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Nikki Mirghafori
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AI and Faith
AI and Grief: Wisdom at the Intersection of Technology and the Human Heart #35
In this conversation with Nikki Mirghafori, we explore how artificial intelligence intersects with human emotional pain. How can technology help us understand, alleviate, or even exacerbate our inner struggles? With her unique background in AI and contemplative practices, Nikki offers insights into the role of wisdom, compassion, and awareness in an increasingly digital world. Join us for a dialogue that bridges mind and machine, pain and presence, and that challenges our western thinking by bringing a Buddhist perspective to the discussion.Views and opinions expressed by podcast guests are their own and do not...
2025-05-29
33 min
Beat The Prosecution- Fairfax, Virginia, Criminal Defense / DUI Lawyer
Winning through compassion, true sensing & realness- Nikki Mirghafori
Send us a textAfter learning about non-attachment after revisiting Wim Wenders's visit in Tokyo-Ga to the gravesite of famous director Yasujirō Ozu (who left his body only eight months after Jon Katz was born), whose headstone was marked solely with the character 無 Mu (translatable as nothingness), Fairfax Virginia criminal and DUI defense lawyer Jonathan Katz learned more clearly and deeply about nonduality / non-attachment, and began more intentionally pursuing this life path, through his continued practice of the taijiquan martial art, additional mindfulness practice, and lessons from such great teachers as Baba Ram Das (born Richard Alpert) abo...
2024-08-29
1h 02
AudioDharma: Nikki Mirghafori's most recent dharma talks
Guided Meditation: Radiating Metta
This talk was given by Nikki Mirghafori on 2024.08.17 at the Insight Retreat Center in Santa Cruz, CA.Metta Retreat with Nikki Mirghafori and Diana Clark (2024-08-11 00:00:00 -0700)For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.orgIf you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/.This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
2024-08-17
43 min
AudioDharma: Nikki Mirghafori's most recent dharma talks
Forgiveness & Common Humanity
This talk was given by Nikki Mirghafori on 2024.08.16 at the Insight Retreat Center in Santa Cruz, CA.Metta Retreat with Nikki Mirghafori and Diana Clark (2024-08-11 00:00:00 -0700)For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.orgIf you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/.This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
2024-08-17
57 min
AudioDharma: Nikki Mirghafori's most recent dharma talks
Guided Meditation: Exploring LovingKindness's Transformation into Compassion, Joy, and Equanimity
This talk was given by Nikki Mirghafori on 2024.08.15 at the Insight Retreat Center in Santa Cruz, CA.Metta Retreat with Nikki Mirghafori and Diana Clark (2024-08-11 00:00:00 -0700)For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.orgIf you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/.This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
2024-08-15
47 min
AudioDharma: Nikki Mirghafori's most recent dharma talks
Metta and the Four BVs: How Lovingkindness Shapeshifts into Compassion, Joy, and Equanimity
This talk was given by Nikki Mirghafori on 2024.08.14 at the Insight Retreat Center in Santa Cruz, CA.Metta Retreat with Nikki Mirghafori and Diana Clark (2024-08-11 00:00:00 -0700)For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.orgIf you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/.This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
2024-08-15
54 min
AudioDharma: Nikki Mirghafori's most recent dharma talks
Leaning into Receiving Metta
This talk was given by Nikki Mirghafori on 2024.08.13 at the Insight Retreat Center in Santa Cruz, CA.Metta Retreat with Nikki Mirghafori and Diana Clark (2024-08-11 00:00:00 -0700)For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.orgIf you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/.This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
2024-08-13
38 min
AudioDharma: Nikki Mirghafori's most recent dharma talks
Introduction to Metta and Its Benefits
This talk was given by Nikki Mirghafori on 2024.08.12 at the Insight Retreat Center in Santa Cruz, CA.Metta Retreat with Nikki Mirghafori and Diana Clark (2024-08-11 00:00:00 -0700)For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.orgIf you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/.This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
2024-08-13
49 min
Return on Intelligence
Ep. 3 | Unpacking the Ethics and Quelling Fears of AI with Nikki Mirgahfori
Rich Fernandez hosts Dr. Nikki Mirghafori, an artificial intelligence scientist and an internationally recognized Buddhist teacher, in episode three. Dr. Mighafori talks about her professional journey and shares insights into and dispels myths about the many forms of AI, as well as ways to constructively incorporate it into our lives. The pair also have a discussion on how to incorporate Buddhist teachings of mindfulness into leadership practices.
2024-05-14
48 min
Deep Transformation
Dr. Nikki Mirghafori – Bringing Ethics and Wisdom to AI: Navigating the Ever Growing Potentials & Challenges of Artificial Intelligence
Ep. 124 | In this engaging, informative, and thought provoking conversation, artificial intelligence expert Dr. Nikki Mirghafori gives us a clear picture of where AI technology stands at this point and enlightens us as to its gifts, its potential, and its dangers. Nikki, who is also an internationally acclaimed Buddhist meditation teacher, is passionate about helping to bring equanimity to the whole issue of AI and emphasizes that the fear mongering going on around it is doing all of us a real disservice. She opens our eyes to the enormous potential of AI as applied to global issues such as cleaning...
