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Donald Rothberg, PhD, has practiced Insight Meditation since 1976, and has also received training in Tibetan Dzogchen and Mahamudra practice and the Hakomi approach to body-based psychotherapy. Formerly on the faculties of the University of Kentucky, Kenyon College, and Saybrook Graduate School, he currently writes and teaches classes, groups and retreats on meditation, daily life practice, spirituality and psychology, and socially engaged Buddhism. An organizer, teacher, and former board member for the Buddhist Peace Fellowship, Donald has helped to guide three six-month to two-year training programs in socially engaged spirituality through Buddhist Peace Fellowship (the BASE Program), Saybrook (the Socially Engaged Spirituality Program), and Spirit Rock (the Path of Engagement Program). He is the author of The Engaged Spiritual Life: A Buddhist Approach to Transforming Ourselves and the World and the co-editor of Ken Wilber in Dialogue: Conversations with Leading Transpersonal Thi
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Recent episodes include "Donald Rothberg: Practicing the Wise Speech Guideline of Truthfulness: Four Dimensions of Practice 2" (16 September 2026, 54 minutes), "Donald Rothberg: Guided Meditation: Developing Concentration and Mindfulness, Ending with Three Reflections on Practicing Wise Speech" (16 September 2026, 37 minutes), and "Donald Rothberg: Practicing the Wise Speech Guideline of Truthfulness: Four Dimensions of Practice" (9 September 2026, 54 minutes).
Donald Rothberg's most recent Dharma talks (Dharma Seed) publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 54 minutes across 144 episodes.
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Donald Rothberg's most recent Dharma talks (Dharma Seed)
(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) We review the importance of giving attention to ethical practice, and how it has often been marginalized in Western Buddhism, with meditation typically being at the center (as is evident...
Donald Rothberg's most recent Dharma talks (Dharma Seed)
(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) First, there are basic instructions in developing concentration offered, including the optional "three-part breath" technique which can help with avoiding controlling the breath and with...
Donald Rothberg's most recent Dharma talks (Dharma Seed)
(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) The Buddha taught four guidelines for Wise Speech (as a core aspect of ethical practice): truthfulness, helpfulness, care and kindness, and appropriateness (especially good timing). We...
Donald Rothberg's most recent Dharma talks (Dharma Seed)
(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) The Buddha taught four guidelines for Wise Speech (as a core aspect of ethical practice): truthfulness, helpfulness, care and kindness, and appropriateness (especially good timing). We...
Donald Rothberg's most recent Dharma talks (Dharma Seed)
(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) A main way to understand generally our practice is by seeing it as combining (1) avoiding “unskillful” or “unwholesome” actions and states of mind (and knowing how to practice when they...
Donald Rothberg's most recent Dharma talks (Dharma Seed)
(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) We begin with a brief introduction to the theme of this evening’s talk on the foundations of our practice—avoiding “unskillful” or “unwholesome” actions and states of mind (and knowing...
Donald Rothberg's most recent Dharma talks (Dharma Seed)
(Benicia Insight Meditation) We explore the nature of doing and not-doing, both in meditation and more generally. We begin with emphasizing the importance for the Buddha of diligence, skillful effort (one of the factors...
Donald Rothberg's most recent Dharma talks (Dharma Seed)
(Benicia Insight Meditation) In the context of the basic instructions on developing first concentration (samadhi) and then mindfulness, we interweave guidance on emphasizing doing, or more active effort, and not-doing...
Donald Rothberg's most recent Dharma talks (Dharma Seed)
(East Bay Meditation Center) We begin with a short account of some of the history of Juneteenth and its origins in Texas, as well as how it developed in the decades after 1865, including under Jim Crow. We ask how...
Donald Rothberg's most recent Dharma talks (Dharma Seed)
(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) We begin by reviewing briefly last week's session, including how contemporary practice can expand the traditional focus on ignorance to include contemporary psychological and social...
Donald Rothberg's most recent Dharma talks (Dharma Seed)
(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) We begin by focusing on a fundamental perspective for our practice: How our practice moves from underlying ignorance to wisdom. We look at both the traditional understanding of such...
Donald Rothberg's most recent Dharma talks (Dharma Seed)
(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) After some personal stories from Donald about his father, who was a veteran, and about Donald’s experiences growing up at the time of the Vietnam war and being introduced to nonviolence...
Donald Rothberg's most recent Dharma talks (Dharma Seed)
(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) We begin with a review of the nature of samadhi and of samatha practice, in which we develop greater samadhi. Samadhi is understood as a natural quality (including with other species)...
Donald Rothberg's most recent Dharma talks (Dharma Seed)
(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...
Donald Rothberg's most recent Dharma talks (Dharma Seed)
(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) In this overview about developing concentration (samadhi) in our practice, we examine (1) the nature of concentration (or samadhi), including the etymology of the term and how we often...
Donald Rothberg's most recent Dharma talks (Dharma Seed)
(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Full instructions are given at the beginning for cultivating concentration (samadhi), including attention to posture, a variety of possible areas of focus (with most attention given to...
Donald Rothberg's most recent Dharma talks (Dharma Seed)
(Insight Meditation Community of Colorado)
Donald Rothberg's most recent Dharma talks (Dharma Seed)
(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Donald explores some of the main themes of his March retreat, connecting these themes to general aspects of our practice. He shares some images of the Spirit Rock land, a group of...
Donald Rothberg's most recent Dharma talks (Dharma Seed)
(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) After getting a sense of those present and a self-introduction, there is a guided meditation. We start with a few words on posture and invite a short period to connect with what is alive...
Donald Rothberg's most recent Dharma talks (Dharma Seed)
(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) We first hear from a member of the community about how he is experiencing and responding to what's happening in the larger society and world in our times. We then fairly briefly review...
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