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March Month Long Retreat

An extended period of retreat offers the rare opportunity for sustained and dedicated practice. This retreat emphasizes quieting the mind, opening the heart, and developing profound clarity and depth of insight practice. Instruction will follow the traditional four foundations of mindfulness, combined with training in lovingkindness and compassion.

2014-03-01 (28 days) Spirit Rock Meditation Center

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2014-03-01 Into the Stream of Refuge and Confidence 51:22
Gil Fronsdal	Download Listen
Opening talk of the March month-long retreat

2014-03-02 Brahma Vihara Practice Day 1 31:11
Phillip Moffitt	Download Listen
Beginning the practice; opening to felt sense of experience

2014-03-02 Introducing the Satipatthana - 4 Foundations of Mindfulness 52:41
Heather Martin	Download Listen
Understanding how applying our mindfulness to these 4 key areas of experience actually completely changes everything, breaks the usual trance.

2014-03-03 First Foundation - Kaya 46:55
John Travis	Download Listen
Exploring the body with mindfulness

2014-03-04 Vedana-A Way of Knowing 51:50
Gil Fronsdal	Download Listen

2014-03-05 Brahma Vihara Practice Day 4 29:10
John Travis	Download Listen

2014-03-05 Third Foundation and Compassionate Mindfulness 61:07
Phillip Moffitt	Download Listen
Every mind state can be met with dignity, even difficult mind states. Thus we move from reactive to responsive mind states.

2014-03-06 Brahma Vihara Practice 28:50
Gil Fronsdal	Download Listen
Metta on Self

2014-03-06 You Are Not Alone 52:13
Mary Grace Orr	Download Listen
This talk explores the fourth foundation of mindfulness, The Dhammas. A special attention is given to the Four Noble Truths.

2014-03-07 Brahma Vihara Practice Day 6 30:24
Phillip Moffitt	Download Listen

2014-03-07 Mad Metta 55:47
Jason Murphy	Download Listen
An intervention of the critical mind and aversive habits

2014-03-08 Day 7 Brahma Vihara Practice 30:06
Beth Sternlieb	Download Listen

2014-03-08 Compassion for Self and Other 42:40
Beth Sternlieb	Download Listen
Cultivating wise inner speech and safety

2014-03-09 The Freedom Map of Transcendent Spiral Conditionality 62:19
Heather Martin	Download Listen
12 beautiful deepening stages as we are transformed from being stuck to becoming free.

2014-03-10 Faith 51:31
John Travis	Download Listen
The wheel of Dependent Origination, from suffering to faith; this place of heart and wisdom.

2014-03-11 Brahma Vihara Practice 29:43
Heather Martin	Download Listen

2014-03-11 Joy as a Condition for Liberation 53:02
Gil Fronsdal	Download Listen

2014-03-11 Exploring Piti Coming From Gladness 59:38
Phillip Moffitt	Download Listen

2014-03-13 Brahma Viharas 30:03
Gil Fronsdal	Download Listen

2014-03-13 When the Mind is Still 49:05
Mary Grace Orr	Download Listen
Exploring the development of calm and tranquility in practice

2014-03-14 Brahma Viharas 28:16
Mary Grace Orr	Download Listen

2014-03-15 Brahma Vihara Practice 22:53
Heather Martin	Download Listen

2014-03-15 Samadhi: Collecting, Settling and Resting the Mind 60:30
Heather Martin	Download Listen

2014-03-16 Brahma Viharas 28:50
John Travis	Download Listen

2014-03-16 Seeing Things As They Are 55:43
Gil Fronsdal	Download Listen

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