2024-04-04
1h 00
Tanítóbeszédek
A halál tudatosításának gyakorlata, a Maranaszati szutta – Nikki Mirghafori tanítása
Közeleg a halottak napja. Lehet, hogy nem csak az elhunyt hozzátartozóink emlékét, de a saját elmúlásunk tényét is érdemes ilyenkor felidézni. Ebben segít egy kis írással és rövid meditációs instrukciókkal Nikki Mirghafori dharma tanító és mesterséges intelligencia kutató. Fordította: Fenyvesi Róbert, elmondja: Horváth M. Zsófia (2023) BuddhaFM – Adásban a Tan! A Tan Kapuja Buddhista Egyház online rádiója – buddhafm.huKövessenek minket az alábbi oldalainkon is:FacebookSpo
2023-11-09
22 min
AudioDharma: Nikki Mirghafori's most recent dharma talks
Guided meditation 3 - Abiding in the Body
This talk was given by Nikki Mirghafori on 2023.11.04 at the Insight Retreat Center in Santa Cruz, CA.Half-Day Online Retreat with Nikki Mirghafori (2023-11-04 00:00:00 -0700)For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.orgIf you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/.This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
2023-11-04
21 min
AudioDharma: Nikki Mirghafori's most recent dharma talks
Q&A and Closing
This talk was given by Nikki Mirghafori on 2023.11.04 at the Insight Retreat Center in Santa Cruz, CA.Half-Day Online Retreat with Nikki Mirghafori (2023-11-04 00:00:00 -0700)For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.orgIf you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/.This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
2023-11-04
22 min
AudioDharma: Nikki Mirghafori's most recent dharma talks
Guided meditation 2 - Coming home to the body during transitions
This talk was given by Nikki Mirghafori on 2023.11.04 at the Insight Retreat Center in Santa Cruz, CA.Half-Day Online Retreat with Nikki Mirghafori (2023-11-04 00:00:00 -0700)For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.orgIf you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/.This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
2023-11-04
33 min
AudioDharma: Nikki Mirghafori's most recent dharma talks
Coming home to the body introduction, guided meditation, walking meditation instructions
This talk was given by Nikki Mirghafori on 2023.11.04 at the Insight Retreat Center in Santa Cruz, CA.Half-Day Online Retreat with Nikki Mirghafori (2023-11-04 00:00:00 -0700)For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.orgIf you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/.This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
2023-11-04
48 min
Slo Mo: A Podcast with Mo Gawdat
Nikki Mirghafori - How Silence Can Awaken Your Emotional Healing
I don’t think you can come across a person with so much diversity as my guest today Nikki Mirghafori, or in Persian it would be Mir - gah - foor- ri. She has grown up in Iran and then immigrated to the US where she studied at Stanford and UCLA and became a visiting professor at UC Berkeley. There is a side of her that is interested in technology and AI, specifically the ethics of AI. But then there is the other side of her which is an empowered teacher who holds a lineage in Theravada B...
2023-07-22
1h 47
AudioDharma: Tanya Wiser's most recent dharma talks
Reflections on Pratice Post-Retreat and in Daily Life
This talk was given by Nikki Mirghafori, Diana Clark, and Tanya Wiser on 2023.04.29 at the Insight Retreat Center in Santa Cruz, CA. 1 week Insight Retreat with Nikki Mirghafori and Diana Clark (2023-04-23 00:00:00 -0700)For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.orgIf you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/.This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
2023-04-30
58 min
AudioDharma: Tanya Wiser's most recent dharma talks
Retreat Opening: Introduction to the Theme of Happiness in the Path of Practice
This talk was given by Nikki Mirghafori, Diana Clark, and Tanya Wiser on 2023.04.23 at the Insight Retreat Center in Santa Cruz, CA. 1 week Insight Retreat with Nikki Mirghafori and Diana Clark (2023-04-23 00:00:00 -0700)For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.orgIf you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/.This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
2023-04-24
44 min
KKIT Creations
31| Dr. Nikki Mirghafori
Season 5, Episode 1: Dr. Nikki Mirghafori on Death & Mindfulness Retreats Today we talk about Buddhism, Technology and why you might want to go to a seven day death and mindfulness retreat with meditation teacher Dr. Nikki Mirghafori. Guest Website: NikkiMirghafori.com Guest Website: One Day Retreat: Jan 30, 2021 Guest Website: Five Day Retreat: Feb 11 – Feb 15, 2021 Download our app, as featured in 10% Happier, Atlantic Magazine and The New York Times, at WeCroak.com Support WeCroak on Patreon New: Ask Death Advice Column Sounds by James Mercer
2021-01-26
1h 07
WeCroak
31| Dr. Nikki Mirghafori
Season 5, Episode 1: Dr. Nikki Mirghafori on Death & Mindfulness Retreats Today we talk about Buddhism, Technology and why you might want to go to a seven day death and mindfulness retreat with meditation teacher Dr. Nikki Mirghafori. Guest Website: NikkiMirghafori.com Guest Website: One Day Retreat: Jan 30, 2021 Guest Website: Five Day Retreat: Feb 11 – Feb 15, 2021 Download our app, as featured in 10% Happier, Atlantic Magazine and The New York Times, at WeCroak.com Support WeCroak on Patreon New: Ask Death Advice Column Sounds by James Mercer
2021-01-26
1h 07
CIIS Public Programs
Molly Howes: A Good Apology
Drawing on her decades of clinical experience with couples, and incorporating spiritual practices, social justice perspectives, current news stories, and neuro-scientific findings, Dr. Molly Howes has developed an unsparing, accessible and ultimately optimistic model for apologies. In this episode, Artificial Intelligence scientist and a Buddhist teacher Nikki Mirghafori talks with Dr. Howes about her work, her latest book, and how we can all learn to craft an effective apology. This episode was recorded during a live online event on August 20, 2020.
