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Dharma Talks given at Spirit Rock Meditation Center
2016-07-21 Kindness, Harmlessness and Generosity 64:50
Tempel Smith
After an intensive Metta (loving-kindness) retreat we get the great opportunity to take our practice home. In our daily lives the practice of metta supports sila (harmlessness) and dana (generosity).
Spirit Rock Meditation Center July Metta Retreat

2016-07-21 Day 8 Morning Sit with Instructions: Radiant Metta in 6 Directions 38:41
Nikki Mirghafori
Spirit Rock Meditation Center July Metta Retreat

2016-07-20 To be Grateful for Everything 59:50
Nikki Mirghafori
Spirit Rock Meditation Center July Metta Retreat

2016-07-20 Day 7 Afternoon Sit with Instructions: Equanimity 46:59
Tempel Smith
Spirit Rock Meditation Center July Metta Retreat

2016-07-20 Transforming the Judgmental Mind 8 - Practicing with Judgments Related to Social Conditioning 2 1:12:26
Donald Rothberg
We combine a review of the nature of reactive judgments related to social conditioning (particularly related to social hierarchies such as those connected with race, gender, class, sexual orientation, etc.) with an outline of some ways to transform these judgments (pointing to the need also to transform the associated power structures).
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2016-07-20 Day 7 Morning Sit with Instructions: Metta for All Beings 36:57
Heather Martin
Spirit Rock Meditation Center July Metta Retreat

2016-07-19 Metta Practice Grows: From Doing Metta to Being Metta 60:39
Heather Martin
From immediate and personal to vast and all inclusive, immeasurable, boundless; how we enable this growth in our practice.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center July Metta Retreat

2016-07-19 Day 6 Afternoon Sit: Introduction to Equanimity Practice 45:13
Nikki Mirghafori
Spirit Rock Meditation Center July Metta Retreat

2016-07-19 Day 6 Morning Sit: Metta Practice - The Difficult Person 40:21
Sally Armstrong
Spirit Rock Meditation Center July Metta Retreat

2016-07-18 Befriending the Mind 60:33
Sally Armstrong
Metta is a powerful tool to work with the tendency to be judgemental or harsh with ourselves and others.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center July Metta Retreat

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