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Dharma Talks given at Spirit Rock Meditation Center
2009-07-06 Staying In Wonder 54:48
Wes Nisker
Rhythms, cycles, spiral dances of thought, non-thought Evolving magic of awareness and breath... the universe being aware of its self... of self
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2009-07-02 Universal Heartbeat: Applying Skillful Effort and Right Diligence to Our Practice 62:55
Mushim Ikeda
Spirit Rock Meditation Center People of Color

2009-07-01 First and Last Freedom: Right View 62:01
Bhante Buddharakkhita
Spirit Rock Meditation Center People of Color

2009-07-01 Gratitude 62:04
Sylvia Boorstein
Giving away fixed views as the path to peace.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2009-06-29 Wise Thought & Freedom with Bhante Buddharakkhita 66:10
Jack Kornfield
How to understand and work with the mind, to awaken compassion and understanding. Skillful thoughts and Unskillful thoughts.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2009-06-27 Service as a Path of Practice 45:25
Donald Rothberg
How do we take our service as a path of practice? Most basically, we take helping others as the center (or a major part) of our lives, and we examine, in our service, what helps develop “selfless” service and the barriers to such service, especially a sense of duality between self and other. We explore how a connection between “inner” and “outer” practice structures a life of service, and how such practice can also be understood as the development of particular qualities—we focus on the development of (1) clarity of intentions, (2) generosity, (3) gratitude, and (4) compassion, and on some of the challenges that arise when cultivating such qualities, and in service generally.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Volunteer Appreciation

2009-06-25 Mindfulness As A Prayer For Peace 65:35
Sylvia Boorstein
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Jewish Mindfulness

2009-06-24 Living with the Media 59:25
Tony Bernhard
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2009-06-24 Essential Dharma Part II- Class 8: Wise Concentration, Richard Shankman 44:42
Richard Shankman
Essential Dharma Part II- Class 8: Wise Concentration, Richard Shankman
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Essential Dharma: Core Buddhist Teachings Part 2

2009-06-24 Mindfulness Practice and the Jewish Year 58:37
Rabbi Sheila Weinberg
Reflection on what we seek to remember in practice, developing the capacity to see which stories serve to develop wholesome qualities and reduce suffering. The center of the talk is a tour through the Jewish year, interpreting each holiday as a form of retreat practice and the opportunity to awaken and develop heart qualities.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Jewish Mindfulness

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