2020-09-10
1h 32
Dharma Seed - dharmaseed.org: Nikki Mirghafori's most recent Dharma talks
Nikki Mirghafori: The Five Daily Reflections
(Spirit Rock Meditation Center)
2020-08-31
1h 08
AudioDharma: Collection of talks from Happy Hour: Metta and the Eightfold Path
2020-08-27 Nikki Mirghafori: Happy Hour: Metta and Collecting the Mind
2020-08-27 Nikki Mirghafori: Happy Hour: Metta and Collecting the Mind
2020-08-27
54 min
AudioDharma: Collection of talks from Happy Hour: Metta and the Eightfold Path
2020-08-26 Nikki Mirghafori: Happy Hour: Metta and Awareness
2020-08-26 Nikki Mirghafori: Happy Hour: Metta and Awareness
2020-08-26
53 min
AudioDharma: Collection of talks from Happy Hour: Metta and the Eightfold Path
2020-08-24 Nikki Mirghafori: Happy Hour: Metta and the Four Wise Efforts
2020-08-24 Nikki Mirghafori: Happy Hour: Metta and the Four Wise Efforts
2020-08-24
53 min
AudioDharma: Collection of talks from Happy Hour: Metta and the Eightfold Path
2020-08-21 Nikki Mirghafori: Happy Hour: Metta and Wise Livelihood
2020-08-21 Nikki Mirghafori: Happy Hour: Metta and Wise Livelihood
2020-08-21
53 min
AudioDharma: Collection of talks from Happy Hour: Metta and the Eightfold Path
2020-08-19 Nikki Mirghafori: Happy Hour: Metta and Wise Action
2020-08-19 Nikki Mirghafori: Happy Hour: Metta and Wise Action
2020-08-19
52 min
AudioDharma: Collection of talks from Happy Hour: Metta and the Eightfold Path
2020-08-17 Nikki Mirghafori: Happy Hour: Metta and Wise Speech
2020-08-17 Nikki Mirghafori: Happy Hour: Metta and Wise Speech
2020-08-17
54 min
AudioDharma: Collection of talks from Happy Hour: Metta and the Eightfold Path
2020-08-14 Nikki Mirghafori: Happy Hour: Metta and Wise Intention
2020-08-14 Nikki Mirghafori: Happy Hour: Metta and Wise Intention
2020-08-14
53 min
AudioDharma: Collection of talks from Happy Hour: Metta and the Eightfold Path
2020-08-13 Nikki Mirghafori: Happy Hour: Metta and Wise Perspective
2020-08-13 Nikki Mirghafori: Happy Hour: Metta and Wise Perspective
2020-08-13
52 min
Future Perfect
The benefits of contemplating death
Co-host Sigal Samuel talks to Nikki Mirghafori, a Buddhist meditation teacher and AI researcher, about how to practice mindfulness of death Relevant resources: “Our calm is contagious”: How to use mindfulness in a pandemic, by Sigal SamuelIt’s okay to be doing okay during the pandemic, by Sigal SamuelAre we morally obligated to meditate? by Sigal Samuel Featuring:Nikki Mirghafori, a Buddhist meditation teacher and AI researcher Host:Sigal Samuel (@SigalSamuel), staff writer, VoxMore to explore:Subscribe...
