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.

Latest episodes of the podcast Spirit Rock Meditation Center: dharma talks and meditation instruction

• Pawan Bareja: Interconnection and Ancestors
• Sylvia Boorstein: Dharma Talk (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
• Grace Fisher: The Things We Carry
• Donald Rothberg: The Nature of Awakening and the Path to Awakening
• Donald Rothberg: Guided Meditation: Identifying Some of the Ways that We Construct Experience
• Phillip Moffitt: Utilizing the four noble truths for how you relate to your life
• Phillip Moffitt: Being available leads to choice and how we relate to our experience
• Grace Fisher: Building the Home of Tomorrow
• John Martin: The Heart of Generosity
• Devon Hase: Mindfulness of Citta: Third Foundation
• Devon Hase: How to Work with the Hindrances
• Devon Hase: Metta for the Body
• Donald Rothberg: Talk: Practicing at the Winter Solstice: Embracing the Dark, Inviting the Light
• Donald Rothberg: Practicing at the Winter Solstice: Guided Meditation
• Isabelle Frenette, Mei Elliott, Nikki Mirghafori, Rachel Lewis, Tuere Sala: Closing Session (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
• Mei Elliott: Guided Mudita: Easy Being and Self (Retreat at Spirit Rock)