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Dharma Talks given at Spirit Rock Meditation Center
2024-09-04 Guided Meditation on Practicing with Mystery 34:13
Donald Rothberg
This is a fairly lightly guided meditation on ways to practice with a sense of mystery, linked with the talk on this theme. After grounding in posture and intentions, basic instructions in developing stability and concentration, and then in mindfulness, are given, with later periodic suggestions on ways to practice with a sense of mystery.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2024-09-03 Loving Kindness for Oneself and for All (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 44:05
Tanya Wiser
Introduction to Loving Kindness practice with emphasis upon cultivating a warm internal tone and gaze.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Coming Home to Ourselves

2024-09-03 Mindfulness of the Body and Breath (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 59:58
Diana Clark
We begin by inhabiting the body with presence, the way it feels right now. After a gentle body scan, noting any obvious areas of tension, we rest the attention on the sensations of breathing.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Coming Home to Ourselves

2024-09-02 Opening Night - Coming Home to Ourselves (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 1:22:47
Nikki Mirghafori, Andrea Castillo, Diana Clark, Tanya Wiser
Coming Home to Ourselves is about orienting towards our experience and then meeting our experience with an warm heart. To be "at home," means to be here, at ease, in the present moment. Often we're "not at home" because we are experiencing difficulties and feel like we have to go outside of ourselves to figure it out or perhaps we have patterns of avoiding or distracting ourselves. The journey of coming home and connecting with ourselves in a friendly way might be a radical one because it requires letting of the idea that what the heart is yearning for can be found outside of ourselves.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Coming Home to Ourselves

2024-09-02 A Labor of Love 1:36:33
Jack Kornfield
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2024-08-31 Morning Instructions - Thoughts (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 49:08
Tuere Sala
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Labor Day Insight Meditation Retreat

2024-08-30 The Hindrances (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 62:18
Tuere Sala
Understanding the necessity and importance of the hindrances in our awakening practice.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Labor Day Insight Meditation Retreat

2024-08-29 The Miracle of Mindfulness (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 11:13:16
James Baraz
The Buddha taught that mindfulness is the most direct way to overcome suffering and realize the highest happiness. This talk explains power of mindfulness and why it is so liberating.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Labor Day Insight Meditation Retreat

2024-08-29 Metta (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 33:35
Tuere Sala
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Labor Day Insight Meditation Retreat

2024-08-29 Teachers and Teachings and Llamas 63:09
Grace Fisher
Includes meditation & dharma talk. (Group discussion has been omitted.)
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Thursday Morning Women’s Group

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