(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Exploring Right Intention relying on discourses 19 and 20 in the Middle Length Discourses and translating the components of Right Intention as kindness, gentleness and letting go.
(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Samma Samadhi - Ways of entry into samadhi - mindfulness immersed in the body, the Jhana Factors, and deepening meditative states.
(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Laying out the framework of Right Effort and Right Mindfulness, with a story about the hawk and the quail (Simile of the Quail).
(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) A guided meditation lightly touching on most of the 16 instructions of anapanasati.
51 min
About Spirit Rock Meditation Center: dharma talks and meditation instruction
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The teachings of the Buddha (Dharma) and the practices of Insight Meditation (Vipassana) and loving-kindness meditation (metta) are at the heart of all the programs we offer at Spirit Rock. Practicing…
Insight Meditation develops mindfulness, the capacity to pay attention to each moment of life and to see clearly the truth of our experience. Studying the Dharma provides insights into the conditions that define and limit our experience of life. And cultivating an attitude of loving-kindness allows us to stay present to what's true and what's difficult in our lives with compassion for ourselves and others. Ultimately, our relationship to life is transformed as we learn to live more wisely and kindly.