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Sharda Rogell's Dharma Talks at Spirit Rock Meditation Center
Sharda Rogell
My focus in teaching is to provide the support that students need to turn their life to the dharma, to truth, and to find ways to come out of their pain and suffering. The retreat experience is an invaluable aid to this exploration; however, what matters more is how one integrates this under- standing into everyday life.
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2003-08-15 Don't Take It Personally 52:25
Desire supported by ignorance leads to narrow self-interest. Desire nourished by wisdom has the potential to change the world.
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2002-12-31 I Wanna Be Kwan Yin 42:45
True practice is knowing that you are already a manifestation of compassion without trying. Knowing that, we let go of what is false and keep returning to our peaceful heart.
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2002-09-01 What Does It Mean To Respond With The Heart? 51:06
Moving out of duality of right and wrong -- we can learn to listen to our intuitive wisdom rather than be driven by our fearful and confused thoughts.
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2002-07-17 The Equanimous Heart 54:40
When we understand that our happiness and unhappiness depends on our actions, then we can act with intentions that are loving and generous. This is what brings about the happiness we long for.
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2002-07-14 When You Love Someone, Your Eyelashes Go Up And Down 47:12
Metta practice works it's magic by reflecting back our momentary experience so we can see where we are still holding. Embracing these parts of ourselves leads us to the boundless heart of metta.
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2002-03-13 Resting in Knowing 64:13
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2000-08-23 Wise Restraint - A Personal Journey 44:55
Our search for comfort, security and contentment shapes our world yet eludes us. How can we find true happiness--the happiness of the Buddha.
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2000-07-07 The Current Of True Being 47:58
When wanting and not wanting quiet down, one can know true being.
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1999-08-27 Leaning Into The Stillpoint 51:37
to awaken to the stillpoint requires a complete shift in the way we relate to activity and time, without their end.
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1999-07-25 Embracing Wholeness 46:18
Striving to be better than we are interferes with embracing our essential wholeness right now,
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