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Heather Sundberg's Dharma Talks at Spirit Rock Meditation Center
Heather Sundberg
Heather Sundberg has taught insight meditation since 1999 and completed the Spirit Rock/IMS Teacher Training. Beginning her own meditation practice in her late teens, for the last 25 years, Heather has studied with senior teachers in the Insight Meditation (Vipassana) and Tibetan (Vajrayana) traditions and has sat 1-3 months of retreat a year for almost 20 years. She was the Spirit Rock Family & Teen Program Teacher & Manager for a decade. Between 2010- 2015 she spent a cumulative one-year in study, practice, and pilgrimage in Asia. Since 2011, she has been a Teacher at Mountain Stream Meditation Center and sister communities in the Sierra Foothills, and also teaches nationally, especially at Spirit Rock Meditation Center. Her teaching emphasizes embodiment, compassion and practical wisdom.
2015-05-14 The 5 Spiritual Faculties: "The Awakened Mind IS the Awakened Heart" 60:40
The talk opens with a story about Ajahn Pasanno and an introduction to the metaphor of the 5 Spiritual Faculties as a team of 5 Horses pulling "The Cart of Self". The rest of the talk explores the relationship between the 5 Faculties and the 4 Divine Abodes (metta, compassion, joy, equanimity)
Spirit Rock Meditation Center May Insight Meditation Retreat
2015-03-24 Brahma Vihara Day 24 Equanimity 37:33
Spirit Rock Meditation Center March Insight 1 Month Retreat
2015-03-23 Integrating Insights and Other A-Ha Moments in the Practice 62:58
This innovative talk describes the process and advanced practice of Integrating our Insights, including types of insight, what the mind does immediately after an insight, teasing apart the clinging & the natural impulse to integrate insight, how to test the insight, how to include & purify 'the clinging that remains', and learning to live the insight.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center March Insight 1 Month Retreat
2015-03-19 Mindfulness, Great Mindfulness, Wisdom and Release 60:46
In this talk Heather shares some of her personal connection with the Thai Forest Tradition, followed by offering a map of practice from the tradition. Sati (Mindfulness) - MahaSati (Pure Awareness) - SatiPanna (Mindfulness- Wisdom) - PannaVimudhi (Wisdom Leading to Release).
Spirit Rock Meditation Center March Insight 1 Month Retreat
2015-03-18 Brahma Vihara Day 18 Mudita 37:30
Spirit Rock Meditation Center March Insight 1 Month Retreat
2015-03-13 The Noble Truths 61:04
This talk on the Noble Truths includes the 3 types of dukkha, the 3 types of craving, and the multiple doorways into cessation.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center March Insight 1 Month Retreat
2015-03-11 Introduction to Compassion 33:46
Compassion
Spirit Rock Meditation Center March Insight 1 Month Retreat
2015-03-10 Choiceless Awareness 10:58
Spirit Rock Meditation Center March Insight 1 Month Retreat
2015-03-09 Compassion: Cultivation and Fruition 64:12
This talk explores Compassion through the following aspects: Cultivation Aspects: How to Practice and the Near Misses Wisdom Aspects: The Three Characteristics (change, suffering, not self) Fruition Aspects: Stories from ancient and modern meditators and activists
Spirit Rock Meditation Center March Insight 1 Month Retreat
2015-03-05 Metta for the familiar stranger (neutral person) 34:47
Spirit Rock Meditation Center March Insight 1 Month Retreat

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