Dharma Seed - dharmaseed.org: Trudy Goodman's most recent Dharma talks

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center)

(Big Bear Retreat Center)

(Big Bear Retreat Center)

(Big Bear Retreat Center)

(Big Bear Retreat Center)

(Big Bear Retreat Center) How to untangle the threads of intense desire, sexual or other & meet the Dharma

(Big Bear Retreat Center) Beginning with the Buddha’s teaching of Anapanasati, a general guidance on mindfulness with the breath & how it carries mettā

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Guided meditation for the last full day of retreat

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) This talk is about a recent near death experience and the choice to live, exploring how and why dharma practice is essential to facing death without fear.

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) How the emotions are sensed in the body and why it's important to learn to feel them.

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Affectionate breath practice, feeling cared for by the breath. Metta for the body, brief lovingkindness body scan

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) This is the opening morning of the retreat, offering guidance in working with the breath skillfully by infusing the mindfulness with lovingkindness.

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) How to step back into awareness, into receiving each moment as awakening.

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center)

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center)

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center)

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) The 4 noble truths: sila, samadhi, prajna, pure-hearted goodness, meditation, wisdom.

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) This talk was given int he midst of the mild personal dukkha of having a cough and cold. About the first three noble truths. Not getting what you want , getting what you don't want.

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Introduction to metta with the "jelloyroll" and metta for the miracle and magic of this self.

(Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center) Refuge in relational wisdom- Embodying tender awareness in nature supporting our practice. The social networks of trees and how they share resources- redistribution of wealth.

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center)

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) First night of Fall Vipassana retreat

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center (Yucca Valley)) Trust the unfolding experience of reality in Dogen’s backward step. Trust yourself as a spiritual friend.

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center (Yucca Valley)) Metta for yourself as a child.

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Stories of awakening towards the end of the Fall Vipassana retreat.

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) We explore the many ways mindfulness is capable of leading to insight and how to relate to practice to foster mindfulness.

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Dharma teachings on conflict and kindness, identity and loving awareness of who we truly are.

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) This talk is based on the seven factors of enlightenment; mindfulness, investigation of the truth of Dharma, joy, calm, and concentration.

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) An exploration of the fifth and third precepts from a contemplative perspective: what intoxicates? What nourishes and sustains our practice?

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) First of 2 talks about the five precepts as instruction for meditation practice; as both path to and expression of our pabhassara citta, radiant clear mind.

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) RAIN: an acronym for a 4 - step process for using one's particular personal experience as a doorway to connect with the fullness of our awakened humanity.

(Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center)

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) How to recognize the seven factors of Enlightenment in daily life and three songs by Teja Bell on guitar, favorite dharma songs.

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) The effort or energy factor of enlightenment, practice in retreat.

(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) This talk is about the 3rrd Noble Truth both from a moment to moment and a more overarching perspective.

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center)

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Personal experience as a doorway to Big Mind and transforming suffering into awakening factors.

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) What is samadhi? Why is it important for our practice? How do we develop and strengthen this 6th of the 7 Factors of Awakening?

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Why calm is important in practice and practical ways to calm down and develop tranquility, as a factor of awakening.

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Transformation happens in the realm or context of compassionate presence. How do we learn to offer compassionate, loving attention to ourselves, each other, and our world?

(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Stories and teachings about the Buddha's one fortunate attachment

(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Neutral Person

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center (Yucca Valley)) The Buddha taught three characteristics of all life as a doorway to freedom, to the pure heart's release.

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Mettafying the hindrances to death! This is what should be done by one who is skilled in goodness. How we maintain the self through excluding our vulnerability. The protection of inclusion, no one left out.

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) This talk weaves together questions from interviews about sexuality and gratitude for humanness with the 4 noble truths and 4 great vows and a smattering of dependent origination.

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Overcoming the brain's negative bias. Inclining the mind toward appreciation.

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center (Yucca Valley)) 3 Kinds of Sila: How to work with the 5 precepts inwardly, to cultivate self/other, compassion and good will.

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Understanding sila as the foundation of Karma and inspiring stories. How sila as respect and love can become a default setting for us -- The Buddha said sila is his dharma heir, our teacher.

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Truthfulness Parami and what the Buddha taught is the test for wisdom - how to purify the heart.

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) A contemplative approach to working with the five precepts in retreat.