Diana Winston's most recent Dharma talks (Dharma Seed)

Oct 05 2024 99 ep. 52 mins 5.8k

Diana Winston's most recent Dharma talks (Dharma Seed) Podcast artwork

My work since 2006 through UCLA’s Mindful Awareness Research Center (uclahealth.org/marc) emphasizes making mindfulness teachings accessible to all, regardless of background, yet without losing depth practice. In recent years I have been teaching on Natural Awareness— the effortless, objectless, and spacious side of awareness practices. Socially engaged Buddhism is a thread woven through many of my talks-- how can we end suffering both internally and externally? Having worked with teens and young adults for many years, some of the talks are geared to young people. Finally as a mom of a tween, I'm deeply inspired by the transformative power of daily life and family practice.

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Diana Winston: Full Spectrum of Awareness Meditation

Oct 05 2024 51 mins

(Big Bear Retreat Center) In this four-part meditation we explore focused, investigative, open, and natural awareness

Diana Winston: Natural Awareness

Oct 04 2024 53 mins

(Big Bear Retreat Center) This talk explores what natural awareness is– the open spacious, luminous end of the spectrum of awareness. In particular we cover how natural awareness is connected to letting go and how we can experience waking up/nibbana for everyone

Diana Winston: Dry and Wet Loving Kindness

Oct 03 2024 49 mins

(Big Bear Retreat Center) In this talk and guided meditation we explore two different types of lovingkindness. Dry is thought-based and Wet is emotion-based. Learn the differences and practice the two types.

Diana Winston: Midday Meditation

Oct 03 2024 19 mins

(Big Bear Retreat Center)

Diana Winston: Instructions on Investigative Awareness - Opening to Pain

Oct 03 2024 52 mins

(Big Bear Retreat Center)

Diana Winston: The Spectrum of Awareness Practices

Oct 02 2024 56 mins

(Big Bear Retreat Center)

Diana Winston: Midday Meditation

Oct 02 2024 27 mins

(Big Bear Retreat Center)

Diana Winston: Buddhism, Sex, and Mindfulness: The Don’ts and Do's

Jul 29 2024 86 mins

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Sex is an incredibly important topic for many people, but is rarely talked about in the insight meditation lineage. This talk first explores the Theravadin Buddhist teachings on sex as they relate to monastics and lay people and then offers tools for bringing our dharma practice to sexual activity. We start with the “don'ts”, looking back at the

Diana Winston: Accessing Natural Awareness (Retreat at Spirit Rock)

Jun 26 2024 59 mins

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) What is Natural Awareness? This talk gives context for accessing and playing with a type of mindfulness that is open, spacious, luminous, and boundless. Natural awareness connects us to "awareness of awareness." The talk begins with an explanation of the spectrum of awareness (using some entertaining props) and includes on the spot glimpse practices.

Diana Winston: Working with RAIN (Retreat at Spirit Rock)

Jun 25 2024 27 mins

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) This short meditation describes how we use RAIN to work with our emotions. RAIN includes: Recognize, Allow, Investigate, Nurture, and Not Identify with. We also practice with RAIN on the spot, working with any difficult emotion that is present.