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Dharma Talks given at Spirit Rock Meditation Center
2011-06-18 The Ocean of Our Experience-Equanimity 55:58
Larry Yang
How the practice of Equanimity supports our Human Journey.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Walking in the Footsteps of the Buddha

2011-06-17 The Human Journey: The Great Struggle 58:55
Pamela Weiss
This talk describes the ways to work with the inevitable struggles we encounter on the journey -- using kindness, mindfulness and calling on allies.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Walking in the Footsteps of the Buddha

2011-06-16 The Great Departure into the Unknown 56:19
Larry Yang
Departing from the conditioned patterns of our lives, the hindrances and renunciation.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Walking in the Footsteps of the Buddha

2011-06-16 Five Obstacles to Creative Expression and Their Antidotes 41:28
Sandy Boucher
Sandy Boucher discusses five ways we keep ourselves from pursuing our writing or visual art or any other creative endeavor: 1) The fear of having nothing to say, 2) the fear of the Blank Page, 3) the fear of criticism, (4) the fear of failure, 5) the fear of finishing. With warmth and humor, she suggests attitudes and practices to help us soften and open fully to expressing what is important to us.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Meditation and Creativity

2011-06-15 The Human Journey: Listening to the Call 46:07
Pamela Weiss
This is the first of a series of talks on the archetypal Human Journey through the Dharma.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Walking in the Footsteps of the Buddha

2011-06-15 Life is Manageable because People are Kind 1:11:57
Sylvia Boorstein
Our impulse is to take care of each other when we are not confused.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2011-06-13 Lama Palden Gyatso: Practice in Adversity 1:21:33
Mark Coleman
Lama Palden Gyatso, incarcerated and tortured for 33 years in Tibet by the Chinese, talks about his experience and how practice helped him through horrific suffering.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2011-06-12 The Noble Truths of Addiction and Recovery 42:18
Kevin Griffin
The Noble Truths of Addiction and Recovery, Part 5 of 5
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2011-06-12 The Noble Truths of Addiction and Recovery 0:16
Kevin Griffin
The Noble Truths of Addiction and Recovery, Part 4 of 5
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2011-06-12 The Noble Truths of Addiction and Recovery 29:54
Kevin Griffin
The Noble Truths of Addiction and Recovery, Part 3 of 5
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

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