2020-08-12
59 min
AudioDharma: Collection of talks from Happy Hour: Metta and the Ten Perfections (Paramis)
2020-08-07 Nikki Mirghafori: Happy Hour: Metta and Equanimity
2020-08-07 Nikki Mirghafori: Happy Hour: Metta and Equanimity
2020-08-07
53 min
AudioDharma: Collection of talks from Happy Hour: Metta and the Ten Perfections (Paramis)
2020-08-05 Nikki Mirghafori: Happy Hour: Metta and Resolve
2020-08-05 Nikki Mirghafori: Happy Hour: Metta and Resolve
2020-08-05
54 min
AudioDharma: Collection of talks from Happy Hour: Metta and the Ten Perfections (Paramis)
2020-08-03 Nikki Mirghafori: Happy Hour: Metta and Truthfulness
2020-08-03 Nikki Mirghafori: Happy Hour: Metta and Truthfulness
2020-08-03
52 min
AudioDharma: Collection of talks from Happy Hour: Metta and the Ten Perfections (Paramis)
2020-07-31 Nikki Mirghafori: Happy Hour: Metta and Engagement/Energy
2020-07-31 Nikki Mirghafori: Happy Hour: Metta and Engagement/Energy
2020-07-31
54 min
AudioDharma: Collection of talks from Happy Hour: Metta and the Ten Perfections (Paramis)
2020-07-29 Nikki Mirghafori: Happy Hour: Metta and Wisdom
2020-07-29 Nikki Mirghafori: Happy Hour: Metta and Wisdom
2020-07-29
50 min
AudioDharma: Collection of talks from Happy Hour: Metta and the Ten Perfections (Paramis)
2020-07-27 Nikki Mirghafori: Happy Hour: Metta and Renunciation of Expectations
2020-07-27 Nikki Mirghafori: Happy Hour: Metta and Renunciation of Expectations
2020-07-27
54 min
AudioDharma: Collection of talks from Happy Hour: Metta and the Ten Perfections (Paramis)
2020-07-24 Nikki Mirghafori: Happy Hour: Non-Harming as the Basis for Metta
2020-07-24 Nikki Mirghafori: Happy Hour: Non-Harming as the Basis for Metta
2020-07-24
53 min
AudioDharma: Collection of talks from Happy Hour: Metta and the Ten Perfections (Paramis)
2020-07-22 Nikki Mirghafori: Happy Hour: Metta as Generosity
2020-07-22 Nikki Mirghafori: Happy Hour: Metta as Generosity
2020-07-22
54 min
AudioDharma: Collection of talks from Happy Hour: Metta and the Ten Perfections (Paramis)
2020-07-20 Nikki Mirghafori: Happy Hour: Generosity as Metta
2020-07-20 Nikki Mirghafori: Happy Hour: Generosity as Metta
2020-07-20
48 min
AudioDharma: Collection of talks from Happy Hour: Metta and the Ten Perfections (Paramis)
2020-07-16 Nikki Mirghafori: Happy Hour: Patience as Loving Strength
2020-07-16 Nikki Mirghafori: Happy Hour: Patience as Loving Strength
2020-07-16
53 min
CIIS Public Programs
Sharon Salzberg: On Cultivating Balance
In this episode recorded on February 8, 2019, world-renowned meditation teacher and New York Times bestselling author Sharon Salzberg is joined by AI scientist and contemplative teacher Nikki Mirghafori in a conversation on cultivating resilience, compassion, and clarity during difficult times.
2020-06-11
1h 03
Spirit Rock
Nikki Mirghafori—Samadhi: Eight Supportive Conditions and the Five Jhanic Factors
Nikki Mirghafori—Samadhi: Eight Supportive Conditions and the Five Jhanic Factors by Spirit Rock
2020-01-27
1h 01
10% Happier with Dan Harris
The Profound Upsides of Mortality | Nikki Mirghafori, PhD
Nikki Mirghafori has been an Artificial Intelligence scientist for nearly three decades. She never intended to become a Buddhist teacher, but after establishing herself in her AI career, she devoted her time to extensive meditation training. She now teaches Dharma internationally. In this fascinating discussion, Nikki details her extraordinary life experiences. From growing up in Iran during the Iran-Iraq War, to writing a thank you letter to a tick that gave her Lyme disease. She talks about her meditation practice today and how it has evolved from when she first started. And she dives into the process and benefits of...
2019-12-18
1h 37
Dharma Seed - dharmaseed.org: Nikki Mirghafori's most recent Dharma talks
Nikki Mirghafori: The Eight Jhanas and the Three Characteristics
(Spirit Rock Meditation Center)
2019-08-25
1h 00
Dharma Seed - dharmaseed.org: Nikki Mirghafori's most recent Dharma talks
Nikki Mirghafori: Day 3: Morning Sit with Instructions: Guided Meditation: Connecting with the breath as a good friend (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Easing into samadhi (concentration) through befriending the breath.
2019-08-21
58 min
Dharma Seed - dharmaseed.org: Nikki Mirghafori's most recent Dharma talks
Nikki Mirghafori: Samadhi: eight supportive conditions and the five jhanic factors (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) What is samadhi (most often translated as concentration)? Why do we engage in samatha practice on this path? How does it differ from vipassana? Eight supportive conditions to establish samadhi are discussed. A brief exposition of the five jhanic factors are offered at the end of the talk.
2019-08-20
1h 01
Dharma Seed - dharmaseed.org: Nikki Mirghafori's most recent Dharma talks
Nikki Mirghafori: Illness as a Doorway to Freedom
(Insight Meditation South Bay - Silicon Valley) Nikki Mirghafori shows us that illness and hardship are not just to be endured, they can actually be our teachers on the path.
