This talk was given by Gil Fronsdal on 2026.10.04 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA.******* A machine generated transcript of this talk is available. It has not been edited by a human, so errors will exist. Download Transcript: https://www.audiodharma.org/transcripts/24921/download ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at

(Karuna Buddhist Vihara) Bhante Rahula's guided meditation, comments, questions and responses were offered on October 4th, 2026 at Karuna Buddhist Vihara in Sunnyvale California. 00:00 - 36:33 GUIDED MEDITATION 36:33 - 1:53:50 COMMENTS, QUESTIONS & RESPONSES 1:53:50 - 1:57:15 CLOSING AND BLESSING CHANT Bhante Rahula is the founder and spiritual director of Pannabhumi Monastery in Jalisco, Mexico. https://www.bhanterahula.com/#bhante If you would like to support

Denver Dzogchen Podcast Episode 63Retreat Without Leaving In this episode Joseph and Damien discuss the importance of retreat and its role in modern life. Note: we strive to release a new episode on each Guru Rinpoche Day and Dakini Day. Podcast timestamps and chapters are provided for informational purposes. Any mistakes or spelling errors are the fault of volunteers who assist in the production of these videos.Thank you for your support! Your donations help to fund our group activities: Venmo

(Group Learning Program) - LEARN Loving-kindness Meditation (Part 4 of 4)Loving-kindness Meditation was the second most primary form of meditation employed by The Buddha to attain Enlightenment. There are many aspects of The Path to Enlightenment that one would need to learn and practice with guidance from a Teacher, however, Loving-kindness Meditation should be among the top priorities for any Practitioner aspiring to attain Enlightenment.The goal of Loving-kindness Meditation is to eliminate

Rev. Valeria Allison shares some thoughts about Kanzeon Bodhisattva. This talk was given at Shasta Abbey on Sunday August 9, 2026. YouTube: https://youtu.be/ZzBtPX4hI-M Twitter/X: @shastaabbey Contact: podcast@shastaabbey.org

Welcome to Enlightened Life Fellowship.In this podcast episode, Nothing to Prove, we reflect on the quiet freedom that comes from releasing the need to justify ourselves, our practice, or our progress. This reading explores how striving for validation can obscure presence, and how letting go of comparison allows us to meet life more honestly. This episode offers a grounded reminder that worth is not earned through effort, but recognized through awareness.For more information about Enlightened Life

A talk by Thanissaro Bhikkhu entitled "Cornered Through Samvega"

"Tilting Toward Happiness" is a Dharma talk offered at Two Hands Sangha on a concept in gaming called being “tilted.” Something goes wrong, frustration takes over, and suddenly we’re so focused on the outcome we want that we start behaving in ways that make it even harder to get there. Turns out, we do this all the time outside of games too. In traffic. In relationships. At work. With our health. Even in our meditation practice.In this Dharma talk, we look at a piece of gaming advice that

In this session, Ajahn Kovilo discusses various skilful means—specifically ones related to a felt sense of spaciousness—for relating to the 5 hindrances of:00:00 Introduction to unbounded mind vs little mind 08:12 (1) sensual desire 11:45 (2) ill-will 17:21 (3) sloth and torpor 20:35 (4) restlessness and worry 24:50 (5) doubt An overarching relationship is drawn between: (a) the Buddha's comparison of a vast, lakelike mind with a constricted, confined, salty mind

บางส่วนจากคลิป "คนไม่รู้ "ลำเลียงสติเข้าสู่จิตแนวเคลื่อนไหว หลวงพ่อเทียน จิตฺตสุโภ

On this episode, Jen continues our series on dependent origination discussing how we can see beyond the limiting views of existing or not existing. In support of the series, we will be reading and discussing Leigh Brasington's book Dependent Origination & Emptiness. Details can be found on the Classes page of the website along with a link to Leigh's (free) book. We will be working through this material over the next several months. Should you have any questions, or wish to join us via Zoom,

Dissolving Obscurations in the Innate Openness of PresenceA Dzogchen retreat with James Low in Wilga, Poland, held May 21–24, 2026. The teachings were given with Polish translation. "From the point of view of dzogchen, collaboration and participation are much more important than dominance and control. That is to say, we relax and find ourselves within the field of our participation. The world reveals itself as we reveal ourselves – nothing is fixed and everything moves together. The field of

The Illusion of Perception A teaching by James Low on Dzogchen and Tibetan Buddhism, given to a practising audience. This episode is an extract from the longer teaching "Wisdom and Compassion", given in Macclesfield in March 2025. You can watch the full teaching here: https://youtu.be/jtjlM1CYuN4 Watch the original video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38Qp3DnR4QY Chapters 00:00 Phenomena arise and pass: we see light, not the wall 03:24 Hearing sound: we organize it through our

(Saskatoon Insight Meditation Community) Drawing on the four foundations of mindfulness and the Four Noble Truths, we explore the difference between the inevitable difficulties of human experience and the suffering that arises through grasping and resistance. By noticing feeling tone, reactivity, and the embodied qualities of tightness and ease, we can begin to recognize moments of release and cultivate a wiser relationship with experience.Readings from The Life and Letters of Tofu Roshi by Susan

(Saskatoon Insight Meditation Community) Exploring vedanā, or feeling tone, we notice the pleasant, unpleasant, or neutral quality of experience and the reactions that may follow. Staying grounded in the body, this practice invites curiosity about grasping and pushing away, and the possibility of responding with greater wisdom and freedom.

(Saskatoon Insight Meditation Community) Beginning with the body as a home base for attention, we explore an easeful, gentle way of returning to bodily sensations and the breath. Sitting and walking practice support steadiness of attention and a growing capacity to be present with our experience without judgment.

(Karuna Buddhist Vihara) This dhamma talk, comments, questions and responses, and guided meditation was offered on October 3, 2026 for “How do I apply the Dhamma to THIS!?!” 00:00 - DHAMMA TALK 25:48 - COMMENTS, QUESTIONS & RESPONSES PT.1 47:26 - GUIDED MEDITATION 1:03:38 - COMMENTS, QUESTIONS & RESPONSES PT.2

A talk by Thanissaro Bhikkhu entitled "Build Your Raft Well"