Donate  |   Contact


The greatest gift is the
gift of the teachings
 
Retreat Dharma Talks

BIPOC Voices - Series

2020-01-01 (4750 days) Spirit Rock Meditation Center

  
2023-07-23 Activism is Love 65:27  RO Talk is visible to Retreants Only
Pawan Bareja
2023-07-30 Self-Compassion 45:51
Jeff Haozous
2023-08-06 What is Success on the Spiritual Path 58:34
Kaira Jewel Lingo
2023-08-13 Jay-Z, UFOs, and Samsara 69:38  VT Venue Teacher
Nico Cary
2023-08-20 Meeting the Unexpected 59:21
Nikki Mirghafori
2023-09-03 Grief, Refuge, and Liberation 62:36
Kate Johnson
2023-09-10 How the Engaged 4 Noble Truths Supports Us to Heal from Harm 58:47  VT Venue Teacher
Rev. Keiryu Lien Shutt
2023-09-17 Mastering the Madness of Mind 62:23  VT Venue Teacher
Thomas Davis
2023-09-24 On Truth 66:40  RO Talk is visible to Retreants Only
Tara Mulay
2023-10-01 Reflections on the Sangha-Sourced Topics of Hyper Vigilance, the Self Critic, Letting Go, Resentments, Forgiveness, and Not-Self 59:40
Gullu Singh
2023-10-08 Disenchantment from Experience 1:12:52
Louije Kim
2023-10-15 Mindfulness of the 4 Elements and Dance-as-Meditation 62:59  VT Venue Teacher
Jonathan Relucio
2023-11-05 Facts & Truths to Remember: the 5 Recollections 51:00
Devin Berry
2023-11-12 Practice in Difficult Times 52:36
Tuere Sala
2023-11-26 Looking at Practice From a Wider Perspective 53:36
Tuere Sala
2024-01-14 The Dharma of Martin Luther King Jr. 1:16:26
Nikki Mirghafori
2024-01-21 Letting Go with Forgiveness 1:11:44
Pawan Bareja
2024-02-11 Mindfulness Is the Power to Choose 1:11:03
Mushim Ikeda
2024-02-18 Applying the Four Noble Truths to Suffering 63:24
Tuere Sala
2024-03-10 The Power of Intention 1:23:26
Amana Brembry Johnson
2024-03-17 The Four Sights 58:20  VT Venue Teacher
Valerie Mason-John (Vimalasara)
2024-03-24 Self Love 64:37
Pawan Bareja
2024-03-31 No Shame in Suffering 63:09
Nolitha Tsengiwe
2024-04-14 Make a Vow to Pop the Bubble of Thought 1:26:35
Gullu Singh
2024-04-21 Reflections from My March Monthlong Retreat 1:13:38  VT Venue Teacher
Jonathan Relucio
To view video referenced in the Dharma talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKucPh9xHtM
2024-04-28 Questions, Comments and Reflections 1:13:04
Tuere Sala
Begins with meditation, followed by insights and wisdom in relation to participants inquiries
2024-05-05 Bad Knees, Aging, and the Second Noble Truth 1:12:33  VT Venue Teacher
Nico Cary
2024-05-12 Self-care 69:15
Pawan Bareja
2024-05-19 The Importance of Practicing with the 5 Aggregates 1:14:17
Tuere Sala
2024-05-26 Aimlessness: the Third Door of Liberation 1:10:25
Kaira Jewel Lingo
2024-06-02 "How Happily We Live": Dharma Ease in Uneasy Times for BIPOC 1:18:08
Mushim Ikeda
2024-06-09 Compassion : A Hidden Virtue of The Artist 1:11:08  VT Venue Teacher
Thomas Davis
Meditation followed by dharma talk
2024-06-16 Touching the Earth 63:20  VT Venue Teacher
Patrick Brown
2024-06-23 Curious and Creative: Mindfulness Meditation Is Investigation 67:49
Mushim Ikeda
2024-07-07 The Elephant in the Room 1:15:21  VT Venue Teacher
Thomas Davis
2024-07-14 The True Refuge: Remembering The Truth in Dark Times 69:06
Spring Washam
2024-08-11 Authenticity as Container, Content, and Context 67:07  VT Venue Teacher
Rev. Liên Shutt
2024-10-06 The Sallata Sutta: the Buddha’s Teaching of the Second Arrow 1:14:47
Gullu Singh
2024-10-13 Interdependence: Our roots, Our nourishment 49:03
Pawan Bareja
2024-10-20 “How I Long for Peace” 61:59
Mushim Ikeda
2024-11-03 Opening to the Sacred in Challenging Times 69:02
Dawn Mauricio
2024-11-24 Forget what you know 1:15:38
Ofosu Jones-Quartey
2024-12-01 Finding True Refuge in the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha 54:03
Gullu Singh
2024-12-09 Rooted in Our Ancestors 69:44
Pawan Bareja
2024-12-15 Reflections on the Teachings of An Auspicious Day 67:06  RO Talk is visible to Retreants Only
Louije Kim
2025-02-02 We’re Still Here: “Black folks”, joy and liberation 48:31  RO Talk is visible to Retreants Only
Devin Berry
Black History month reflections Inspired by the song Black Folks by Tank and the Bangas, weaves the Buddha’s teachings with Black history, resilience, interbeing, and the Third Noble Truth.
2025-02-09 When the Buddha was Afraid: The Attadanda Sutta 64:53
Gullu Singh
2025-02-23 Wise Attention in a World of Distraction 66:42  VT Venue Teacher
Gina LaRoche
2025-03-02 On the 2nd Noble Truth: Cultivating Practices that Lead to the End of Suffering 42:30  VT Venue Teacher
Fernmarie Rodriguez
2025-03-09 Shifting to Right View 61:45
Louije Kim
Creative Commons License