2019-07-23
43 min
Dharma Seed - dharmaseed.org: Nikki Mirghafori's most recent Dharma talks
Nikki Mirghafori: The Joy of Samadhi (Concentration) - Day 2 of 2
(Spirit Rock Meditation Center)
2019-04-13
6h 58
Dharma Seed - dharmaseed.org: Nikki Mirghafori's most recent Dharma talks
Nikki Mirghafori: The Joy of Samadhi (Concentration) - Day 1 of 2 (missing early morning section from 10am-11am)
(Spirit Rock Meditation Center)
2019-04-12
5h 41
Dharma Seed - dharmaseed.org: Nikki Mirghafori's most recent Dharma talks
Nikki Mirghafori: Wise Livelihood: Work As Practice - part 1
(Spirit Rock Meditation Center)
2019-01-27
1h 15
Dharma Seed - dharmaseed.org: Nikki Mirghafori's most recent Dharma talks
Nikki Mirghafori: Wise Livelihood: Work As Practice - part 2
(Spirit Rock Meditation Center)
2019-01-27
2h 27
Dharma Seed - dharmaseed.org: Nikki Mirghafori's most recent Dharma talks
Nikki Mirghafori: Cultivating Compassion: The Art and Science of Kindness - Day 2 of 2
(Spirit Rock Meditation Center)
2018-11-11
2h 10
Dharma Seed - dharmaseed.org: Nikki Mirghafori's most recent Dharma talks
Nikki Mirghafori: Cultivating Compassion: The Art and Science of Kindness - Day 1 of 2
(Spirit Rock Meditation Center)
2018-11-10
6h 48
Spirit Rock
"Radical Gratitude" Nikki Mirghafori
"Radical Gratitude" Nikki Mirghafori by Spirit Rock
2018-10-31
1h 01
Dharma Seed - dharmaseed.org: Nikki Mirghafori's most recent Dharma talks
Nikki Mirghafori: Being a Scientist of your own Mind - Monday night Dharma Talk
(Spirit Rock Meditation Center)
2018-10-15
47 min
Dharma Seed - dharmaseed.org: Nikki Mirghafori's most recent Dharma talks
Nikki Mirghafori: Day Three, Morning Instructions: Working with Emotions with R.A.I.N. (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
(Spirit Rock Meditation Center)
2018-10-04
19 min
Dharma Seed - dharmaseed.org: Nikki Mirghafori's most recent Dharma talks
Nikki Mirghafori: Being a Scientist of Our Own Mind (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Our magnificent heart-mind-body is our laboratory. First, a deep respect and humility for how little we know (specifically about the brain) is to be embraced, in order not to reduce the totality of our amazing humanity to materialist neuralism, especially with simplified or outdated models (e.g., the Triune theory with reptilian brain, etc.). Also essential are a scientific “holy” curiosity (also known as the factor of investigation) and gentle perseverance. Finally, a true scientist is inspired by awe and the mystery of the ineffable, not just to “get a prize” — or, as it applies to our medita...
2018-10-03
51 min
Dharma Seed - dharmaseed.org: Nikki Mirghafori's most recent Dharma talks
Nikki Mirghafori: Introduction to Metta (loving-kindness) and guided meditation (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Metta practice, benefactor.
2018-10-02
42 min
Dharma Seed - dharmaseed.org: Nikki Mirghafori's most recent Dharma talks
Nikki Mirghafori: Disenchantment and dispassion --> Knowledge and vision of liberation
(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) This talk discusses the last conditional links described in the Kimatthiya Sutta (“What Purpose?”) (Anguttara Nikaya 10.1), where the Buddha teaches Ananda that wholesome ethical behavior leads to non-regret, which leads to gladness, .... ultimately leading to liberation. The penultimate stage of the list is Nibbida virāgo, which are often translated as disenchantment and dispassion (thought "free of enchantment and free of fire of passion" is a more appropriate translation, as discussed in the talk). The list in the sutta, as well as the talk, end with a brief discussion of knowledge and vision of liber...
2018-07-23
1h 01
Dharma Seed - dharmaseed.org: Nikki Mirghafori's most recent Dharma talks
Nikki Mirghafori: Q/A
(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) Both Sayadaw U Jagara and Nikki Mirghafori share answers and reflections on pre-written questions.
2018-07-18
49 min
Dharma Seed - dharmaseed.org: Nikki Mirghafori's most recent Dharma talks
Nikki Mirghafori: Morning Instructions: Investigating the supporting condition in the links of conditionality (Nissaya)
(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge)
2018-07-18
26 min
Dharma Seed - dharmaseed.org: Nikki Mirghafori's most recent Dharma talks
Nikki Mirghafori: Morning Instructions
(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) Samadhi (concentration) and seeing things as they are
2018-07-17
46 min
Dharma Seed - dharmaseed.org: Nikki Mirghafori's most recent Dharma talks
Nikki Mirghafori: Concentration/Unification of Mind (Samādhi) --> Knowledge and vision of things as they are (Yathā bhūta ñāna dassana)
(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) This talk discusses the sixth and seventh (Samādhi --> Yathā bhūta ñāna dassana) conditional links described in the Kimatthiya Sutta (“What Purpose?”) (Anguttara Nikaya 10.1), where the Buddha teaches Ananda that wholesome ethical behavior leads to non-regret, which leads to gladness, .... ultimately leading to liberation.
