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Dharma Talks given at Spirit Rock Meditation Center
2017-10-08 A Soft and Radical Transformation of the Heart 7:09:19
Pascal Auclair
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2017-10-07 Three Dimensions of Death Contemplation Practice (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 61:12
Nikki Mirghafori
The three dimensions of death contemplation are discussed: 1) preparing for death (ours and others) 2) awakening to our precious human life, and 3) awakening/liberation.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Maranasati: Contemplating Death / Awakening to Life

2017-10-07 Mindful Communication: How to Create Real Dialogue and Healthy Relationships (part 2) 2:53:13
Oren Jay Sofer
Combination of the core guidelines for Wise Speech offered by Buddhist Tradition, as well as the contemporary discipline of Nonviolent Communication. Part 2 of 2 (afternoon)
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2017-10-07 Mindful Communication: How to Create Real Dialogue and Healthy Relationships (part 1) 3:13:53
Oren Jay Sofer
Combination of the core guidelines for Wise Speech offered by Buddhist Tradition, as well as the contemporary discipline of Nonviolent Communication. Part 1 of 2 (morning)
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2017-10-06 Anathapindika: Letting Go into Death (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 49:22
Eugene Cash
The radical teachings of letting go are offered to Anathapindika before he dies. He advocated these teachings be offered to all householders. How we practice radical letting go.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Maranasati: Contemplating Death / Awakening to Life

2017-10-06 Day 4 morning Instruction: This could be my last breath (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 51:12
Nikki Mirghafori
Sit with Instructions AM
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Maranasati: Contemplating Death / Awakening to Life

2017-10-05 Anatta: The Dukkha and The Freedom (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 54:14
Susie Harrington
How we create, reify and cling to self. How this is a source of Dukkha and how we can find our way to freedom.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Settling, Seeing, and Spacious Awareness: A Retreat for Experienced Students

2017-10-05 Courage: Drop in Yoga and Meditation Class at Spirit Rock 2:15:09
Ashley Sharp
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2017-10-04 From Samadhi Practice to Insight Practice 61:48
Donald Rothberg
After some further examination of the nature of samadhi practice, we look at the “three ways of seeing that liberate,” focusing especially on impermanence (anicca) and dukkha, with some attention to not-self (anatta)
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Settling, Seeing, and Spacious Awareness: A Retreat for Experienced Students

2017-10-04 Kate Munger and The Threshhold Choir (Drop in program at Spirit Rock) 1:55:30
Sylvia Boorstein
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

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