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Dharma Talks given at Spirit Rock Meditation Center
2018-05-02 Things Are Not As They Appear 6: Duality and Non-Duality 63:45
Donald Rothberg
After a brief review of the previous sessions in this series, particularly the last one, we explore a fifth way that things are not as they appear, looking at the habitual tendency to separate oneself and everything else, to experience on the basis of a core duality of subject and object, knower and known, self and other, and the problematic nature of this habitual tendency.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2018-05-02 Day 5: Instructions -- Sit - Q&A (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 48:03
Gil Fronsdal
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Living Awareness Through Insight Meditation

2018-05-01 To Be Here (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 58:42
Gil Fronsdal
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Living Awareness Through Insight Meditation

2018-05-01 Day 4: Instructions -- Sit - Q&A (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 36:10
Heather Sundberg
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Living Awareness Through Insight Meditation

2018-04-30 Transforming the Judgmental Mind 1:11:06
Donald Rothberg
An overview of the nature of the judgmental mind, how it is distinguished from non-reactive discernment, and ways of transforming the judgmental mind. With Q&A.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2018-04-30 Wisdom-Awareness Map (MahaSati) (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 60:01
Heather Sundberg
An introduction to a wisdom-awareness map from the Thai Forest tradition: Mindfulness - Great Mindfulness - Mindfulness-Wisdom - Wisdom which leads to Release. Includes metaphors & descriptions of maturing awareness which is able to release reactivity & access the 3 Lenses of Wisdom (impermanence, unsatisfactoriness, not self). Concludes with a fun somatic exercise on holding on & letting go, based on a teaching from Ajahn Chah. For more information about these teachings, visit Heather's website & look up Talks & Retreat Schedule.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Living Awareness Through Insight Meditation

2018-04-30 Day 3: Instructions -- Sit - Q&A (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 35:17
John Travis
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Living Awareness Through Insight Meditation

2018-04-29 The Body, Fear and Transforming Difficulties (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 43:59
John Travis
A pilgrimage to Mustang, working with fear in the body and exploring the 5 hindrances.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Living Awareness Through Insight Meditation

2018-04-29 Day 2: Instructions -- Sit - Q&A (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 46:57
Mary Grace Orr
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Living Awareness Through Insight Meditation

2018-04-28 Animal Stories (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 38:54
Mary Grace Orr
Skillful means for beginning a period of retreat.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Living Awareness Through Insight Meditation

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