Archive of Talks

In addition to leading us in half an hour of yoga on the deck before sitting, Nancy focused our attention on the question of equanimity and faith, using a talk of that title by Sharon Salzberg from January 13, 2010. http://dharmaseed.org/teacher/165/talk/8052/ Read more

On July 8, Joey focused our attention on the quality of confidence in our practice, utilizing a dharma talk by Tara Brach titled “The Lion’s Roar” from May 2012. http://dharmaseed.org/teacher/175/talk/16418/ Read more

Today, Anne focuses our attention on the relation between the sense of having time, and the arising of the attitude of kindness.  Gil Fronsdal’s talk is titled “The Paramis:  Patience” and can be found at http://www.audiodharma.org/talks/audio_player/2285.html Read more

This Sunday, Michael played portions of a talk by John Peacock, on Papanca, the tendency  of the mind to proliferate apparently random thoughts, and the practice of Metta meditation, and ways in which that might serve to tame the very basis of Papanca. The complete talk is titled Papanca Part Three:  The Brahma Viharas, was… Read more

Sam brought a talk by John Peacock on anatta, often translated non-self, which cast a backward glance toward the five aggregates, exploring how none of them constitute a self, and how clinging to identification with any of them leads to distress.  Peackock’s talk, given on July 6, 2011, is the second of three relating to… Read more

Our day-long retreat was structured around experiencing the five aggregates, and included yoga and sensory awareness, as well as two reflections/meditations on the aggregates Pascal Auclair    Morning Instructions – Five Aggregates       2012 – 01/04 http://dharmaseed.org/teacher/198/ and  Myoshin Kelley  Guided Meditation on the Five Aggregates   2007 – 10/12 http://dharmaseed.org/teacher/130/?page=7 Information about the… Read more