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Dharma Talks given at Spirit Rock Meditation Center
2016-02-11 Day 12 Morning Instructional Sit: Standing Posture 17:46
Sally Armstrong
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Month-long

2016-02-10 Factors that Support the Deepening of Meditation. 55:35
Sally Armstrong
There are five factors, known as the jhanic factors, that are cultivated in meditation practice, especially as our practice deepens on long retreats. These factors collect and gather the attention, and then bring the qualities of joy and contentment into the mind and heart. From this place, the mind naturally settles into one-pointedness and equanimity.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Month-long

2016-02-10 Day 11 Brahma Vihara Instructions: Metta- Difficult Person 46:02
John Martin
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Month-long

2016-02-10 Impermanence 3 18:23
Donald Rothberg
After a brief review including practicing with "gross" impermanence (and death), we focus on (1) practicing with more subtle, moment-to-moment impermanence, (2) or some characteristic challenges to practicing with impermanence, and (3) on how practicing with impermanence takes us more deeply.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2016-02-10 Guided Meditation on Impermanence 2 18:23
Donald Rothberg
Investigating impermanence in the contexts of sound, sensation, thinking, the breath, experience as a whole (with eyes closed), and seeing.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2016-02-10 Day 11: Morning Instructional Sit- Choice-less Attention 43:19
Guy Armstrong
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Month-long

2016-02-09 The Power of Lovingkindness 57:54
Guy Armstrong
The practice of lovingkindness (metta) brings many benefits. It makes the heart more responsive, brings about purification of mind, develops concentration, connects us to all beings, and brings happiness.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Month-long

2016-02-09 Day 10 Brahma Vihara Instructions: Metta-Neutral Person 45:37
Sally Armstrong
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Month-long

2016-02-09 Day 10 Morning Instructional Sit: The Four Foundations 11:31
Bonnie Duran
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Month-long

2016-02-08 Essence of Letting Go 56:35
Mark Coleman
Dharma Talk by Mark Coleman at Spirit Rock Monday Night Meditation Class on February 8, 2016.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

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