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Retreat Dharma Talks

Taking Refuge In What Is True

We spend much of our time planning for a future that never comes or dwelling on the past. The Buddha taught us how we can use each moment for waking up rather than staying caught in our thinking minds. Cultivating and relying on the Three Refuges, our lives take on greater depth and clarity. From this resourced place we start to recognize what to take up and what to give up ¬ and actually do it. We welcome you to join us in deepening our understanding of refuge in these challenging times. The framework of the Precepts, Noble Silence, chanting and simple ceremonies will provide a monastic container to hold and inspire us during this retreat.

2016-05-09 (7 days) Spirit Rock Meditation Center

  
2016-05-10 Refuge in Awareness 45:48
Ayya Anandabodhi
Morning reflection on developing awareness of changing states.
2016-05-10 Tuning the Instrument of the Body 58:58
Ayya Santacitta
Guided Meditation Day 2
2016-05-10 Applying the Practice 44:26
Ayya Anandabodhi
Evening reflection on how we need to apply the practice differently as our path progresses - and a reminder of how we can get caught by the hindrances, and how to get un-caught.
In collection: Developing Our Practice
2016-05-11 Taking Refuge in the Way Things Are. 41:03
Ayya Santacitta
Morning Instructions Day Two
2016-05-11 Guided Meditation on the Four Brahma Vihara 52:13
Ayya Anandabodhi
2016-05-11 The 3 Refuges as Support for Practice 37:59
Ayya Santacitta
2016-05-12 Ecology of the Heart 29:20
Ayya Anandabodhi
Dhamma Reflection
2016-05-13 Samadhi-A Pleasant Abiding Here and Now 39:24
Ayya Santacitta
2016-05-14 Stroking the Dog 41:27
Ayya Anandabodhi
Learning to train the mind.
2016-05-14 How to Cultivate Wisdom 31:55
Ayya Santacitta
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