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Spirit Rock Menu About Who We Are Jack Kornfield Mission & Vision Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion History & Lineage Land Acknowledgement Our Community Teachers Board Staff Volunteer Career Openings Giving Stewardship Circle Sure Heart Sangha Legacy Circle Plan Your Visit Contact Us This Mettā May Radiate Lovingkindness Your generosity allows us to keep our doors wide open so all who want to practice here can Give Today Practice Programs Drop-In Groups Retreats Class Series Family Programs Trainings Dharma Library New Meditations Talks Articles Practice Guides New New to Spirit Rock Dharma Institute New On-Demand Courses Resources The Practice of Retreat Preparing for Your Retreat Retreat FAQ Continuing Ed. Credits Explore Our New Dharma Library Guided meditations, Dharma talks, self-paced courses, articles, recipes and more. Browse Calendar Donate Quiet your mind. Open your heart. See your life in a new way. On the land, online, or on-demand, Spirit Rock supports you at every stage of your path to grow a vibrant, nourishing spiritual life. Join us to practice Insight Meditation, Dharma teachings, and mindfulness in a diverse, inclusive community dedicated to the liberation of all beings. Explore Spirit Rock Through practice, we can learn to make our own hearts a place of peace and integrity. With a quiet mind and an open heart we can sense the reality of interdependence. Inner and outer are not separate. Once we see this clearly, we can extend the same principles of love and mindfulness to every area. Jack Kornfield, Spirit Rock Founder Radiate Lovingkindness This Mettā May Support Spirit Rock’s transformative programs with a gift this Mettā May. Donate Today Practice Guides Dive into the teachings of the Buddha and get to know Spirit Rock with our new Practice Guides, with free talks and meditations from Spirit Rock teachers to help you start, restart, sustain, and deepen your practice. Discover Begin your journey here Practice Learn about the path and live it Deepen Find your path of liberation New to Spirit Rock? If you’re new to Spirit Rock, or returning after some time, start here to learn about our practice, tradition, and community, including selected talks from some of our most beloved teachers. Explore What is Insight Meditation? Develop a new practice of meditation and mindfulness, or refresh yourself on the basics. This guide lays out the fundamental teachings of the Buddha, with tools and techniques to cultivate compassion, learn meditation, and strengthen mindfulness. Dive In Deepening on the Path Integrate wisdom and lovingkindness into all aspects of your life. As your practice unfolds, you’ll find here a rich foundation for engaged exploration and integration of the Dharma. Let our experienced teachers guide you further down the path to inner freedom and personal healing. Go Deep Drop-in Groups Explore weekly ongoing meditation groups and programs for beginning to experienced practitioners, including affinity groups for BIPOC , LGBTQIA+ , women , and those in recovery . All drop-in groups are donation-based (by dāna ), and meet online, with select Monday Night gatherings taking place on the Spirit Rock land. Monday Night Meditation & Talk Mondays | 7:15 pm - 9:15 pm For over 35 years, the Monday Night sitting group at Spirit Rock has been a welcoming refuge to gather, hear the teachings of the Buddha, and practice Insight Meditation together as a community. The program includes a 30-40 min guided meditation, a short break, and a Dharma talk. Upcoming: May 13: Mark Coleman Wednesday Morning Meditation & Talk Wednesdays | 10 am - 12 pm Our Wednesday Morning Meditation & Talk is led by Sylvia Boorstein, Donald Rothberg, Heidi Bourne, or other guest teachers. This group welcomes beginners and experienced practitioners to explore the Dharma. Upcoming: May 15: Donald Rothberg Rainbow Saṅgha Wednesdays | 6 pm – 7:30 pm Our Rainbow Saṅgha is a weekly gathering of self-identified practitioners within marginalized gender and sexuality groups such as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, two-spirit, and gender non-conforming. Upcoming: May 15: Patrick Brown Thursday Morning Women’s Group Thursdays | 10 am - 12 pm This drop-in group offers self-identified women a place to come together in community to share our wisdom and strengthen our sense of belonging in the world. Beginners and experienced meditators are welcome. Upcoming: May 16: Grace Fisher BIPOC Voices: Weekly Sunday Saṅgha Sundays | 9:00am - 10:30 am The Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) Saṅgha is a weekly gathering of self-identified BIPOC practitioners that provides a safe place to meditate and explore the Dharma in light of our experiences. Beginners and experienced meditators are welcome. Upcoming: May 12: Pawan Bareja Dharma and Recovery Group 2nd Friday per Month | 7:15 pm - 9:15 pm Our Dharma & Recovery group explores the intersection of recovery with Buddhist teachings and practices. We welcome all people who identify with any of the full range of addictions, from substances to behaviors, as well as habitual thought and emotional patterns. Beginners and experienced meditators are welcome. Upcoming: Jun 14: Kevin Griffin Learn More About Our Drop-In Groups Dharma Training Programs Our Dharma Training Programs offer in-depth study of the teachings and practices of the Buddha and the Insight Meditation lineage, professional trainings, and continuing education, both online and on our campus. Learn More Dharma Library Supporting practitioners worldwide, our new online Dharma Library offers meditations, talks, audio, video, articles, courses, and more from our 30-year archive of teachings, as well as newly-recorded material designed specifically for self-paced study and practice. Featured On-Demand Courses Embodying Mettā: Somatic Approaches to Lovingkindness Dawn Mauricio Explore the various doorways into cultivating mettā, and the spectrum in which it can come alive in our daily lives. Essential Buddhist Teachings Mark Coleman Deepen your understanding through a detailed introduction to the Buddha’s teachings and the practices of Insight Meditation. Picks from the Library Talks September 24, 2021 | 26 min. Bringing Tenderness to the Hindrances Leslie Booker When any of the hindrances arise, the invitation is to bring a sense of tenderness—some nourishment, some kindness when we see these arise in our experience. We’re falling into the flow to see how we can move with this, how we can allow it to be a portal of wisdom. Meditations March 30, 2017 | 32 min. Morning Instructions: Vedanā (feeling tone) Will Kabat-Zinn Practice mindfulness of feeling tone (vedanā), building on the basic instructions of mindfulness of body and breath. Meditations September 17, 2019 | 40 min. Guided Mettā: You Got Love Coming Vinny Ferraro Weave together mettā (lovingkindness) for self and others in a heartfelt meditation practice. Articles October 22, 2018 Sīla, Samādhi, Pañña Matthew Brensilver The Eightfold Path is broken down into three baskets. There’s ethical conduct (sīla), samādhi, or mind training, and then the wisdom basket, pañña. I want to speak about about sīla, samādhi, and pañña both as how they are supported by love and how they grow love. Explore the Dharma Library Radiate Lovingkindness Support Spirit Rock as a refuge for wisdom and lovingkindness this Mettā May. 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