Retreat Dharma Talks
at Spirit Rock Meditation Center
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Insight Meditation Solstice Retreat
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2014-12-16 (8 days)
Spirit Rock Meditation Center
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2014-12-18
Practicing with Darkness and Light
57:27
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Donald Rothberg
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At the time of the winter solstice, we explore, through teachings, stories, and poetry, how we can embrace the dark - in stopping and being still, in opening to the unknown and to mystery, in being with difficulties, and in creativity and the coming of what is new - and open to the light, as it emerges from the dark.
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2014-12-20
Taking the Center Seat
49:09
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John Travis
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Drawing on the Thai Forest Tradition, in particular Ajahn Mun, Ajahn Chah and Ajahn Maha Boowa, we explore the image of the one seat as a pointer to freedom.
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2014-12-21
The Journey of Awakening
61:17
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Donald Rothberg
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Using as reference points Mary Oliver's poem, "The Journey", the story of the Buddha's life, and our own experiences, we outline the archetypal stages of the spiritual journey from the taken-for-granted habitual life, to receiving "heavenly messengers" putting that life in question, to shifting our core life intentions, to working with challenges, to awakening, and, finally, to a return to the "ordinary" world.
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