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Dharma Talks given at Spirit Rock Meditation Center
2012-12-01 The Power of Coincidence on the Spiritual Path, Part 4 of 4 34:58
David Richo
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2012-12-01 The Power of Coincidence on the Spiritual Path, Part 3 of 4 45:29
David Richo
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2012-12-01 The Power of Coincidence on the Spiritual Path, Part 2 of 4 54:38
David Richo
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2012-12-01 The Power of Coincidence on the Spiritual Path, Part 1 of 4 59:29
David Richo
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2012-12-01 Morning Session The Five Aggregates Are Empty and Q&A 0:00
Sally Armstrong
(Recording not available) 
The Buddha instructed us to bring awareness to the five aggregates of form, feeling tone, perception, mental formations and consciousness and to notice how we cling to and identify with them. If we cling and identify we will suffer. Non-clinging = Non-suffering.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Emptiness: a Meditation and Study Retreat

2012-11-30 Dependent Origination 47:15
Gil Fronsdal
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Emptiness: a Meditation and Study Retreat

2012-11-30 Formation of Self-View 1:12:25
Guy Armstrong
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Emptiness: a Meditation and Study Retreat

2012-11-29 From the Three Characteristics to Emptiness 57:42
Sally Armstrong
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Emptiness: a Meditation and Study Retreat

2012-11-29 The Dharma in Brief 67:51
Gil Fronsdal
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Emptiness: a Meditation and Study Retreat

2012-11-28 Four Foundations of Mindfulness V- The Third Foundation; Mindfulness of Thoughts and Emotions 62:24
Donald Rothberg
After a brief review of the First and Second Foundations, we explore the Third Foundation: 1. as mindfulness of thoughts and emotions, and 2. as mindfulness of the presence or absence of greed, hatred and delusion, offering a number of practices for both.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2012-11-26 Transforming Suffering 55:06
Mark Coleman
How to work with the inevitable challenges and vicissitudes of life
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2012-11-24 Being Benevolence, Intro and Guided Meditation 45:15
Ayya Santacitta
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2012-11-23 Inclining the Mind to Gratitude 54:30
Mark Coleman
How to turn the attention to gratitude and appreciation as a support to turn the mind away from wanting and deficiency.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Thanksgiving Insight Retreat

2012-11-21 Exploring Identity 51:11
Wes Nisker
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Thanksgiving Insight Retreat

2012-11-21 The Four Foundations of Mindfulness IV-Mindfulness of Feeling-Tone 60:03
Donald Rothberg
We explore 1. Why attention to feeling-tone is so crucial for our practice and freedom; 2. the nature of the feeling-tones of pleasant, unpleasant, and neutral; and 3. seven ways to practice with feeling-tone.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2012-11-21 Vipassana Meditation Instructions 51:42
Mark Coleman
Overview of vipassana/mindfulness meditation instructions
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Thanksgiving Insight Retreat

2012-11-20 Compassion and Metta 56:33
Spring Washam
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Thanksgiving Insight Retreat

2012-11-19 Loving-kindness for the Earth 24:51
Wes Nisker
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Thanksgiving Insight Retreat

2012-11-19 Working Skillfully with Pain 35:56
Mark Coleman
How to work with the inevitable pain and stress in life - using three methods: 1) Mindfulness, 2) Resourcsing, 3) Loving-kindness
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Thanksgiving Insight Retreat

2012-11-19 Guided Meditation - Mental States and Compassion 31:54
Lila Kate Wheeler
17 minute guided meditation on finding peace in the body and opening to states of mind and thinking as support for awareness.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Thanksgiving Insight Retreat

2012-11-18 Kalyana Mitta Half-day Workshop Part 3 of 3 57:18
Daniel Bowling
This recording is from Spirit Rock's most recent Kalyana Mitta (dharma friends) workshop with Daniel Bowling and Dana Curtis. The program focused on developing facilitation skills and personal qualities for working effectively with challenging group dynamics and leading meaningful conversations in the context of dharma study.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2012-11-18 Kalyana Mitta Half-Day Workshop, part 2 of 3 21:41
Daniel Bowling
This recording is from Spirit Rock's most recent Kalyana Mitta (dharma friends) workshop with Daniel Bowling and Dana Curtis. The program focused on developing facilitation skills and personal qualities for working effectively with challenging group dynamics and leading meaningful conversations in the context of dharma study.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2012-11-18 Kalyana Mitta Half-Day Workshop Part 1 of 3 1:35:24
Daniel Bowling
This recording is from Spirit Rock's most recent Kalyana Mitta (dharma friends) workshop with Daniel Bowling and Dana Curtis. The program focused on developing facilitation skills and personal qualities for working effectively with challenging group dynamics and leading meaningful conversations in the context of dharma study.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2012-11-17 Opening Day Instructions 64:56
Mark Coleman
Opening day mindfulness meditation instructions and orientation to the principles of mindfulness.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Thanksgiving Insight Retreat

2012-11-14 Four Foundations of Mindfulness III--Mindfulness of the Body @@ 56:54
Donald Rothberg
A second examination of mindfulness of the body with some review of last time, and a focus on the six core practices of mindfulness of the body --breath, postures, activities, body parts, elements, and decaying body.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

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