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2019-11-27 Cultivating Generosity and Gratitude 63:40
Donald Rothberg
A day before Thanksgiving, we explore the central importance of cultivating generosity (dāna) and gratitude (kataññutā), and their interrelationship. The Buddha teaches (AN 2.11): "These two people are hard to find in the world. Which two? The one who is first to do a kindness, and the one who is grateful and thankful for a kindness done.” We look at a number of ways to practice to cultivate generosity and gratitude, and some of the nuances and complexities of such practices, including the importance of gratitude as a practice in difficult circumstances. Ultimately, these two practices teach us to rest more and more with a sense of interdependence and what Thich Nhat Hanh calls “interbeing.”
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2019-11-27 Cultivating Generosity and Gratitude 66:24
Donald Rothberg
A day before Thanksgiving, we explore the central importance of cultivating generosity (dāna) and gratitude (kataññutā), and their interrelationship. The Buddha teaches (AN 2.11): "These two people are hard to find in the world. Which two? The one who is first to do a kindness, and the one who is grateful and thankful for a kindness done.” We look at a number of ways to practice to cultivate generosity and gratitude, and some of the nuances and complexities of such practices, including the importance of gratitude as a practice in difficult circumstances. Ultimately, these two practices teach us to rest more and more with a sense of interdependence and what Thich Nhat Hanh calls “interbeing.”
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2019-11-23 Gratitude is not Politeness 19:05
Ayya Santacitta
San Francisco Insight (SFI)
Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery

2019-10-22 This Is The Happiness Of The Buddha 49:48
Kittisaro
Gratitude to the parents and Ajahn Chah.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge October 2019 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2019-09-21 Gratitude Body Scan (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 63:12
Christiane Wolf
Body Scan
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Finding Freedom in the Body

2019-09-05 Gladding The Mind 55:36
Winnie Nazarko
This talk discusses sources of non-sensual happiness including the wholesome state of gratitude. A guided gratitude reflection concludes this talk.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Freedom and Ease of Being: A Meditation Retreat for Our LGBTQAI Community

2019-07-14 13 guided meditation: dyad practice, exploring gratitude and mudita for oneself 23:56
Jill Shepherd
Working in pairs, contemplating gratitude for aspects of one's life, then a short written exercise exploring one's own good qualities
Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre Transforming Fear into Fearlessness

2019-07-14 11 guided meditation: body and heart-mind 15:23
Jill Shepherd
A short guided meditation attuning to the body and the heart-mind, noticing how we're relating to experience, and inclining in the direction of appreciation and gratitude
Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre Transforming Fear into Fearlessness

2019-06-09 14 guided meditation: mudita 21:59
Jill Shepherd
A short mudita meditation incorporating experiences of gratitude offered by the retreatants
Mariposa Sangha :  Befriending the mind

2019-05-15 Grateful for This Moment of Life (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 51:28
Eugene Cash
Gratitude arises as the 5th Brahma Vihara. It is a quality of heart ripened by our coming into harmony with the reality of life and death. As we waken to the truth that this is the only moment there is, we discover the magic, mystery and beauty of simply Being.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Maranasati: Contemplating Death, Awakening to Life

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