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Dharma Talks given at Spirit Rock Meditation Center
2010-11-05 How the Dharma Saved My Life 64:49
Bob Stahl
How to work with self-loathing and doubt. How the Noble truths lead to freedom. How the Buddha guides us on the eight-fold steps on how to live our lives, train our minds and grow in wisdom. The Dhamma is most excellent in the beginning, middle, and end.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Mindfulness of the Body

2010-11-03 Training the Mind; Aiming Towards Love 59:21
Sharda Rogell
When we identify with our cruel inner critic, this undermines our capacity for kindness towards ourselves and others. Inclining the mind towards metta points us towards our own innate goodness.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center The Art of Embodied Presence

2010-11-03 Tending the garden of the heart and mind 50:52
Mary Grace Orr
Just as we garden, tending out plants and pulling weeds, so we need to cultivate the ground of heart and mind. Uprooting obscurations and dealing with hindrances are part of this work.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Mindfulness of the Body

2010-11-03 Paramitas- Each a Permutation of the Others 60:34
Sylvia Boorstein
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2010-11-02 The Fathom Long Body 57:03
Bob Stahl
An introduction to mindfulness of the body with the 32 Parts of the Body meditation and elements.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Mindfulness of the Body

2010-11-02 Inner and Outer Refuge: Opening the Rose 49:29
Sharda Rogell
First we find our outer refuge in sacred spaces in the triple gem, and through establishing a ground of trust we can let go, taking refuge in awareness itself where everything we need for awakening is available.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center The Art of Embodied Presence

2010-11-01 Developing the Paramis 57:15
Mark Coleman
This talk focuses on the development of 5 of the 10 Paramis: generosity, truthfulness, equanimity, renunciation and wisdon - how they are both innate and also elemental beautiful qualities on the path.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2010-10-30 Parami of Virtue 1:11:07
Lila Kate Wheeler
Virtue is innate and how it functions to deepen wisdom and find joy.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Fall Insight Meditation Retreat

2010-10-30 Working with Anxiety 26:31
Arinna Weisman
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2010-10-29 The Perfection of Wisdom 58:55
Spring Washam
How the Parami of Wisdom cuts through the deluded mind.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Fall Insight Meditation Retreat

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