Archive of Talks

Same guided our reflections today as we met at Rebecca’s place for sangha.  The focus was our third session on Concentration as a Factor of Awakening, and featured excerpts from dharma talks by Jack Kornfield, “Quiet the Mind; Open the Heart” http://www.dharmaseed.org/teacher/85/talk/2317/ and by Christina Feldman, “Refuge in Calmness” http://www.dharmaseed.org/teacher/44/talk/10162/     Read more

This morning, Lorilee led our second Sunday devoted to Concentration.  Framing the practice with quotations from the Bhagavad Gita and accompanied by her harmonium, she led is in kirtan, the call and response style of chanting in Sanskrit, ranging from the simple to the complex, exploring each as a mode of concentration.  Later, we experimented… Read more

This morning Michael guided our reflections on Concentration, the Sixth Factor of Awakening.  We explored two different types of concentration, exclusive and inclusive, with the writings of Ajahn Thanissaro representing the former and those of Ashin Tejaniya representing the latter.  Our guided meditation, drawn from the teaching of Ashin Tejaniya,  focused on moving from strong concentration… Read more

Today Joey guided our reflections on Tranquility, the 5th Factor of Awakening.  Featured was a dharma talk by Pascal Auclair and guided meditation on “Bringing Awareness to Mind States” http://www.dharmaseed.org/teacher/198/talk/24581/ Read more

We began the year with an extended period of meditationframed by Michael, which included a sensory awareness experiment/meditation,  “Nothing to Do, Nowhere to Go” guided by Lee Lesser.  A little something to weigh in against resolutions one might be tempted to make for the new year. You can access that meditation/experiment here https://www.dropbox.com/s/t1klt719yi6f4bg/Lee%20Lesser%20Excerpt%20-%20nowhere%20to%20go%2C%20nothing%20to%20do.mp3?dl=0   Read more

Today Rebecca offered for us the famous guided meditation on Big Mind by Joseph Goldstein, leading step by step to a sense of expanded consciousness.  You can click here to  engage with it yourself. http://media.dharmaseed.org/recordings/2014/10/20141021-Joseph_Goldstein-IMSRC-big_mind_guided_meditation.mp3     Read more