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Learning Meditation 4 videos [ TOP ]

Learning Meditation Part-1The Mind is the Heart17:29 Minutes
Published on Mar 14, 2013
Dharma Grooves and hostt Michael Erlewine present a series of four short videos on learning meditation. The approach is direct and to the point. The four videos may be viewed in any order.

Dharma Grooves: Learning Meditation Part-2 What It Is

Learning Meditation Part-2What It Is12:33 Minutes
Published on Mar 14, 2013
Dharma Grooves and host Michael Erlewine present a series of four short videos on learning meditation. The approach is direct and to the point. The four videos may be viewed in any order.

Dharma Grooves: Learning Meditation Part-3 The Beauty of It

Learning Meditation Part-3The Beauty of It16:05 Minutes
Published on Mar 14, 2013
Dharma Grooves and host Michael Erlewine present a series of four short videos on learning meditation. The approach is direct and to the point. The four videos may be viewed in any order.

Dharma Grooves: Learning Meditation Part-4 Sacred,Sacred, Sacred

Learning Meditation Part-4Sacred,Sacred, Sacred8:36 Minutes
Published on Mar 14, 2013
Dharma Grooves and host Michael Erlewine present a series of four short videos on learning meditation. The approach is direct and to the point. The four videos may be viewed in any order.

Learning Basic Meditation 8 videos [ TOP ]

Learning Basic MeditationPart 17:24 Minutes
Published on Mar 3, 2013
Dharma Grooves with host Michael Erlewine, co-director of Heart Center Meditation present a series of short videos on basic meditation. This is Part-1..

Learning Basic MeditationPart 28;13 Minutes
Published on Mar 3, 2013
Dharma Grooves with host Michael Erlewine, co-director of Heart Center Meditation present a series of short videos on basic meditation. This is Part-2.

Learning Basic MeditationPart 37:39 Minutes
Published on Mar 3, 2013
Dharma Grooves with host Michael Erlewine, co-director of Heart Center Meditation present a series of short videos on basic meditation. This is Part-3.

Learning Basic MeditationPart 410:35 Minutes
Published on Mar 3, 2013
Dharma Grooves with host Michael Erlewine, co-director of Heart Center Meditation present a series of short videos on basic meditation. This is Part-4.

Learning Basic MeditationPart 511:05 Minutes
Published on Mar 3, 2013
Dharma Grooves with host Michael Erlewine, co-director of Heart Center Meditation present a series of short videos on basic meditation. This is Part-5.

Learning Basic MeditationPart 611:02 Minutes
Published on Mar 3, 2013
Dharma Grooves with host Michael Erlewine, co-director of Heart Center Meditation present a series of short videos on basic meditation. This is Part-6.

Learning Basic MeditationPart 78:19 Minutes
Published on Mar 3, 2013
Dharma Grooves with host Michael Erlewine, co-director of Heart Center Meditation present a series of short videos on basic meditation. This is Part-7

Learning Basic MeditationPart 8 (final part)9:58 Minutes
Published on Apr 3, 2013
Dharma Grooves with host Michael Erlewine, co-director of Heart Center Meditation present a series of short videos on basic meditation. This is Part-8

A Dharma Story 5 videos [ TOP ]

Dharma Grooves: A Dharma Story, Mahamudra Part 1

A Dharma StoryMahamudra Part 124:03 Minutes
Published on Feb 11, 2013
"Dharma Grooves" and host Michael Erlewine present, "A Dharma Story," personal experiences with Mahamudra meditation in three parts. This is one person's story of learning to mix meditation technique with day-to-day activities.

Dharma Grooves: A Dharma Story, Mahamudra Part 2

A Dharma StoryMahamudra Part 224:00 Minutes
Published on Feb 12, 2013
"Dharma Grooves" and host Michael Erlewine present, "A Dharma Story," personal experiences with Mahamudra meditation in three parts. This is one person's story of learning to mix meditation technique with day-to-day activities.

Dharma Grooves: A Dharma Story, Mahamudra Part 3

A Dharma StoryMahamudra Part 324:02 Minutes
Published on Feb 12, 2013
"Dharma Grooves" and host Michael Erlewine present, "A Dharma Story," personal experiences with Mahamudra meditation in three parts. This is one person's story of learning to mix meditation technique with day-to-day activities.

