Exploring impermanence and how it can be contemplated in a way that leads to the end of suffering rather than as a cause of anxiety. Part 1: Intro talk and opening meditation.

Walking meditation instructions.

Q & A

Exploring impermanence and how it can be contemplated in a way that leads to the end of suffering rather than as a cause of anxiety. Part 4: talk.

Impermanence and non-self

How do the three characteristics of existence - impermanence, unsatisfactoriness, and not self, apply to the teaching experience and how we hold that as a practice.

On the occasion of the last gathering and teaching in Spirit Rock's Community Meditation Hall-- a talk, reflections by those present, and a ritual.

This daylong includes general talks on the theme of cultivating equanimity into your dharma practice. In addition to the talks and discussion, I offer the following practices with instructions that can be used to incline the mind toward equanimity (edited to remove lengthy periods of silence during the guided meditations): Practice #1 - Seeing things as they are Practice #2 - Looking through the lens of impermanence Practice #3 - Looking through the lens of vedana (feeling tone; 2nd foundation of mindfulness) Practice #4 - Equanimity with Big Mind meditation Practice #5 - Equanimty using traditional Brahma Viharas phrases