Archive of Talks

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

This Sunday, Joey guided our reflections, drawing material from a recently attended retreat titled “Strengthening the Heart.” One of the retreat’s most inspiring and illuminating dharma talks, by Owen J Sofer, will be used to help frame our discussion. The talk is available here: http://dharmaseed.org/teacher/248/talk/39919/ During the talk, there is a reference to a video… Read more

This Sunday, Joey led a timely discussion on how to deal with the challenges of acting with wisdom when the whole world (or even just one event) seems set against us. She played excerpts from talks given by Pema Chodron after the September 11th attacks which may be just as relevant today. The talks were… Read more

This Sunday, Margaret led a discussion on the topic of Aversion. She used excerpts from a talk by Steve Armstrong: http://media.dharmaseed.org/cache/DS/19971016-Steve_Armstrong-IMSRC-aversion.mp3 Steve suggested a five step process for dealing with this challenging Hinderance: – Recognize – Restraint (from acting out the aversion) – Reframe – Reveal characteristics (explore the subtle differences between different forms of… Read more

This Sunday, Rebecca led a discussion centered around a talk by Pascal Auclair entitled “Instructions on working with emotions, moods and mind states”. The talk is available here: http://dharmaseed.org/teacher/198/talk/38452/ Read more