Dharma 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.
(Aloka Earth Room) Short Reflection & Guided Meditation with a poem by Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer | Earthworm Practice for the Anthropocene III | Online Wednesday-Morning
(Spirit Rock Meditation Center)
(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Meditation & Dharma Talk
(British Columbia Insight Meditation Society) This talk explores how deepening understanding of the truth of impermanence leads to greater compassion and ease. The development of equanimity (non-reactivity, equilibrium, upekkha in Pali) gives rise to greater peace and joy. This talk was offered during a BCIMS Online Daylong following the passing of beloved dharma teacher Steve Armstrong, and towards the end of the talk, it includes memories and teachings of Steve in last months. The talk also explores how mindfulness gives rise to insight.
(Insight Santa Cruz)
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) The First Foundation of Mindfulness of the Body
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Mindfulness in the mainstream world and what brings us to practice
(Aloka Earth Room) Short Reflection & Guided Meditation | Earthworm Practice for the Anthropocene III | Online Wednesday-Morning
(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) We explore the centrality of being skillful with intentions in our practice and a number of different ways of practicing to cultivate skillful intentions, in part related to the New Year. We look at the Buddha's account of karma (kamma in Pali) as intention, and his teaching on the importance of reflection in living with skillful intentions. Remembering the Chinese Chan (Zen) teacher Yunmen's speaking of the centrality of "appropriate response," we develop a simple model for developing skillful intentions leading to skillful or appropriate responses. We also explore the variety of types of intentions, and recent Stanford research about how we might skillfully (and successfully) follow intentions to develop new routines. We then look at the importance for identifying our deeper intentions of develop an intuitive listening to life and to what calls us, in part exploring the theme of listening through poems. The talk is followed by a short guided meditation on intentions and then by discussion.
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center)
(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) We start by tuning into our intentions, both our "larger" or "deeper" intentions for why we practice and a more specific intention for this practice session based on how we are in the moment (maybe really settled or maybe distracted by what happened yesterday). We then work to develop concentration (samadhi) in one of several ways, particularly setting an intention either to be more relaxed (if we tend to be "tight" and over-efforting) or to be more effortful (if we tend to be overly relaxed). We later tune in to how the practice is going and see if we want to respond with an intention. After a period focusing on developing concentration, we practice mindfulness, again after a while seeing how things are and whether we want to set a skillful intention related to mindfulness. We close with a series of reflections on what we want to let go of in the next period of time, and what calls us.
(Insight Santa Cruz)
(Spirit Rock Meditation Center)
(Gaia House) A meditation, reflection, and (just the) responses to questions on the theme of goodwill and world making; especially what playing with qualities like mettā (boundless benevolence) reveals and opens about experience and freedom.
(Parayana Vihara (Applegate Jesuit Retreat Center))
(Uncontrived)
(Uncontrived)
(Karuna Buddhist Vihara)
(Parayana Vihara (Applegate Jesuit Retreat Center))
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center)
(Sydney Insight Meditators)
(Parayana Vihara (Applegate Jesuit Retreat Center))
(Parayana Vihara (Applegate Jesuit Retreat Center))
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center)
(Parayana Vihara (Applegate Jesuit Retreat Center))
(Dhamma Stream Online Sessions) 00:34 Q1 I've recently run across "meditation teachers" who claim that some other creative activities that they're involved in are better than meditation. What can you say about this? 20:56 Q2 I'm not good with emotional language like spiritual poetry but have a longing for the divine. What can you say about this? 22:54 Q3 I'm already seeking some professional help for trauma but I'd like to hear your thoughts on the Buddhist way to heal trauma. 26:22 Q4 How can you not make letting go into another sankara project? How can we let go of concepts like achieving stream entry? 35:42 Q5 I've heard a teacher say when the mind is quiet and we experience things as they are, the self and the observing or knowing mind will distinctly be two separate entities. Can you speak to this please? 44:06 Q6 I find myself alone and isolated. There are no Buddhist centres near me nor do I have a group of family or friends I can share with. I meditate and go for long walks but the need to be a part of the community is a longing and I feel sometimes I have no meaning in my life and I panic. What is your advice?
(Sydney Insight Meditators)
(Dhamma Stream Online Sessions)
(Parayana Vihara (Applegate Jesuit Retreat Center))
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Guided practices on how to serve the body as a field and not only parts
(Sydney Insight Meditators)
(Parayana Vihara (Applegate Jesuit Retreat Center))
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center)
(Parayana Vihara (Applegate Jesuit Retreat Center))
(Sydney Insight Meditators)
(Parayana Vihara (Applegate Jesuit Retreat Center))
(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge)
(Parayana Vihara (Applegate Jesuit Retreat Center))
(Parayana Vihara (Applegate Jesuit Retreat Center))
(Sydney Insight Meditators)
(Parayana Vihara (Applegate Jesuit Retreat Center))
(Parayana Vihara (Applegate Jesuit Retreat Center))
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