Dharma Seed: dharma talks and meditation instruction
1,862 episodes - English - Latest episode: 15 days ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsDharma Seed is dedicated to preserving and sharing the spoken teachings of Theravada Buddhism in modern languages. Since the early 1980's, Dharma Seed has collected and distributed dharma talks by teachers offering the vipassana (insight) and metta (lovingkindness) practices of Theravada Buddhism. New recordings are being added continuously from contemporary dharma teachers.
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Tara Brach: Meditation: A Witnessing, Kind Presence
July 29, 2020 19:30 - 19 minutes - 13.8 MB(Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC) Starting with scanning through the body and awakening the senses, we then rest in presence, with the breath as a home base. The meditation invites an openness to whatever arises, and a gentle kind attention if we encounter physical or emotional pain. We end with a prayer that includes our own being and all beings (from the 2017 archives).
Donald Rothberg: Deepening Our Daily Life Practice in the Pandemic 3
July 29, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 53.2 MB(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) After a brief review of what we've explored in the last two sessions, in terms of ways of deepening daily life practice in terms of formal practice, informal practice, and one's work, service, and/or activism, we go more deeply into two areas. We look at how to practice with exploring and seeing intentions, and some ways to make connections between formal and informal practice--in the flow of daily life. The talk has a few references to the life of Rep. John Le...
Mark Nunberg: Buddhist Studies - The Eightfold Path: The Buddha's Path of Awakening, Week 4
July 27, 2020 19:30 - 35 minutes - 16.3 MB(Common Ground Meditation Center)
Mark Nunberg: Buddhist Studies - The Eightfold Path: The Buddha's Path of Awakening, Week 4 - Meditation
July 27, 2020 19:30 - 30 minutes - 14.1 MB(Common Ground Meditation Center)
Jill Shepherd: talk: metta and the brahamvihara as a support for resilience
July 26, 2020 18:30 - 39 minutes - 18.1 MB(Auckland Insight Meditation) An overview of how the four brahmavihara - kindness, compassion, appreciative joy and equanimity - work together to support resilience; focuses on metta and a way of practice that doesn't use phrases
Mark Nunberg: The Middle Way, Neither Domination Nor Escape - Talk
July 26, 2020 10:30 - 39 minutes - 18.1 MB(Common Ground Meditation Center)
Mark Nunberg: The Middle Way, Neither Domination Nor Escape - Meditation
July 26, 2020 10:30 - 37 minutes - 17.5 MB(Common Ground Meditation Center)
Ayya Santacitta: Receiving Blessings
July 25, 2020 23:41 - 25 minutes - 23.2 MB(Sacramento Insight Meditation) Guided Meditation
Ayya Santacitta: Resiliency Through Opening to What Is
July 25, 2020 23:27 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MB(Sacramento Insight Meditation)
Jill Shepherd: 07 guided meditation: mudita or appreciative joy
July 25, 2020 14:30 - 16 minutes - 7.84 MB(Auckland Insight Meditation) Beginning by tuning in to well-being in the body, opening to appreciation of what's going well in our own lives, then mudita for what's going well for others
Jill Shepherd: 06 talk: Right Effort and Mudita or appreciative joy
July 25, 2020 14:00 - 24 minutes - 10.6 MB(Auckland Insight Meditation) Looking at the four-part definition of Right Effort, and how mudita practice, the cultivation of appreciative joy, can support the development of skilful mental states
Jill Shepherd: 05 talk: the role of pleasant experience in formal and informal practice
July 25, 2020 12:00 - 16 minutes - 7.67 MB(Auckland Insight Meditation) Some common unhelpful attitudes to pleasant experiences in meditation and daily life practice, and suggestions for how to develop a more skilful relationship to them
Jill Shepherd: 04 meditation: mindfulness of hearing
July 25, 2020 11:30 - 25 minutes - 11.9 MB(Auckland Insight Meditation) Beginning with the body and breath, then opening up to the experience of hearing, receiving sounds and and any moments of silence
Jill Shepherd: 03 instructions: finding balance as a process of listening
July 25, 2020 11:15 - 16 minutes - 7.39 MB(Auckland Insight Meditation) Finding balanced effort as a process of attunement, with an overview of the practice of mindfulness of hearing as a way to train in receptive listening
Jill Shepherd: 02 talk: Right Effort and the Middle Way
July 25, 2020 10:00 - 25 minutes - 11.4 MB(Auckland Insight Meditation) An introduction of the workshop theme, balancing effort and enjoyment, with an overview of someone common ways that effort becomes unbalanced
Jill Shepherd: 01 meditation: intro, mindfulness of breathing
July 25, 2020 09:30 - 13 minutes - 6.45 MB(Auckland Insight Meditation) Short beginning meditation to open the one-day on-line workshop, establishing metta as a resource before settling into mindfulness of the body and breathing
Jill Shepherd: 02 meditation: mindfulness of thoughts
July 23, 2020 20:00 - 23 minutes - 11.4 MB(Auckland Insight Meditation) Beginning with the breath, physical sensations and sounds, then opening up to include mental activity
Jill Shepherd: 01 talk: Mindfulness of Mind
July 23, 2020 19:15 - 22 minutes - 9.58 MB(Auckland Insight Meditation) An introduction to working directly with the mind, practicising mindfulness of thinking
Donald Rothberg: Deepening Our Practice in the Pandemic 2
July 22, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 77.1 MB(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) We begin with a brief review of the previous week's talk and discussion, in which we explored a number of ways to deepen (1) our formal practice; (2) our informal (daily life) practice; and (3) our service, work, and/or activism as practice. This exploration points to a broadened sense of practice. We then examine in some depth three inter-related foundational areas for deepening practice in all three areas: (1) developing mindfulness of the body; (2) working t...
