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Dharma Talks given at Spirit Rock Meditation Center
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2009-08-03 Working with the Inner Critic 61:01
Mark Coleman
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How to work with judgement & free yourself from the torment of the critic
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Monday and Wednesday Talks

2009-08-01 Practice in the World: Right Speech 51:16
Joseph Goldstein
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Right speech, the third step on the 8-fold Noble Path, is more than a set of ethical guidelines for living in the world. It is the practice of speech in the service of liberation.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Insight Meditation

2009-07-31 The Sure Heart's Release Part II 64:00
Kamala Masters
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Understanding the path of practice that leads to the extinction of suffering. Bhavana - bringing forth what has not yet been developed through concentration practice and wisdom practice of Vipassana.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Insight Meditation

2009-07-30 Parami: A Life of Dhamma 57:40
Steve Armstrong
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Development of the 10 qualities of a "good human being" results in a life of dharma, offering contingency plans for the path ahead.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Insight Meditation

2009-07-29 The 8 Worldly Winds, I 59:06
Donald Rothberg
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An examination of how we practice with pleasure and pain, gain and loss, fame and disrepute, praise and blame; with stories referring to Buddha's teaching + discussion.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Monday and Wednesday Talks

2009-07-29 Lovingkindness 52:46
Joseph Goldstein
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"What we frequently think about and ponder upon becomes the inclination of the mind." - The Buddha This talk explores the cultivation of loving thoughts and feelings - what supports it and what obstructs it.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Insight Meditation

2009-07-28 My Enemy, My Teacher 45:07
Winnie Nazarko
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When we attempt to extend metta (loving-kindness) to difficult people, things get interesting. In order to expand our capacity to love, we must strengthen our motivation to do so and work with obstacles which may arise. Through reflecting on the value of metta in our families and communities, we find the courage to undertake this spiritual challenges. Includes guided meditation.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Insight Meditation

2009-07-28 Opening to Grief 51:51
Sky Dawson
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The Four Noble Truths and opening to grief.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Insight Meditation

2009-07-27 The Sure Heart's Release Part I of II 57:22
Kamala Masters
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The mindful cultivation of Dana (giving), Sila (Living in Harmony) and Bhavana (Developing the Mind) as the 3 pillars upon which our Chamma life rests. Part I - Dana and Sila; Part II - Developing the Mind
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Insight Meditation

2009-07-26 Understanding Liberation by Uprroting the Defilements 57:40
Steve Armstrong
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Suffering is rooted in the defilements that visit the mind. Liberating understanding emerges naturally from continuity of awareness leading to insight. Along the way, speech, behavior, the mind and understanding are purified.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Insight Meditation

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