Dharma Seed: dharma talks and meditation instruction

Recent episodes

1. Jill Shepherd: 09 talk: The five hindrances part 2 - sloth and torpor, restlessness and worry, and sceptical doubt from Dharma Seed: dharma talks and meditation instruction

   Aug 4, 202640 min

   (Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre)

2. Jill Shepherd: 08 meditation: Mostly silent, with suggestions at the start for choosing which practice to do from Dharma Seed: dharma talks and meditation instruction

   Aug 4, 202642 min

   (Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre)

3. Jill Shepherd: 07 meditation: Mental noting of physical sensations from Dharma Seed: dharma talks and meditation instruction

   Aug 4, 202644 min

   (Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre) Using the tool of mental noting or labelling to help stay present with elemental qualities in breathing and the whole body, including the experience of pain

4. Jill Shepherd: 06 talk: Supportive conditions from Dharma Seed: dharma talks and meditation instruction

   Aug 3, 202636 min

   (Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre)

5. Jill Shepherd: 05 meditation: Mindfulness of the body in relation to the four elemental qualities from Dharma Seed: dharma talks and meditation instruction

   Aug 3, 202633 min

   (Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre)

6. Jill Shepherd: 04 meditation: Mindfulness of breathing in long and short from Dharma Seed: dharma talks and meditation instruction

   Aug 3, 202640 min

   (Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre) Beginning to notice some of the details of breathing, still maintaining an open, spacious awareness

7. Jill Shepherd: 03 talk: Hindrances of Sense Desire and Aversion from Dharma Seed: dharma talks and meditation instruction

   Aug 2, 202640 min

   (Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre) Some suggestions for developing a more skilful relationship to the hindrances of desire for sense pleasure and aversion or ill will

8. Matthew Hepburn: Guided Compassion from Dharma Seed: dharma talks and meditation instruction

   Aug 2, 202649 min

   (Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center)

9. Ajahn Sucitto: Origin, passing and balance from Dharma Seed: dharma talks and meditation instruction

   Aug 2, 202645 min

   (Cittaviveka) Ajahn reads from and talks about sutta SN47.42 available here: https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/sn/sn47/sn47.042.than.html

10. Jill Shepherd: 02 instructions and meditation: Mindfulness of breathing 2 from Dharma Seed: dharma talks and meditation instruction

    Aug 2, 202640 min

    (Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre) Attuning to the different energetic effects of inhaling and exhaling

11. Jill Shepherd: 01 meditation: Establishing mindfulness of the body, breathing from Dharma Seed: dharma talks and meditation instruction

    Aug 2, 202647 min

    (Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre)

12. Ajahn Sucitto: Prune consciousness, rest and regenerate from Dharma Seed: dharma talks and meditation instruction

    Aug 1, 202639 min

    (Cittaviveka)

13. Matthew Hepburn: Guided Instructions: Enjoyment and Agility Amidst Discomfort from Dharma Seed: dharma talks and meditation instruction

    Aug 1, 20263 hr 5 min

    (Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Practicing awareness, wisdom and flexibility in moments of ease and imperfection alike

14. Ajahn Sucitto: Structures - social and Dhammic from Dharma Seed: dharma talks and meditation instruction

    Jul 31, 202639 min

    (Cittaviveka)

15. Matthew Hepburn: Simplicity and Agency Through Cultivating Awareness from Dharma Seed: dharma talks and meditation instruction

    Jul 31, 202645 min

    (Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center)

16. Shelly Graf: Day 1: Morning Instructions from Dharma Seed: dharma talks and meditation instruction

    Jul 31, 20261 hr 7 min

    (Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Mindfulness of body and use of anchor

17. Deborah Ratner Helzer, Mark Nunberg: Questions and Responses from Dharma Seed: dharma talks and meditation instruction

    Jul 30, 202649 min

    (Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge)

18. Brian Lesage: Acting Into the Darkness from Dharma Seed: dharma talks and meditation instruction

    Jul 28, 202627 min

    (Flagstaff Insight Meditation Community)

19. Dawn Neal: Food for Thought from Dharma Seed: dharma talks and meditation instruction

    Jul 28, 202612 min

    (Insight Santa Cruz)

20. Mark Nunberg: The Soft Power of Metta from Dharma Seed: dharma talks and meditation instruction

    Jul 27, 202657 min

    (Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge)