Dharma Talks
given at Spirit Rock Meditation Center
2007-07-16
Forgiveness
59:10
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James Baraz
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Forgiveness is an essential part of Metta practice so that the heart can stay open and the kindness flows out easily. In this talk forgiveness toward ourselves, asking and extending forgiveness with others and forgiveness towards life are explored.
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Spirit Rock Meditation Center
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Metta Retreat
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2007-07-04
The Dharma And Democracy
58:33
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Donald Rothberg
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Thich Nhat Hanh has written of how the encounter of Dharma and democracy will bring something new and exciting to the world. We explore 1. the beauty and dream of democracy and its resonance with the Dharma, 2. what currently needs attention in our would-be democracy and 3. a vision of how the connection of Dharma and democracy mature is vital for ourselves and our world.
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Spirit Rock Meditation Center
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Monday and Wednesday Talks
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2007-03-14
Transforming Judgment - part 1
53:55
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Donald Rothberg
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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.
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Spirit Rock Meditation Center
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Monday and Wednesday Talks
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2007-01-12
Metta For Self, Metta For The World
63:07
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Donald Rothberg
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Metta to self is traditionally a starting point for Metta practice. Yet this is challenging for many of us as we work with our pain, judgments and demons. As we develop in Metta to self, we bring Metta out into the world, which deeply needs it. This requires a lot of creativity. We end by exploring the coverage needed to bring Metta into the world, and the need for a "tough metta" -- a Metta able to respond to difficult situations, a Metta that is neither passive nor a pushover.
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Spirit Rock Meditation Center
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Metta Retreat
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2006-12-08
Living Truth
55:34
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Eugene Cash
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"We are what we seek." This dharma (often translated as 'truth') is revealed by living a life rooted in the Truth. The teachings value the 'Truth' as a basis for mindfulness and virtue as well as the means to traverse the 4 Noble Truths and the 2 Truths of Relative and Ultimate reality.
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Spirit Rock Meditation Center
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