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Dharma Talks given at Spirit Rock Meditation Center
2011-01-14 Un-manageability & Right Effort 42:46
Kevin Griffin
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2011-01-13 The Joy of a Friendly Heart 68:34
Heather Martin
Exploring how metta cheers us, how a cheerful heart calms and relaxes us; and how a calm, relaxed state ushers in more understanding and so, more metta.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Metta Retreat

2011-01-12 How Metta Transforms Us 56:09
Donald Rothberg
In this second talk of the retreat, we explore further the spirit of metta, through teachings and stories, focusing as well on the themes of metta as a concentration practice, as opening a process of purification, and, as it matures, as increasingly embodied and wise.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Metta Retreat

2011-01-12 Recognizing the Dharma 1:10:22
Tony Bernhard
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2011-01-11 Metta as the Heart of Mindfulness 53:31
Sylvia Boorstein
The "Introduction to Metta" talk positions metta as the particular form of mindfulness that reflects the third foundation of mindfulness, attention to the contents of mind. It also is presented as the practice that follows the Buddha's instructions for Wise Effort, the purposeful cultivation in the mind of wholesome states.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Metta Retreat

2011-01-10 Meeting What is with Love & Awareness 58:54
Mark Coleman
How do we bring a loving presence to all of our experience- especially to our humanness, failed intentions. Cultivating mindfulness & kindness with our own experience becomes the template for living a wise life.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2011-01-09 Practice of a Quiet Mind 58:06
Richard Mendius
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2011-01-09 Jhana Factors 1:57:58
Rick Hanson
The practice of jhana factors. Rapture, joy, walking, weaving contentment & tranquility.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2011-01-08 The Noble Eight Fold Path (Adrianne Ross & Sharda Rogell) 57:37
Sharda Rogell
A concise exposition on the way these eight path factors form a cohesive whole for our practice in daily life.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Essential Dharma

2011-01-07 Song of Awakening: Confronting the Three Marks of Existence 65:43
Howard Cohn
Story of The Buddha's deepening insight into impermanance, suffering and selflessness and how it led to the "Sure Heart's Release."
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

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