Archive of Talks

Margaret guided our reflections this week, using parts of a July 16 talk by Christina Feldman on “Joy.”  That talk can be found at http://dharmaseed.org/teacher/44/talk/16723/ Read more

Michael turned the group’s attention to the question of questioning itself – the questions we are constantly asking ourselves, for better or worse – initiating the discussion with the first 15 minutes of Gil Fronsdal’s talk on “The Inquiring Mind.”  Our own discusion took it from there, but if you’d like to hear what Gil’s… Read more

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