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Dharma Talks given at Spirit Rock Meditation Center
2015-06-06 Sila 52:38
Adrianne Ross
With Tempel. Taking the eightfold path into the world: not causing harm with speech or action but rather bringing peace, harmony and joy into the world.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Essential Teachings of the Path of Awakening

2015-06-06 Day Five: Metta for All Beings 51:57
Tempel Smith
Developing kindness for all the various people, animals, plants and for the earth itself.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Essential Teachings of the Path of Awakening

2015-06-05 The Wise Heart Expresses Itself as Compassion 51:52
Sally Armstrong
The engine of the Eightfold Path are the two factors, wise view and wise intention. As we develop wisdom is naturally expresses itself in actions and a life that is grounded in compassion.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Essential Teachings of the Path of Awakening

2015-06-05 Day Four: Metta Instruction including the Difficult Person 40:25
Adrianne Ross
Receiving metta and thru radiating out to dear friend, neutral, then difficult categories.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Essential Teachings of the Path of Awakening

2015-06-05 Day Four Morning Instructions: Impermanence and Thought 34:36
Tempel Smith
For the first half of the guided meditation, there is investigation of impermanence of all experience, and the second half is the investigation of thought.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Essential Teachings of the Path of Awakening

2015-06-04 Insight Meditation: The 3 Characteristics 52:42
Tempel Smith
Beyond developing samadhi and mindfulness, we can turn our attention to developing liberating insight. While these are many insights that can come through meditation, the insight around anicca (change), dukkha (unsatisfactoriness) and anatta (non self) address our compulsion to crave and cling.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Essential Teachings of the Path of Awakening

2015-06-04 Day three: Guided loving-kindness practice 40:08
Sally Armstrong
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Essential Teachings of the Path of Awakening

2015-06-04 Day Three: Morning Instructions on working with hindrances and difficult mind states 42:24
Adrianne Ross
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Essential Teachings of the Path of Awakening

2015-06-03 Working with Difficult Mind States 54:13
Adrianne Ross
How to work with difficult energies so that we can be present, balanced and open through all experience and act from wisdom rather than reaction.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Essential Teachings of the Path of Awakening

2015-06-03 Day Two: Beginning Loving Kindness Meditation 30:18
Tempel Smith
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Essential Teachings of the Path of Awakening

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