Bob Stahl: Healing the Heart: Reconciliation & Metta
July 21, 2020 07:00 - 49 minutes - 34.1 MB(Insight Meditation South Bay - Silicon Valley) As our meditation practice matures, we may see the importance of relinquishing grudges, judgments and resentments through honest reconciliation. Through these practices we may discover the liberating experience of authentic reconciliation that may lead to greater peace and forgiveness.
Mark Nunberg: Setting Good in Motion - Talk
July 19, 2020 10:30 - 43 minutes - 19.9 MB(Common Ground Meditation Center)
Mark Nunberg: Setting Good in Motion - Meditation
July 19, 2020 10:30 - 35 minutes - 16.2 MB(Common Ground Meditation Center)
James Baraz: We Are What we Think
July 17, 2020 15:00 - 54 minutes - 31.5 MB(Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley) The Buddha taught: "We are what we think. With our thoughts we make the world." We will explore mana or "the conceit of I am" and how we construct a sense of self with our mind. Based on how we see ourselves or how we compare with others, mana or the conceit of “I am” is born. This tendency leads to "The Three Conceits: I am superior, I am inferior, I am equal to." If we're not mindful, we then erroneously proceed to make a permanent, solid entity ...
Jill Shepherd: 02 meditation: mindfulness of sounds
July 16, 2020 20:00 - 27 minutes - 12.5 MB(Auckland Insight Meditation) guided meditation starting with the breath and physical sensations, opening up to sounds and hearing
Jill Shepherd: 01 talk mindfulness of hearing
July 16, 2020 19:15 - 20 minutes - 9.19 MB(Auckland Insight Meditation) Continuing exploring different aspects of mindfulness, now using mindfulness of hearing to emphasise a relaxed, receptive approach to meditation
Mark Nunberg: Intimacy and non-attachment as refuge: How we can show up in troubled times and take care of our troubled hearts
July 15, 2020 19:30 - 1 hour - 41.8 MB(Cambridge Insight Meditation Center)
Tara Brach: The Sacred Art of Listening
July 15, 2020 19:30 - 48 minutes - 33.6 MB(Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC) Just as presence is the heart of meditation, so deep listening is at the center of all conscious, loving relationships. This talk explores how our wants and fears block listening, ways we can deepen our capacity for listening, and the healing that unfolds when we truly feel heard by another (a special talk from the archives). What happens when you’re really listening?
Tara Brach: Meditation: Listening to Life
July 15, 2020 19:30 - 48 minutes - 33.6 MB(Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC) The attitude of meditation is one of engaged listening – a relaxed, receptive yet intimate attention. This meditation explores how we can listen to sounds, listen to and feel sensations, and then relax back into the ocean of awareness that includes and perceives the changing waves. In this relaxing back, we realize the peace and freedom of inhabiting our wholeness and essence. This meditation ends with a tribute to Thich Nhat Hanh’s life and a ...
Donald Rothberg: Deepening Our Practice in a Pandemic: Discussion, Q&A
July 15, 2020 11:50 - 17 minutes - 20.4 MB(Spirit Rock Meditation Center)
Donald Rothberg: Deepening Our Practice in a Pandemic
July 15, 2020 11:00 - 38 minutes - 44.2 MB(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Our current crises present both challenges and opportunities. We look at three main ways to deepen our practice at this time, focusing on (1) formal practice; (2) more "informal" (or "daily life" practice); and (3) our work, service, and/or activism. For each of these areas, a number of suggestions are made, inviting the listener to discern the one or two or three ways that most resonate and connect with one's own edge of learning.
