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Retreat Dharma Talks

Monday and Wednesday Talks

Regular weekly talks given at the lower Spirit Rock meditation hall

Spirit Rock Meditation Center

  
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2011-04-06 Reflections on a Month long Retreat 40:01
Donald Rothberg
Exploration of the major themes of a just completed retreat, including focusing on the essentials of life, practicing fully and opening to the deeper truths.
2011-04-11 The Awakened Heart 58:46
Jack Kornfield
On Mindfulness... and the uncovering of our "true nature"...
2011-04-13 Doorways to Peace 63:13
Heather Sundberg
Five ways to cultivate peace with experiential practice, quotes, stories and techniques.
2011-04-18 Garden of the Heart 60:13
Jack Kornfield
2011-04-27 Equanimity in Action- Part I 61:54
Donald Rothberg
We explore how mature equanimity is expressed through wisdom, the open heart, and the body. We examine some of the qualities of equanimity and how we develop it in the midst of action, as well as on the cushion.
2011-05-02 The Common Denominator 55:06
Will Kabat-Zinn
2011-05-03 A Life of Truth 64:13
Eugene Cash
Understanding practice to include deep retreat and the entirety of life.
2011-05-04 Equanimity in Action II 63:07
Donald Rothberg
A continued exploration of the nature of equanimity, how we cultivate it in formal practice and in action. with a particular focus in the last part of the talk on "The Eight Worldly Winds"
2011-05-09 Mudita - Joy 55:16
Nina Wise
Joy as a rigorous practice - that changes the world. Ending with a chant by Jennifer Berezan
2011-05-11 Equanimity in Action III-Somatic Practices 63:34
Donald Rothberg
After a review of our first two sessions, we explore, both through an overview and through experiential exercises, bodily-based practices to help cultivate equanimity.
2011-05-16 Faith 56:31
Mark Coleman
What is faith? What role does faith play in Dharma practice? This talk explored levels of faith and how essential it is in guiding our practice.
2011-05-23 Your Buddha Nature 62:36
Jack Kornfield
On the 10 perfections of Buddha Nature
2011-05-25 Equanimity in Action IV - Committed Action, Non-Attachment to Outcome. 50:52
Donald Rothberg
After considering how cultivating equanimity helps us to release and find balance with our conditioned patterns, we explore the powerful principle expressed by T.S. Elliot as "Ours is in the trying, the rest is not our business."
2011-05-30 Wisdom 55:37
Mark Coleman
What is wisdom - How do we cultivate an experiential, lived wisdom in our lives, so we live wisely in our relationships with ourselves, each other and the world...
2011-06-01 The Heart that Feels 53:22
Oren Jay Sofer
Exploring the cultivation of the heart and empathy in the context of wise speech practice.
2011-06-06 Neuro Dharma & Coming Home 57:24
Rick Hanson
2011-06-06 Neuro-Factors of Mindfulness 39:25
Rick Hanson
A guided meditation with instruction at the beginning...
2011-06-13 Lama Palden Gyatso: Practice in Adversity 1:21:33
Mark Coleman
Lama Palden Gyatso, incarcerated and tortured for 33 years in Tibet by the Chinese, talks about his experience and how practice helped him through horrific suffering.
2011-06-15 Life is Manageable because People are Kind 1:11:57
Sylvia Boorstein
Our impulse is to take care of each other when we are not confused.
2011-06-20 The Art of Mindfulness... 56:35
Sally Armstrong
On the practical approach and advantages of mindfulness....
2011-06-22 In Memory of Joko Beck Pt I 31:54
Sylvia Boorstein
2011-06-22 In Memory of Joko Beck Pt II 31:45
Sylvia Boorstein
2011-06-27 Making Peace Among All 1:10:31
Jack Kornfield
Peace making among people, so that we can see one another's hearts...
2011-06-30 Freedom in Awareness-Ordinary and Extraordinary 61:01
Donald Rothberg
After honoring the intentions for freedom linked with the 4th of July, we explore how awareness creates the space of freedom-both at the levels of ordinary and extraordinary awareness.
2011-07-04 Freedom and Interdependence 51:48
Mark Coleman
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