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Retreat Dharma Talks
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February Monthlong
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2019-02-02 (29 days)
Spirit Rock Meditation Center
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2019-02-16
Day 14 Choiceless Awareness: Guided meditation (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
43:43
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Tempel Smith
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| A guided practice for letting go of specific objects or sense doors to practice open or choiceless awareness. For some people this is a more natural way of practicing. The intent is to become mindful of one’s mental activity as it is drawn to different experiences arising at any of the six sense doors. From this practice you can gain insight into how the mind works and find freedom no matter what the experience. |
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2019-02-16
The Power of Intention (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
61:45
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James Baraz
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| The Buddha said that karma is all based on intention. In every moment we are sowing the seeds of suffering or happiness. In addition to this moment to moment aspect, intention also refers to a wider motivation—Clear Comprehension of Purpose—our aspiration and vision that fuels and inspires us to practice. Both of these dimensions of intention are explored. |
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2019-02-20
Cultivating Meditative Absorptions (Jhanas) (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
63:40
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Tempel Smith
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| There are two larger categories of meditation: samatha meditations and vipassana meditations. Samatha meditations are intended to calm, unify, balance and develop strengths of the heart, and vipassana meditations lead toward insight into our patterns of suffering, confusion, clarity and freedom. The samatha meditations can develop to the point where we are fully absorbed into our meditation subject. This talk describes this process. |
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