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Dharma Talks given at Spirit Rock Meditation Center
2021-01-25 Meditation: Reconciliation | Monday Night 31:32
Jack Kornfield
This meditation is a deep-hearted reflection, a possibility, a yearning, a vision. Even if we cannot or should not speak to the other, we can find the courage to hold reconciliation and goodwill in our own heart.To recite the intention of reconciliation is to willingly plant a seed of reconnection and love in our heart. As we repeat each phrase, we turn our intention to the possibility of restoring harmony where suffering has set us apart. May our lives lead to wise, healthy, and courageous reconciliation. Further reading: “The Art of Forgiveness, Lovingkindness, and Peace”
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2021-01-25 Q and A: Reconciliation | Monday Night talk 29:56
Jack Kornfield
Q and A from 01-25-2021 Monday Night
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2021-01-22 Discovering Inspiration for our Lives through Wise View 52:01
Brian Lesage
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Deepening into the Four Noble Truths with Brian Lesage, Dawn Scott, and Vance Pryor

2021-01-21 Thursday Morning Women's Group 24:59
Grace Fisher
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Thursday Morning Women’s Group

2021-01-21 1st Noble Truth: Perceiving our Human Situation in a Liberating Way 55:20
Brian Lesage
This offering consists of a Dharma talk followed by a guided meditation.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Deepening into the Four Noble Truths with Brian Lesage, Dawn Scott, and Vance Pryor

2021-01-20 Practicing with Intentions 2: Developing Intentions and Vows to Guide Practice in One's Communities, Society, and World 65:32
Donald Rothberg
After a review of the January 6 session on practicing with intentions in individual formal and daily life practice, and on Inauguration Day, we explore practicing in more community, social, and collective settings. In this context, we point to the importance of combining i"inner" and "outer" practice, and to two possible inspirations: (1)the figure of the bodhisattva who combines awakening and helping others, and (2) the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a kind of bodhisattva. On this basis, there is a short period in which those present are asked to write their own intentions and/or vows to guide their responses to the current needs and crises of our world. Some share their writing!
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks
Attached Files:
  • Practicing with Intentions 2 by Donald Rothberg (PDF)

2021-01-14 Thursday Morning Women's Group 23:56
Grace Fisher
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Thursday Morning Women’s Group

2021-01-13 Taming the Flames: Trauma, Resiliency and Loving Life Anyway 1:15:16
Heidi Bourne
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2021-01-13 Practicing Metta with the Difficult Person 54:28
Jeff Haozous
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Metta Retreat

2021-01-12 Equanimity and Loving Our Enemies within the Framework of the Four Brahmaviharas 59:04
Kaira Jewel Lingo
The talk begins with an introduction to the Four Brahmaviharas and an exploration of how they are distinct (drawing on Ven. Analayo's sun simile). We then explore what equanimity is and how it supports metta when it comes to keeping our hearts open to those we find difficult. We also explore how equanimity helps us to stand up for what we believe in. The talk ends with a song based on a Thich Nhat Hanh poem about how to face injustice and hatred and still continue on.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Metta Retreat

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