2018-07-16
1h 00
Dharma Seed - dharmaseed.org: Nikki Mirghafori's most recent Dharma talks
Nikki Mirghafori: Morning Instructions: Exploring gladness, joy, tranquility, and happiness
(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge)
2018-07-10
33 min
Dharma Seed - dharmaseed.org: Nikki Mirghafori's most recent Dharma talks
Nikki Mirghafori: Joy —> Tranquility —> Happiness
(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) This talk discusses the third, fourth, and fifth (piti —> passadhi —> sukha) conditional links described in the Kimatthiya Sutta (“What Purpose?”) (Anguttara Nikaya 10.1), where the Buddha teaches Ananda that wholesome ethical behavior leads to non regret, which leads to gladness, .... ultimately leading to liberation. Conditionality (root condition and object condition) are also discussed at the end of the talk, the latter related to the pith and profound teaching to Bahiya.
2018-07-09
54 min
Dharma Seed - dharmaseed.org: Nikki Mirghafori's most recent Dharma talks
Nikki Mirghafori: Morning Instructions: Investigating the mind and body, and how they condition one another
(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge)
2018-07-09
36 min
Dharma Seed - dharmaseed.org: Nikki Mirghafori's most recent Dharma talks
Nikki Mirghafori: Morning Instructions: Investigating conditionality through 1) root condition and 2) object condition
(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) This morning’s instruction is an invitation to investigate the first two (of the twenty-four) conditions outlined in the Patthana, the last section of Abhidhamma. The first is root condition (hetu-paccaya) and the second is object condition (arammana-paccaya). A brief Q/A by both Nikki Mirghafori and Sayadaw U Jagara ends the session.
2018-07-07
35 min
Dharma Seed - dharmaseed.org: Nikki Mirghafori's most recent Dharma talks
Nikki Mirghafori: Morning Instructions: Practicing with the Internal Dimension of Ethics on Retreat
(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge)
2018-07-05
29 min
Dharma Seed - dharmaseed.org: Nikki Mirghafori's most recent Dharma talks
Nikki Mirghafori: Wholesome ethical behavior --> non-regret --> gladness --> .... --> liberation
(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) This talk discusses the first two conditional links described in the Kimatthiya Sutta (“What Purpose?”) (Anguttara Nikaya 10.1), where the Buddha teaches Ananda that wholesome ethical behavior leads to non-regret, which leads to gladness, .... ultimately leading to liberation. Parallels to Upanisa Sutta and Cetana Sutta are discussed.
2018-07-04
57 min
Dharma Seed - dharmaseed.org: Nikki Mirghafori's most recent Dharma talks
Nikki Mirghafori: Death contemplation awakens us to life (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) In this talk, Nikki Mirghafori (first ~30 minutes) and Eugene Cash (the rest) discuss how death contemplation helps us awaken to living this life, with embracing letting go and not knowing.
2018-05-08
56 min
AudioDharma: Retreat talks from Apr 8-15 2018: Nikki Mirghafori & Donald Rothberg 2018.04.07
Guided meditation: radiating metta for all beings
This talk was given by Nikki Mirghafori on 2018.04.14 at the Insight Retreat Center in Santa Cruz, CA. ******* Apr 8-15 2018: Nikki Mirghafori & Donald Rothberg (2018-04-07 17:00:00 -0700) ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/. ******* This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
2018-04-14
48 min
AudioDharma: Retreat talks from Apr 8-15 2018: Nikki Mirghafori & Donald Rothberg 2018.04.07
Wisdom & Kindness & Gratitude
This talk was given by Nikki Mirghafori on 2018.04.13 at the Insight Retreat Center in Santa Cruz, CA. ******* Apr 8-15 2018: Nikki Mirghafori & Donald Rothberg (2018-04-07 17:00:00 -0700) ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/. ******* This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
2018-04-14
58 min
AudioDharma: Retreat talks from Apr 8-15 2018: Nikki Mirghafori & Donald Rothberg 2018.04.07
Hearts' Heavenly Homes: lovingkindness, compassion, empathetic joy, and equanimity
This talk was given by Nikki Mirghafori on 2018.04.11 at the Insight Retreat Center in Santa Cruz, CA. ******* Apr 8-15 2018: Nikki Mirghafori & Donald Rothberg (2018-04-07 17:00:00 -0700) ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/. ******* This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
2018-04-12
1h 01
AudioDharma: Retreat talks from Apr 8-15 2018: Nikki Mirghafori & Donald Rothberg 2018.04.07
Guided meditation: metta for dear person and self
This talk was given by Nikki Mirghafori on 2018.04.10 at the Insight Retreat Center in Santa Cruz, CA. ******* Apr 8-15 2018: Nikki Mirghafori & Donald Rothberg (2018-04-07 17:00:00 -0700) ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/. ******* This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
2018-04-10
46 min
AudioDharma: Retreat talks from Apr 8-15 2018: Nikki Mirghafori & Donald Rothberg 2018.04.07
Practicing metta with G.R.A.C.E
This talk was given by Nikki Mirghafori on 2018.04.09 at the Insight Retreat Center in Santa Cruz, CA. ******* Apr 8-15 2018: Nikki Mirghafori & Donald Rothberg (2018-04-07 17:00:00 -0700) ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/. ******* This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
2018-04-10
54 min
CIIS Public Programs
Nikki Mirghafori and Steve Omohundro: AI and Karma
In this episode, Artificial Intelligence scientist and buddhist teacher Nikki Mirghafori and computer scientist Steve Omohundro discuss how the concept of karma can guide us as we push forward towards creating non-human intelligence.
