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Mark Coleman's Dharma Talks
Mark Coleman
Mark Coleman has been engaged in meditation practice since 1981, primarily within the Insight meditation tradition. He has been teaching meditation retreats since 1997. His teaching is also influenced by his studies with Advaita Vedanta and Tibetan teachers in Asia and the West, and through his teacher training with Jack Kornfield. Mark primarily teaches at Spirit Rock Meditation Center in California, though he also teaches nationally, in Europe and India.
2010-07-05 Independence and Interdependence 56:52
What is the Buddha's teaching on interdependence that arises from practice & what is his teaching on the nature of reality. It is inter- dependent and inter-connected.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks
2010-06-24 Path of Kindness 59:07
How do the practices of mindfulness and metta (loving kindness) work together - and the important of bringing a kind loving presence to working with difficulties and pain.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Meditation and Yoga
2010-06-21 Light of Awareness 50:16
Using the metaphor of light as awareness, this talk weaves in poetry, and teachings of the Buddha to explore the role of mindfulness in the path of practice.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Meditation and Yoga
2010-06-07 The Poetry of the Path 55:30
Poetry and the dharma path.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks
2010-05-03 Freedom from suffering - The Buddha's 3rd Noble Truth 56:22
Understanding how mindful awareness supports acceptance, letting go and finding peace amidst all conditions.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks
2010-04-27 Awareness as Love 59:31
How do the practices of mindfulness, metta and compassion weave together and support our journey in wholeness, healing and the end of suffering. This talk also relates how these practices support the work of psychotherapists and healers.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Mindfulness Retreat for Therapists and Healing Professions
2010-04-12 Dancing With Desire 57:16
How to work with Desire. Understanding its bind of attachment, craving & aversion - using humor & awareness as supports for freeing ourselves from desires grip.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks
2010-03-29 Shining The Light On Suffering 59:51
The Buddha stressed the importance of "being a lamp unto ourself" and to know the truth of suffering - as a vehicle for understanding & liberating ourselves from inevitable challenges of life.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks
2010-03-01 Aloneness and Love 54:36
What is the relationship between love, attachment & aloneness. How does aloneness support us coming home to ourselves.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks
2010-02-22 Not Self & The Five Aggregates 56:39
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

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