Dharma Seed: dharma talks and meditation instruction
Dharma Seed is dedicated to preserving and sharing the spoken teachings of Theravada Buddhism in modern languages. Since the early 1980's, Dharma Seed has collected and distributed dharma talks by teachers offering the vipassana (insight) and metta (lovingkindness) practices of Theravada Buddhism. New recordings are being added continuously from contemporary dharma teachers.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 48 minutes
- Episodes
- 203
- Years Active
- 2025
Ayya Santussika: LovingandLettingGo
(Karuna Buddhist Vihara) This was part of a daylong retreat held at Karuna Buddhist Vihara. This afternoon segment included a guided meditation, Qigong instruction by Grace Lee and Q&A.
01:44:30 |
Sat 02 Aug 2025
Ofosu Jones-Quartey: Kindness is the New Punk Rock (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
(Spirit Rock Meditation Center)
01:12:57 |
Fri 01 Aug 2025
Jill Shepherd: meditation: compassion for a good friend
(Auckland Insight Meditation)
00:26:11 |
Thu 31 Jul 2025
Tuere Sala: The Importance of Maintaining Inner Stability in External Uncertainty
(Cambridge Insight Meditation Center) When external conditions begin to fluctuate and spin at a fast pace, we need to know how to ground and stabilize ourselves internally. This is what the four foun…
00:43:35 |
Wed 30 Jul 2025
Ayya Santacitta: The Pressure Which Urges Us to Evolve
(Aloka Earth Room) Short Reflection & Guided Meditation | Earthworm Practice for the Anthropocene III | Online Wednesday-Mornings
00:56:05 |
Wed 30 Jul 2025
Sayadaw U Jagara: Not yet titled
(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge)
00:50:47 |
Wed 30 Jul 2025
Donald Rothberg: Non-Harming: Core Teachings and How to Practice
(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) We begin by remembering the three core methods of training given by the Buddha (wisdom, meditation, and "ethics"), and their interrelationship. We reflect on how ethic…
Wed 30 Jul 2025
Donald Rothberg: Guided Meditation: Concentration, Metta, Mindfulness (including of Negative Views), and Reflections
(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) In this guided meditation, connected to the later talk on "Non-Harming," we begin with about 8 minutes of settling and becoming more present, developing more samadhi (…
00:40:18 |
Wed 30 Jul 2025
Sayadaw U Jagara: Not yet titled
(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge)
00:11:20 |
Wed 30 Jul 2025
Sayadaw U Jagara: Loving Kindness Reflection
(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) A warm day ahead, with a friendly attitude.
00:11:20 |
Wed 30 Jul 2025
Chas DiCapua: Loving Kindness and Compassion Practice
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Using an easy being to cultivate Loving Kindness and then turning that caring heart to the difficulties of another and self.
00:44:13 |
Tue 29 Jul 2025
Shaila Catherine: Danger of Fixation: Right View As The Path
(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) In this talk, Shaila Catherine explores right view and addresses the danger of attaching to a position, philosophy, belief, or opinion. Primary sources th…
00:22:17 |
Mon 28 Jul 2025
Sayadaw U Jagara: Samadhi: Samatha vs Vipassana
(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) The difference between the "concentration" of serenity and the concentration of insight. Developed in the frame of the four spheres of existence.
00:21:20 |
Mon 28 Jul 2025
Chas DiCapua, Shelly Graf: Mindfulness of Body and Body Breathing
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Various ways to connect with the experience of body sitting and body breathing.
Mon 28 Jul 2025
Dawn Mauricio: Energy: The Lifeblood of Practice
(Spirit Rock Meditation Center)
01:55:09 |
Mon 28 Jul 2025
Chas DiCapua: Mindfulness of Body
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Exploring mindfulness of the body in the Satipatthana Sutta. Including how mindfulness of the body interfaces and supports other aspects of the practice…
00:48:09 |
Sun 27 Jul 2025
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