Dharma Seed: dharma talks and meditation instruction dharmaseed.org
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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.
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JD Doyle: Precarious: A Mess More Than a Safe Space
(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Dharma talk based on a poem "nested" by adrianne maree brown
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Ayya Santacitta: Fake It Until You Make It ~ Being the Change We Want to See
(Aloka Earth Room) Short Reflection & Guided Meditation | Earthworm Practice for the Anthropocene II | Online Wednesday-Mornings
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Matthew Hepburn: How a Dharma Teacher Clings and Lets Go
(Cambridge Insight Meditation Center)
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Andrea Fella: Morning reflections
(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge)
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Kirsten Rudestam, Mark Coleman: Opening Night Orientation to Nature Retreat
(Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center)
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Tina Rasmussen: How to Meditate--The 4 Practices Rooted in Tradition and Confirmed by Neuroscience
(Luminous Mind Sangha) How to Meditate--The 4 Practices Rooted in Tradition and Confirmed by Neuroscience.
In this talk, Tina gives concise overview instructions and guidance on how to begin meditating, suitable for beginners and experienced meditators alike. She talks about general guidelines that apply to every type of meditation. Then she gives an overview of the 4 practice categories being studied in neuroscience, which are also reflected in the Buddhist tradion. Then she gives instructions on how to practice each type of meditation, with a short period of practice. To go directly to those sections, please see the following time markers:
-Heart Practices--Bodhicitta and the Bramaviharas (lovingkindness, compassion, joy/gratitude, and equanimity): 15:45
-Focused Attention--Samatha (concentration and serenity), Anapanasati (mindfulness of breathing): 31:03
-Open Monitoring--Vipassana (insight meditation): 39:26
-Self-Transcending--Dzogchen (Rigpa): 49:37
Customer Reviews
Very inspiring
Thank you all for your wonderful and inspiring talks. You all have been very helpful. If possible I would greatly appreciate a talk on how one can experience a deep loving relationship without it leading to clinging or grasping which seems to be the cause of so much suffering.
Great teachers. Great talks but not enough.
I love this app. It has helped me very much.
Please include a talk on "How to handle unbearable grief after losing something or someone you love."
I lost my beautiful sweet dog Annie after 14 years, 2 weeks ago and I cry everyday. We shared a love that I will miss the rest of my life. I can't let her go.
All your talks are great. I listen to all of them. Please could you add some just on grief and loss which is one of the most painful experiences in life and what one can do to get past the grief and how one can meditate during times of unbearable grief and loss.
Thank you.
I am very grateful for all of you who give these wonderful talks. Thank you so much.
.I would appreciate it greatly if you could include talks about what one could do to feel self love. I really think that
most people don't feel self love. It seems like things that happen in the world are always telling us we are not good enough or lovable and so we look outside ourselves for happiness.
Thank you,
I still listen to your great talks everyday. I have learned so much.
PLEASE more talks on aging and loss and how to live with loss and the grief that follows.
Maybe there is a guided meditation for loss and grief that could help?
Thank you so much!
The wisest and best dharma teachers!!
You won’t regret listening to these talks by some of the best Buddhist insight practitioners and instructors in the world. You can listen to many different teachers and decide which ones speak to you ( or not). Highly recommend. Also: they need our support to keep their centers going and to make a living themselves. Thank you!! 🙏🏼
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Stuyvesant fir the win.