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Retreat Dharma Talks
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Monday and Wednesday Talks
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Spirit Rock Meditation Center
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2015-01-07
Race, Racism, and Spiritual Practice 2
1:10:25
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Donald Rothberg
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We continue to explore race and racism and how we respond to these through our practice. We focus on (1) the challenges of responding to collective suffering, (2) exploring the ignorance related to race and social conditioning on many levels, and (3) working with the various emotions and thoughts that arise in exploring race and racism.
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2015-01-21
The Thinning of the Self
63:55
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Donald Rothberg
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Insight into "not-self" (anatta) is one of the core aspects of wisdom. After briefly reviewing some of the challenges of understanding anatta, we look at four practical ways to explore anatta, through focusing on 1) everyday and meditative experiences of "flow", 2) studying the "thick" or strong sense of self when it appears, 3) practicing in other ways to "thin" the self, and 4) opening to awareness without a sense of self or identification with the contents of experience.
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2015-02-11
Thinning of the Self 2
62:09
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Donald Rothberg
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We look in more depth at two more ways to "thin" the self, to explore anath:
1. cultivating of "flow" and
2. examining several ways that there is a "thick" sense of self
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2015-02-18
Thinning of the Self 3
67:32
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Donald Rothberg
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After a brief review of the last two talks - on the general theme of "not-self" and two ways of practicing (opening to the flow of experience, examining the "thick" self) we look at further ways of practicing including being aware of the particular constituents without adding "my" and "mine"; cultivating heart practices such as lovingkindness, compassion, forgiveness and empathy and opening to a "pure awareness" what has been called in the Thai Forest tradition, the "primal" or "radiant" mind.
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2015-04-01
Taking Everything as Learning pt 1
44:50
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Donald Rothberg
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As our practice matures, we increasingly intend, and have the capacity to take whatever arises in our lives as part of our practice. We explore what makes this intention hard to implement and what supports taking everything as part of a learning process.
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2015-04-01
Taking Everything as Learning pt2
15:12
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Donald Rothberg
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As our practice matures, we increasingly intend, and have the capacity to take whatever arises in our lives as part of our practice. We explore what makes this intention hard to implement and what supports taking everything as part of a learning process.
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2015-04-08
Taking Everything as Learning 2
60:14
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Donald Rothberg
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After a review of some of main themes related to taking everything as learning, we look especially at what qualities and practices support taking everything as learning. Including mindfulness, equanimity, confidence and faith, heart practices, setting intentions and using the imagination to stay open to possibilities.
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