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Dharma Talks given at Spirit Rock Meditation Center
2019-01-20 Dukkha and the End of Dukkha 1: An Overview of the Teachings and Practices 45:28
Donald Rothberg
The Buddha famously said, “I have taught one thing and one thing only, dukkha [suffering or reactivity or a sense of unsatisfactoriness] and the cessation of dukkha.” In this daylong, we explore this core teaching as it is expressed in the Four Noble Truths and the teaching of the Two Arrows. We suggest ways to study and implement this teaching both in formal meditation and in everyday life, through practices and reflections that bring together the wisdom of seeing the roots of dukkha, the compassion and kindness that can hold our difficulties, and skillful action to transform dukkha.This talk give an orientation for the daylong.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2019-01-19 Song of Freedom 55:09
Howard Cohn
Exploration of non self, self view and our shared capacity to be free.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Winter Insight Retreat

2019-01-18 Sacred Mountain and the Four Noble Truths (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 44:22
Solwazi Johnson
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Winter Insight Retreat

2019-01-16 Dharma Practice and the Life and Work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Part 1 67:13
Donald Rothberg
On the day after Dr. King's birthday, we explore three themes that are central both to dharma practice and to the life and work of Dr. King, and that are interpreted in strikingly similar ways. The three themes are (1) the core of wisdom as an understanding of non-reactivity, the end of dukkha, nonviolence; (2) the centrality of love/metta or lovingkindness/compassion; and (3) integrity--the wholeness and coherence of one's life guided by these core principles and spiritual qualities.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2019-01-14 Bringing Metta Practice Home and into the World (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 60:47
Donald Rothberg
We explore a number of ways to continue to deepen our metta practice, in terms of individual practice, bringing metta into relationships, and being guided by metta in our participation in the healing and transformation of the world.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center January Metta Retreat

2019-01-14 The Four Noble Truths, Gandhi, and Intention Through the Lens of Trauma and Stress 69:29
Pawan Bareja
Monday night talk
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2019-01-13 Day 6 Morning Instructions: Metta Mandala -All Beings (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 42:29
Heather Sundberg
Spirit Rock Meditation Center January Metta Retreat

2019-01-11 Dharma and Recovery - "Equanimity" 1:37:01
Kevin Griffin
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2019-01-10 Compassion: The Difficulties are the Gifts (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 69:49
Heather Sundberg
Dissolving the concrete bunkers of the heart. Obstacles transforming into opportunities.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center January Metta Retreat

2019-01-09 The Nature of Metta (Lovingkindness) Practice: An Overview (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 61:27
Donald Rothberg
We explore the core intention of metta practice, to bring kindness, warmth, and care to every moment and every being. We examine how metta practice develops further steadiness (samadhi), how it helps us to lead with the heart and work with what stands in the way of the open, kind heart. As we practice further, we open increasingly to the radiance of our hearts and our being. We keep training, and we bring our metta practice into the world, where it is deeply needed. We close with two stories of metta practice in the world in challenging situations.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center January Metta Retreat

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