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Kim Allen's Dharma Talks at Spirit Rock Meditation Center
Kim Allen
Kim Allen has been practicing Insight meditation since 2003, and has trained intensively in the U.S. and Asia with cumulative years of silent retreat. She has practiced with primary teacher Gil Fronsdal and other Western teachers, Theravādan monastics, and a few Mahāyāna teachers, and now offers retreats, sutta study, and experiential Dharma engagement. A teacher and author, Kim aims to bring classical Dharma to a modern context and to encourage lay practitioners in fully living a life of Dharma. Her education includes a PhD in physics and a master’s degree in environmental sustainability, and her website is https://www.uncontrived.org.
2024-02-24 Liberative Dependent Arising (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 52:28
Liberative, or Transcendent, Dependent Arising describes an arc that runs from suffering (dukkha) to liberation, including many beautiful qualities like faith, joy, and tranquility. It shows how the mind gradually untangles through a lawful process.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Insight Meditation Retreat--1 Month
2024-02-14 Understanding Dukkha (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 42:25
This talk explains the three types of dukkha, and the distinction between dukkha as a universal characteristic and dukkha as a noble truth.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Insight Meditation Retreat--1 Month
2024-02-12 Forgiveness (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 44:07
Forgiveness practice complements and strengthens brahma-vihara practice. It can also clear subtle obstacles, allowing concentration and insight practice to deepen.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Insight Meditation Retreat--1 Month
2023-12-16 Closing Ceremony (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 1:17:31
with Kim Allen, Nikki Mirghafori
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Practicing Peace: Bringing Ease into Every Moment
2023-12-15 Guided Meditation: The Four Brahma-Viharas and Beyond (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 32:06
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Practicing Peace: Bringing Ease into Every Moment
2023-12-15 Morning Instructions: Mindfulness of Thinking and Opening to Impermanence (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 58:49
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Practicing Peace: Bringing Ease into Every Moment
2023-12-14 The Gladness Pentad - Joy and Tranquility on the Path (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 56:32
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Practicing Peace: Bringing Ease into Every Moment
2023-12-13 Guided Meditation: Radiating Metta (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 30:04
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Practicing Peace: Bringing Ease into Every Moment
2023-12-13 Morning Instructions: Breath, Body, Pleasure and Calm (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 61:00
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Practicing Peace: Bringing Ease into Every Moment
2023-12-12 A Wholesome Buffet (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 50:59
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Practicing Peace: Bringing Ease into Every Moment

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