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Dharma Talks given at Spirit Rock Meditation Center
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2018-07-24 Suffering and the End of Suffering (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 54:24
Greg Scharf
Spirit Rock Meditation Center July Insight Meditation Retreat

2018-07-24 Day 4: Morning Instructions (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 61:43
Joseph Goldstein
Working with Thoughts and Emotions
Spirit Rock Meditation Center July Insight Meditation Retreat

2018-07-23 The Infinity and Immeasurability of Impermanence (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 52:44
Kamala Masters
Spirit Rock Meditation Center July Insight Meditation Retreat

2018-07-23 Choosing Love: Monday Night Dharma Talk 65:33
Amma Thanasanti
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2018-07-23 Day 3: Morning Sit with Guided Meditation (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 67:10
Greg Scharf
Spirit Rock Meditation Center July Insight Meditation Retreat

2018-07-22 What Mindfulness is and What it Isn't 58:41
Joseph Goldstein
Exploring the nuances of mindfulness is a vehicle and methodology of liberation.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center July Insight Meditation Retreat

2018-07-22 Day Two: Guided Morning Instructions (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 68:10
Kamala Masters
"There is a Body"; Connecting and Sustaining with Rising and Falling, or In and Out Breath. Acknowledging Thinking-not getting lost in them.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center July Insight Meditation Retreat

2018-07-21 Taking Refuge: The Simplicity and Beauty of the Seeds of Faith 46:40
DaRa Williams
Spirit Rock Meditation Center July Insight Meditation Retreat

2018-07-21 Concentration Meditation: Purification of Mind 6:37:49
Tina Rasmussen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2018-07-21 Samatha Meditation and Purification of Mind 49:07
Tina Rasmussen
Introductory talk from daylong on concentration practice (samatha), and its relationship to purification of mind.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2018-07-21 Day One: Morning Instructions (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 34:23
Joseph Goldstein
"There is a Body"...................Walking Meditation
Spirit Rock Meditation Center July Insight Meditation Retreat

2018-07-21 Living Awareness: Opening the Heart; Freeing the Mind 5:54:46
Mark Coleman
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2018-07-19 Cultivating the Beautiful Heart Qualities (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 56:25
John Martin
The cultivation of the divine abodes of loving kindness, compassion, supportive joy and equanimity are a practice for the whole of our lives.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center July Metta

2018-07-19 Metta to all 28:24
James Baraz
Metta for everybody
Spirit Rock Meditation Center July Metta

2018-07-18 Equanimity Dharma Talk (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 53:57
Bonnie Duran
Spirit Rock Meditation Center July Metta

2018-07-18 Joy as a Balancer of a Broken Heart 1:56:33
Sylvia Boorstein
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2018-07-17 Responding with Kindness (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 60:51
Sally Armstrong
Many of us learn to be judge=mental and critical, especially towards ourselves. Metta is a powerful practice to diminish and even transform the tendency towards judging.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center July Metta

2018-07-16 Developing Inner Sanctuary (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 61:35
Tempel Smith
Through difficult experiencing in practice and in times of easy, loving-kindness meditation purifies and heals the heart, opening us up to inner sanctuary. This ripening of loving kindness sanctuary is the taste of meditative samadhi.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center July Metta

2018-07-16 Monday Night Dharma Talk 58:11
Konda Mason
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2018-07-15 Metta: Car Wash of the Heart (Retreat st Spirit Rock) 57:33
Anushka Fernandopulle
Perspective on retreat, metta in Buddhist path, clearing out unhelpful habit patterns of the heart/mind, training in love.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center July Metta

2018-07-15 Demons in Love: 5-step Feeding your Demons 6:37:16
Tsultrim Allione
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Widsom Rising: Journey into the Mandala of the Empowered Feminine - Lama Tsultrim

2018-07-14 The 10 Paramis and feeding the good wolf all with the support of neuroscience. (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 45:06
Bonnie Duran
Spirit Rock Meditation Center July Metta

