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2024-12-05 Maybe it's Not Metta! Using Equanimity + Compassion to work with Difficult Folks (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 43:29
Leslie Booker
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The goal of offering metta for a difficult person, is not to change their behavior, but to make sure our hearts don't get colonized by the 3 poisons of greed, hatred and delusion. And for many of us, it's not Metta that is the gateway, but equanimity and compassion. After a 15 minute silent meditation, Booker sings Loosen by Ally Halpert as a lullaby.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  In the Presence of Love: A Mettā & Qigong Retreat

2024-12-05 Metta as Refuge (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 48:27
Leslie Booker
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A response to where we are in this time in our history when everything might seem a bit topsy turvy and upside down. The political commentator Melissa Harris Perry refers to this kind of confusion as trying to stand up straight in a crooked room. Many of us have been secluding, isolating, putting up walls as armour, as protection - in order to not feel the full catastrophe. Many of us are here because we’re ready to lay that armour down, to engage with life and be alive again. And so this afternoons reflections will be on how we can rest in Metta as refuge.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  In the Presence of Love: A Mettā & Qigong Retreat

2024-12-04 Meditation: Relaxing Back into Full Presence 23:24
Tara Brach
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This guided practice begins with a conscious breath that relaxes the body and mind, and then a body scan to awaken to the aliveness of the present moment. We then open into the natural awareness that includes the changing flow of sounds, feelings and sensations, and practice “relaxing back” when the mind gets lost in thought.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC

2024-12-04 A Heart that is Ready for Anything – The Gateway of Equanimity – Part I 45:01
Tara Brach
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In a world where the pace and magnitude of change is beyond anything ever experienced by humans, we are being called to cultivate the qualities of calm, inner balance and a steady, wise heart. These two talks look at the conditioning that fuels our emotional reactivity, and the practices that cultivate equanimity, resilience and a full, openhearted presence. We dedicate to these practices for the sake of our own freedom, and the wellbeing of all beings.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC

2024-12-04 'I Don't Know' Is a Powerful Point of Departure 53:06
Ayya Santacitta
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Short Reflection & Guided Meditation | Earthworm Practice for the Anthropocene II | Online Wednesday-Mornings.
Aloka Earth Room

2024-12-04 Vedana - Morning Instructions (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 42:56
Leslie Booker
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Vedana, the second foundation of mindfulness, is our simplest response to an experience; a raw effect of an emotion.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  In the Presence of Love: A Mettā & Qigong Retreat

2024-12-04 Morning Reflection: The Attitude of Lovingkindness 14:38
Mark Nunberg
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Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  December 2024

2024-12-03 Love + Compassion in the Midst of Dominance (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 57:39
Leslie Booker
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"In this particular flavor of global divisiveness, We need options of how to hold all that feels too big for us. And with these practices of the heart, we are given the opportunity to not succumb to hatred and ill - will. And so what I know to offer in difficult times, is love, in the midst of fear, in the midst of dominance "
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  In the Presence of Love: A Mettā & Qigong Retreat

2024-12-03 Morning Reflection: It Matters What the Mind Attends To 11:12
Mark Nunberg
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Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  December 2024

2024-12-02 "Karma: How Intentional Actions Shape Habits, Character, and Destiny" 1:20:08
Nikki Mirghafori
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Includes meditation & dharma talk. (Group discussion has been removed).
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Monday and Wednesday Talks

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