Dharma Seed - Dharma Talks from Spirit Rock Meditation Center Retreats

Labor Day Insight meditation Retreat

This retreat emphasizes quieting the mind, opening the heart, and developing clarity and depth of practice. Traditional instructions will be combined with a spirit of loving-kindness and silent sitting, walking, dharma talks and meetings with the teachers. This is a good retreat for both beginning and experienced students.

2016-08-31 (6 days) Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2016-09-01 Mindfulness with Attitude 59:21
James Baraz	Download Listen
Understanding just what mindfulness is and how it works, as well as the attitudes that support its cultivation by learning to open to experience.

2016-09-02 Loving Kindness Practice 31:30
Howard Cohn	Download Listen
Short description of the Bhrama Viharas leading into initial guided Metta, including body, self, benefactor.

2016-09-02 Widening our Lens to the Way Things Are 51:13
Sharda Rogell	Download Listen
If we try to get the conditions of our life to match our expectations, we will be disappointed again & again. Understanding the Buddha's teaching on 'dukkha' helps us let go and see more clearly.

2016-09-03 Metta Practice - Self and Dear Friend 29:59
James Baraz	Download Listen
Guided metta practice with introductory remarks.

2016-09-03 The Highest Happiness 64:44
Howard Cohn	Download Listen
Navigating the four truths as the path of happiness.

2016-09-04 Practice as a Path of Happiness 64:27
James Baraz	Download Listen
The Buddha was called "The Happy One." Though he taught about suffering, the purpose was to experience true happiness.