Mark Nunberg: Buddhist Studies – The Eightfold Path: The Buddha’s Path of Awakening, Week 2 – Talk
July 13, 2020 19:00 - 26 minutes - 12.3 MB(Common Ground Meditation Center)
Mark Nunberg: Buddhist Studies – The Eightfold Path: The Buddha’s Path of Awakening, Week 2 – Meditation
July 13, 2020 19:00 - 27 minutes - 12.8 MB(Common Ground Meditation Center)
Mark Nunberg: The Liberating Value of Non-Harming - Talk
July 12, 2020 10:30 - 46 minutes - 21.6 MB(Common Ground Meditation Center)
Mark Nunberg: The Liberating Value of Non-Harming - Meditation
July 12, 2020 10:30 - 32 minutes - 15.2 MB(Common Ground Meditation Center)
Ayya Santacitta: The Path Is Made by Walking
July 11, 2020 16:00 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MB(Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery)
James Baraz: How Not to Be a Hot Mess
July 10, 2020 14:30 - 1 hour - 36.7 MB(Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley) Devon and Craig Hase join James in sharing about their new book How Not to Be a Hot Mess: A Survival Guide for Modern Life. The book offers a playful exploration of living a life of Integrity based on the teachings of the Buddha. Devon and Craig lead meditation retreats throughout North America and Europe. Devon teaches at the Insight Meditation Society and Spirit Rock. Craig spent six years in a Zen monastery and teaches mindfulness meditation, and ...
Chris Cullen: Closing Session
July 10, 2020 14:30 - 27 minutes - 15.7 MB(Gaia House) The closing session of the online retreat, featuring Jaya Rudgard and Mat Schencks
Jaya Rudgard: Closing Session
July 10, 2020 14:30 - 27 minutes - 15.7 MB(Gaia House) Closing of the online retreat
Jill Shepherd: 03 guided meditation: standing then walking
July 09, 2020 20:20 - 14 minutes - 6.62 MB(Auckland Insight Meditation) Instructions to continue mindfulness of the body while changing posture from sitting to standing, then walking together as a group, in a circle
Jill Shepherd: 02 guided meditaton: mindfulness of the breath then physical sensations
July 09, 2020 20:00 - 24 minutes - 11.3 MB(Auckland Insight Meditation) Beginning with mindfulness of breathing to develop stability of mind, then opening to physical sensations throughout the whole body
Jill Shepherd: 01 talk: mindfulness of body
July 09, 2020 19:15 - 21 minutes - 9.44 MB(Auckland Insight Meditation) Using the tool of mental noting to develop a strong foundation of mindfulness of the body, and how this helps cultivate a healthier relationship to the body
Jaya Rudgard: Joint Reflections on the Brahma Viharas
July 09, 2020 19:00 - 47 minutes - 27.3 MB(Gaia House)
Jill Shepherd: Talk: the role of perceptions and formations in creating identity
July 08, 2020 14:30 - 32 minutes - 15.1 MB(Bellingham Insight Meditation Society) An overview of how the clinging-aggregates of perception and formations can create a fixed identity for oneself and others, then touching in to this process in relation to racial identity. Includes a quote from Shakil Choudhury's work on racial and social justice education and psychological literacy: https://deepdiversity.animaleadership.com/2018/11/28/the-hole-in-racial-justice-a-love-letter/
Mark Nunberg: Buddhist Studies – The Eightfold Path: The Buddha’s Path of Awakening, Week 1 – Talk
July 06, 2020 19:30 - 50 minutes - 23.2 MB(Common Ground Meditation Center)
Mark Nunberg: Buddhist Studies – The Eightfold Path: The Buddha’s Path of Awakening, Week 1 – Meditation
July 06, 2020 19:30 - 37 minutes - 17.1 MB(Common Ground Meditation Center) Introduction to this seven-week course, followed by chant and guided meditation
Mark Nunberg: Understanding the Skill and Freedom of a Non-fixed Mind - Meditation
July 05, 2020 10:30 - 38 minutes - 17.6 MB(Common Ground Meditation Center)
Mark Nunberg: Understanding the Skill and Freedom of a Non-fixed Mind - Talk
July 05, 2020 10:30 - 36 minutes - 16.8 MB(Common Ground Meditation Center)
Venerable Dhammadipa: Celebrando Asalha Puja
July 04, 2020 17:58 - 54 minutes - 75.1 MB(Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery) Homenaje al Buddha, refugio en las tres joyas de Buddha, Dhamma y Sangha, los cinco preceptos laicos del Budismo Theravada, y una plática acerca del Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta, lo que hoy en día entendemos como el primer discurso del Buddha. Parte de un programa especial el 4 de julio, 2020, el día de la luna llena de ese mes.
Jill Shepherd: 02 guided meditation: mindfulness of breathing
July 02, 2020 19:30 - 22 minutes - 10.9 MB(Auckland Insight Meditation) An introduction to mindfulness of breathing, using the rhythm of the breath to steady awareness and then refining mindfulness to stay connected with the details of the breath, one half-breath at a time