2018-01-25
49 min
Dharma Seed - dharmaseed.org: Nikki Mirghafori's most recent Dharma talks
Nikki Mirghafori: Tending Our Own Minds/Hearts, Caring for Others
(Insight Meditation South Bay - Silicon Valley) Nikki Mirghafori gave the second talk in a speaker series titled "Living Wisely in the World: Caring for Mind, Family, Society, and Planet". Teachings from the "Acrobat Sutta" were shared to illustrate how tending our own mind is a stepping stone to care for others, and the world. The power of actions leading to habit formation in the mind and body, which could either lead to liberation or suffering, were also discussed.
2017-07-25
35 min
AudioDharma: Collection of talks from Dharma Practice Day, Kindness
2017-05-19 Nikki Mirghafori: DPD Metta, Part 7
2017-05-19 Nikki Mirghafori: DPD Metta, Part 7
2017-05-19
10 min
AudioDharma: Collection of talks from Dharma Practice Day, Kindness
2017-05-19 Nikki Mirghafori: DPD - Metta, part 6
2017-05-19 Nikki Mirghafori: DPD - Metta, part 6
2017-05-19
04 min
AudioDharma: Collection of talks from Dharma Practice Day, Kindness
2017-05-19 Nikki Mirghafori: DPD - Metta, Part 5
2017-05-19 Nikki Mirghafori: DPD - Metta, Part 5
2017-05-19
28 min
AudioDharma: Collection of talks from Dharma Practice Day, Kindness
2017-05-19 Nikki Mirghafori: DPD Metta, Guided Meditation
2017-05-19 Nikki Mirghafori: DPD Metta, Guided Meditation
2017-05-19
36 min
AudioDharma: Collection of talks from Dharma Practice Day, Kindness
2017-05-19 Nikki Mirghafori: DPD - Metta, part 4
2017-05-19 Nikki Mirghafori: DPD - Metta, part 4
2017-05-19
26 min
AudioDharma: Collection of talks from Dharma Practice Day, Kindness
2017-05-19 Nikki Mirghafori: DPD - Metta, part 3
2017-05-19 Nikki Mirghafori: DPD - Metta, part 3
2017-05-19
04 min
AudioDharma: Collection of talks from Dharma Practice Day, Kindness
2017-05-19 Nikki Mirghafori: DPD - Metta, Part 2
2017-05-19 Nikki Mirghafori: DPD - Metta, Part 2
2017-05-19
36 min
AudioDharma: Collection of talks from Dharma Practice Day, Kindness
2017-05-19 Nikki Mirghafori: Part 1 - Metta, the 9th paramis
2017-05-19 Nikki Mirghafori: Part 1 - Metta, the 9th paramis
2017-05-19
17 min
AudioDharma: Collection of talks from Dharma Practice Day, Kindness
2017-05-19 Nikki Mirghafori: Opening Guided Meditation
2017-05-19 Nikki Mirghafori: Opening Guided Meditation
2017-05-19
31 min
AudioDharma: Richard Shankman's most recent dharma talks
The Body Is Your Teacher
This talk was given by Richard Shankman on 2016-08-19 at the Insight Retreat Center in Santa Cruz, CA. ****** Aug 17-21: Nikki Mirghafori, RIchard Shankman (2016-08-17) ****** For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ****** If you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting Audio Dharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/. ****** This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
2016-08-20
1h 01
AudioDharma: Retreat talks from Apr 3-10, 2016: Nikki Mirghafori, Matthew Brensilver 2016.04.02
Equanimity
This talk was given by Nikki Mirghafori on 2016.04.09 at the Insight Retreat Center in Santa Cruz, CA. ******* Apr 3-10, 2016: Nikki Mirghafori, Matthew Brensilver (2016-04-02 17:00:00 -0700) ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/. ******* This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
2016-04-09
47 min
AudioDharma: Retreat talks from Apr 3-10, 2016: Nikki Mirghafori, Matthew Brensilver 2016.04.02
Guided Meditation (Day 5): Thinking and Mind States
This talk was given by Nikki Mirghafori on 2016.04.08 at the Insight Retreat Center in Santa Cruz, CA. ******* Apr 3-10, 2016: Nikki Mirghafori, Matthew Brensilver (2016-04-02 17:00:00 -0700) ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/. ******* This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
2016-04-08
50 min
AudioDharma: Retreat talks from Apr 3-10, 2016: Nikki Mirghafori, Matthew Brensilver 2016.04.02
Joy/Rapture and Concentration
This talk was given by Nikki Mirghafori on 2016.04.07 at the Insight Retreat Center in Santa Cruz, CA. ******* Apr 3-10, 2016: Nikki Mirghafori, Matthew Brensilver (2016-04-02 17:00:00 -0700) ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/. ******* This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
