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The greatest gift is the
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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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2012-03-26
The Path of Joy, Part 2
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Mark Coleman
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What is the quality of awareness that facilitates a joyful presence and attitude toward experience that allows us to know the peace beyond the changing conditions of life?
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2012-04-16
The Art of Mindfulness
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Mark Coleman
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What did the Buddha actually teach about mindfulness? How does it differ from a simple attention? This talk explores mindfulness in the context of the Buddhist Path and it leading from pain to peace.
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2012-04-18
The Journey
58:06
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Donald Rothberg
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We explore the metaphor of the "spiritual journey" to help illuminate phases of our practice, using three reference points: 1. Mary Oliver's poem, "The Journey" 2. The journey of the Buddha and 3. Our own individual journeys.
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2012-04-30
Misconceptions of Awakening
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Mark Coleman
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The mind makes many ideas, views & misconceptions about the process of waking up - this talk points to the importance of understanding that awakening is a process, not a state...
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2012-05-02
Becoming Bodhisattvas
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Donald Rothberg
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In the context of a unit to Occupy Oakland, reflections on the importance for our times of developing our lives to connect inner and outer transformation, and of the inspiration to be bodhisattvas.
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