Archive of Talks

Michael guided our exploration of Sloth and Torpor, drawing on Buddhist scripture, contemporary contrary interpretations of the dharma, and an excerpt of a talk by Joseph Goldstein.  The sutta on the lazy monks is from the Anguttara Nikaya, and can be found at number 7.6, under persistance (or lack of it) http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/study/recognizing.html#persistence Jason Siff’s comments on the… Read more

Margaret guided our reflections on the various aspects of the hindrance of Aversion, from mild to extreme.  The talk by Joseph Goldstein, from which she used some excerpts, can be found at http://dharmaseed.org/teacher/96/talk/296/   Read more

Anne began our series on the Five Hindrances, by focusing on Greed.  Among other resources, she drew on a talk by Joseph Goldstein, using selected excerpts (minutes 1-10, 14:30-27:10, and 34:30-44:29).  You may find the entire talk at http://dharmaseed.org/talks/audio_player/96/294.html If you are interested in further exploring the topic, Anne recommends you might want to listen to this… Read more

Today Michael introduced the technique of listening to the Sound of Silence, using a talk by Ajahn Sumedho.  The portion we listened to begins at minute 13.40 of this link. http://dharmaseed.org/teacher/10/talk/4264/ We also discussed and explored Ajahn Sumedho’s encouragement to look at each arising object of consciousness intuitively and holistically to see “the way it… Read more

Payton played a talk by Tara Brach, linked below. Tara Brach – Impermanence: the gifts of facing reality http://www.dharmaseed.org/teacher/175/talk/12558/ Read more

Sam guided our reflections on Enlightenment this Sunday, framing them with a talk by James Baraz. The talk offers a presentation of non-Buddhist perspectives on enlightenment through stories and quotes of Advaita (non-dualistic) teachers such as Ramana Maharshi, Poonjaji, Eckhart Tolle, and Adyahshanti. . . . The talk ends with a brief guided meditation. http://dharmaseed.org/teacher/86/talk/11695/ (This talk is third in a… Read more