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Tempel Smith's Dharma Talks at Spirit Rock Meditation Center
Tempel Smith
Tempel Smith spent a year ordained as a monk in Burma and teaches Buddhist psychology and social activism in the San Francisco Bay Area. He is currently part of the IMS/Spirit Rock Teacher Training Program.
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2017-01-23 Beginning Meditation Instruction (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 66:09
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On the first morning of retreat we guide our bodies to be still and relaxed as a base for the mind to settle. We can use sounds, body sensations and the breath to gather our attention and start the training not to be lost in thought.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Mindfulness of Body, Speech and Mind
2016-12-09 Tempel Smith - Spirit Rock Day 4: Morning Sit with Instructions 37:14
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Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  In the Presence of Love: Metta and Qigong Retreat
2016-12-08 Tempel Smith - Spirit Rock Day 3: Metta Practice 37:18
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Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  In the Presence of Love: Metta and Qigong Retreat
2016-12-07 Metta: Sanctuary and Service 58:26
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By welcoming beautiful qualities of heart, and becoming mindful of difficult qualities, our hearts become a sanctuary for ourselves. This sanctuary is a gift to the world and is also the place our love comes to serve the world.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  In the Presence of Love: Metta and Qigong Retreat
2016-12-06 Tempel Smith - Spirit Rock Day 1: Morning Sit with Instructions 33:37
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Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  In the Presence of Love: Metta and Qigong Retreat
2016-08-11 Day 4 Guided Kindness Meditation: Forgiveness 30:23
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Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Insight Meditation for Young Adults (18 - 32)
2016-08-10 Morning Sitting Meditation with Instructions - Day 3 58:07
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Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Insight Meditation for Young Adults (18 - 32)
2016-08-09 First Night of Retreat - Why and How We Practice 64:19
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After twenty-four hours on a silent residential retreat we can already see the patterns of daily life being exposed. Too often we are lost and dominated by thought. Mindfulness practice allows us to see thought as transient experiences.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Insight Meditation for Young Adults (18 - 32)
2016-07-21 Kindness, Harmlessness and Generosity 64:50
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After an intensive Metta (loving-kindness) retreat we get the great opportunity to take our practice home. In our daily lives the practice of metta supports sila (harmlessness) and dana (generosity).
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  July Metta Retreat
2016-07-20 Day 7 Afternoon Sit with Instructions: Equanimity 46:59
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Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  July Metta Retreat

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