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Retreat Dharma Talks at Spirit Rock Meditation Center

Unifying the Practice of Concentration, Mindfulness and Insight

Concentration is often taught as a separate practice from Insight Meditation. This retreat will integrate concentration, mindfulness and insight into a single meditative path, using mindfulness of breathing as the foundational practice.

Practicing in this way, the mind becomes collected and centered, leading to deepening states of concentration, peace, clarity and calm abiding. Establishing meditative well-being allows awareness to open into mindfulness of the body, states of the heart and the mind, revealing the Four Foundations of Mindfulness. The synthesis of concentration, calm, and mindfulness builds a strong foundation for the natural and revelatory arising of insight.

2011-09-23 (8 days) Spirit Rock Meditation Center

  
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2011-09-29 The Road Ahead 52:29
Tempel Smith
When we end a retreat we have the opportunity to bring the power of our path and practice out into the world. This talk covers the 8-Fold path
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