2018-07-14 Recharge and Reconnect: Inner Awareness, Resilience and Self-Care for Providers - Day 3 6:40:24
Jill Satterfield
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2018-07-13 Metta, Near and Far Enemies (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 50:39
John Martin
Spirit Rock Meditation Center July Metta

2018-07-13 Recharge and Reconnect: Inner Awareness, Resilience and Self-Care for Providers - Day 2 6:41:45
Jill Satterfield
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2018-07-12 Kindness is What Matters (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 55:27
Sally Armstrong
The essence of Metta is kindness, to ourselves and to all experience. This talk explores how and why we develop loving-kindness.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center July Metta

2018-07-12 Recharge and Reconnect: Inner Awareness, Resilience and Self-Care for Providers - Day 1 6:25:02
Jill Satterfield
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2018-07-11 Ethical Practice 3: Transforming the Roots of Harming in Greed, Hatred, and Delusion 63:47
Donald Rothberg
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2018-07-09 Awakening Self-Compassion (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 51:40
Diana Winston
This talk explores how we can counteract self-judgement through mindfulness, the cultivation of positive emotional states, and the recognition of our shared humanity. It also weaves in teachings of natural awareness, inner goodness, and the importance of stepping into our power in the world.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Mindfulness for Everyone

2018-07-09 Monday Night Dharma Talk 58:36
Nina Wise
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2018-07-09 Day 4 Morning Instructional Sit (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 56:17
Diana Winston
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Mindfulness for Everyone

2018-07-07 Day 2 - Loving Kindness Practice (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 48:37
Diana Winston
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Mindfulness for Everyone

2018-07-07 Dependent Origination: The Full Teachings of the Buddha - Day 3 6:34:20
Tempel Smith
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2018-07-07 Day 2 Morning Instructional Sit (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 55:11
Diana Winston
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Mindfulness for Everyone

2018-07-07 Longing for Home 6:46:04
Shahara Godfrey
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2018-07-06 Mindfulness and the Spectrum of Awareness Practice (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 51:53
Diana Winston
This talk introduces the basics of mindfulness. IT also explore different ways of being aware. We can view awareness practices on a spectrum from focused awareness, to flexible awareness, to natural awareness. The talk goes along with the July 9, 2018 Guided Meditation.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Mindfulness for Everyone

2018-07-06 Dependent Origination: The Full Teachings of the Buddha - Day 2 7:05:37
Tempel Smith
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2018-07-05 Dependent Origination: The Full Teachings of the Buddha - Day 1 7:04:33
Tempel Smith
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2018-07-04 Ethical Practice 2: Ten Ways of Deepening the Practice of Non-Harming 66:07
Donald Rothberg
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2018-07-02 Inspired by the Three Jewels 54:11
Konda Mason
A personal journey of inspiration.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Our History, Our Present, Our Future - An Insight Meditation Retreat for People of Color

2018-06-29 Mindfulness and Metta (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 49:19
Gina Sharpe
Working with 2 basic practices of mindful awareness and loving awareness.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Our History, Our Present, Our Future - An Insight Meditation Retreat for People of Color

2018-06-29 The Human Journey: Walking the Spiritual Path - Part 2 2:54:07
Pamela Weiss
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2018-06-29 Day 1: Heart Practices - Loving-Kindness (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 60:22
Bhante Buddharakkhita
Having seen that all beings like oneself have desire for happiness, health and well-being one methodically practices loving-kindness for all beings.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Our History, Our Present, Our Future - An Insight Meditation Retreat for People of Color

2018-06-29 The Human Journey: Walking the Spiritual Path - Part 1 2:31:24
Pamela Weiss
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2018-06-27 Awareness in Every Moment, Day 3, Closing Session (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 1:19:03
Sylvia Boorstein, Jashoda Edmunds, John Martin, Konda Mason
This retreat was formulated in a concise, concentrated manner; continuously taught by all the teachers with a general theme of waking up in any venue, at any time. This Series is recommended to anyone wanting to do a self-guided retreat for two days.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Awakening in Every Moment: A Short, Intensive Retreat in Mindfulness, Metta and Morality

