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Dharma Talks given at Spirit Rock Meditation Center
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2008-02-16 Coming Out Of The Fog Of Delusion 56:11
Sally Armstrong
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The distortion of delusion operates in many ways, including when we are disconnected from our direct experience, or only allow in information that doesn't challenge our deluded state of mind. Learning how to recognize when delusion is distorting our experience allows us to wake up out of its spell and discover clarity and peacefulness.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Insight Meditation 1-month Retreat

2008-02-15 Joy Ushers In Calm 60:36
Heather Martin
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By welcoming joy we become content, so we relax, thus letting go of the need to do something - anything about it - thus calming down. Inner and/or outer joy facilitates the shift from doing to being - from trying to letting go - crucial steps on the path to awakening.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Insight Meditation 1-month Retreat

2008-02-14 At The Still Point Of The Turning World 61:06
Howard Cohn
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Exploring the concept of time and the way our reality is colored by the views of time that obscure the inexhaustible resource of the present moment.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Insight Meditation 1-month Retreat

2008-02-13 Metta, Tenderness And Connection 60:06
Guy Armstrong
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Metta practice makes the heart more sensitive. This tenderness becomes the avenue for us to discover our deep connectedness to all of life and end a sense of isolation.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Insight Meditation 1-month Retreat

2008-02-13 Essential Dharma - part 1, week 7 - part 1 of 3 30:15
Richard Shankman
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Part 1 of 3
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Essential Dharma: Core Buddhist Teachings

2008-02-12 Seclusion 57:07
Carol Wilson
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Seclusion - viveka in Pali - is a theme the Buddha was asked about: "Teach me...release, emancipation, seclusion for beings." This talk explores various aspects of this word viveka: seclusion of body, seclusion of mind, seclusion from suffering - and how these are manifest in the retreat setting and mindfulness practice.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Insight Meditation 1-month Retreat

2008-02-11 Peacemaking In The Middle East 61:15
Jack Kornfield
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The hundred beautiful seeds of peace in Israel and Palestine, as reflected in the words of the Dhammapada.
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2008-02-11 Monday Night Talk with Jack Kornfield 61:15
Eugene Cash
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Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Monday and Wednesday Talks

2008-02-11 The Hindrances And The Awakening Factors 60:37
Heather Martin
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What obstructs us and what helps us on our journey to awakening. How these two clearly explained aspects of our experience alternatively trap us and free us over and over again, as we invite their interplay.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Insight Meditation 1-month Retreat

2008-02-10 Choosing Kindness Rather Than Judging 58:58
Sally Armstrong
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Many of us have internalized the message that we are not ok. To begin to be free of this distorted view, we need to understand how it became formed and why it no longer serves us. It is important to bring humor and kindness to this practice.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Insight Meditation 1-month Retreat

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