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Beneath the Noise: A Journey into the Mind’s Quiet Power

The most courageous journeys are often those for which we are least prepared—those that unfold beyond definition and expectation. Dharma practice is such a journey: mysterious, revealing, and profoundly transformative. The mind is limitless in its power and often misunderstood. Left untrained, it clings, distorts, and generates suffering. When met with awareness, it becomes a gateway to clarity, compassion, and liberation. During this retreat, we will be invited to quiet the noise of striving, meet ourselves fully, discover the peace that arises when the mind is steady, and enter a space where truth is felt rather than defined. We will explore how thoughts shape our reality and learn to work skillfully with the mind rather than against it. The retreat will open with community sharing, then drop into stillness and movement practices. There will be talks and time to meet with teachers.

2026-07-01 (7 days) Spirit Rock Meditation Center

  
2026-07-02 The Mind’s Quiet Power (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 54:58
Amana Brembry Johnson
The mind is limitless in its power and often misunderstood. Left untrained, it clings, distorts, and generates suffering. When met with awareness, it becomes a gateway to clarity, compassion, and liberation.
2026-07-03 Compassion: The Great Connector (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 43:16
Amana Brembry Johnson
Compassion is the great circuit that connects our interrelationships and allows us to turn toward the difficulties of life and respond with skillful care. In truth It is a kind of fearlessness. A protector. A strength in itself. But it also has impostors.
2026-07-04 Morning Instructions: Working With the 5 Hindrances (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 1:16:16
Amana Brembry Johnson
Recognizing and observing the hindrances with interest and curiosity, we are placed before the movie theater of our life and are offered a magnified view of our habits and tendencies.
2026-07-05 Mindfulness of Thoughts and Emotions (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 1:13:13
Gullu Singh
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