(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Practice highlighting the difference between momentary attention which connects with an object and a wider field of awareness which can know many objects at once.
(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Guided Meditation on the first three foundations of mindfulness: kayanupassana, vedananupassana, and cittanupassana. Emphasis on working skillfully with mind states and heart states.
(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Talk on how letting go leads to Emptiness. Many ways to talk about freedom: nonproliferation, absence of clinging, bare awareness, laying our burdens down.
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.