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2017-01-15 Noble Eightfold Path 01 Talk: intro and overview 37:01
Jill Shepherd
An introduction to the Noble Eightfold Path, including the context of the Buddha's teaching on the Middle Way and the Four Noble Truths, followed by a brief overview of the eight path factors
2017-01-15 Overview of the Pali Canon 1:45:50
Kim Allen
The meditation practices taught in the Insight movement trace their origins to the earliest known teachings of the Buddha. These discourses are part of the scriptures called the Pali Canon. This session offers an overview of the texts of the Pali Canon and some historical background on the development of Buddhism. We will also read some suttas (discourses) demonstrating different styles.
2017-01-15 Noble Eightfold Path 02 guided meditation: exploring the Four Noble Truths in immediate experience 16:11
Jill Shepherd
A short guided meditation bringing awareness to dukkha in the moment, and ways of relating to it in light of the Four Noble Truths
2017-01-16 Monday Night Dharma Talk with Noliwe Alexander 58:09
Noliwe Alexander
Dharma Talk from Spirit Rock on Martin Luther King Day.
2017-01-17 Secret Blessings 18:37
Kim Allen
2017-01-17 Racial Awareness 17:07
Howard Cohn
2017-01-18 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Buddhist Practice, and the Needs of Our Times 2: What Does A Life of Integrity Mean in Our Times? 65:06
Donald Rothberg
We review the deep intention of both Buddhist practice and the life and work of Dr. King to bring wisdom, love, and skillful action to all parts and all moments of our lives. We then look at how this results in a life of integrity, of wholeness, in terms of the Noble Eightfold Path, on the one hand, and the extension of the "love ethic" to the social and political dimensions of life by Dr. King, on the other. We look at the challenges of Dr. King's stance on Vietnam, and listen to an excerpt from his "Beyond Vietnam" speech at the Riverside Church in New York on April 4, 1967.
2017-01-18 Just This: The Bhiya Sutta 47:19
Doug Phillips
2017-01-19 Joy 2 -- Piti -- Meditative Joy 46:32
Kim Allen
2017-01-22 Noble Eightfold Path 03 Talk: Right View and Right Thought/Intention 34:07
Jill Shepherd
A re-cap of Right View, followed by an exploration of Right Thought in terms of the intention towards renunciation, the intention towards good-will or metta, and the intention towards non-cruelty or compassion
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