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Retreat Dharma Talks at Spirit Rock Meditation Center

February Insight Meditation Retreat

2015-01-31 (29 days) Spirit Rock Meditation Center

  
2015-02-18 The Radiant Wheel - Dependent Origination 59:22
Sally Armstrong
The 12 links of Dependent Origination show us how suffering is created out of ignorance. Attending mindfully to any part of this process can bring more freedom and ease into our lives.
2015-02-19 Brahma Vihara Day 19 46:19
Carol Wilson
Mudita-Benefactor, Friend and Neutral Person
2015-02-20 Brahma Vihara Day 20 45:05
James Baraz
Mudita: Difficult Person
2015-02-20 Views Part 3: A View of Right Now 55:47
Brian Lesage
This talk offers an alternative view to seeing this practice as a linear path.
2015-02-21 Brahma Vihara Day 21 39:52
Bonnie Duran
Mudita: All Beings
2015-02-21 Trusting Your Buddha Knowing 60:21
James Baraz
With so many different approaches to practice how do we know if we're doing it "the right way?" And how can we decide which of the many voices in our mind to listen to? This talk includes the 5 strategies offered by the Buddha to work skillfully with distracting thoughts.
2015-02-22 Brahma Vihara Day 22 49:08
Carol Wilson
Uppekha - Neutral + Self
2015-02-22 Seven Factors of Awakening 52:34
Bonnie Duran
This talk reviewed the 7 factors as both the way to approach the 4 Foundations of Mindfulness and also as objects to notice in the mind.
2015-02-23 Brahma Vihara Day 23 44:08
Sally Armstrong
Upekkha: Benefactor, Self and Difficult Person
2015-02-23 Expressions of Freedom: The 3rd Noble Truth 57:25
Carol Wilson
This talk gives examples of freedom both from intensive practice and how it shows up in life. The mind free of greed, hatred and delusion and chasing sense objects is at peace.
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