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Dharma Talks given at Spirit Rock Meditation Center
2009-05-25 Dharma God 63:07
Kevin Griffin
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Dharma of Recovery

2009-05-24 Humility As A Spiritual Awakening 59:18
Heather Sundberg
How do we find the place between indulgence and self-mortification, between pride and shame? This talk explores the relationship between humility and the Middle Way, through personal stories, poetry and practical techniques such as working with fear, the hindrances and the RAIN practice.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Dharma of Recovery

2009-05-23 How Do We Change? 59:03
Kevin Griffin
Exploring mistakes in cause and effect in practice.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Dharma of Recovery

2009-05-23 The Path of Engagement and Its importance for our Times 56:31
Donald Rothberg
How do we find depth, focus and support for an engaged path? And why do we need such a path? Aren't traditional Buddhist paths complete and adequate for our times? In this talk, we explore these issues, identifying 1) the structure of the traditional path of training in ethics, meditation, and wisdom; 2) what an engaged path adds or extends and the way that it meets the needs of our times; and 3) five core training areas for engaged paths.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Path of Engagement # 5

2009-05-22 Her Story 1:55:07
Dhammananda Bhikkhuni
We always hear about the life of the Buddha, but very few of us know that his wife Yasodhara was the first and only person in the entire Buddhist canon to say “no” to the Buddha, and the Buddha accepted. This evening presentation will include a reshaping of Yasodhara’s story as well as the personal story of Ven. Dhammananda Bhikkhuni’s own journey to become ordained, and her mother’s struggles to become the first ordained nun in Thailand.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2009-05-20 Practicing with the Shadow, pt III The Collective Shadow and How We Work with It 65:24
Donald Rothberg
We first revisit the exploration of the shadow, how it forms, and how we work with it, we then look into the nature of collective shadow phenomena, how the personal and collective shadow inter-penetrate, and how we work with the collective shadow. The key, as always, is to establish a relatively safe space to develop awareness, compassion and wisdom, leading to skillful action.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2009-05-18 The Role of Samadhi in the Four Foundations of Mindfulness 60:10
Richard Shankman
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Concentration Retreat

2009-05-17 The Song and Heart of Metta 55:07
Adrianne Ross
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Concentration Retreat

2009-05-16 Supports for Samadhi: An overview of the Buddha’s teachings on some of the beautiful qualities of mind and heart that lead to deepening concentration. 55:22
Sally Armstrong
The role of concentration is central to the Buddha’s teaching. This can be seen by the emphasis placed on it in some of the key Buddhist lists, such as the Noble Eightfold Path, the Five Spiritual Faculties, the Seven Factors Of Awakening and the 12 links of Transcendent Dependent Arising. This talk looks at the qualities we can develop in our practice that support concentration, such as faith, mindfulness, happiness and contentment.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Concentration Retreat

2009-05-15 The Path of Samadhi 66:04
Eugene Cash
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Concentration Retreat

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