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Dharma Talks given at Spirit Rock Meditation Center
2014-02-19 Heart Practices in Difficult Times 4 - Compassion 2 57:46
Donald Rothberg
We look at the importance of the different parts of our practice - intentions, ethics, mindfulness, wisdom and grounding in the body - for responding to difficult situations- individual, interpersonal and related to the wider world. We then look at how to develop and practice compassion in difficult situations.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2014-02-18 Wising up to Delusion 65:48
Andrea Fella
An exploration of the ways delusion manifests in the mind.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Month Long Retreat - 2014

2014-02-17 Contentment 57:29
James Baraz
The Buddha called contentment "our greatest wealth." It's the antidote to the wanting mind and the route that leads us from attachment to freedom.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Month Long Retreat - 2014

2014-02-16 Part 1 22:31
Lama Surya Das
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Awakening the Buddha Within

2014-02-16 Part 5 59:29
Lama Surya Das
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Awakening the Buddha Within

2014-02-16 Part 4 68:00
Lama Surya Das
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Awakening the Buddha Within

2014-02-16 Part 3 49:59
Lama Surya Das
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Awakening the Buddha Within

2014-02-16 Part 2 1:14:10
Lama Surya Das
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Awakening the Buddha Within

2014-02-16 Morning Instructions: Day 15 2:59
James Baraz
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Month Long Retreat - 2014

2014-02-15 Trust 60:29
James Baraz
Trust in the Dharma, in the unfolding process of practice and our inner wisdom when we learn to listen with skill.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Month Long Retreat - 2014

2014-02-15 Morning Instructions: Day 14 13:14
Guy Armstrong
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Month Long Retreat - 2014

2014-02-14 Guided Metta Instructions 56:56
Brian Lesage
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Month Long Retreat - 2014

2014-02-14 Morning Instructions: Day 13 11:03:39
Carol Wilson
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Month Long Retreat - 2014

2014-02-13 Seclusion 60:59
Carol Wilson
Some reflections on solitude, restraint at the sense doors (kaya viveka) and seclusion of mind, especially in the silence of the non-concocting mind.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Month Long Retreat - 2014

2014-02-13 Morning Instructions Day 12 10:24
James Baraz
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Month Long Retreat - 2014

2014-02-12 Natural Compassion 53:29
Brian Lesage
Our meditation practice leads to a natural compassion that can transform the world.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Month Long Retreat - 2014

2014-02-12 Heart Practices in Difficult Times 3: Compassion 62:10
Donald Rothberg
We explore compassion and practice to help us respond to difficulties particularly pain and suffering. We examine the distinction between pain and suffering, the nature of compassion, receptive and active compassion, the shadow of compassion and some types of compassion practice.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2014-02-12 Morning Instructions: Day 11 18:25
Andrea Fella
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Month Long Retreat - 2014

2014-02-11 The Disappearance and Reappearance of Mindfulness 60:00
Andrea Fella
Curiosity about how mindfulness disappears and reappears can open the mindfulness practice to new areas.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Month Long Retreat - 2014

2014-02-11 Morning Instructions Day 10 21:19
Greg Scharf
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Month Long Retreat - 2014

2014-02-10 Real Happiness At Work 52:17
Sharon Salzberg
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2014-02-10 Morning Instructions: Day 9 18:00
Guy Armstrong
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Month Long Retreat - 2014

2014-02-09 The Power of Mindfulness, Part 2 27:40
Mark Coleman
For thousands of years people have cultivated mindfulness as a complete path to awakening. Contemporary research reveals how mindfulness improves attention, reduces stress, and increases health, well being and the capacity for happiness. Mindful awareness allows you to be attentive in the present moment with the quality of acceptance, spaciousness and equanimity. It is the foundation for living with wisdom and compassion and is the seed from which springs much joy and peace. On this day you will learn the foundations of mindfulness that enable you to live with a clear and wakeful presence in every aspect of your life. We will explore this innate quality of awareness and what interferes with establishing this mindful presence. Participants will learn to cultivate awareness through accessible yet profound meditations on the breath, the body, and how to work with emotions and thoughts that can hamper our well being. You will also learn how mindful awareness provides the basis for insight and freedom.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2014-02-09 Standing Meditation Instructions 18:45
Mark Coleman
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2014-02-09 The Power of Mindfulness - An Introduction 44:33
Mark Coleman
For thousands of years people have cultivated mindfulness as a complete path to awakening. Contemporary research reveals how mindfulness improves attention, reduces stress, and increases health, well being and the capacity for happiness. Mindful awareness allows you to be attentive in the present moment with the quality of acceptance, spaciousness and equanimity. It is the foundation for living with wisdom and compassion and is the seed from which springs much joy and peace. On this day you will learn the foundations of mindfulness that enable you to live with a clear and wakeful presence in every aspect of your life. We will explore this innate quality of awareness and what interferes with establishing this mindful presence. Participants will learn to cultivate awareness through accessible yet profound meditations on the breath, the body, and how to work with emotions and thoughts that can hamper our well being. You will also learn how mindful awareness provides the basis for insight and freedom.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

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