(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) This meditation is offered as a support to the situation in the Ukraine and the 1-year commemoration of the Atlanta shootings. Incorporating phrases from Soto Zen's Enmei Jukku Kannon Gyo chant resonate in our meditation. It's a chant used to ask for support from the Bodhisattva of Compassion Kannon/Kanzeon.
(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Hearing awakening poems from those that have traveled this path before us can be an inspirational support for practice. In this talk, poems from the Therigatha, Theragatha and from Matty Weingast are shared.
(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) By practicing with compassion we recognize that caring about suffering is a natural capacity that we all have. In this guided meditation we cultivate compassion for oneself and for others.
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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.