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Dharma Talks given at Spirit Rock Meditation Center
2026-10-05 Mindfulness of Breathing - Preliminaries (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 43:24
Devon Hase
Teachings on setting the conditions for anapanasati - having gone to the forest, or to the root of a tree, or an empty hut, one sets their body erect, and places mindfulness at the fore. Ever mindful one breathes in, ever mindful one breathes out. Guided meditation on the breath.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Concentration (Samādhi) Retreat: Cultivating Joy and Contentment

2026-10-05 Afro-Dhamma: Practicing Right Effort that Leads to Happiness 1:40:30
Bhante Buddharakkhita
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Monday and Wednesday Talks

2026-10-04 Opening to Samādhi (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 46:13
Kristina Bare
This talk offers overview of the Buddhas teachings on samādhi (concentration); the experience of a unified mind, the role of concentration on the path and supports for developing samādhi.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Concentration (Samādhi) Retreat: Cultivating Joy and Contentment

2026-10-04 Metta in the Body (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 43:13
Devon Hase
Teachings on recognizing the metta that is already here in the body followed by a meditation.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Concentration (Samādhi) Retreat: Cultivating Joy and Contentment

2026-10-01 Equanimity in Nature (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 31:11
Ramona Lisa Ortiz-Smith
Reflections and guided meditation on equanimity in nature and equanimity as nature.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  The Dharma of Nature: Nature as Refuge, Teacher, Beloved

2026-09-30 Reflections on Danā 24:21
Gullu Singh
Dharmna Talk on Danā. (Group discussion has been omitted).
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Monday and Wednesday Talks

2026-09-30 Meditation Instructions on Exploring Emotions in Nature Practice (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 55:11
Mark Coleman
Meditation instructions on Exploring emotions in nature practice.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  The Dharma of Nature: Nature as Refuge, Teacher, Beloved

2026-09-29 The wisdom dimension of nature practice - exploring impermanence and the nature of self (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 29:49
Mark Coleman
This talk discusses the 3 characteristics of phenomena and how they are revealed as one cultivates awareness in nature.. In particular Mark explores how impermanence is experienced and how the emptiness of self is revealed
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  The Dharma of Nature: Nature as Refuge, Teacher, Beloved

2026-09-28 Finding Refuge in the Living World (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 46:43
Kirsten Rudestam
This talk explores two main dimensions: the Buddhist practice of refuge and the discovery that the earth itself is part of our community of belonging.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  The Dharma of Nature: Nature as Refuge, Teacher, Beloved

2026-09-28 Monday Night Meditation with Leslie Booker 1:29:10
Leslie Booker
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Monday and Wednesday Talks

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