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Dharma Seed: dharma talks and meditation instruction

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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.

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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


Episodes
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Devon Hase: Your Inner Guide

11/26/2025
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Silent sit followed by teachings on clear understanding: Sampajañña.

Duration:00:18:28

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Devin Berry: Morning Reflection: The Heart that Gives Itself Away

11/26/2025
(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) A reflection on how boundless Metta naturally becomes gratitude and generosity. Grounded in early teachings, elemental presence, embodied practice, and the simple movement of a heart learning to give freely.

Duration:00:12:07

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Devin Berry: The Overview Effect of the Heart

11/25/2025
(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) Metta is a profound shift in perspective, linking the astronauts overview effect with the Buddha's teachings on Boundlessness. Through story, reflection and classical teaching, we explore how the heart opens beyond "me", revealing clarity, shared belonging and the identity shift that makes compassion the only sane response.

Duration:00:51:01

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Jack Kornfield: Monday Night Dharma Talk

11/24/2025
(Spirit Rock Meditation Center)

Duration:01:12:37

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Jack Kornfield: Monday Night Meditation

11/24/2025
(Spirit Rock Meditation Center)

Duration:00:44:07

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Devin Berry: Morning Reflection: The Way Across

11/24/2025
(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) Inspired by Mettagu's question to the Buddha, this reflection pints to a directly visible path through suffering. Loosening the grip of "mine" and meeting life with clarity, ease and lovingkindness.

Duration:00:12:00

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Jill Shepherd: Wise Effort Part 2

11/23/2025
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center)

Duration:00:47:20

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Jill Shepherd: Muditā meditation

11/22/2025
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Cultivating muditā for oneself and an easy being

Duration:00:46:10

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Stephen Fulder: Dharma talk: How to...

11/22/2025
(Insight Santa Cruz)

Duration:00:43:29

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Stephen Fulder: Guided Meditation: How to....

11/22/2025
(Insight Santa Cruz) Guided Meditation: How to....

Duration:01:23:49

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Brian Lesage: Confidence & Humility: Falling in Love with the Dharma

11/21/2025
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center)

Duration:00:51:32

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Caroline Jones: Morning Reflection: Mindfulness directed to the body.

11/20/2025
(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge)

Duration:00:45:21

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Brian Lesage: Morning Instructions: My Weather

11/20/2025
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center)

Duration:00:09:25

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Jill Shepherd: The Third Noble Truth and the Seven Factors of Awakening

11/16/2025
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center)

Duration:00:44:56