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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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2012-08-15 Morning Instructions Day Two 54:55
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Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Concentration Retreat
2012-07-11 Metta, Equanimity and Concentration 53:08
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The metta practice is powerful because it works on all aspects of our being. But when it is suffused with equanimity and deepened by concentration, it can really transform our hearts and minds.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Metta Retreat
2012-07-07 Deepening Kindness 56:23
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Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Metta Retreat
2012-06-20 3 Characteristics of All Existence 51:36
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Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center :  Awareness and Wisdom: An Insight Meditation Retreat
2012-06-17 What is Right Mindfulness? 55:37
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Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center :  Awareness and Wisdom: An Insight Meditation Retreat
2012-03-22 Wisdom and Intention 57:04
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The first factor of the Eight fold Path is wise understanding. As we see more clearly the nature of reality, the natural response is compassion and letting go tenderly.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Insight Meditation Retreat for Scientists and Educators
2012-03-18 Metta Instructions - Self and Benefactor 56:45
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Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Insight Meditation Retreat for Scientists and Educators
2012-02-24 Transcendent Dependent Arising: The Path to Freedom 58:55
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This powerful teaching form the Upanisa Sutta shows us how suffering when understood with wisdom leads to faith and is the beginning of a natural unfolding of beautiful qualities of the heart which provide the foundation for the mind to turn to awakening.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Insight Meditation Retreat, February Month long
2012-02-18 The Four Noble Truths 58:06
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Richard Gombrich, a Buddhist scholar, called the Buddha a brilliant and original thinker on the level of Plato and Aristotle. But the Buddha wasn't interested in just speculative philosophy, but to understand why we suffer, and how to find freedom. The Four Noble Truths is his direct teaching on just that.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Insight Meditation Retreat, February Month long
2012-02-12 Bringing Kindness and Wisdom to the Judging Mind 58:21
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The habit of judging; ourselves and others can be a huge source of suffering. Exploring the conditioned nature of this tendency of mind can lead to greater happiness and freedom.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Insight Meditation Retreat, February Month long

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