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Dharma Talks
given at Seattle Insight Meditation Society
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2000-08-28
The Obsessive Mind
45:55
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Rodney Smith
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| The mind can seize upon anything for its survival and form an entire psychic reality around its wants. Exploring what is behind obsessive thoughts and actions. |
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2000-08-21
The Moody Mind
41:25
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Rodney Smith
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| Moods can be so pervasive that they form the psychic posture we have towards life. We can distill our relationship to life down to a mood when we forget the law of impermanence. |
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2000-08-14
The Isolated Mind
42:06
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Rodney Smith
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| A mind that cuts itself off from feedback and relationship becomes warped around its own ideas. Our minds can implode in on themselves when we isolate ourselves from new perspectives. |
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2000-08-07
The Controlling Mind
40:46
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Rodney Smith
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| We think through the exertion of will we can make the moment safe, but in the end we simply distort what is truly supporting us. One way we distort the Dharma is through our need to control circumstances rather than receive events. |
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