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Dharma Talks
2025-01-13 Guided Meditation on Mindfulness of Feeling Tones. 25:17
Jenny Wilks
Gaia House Freedom in Daily Life (online series)

2025-01-13 Understanding Impermanence - Week 1 of 6 - Meditation 23:03
Mark Nunberg
UNDERSTANDING IMPERMANENCE with Mark Nunberg This six-week course will explore the Buddha’s teachings on impermanence, the first of the three characteristics that are said to mark all of existence. Sensing deeply the changing and insubstantial nature of all conditioned experience liberates the heart from its entrenched habits of attachment. Participants will be expected to use the teachings as a focus of their daily practice. This ongoing program is designed to deepen our understanding through the study and application of the teachings of the Buddha.
Common Ground Meditation Center Buddhist Studies: Understanding Impermanence

2025-01-13 Guided Meditation: Radiating Metta (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 37:19
Donald Rothberg
We start with naming two general contexts for metta practice: (1) metta is practiced along with the other three brahmavihara—compassion, sympathetic joy, and equanimity—and when mature integrates the other three; and (2) there are different ways of practicing metta. We then look at another main way of practicing, likely the way that the Buddha practiced—radiating metta. After a brief overview, we practice radiating metta first through a guided spatial expansion of radiating metta, from one’s own heart to the infinite expanse. Then we practice briefly a simple way of just letting metta radiate. After practice, there is discussion.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Mettā Retreat: Teachings and Practices to Cultivate a Wise, Awakened, and Responsive Heart

2025-01-13 Morning Instructions: Third Foundation of the Mind 60:59
Jeanne Corrigal
Brief instructions on working with thoughts, emotions, and mind states followed by a guided meditation on the 7 Factors of Awakening
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Mindfulness and Liberation – Foundations of Mindfulness-Based Approaches: Insight Meditation Retreat

2025-01-12 Guided Meditation: Forgiveness Practice (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 47:04
Donald Rothberg
We begin with a short overview of the nature of forgiveness and forgiveness practice. Then there is a guided practice of forgiveness, followed by discussion.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Mettā Retreat: Teachings and Practices to Cultivate a Wise, Awakened, and Responsive Heart

2025-01-12 Reflections on the Three Characteristics of Existence - Week 2 - Meditation 31:32
Mark Nunberg
Common Ground Meditation Center Weekly Dharma Series

2025-01-11 Opening to the Training, Generosity and Unconditional Love 45:34
Ayya Santussika
This dhamma talk, guided meditation, and Q&A was offered on 11th of January , 2025 for “How do I apply the Dhamma to THIS!?!”
Karuna Buddhist Vihara

2025-01-11 Working with the 5 Hindrances as a pathway to Wisdom 62:15
Bob Stahl
No doubt there are challenges that may come up when we practice meditation and so helpful to learn how to work with them wisely so they can transform as gifts of wisdom.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Mindfulness and Liberation – Foundations of Mindfulness-Based Approaches: Insight Meditation Retreat

2025-01-11 Using Hand Mudras (Gestures) in Meditation : Guided Meditation 57:13
Laura Bridgman
Gaia House Rest and Renewal

2025-01-11 Open Palm : Movement Meditation & Medtiation Instructions (Uppekha Pāramī) 1:12:04
Nathan Glyde
Gaia House Rest and Renewal

2025-01-10 Peace of Wisdom : Dharma Talk with Lightly Guided Meditation (Panna Pāramī) 1:15:00
Nathan Glyde
Gaia House Rest and Renewal

2025-01-10 The First Noble Truth and Recovery 69:03
Kevin Griffin
Meditation followed by dharma talk
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Dharma and Recovery

2025-01-10 Grounded, Loving, Spacious: Discernment with Thought - Mindful Movement & Guided Meditation 45:04
Sumedha
Gaia House Rest and Renewal

2025-01-10 Viriya (continued) - Contemplating Thought & Feeling : Mindful Movement & Meditation Instructions 1:15:03
Laura Bridgman
Gaia House Rest and Renewal

2025-01-10 Morning Instructions: First Foundation of the Body 68:17
Jeanne Corrigal
Brief talk followed by guided meditation on anchoring in body, sounds, or breath.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Mindfulness and Liberation – Foundations of Mindfulness-Based Approaches: Insight Meditation Retreat

2025-01-09 Radiant Kindness : Mindful Movement & Guided Meditation (Mettā Parami) 58:44
Nathan Glyde
Gaia House Rest and Renewal

2025-01-09 Generous & Connected Attention : Mindful Movement & Meditation Instructions 1:12:07
Sumedha
Gaia House Rest and Renewal

2025-01-09 We Are What We Think 47:51
James Baraz
The subject of this talk is the opening verse of the Dhammapada, the famous collection of the Buddha’s teachings. The verse starts out with these words: “We are what we think. With our thoughts we make the world.” This teaching can be truly transformative in one’s meditation practice as well as in one’s life.
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley

2025-01-08 A Launching Board for Growth 51:12
Ayya Santacitta
Short Reflection & Guided Meditation on the Four Brahmavihara & Earth Awarenes | Earthworm Practice for the Anthropocene II | Online Wednesday-Mornings.
Aloka Earth Room

2025-01-08 Attitude : Mindful Movement & Silent Meditation 56:45
Laura Bridgman
Gaia House Rest and Renewal

2025-01-08 Guided Meditation: Identifying Some of the Ways that We Construct Experience 37:10
Donald Rothberg
After some basic instructions in developing concentration and stability, as well as mindfulness, we practice in silence. After about another ten minutes, there are several periodic brief periods of guided practice, in which we are guided to notice our main patterns of thought and perception of objects. In the latter part of the period, we are guided to drop constructions of experience in two ways.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2025-01-08 Playful Resolve, Energetic Imbalance : Mindful Movement & Meditation Instructions 1:16:02
Nathan Glyde
Gaia House Rest and Renewal

2025-01-07 Opening to What is in the Way of Ease - Meditation 32:01
Mark Nunberg
Common Ground Meditation Center Weekly Dharma Series

2025-01-07 Noticing and Guiding Attention : Mindful Movement & Guided Meditation 50:01
Sumedha
Gaia House Rest and Renewal

2025-01-07 The Practice of Renunciation - Learning About Desire : Mindful Movement & Meditation Instructions 1:19:17
Laura Bridgman
Gaia House Rest and Renewal

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