(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) In his teaching on The Four Wise Efforts, the Buddha taught us to maintain and increase wholesome states (kusala) when they arise. This talk explains how to make that a

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) This first day instructions guides students who are just starting out with their practice. We learn to find our meditation anchor and work with distraction.

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

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) How nature reveals the ephemeral, impermanent, interconnected nature of who we are.

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) We start by acknowledging the mass shooting in Texas that occurred yesterday, in the context of our practicing with fear, following up an earlier guided meditation and

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) How dukkha is a natural feature of life. When we learn to decondition reactivity, it becomes a gateway to freedom.

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Impermanence is the nature of things, in our practice we have the opportunity to see it and learn to dance with this fundamental aspect of our experience.

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

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) How the middle way of the Buddha can teach us to skillfully navigate emotions.