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Retreat Dharma Talks
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Monday and Wednesday Talks
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| Regular weekly talks given at the lower Spirit Rock meditation hall |
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Spirit Rock Meditation Center
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2009-06-17
Practicing with Anger, pt II
59:58
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Donald Rothberg
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We review and fill out some of the themes from part I, why it is important and yet often confusing to work with anger; and several guidelines and tools (mindfulness, reflection, heart practices) for practicing with anger individually. We add an overview of how to practice with anger in relational an social contexts with others, focusing especially on skillful speech.
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2009-07-06
Staying In Wonder
54:48
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Wes Nisker
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Rhythms, cycles, spiral dances of thought, non-thought
Evolving magic of awareness and breath... the universe being aware of its self... of self
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2009-07-15
Renunciation
47:52
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Sylvia Boorstein
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Patience and Wisdom as part of our continuing exploration of the Path of Sila, Morality, and one of the main components of the overall path to wisdom.
Next week's class will continue and the weeks following will complete the Paramita sequence.
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2009-07-29
The 8 Worldly Winds, I
59:06
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Donald Rothberg
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An examination of how we practice with pleasure and pain, gain and loss, fame and disrepute, praise and blame; with stories referring to Buddha's teaching + discussion.
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2009-08-05
Practicing with the Eight Worldly Winds, pt 2
58:33
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Donald Rothberg
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We continue to explore 1) being mindful when a wind is present; 2) the nature of the winds; 3) responding skilfully.
We add an emphasis on resting in what is deeper and examine several issues that arise in practicing with the winds
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2009-08-10
Intersecting Realities
58:10
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James Baraz
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We are each the star of our own movie. Practice invites us to honor every member of the cast of characters in our life, remembering that they have their own reality. And through it all we can wake up from the dream.
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2009-09-23
Work and Service as a Path of Practice, II Aspects of the Path
56:36
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Donald Rothberg
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We continue to look at work and service as a path, naming some key aspects of this path: 1. general intention that our work and service be practice for ourselves and others, 2.connecting inner and outer practice, 3. identifying core challenges and "obstacles", 4.developing awakened qualities and 5. establishing community support for this path.
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2009-09-30
Service and Work as Practice III: The Centrality of Intention
58:16
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Donald Rothberg
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In the context of previous talks, we explore intention practice in three ways: 1.) understanding the importance of intention in our practice and in life 2.) cultivating intention as aspiration- being in touch with deeper intentions, and 3.) working with intentions moment to moment and in specific activities.
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2009-10-12
Buddha Nature
44:49
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Nina Wise
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On remembering who we are... On forgetting who we are... On knowing what we don't know we know...
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