2018-06-27 Ethical Practice 1: Five Ways of Practicing Non-Harming 68:10
Donald Rothberg
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2018-06-26 Awareness in Every Moment, Day 2, Evening Session- Q&A 58:31
Sylvia Boorstein, Jashoda Edmunds, John Martin, Konda Mason
This retreat was formulated in a concise, concentrated manner; continuously taught by all the teachers with a general theme of waking up in any venue, at any time. This Series is recommended to anyone wanting to do a self-guided retreat for two days.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Awakening in Every Moment: A Short, Intensive Retreat in Mindfulness, Metta and Morality

2018-06-26 Awareness in Every Moment, Day 2, Afternoon Session #2 (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 1:41:40
Sylvia Boorstein, Jashoda Edmunds, John Martin, Konda Mason
This retreat was formulated in a concise, concentrated manner; continuously taught by all the teachers with a general theme of waking up in any venue, at any time. This Series is recommended to anyone wanting to do a self-guided retreat for two days. (10 Paramis are explored)
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Awakening in Every Moment: A Short, Intensive Retreat in Mindfulness, Metta and Morality

2018-06-26 Awareness in Every Moment, Day 2 Afternoon Session #1(Retreat at Spirit Rock) 34:30
Sylvia Boorstein, Jashoda Edmunds, John Martin, Konda Mason
This retreat was formulated in a concise, concentrated manner; continuously taught by all the teachers with a general theme of waking up in any venue, at any time. This Series is recommended to anyone wanting to do a self-guided retreat for two days. (Metta Practice continued)
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Awakening in Every Moment: A Short, Intensive Retreat in Mindfulness, Metta and Morality

2018-06-26 Awakening in Every Moment, Day 2, Morning Session #3 (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 25:24
Sylvia Boorstein, Jashoda Edmunds, John Martin, Konda Mason
This retreat was formulated in a concise, concentrated manner; continuously taught by all the teachers with a general theme of waking up in any venue, at any time. This Series is recommended to anyone wanting to do a self-guided retreat for two days.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Awakening in Every Moment: A Short, Intensive Retreat in Mindfulness, Metta and Morality

2018-06-26 Awakening in Every Moment, Day 2, Morning Session #2 (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 67:19
Sylvia Boorstein, Jashoda Edmunds, John Martin, Konda Mason
This retreat was formulated in a concise, concentrated manner; continuously taught by all the teachers with a general theme of waking up in any venue, at any time. This Series is recommended to anyone wanting to do a self-guided retreat for two days. (This session begins Metta Practice)
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Awakening in Every Moment: A Short, Intensive Retreat in Mindfulness, Metta and Morality

2018-06-26 Awakening in Every Moment, Day 2, Morning Session #1 (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 62:43
Sylvia Boorstein, Jashoda Edmunds, John Martin, Konda Mason
This retreat was formulated in a concise, concentrated manner; continuously taught by all the teachers with a general theme of waking up in any venue, at any time. This Series is recommended to anyone wanting to do a self-guided retreat for two days.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Awakening in Every Moment: A Short, Intensive Retreat in Mindfulness, Metta and Morality

2018-06-25 Awakening in Every Moment, Day 1, Evening Session (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 2:06:30
Sylvia Boorstein, Jashoda Edmunds, John Martin, Konda Mason
This retreat was formulated in a concise, concentrated manner; continuously taught by all the teachers with a general theme of waking up in any venue, at any time. This Series is recommended to anyone wanting to do a self-guided retreat for two days.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Awakening in Every Moment: A Short, Intensive Retreat in Mindfulness, Metta and Morality

2018-06-25 Awakening in Every Moment, Day 1, Opening Afternoon Session (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 2:41:47
Sylvia Boorstein, Jashoda Edmunds, John Martin, Konda Mason
This retreat was formulated in a concise, concentrated manner; continuously taught by all the teachers with a general theme of waking up in any venue, at any time. This Series is recommended to anyone wanting to do a self-guided retreat for two days.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Awakening in Every Moment: A Short, Intensive Retreat in Mindfulness, Metta and Morality

