Archive of Talks

On Sunday, Sam led an exploration of the “optical illusion” awareness of consciousness in which “self” and “world” can each be perceived as being the foundation underlying experience. He played excerpts from several talks, which are listed below: Martin Aylward 2016-06-20 The Ambiguity of Self and World; 26:50-36:50 Eugene Cash 2012-12-14 Intimate Mystery; 0:00-9:40 Eugene… Read more

Today Joey led a discussion on the deep topic of intention and karma, including the concepts of Cetana (moment to moment intention), Adhitthana (resolve or determination), and Samma Sankappa (right or wise intention). Here’s a talk by Andrea Fella investigating intention through daily actions such as speech, movement, frustration with the computer, shopping at the… Read more

Michael’s presentation this Sunday drew on Joseph Goldstein’s talk “Busy Life, No Self” (not available on Dharmaseed, alas) in which Joseph offered three 3-minute meditations which one could use daily in the midst of a busy life to cultivate the realization of No-Self. Briefly, Listen to sounds, and ask “Can I find the knower of… Read more

This Sunday, Mike led a pointed discussion of the “planning mind” as a form of the Hinderance of Restlessness. This manifestation of Restlessness can be particularly hard to uproot due to its seeming utility. Planning serves a purpose, but where does it cross the line? Here is a link to the talk by Shaila Catherine… Read more

This Sunday, Zac guided the discussion on the deep topic of Samadhi, usually translated as concentration or “meditative absorption”. Here are some notes from the talk. Donald Rothberg 2016-11-29 64:52 The Art of Samadhi Practice Spirit Rock Meditation Center: From Mindfulness Breath to Radiant Mind http://dharmaseed.org/talks/audio_player/55/38204.html (played the first ~15 minutes) Concentration – adapted from… Read more

This Sunday, Patrick led our meditation and reflection on the theme of practicing in difficult times. Centered on a talk by Gil Fronsdal, we discussed ways in which experiencing difficult situations can be seen as a natural part of life and not a punishment. Seen through a different perspective, such situations can then be acted… Read more