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Dharma Talks given at Spirit Rock Meditation Center
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2010-07-09 The Power of Mind 57:22
Larry Yang
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The Power of being mindful of thoughts and thinking
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  People of Color Meditation Retreat

2010-07-08 Mindfulness & Liberation of the Body 50:27
Anushka Fernandopulle
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How to practice awareness of the body and why it is helpful.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  People of Color Meditation Retreat

2010-07-07 Introduction to Wise Speech Practice 56:10
Donald Rothberg
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A discussion of the importance of speech practice and of the four ethical guidelines for wise speech, inviting initial practice of cultivating wise speech.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Monday and Wednesday Talks

2010-07-07 Essential Dharma Class 10- Practice in Daily Life 42:58
Mark Coleman
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Part 2 of 2 (Part 1 Meditation) What is necessary for maintaining our practice in daily life, through inspiration, silence, Sangha and informal practice of mindfulness.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Essential Dharma Part II- Class Series

2010-07-05 Independence and Interdependence 56:52
Mark Coleman
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What is the Buddha's teaching on interdependence that arises from practice & what is his teaching on the nature of reality. It is inter- dependent and inter-connected.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Monday and Wednesday Talks

2010-07-03 Speech Practice in Difficult Situations 63:40
Donald Rothberg
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Our speech practice deepens when we take difficult speech situations as becoming opportunities. We explore the centrality of working skillfully with reactivity; the possibility of becoming more skilled with finding non-dual approaches to conflict and how there are always openings for practice, even when the other seems uninterested in communication.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Mindfulness, Wise Speech, and Compassionate Communication

2010-07-02 Wisdom and Speech Practice 56:40
Donald Rothberg
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We explore three increasingly subtle aspects of wisdom and the speech practices related to each of them: (1) the wisdom to know what is wholesome and unwholesome, particularly in an ethical context; (2) the wisdom to know suffering and the roots of suffering, and freedom and its roots; (3) the wisdom to know the nature of more direct experience and the nature of concepts. In all types of wisdom, the basis is the close study of experience, leading to insight and clear seeing.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Mindfulness, Wise Speech, and Compassionate Communication

2010-07-01 Speaking from the Heart-Metta and Speech Practice 53:04
Donald Rothberg
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The Buddha spoke often of the centrality of speaking lovingly from the heart- "affectionately...with a mind of good-will". We explore the importance for speech practice of working directly with mind and heart, learning through metta practice to "lead" with our hearts. We also in the process touch more and more our radiant hearts, transforming what gets in the way of these hearts.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Mindfulness, Wise Speech, and Compassionate Communication

2010-06-30 Mindfulness and Speech Practice 0:00
Donald Rothberg
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We continue exploring the nature of speech practice, following last night's introduction, focusing on five kinds of mindfulness practice that supports speech practice. Following an overview of mindfulness, we examine (1) connecting inner and outer attention in the midst of speech, (2) the importance for speech practice of mindfulness of the body, (3) mindfulness based on following the ethical speech principles, (4) NVC interpreted as a refinement of mindfulness practice,and (5) mindfulness of the thoughts and emotions.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Mindfulness, Wise Speech, and Compassionate Communication

2010-06-30 Mindfulness and Speech Practice 54:52
Donald Rothberg
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We continue exploring the nature of speech practice, following last night's introduction, focusing on five kinds of mindfulness practice that supports speech practice. Following an overview of mindfulness, we examine (1) connecting inner and outer attention in the midst of speech, (2) the importance for speech practice of mindfulness of the body, (3) mindfulness based on following the ethical speech principles, (4) NVC interpreted as a refinement of mindfulness practice,and (5) mindfulness of the thoughts and emotions.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Mindfulness, Wise Speech, and Compassionate Communication

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