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Dharma Talks given at Spirit Rock Meditation Center
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2019-03-04 Awakening through the Body: First Foundation of Mindfulness (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 62:07
Heather Sundberg
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The Talk explores the traditional teachings of First Foundation of Mindfulness through personal stories & modern perspectives - emphasizing the elements of Calming the Bodily Formation & nervous system practices, the 4 Postures of Awakening, and the aspects of impermanence & not self in the Wisdom Refrain of the Sutta.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  March Insight Meditation 1-Month

2019-03-04 Monday Night Dharma Talk - Healing/Liberation through Mindful Loving Awareness 1:10:59
Jack Kornfield
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2019-03-03 On Entering Solitude (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 48:42
Sharda Rogell
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As we let go of the things we usually take as our refuge, the three refuges of the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha begin to take on new life.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  March Insight Meditation 1-Month

2019-03-03 Racial Healing and Non-Harming - Talk 54:58
Ruth King
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Additional Teacher: Mark Nunberg
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2019-03-02 An Overview of Our Foundational Practices for Our Retreat Journey (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 47:25
Donald Rothberg
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On the first evening of a four-week retreat for some, and the beginning of the fifth of eight weeks for others, we explore the “map” of our foundational practices: (1) developing wise or right view and intention; (2) samatha practice, developing concentration (or samadhi); (3) insight practice, with mindfulness as a core practice; (4) the heart practices, particularly lovingkindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity; (5) grounding in the body; and (6) touching freedom and awakening.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  March Insight Meditation 1-Month

2019-03-01 Equanimity --Seeing the World with Quiet Eyes (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 68:31
Kamala Masters
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When we practice equanimity towards the conditions around us, as well as towards the conditions arising in our own minds, it allows the mind/heart to see with clarity and act with kindness.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  February Monthlong

2019-02-28 Inspiration from the Great Masters (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 52:05
Richard Shankman
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What is the message of the great masters who've come before us? What are their teachings that can support and illuminate us as the living links in the unbroken chain of dharma practitioners since the Buddha's time?
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  February Monthlong

2019-02-28 Technology as an Existential Threat to Mindfulness - Matthew Brensilver and Randy Fernando 3:01:59
Matthew Brensilver
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2019-02-27 Beautiful Qualities of the Free Heart (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 1:10:03
Tempel Smith
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Our hearts have the potential to develop common strengths into boundless beautiful qualities called Paramis (Paramitas).
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  February Monthlong

2019-02-27 Practices for the Seven Stages of the Spiritual Journey 1:19:05
Donald Rothberg
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After a review of the seven stages of the spiritual journey presented the week before (originally with reference to Mary Oliver’s “The Journey,” the life of the Buddha, and our own journeys), we explore how for each stage, there are particular practices and intentions that are central. As we explore the practices, we get a better sense of the variety of practices that we may work with at different points in our own journeys, and which are most appropriate at which times.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Monday and Wednesday Talks

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