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Sayadaw U Jagara's Dharma Talks at Spirit Rock Meditation Center
Sayadaw U Jagara
Born in Canada, Sayadaw U Jagara, originally named Martin Boisvert, embarked on his spiritual journey in the mid-1970s under the guidance of Robert H. Hover. In 1979 he received ordination as a monk from the Venerable Mahasi Sayadaw in Burma. For the next 15 years, he resided in Sri Lanka, where he blended the practice of meditation with the study of Buddhist scriptures. He also made intermittent trips to India and Thailand for meditation retreats. During the 1980s, he assumed the role of a meditation guide, conducting retreats in the tradition of S.N. Goenka across India, North America, Europe, and Asia. In 1995, he began training under the esteemed Venerable Pa Auk Sayadaw, a revered Burmese meditation master known for his commitment to the Visuddhimagga. This text serves as both a practical roadmap to deep states of meditation (jhāna) and a meticulous guide to the direct analytical approaches of vipassanā. Sayadaw U Jagara began assisting Venerable Pa Auk Sayadaw in teaching the dhamma in the early 2000s and sustained his support up to the early 2010s. In the past decade, he has independently shared his wisdom and experiences across North America, collaborating with various meditation teachers. His teachings focus on life as continuous meditation, guiding students toward liberation through observation, wisdom, and compassion.
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2022-12-09 Closing Session (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 1:28:24
with Beth Sternlieb, Kodo Conlin, Nikki Mirghafori, Sayadaw U Jagara
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Befriending Mortality: Living an Awakened Life through Mindfulness of Death (Maranasati)
2022-12-08 Mindfulness of Death Q/A Session (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 1:10:49
with Beth Sternlieb, Kodo Conlin, Nikki Mirghafori, Sayadaw U Jagara
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Befriending Mortality: Living an Awakened Life through Mindfulness of Death (Maranasati)
2022-12-06 Morning Sit: On Your Dying Bed (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 43:56
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Befriending Mortality: Living an Awakened Life through Mindfulness of Death (Maranasati)
2022-12-05 Wise Attention, Mindfulness, And Eight Ways to Reflect on Death (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 67:25
with Nikki Mirghafori, Sayadaw U Jagara
Difference between attention and mindfulness. Visuddhi Magga 8 ways of reflecting on death. Five hindrances, briefly touched.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Befriending Mortality: Living an Awakened Life through Mindfulness of Death (Maranasati)
2022-12-04 Morning Sit with Instructions: Embodiment and Aliveness (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 56:56
with Beth Sternlieb, Kodo Conlin, Nikki Mirghafori, Sayadaw U Jagara
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Befriending Mortality: Living an Awakened Life through Mindfulness of Death (Maranasati)
2022-12-03 Opening Session (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 1:30:26
with Beth Sternlieb, Kodo Conlin, Nikki Mirghafori, Sayadaw U Jagara
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Befriending Mortality: Living an Awakened Life through Mindfulness of Death (Maranasati)
2021-04-10 Care, love and development 16:39
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Practical Emptiness: The Womb of Love and Compassion with Nikki Mirghafori, PhD and Sayadaw U Jagara
2021-04-09 The way we start anything will determine its outcome 59:10
This principle is applied to meditation: The in-coming bread, the out-going bread.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Practical Emptiness: The Womb of Love and Compassion with Nikki Mirghafori, PhD and Sayadaw U Jagara
2017-05-28 Day 6 Metta Sit: (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 26:54
Genetic-Temperature-Conditioned=Metta=Warm-up!
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Examining Reality as a Path to Freedom: Insight Meditation Retreat for Experienced Students
2017-05-28 Day 6 Morning Instructions: SN: "The Lump of Foam" and the 5 aggregates as bubbles, etc. (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 61:33
Includes Q&A
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Examining Reality as a Path to Freedom: Insight Meditation Retreat for Experienced Students

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