{"podcast":{"title":"Dharma Seed: dharma talks and meditation instruction","slug":"dharma-seed-dharma-talks-and-meditation-instruction-435215","podcast_index_feed_id":435215,"rss_url":"https://dharmaseed.org/feeds/recordings/","website_url":"https://dharmaseed.org","image_url":"https://media.dharmaseed.org/images/DS-rss-logo.jpg","author":"Dharma Seed","episode_count":144,"summary":"Dharma Seed is dedicated to preserving and sharing the spoken teachings of Theravada Buddhism in modern languages. Since the early 1980's, Dharma Seed has collected and distributed dharma talks by teachers offering the vipassana (insight) and metta (lovingkindness) practices of Theravada Buddhism. New recordings are being added continuously from contemporary dharma teachers.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-14T18:20:10.973107+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dharma-seed-dharma-talks-and-meditation-instruction-435215"},"episode":{"title":"Donald Rothberg: Guided Meditation on Developing Concentration (Samadhi) 2","slug":"donald-rothberg-guided-meditation-on-developing-concentration-samadhi-2","published_at":"2026-05-13T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dharma-seed-dharma-talks-and-meditation-instruction-435215/donald-rothberg-guided-meditation-on-developing-concentration-samadhi-2","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dharma-seed-dharma-talks-and-meditation-instruction-435215","url":"https://dharmaseed.org/talks/97064/","audio_url":"https://dharmaseed.org//talks/97064/20260513-Donald_Rothberg-SR-guided_meditation_on_developing_concentration_samadhi_2-97064.mp3?rss=","summary":"(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) We review at the beginning the basic instructions for cultivating concentration (samadhi), including attention to posture, a variety of possible areas of focus (with most attention given to the breath, including the technique of practicing with the \"three-part breath\"), and balancing \"not too tight\" and \"not too loose.\" We also review the main challenges that can arise in such practice, and how to work with these challenges. Then we practice mostly in silence, with a discussion period at the end of the sitting.","meta_description":"(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) We review at the beginning the basic instructions for cultivating concentration (samadhi), including attention to posture,…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2671,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/dharma-seed-dharma-talks-and-meditation-instruction-435215/episodes/donald-rothberg-guided-meditation-on-developing-concentration-samadhi-2/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dharma-seed-dharma-talks-and-meditation-instruction-435215/donald-rothberg-guided-meditation-on-developing-concentration-samadhi-2.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}