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Dharma Talks given at Spirit Rock Meditation Center
2017-05-23 Refuges & Precepts & Introduction to Chanting Them 50:55
Brian Lesage
This talk offers reflections on one way of understanding the refuges and precepts. It also introduces the practice of chanting the refuges and precepts.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Essential Teachings on the Path of Awakening

2017-05-23 Day 1 Guided Metta: Meeting Everything That Arises with Kindness (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 38:15
Nikki Mirghafori
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Examining Reality as a Path to Freedom: Insight Meditation Retreat for Experienced Students

2017-05-23 Day 1: Metta for Self (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 32:00
Matthew Brensilver
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Essential Teachings on the Path of Awakening

2017-05-23 Realities and How We Come to See Them (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 52:01
Sayadaw U Jagara
Based on the quality of our life (mind included), we come to see things in a clearer perspective. (An: 11,2 Cetana Sutta)
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Examining Reality as a Path to Freedom: Insight Meditation Retreat for Experienced Students

2017-05-23 Day 1: Instructions and Guided Meditation (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 36:12
Matthew Brensilver
Attentional Control, Emotion Regulation and Nonidentifcation
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Essential Teachings on the Path of Awakening

2017-05-23 Day 1 Instructions: Arriving & Settling into the Practice (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 56:52
Nikki Mirghafori
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Examining Reality as a Path to Freedom: Insight Meditation Retreat for Experienced Students

2017-05-20 When the Sun Rises; Waking Up 46:37
Mary Grace Orr
Waking up and what we see.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center (Angela Center) Living Awareness Through Embodiment and Heart

2017-05-19 Mindfulness-Wisdom 50:36
Heather Sundberg
An introduction to A Map of Awareness from the Thai Forest Tradition: Sati-Mindfulness-Mahi Sati (Great Mindfulness), Sati Panna (Mindfulness Wisdom), Panna-Vimutti (Wisdom which leads to release). Includes teachings on how to approach teachings and practices of awareness, how to use the Three Characteristics, (impermanence, unsatisfactotoriness, not self) to decrease and release activity of the Defilements (greed, hatred and delusion) and a fun experiential exercise based on a teaching from Ajahn Chah about letting go. For more information about these teachings, visit Heather's website and look up Talks, Retreat Schedule and ongoing trainings on MahaSati.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center (Angela Center) Living Awareness Through Embodiment and Heart

2017-05-18 A Long Lineage 51:40
John Travis
John shares stories of his own personal lineage of practice from elders of the Thai Forest Tradition, including teaching based on Ajahn Chah's 'taking the one seat'.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center (Angela Center) Living Awareness Through Embodiment and Heart

2017-05-18 Arriving at Your Own Door 2:14:01
Ashley Sharp
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

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