2016-04-07
5h 22
AudioDharma: Retreat talks from Apr 3-10, 2016: Nikki Mirghafori, Matthew Brensilver 2016.04.02
Guided Meditation (Day 3): Feeling Tone
This talk was given by Nikki Mirghafori on 2016.04.06 at the Insight Retreat Center in Santa Cruz, CA. ******* Apr 3-10, 2016: Nikki Mirghafori, Matthew Brensilver (2016-04-02 17:00:00 -0700) ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/. ******* This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
2016-04-06
41 min
AudioDharma: Retreat talks from Apr 3-10, 2016: Nikki Mirghafori, Matthew Brensilver 2016.04.02
Investigation
This talk was given by Nikki Mirghafori on 2016.04.05 at the Insight Retreat Center in Santa Cruz, CA. ******* Apr 3-10, 2016: Nikki Mirghafori, Matthew Brensilver (2016-04-02 17:00:00 -0700) ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/. ******* This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
2016-04-05
59 min
AudioDharma: Retreat talks from Apr 3-10, 2016: Nikki Mirghafori, Matthew Brensilver 2016.04.02
Guided Meditation (Day 1): Body & Breath
This talk was given by Nikki Mirghafori on 2016.04.04 at the Insight Retreat Center in Santa Cruz, CA. ******* Apr 3-10, 2016: Nikki Mirghafori, Matthew Brensilver (2016-04-02 17:00:00 -0700) ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/. ******* This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
2016-04-04
52 min
AudioDharma: Retreat talks from Apr 3-10, 2016: Nikki Mirghafori, Matthew Brensilver 2016.04.02
Welcome & Intro. to Theme of the 7 Factors of Awakening
This talk was given by Nikki Mirghafori on 2016.04.03 at the Insight Retreat Center in Santa Cruz, CA. ******* Apr 3-10, 2016: Nikki Mirghafori, Matthew Brensilver (2016-04-02 17:00:00 -0700) ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/. ******* This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
2016-04-03
45 min
Dharma Seed - dharmaseed.org: Nikki Mirghafori's most recent Dharma talks
Nikki Mirghafori: Time is Short: Aligning Our Life with our Intentions
(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Monday Night Meditation Class with Nikki Mirghafori
2016-01-11
49 min
AudioDharma: Richard Shankman's most recent dharma talks
The Essense of Dharma and Why We Meditate
This talk was given by Richard Shankman on 2015-07-31 at the Insight Retreat Center in Santa Cruz, CA. ****** Nikki Mirghafori, Richard Shankman July 29-Aug 1, 2015 (2015-07-29) ****** For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ****** If you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting Audio Dharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/. ****** This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
2015-07-31
1h 04
AudioDharma: Retreat talks from May 29-Jun 3 2015: Gil Fronsdal, Nikki Mirghafori,Matthew Brensilver 2015.05.28
Guided Meditation: Overview of Instructions
This talk was given by Nikki Mirghafori on 2015.06.03 at the Insight Retreat Center in Santa Cruz, CA. ******* May 29-Jun 3 2015: Gil Fronsdal, Nikki Mirghafori,Matthew Brensilver (2015-05-28 17:00:00 -0700) ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/. ******* This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
2015-06-04
43 min
AudioDharma: Retreat talks from May 29-Jun 3 2015: Gil Fronsdal, Nikki Mirghafori,Matthew Brensilver 2015.05.28
Impermanence
This talk was given by Nikki Mirghafori on 2015.06.02 at the Insight Retreat Center in Santa Cruz, CA. ******* May 29-Jun 3 2015: Gil Fronsdal, Nikki Mirghafori,Matthew Brensilver (2015-05-28 17:00:00 -0700) ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/. ******* This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
2015-06-03
42 min
AudioDharma: Retreat talks from May 29-Jun 3 2015: Gil Fronsdal, Nikki Mirghafori,Matthew Brensilver 2015.05.28
Sources of Stability in Practice
This talk was given by Nikki Mirghafori on 2015.05.30 at the Insight Retreat Center in Santa Cruz, CA. ******* May 29-Jun 3 2015: Gil Fronsdal, Nikki Mirghafori,Matthew Brensilver (2015-05-28 17:00:00 -0700) ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/. ******* This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
2015-05-31
49 min