This talk was given by Nikki Mirghafori on 2026.10.07 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA.******* This teaching refers to the two-minute animated short movie called A Single Life accessible on YouTube at https://youtu.be/pzAZnOyMTI4?si=tk8dloVseGUFlPD1 ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/. ******* This talk is licensed by a Creative

This talk was given by Matthew Brensilver on 2026.09.30 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA. ******* Video of this talk is available at: https://youtube.com/live/V7PY8jAWyKE. ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/. ******* This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License

This talk was given by Matthew Brensilver on 2026.09.30 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA. ******* Video of this talk is available at: https://youtube.com/live/V7PY8jAWyKE. ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/. ******* This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License

Breathing Is HappeningWhat happens when a Zen Buddhist monk and an astrophysicist point toward the same mystery from completely different directions?In this Dharma talk from Enlightened Life Fellowship, Breathing Is Happening, we explore the unexpected resonance between Thich Nhat Hanh’s teaching of interbeing and Neil deGrasse Tyson’s reflections on the cosmic origins of the elements that make up life.Thich Nhat Hanh asks us to look deeply at something as ordinary as a sheet of paper and recognize

A talk by Thanissaro Bhikkhu entitled "Don't Stop with Awareness Itself"

This is PART TWO of Clear Mountain's interview with Bhante Sujāto, co-founder of SuttaCentral.net and abbot of Lokanta Vihara. Watch PART ONE here: https://youtu.be/dJvntE6aw-s 00:00:00 Introduction & Textual Curiosity Across Buddhist Genres 00:16:51 Comparative Studies of the Creation of the Bhikkhuni Order 00:24:59 The Trojan Horse Simile of Picking and Choosing & How to Hold Varrying Views 00:31:51 The Buddha, Bodhisattva, and Arahant Awakenings 00:38:18 The Buddha as Distinct From

Featuring a Q&A with special guest Sharon Salzberg, Joseph Goldstein shares the beauty of having a wholesome mind rather than a mind that clings.Today's episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/insighthour and get on your way to being your best self.This time on Insight Hour, Joseph & Sharon explore:How all practice is in service of non-clinging Attachment to the pleasant and aversion to the unpleasant Types of speech to avoid: gossip and useless

🔹Ven Pomnyun’s Dharma Q&A 2024. 01.07🔹Question : Hello and thank you, Sunim.  I’m currently takingthe Introduction to Buddhism II course. Here’s my question. I have a hard time dealing with suffering in the world. I get too emotional, and it takes days to get over the thoughts and sadness. I imagine the worst scenarios that I’m not even exposed to, and it’s quite tormenting. At some point, I decided to look the other way, and stopped even reading or listening to news, so I can be happy. As

What becomes possible when we learn to imagine from presence rather than fear? In Part 1 of this series, Tara explores spiritual imagination as a powerful capacity for healing, transformation and awakening. When we are caught in stress, fear or limiting beliefs, our imagination contracts and reinforces a world of separation. Yet when grounded in mindful presence, imagination can open us to new possibilities—to our basic goodness, our capacity to change and our potential to create a more loving

In this guided meditation, Tara Brach invites us into an embodied practice of metta—loving-kindness—awakening a felt sense of openness, warmth and care throughout the body. Beginning with the image of a smile, we soften the eyes, face, throat, heart and body, allowing this spirit of friendliness to gradually permeate our whole being. As we deepen into presence, we learn to bring this same loving attention to places that feel wounded, blocked or in need of healing. This meditation offers a simple and

บางส่วนจากคลิป "ลำดับอารมณ์รูปนามมิติลึกและกว้าง"ลำเลียงสติเข้าสู่จิตแนวเคลื่อนไหว หลวงพ่อพระมหาดิเรก พุทธยานันโท

บางส่วนจากคลิป "รู้แต่จำ ทำไม่เป็น " ลำเลียงสติเข้าสู่จิตแนวเคลื่อนไหว หลวงพ่อเทียน จิตฺตสุโภ

This talk was given by Gil Fronsdal on 2026.09.30 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/24909/download ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at

This talk was given by Gil Fronsdal on 2026.09.30 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/24908/download ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at

This week Olivia explores the Buddha’s teachings on caring for ourselves, taking responsibility for our own practice, and becoming someone we can take refuge in. We’ll reflect on what it means to protect our own well-being without closing ourselves off from caring for and supporting others.Dhammapada, Chapter 12: “Oneself” • Translation: Gil FronsdalPrompt: What is one self care practice that is challenging for you?Offered freely in the spirit of dāna. Donations are appreciated, never expected

This week Olivia explores the Buddha’s teachings on caring for ourselves, taking responsibility for our own practice, and becoming someone we can take refuge in. We’ll reflect on what it means to protect our own well-being without closing ourselves off from caring for and supporting others.Dhammapada, Chapter 12: “Oneself” • Translation: Gil FronsdalPrompt: What is one self care practice that is challenging for you?Offered freely in the spirit of dāna. Donations are appreciated, never expected

Vince Fakhoury Horn describes the insight meditation tradition as a chord in which concentration, mindfulness and heartfulness sound together, with concentration giving mindfulness its depth and heartfulness keeping the whole enterprise from turning dry and frightening.My teaching colleagues & I are leading a 10-day meditation retreat focusing on The Insight Chord. We’d love to see you there!💬 TranscriptVince Horn: Practically speaking, we’ve been focused on kind of three different forms of

People come to meditation for many different reasons, but the destination is often left unclear. What does this practice actually lead to?In this talk, Travis Hicks traces the arc of a deepening practice — from the small early benefits of slowing down and feeling a little more at ease, through the gradual clearing of the mind's clutter, to the flashes of insight that begin to change how we see reality.Using a few simple images — a dim light slowly brightening in a dark room, lightning flashes

This talk was given by Gil Fronsdal on 2026.09.30 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA. ******* Video of this talk is available at: https://www.youtube.com/live/7JKmInAOgzw?si=JbXA49EWpcWfDR6P&t=1911. ******* 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/24906/download ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed

This talk was given by Gil Fronsdal on 2026.09.30 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA. ******* Video of this talk is available at: https://youtube.com/live/7JKmInAOgzw. ******* 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/24907/download ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed this talk, please consider