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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.
2010-02-11 The Nuts And Bolts Of Compassion Practice. 69:12
A short talk on compassion practice, a guided compassion meditation and a discussion about the practice. Questions and answers.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Metta (Lovingkindness) Retreat
2010-02-09 Transforming Hindrances Through Love 64:37
This talk explores the unity of mindfulness and metta and how we work with obstacles to meditation that arise doing metta (loving Kindness) practice.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Metta (Lovingkindness) Retreat
2010-02-01 Understanding The "Self" 53:37
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks
2010-01-31 Understanding the Teachings of Not-Self (Anatta) 69:30
The Buddha gave many teachings to explore how self-identity and attachment to self arise through identification with the five skandas/aggregates (body, feelings, perceptions, mental processes and consciousness). this talk explores this theme and how to work with the "selfing" process.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center
2010-01-18 Compassion, Martin Luther King & the Buddha 54:34
Given on MLK Day this talk explores compassion & how the teachings of Buddha & MLK urge us to develop the heart of compassion.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks
2010-01-14 "Lake" Metta Meditation 22:46
A guided visual metta meditation.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Metta (Lovingkindness) Retreat for Scientists & Educators
2010-01-14 Infusing Metta Into Daily Life 59:09
How do we bring love and compassion into our lives and relationships and what ares of our lives will benefit from the qualities of metta.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Metta (Lovingkindness) Retreat for Scientists & Educators
2010-01-11 The Practice Of Compassion 57:10
What is compassion - how do we cultivate this precious heart quality towards our own suffering and towards the suffering in the world.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Metta (Lovingkindness) Retreat for Scientists & Educators
2009-12-07 Sangha, the value of community 58:03
The Buddha spoke highly of the value of Sangha, as a refuge and a support for practice & understanding. This talk explores what Sangha is & its positive values.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks
2009-11-16 Embracing Our Humanness 53:06
How do we open our hearts to the fullness of ourselves, our pain, and the whole human experience...
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

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