(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Key to all of our suffering and eventual freedom, mindfulness of vedanā disrupts our unconscious struggle to reject unpleasant experiences, crave pleasant experiences, and ignore neutral experiences. Since vedanā is a tone or aspect of every moment in the stream of our consciousness, it beocmes increasingly clear our agitation with life begins with reactivity to vedanā, and the training of a new kind of well being comes as we develop the ability to breath inside the stream with all three vedanās.

Tempel Smith: Vedanā: The 2nd Foundation of Mindfulness (Retreat at Spirit Rock)

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.

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Gullu Singh: Make a Vow to Pop the Bubble of Thought

Kevin Griffin: Investigation of States

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Begins with a 30m meditation (RAIN practice) and is followed by a Dharma talk. (Group discussion has been removed)

Eileen Spillane: Befriending Death To Live Your Best Life

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) We continue with the main ways of deepening practice identified in the talk from the week before, based on ways of deepening experienced in Donald's March four weeks of retreat. We go into more depth on each of the ten, inviting listeners to choose one or two ways of deepening for the next period of time. The talk is followed by discussion, and there's a downloadable pdf listing the ten ways of deepening practice (see below).

Donald Rothberg: Ten Ways of Deepening Practice

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Begins with a 30m meditation and is followed by a Dharma Talk

Tempel Smith: Vedanā: The 2nd Foundation of Mindfulness (Retreat at Spirit Rock)

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