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Dharma Talks given at Spirit Rock Meditation Center
2008-01-08 The Union Of Metta, Compassion & Awareness 60:37
Mark Coleman
This talk discusses the qualities of metta, and the unity of mindfulness and metta -- and how compassion arises as a natural turning of the loving heart.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Metta Retreat

2008-01-07 Everyday Metta - What It Is & What It Is Not 55:15
Heather Martin
How the loveliness of a pure heart is so readily accessible; how Metta infuses mindfulness, and the dangers of misunderstanding "love."
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Metta Retreat

2008-01-07 Faith, Intention & The Precepts: Three Steps To Deepen Your Practice 59:07
Phillip Moffitt
The training precepts can be utilized for living the dharma in daily life, but to be most effective they need a foundation of faith and intention. Also, by stating the precepts positively and in an expanded fashion, we can find new opportunities for mindfulness and insight.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2008-01-02 The Path Of Dukkha Or The Path Of Sukha 50:31
Sharda Rogell
Spirit Rock Meditation Center New Year's Insight Meditation Retreat

2008-01-02 The First Noble Truth - part 1 of 4 63:04
Sylvia Boorstein
The first of four lectures on the Four Noble Truths, including poetry from Jane Kenyon, Judith Viorst, and Wislawa Szymborska. Emphasizing the First Noble Truth of Suffering.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2007-12-31 The Alchemy Of Release 47:48
Eugene Cash
The Buddha describes how the intoxication with youth, health and life fell away. What allows for our intoxications to fall away? How does letting go happen? How do we cultivate awareness, kindness, presence and understanding that allow for the alchemy of release?
Spirit Rock Meditation Center New Year's Insight Meditation Retreat

2007-12-29 Leaving Your Comfort Zone 53:10
Sharda Rogell
Spirit Rock Meditation Center New Year's Insight Meditation Retreat

2007-12-28 How And The Quality Of Mind 58:40
Gil Fronsdal
By knowing oneself through how we relate to experience shows us how to develop the freedom of mind
Spirit Rock Meditation Center New Year's Insight Meditation Retreat

2007-12-27 Don't Underestimate The Breath 52:37
Eugene Cash
Mindfulness of the body has the breath at the center and includes all four postures, movement, speaking, listening, feelings and all activity. We can practice mindfulness of the breath and also mindfulness with the breath - developing an enlarged awareness. This practice can take us all the way to enlightenment.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center New Year's Insight Meditation Retreat

2007-12-22 Sitting In Amazement 51:24
John Travis
Dealing with personal and collective shadow.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Insight Meditation at the Solstice: Embracing the Dark, Inviting the Light

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