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Dharma Seed: dharma talks and meditation instruction

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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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United States

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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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@dharmaseed

Language:

English


Episodes

Ayya Santacitta: If I Say 'Yes' to What Is, I Can Drop Deeper

3/27/2024
(Aloka Earth Room) Short Reflection & Guided Meditation | Earthworm Practice for the Anthropocene | Online Wednesday-Mornings

Duration:00:55:44

Ayya Santussika: Patience—Developing the Pāramīs as a Way to Work with Aversion | Ayya Santussikā

3/24/2024
(Karuna Buddhist Vihara) This dhamma talk, guided meditation, and Q&A was offered on March 23, 2024 for “How do I apply the Dhamma to THIS!?!” *Please note, some participant questions have been omitted from the Q&A portion of the recording, however Ayya Satussikā's answers to their questions have remained.

Duration:01:06:04

Jill Shepherd: short talk: Changing our relationship to dukkha

3/21/2024
(Auckland Insight Meditation)

Duration:00:13:07

James Baraz: Great Female Disciples of the Buddha

3/21/2024
(Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley) Most of the Buddha's disciples whose names we are familiar with, such as Ananda and Sariputta, are men. The Buddha also had women disciples who were wise and profound practitioners like Mahapajapati, the Buddha's aunt/foster mother, responsible for the establishment of the order of nuns or Patacara, revered teacher, who tragically lost her family and eventually became fully enlightened. “If the measure of a human life is a chance to have significance that extends beyond itself, then we’ve hit the jackpot. We are alive at game time on the planet, when everything we value is genuinely threatened, when it’s time for all hands on deck.” —Terry Patten, A New Republic of the Heart

Duration:00:50:09

James Baraz: Women in Buddhism

3/21/2024
(Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley)

Duration:00:50:09

Tara Brach: Do You Feel Overwhelmed? Turning Stress into a Gateway of Awakening

3/20/2024
(Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC) Stress and overwhelm are spiking around the globe. This talk explores how we can practice with the arising of stress in ways that calm our body and tap our capacity for full presence, wisdom and love.

Duration:00:42:18

Tara Brach: Meditation: Openhearted Presence

3/20/2024
(Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC) This meditation guides us in embodying loving presence through a body scan, and then meeting whatever arises with a tender heart. “Resting in the awareness that includes this changing life, regarding the changing waves with care, moment-to-moment. The moments of waking up out of thought are actually profoundly transformational. If you notice thinking and then plant the seeds of kindness, that becomes the habit of the heart.” ~Tara We close with a beautiful blessing-poem from John O’Donohue, from Beauty – The Invisible Embrace.

Duration:00:21:48

Ayya Santacitta: Engaging with a Plant Ally & Exploring a Question from Within the Web of Life

3/20/2024
(Aloka Earth Room) Please have a potted plant with you or sit at a window for this session. Short Reflection & Guided Meditation | Earthworm Practice for the Anthropocene | Online Wednesday-Mornings

Duration:00:51:42

Dhammananda Bhikkhuni: Story of the Pregnant Bhikkhuni

3/19/2024
(Songdhammakalyani Monastery)

Duration:00:08:35

Brian Lesage: The Ordinary Becoming Extraordinary

3/18/2024
(Flagstaff Insight Meditation Community)

Duration:00:27:38

Ajahn Sucitto: GM - Starting the day

3/18/2024
(Buddhist Retreat Centre, Ixopo, South Africa)

Duration:00:31:19

Ajahn Sucitto: Right view and intention are the basis for the satipatthāna

3/17/2024
(Dhamma Stream Online Sessions)

Duration:00:37:08

Ajahn Sucitto: Q&A

3/17/2024
(Buddhist Retreat Centre, Ixopo, South Africa) Could you speak more on Buddha mind? Does it involve the heart? Is it with us all the time like an inner guide, below the ego and self-constructed identity?

Duration:00:24:12

Ayya Santussika: What Would the Buddha Say? Peaceful Communication Skills for Difficult Times Part 3

3/16/2024
(Karuna Buddhist Vihara)

Duration:00:49:23

Ayya Santussika: What Would the Buddha Say? Peaceful Communication Skills for Difficult Times Part 2

3/16/2024
(Karuna Buddhist Vihara) Some of the hardest times to come up with the right words and the right attitude are when the topic at hand is really hot. Maybe it is when we feel there is something very important at stake. Maybe it is when something seems very wrong in the world: war, political strife, corruption, injustice. How can we use Right Speech in such circumstances? How can we express ourselves in ways that are truthful but do not widen the divide. How can we promote peace and mutual respect? How can we relate to others with very different views and values with honesty and skill? These are some of the areas we will explore, working with personal as well as societal examples. And, we will base our conversation on the Buddha's words and advice.

Duration:00:55:58

Ayya Santussika: What Would the Buddha Say? Peaceful Communication Skills for Difficult Times Part 1

3/16/2024
(Karuna Buddhist Vihara) Some of the hardest times to come up with the right words and the right attitude are when the topic at hand is really hot. Maybe it is when we feel there is something very important at stake. Maybe it is when something seems very wrong in the world: war, political strife, corruption, injustice. How can we use Right Speech in such circumstances? How can we express ourselves in ways that are truthful but do not widen the divide. How can we promote peace and mutual respect? How can we relate to others with very different views and values with honesty and skill? These are some of the areas we will explore, working with personal as well as societal examples. And, we will base our conversation on the Buddha's words and advice.

Duration:01:21:52

Susie Harrington: Morning instructions: Radiating Metta for All Beings (Retreat at Spirit Rock)

3/16/2024
(Spirit Rock Meditation Center)

Duration:00:54:28

Ajahn Sucitto: Q&A

3/14/2024
(Buddhist Retreat Centre, Ixopo, South Africa) 00:13 Q1 How can I cope with repeating pain in the shoulders or back and strong surging of energy? Should one change position? 06:27 Q2 What is the purpose of being alive if not to experience the senses? Trying to dull out the senses to be mindful makes me wonder if we miss the true beauty of life. 19:20 Q3 I'm wondering about the effects of tension on the citta/ sensitivity. I'm aware of deep tension in my body which could have been there since childhood. Qigong and reclining meditation are good. 36:51 Q4 The manifestation of a category such as apple in your example, is that what is meant by nama? 39:05 Q5 What's a good balance of walking, standing and sitting?

Duration:00:41:12

Tara Brach: Navigating the Dark Ages

3/13/2024
(Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC) How do we process and respond to increasing societal oppression and violence? What helps us transform the energies of fear, hatred and delusion? This talk offers ways we can draw on our spiritual path to steady our heart and engage with presence, wisdom and care.

Duration:00:46:04

Tara Brach: Meditation: Cultivating a Gentle, Kind Attention

3/13/2024
(Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC) This meditation calls on the image and felt sense of a smile as we scan through the body, and invites a receptive and caring presence, as we open our attention to the changing flow of life. “Our freedom comes not from what is happening, but from how we are relating to it. See if you can relate with the spirit of ‘yes,’ allowing whatever arises to be here. And if it feels difficult, painful, then bringing some real kindness – a ‘yes’ with gentleness and kindness.” ~ Tara

Duration:00:19:27