Devon Hase's most recent Dharma talks (Dharma Seed)

(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) Teachings on how to work with deep desire for deliverance and how to smooth out the energy body when things get intense in retreat.

(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) The Four Heavenly Messengers and the Five Subjects for Frequent Recollection, with a focus on practicing with aging, illness. and death.

(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) Reflections on nature as our teacher of metta, karuna, mudita, and upekkha.

(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) Guided Meditation inviting reflection on our wholesome intentions for retreat and practice in daily life.

(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) Teachings on the Queen Mallika sutta and how doing metta for ourselves naturally translates to metta for everybody.

(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge)

(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) Guided practice on the five jhana factors and how they antidote the hindrances.

(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) Short reflection on metta and the human condition, inspired by Jane Hirshfield's poetry.

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Reflections on emptiness as taught by the Buddha (Bahiya, Rohitassa, Rahula). And how this reveals a deep and abiding compassionate kind of love for ourselves, all beings, and the world. Invitation to the Devas paritta chant with Dawn Scott at the beginning.

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Teachings on all Four Foundations of the Satipatthana Sutta leading into a silent sit.

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Teachings on Liberative Dependent Co-Arising, with a focus on Piti leading into Passaddhi. References to Joseph Goldstein, Mingyur Rinpoche, and Disney's Sword in the Stone.

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Instructions and guided practice on meditating with strong emotions - light RAIN with somatic experiencing using orienting, titrating, and pendulating.

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Teachings on how to recognize delusion and its sub-category of doubt.

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Short talk followed by a guided meditation on working with vedana in the mind. How to practice with thoughts and their machinations in the third foundation of mindfulness from the Satipatthana Sutta.

(Refuge of Belonging) This talk explores sīla (moral conduct) as both foundation and ongoing practice in Buddhism. Devon emphasizes the paradox of sīla—it's both a starting point and something continuously cultivated in each moment. She discusses how integrity requires balancing self-compassion with engagement in the world, using the metaphor of mountain wildflowers that are both tender and strong...

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Teachings on how to practice metta for ourselves, including poetry by Jane Hirshfield and a story by Father Gregory Boyle. Guided practice in receiving care and sending love to our younger self.

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) A brief overview of noting practice as done using sounds, body, or breath as our primary anchor. Description of how to use perception (sañña) as the proximate cause for a moment of mindfulness to arise, followed by a silent 30 min meditation.

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Teachings on entering the gradual training: Sila, Dana, Bhavana, Pañña. Stories, poems, the works.

(Refuge of Belonging) This talk explores dāna (generosity) as both a foundational practice and natural expression of awakening. Devon describes how generosity creates conditions for happiness while requiring wisdom about our boundaries and capacities. Using personal examples about balancing family obligations with self-care, she illustrates how true generosity requires knowing ourselves well. The...

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) A talk focused on Dana Parami and its role in recognizing Nibbana. The discussion highlighted the importance of removing obscurations to reveal awareness, wisdom, and love. Devon explained how Paramis helped clear the way and emphasized the interdependence of giving and receiving. Practical aspects of generosity were addressed, including maintaining healthy boundari...

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) How to work with delusion on the path - it's tricky to see delusion but when we do, it's so fun.

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Guided meditation on metta for all beings.

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Teaching and guided meditation practice.

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Teaching on this key factor in the Satipatthana Sutta, including the four commentarial categories: Clear comprehension of purpose (Pāli: sātthaka) Clear comprehension of suitability (sappāya) Clear comprehension of domain (gocara):[12] Clear comprehension of non-delusion (asammoha)

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Introduction and teachings on metta followed by a guided practice sending metta to a benefactor.