Dharma Seed: dharma talks and meditation instruction
Buddhist Talk
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.
Location:
United States
Description:
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.
Twitter:
@dharmaseed
Language:
English
Website:
http://dharmaseed.org/talks/
Email:
contact@dharmaseed.org
Episodes
Jill Shepherd: Wise Effort Part 2
11/23/2025
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center)
Duration:00:47:20
Jill Shepherd: Muditā meditation
11/22/2025
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Cultivating muditā for oneself and an easy being
Duration:00:46:10
Stephen Fulder: Dharma talk: How to...
11/22/2025
(Insight Santa Cruz)
Duration:00:43:29
Stephen Fulder: Guided Meditation: How to....
11/22/2025
(Insight Santa Cruz) Guided Meditation: How to....
Duration:01:23:49
Brian Lesage: Confidence & Humility: Falling in Love with the Dharma
11/21/2025
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center)
Duration:00:51:32
Caroline Jones: Morning Reflection: Mindfulness directed to the body.
11/20/2025
(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge)
Duration:00:45:21
Brian Lesage: Morning Instructions: My Weather
11/20/2025
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center)
Duration:00:09:25
Devon Hase: The Sacred Slowness: Pilgrimage as Spiritual Practice
11/19/2025
(Cambridge Insight Meditation Center) Through study of the Meghiya Sutta, we’ll explore why the Buddha insisted that awakening happens in community, not in isolation. Through personal stories of transformation, Devon will describe the five essential conditions Buddha outlined for waking up. This talk weaves together ancient wisdom with modern pilgrimage, showing how our most challenging moments can become our greatest sources of strength when we practice accompaniment rather than abandonment. Come explore how the gradual path unfolds like a sacred journey, one step at a time, with fellow travelers by our side.
Duration:00:37:26
Francisco Morillo Gable: 4th Foundation: 6 Sense Spheres, 7 Factorsed
11/19/2025
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) A discussion of the fourth foundation as a progression within the discourse on "The Four Foundations of Establishing Awareness".
Duration:00:51:25
Ayya Santacitta: Reframing Ourselves ~ Reframing Our Lives
11/19/2025
(Aloka Earth Room) Short Reflection & Guided Meditation | Earthworm Practice for the Anthropocene III | Online Wednesday-Morning
Duration:00:52:00
Devin Berry: Morning Reflection: Natural Great Peace
11/19/2025
(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) A brief reflection on Natural Great Peace, Nyoshul Khenpo Rinpoche's teaching, and the Karaniya Metta Sutta as an invitation to let the tired mind finally rest deeply. Includes recording of Dhammaruwan Chanting the Metta Sutta.
Duration:00:19:11
Devon Hase: The River of Conditionality
11/17/2025
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Teachings on Dependent Co-Arising (Paticca-Sammupadda).
Duration:00:50:25
Devin Berry: Morning Reflection: Ordinary & Radical Gathering of the Heart-Mind
11/17/2025
(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) A reflection on Samadhi as easeful, embodied, and quietly radical. Showing how gentleness, continuity, wise attention and wise letting go reveal a freedom that doesn't depend on striving or attainment.
Duration:00:20:59
Jill Shepherd: The Third Noble Truth and the Seven Factors of Awakening
11/16/2025
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center)
Duration:00:44:56
Pawan Bareja: Resilience Amidst Climate Change
11/16/2025
(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Meditation & Dharma Talk
Duration:01:17:51
Jill Shepherd: Compassion for the "difficult" person and all beings
11/15/2025
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center)
Duration:00:44:14
Ayya Santussika: No Such Thing As Perfection
11/15/2025
(Karuna Buddhist Vihara) This dhamma talk, guided meditation, and Q&A was offered on November 15, 2025 for a Daylong Retreat at Karuna Buddhist Vihara Meditation Center. 00:00 - DHAMMA TALK 18:36 - Q&A
Duration:01:01:49
Brian Lesage: Vast Time, Small Bodies: Letting the Dharma Flow Through
11/14/2025
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center)
Duration:00:46:50
Kevin Griffin: Step 11: Sought Through Meditation
11/14/2025
(Spirit Rock Meditation Center)
Duration:01:07:48
Bhante Buddharakkhita: The 3rd Noble Truth!
11/13/2025
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Cessation of Suffering coincides the realization of the end of suffering with the elimination of craving for sense pleasures, craving for existence and craving for non-existence. This is the practice toward ultimate final peace, Nibbana.
Duration:01:02:15