Dharma Talks and Meditations

Sharda has over 300 dharma talks available at Dharma Seed. (This link takes you directly to her Talks page.) The talks are offered freely.

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Descending Into the Heart

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Mindfulness encourages releasing the hold of the discursive mind, and frees the attention to drop into the heart and body, revealing the source of true happiness.

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The Birth of Love

This talk was given at Wood Acres, SASK, Canada on a weeklong silent retreat called Stillness Flowing in May 2014.

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Meditation Instructions

Here are a series of vipassana (insight) meditation instructions given on retreats that will be helpful as you deepen your meditation practice.

  • Morning Instructions Day 1 - Breath

    These instructions were given on a week long retreat in Moose Jaw, SASK, Canada in 2009 (17 min.)

  • Morning Instructions Day 2 - Body

    These instructions were given on a week long retreat in Moose Jaw, SASK, Canada in 2009 (15 min.)

  • Morning Instructions Day 3 - Emotions

    These instructions were given on a week long retreat in Moose Jaw, SASK, Canada in 2009 (12:30 min.)

  • Morning Instructions Day 4 - Thoughts

    These instructions were given on a week long retreat in Moose Jaw, SASK, Canada in 2009 (14 min.)

  • Morning Instructions Day 5 - Feeling Tone

    These instructions were given on a week long retreat in Moose Jaw, SASK, Canada in 2009 (15 min.)

  • Morning Instructions Day 6 - Selflessness

    These instructions were given on a week long retreat in Moose Jaw, SASK, Canada in 2009 (9 min.)

  • Last morning review and 4th Foundation of Mindfulness

    A short dharma talk followed by a guided meditation on mindfulness of dharma qualities. And Q and A.

    Insight Meditation Society New Year’s Retreat 2019 (53:07)

  • Disengaging from Story-making

    A short dharma talk followed by a guided meditation on using bare attention to disengage from the habit of story-making. And Q and A.

    Insight Meditation Society New Year’s Retreat 2019 (55:11)

  • Working with Thoughts

    A dharma talk followed by a guided meditation on investigating mental activity — thoughts and images.

    Spirit Rock Meditation Center Equanimity Retreat (May 2020 online) (50:21)