Spirit Rock Meditation Center: dharma talks and meditation instruction

Donald Rothberg: Guided Meditation on Developing Concentration (Samadhi) 2 13.05.2026 44:31 ↓

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) We review at the beginning the basic instructions for cultivating concentration (samadhi), including attention to posture, a variety of possible areas of focus (with most attention given to the breath, including the technique of practicing with the "three-part breath"), and balancing "not too tight" and "not too loose." We also review the main challenges that can ar...

Tuere Sala: Body Sensations & Feeling Tones (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 12.05.2026 55:32 ↓

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Matthew Brensilver: Guided Meditation: Effort of Effortlessness (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 08.05.2026 44:47 ↓

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Kevin Griffin: Right View 08.05.2026 57:11 ↓

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Matthew Brensilver: Daily Life Practice, Love, and the World (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 07.05.2026 46:34 ↓

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Tuere Sala: Mudita (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 07.05.2026 43:16 ↓

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Grace Fisher: Beneath the Waves of Agitation 07.05.2026 1:03:09 ↓

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Matthew Brensilver: Guided Meditation: Equanimity as Love in the Face of Helplessness (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 06.05.2026 39:06 ↓

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Donald Rothberg: Talk and Discussion: Developing Concentration (Samadhi) 1 06.05.2026 1:00:54 ↓

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) In this overview about developing concentration (samadhi) in our practice, we examine (1) the nature of concentration (or samadhi), including the etymology of the term and how we often find a natural concentration in daily life; (2) its importance in our practice; (3) some ways to practice to develop concentration, and (4) five challenges of such practice and how to...

Donald Rothberg: Guided Meditation on Developing Concentration (Samadhi) 1 06.05.2026 47:28 ↓

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Full instructions are given at the beginning for cultivating concentration (samadhi), including attention to posture, a variety of possible areas of focus (with most attention given to the breath, including on the "three-part breath"), and balancing "not too tight" and "not too loose." Then we practice mostly in silence, with a brief discussion period at the end of...

Tuere Sala: Thoughts (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 06.05.2026 39:14 ↓

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Tuere Sala: Crossing the Floods (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 05.05.2026 49:46 ↓

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Matthew Brensilver: Guided Meditation: The Urgency of Feeling and Proliferation (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 05.05.2026 46:01 ↓

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Matthew Brensilver: Guided Meditation: Love in the Face of Suffering (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 03.05.2026 38:45 ↓

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Mushim Ikeda: Grounding AND Groundlessness 03.05.2026 1:27:50 ↓

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Tuere Sala: The Importance of Retreat (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 02.05.2026 50:06 ↓

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Matthew Brensilver: Guided Meditation: Letting Go into the Breath (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 02.05.2026 54:56 ↓

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Matthew Brensilver: The Why of Practice: Three Possible Answers (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 01.05.2026 42:27 ↓

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Tuere Sala: Metta (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 01.05.2026 41:42 ↓

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Grace Fisher: Viriya, Rest & Balance 30.04.2026 1:04:58 ↓

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

Eve Decker: Nourishing Joy 29.04.2026 44:48 ↓

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Dharma talk about how to nourish joy as a source of strength. (NOTE: Group discussion has been omitted.)

Anthony "T" Maes: Intimacy with the Dharma 26.04.2026 1:22:48 ↓

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Grace Fisher: The Song of Friendship 23.04.2026 1:03:33 ↓

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

Eve Decker: One Way to Work with Negative Judgments 22.04.2026 42:47 ↓

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Dharma Talk about the Majjhima Nikaya #20. (Group discussion has been omitted.)

Gullu Singh: What Do We Rely On in a World Like This? 20.04.2026 1:43:25 ↓

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) What do we rely on in a world like this? When everything feels marred by conflict and division, violence and chaos, the mind easily fixates on fear, confusion, loss of faith. But if we keep fixating, our lives begin to organize around those energies. Taking refuge is a way of interrupting that pattern. Refuge not as a belief statement, but more like a commitment or...