RINPOCHE: Celebrating Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche12:29 Minutes
Published on Oct 22, 2013
RINPOCHE A short video as a tribute to Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche, the abbot of Karma Triyana Monastery located in the mountains above Woodstock, New York, part of a celebration of Khenpo Rinpoche's 90th birthday. Produced and edited by Michael Erlewine for the occasion, with music by Karl Berger, Ingrid Sertso, and others. Created at Heart Center Studios in Big Rapids, Michigan

The Difference Between Realization and Spiritual Experience - Part 218:00 Minutes
Published on Oct 23, 2013
What is the difference between spiritual experiences and actual realization? This segment of Dharma Grooves looks at this question, with host Michael Erlewine.

Dharma Practice 6 videos [ TOP ]

Minding the View24:03 Minutes
Published on Feb 6, 2013
"Dharma Grooves" presents "Minding the View," with host Michael Erlewine, a presentation on meditation practice, with an accent on problems and suggestions for increasing awareness.

Awareness of a Self24:04 Minutes
Published on Feb 7, 2013
Dharma Grooves with host Michael Erlewine presents "Awareness of a Self" and other topics about becoming more aware through learning to better use our mind.

Dharma Grooves: Mixing the Mind - Pointing Out Instructions

Mixing the MindPointing Out Instructions24:03 Minutes
Published on Feb 11, 2013
A segment on Mahamudra meditation as regards the Pointing Out Instructions as to the true nature of the mind, what is called "recognition." Not instructions, but the continued story of experiences in learning meditation.

Dharma Grooves: Learning Meditation from Trungpa

Learning Meditation from Trungpa6:28 Minutes
Published on Mar 1, 2013
Dharma Grooves with host Michael Erlewine of the Heart Center Meditation Center tells how he met Chögyam Trungpa in 1974, served briefly as his chauffeur, created the poster for his talk in Ann Arbor, Michigan and was taught basic meditation.

Dharma Grooves: Turning the Mind Toward the Dharma

Turning the Mind Toward the Dharma12:32 Minutes
Published on Feb 25, 2013
Dharma Grooves and host Michael Erlewine present a discussion of turning the mind away from day-to-day distractions and toward the dharma, and recognizing the true nature of the mind and how it works.

Dharma Grooves: Practicing Meditation is Not Meditation

Practicing Meditation is Not Meditation9:56 Minutes
Published on Mar 3, 2013
"Dharma Grooves" and host Michael Erlewine present a short video on meditation "practice" and actual meditation, two very different things. Erlewine is the co-director of the Heart Center KKSG, a Tibetan Buddhist meditation center in Big Rapids, Michigan.

Off-the-Cushion Practice 5 videos [ TOP ]

Off-the-CushionDharma Practice10:37 Minutes
Published on Apr 4, 2013
Dharma Grooves and host Michael Erlewine present an additional segment on how to combine the techniques of meditation off-the-cushion with whatever work you are already doing.

How to Mix the Mind with Daily Life10:29 Minutes
Published on Apr 4, 2013
Dharma Grooves and host Michael Erlewine, a video on mixing meditation off-the-cushion with day-to-day tasks.

Dharma Grooves: More Mixing Meditation Off-the-Cushion

More Mixing Meditation Off-the-Cushion12:27 Minutes
Published on Mar 4, 2013
"Dharma Grooves" and host Michael Erlewine present a segment on combining the techniques of meditation off-the-cushion with whatever work you are already doing.

Dharma Grooves: Off-the-Cushion Dharma Practice

Off-the-Cushion Dharma Practice10:37 Minutes
Published on Mar 4, 2013
"Dharma Grooves" and host Michael Erlewine present an additional segment on how to combine the techniques of meditation off-the-cushion with whatever work you are already doing.

Off-the-Cushion Meditation12:55 Minutes
Published on Apr 4, 2013
Dharma Grooves and host Michael Erlewine offer a video on practicing meditation off-the-cushion, ways to practice meditation during your regular work day that add up to real results.

The Self and Dharma 6 videos [ TOP ]

Dharma Grooves: Mistakes I Made Meditating

Mistakes I Made Meditating14:17 Minutes
Published on Mar 28, 2013
Dharma Grooves with host Michael Erlewine. This segment is on common mistakes that beginning meditators make made clear so others don't have to make them.

Dharma Grooves: Accumulating Dharma Stuff

Accumulating Dharma Stuff14:10 Minutes
Published on Mar 28, 2013
Dharma Grooves and host Michael Erlewine with a segment on accumulating dharma stuff, the trappings of practice while learning meditation. Separating the stuff from the dharma is the theme.

Suffering and Buddhism9:35 Minutes
Published on Mar 28, 2013
Dharma Grooves and host Michael Erlewine with a segment on the First Noble Truth of Buddhism, the truth of suffering.

