Dharma Seed: dharma talks and meditation instruction

Mark Coleman: Arriving/Nature Awareness/Open Awareness 08.06.2026 42:10 ↓

(Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center)

Gavin Milne: Instructions - Igniting Curiosity & Illuminating the Feeling Tone Level of Experience 08.06.2026 45:30 ↓

(Gaia House)

Ayya Santussika: Ultimate Goodness 08.06.2026 25:27 ↓

(Cloud Mountain Retreat Center) Using SN 28.1 "Born of Seclusion" as a basis, we can come to understand what "ultimate goodness" is: the end of "eradicated I-making, mine-making, and the underlying tendency to conceit."

Amana Brembry Johnson: Weaving Wise Livelihood into Contemplative Life 08.06.2026 1:45:26 ↓

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center)

Ayya Santussika: The Joy of Goodness 07.06.2026 42:01 ↓

(Cloud Mountain Retreat Center) Finding joy in everything good: generosity, kindness, letting go, virtuous behavior. Seeing how the qualities of generosity lay the groundwork for awakening and show up in that process as well. Cultivating mudita, appreciative joy, for the good in ourselves, in others, and goodness wherever we find it.

Mark Nunberg: The Spiritual Pleasure of Seclusion - Talk 07.06.2026 40:42 ↓

(Common Ground Meditation Center)

Mark Nunberg: The Spiritual Pleasure of Seclusion - Meditation 07.06.2026 33:51 ↓

(Common Ground Meditation Center)

Ayya Santussika: The Six Recollection 07.06.2026 36:26 ↓

(Cloud Mountain Retreat Center) These recollections from the Buddha help to lift up the heart, remind us of our goodness and give us encouragement on the path. The recollections are of the qualities of the Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha. And then, recollections on one's own moral conduct (sila), generosity, and the qualities of the devas that caused them to become devas that we ourselves also possess.

Gavin Milne: Instructions - Wise Attitude & Recognising Five Common Challenges 07.06.2026 49:46 ↓

(Gaia House)

Jill Shepherd: 12 meditation: Opening to mudita gladness and upekkha equanimity 07.06.2026 30:20 ↓

(Auckland Insight Meditation)

Ayya Santussika: Thoughts of Sanctuary and Seclusion 07.06.2026 25:40 ↓

(Cloud Mountain Retreat Center) In Itivuttaka 38, the Buddha talks about how the Tathāgata frequently has two thoughts: one about sanctuary and the other about seclusion. The thought about sanctuary, the safety and security for living beings, comes from his love of and delight in kindness. The thought comes from the Buddha's love of seclusion and his delight in it, so this thought often occurs to...

Gavin Milne: Bumpy Road or Bumpy Ride - the Dukkha That Can be Transformed 06.06.2026 52:24 ↓

(Gaia House)

Ayya Santussika: The Joy of Seclusion 06.06.2026 38:27 ↓

(Cloud Mountain Retreat Center) Physical seclusion, mental seclusion, seclusion from people, unethical conduct, wrong view and defilements, and the relief and joy that comes from seclusion.

Nathan Glyde: Whole Life Practice Part Two: Caring For The Path 06.06.2026 1:28:18 ↓

(Gaia House)

Jill Shepherd: 11 short talk: An overview of Buddhist ethics 06.06.2026 15:23 ↓

(Auckland Insight Meditation)

Ayya Santussika: Turning Inwards with Mindfulness of Breathing 06.06.2026 39:49 ↓

(Cloud Mountain Retreat Center) As we being to reflect on the joy of seclusion, we turn inwards for mental seclusion using Mindfulness of Breathing.

Ayya Santussika: Technique Questions 06.06.2026 53:58 ↓

(Cloud Mountain Retreat Center) Techniques in the practice take many different forms. Some questions include how to work with grief after recent death of one's mother, how to deal with sloth and torpor, how to do walking meditation, etc.

Gavin Milne: Instructions - Coming to a Supportive Primary Object for Meditation 06.06.2026 45:37 ↓

(Gaia House)

Jill Shepherd: 10 meditation: Choiceless attention 06.06.2026 34:09 ↓

(Auckland Insight Meditation)