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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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2014-02-05 Heart Practices in Difficult Times 2: Forgiveness Practice 2 & Taking Difficulties as Practice 62:00
Donald Rothberg
We begin by identifying several supports for practices with difficulties and then explore forgiveness practice in further depth - with Q & A at the end.
2014-02-12 Heart Practices in Difficult Times 3: Compassion 62:10
Donald Rothberg
We explore compassion and practice to help us respond to difficulties particularly pain and suffering. We examine the distinction between pain and suffering, the nature of compassion, receptive and active compassion, the shadow of compassion and some types of compassion practice.
2014-02-19 Heart Practices in Difficult Times 4 - Compassion 2 57:46
Donald Rothberg
We look at the importance of the different parts of our practice - intentions, ethics, mindfulness, wisdom and grounding in the body - for responding to difficult situations- individual, interpersonal and related to the wider world. We then look at how to develop and practice compassion in difficult situations.
2014-02-24 Mindfulness, Meditation, & Life 56:19
Mark Coleman
2014-02-26 Everybody is Wise 53:20
Sylvia Boorstein
2014-03-24 Loving Humanity & Melting the Ice 48:20
Anam Thubten
2014-04-02 Reflections On A Month Retreat 59:39
Donald Rothberg
Just returned from a month of retreat practice, i offer various reflections on retreat theme, including impermanence and death, working with inner guidance, and taking all experiences in a learning context, and on core practices, (concentration, insight, metta, and open spacious awareness), ending with a brief song.
2014-04-07 The Power of Pilgrimage 57:30
Jack Kornfield
The wonderful teaching of India and Burma, and exactly where you are today.
2014-04-09 Three Levels of Daily Life Practice 1 54:37
Donald Rothberg
After reflecting on some of the challenges of contemporary daily life practice, we look at three levels of such practice, and many types of practices within each level.
2014-04-16 Three Levels of Daily Life Practice 57:43
Donald Rothberg
After a review of foundational, intermediate and advanced daily life practices, we focus on several central practices, working with intention, using the imagination, grounding in the body and taking difficulties as practice.
2014-04-16 Path of Service, Volunteer Dharma Talk 61:56
Donald Rothberg
This is a dharma talk that Donald gave for our volunteer sangha on the theme of "The Path of Service," which is also the theme that Spirit Rock staff are working with this year.
2014-04-23 Stories We Tell pt 1 of 2 2:53
Sylvia Boorstein
2014-04-23 Stories We Tell pt 2 of 2 51:29
Sylvia Boorstein
2014-04-30 Choose to Put Your Burdens Down 41:55
Sylvia Boorstein
2014-05-05 The 5 Precepts of Service 1:11:14
Frank Ostaseski
2014-05-05 The Five Precepts of Service 1:11:14
Frank Ostaseski
Precepts and guides for working with the dying...
2014-05-07 The Roots of Our Practice 1:The Burmese Teachers, Ledi Sayadaw and Mahasi Sayadaw and our Mindfulness Practice. 67:10
Donald Rothberg
Our core practice of mindfulness is based on Mahasi Sayadaw's technique of noting, starting with the breath and moving to all aspects of experiences. How did we receive this practice? We explore the fascinating history from the Buddha through the 19th and 20th Burma, to the West, where these techniques of mindfulness are influential in many settings.
Attached Files:
  • The Roots of Our Practice 1 by Donald Rothberg (PDF)
  • Mahasi Sayadaw, Satipatthana Vipassana Excerpt by Mahasi Sayadaw (PDF)
2014-05-12 Learning & Creativity With Ed Catmull & Phillip Moffitt 65:39
Phillip Moffitt
Ed Catmull of president of Pixar and Disney Studios, discusses with Phillip Moffitt working with creativity, intention and learning.
2014-05-21 Class I or II : Practicing the Path of Peace 48:15
Sylvia Boorstein
2014-05-26 Memorial Day & Tibetan Monks chanting 66:21
Jack Kornfield
2014-05-28 More of the Third Zen Patriarch 55:03
Sylvia Boorstein
2014-06-02 What changes us in Spiritual Life 61:32
Jack Kornfield
The long and winding road and how the unexpected offers profound teachings...
In collection: Introduction to Meditation
2014-06-04 The Roots of Our Practice 3 - The Thai Forest Tradition, I 67:09
Donald Rothberg
We explore briefly the history of Thai Buddhism, and thus focus especially on the lives, practice, and core teachings of Ajahn Mun and Ajahn Chah and the Thai "forest Tradition" more generally.
Attached Files:
  • Thai Roots by Donald Rothberg (PDF)
2014-06-09 Mindful Happiness 59:02
Sally Armstrong
2014-06-11 The Roots of Our Practice 4 - The Thai Forest Tradition 2 65:23
Donald Rothberg
We get to know in part through images, the teachers and practices of the Thai Forest Tradition and then focus on four aspects of their teaching.
Attached Files:
  • The Thai Forest Tradition 2 by Donald Rothberg (PDF)
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