Dharma Seed: dharma talks and meditation instruction

Επεισόδια

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  Mark Ovland: Talk - Rubin's Vase & the Drama of Life 20.09.2026 41λ

  (Gaia House)
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  Ayya Santussika: The Never Ending, Constant, Kaleidoscope of Change 19.09.2026 1ώ

  (Karuna Buddhist Vihara) This Dhamma talk, comments, questions and responses was offered on September 19, 2026 for “How do I apply the Dhamma to THIS!?!” 00:00 - DHAMMA TALK 32:22 - COMMENTS, QUESTIONS & RESPONSES
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  Ayya Santacitta: Iddhipada IV: Integration ~ Not Relinquishing One's Seat In the Midst of Challenges 16.09.2026 55λ

  (Aloka Earth Room) Short Reflection & Guided Meditation including a poem from the Sioux Nation | Earthworm Practice for the Anthropocene IV | Online Wednesday-Morning
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  Donald Rothberg: Practicing the Wise Speech Guideline of Truthfulness: Four Dimensions of Practice 2 16.09.2026 53λ

  (Spirit Rock Meditation Center) We review the importance of giving attention to ethical practice, and how it has often been marginalized in Western Buddhism, with meditation typically being at the center (as is evident in speaking of “meditation centers” and “meditation groups”). Wise Speech, as one of the three aspects of ethical practice named in the Noble Eightfold Path, is particularly important in contemporary Western practice; we can have an opportunity for many hours a day of spiritual practice if we bring Wise Speech practice into our lives! The Buddha’s four guidelines for Wise Speech were truthfulness, helpfulness, care and kindness, and appropriateness (especially good timing). We focus, in this second talk on the first guideline of truthfulness, on how we understand and practice being truthful in our relational and social lives, with reference also to how truthfulness is understood in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic traditions. We see how truthfulness is crucial in communities and societies, what the consequences are of a lack of truthfulness, and how one dimension of our Wise Speech practice is helping to develop more truthfulness in our communities and societies. The talk is followed by discussion.
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  Donald Rothberg: Guided Meditation: Developing Concentration and Mindfulness, Ending with Three Reflections on Practicing Wise Speech 16.09.2026 36λ

  (Spirit Rock Meditation Center) First, there are basic instructions in developing concentration offered, including the optional "three-part breath" technique which can help with avoiding controlling the breath and with developing more continuity. Then basic mindfulness instructions are given. The last minutes bring in reflection and inquiry questions related to our practice of wise speech, including the guideline of truthfulness, related to the talk that follows the guided practice. This is followed by discussion about different aspects of our practice.
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  Ayya Anandabodhi: Aligning One's Life with Virtue 13.09.2026 22λ

  (Parayana Vihara) In a Sunday Dhamma talk at Parayana Vihara, Ayya Anandabodhi explains how taking refuge in the Three Jewels and practicing ethical conduct creates the causes for happiness.
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  Mushim Ikeda: Great Rivers Flow Silently 13.09.2026 55λ

  (Spirit Rock Meditation Center)
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  Devon Hase: Muditā: How to be a Backup Dancer (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 12.09.2026 44λ

  (Spirit Rock Meditation Center) A talk on muditā, the joy that isn't ours alone. After days steadying the heart through warmth, tenderness, and spaciousness, we turn toward the brahma vihara most easily overlooked: the capacity to feel glad simply because someone else is. Through stories of borrowed delight, dancing tigers, and the quiet gladness of showing up to practice, we look at what gets in the way (envy, and its louder cousin, toxic cheer) and what it might mean to let another's happiness warm us too.
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  Ayya Santussika: Guilt: A Lightning Rod for the Sense of Self 12.09.2026 1ώ 31λ

  (Karuna Buddhist Vihara) This guided meditation, dhamma talk, comments, questions and responses was offered on the 12th of September, 2026 for “How do I apply the Dhamma to THIS!?!” 00:00:19 - GUIDED MEDITATION 0:17:22 - DHAMMA TALK 0:59:24 - COMMENTS, QUESTIONS & RESPONSES
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  Pascal Auclair: 8 Fold Path - Rainbow-Like 🌈 12.09.2026 1ώ 4λ

  (Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center)
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  Ayya Santussika: Dhammapada Verses 179 - 196: The Buddha | Ayya Santussikā 12.09.2026 1ώ 47λ

  (Karuna Buddhist Vihara) This meditation, dhamma talk, comments, questions and responses was offered on September 12, 2026 for “Eastbay Dhamma” 00:00 - 5 PRECEPTS 07:12 - MEDITATION 27:50 - SUTTA STUDY AND DISCUSSION Sutta link: https://suttacentral.net/dhp179-196/en/buddharakkhita?lang=en&reference=none&highlight=false
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  Ajahn Viradhammo: Right effort: Cultivating the skillful abandoning the unskillful 11.09.2026 39λ

  (Tisarana Buddhist Monastery) The theme of this Sunday talk: Right effort, cultivating the skillful, and abandoning the unskillful. Luang Por reflects on right effort, and effort as a skill, rather than wholesome and un-wholesome, as it is sometimes referred to. Everything that arises, is natural, even a "murderous impulse". But whether we follow and cultivate it, is what is important. When the skillful is cultivated, we experience benefit for ourselves, and others, when the unskillful is followed and cultivated, it leads to harm, for ourselves and others. The practice of right effort then, lies, in first recognising fully, and discerning what is arising, and secondly, knowing how to follow the skillful, and abandon the unskillful.
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  Oren Jay Sofer: Touching Compassion Guided Meditation (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 11.09.2026 48λ

  (Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Reflections on compassion, 20 minute guided meditation exploring various methods of compassion, followed by Q&A
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  Pascal Auclair: Experience is Rainbow-like 🏳‍🌈 11.09.2026 48λ

  (Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center)
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  Kevin Griffin: Right Livelihood 11.09.2026 59λ

  (Spirit Rock Meditation Center)
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  Cara Lai: A Field of Compassion: or How to Not Make War with Your Bushes (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 10.09.2026 51λ

  (Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Pain is unavoidable; suffering is what we add by resisting it. This talk traces that distinction through a rage-filled retreat, an ongoing war with invasive shrubs, and the near enemies — pity, overwhelm, "fierce compassion" — that masquerade as care while keeping suffering at arm's length.
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  Pascal Auclair: Anicca (Transience) Is so Queer! 10.09.2026 1ώ 6λ

  (Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center)
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  Devon Hase: Metta for Self (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 10.09.2026 44λ

  (Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Teachings and Guided Practice on practicing loving-kindness for oneself.
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  James Baraz: Letting in Love: The Secret to Metta for Ourselves 10.09.2026 46λ

  (Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley) For many, wishing well and extending metta to others can come relatively naturally. The hard part is not sending out love, but letting it in. This is one of the most supportive practices for counteracting self-judgment and developing kindness and metta for ourselves. This talk will explore this topic and practice together.
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  Chas DiCapua: Do Your Best, Be Sincere, And Let That Be Good Enough 09.09.2026 39λ

  (Cambridge Insight Meditation Center)