2018-06-25 Keeping Our Hearts Open in the Midst of Suffering in Our Country and the World 51:54
Nikki Mirghafori
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2018-06-24 Teaching on the Eight Verses of Mind (Event at Spirit Rock) 1:45:24
Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2018-06-24 Reflections on the Therigatha-concluding session (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 1:35:48
Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Therigatha : Verses of the Elder Nuns

2018-06-23 Reflections on the Therigatha - Part Six (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 3:05:54
Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Therigatha : Verses of the Elder Nuns

2018-06-23 Reflections on the Therigatha - Part Five (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 1:27:38
Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Therigatha : Verses of the Elder Nuns

2018-06-23 Making Peace with Your Ego: Finding Freedom through Letting Go 6:17:44
Lisa Ernst
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2018-06-22 Therigatha Verses - Questions from the Audience - Part Two - Q & A (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 59:00
Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Therigatha : Verses of the Elder Nuns

2018-06-22 Reflections on the Therigatha - Part Four (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 58:32
Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Therigatha : Verses of the Elder Nuns

2018-06-22 Reflections on the Therigatha - Part Three (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 1:29:26
Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Therigatha : Verses of the Elder Nuns

2018-06-21 Therigatha Verses - Questions from the Audience, Part One (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 58:52
Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Therigatha : Verses of the Elder Nuns

2018-06-21 Reflections on the Therigatha, Part Two (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 55:27
Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Therigatha : Verses of the Elder Nuns

2018-06-21 Reflections on the Therigatha-Part One (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 1:24:39
Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Therigatha : Verses of the Elder Nuns

2018-06-20 Reflections on the Therigatha - Introduction (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 52:23
Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Therigatha : Verses of the Elder Nuns

2018-06-20 What Supports Your Mind in Times of Political Turmoil (Drop in program at Spirit Rock) 1:52:53
Sylvia Boorstein
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2018-06-16 Ethical Implications of Mindfulness 47:00
Matthew Brensilver
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Essential Teachings on the Path of Awakening

2018-06-16 Guided Meditation: Turbulence and Peace (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 55:00
Matthew Brensilver
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Essential Teachings on the Path of Awakening

2018-06-15 Having New Eyes-Letting go of our Identifications (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 48:02
Sharda Rogell
Without wisdom and awareness, we can climb into our stories, both painful and happy stories, and not see how we are trapped and limited by what we believe is true. Looking at a bigger picture.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center The Heart of Awareness

2018-06-15 Last Morning Instructions-4th Foundation of Mindfulness (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 48:17
Sharda Rogell
This talks describes how to work with mindfulness of Dharmas-the transformation of dukkha (difficult states) to sukha (happy states) or the 7 Factors of Awakening.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center The Heart of Awareness

2018-06-15 Morning Instructions: Becoming Unfamiliar With Our Experience (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 64:00
Brian Lesage
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Essential Teachings on the Path of Awakening

2018-06-14 Dharma Debate: Samvega versus Softening and Receiving (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 47:26
Matthew Brensilver, Brian Lesage
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Essential Teachings on the Path of Awakening

2018-06-14 Guided Meditation: Clinging and Space (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 60:37
Matthew Brensilver
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Essential Teachings on the Path of Awakening

2018-06-13 Samadhi (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 49:50
Matthew Brensilver
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Essential Teachings on the Path of Awakening

2018-06-13 Guided Loving-Kindness Meditation (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 29:49
Brian Lesage
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Essential Teachings on the Path of Awakening

2018-06-13 Morning Instructions - Relaxation and Pleasure (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 67:02
Brian Lesage
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Essential Teachings on the Path of Awakening

2018-06-13 Cultivating Happiness: Choice and Chance (Drop in program at Spirit Rock) 60:31
Heidi Bourne
How does the arrangement of our minds affect the arrangement of our lives? Exploring choice and chance.
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2018-06-12 Introduction to Mindfulness on Retreat (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 40:12
Brian Lesage
This talk shares a way of understanding the practice of being present and a broader context to hold it in. (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Essential Teachings on the Path of Awakening

