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Dharma Talks given at Spirit Rock Meditation Center
2015-10-04 Harvest Time (A Short Play) 13:20
Naomi Newman
Ruthie, a sensitive teen-ager, does something extreme to shock people into paying attention to what is happening to the planet. Her family is outraged. She needs her grandmother, more than anyone, to understand and support her.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center A Day of Connection: Sustainable Practice for a Sustainable World

2015-10-04 Coming Back Into the Earth’s Embrace (Margarita Loinaz and Patricia St. Onge co-present) 52:59
Margarita Loinaz
Throughout the world, we are living in cultures of domination and the legacy of colonialism and slavery. The beliefs we have inherited living within these cultures have caused a deep disconnection within our souls and with all that we consider “other.” Drawing from Indigenous cultures and our Buddhist practice, we will be exploring ways to expand our perspective and open possibilities of greater understanding, connection and intimacy with our dear Earth and all the Beings that share this precious home.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center A Day of Connection: Sustainable Practice for a Sustainable World

2015-10-04 Introduction to A Day of Connectoin 18:43
James Baraz
Spirit Rock Meditation Center A Day of Connection: Sustainable Practice for a Sustainable World

2015-09-30 Practicing with Anger 64:39
Donald Rothberg
After looking at the multiple sources of confusion about anger for western Buddhist practitioners, we examine a number of perspectives and ways of practicing with anger.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2015-09-27 Vipassana 101 - Relating to Experience with Wisdom 32:16
Mark Coleman
When we cultivate this kind, curious presence to our moment-to-moment experience then clarity, joy, wisdom and compassion can arise in the heart.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2015-09-27 Vipassana 101 - Intro to Mindfulness and Vipassana 44:41
Mark Coleman
When we cultivate this kind, curious presence to our moment to moment experience then clarity, joy, wisdom and compassion can arise in the heart.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2015-09-24 Mindful of Feeling 46:12
Ayya Anandabodhi
A short reflection and guided meditation on three kinds of feeling.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center The Power of Presence: Retreat for Women

2015-09-23 New Beginnings: Falling Short, Re-Connecting 60:47
Donald Rothberg
At this time of year (Harvest Festival, Yom Kippur etc.) of new beginnings and seeing where we have "fallen short" or want to forgive in some part of our lives, we go through a series of reflections, traditional and contemporary, leading to a re-dedication to our deeper intentions.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2015-09-22 Listening to the Song of Life 46:27
Anne Cushman
Spirit Rock Meditation Center The Power of Presence: Retreat for Women

2015-09-21 Responding to the Syrian Refugee Crisis with Empathy and Compassion 51:31
Mark Coleman
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

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