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The greatest gift is the
gift of the teachings
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Retreat Dharma Talks
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March Insight 1 Month Retreat
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| An extended period of retreat offers the rare opportunity for sustained and dedicated practice. This retreat emphasizes quieting the mind, opening the heart, and developing profound clarity and depth of insight practice. Instruction will follow the traditional four foundations of mindfulness, combined with training in lovingkindness and compassion, through a daily schedule of silent sitting, walking, dharma talks and interview |
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2015-02-28 (29 days)
Spirit Rock Meditation Center
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2015-03-09
Compassion: Cultivation and Fruition
64:12
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Heather Sundberg
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This talk explores Compassion through the following aspects:
Cultivation Aspects: How to Practice and the Near Misses
Wisdom Aspects: The Three Characteristics (change, suffering, not self)
Fruition Aspects: Stories from ancient and modern meditators and activists
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2015-03-10
Marks of Existence
57:27
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John Travis
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After a 'laugh out loud' introductory teaching, the talk deeply explores the Three Characteristics of change, suffering, and not self; and the Three Subtle Characteristics of emptiness, suchness, and 'not there with the object'.
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2015-03-11
What is Going On?
53:38
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Mary Grace Orr
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Exploring the Fourth Foundation of Mindfulness, in particular the aggregates. What is this event I call "me".
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2015-03-12
Cultivating Concentration (Samadhi)
59:45
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Donald Rothberg
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An overview of (1) the nature and importance of concentration in our practice; (2) some suggestions on how to strengthen concentration; (3) some of the challenges of cultivating concentration, including striving, spiritual bypassing, and attachment to states of concentration; and, briefly, (4) the relationship of concentration and insight practice.
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2015-03-13
The Noble Truths
61:04
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Heather Sundberg
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This talk on the Noble Truths includes the 3 types of dukkha, the 3 types of craving, and the multiple doorways into cessation.
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2015-03-14
Sharing the Happiness of Others
46:48
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Winnie Nazarko
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The practice of cultivating mudita (empathetic joy) helps us share in the happiness and well-being of others. It counteracts envy, jealousy and the tendency to compare self to others. This moves us away from resentment and feelings of scarcity towards gratitude and generosity.
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2015-03-16
Staying in Your Seat
40:34
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John Travis
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One seat in the center of the room - the windows of the sense doors - the door of the mind. "Your only job is to stay in your seat." Ajahn Chah
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2015-03-17
Equanimity
56:52
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Donald Rothberg
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With poems, stories, haikus, and teachings, we explore the nature of equanimity, how to practice to cultivate equanimity, and some of the challenges of in our development of equanimity.
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2015-03-18
How Practice Creates Happiness
52:50
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Winnie Nazarko
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Buddhism describes conditioned experience as being dukkha (unsatisfying/suffering) in the First Noble Truth. Yet practice leads to happiness - how does this paradox resolve? This talk describes how happiness arises in/through the Eightfold Path of practice.
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2015-03-19
Mindfulness, Great Mindfulness, Wisdom and Release
60:46
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Heather Sundberg
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In this talk Heather shares some of her personal connection with the Thai Forest Tradition, followed by offering a map of practice from the tradition.
Sati (Mindfulness) - MahaSati (Pure Awareness) - SatiPanna (Mindfulness- Wisdom) - PannaVimudhi (Wisdom Leading to Release).
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