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Dharma Talks given at Spirit Rock Meditation Center
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2025-05-01 Spring Cleaning 62:52
Grace Fisher
Meditation & Dharma Talk
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Thursday Morning Women’s Group

2025-04-30 Understanding and Responding to the World on the Basis of Core Teachings and Practices 1 63:13
Donald Rothberg
We first explore in general the relationship of core teachings and practices to the social and political dimensions of our lives. We see that Buddhist practice in the West has commonly emphasized meditation and inner practices, often neglecting or marginalizing the ethical training that traditionally is one of the three dimensions of training, even though the Buddha did often give social commentary (e.g., on the caste system) and at times social interpretations of the ethical precepts ("Let one not destroy life nor cause others to destroy life and, also, not approve of others’ killing. . . . Let one not cause to steal, nor approve of others’ stealing.'). We explore a vision of individual and collective awakening, inspired in part by more contemporary traditions of socially engaged Buddhism initially developed by pioneers like Thich Nhat Hanh, Sulak Sivaraksa, A.T. Ariyaratne, Dr. Ambedkar, Joanna Macy, and Robert Aitken. Then we give some attention to how to connect inner and outer practices, particularly focusing, as we did in the guided meditation, on practicing with challenging emotions and thoughts, and clarifying ways to act in the world. The talk is followed by discussion and ends with the setting of intentions.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2025-04-30 Guided Meditation: Exploring Emotions and Thoughts Connected to Contemporary Social and Political Events 42:51
Donald Rothberg
After about 25 minutes of lightly guided practice, to settle with concentration and/or mindfulness practice, we explore in several ways some of the emotions and thoughts that have been present related to the current state of the society and world. We first relive a recent experience and then bring mindfulness to the somatic, emotional, and mental dimensions of experience. We then work with Kristen Neff's three-step self-compassion practice, leading to developing intentions for how to practice with such experiences in the future.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2025-04-24 This Being Human is Hard 62:18
Grace Fisher
Begins with a 30m meditation and is followed by a Dharma talk. (Group discussion is omitted).
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Thursday Morning Women’s Group

2025-04-19 Weave the Dharma with Indigenous Wisdom 37:38
Carol Cano
Both our oral traditions that value the interconnectedness of all relations.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Retreat as Ceremony: Mindfulness and Indigenous Presence for Wellness and Healing

2025-04-18 Metta and Interconnectedness with All Beings (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 39:15
Carol Cano
Reclaim our relationship with our beloved Earth through Metta and Indigenous wisdom.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Retreat as Ceremony: Mindfulness and Indigenous Presence for Wellness and Healing

2025-04-17 Embracing the Renewal and Presence of Spring 58:30
Grace Fisher
Meditation & Dharma Talk
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Thursday Morning Women’s Group

2025-04-16 Practicing with Vedana and the Sacred Pause 24:09
JD Doyle
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Spirit Rock - Rainbow Sangha

2025-04-12 Morning Meditation Instructions (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 55:09
Tuere Sala
Vedena and thoughts.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Insight Meditation Retreat

2025-04-11 Metta and Right Speech (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 1:17:06
Tuere Sala
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Insight Meditation Retreat

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