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Sally Armstrong's Dharma Talks
Sally Armstrong
Sally Clough Armstrong began practicing vipassana meditation in India in 1981. She moved to the Bay Area in 1988, and worked at Spirit Rock until 1994 in a number of roles, including executive director. She began teaching in 1996, and is one of the guiding teachers of Spirit Rock's Dedicated Practitioner Program. Sally has always been inspired by the depth and the breadth of the Buddha’s teaching, as presented in the suttas of the Pali Canon, because the truth and power of the Buddha’s words still speak to us today. Her intention in teaching is to make these ancient texts and practices accessible and relevant to all levels of practitioner, from the very new to the dedicated meditator.
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2019-02-24 The Four Noble Truths 56:05
The Buddha taught the Four Noble Truths – the truths of suffering, the cause of suffering , the end of suffering and the path to the end of suffering – not as a philosophy, but as practices that we can use here and now to understand why we suffer and how to find release. Using this template to gain insight into our lives can bring a radical shift to the way we relate to our experience.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Monthlong
2023-01-29 An Overview of Practice on a Long Retreat (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 54:51
This talk offers a big picture view of all of the different supports, practices and intentions that are helpful during long retreat practice.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Insight Meditation One Month Retreat
2022-09-29 Waking up from delusion 54:21
We often hear about and experience the suffering caused by greed and aversion, yet delusion, the third of the kilesas, or torments of mind, is in some ways a more fundamental cause of suffering because if we weren’t deluded, we wouldn’t believe that by grasping or pushing away we could avoid suffering. The challenge with delusion is its very definition is that we do
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 1
2022-10-04 Morning Q&A 14:10
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 1
2022-09-22 The Judging mind 59:57
Many of us have a tendency to be critical and judgmental of ourselves and others. In meditation, this habit can seem quite strong and can create a lot of suffering. But mindfulness is a wonderful tool to enable us to see these thoughts for what they are, so we can begin to bring wisdom and understanding to them. The good news is, like any conditioned habit, we can learn to decondition this pattern.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 1
2022-09-15 Samma Sati 60:38
What is mindfulness, and what was the Buddha talking about when he encouraged us to practice it? Right mindfulness, or Samma Sati, develops wisdom and understanding, decreasing unwholesome states of mind, and increasing wholesomeness.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 1
2022-06-10 Mindfulness of breathing: review 50:34
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge June 2022
2022-06-02 Introduction to Mindfulness of Breathing 55:43
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge June 2022
2021-02-09 Practicing with Vedana or feeling tone 46:50
Every experience has the quality of being pleasant, unpleasant, or neutral. When we can bring mindfulness to this aspect of the experience, we have the potential of not falling into greed, aversion, or delusion.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Insight Meditation Retreat: A Retreat for Experienced Students with James Baraz, Sally Armstrong, Kamala Masters, Andrea Fella, Dawn Scott, Bob Stahl, PhD, Louije Kim and Martha "Rasika" Link
2021-02-06 Metta for the neutral person 42:49
Developing metta for the neutral person, someone we don't know very well
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Insight Meditation Retreat: A Retreat for Experienced Students with James Baraz, Sally Armstrong, Kamala Masters, Andrea Fella, Dawn Scott, Bob Stahl, PhD, Louije Kim and Martha "Rasika" Link

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