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Dharma Talks given at Spirit Rock Meditation Center
2020-02-28 Building Practice Momentum (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 63:30
Tempel Smith
One of the great opportunities of sitting a long silent retreat is to take the momentum of practice forward into our daily lives.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Monthlong

2020-02-27 Wise Inner and Outer Speech 51:25
Beth Sternlieb
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Monthlong

2020-02-26 From the Ordinary Habitual Mind to the Buddha Mind 15: Working with Our Psychological Conditioning 2 52:45
Donald Rothberg
We continue to explore the role of working with transforming psychological conditioning and unresolved material (incomplete developmental tasks, developmental wounds, trauma, limiting beliefs, etc.) in a contemporary path of awakening. Using the concepts of unconscious material and of the “shadow” (individual and collective), we point to how the Buddha faced his own shadow (the four heavenly messengers that he found outside of his conditioning in the palace). We then explore some tools and ways to open to and work with unconscious or shadow aspects of ourselves, both in and out of formal meditation.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2020-02-26 The Appropriate Response of Wisdom 50:24
Gullu Singh
The highest of all teachings is "an appropriate response" that response that leads to the lessening of suffering for ones self and others. Less of a "thing" but more of an ongoing process of inquiry.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Monthlong

2020-02-25 Wise Intention (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 53:49
John Martin
This talk emphasizes Wise Intention in the context of a long retreat: Wise Intention includes the three aspects of renunciation (letting go of the sense desire), loving kindness and compassion.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Monthlong

2020-02-25 Day 24 Afternoon Instructions: Upekkha (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 44:23
Susie Harrington
Guided meditation for embodying equanimity: neutral, friend and self
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Monthlong

2020-02-24 Afternoon Instructions: Mudita 40:28
Gullu Singh
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Monthlong

2020-02-24 Form and Spirit: Meditating Outside of the Box 57:47
Oren Jay Sofer
Monday Night Dharma Talk at Spirit Rock
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2020-02-23 You Are Loving Awareness (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 63:27
James Baraz
Mindful awareness creates spaciousness for love to naturally shine through -- your true nature. The talk includes reminisces of Ram Dass, major benefactor of the insight meditation community, who passed away Dec. 2019 and whose practice was "I am loving awareness."
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Monthlong

2020-02-22 Inner Beauty and the Two Guardians of the World 59:38
Kamala Masters
In the Dharma, it is said that there are Two Guardians of the world. They are actually inner guardians, or attitudes of mind, that support non-harming in our speech and behavior. This is a powerful cause for liberation to mature, resulting in a beautiful mind/heart.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Monthlong

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