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Dharma Talks given at Spirit Rock Meditation Center
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2008-03-13 Rain - Difficult Emotions As A Path To Awakening 52:52
Trudy Goodman
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This is a talk on working with difficult emotions and how they can be an expression of truth, a doorway to the Dharma.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Insight Meditation 1-Month Retreat

2008-03-12 Papanca - The Unbidden Wandering Of Mind 51:04
Anna Douglas
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As mindfulness deepens, we can uncover the 4 root causes of getting lost in our thinking, as well as remembering the aliveness of being when we step aside from thinking.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Insight Meditation 1-Month Retreat

2008-03-11 The Three Characteristics And Their Subtle Expressions 55:25
John Travis
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2008-03-10 Paradox And Awakening 62:55
Eugene Cash
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How do we make sense of the differing and sometimes contradictory teachings we hear; one of the fruits of practice is the resolution of paradox.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Insight Meditation 1-Month Retreat

2008-03-07 What Kind Of Effort? 51:10
Anna Douglas
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Exploring the different kinds of effort needed as our practice matures. This talk is meant for both senior students and those new to practice.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Insight Meditation 1-Month Retreat

2008-03-05 Wisdom & The Paramitas - part 1 55:07
Sylvia Boorstein
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2008-02-28 Mingling Our Minds With The Dharma 63:31
Carol Wilson
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This talk describes how the journey of our life and practice is to mingle our hearts and minds fully with the Dharma. The eight-fold path is the descriptive template we can use; this talk focuses particularly on wise view and wise intention, the first two steps.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Insight Meditation 1-month Retreat

2008-02-27 The Universality Of The Dharma 47:15
Sylvia Boorstein
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The Universality of the Dharma
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2008-02-27 Growing Goodness 60:16
Sally Armstrong
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Many of the Buddha's teachings are counter intuitive - we sit still to find freedom, we let go to receive. Opening to suffering and working skillfully with the kilesas - greed, aversion and delusion - actually bring us greater freedom and happiness. This talk is on the beautiful qualities called the Paramis that directly counter the force of the kilesas.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Insight Meditation 1-month Retreat

2008-02-26 Consciousness, Awareness And Nibbana 63:33
Guy Armstrong
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It is the direct realization of the unconditioned, or nibbana, that is considered enlightenment in the Buddha's teachings. This talk explores how consciousness and awareness can be understood as links in practice to the flavor of the unconditioned.
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