third & Fourth Tetrad: Body, Vedana, Citta & Dhammas 35:11
Juha Penttilä
Gaia House Ānāpānasati - Exploring the Beautiful Breath (online series)

2025-09-26 Wk 4, Pt 1 - Guided Meditation - Settling 27:09
Juha Penttilä
Gaia House Ānāpānasati - Exploring the Beautiful Breath (online series)

2025-09-25 Meditation Instruction - Smiling & Relaxing into Big Bellied Presence & Awareness 69:17
Martin Aylward
Gaia House Tools of Liberation: Presence, Curiosity and a Tender Heart

2025-09-24 Art & Symbols Are Portals Into New Realities 60:33
Ayya Santacitta
Short Reflection & Guided Meditation including a poem by Ingrid Goff-Maidoff | Earthworm Practice for the Anthropocene III | Online Wednesday-Mornings
Aloka Earth Room

2025-09-24 Meditation Instruction - Full Presence, Posture, Walking 1:20:09
Martin Aylward
Gaia House Tools of Liberation: Presence, Curiosity and a Tender Heart

2025-09-24 Meeting Yourself With Kindness: A Guided Meditation 26:44
JD Doyle
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Spirit Rock - Rainbow Sangha

2025-09-23 Guided Equanimity Meditation - Cultivating the Strength to Stand in the Center of Things (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 46:49
Erin Selover
This guided meditation starts with brief talk on equanimity. Followed by a guided meditation.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Awakening through the Three Characteristics: A Women’s Liberation Retreat (260R25)

2025-09-22 The Benefits of Walking Meditation 56:44
Marjolein Janssen
While walking meditation often receives less attention than sitting meditation, it offers numerous benefits worth exploring. In this talk, we will go into the 'Walking Meditation' sutta, where the Buddha outlines five benefits of this practice. We’ll conclude with a bonus benefit.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat – Part 1 - 25PT1

2025-09-22 Buddhist Studies: The Buddha's Gradual Training - Week 3 of 5 - Meditation 30:27
Shelly Graf
Common Ground Meditation Center Buddhist Studies: The Buddha's Gradual Training

2025-09-22 Guided Meditation: Establishing Your Seat (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 55:51
Erin Selover
This guided meditation lead you through a series of practices to establish yourself as you enter into formal meditation.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Awakening through the Three Characteristics: A Women’s Liberation Retreat (260R25)

2025-09-21 Responsibility and Humility - Meditation 30:21
Shelly Graf
Common Ground Meditation Center July Residential Retreat for the BIPOC Community

2025-09-20 Guided Meditation: Metta (loving-kindness) for dear friend and neutral being 60:23
Marjolein Janssen
After an introduction to metta meditation, a guided meditation which includes the categories of benefactor, self, dear friend and a neutral being.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat – Part 1 - 25PT1

2025-09-20 What Are We Really Building?: An Empty Hut, Community, Our Practice 1:19:51
Ayya Santussika
This dhamma talk, guided meditation, questions and responses was offered on September 20, 2025 for “How do I apply the Dhamma to THIS!?!” 00:00 - GUIDED MEDITATION 15:30 - DHAMMA TALK 46:36 - Q&R
Karuna Buddhist Vihara

2025-09-20 Guided Meditation: Internal and External Sound and Silence 32:17
Matthew Brensilver
Big Bear Retreat Center Love and Rest

2025-09-19 Wk 3, Pt 3 - Guided Meditation - First, Second & Third Tetrad: Body, Vedana & Citta 0:00
Juha Penttilä
(Recording not available) 
Gaia House Ānāpānasati - Exploring the Beautiful Breath (online series)

2025-09-19 Wk 3, Pt 1 - Guided Meditation - Settling 23:46
Juha Penttilä
Gaia House Ānāpānasati - Exploring the Beautiful Breath (online series)

2025-09-19 Guided Meditation: Forgiving Body, Mind and World 40:48
Matthew Brensilver
Big Bear Retreat Center Love and Rest

2025-09-18 Guided Meditation: Urgency of Feeling 32:37
Matthew Brensilver
Big Bear Retreat Center Love and Rest

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