Dharma Seed - Dharma Talks given at Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC

2014-02-07 Morning Meditation and Instruction 29:50
Tara Brach	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC : 2014 IMCW Women's Retreat: The Heart of Buddhist Meditation

2014-02-05 Part 1: Universal Faces of Love 1:24:25

Tara Brach

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Lovingkindness, or metta, is the first of the four divine abodes in buddhist teachings. This talk explores the habitual patterns of fears and wants that obscure this innate quality of heart and key ways that we awaken ourselves to its luminous presence.

Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC : IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2014-01-22 Listening to the Song 1:24:51

Tara Brach

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Listening with our full heart and attention is the gateway to understanding and love. This talk explores the challenges to deep listening, and offers ways of paying attention that awaken a healing listening presence.

Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC : IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2014-01-15 The Power of Metta 1:19:50
Trudy mitchell-gilkey	Listen to tracks Show 2 Tracks
The Buddha's wisdom as expounded in the Karaniya Metta Sutta -2,600 years ago- is powerful medicine that still remains powerful and potent to this day.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC : IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2014-01-08 Path of True Refuge 1:23:56

Tara Brach

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This talk explores the three archetypal gateways to liberation - awareness (Buddha), truth (Dharma) and love (Sangha). It includes guided reflections and a refuge ceremony that can help us discover the path “inside out” through daily life.

Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC : IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2013-12-31 Cultivating the Heart of a Bodhisattva 52:49
Ruth King	Download Listen
This talk explores our bravery and belonging, and how we cultivate the compassionate heart of the Bodhisattva.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC : 2013 IMCW New Year's Retreat: Awakening the Heart of Compassion

2013-12-31 Guided Heart Metta Meditation with Poetry 41:51
Hugh Byrne	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC : 2013 IMCW New Year's Retreat: Awakening the Heart of Compassion

2013-12-31 Morning Instruction - Question and Response 12:46
Pat Coffey	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC : 2013 IMCW New Year's Retreat: Awakening the Heart of Compassion

2013-12-31 Morning Guided Meditation 29:45
Pat Coffey	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC : 2013 IMCW New Year's Retreat: Awakening the Heart of Compassion

2013-12-30 On Doing and Being 59:18
Jonathan Foust	Download Listen
As you develop as a contemplative artist, cultivating the ‘middle way’ includes disciplines that require attention and focus as well as practices that call for relaxation and letting go. This talk explores strategies that can help you cultivate that ephemeral internal experience that is ‘not too tight and not too loose.’
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC : 2013 IMCW New Year's Retreat: Awakening the Heart of Compassion