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Devon Hase's Dharma Talks
Devon Hase
devon hase loves long retreats. Cumulatively, she’s spent four years in silent practice in the Insight and Vajrayana traditions. Since discovering meditation in 2000, she has put dharma and community at the center of her life: she spent a decade bringing mindfulness to high school and college classrooms and now teaches at the Insight Meditation Society, Spirit Rock, and other centers around the world. She enjoys supporting practitioners with personal mentoring, and her friendly, conversational approach centers relational practice and the natural world. Along with her life partner nico, devon co-authored How Not to Be a Hot Mess: A Buddhist Survival Guide for Modern Life. She continues to spend a good part of the time in wilderness retreat in Oregon, Massachusetts, and elsewhere. For more, visit devonandnicohase.com
2022-12-31 An Appropriate Response (New Year's Eve Talk) (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 60:00
Dharma talk about Equanimity (tatramajjatata), Wise View (samma ditthi), and the teachings for a whole lifetime.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center New Year's Insight Meditation Retreat
2022-12-30 Guided Meditation on Vedana (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 56:13
A short talk and guided practice working with feeling tone.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center New Year's Insight Meditation Retreat
2022-12-22 Choiceless Awareness and Big Sky Meditation (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 34:53
A short overview of Satipatthana practice including choiceless awareness, followed by a guided big mind meditation with singing bowls.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Insight Meditation Winter Solstice Retreat: Embracing the Dark, Inviting the Light
2022-12-21 Guided Meditation (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 32:03
Short talk explaining the four Brahma Viharas with images and similes, followed by a guided compassion practice for a suffering being and oneself.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Insight Meditation Winter Solstice Retreat: Embracing the Dark, Inviting the Light
2022-12-20 Mindfulness of Thoughts and Emotions (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 59:58
Short talk and guided meditation, including RAINN
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Insight Meditation Winter Solstice Retreat: Embracing the Dark, Inviting the Light
2022-12-19 Fear and Courage on the Path 46:10
Reflections on working with difficult emotions, including fear. Stories and poems too!
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Insight Meditation Winter Solstice Retreat: Embracing the Dark, Inviting the Light
2022-12-18 Nivaranas Dharmette (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 47:37
Short talk and guided meditation on working with the hindrances (nivaranas)
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Insight Meditation Winter Solstice Retreat: Embracing the Dark, Inviting the Light
2022-10-13 Equanimity (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 46:19
Reflections and guided practice on equanimity, including images and phrases
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Fall Insight Meditation Retreat
2022-10-13 Big Mind Meditation (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 52:34
A guided practice on open awareness and the nature of the mind.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Fall Insight Meditation Retreat
2022-10-10 Spiritual Urgency and Love: Reflections on ardor, energy, and the wisdom that knows what to do (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 48:13
A talk about samvega and sampajanna, and the healthy desire that leads to practical and magical wisdom on the path.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Fall Insight Meditation Retreat

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