2018-06-12 Mindfulness--A Steadying Presence (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 48:25
Sharda Rogell
Drawing from the Buddha's teaching on mindfulness immersed in the Body, we cultivate a steadying presence as we open to wiser frontiers of our heart and mind.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center The Heart of Awareness

2018-06-12 Metta Reflections: Opening to Life Requires Love (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 27:00
Matthew Brensilver
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Essential Teachings on the Path of Awakening

2018-06-11 Remembering Ajahn Chah 64:27
Jack Kornfield
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2018-06-09 Miracle of Aging, Letting Go and Awakening (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 51:59
Eugene Cash
Aging brings many surprises. We can develop a ‘big picture’ that includes the wisdom of equanimity and relaxation. This wisdom of not clinging or letting go is fundamental to the Buddhist goal of awakening. It also can arise as we age, let go of everything, as we see that we can’t actually hold on to anything. The freedom of letting go is part of the fruit of practice and aging.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Aging, Dying and Awakening

2018-06-09 Relaxed & Awake - Feldenkrais & Mindfulness - Afternoon Session 2:44:56
Dan Clurman
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2018-06-09 Relaxed & Awake - Feldenkrais & Mindfulness - Morning Session 2:17:17
Dan Clurman
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2018-06-08 Step 6 - Setting your Intention - Dharma and Recovery 42:46
Kevin Griffin
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2018-06-08 Insight Meditation: The Path to Understanding 6:21:48
Mark Coleman
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2018-06-07 Maranasati: Mindfulness of Death (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 56:31
Eugene Cash
Mindfulness of death is both personal and impersonal. Eugene gave a picture of his experience of death and it’s relationship to his personal practice that included his time as a hospice volunteer/trainer, as a son caring for his dying parents, and, his near death experience. He also outlined Buddhist teachings about death in the Theravada and Zen lineages.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Aging, Dying and Awakening

2018-06-06 Practicing Skillfully with Difficult Experiences of Body, Heart, and Mind, in the Context of Aging and Dying (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 51:55
Donald Rothberg
After first naming some of the challenging bodily, emotional, and mental experiences that arise in a human life, and particularly in the context of aging and dying, we explore the different “tools” for responding skillfully to these challenges, including clarity of intention, assessing the intensity of the experience and coming back to balance after overwhelm, mindfulness, body practices, heart practices, and wisdom perspectives.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Aging, Dying and Awakening

2018-06-06 Happiness Depends on Kindness and Compassion (Drop in program at Spirit Rock) 2:05:12
Sylvia Boorstein
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2018-06-05 Not Knowing in the Aging Process (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 46:41
Anna Douglas
Each of us has a unique journey through life, and each of our lives is marked by unpredictability. "Don't know" mind provides refuge.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Aging, Dying and Awakening

2018-06-04 Monday Night Dharma Talk 64:29
Mark Coleman
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2018-06-02 Transforming Suffering into Happiness (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 62:24
James Baraz
When you understand the law of karma you realize that each moment we are sowing the seeds for more suffering or more happiness depending on your response to experience. This talk explains how that works and how to choose wisely for a life of true happiness and inner peace.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Connecting Heart & Mind

2018-06-02 Day 4: Morning Instructional Sit (Retreat at Spirit) 44:47
Kate Munding
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Connecting Heart & Mind

2018-06-01 Connecting the Heart and Mind (Retreat at Spirit) 49:45
Kate Munding
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Connecting Heart & Mind

2018-06-01 Day 3: Morning Instructional Sit (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 40:18
James Baraz
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Connecting Heart & Mind

2018-05-31 Working with the Judging Mind (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 66:14
James Baraz
Believing our judging thoughts is not only suffering it is a misunderstanding of reality. This talk explores how the mind gets caught in judgments and how to skillfully work with them.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Connecting Heart & Mind

2018-05-31 Day 2: Morning Instructional Sit (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 48:55
Kate Munding
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Connecting Heart & Mind

2018-05-30 Rest the Mind, Open the Heart (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 55:27
Kate Munding
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Connecting Heart & Mind

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