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Dharma Talks given at Spirit Rock Meditation Center
2007-04-02 On Meditation - part 2 33:45
Jack Kornfield
Questions and Answers
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2007-03-28 Developing Energy In Our Practice: Wise Effort - part 1 46:42
Donald Rothberg
Developing energy and effort in our practice is crucial. In its mature form, effort becomes “effortless” but on the way, we need to support our practice’s energy both generally and moment-to-moment. We look at the traditional teaching of the four “wise efforts,” adding some contemporary metaphors, especially drawn from Kayakins.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2007-03-26 The Ten Thousand Idiots 38:52
Ed Brown
The Ten Thousand Idiots are alive and well. Compassion flowers. Let your loneliness cut more deep. And so forth.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2007-03-21 Transforming Judgment - part 2 47:28
Donald Rothberg
We review some of the main themes of transforming judgments – the nature of judgments and four main ways of working with judgments, using mindfulness, inquiry, and heart practices. We add some exploration of the cultural dimension of judgments and how to combine inner work on judgments with outer response and how to combine inner work on judgments with outer response.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2007-03-14 Transforming Judgment - part 1 53:55
Donald Rothberg
Working with judgments is a kind of “royal road” of transformation, taking us into our deep and often unconscious views, sense of self and pain. We look at the importance of this work, and the speaker tells personal stories illustrating four ways of working with judgments: 1. mindfulness 2. seeing core patterns of mind and heart 3. metta, compassion, joy – using heart practices, and 4. deep inquiry.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2007-02-26 The Path Of Meditation And Nature 49:37
Mark Coleman
What is the relationship of Nature in our Dharma practice? This talk explores how nature is a preeminent teacher that brings peace, joy and wisdom.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2007-02-26 The Path Of Meditation And Nature 49:15
Mark Coleman
What is the relationship of Nature in our Dharma practice? This talk explores how nature is a preeminent teacher that brings peace, joy and wisdom.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2007-02-24 The Art Of Acceptance (2 Of 2) 65:22
Eugene Cash
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2007-02-13 Spiritual Passion 52:02
James Baraz
Passion for practice fuels our effort. There are different sources of spiritual passion (four Iddhipadas) that correspond to different temperaments: zeal, effort, love of the Dharma and urgency.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2007-02-12 Preferences and Desires 49:51
Norman Fischer
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

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