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Devon Hase's Dharma Talks at Spirit Rock Meditation Center
Devon Hase
devon hase loves long retreats. Cumulatively, she’s spent four years in silent practice in the Insight and Vajrayana traditions. Since discovering meditation in 2000, she has put dharma and community at the center of her life: she spent a decade bringing mindfulness to high school and college classrooms and now teaches at the Insight Meditation Society, Spirit Rock, and other centers around the world. She enjoys supporting practitioners with personal mentoring, and her friendly, conversational approach centers relational practice and the natural world. Along with her life partner nico, devon co-authored How Not to Be a Hot Mess: A Buddhist Survival Guide for Modern Life. She continues to spend a good part of the time in wilderness retreat in Oregon, Massachusetts, and elsewhere. For more, visit devonandnicohase.com
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2022-12-18 Nivaranas Dharmette (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 47:37
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Short talk and guided meditation on working with the hindrances (nivaranas)
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2022-10-13 Equanimity (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 46:19
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Reflections and guided practice on equanimity, including images and phrases
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2022-10-13 Big Mind Meditation (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 52:34
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A guided practice on open awareness and the nature of the mind.
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2022-10-10 Spiritual Urgency and Love: Reflections on ardor, energy, and the wisdom that knows what to do (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 48:13
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A talk about samvega and sampajanna, and the healthy desire that leads to practical and magical wisdom on the path.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Fall Insight Meditation Retreat
2022-10-09 Compassion: Teaching and Meditation (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 47:16
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Teaching on compassion including poetry and stories, followed by a guided meditation for self, friend, neutral person, and all beings.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Fall Insight Meditation Retreat
2022-10-08 Vedanā: Teaching and Guided Meditation 28:58
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A short teaching and explanation of vedana from the satipatthana sutta, followed by a guided meditation.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Fall Insight Meditation Retreat
2022-10-07 Hello Little Neurosis: Working with the Nivaranas (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 49:10
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A description of the hindrances using simile, image and lots of personal stories from solitary retreat.
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2021-11-08 Awakened Awareness 61:12
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A talk exploring the nature of the mind, including stories, comments on aspiration and compassion.
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2021-11-07 Guided Meditation on Anatta 55:39
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Brief overview of insight practice looking through the lens of not-self. Includes investigation of body sensations, emotions, and seeing meditation, using the Anatta-Lakkhana Sutta.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Settling, Seeing, and Luminous Awareness
2021-02-21 Qigong & Guided Nature of Mind Meditation 59:40
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