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Spirit Rock Meditation Center: dharma talks and meditation instruction

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The teachings of the Buddha (Dharma) and the practices of Insight Meditation (Vipassana) and loving-kindness meditation (metta) are at the heart of all the programs we offer at Spirit Rock. Practicing Insight Meditation develops mindfulness, the capacity to pay attention to each moment of life and to see clearly the truth of our experience. Studying the Dharma provides insights into the conditions that define and limit our experience of life. And cultivating an attitude of loving-kindness allows us to stay present to what's true and what's difficult in our lives with compassion for ourselves a...

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Mark Coleman: Open Awareness in Nature Meditation (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 28.05.2026 53:37

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Open Awareness in Nature Meditation

Heidi Bourne : Trusting the Fruits of your Practice 27.05.2026 1:32:02

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Includes meditation, select aspects of discussion and a dharma talk.

Donald Rothberg: Memorial Day and Dharma Practice 25.05.2026 1:05:27

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) After some personal stories from Donald about his father, who was a veteran, and about Donald’s experiences growing up at the time of the Vietnam war and being introduced to nonviolence, we explore the three main dimensions of our practice (training in ethics, meditation, and wisdom) related to the holiday. We focus on the ethical teachings about killing and nonviol...

Mark Coleman: Why Practice in Nature - Exploring the Four Foundations of Mindfulness in Nature (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 25.05.2026 57:23

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) This talk explores why one would practice meditation in Nature, even when conditions are difficult. Mark explores how the Four Foundations of Mindfulness are beautifully explored in Nature.

Gullu Singh: Right View as an Organizational Principle for Life 24.05.2026 1:25:10

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Right View is seeing in a way that aligns with reality. It is not a static belief or fixed opinion, but an ongoing, dynamic, experiential alignment with what is true. Right View brings the mind and heart into harmony, like a wheel properly set on its axle. With Right View comes clarity. We begin to see the distortions caused by clinging, greed, hatred, and delusion,...

Ayya Santacitta: Calling Forth That Which Wants to Emerge (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 22.05.2026 1:05:57

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Guided meditation on space and the SOS (Sound of Silence)

Ayya Santacitta: The Four-Faced Smile of Brahma & the SOS (Sound of Silence) (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 22.05.2026 1:02:54

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Reflection on the four brahma viharas followed by a guided meditation.

Ayya Santacitta: Listening to What You Belong To (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 21.05.2026 45:10

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Guided Meditation on the five elements & SOS (sound of silence).

Grace Fisher: May We Walk in Beauty & Joy 21.05.2026 1:03:06

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Begins with a 30m meditation and is immediately followed by a Dharma talk. (Group discussion has been omitted.)

James Baraz: What Does it Mean to Practice Community? James and Nina Raddy 21.05.2026 36:19

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) In this talk James introduces Nina Raddy, a member of our IMCB community, who shares from her own experience of community practice and helping build Community Village, a vibrant, peer-led meditation community for people in their 20s and 30s in the Bay Area. She'll explore how generosity, wholesome friendship, and simply showing up for one another can themselves beco...

Ayya Anandabodhi: Awakening Factors and the Sound of Silence (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 20.05.2026 45:27

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) A guided meditation of attending to the Sound of Silence within the framework of the Seven Awakening Factors. (This meditation practice begins with a period of guided standing meditation.)

Heidi Bourne : Pay it Forward, Suffer Better 20.05.2026 1:29:03

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Includes meditation, a dharma talk and a select group of questions & answers.

Francisco Morillo Gable: Spacious Stillness (Meditation) 20.05.2026 29:32