Criticizing Whom?8:42 Minutes
Published on Mar 28, 2013
Dharma Grooves and host Michael Erlewine with a segment on personal criticism, criticizing other persons.

Self-Retirement10:42 Minutes
Published on Mar 28, 2013
Dharma Grooves and host Michael Erlewine presents a segment on thinning out attachments to the self and learning to transfer your identity to a more stable point of view.

Dharma Grooves: Some of My Meditation History

Some of My Meditation History10:00 Minutes
Published on Mar 28, 2013
Dharma Grooves and host Michael Erlewine with a segment on Erlewine's own history with learning meditation and the times he came up in, the 1960s and 1970s.

Realization and Experience 1 videos [ TOP ]

The Difference Between Realization and Spiritual Experience - Part 118:00 Minutes
Published on Oct 23, 2013
What is the difference between spiritual experiences and actual realization? This segment of Dharma Grooves looks at this question, with host Michael Erlewine.

The Four Thoughts 2 videos [ TOP ]

The Four Thoughts That Turn the Mind -- Part One23:43 Minutes
Published on Oct 23, 2013
There is perhaps no better introduction to Buddhism than then the "Four Thoughts That Turn the Mind to the Dharma," here presented by Spirit Grooves host Michael Erlewine in two parts.

The Four Thoughts That Turn the Mind -- Part Two30:41 Minutes
Published on Oct 23, 2013
There is perhaps no better introduction to Buddhism than then the "Four Thoughts That Turn the Mind to the Dharma," here presented by Spirit Grooves host Michael Erlewine in two parts.

Climb to Crystal Cave Tibet 4 videos [ TOP ]

Climb to Crystal Cave in Tibet, Part 1: Dharma Grooves8:00 Minutes
Published on Apr 22, 2013
One of my trips to Tibet was in the late summer of 1997. One pilgrimage spot that everyone tried to talk me out of going to was the legendary Crystal Cave (Shel Drak) of Guru Rinpoche on Crystal Mountain, a key pilgrimage site for Tibetans, in particular those of the Nyingma Lineage. It is said to represent Guru Rinpoche's Buddha attributes. After all, this was Guru Rinpoche's first meditation cave in Tibet. It was here that he bound the demons and Bön influences under oath. Many termas were hidden and revealed here to practitioners like Orgyen Lingpa and others. I felt I had to go there. This is that story.

Climb to Crystal Cave in Tibet, Part 2: Dharma Grooves8:00 Minutes
Published on Apr 22, 2013
One of my trips to Tibet was in the late summer of 1997. One pilgrimage spot that everyone tried to talk me out of going to was the legendary Crystal Cave (Shel Drak) of Guru Rinpoche on Crystal Mountain, a key pilgrimage site for Tibetans, in particular those of the Nyingma Lineage. It is said to represent Guru Rinpoche's Buddha attributes. After all, this was Guru Rinpoche's first meditation cave in Tibet. It was here that he bound the demons and Bön influences under oath. Many termas were hidden and revealed here to practitioners like Orgyen Lingpa and others. I felt I had to go there. This is that story.

Climb to Crystal Cave in Tibet, Part 3: Dharma Grooves8:00 Minutes
Published on Apr 22, 2013
One of my trips to Tibet was in the late summer of 1997. One pilgrimage spot that everyone tried to talk me out of going to was the legendary Crystal Cave (Shel Drak) of Guru Rinpoche on Crystal Mountain, a key pilgrimage site for Tibetans, in particular those of the Nyingma Lineage. It is said to represent Guru Rinpoche's Buddha attributes. After all, this was Guru Rinpoche's first meditation cave in Tibet. It was here that he bound the demons and Bön influences under oath. Many termas were hidden and revealed here to practitioners like Orgyen Lingpa and others. I felt I had to go there. This is that story.

Climb to Crystal Cave in Tibet, Part 4: Dharma Grooves7:08 Minutes
Published on Apr 22, 2013
One of my trips to Tibet was in the late summer of 1997. One pilgrimage spot that everyone tried to talk me out of going to was the legendary Crystal Cave (Shel Drak) of Guru Rinpoche on Crystal Mountain, a key pilgrimage site for Tibetans, in particular those of the Nyingma Lineage. It is said to represent Guru Rinpoche's Buddha attributes. After all, this was Guru Rinpoche's first meditation cave in Tibet. It was here that he bound the demons and Bön influences under oath. Many termas were hidden and revealed here to practitioners like Orgyen Lingpa and others. I felt I had to go there. This is that story.