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Dharma Talks given at Spirit Rock Meditation Center
2008-05-14 Essential Dharma, Class 7 - Wise Mindfulness 54:07
Richard Shankman
Wise Mindfulness
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Essential Dharma 2008 - Session II

2008-05-13 Acknowledging The Elephant In The Room 62:34
Phillip Moffitt
Awareness of the body in the body is a key part of the Dharma. Yet, many times the body is not fully explored in its many dimensions of offering both a means for being present in the moment and finding freedom from clinging.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Awakening in the Body

2008-05-09 Keeping It Real 44:30
Noah Levine
How to bring the Dharma from our retreat experiences into the real world.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center (Yucca Valley) Yucca Valley Spring Insight Retreat

2008-05-08 Boundless & Connected 40:58
Christina Feldman
The themes of boundless loving kindness and the connectedness with nature are themes that run trhough womens' sacred literature, crossing cultures and time.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Women in Meditation

2008-05-07 Self And Not-Self - part 2 61:10
Donald Rothberg
We first review the basic teachings on self and not-self, exploring the possible confusion and the paradoxes, as well as the teaching of the five skardhas. We then explore three main forms through through which the self appears.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2008-05-06 Understanding The Judgmental Mind 50:37
Christina Feldman
The judgmental mind is a cause of deep suffering that can be understood and released
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Women in Meditation

2008-05-05 Perception & Awareness 59:31
Carol Wilson
The Dalai Lama once said that all of our problems stem from mistaken perception. That is why there is so much emphasis on true knowledge. This talk explores the quality factor of perception, and how when it is colored by unwholesome states of mind we cannot accurately recognize reality, and so respond in ways that only increase our confusion.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center (Yucca Valley) Yucca Valley Spring Insight Retreat

2008-05-05 Acceptance And Transformation 48:52
Narayan Helen Liebenson
Acceptance is the wise understanding of what is. The kindness of acceptance is the alchemy that allows for transformation
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Women in Meditation

2008-05-04 Precious Human Life 44:22
Christina Feldman
The contemplation of what makes our life precious brings commitment and a sense of urgency to our practice. It is learning to remember what is of enduring value in this fleeting, fragile life.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Women in Meditation

2008-05-03 Ode To Mindfulness 47:19
Trudy Goodman
Why we practice mindfulness & why we feel such gratitude for this particular teaching. In this talk, the melding of mindfulness and metta become clear thrugh story and poetry.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center (Yucca Valley) Yucca Valley Spring Insight Retreat

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