The greatest gift is the
gift of the teachings
 
Retreat Dharma Talks at Spirit Rock Meditation Center

March Insight Meditation One Month Retreat

An extended period of retreat offers the rare opportunity for sustained and dedicated practice. This retreat emphasizes quieting the mind, opening the heart, and developing profound clarity and depth of insight practice. Instruction will follow the traditional four foundations of mindfulness, combined with training in loving-kindness and compassion, through a daily schedule of silent sitting, walking, dharma talks and practice meetings with teachers.

2022-02-26 (29 days) Spirit Rock Meditation Center

  
next ››      1 2 3
2022-03-16 Inspiration for Practice (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 45:07
Diana Clark
Hearing awakening poems from those that have traveled this path before us can be an inspirational support for practice. In this talk, poems from the Therigatha, Theragatha and from Matty Weingast are shared.
2022-03-17 Sharing the Happiness of Others (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 61:31
Winnie Nazarko
We can train the mind to recognize and rejoice in the happiness of others, experiencing happiness ourselves. But to be able to do this, we need to confront human tendencies to compare ourselves to others, and sometimes strong resistance. This talk discusses the beautiful quality of Mudita (Empathetic Joy), and how we can develop it.
2022-03-18 Disenchantment and Dispassion (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 63:50
Andrea Fella
2022-03-20 Liberation Through Non-Clinging (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 60:51
Greg Scharf
2022-03-22 Guided Meditation: Equanimity Practice (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 45:50
Andrea Fella
2022-03-22 Equanimity Practice 29:12
Andrea Fella
2022-03-23 The Story of Angulimala (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 60:43
Andrea Fella
Angulimala murdered 999 people before he met the Buddha. This is the story of how he came to be a murderer and how his encounter with the Buddha led to his transformation. This telling of the story emphasizes the value of sila (ethical conduct) in our own lives, and the effect our ethical conduct can have on those around us.
next ››      1 2 3
Creative Commons License