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Dharma Talks given at Spirit Rock Meditation Center
2012-12-21 Dissolving Storyline 51:47
John Travis
In usual fashion, one of John's poems followed a teaching on dissolving the four types of mental fixations and opening to the radiant mystery.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Insight Meditation at the Solstice

2012-12-20 The Five Aggregates of Self. Mindfulness, meditation and compassion practices to open up to no-self. 59:06
Heather Sundberg
Talk explores many doorways of investigating the te4achings on self and no-self including developing a healthy sense of self. the four S's of self 1. simple sense of self 2. solid sense of self 3. self-interested sense of self 4. social sense of self
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Insight Meditation at the Solstice

2012-12-19 Entering the Dark, Entering the Light 58:55
Donald Rothberg
In the context of the winter solstice, we explore how to open up to different aspects of darkness (stopping and stillness, not knowing and mystery, difficulty and creativity) and how we, in doing so, open to light.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Insight Meditation at the Solstice

2012-12-19 The Healing Power of Self-Compassion 1:11:18
Linda Graham
Practices to keep the heart open in the face of suffering. Ours or others.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2012-12-17 Winter Solstice; Transforming Darkness 1:15:50
Jack Kornfield
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2012-12-16 Determination 35:34
Donald Rothberg
We look at both a "deep" determination and various ways to practice moment to moment determination, pointing to examples from the Civil Rights movement and Aung San Suu Kyi. We also explore the difference between skillful and unskillful determination.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2012-12-15 Practicing in the Midst of Activity 61:56
Gina Sharpe
Practice in daily life
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Liberating Intimacy

2012-12-14 Intimate Mystery 63:09
Eugene Cash
Discovering beginner's mind, not knowing and mystery on the path to awakening.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Liberating Intimacy

2012-12-13 What, How and Who 56:10
Pamela Weiss
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Liberating Intimacy

2012-12-12 The Intimacy of Mindfulness 56:03
Larry Yang
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Liberating Intimacy

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