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Dharma Talks given at Spirit Rock Meditation Center
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2016-04-05 From Samadhi Practice to Insight Practice 66:01
Donald Rothberg
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We explore further the nature of samadhi practice, then examine the relationship of samadhi practice and insight practice generally. We focus for most of the talk on practicing "three ways of seeing"--seeing impermanence, dukkha (reactivity, unsatisfactoriness), and anatta (not-self)--with an emphasis on practicing with seeing impermanence.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Settling, Seeing and Spacious Awareness: A Retreat for Experienced Practitioners

2016-04-04 The Art of Samadhi 43:59
Brian Lesage
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This talk explores the art of cultivating samadhi by offering an initial understanding of it.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Settling, Seeing and Spacious Awareness: A Retreat for Experienced Practitioners

2016-04-04 Mindfulness and Metta 55:01
Sally Armstrong
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Equanimity is central to the Buddha's teachings and practices, and so underlies and supports both mindfulness and metta (loving-kindness). For Samma Sati, Right Mindfulness, to develop, equanimity needs to function to keep us connected with experiences even when they are difficult or challenging, to deepen insight into the true nature of reality. In metta practice, equanimity keeps the heart open when conditions are not ideal for kindness - and they are often not ideal!
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Equanimity: Seeing with Quiet Eyes

2016-04-03 Settling, Seeing, and Spacious Awareness: An Overview of the Retreat 24:01
Donald Rothberg
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Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Settling, Seeing and Spacious Awareness: A Retreat for Experienced Practitioners

2016-04-01 The Path of Practice 59:46
Mark Coleman
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This talk explains the Four Noble Truths and how we learn to meet difficult experience with wisdom, not reactivity.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Insight Meditation for the Curious Retreat

2016-03-30 Grieving the Loss of a Mother - A Tribute to Bernice Rothberg 67:25
Donald Rothberg
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A remembrance of Donald's mother, Bernice, five weeks after her death (4 weeks were in retreat), identifying the main spiritual themes of her life (love and family, music and beauty, and social justice), and exploring the dynamics and sequence of Donald's grieving process.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Monday and Wednesday Talks
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2016-03-28 Attachment, Commitment and Love 53:55
Jack Kornfield
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Dharma Talk from Monday Night Meditation Class on March 28th, 2016
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2016-03-25 Evening Chanting (with Kate Johnson) 15:15
Greg Scharf
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Chanting of the Karaniya Metta Sutta in Pali and English. Begins with the chant of invitation to the devas followed by a chant of devotion to the triple gem. Ends with a short chant of blessing.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  March Monthlong

2016-03-24 Radical Gratitude 60:58
Nikki Mirghafori
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What is the Buddhist concept of gratitude? Why practice gratitude? How? What is the relationship between gratitude and other Brahma Viharas? And finally, what is radical gratitude?
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  March Monthlong

2016-03-23 Awareness: The Still/Flowing Water 52:57
Phillip Moffitt
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The unborn, unmanifested phenomenon of awareness is available as a true refuge amidst changing objects.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  March Monthlong

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