Dharma Seed: dharma talks and meditation instruction

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Mark Ovland: Talk - Rubin's Vase & the Drama of Life

(Gaia House)

Sep 20
41 min

Ayya Santussika: The Never Ending, Constant, Kaleidoscope of Change

(Karuna Buddhist Vihara) This Dhamma talk, comments, questions and responses was offered on September 19, 2026 for “How do I apply the Dhamma to THIS!?!” 00:00 - DHAMMA

Sep 19
1 h 00 min

Ayya Santacitta: Iddhipada IV: Integration ~ Not Relinquishing One's Seat In the Midst of Challenges

(Aloka Earth Room) Short Reflection & Guided Meditation including a poem from the Sioux Nation | Earthworm Practice for the Anthropocene IV | Online Wednesday-Morning

Sep 16
55 min

Donald Rothberg: Practicing the Wise Speech Guideline of Truthfulness: Four Dimensions of Practice 2

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) We review the importance of giving attention to ethical practice, and how it has often been marginalized in Western Buddhism, with meditat

Sep 16
53 min

Donald Rothberg: Guided Meditation: Developing Concentration and Mindfulness, Ending with Three Reflections on Practicing Wise Speech

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) First, there are basic instructions in developing concentration offered, including the optional "three-part breath" technique which can he

Sep 16
36 min

Ayya Anandabodhi: Aligning One's Life with Virtue

(Parayana Vihara) In a Sunday Dhamma talk at Parayana Vihara, Ayya Anandabodhi explains how taking refuge in the Three Jewels and practicing ethical conduct creates the c

Sep 13
22 min

Mushim Ikeda: Great Rivers Flow Silently

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center)

Sep 13
55 min

Devon Hase: Muditā: How to be a Backup Dancer (Retreat at Spirit Rock)

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) A talk on muditā, the joy that isn't ours alone. After days steadying the heart through warmth, tenderness, and spaciousness, we turn towa

Sep 12
44 min

Ayya Santussika: Guilt: A Lightning Rod for the Sense of Self

(Karuna Buddhist Vihara) This guided meditation, dhamma talk, comments, questions and responses was offered on the 12th of September, 2026 for “How do I apply the Dhamma

Sep 12
1 h 31 min

Pascal Auclair: 8 Fold Path - Rainbow-Like 🌈

(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center)

Sep 12
1 h 04 min

Ayya Santussika: Dhammapada Verses 179 - 196: The Buddha | Ayya Santussikā

(Karuna Buddhist Vihara) This meditation, dhamma talk, comments, questions and responses was offered on September 12, 2026 for “Eastbay Dhamma” 00:00 - 5 PRECEPTS 07:12

Sep 12
1 h 47 min

Jill Satterfield: Session 1, Sensing Practice (Weight & Gravity)

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center)

Sep 11
13 min

Jill Satterfield: Session 1, Breath Sweeping Practice

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center)

Sep 11
11 min

Ajahn Viradhammo: Right effort: Cultivating the skillful abandoning the unskillful

(Tisarana Buddhist Monastery) The theme of this Sunday talk: Right effort, cultivating the skillful, and abandoning the unskillful. Luang Por reflects on right effort, an

Sep 11
39 min

Oren Jay Sofer: Touching Compassion Guided Meditation (Retreat at Spirit Rock)

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Reflections on compassion, 20 minute guided meditation exploring various methods of compassion, followed by Q&A

Sep 11
48 min

Pascal Auclair: Experience is Rainbow-like 🏳‍🌈

(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center)

Sep 11
48 min

Kevin Griffin: Right Livelihood

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center)

Sep 11
59 min

Cara Lai: A Field of Compassion: or How to Not Make War with Your Bushes (Retreat at Spirit Rock)

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Pain is unavoidable; suffering is what we add by resisting it. This talk traces that distinction through a rage-filled retreat, an ongoing

Sep 10
51 min

Pascal Auclair: Anicca (Transience) Is so Queer!

(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center)

Sep 10
1 h 06 min

Devon Hase: Metta for Self (Retreat at Spirit Rock)

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Teachings and Guided Practice on practicing loving-kindness for oneself.

Sep 10
44 min

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What listeners say

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You won’t regret listening to these talks by some of the best Buddhist insight practitioners and instructors in the world. You can listen to many different teachers and decide which ones speak to you ( or not). Highly recommend. Also: they need our support to keep their centers going and to make a living themselves. Thank you!! 🙏🏼

Kim🙏🏼 · Feb 2023

This community is full of well educated, wise people who care about the craft of an hour talk, a dharma talk, a lecture, a sermon. They often include humor, quotes, poems, and their life experiences. I was an occasional meditator prior to this podcast. Since, discovering the plethora of material here I’ve gone on retreats and my practice has deepened and grown in incredible ways. I personally found a spiritual home in this community which I view as grounded, sensible, inclusive smart and wise. It’s a total refuge in a wild world. Regularly listening to this podcast has been an ongoing educations. I would suggest people try and find specific teachers whose voice and approach works for them. Not every lecture/teacher is going to work for everyone but there are a lot of great ones featured here.

Kidpalmtree · Feb 2019

So much to choose from and a terrific variety of teachers. Excellent for anyone wanting to learn more about Meditation, Buddhism, or just basic mindfulness practice

emshog · Jun 2018

I just wanted to second the other reviewer a few posts down from me; though I've slowly made my foray into the Dhamma since junior year of high school — these past two years, age 20 and 21, have been years of massive waves of confusion, loss and grief, and self-judgement. I am so glad for having found the Dharma early in my life, and for a reliable source of the teachings from organizations like DharmaSeed. It would not be overdramatic to say that they have saved my life. The Dharma is, truly, my excellent refuge.

vinnccee · Nov 2012

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