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Spirit Rock

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This is the OFFICIAL myspace page for Spirit Rock Meditation Center--monitored mainly by WALT OPIE, COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR at Spirit Rock. Located about 25 miles north of San Francisco in Northern California's Marin County, Spirit Rock follows the Insight Meditation (Vipassana) tradition, especially as developed by the Thai Forest lineage. Click on our Pics to take a virtual tour!

If you are interested in learning more about meditation, try one of our introductory classes, attend a full daylong event one weekend, or attend a residential retreat anywhere from 3 to 10 days or more. Regular weekly classes and local sitting groups provide ongoing support.

SRMC, 5000 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Woodacre, CA 94973
website: www.spiritrock.org
tel: (415) 488-0164

RIDE-SHARING BOARD:
http://www.spiritrock.org/forum/


My Interests

Jack Kornfield is a founding teacher at Spirit Rock, Other Spirit Rock teachers include: Sylvia Boorstein, James Baraz, Julie Wester, Mark Coleman, Diana Winston, Phillip Moffitt, Eugene Cash, Howard Cohn, Gil Fronsdal, Mary Orr, Robert Hall, Anna Douglas, Donald Rothberg, Sharda Rogell, Wes Nisker, Guy Armstrong, Sally Clough, and Debra Chamberlin-Taylor.

In its 15-year history, several historic events have taken place at Spirit Rock: The Dalai Lama attended a conference here in 2000, Alice Walker spoke at the African American retreat in 2002. Vietnamese leader Thich Nhat Hahn has also taught here, as well as Ram Das, Huston Smith, Joseph Goldstein, Ruth Denison, Tsoknyi Rinpoche, Sharon Salzberg, Joanna Macy, Christopher Titmuss, Kamala Masters, Gina Sharpe, Bhante Gunaratana, Ajahn Jumnian, Stephen Batchelor, Tsultrim Allione, Noah Levine, and many others.

I'd like to meet:

Come meditate with us! See the calendar below or check out our website for a schedule of upcoming events in the Calendar section at www.spiritrock.org.

Music:

Krishna Das, Jai Uttal, Geoffrey Gordon, Betsy Rose, Bob Dylan, Michael Franti, The Clash, Leonard Cohen, Alejandro Escovedo...

Movies:

Doing Time, Doing Vipassana (1997)
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... And Spring (2003)
Buddha's Lost Children (2007) Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion (2002)
Kundun (1997)
Why Has Bodhi-Dharma Left for the East? (1989)
The Razor's Edge (1984)
Gandhi (1982)
The Tibetan Book of the Dead (1994)

Television:

Bill Moyers on PBS, Oprah

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Books:

Visit our bookstore for these and other useful books on Buddhism and meditation:
Seeking the Heart of Wisdom: The Path of Insight Meditation by Joseph Goldstein & Jack Kornfield
Living Dharma by Jack Kornfield
A Path With Heart by Jack Kornfield
After the Ecstasy, the Laundry by Jack Kornfield
Pay Attention, For Goodness' Sake by Sylvia Boorstein
DHARMA PUNX by Noah Levine
Wide Awake: A Buddhist Guide for Teens by Diana Winston
The Dhammapada : A New Translation of the Buddhist Classic by Gil Fronsdal
Crazy Wisdom by Wes Nisker
Teachings of the Buddha edited by Jack Kornfield
Awake in the Wild by Mark Coleman
The Engaged Spiritual Life by Donald Rothberg

Heroes:

Gautama Siddhartha - The Buddha, H.H. Dalai Lama, Ven. Ajahn Chah, Ven. Ajahn Sumedho, Ven. Mahasi Sayadaw, Dipa Ma, Thich Nhat Hahn, Chogyam Trungpa, Suzuki Roshi, Ven. Bhante Gunaratana, Pema Chodron and many other wonderful teachers too numerous to list.

My Blog

Benefit for the Levines--The Heart that Holds It All with Jack Kornfield & others

On Saturday, June 14, please join us for a very special tribute and benefit for Stephen and Ondrea Levine entitled The Heart that Holds It All: Transforming Loss, Death and Difficulty into Grace at Sp...
Posted by Spirit Rock on Thu, 24 Apr 2008 01:22:00 PST

Young Adults Retreat on Aug 4 - 10

There will be a 6-night Young Adults’ Retreat with teachers Diana Winston, Debra Chamberlin-Taylor, Marvin Belzer and Teja Bell (qigong) from Monday, August 4 - Sunday, August 10 at Spirit Rock...
Posted by Spirit Rock on Mon, 07 Apr 2008 02:26:00 PST

Upcoming Events with AJAHN JUMNIAN

Ajahn Jumnian, a highly regarded traditional Thai forest monk, returns to the Bay Area for his 11th year of teaching soon. Wise, humorous and delightful, Ajahn Jumnian fills the room with his energy a...
Posted by Spirit Rock on Wed, 19 Mar 2008 06:09:00 PST

How to Find Joy and Serenity with Jack Kornfield & Lama Palden

On Saturday, April 12, join Jack Kornfield and Lama Palden for a day of powerful practices to quiet the mind and open the heart entitled How to Find Joy and Serenity at Spirit Rock from 9:30 am - 5 pm...
Posted by Spirit Rock on Wed, 05 Mar 2008 04:46:00 PST

The Dharma of Recovery with NOAH LEVINE

Noah Levine (author of DHARMA PUNX) is offering a retreat entitled The Dharma of Recovery from Tuesday, May 20 - Sunday, May 25 in the upper Walking Hall at Spirit Rock. This is a five-night resident...
Posted by Spirit Rock on Fri, 22 Feb 2008 03:38:00 PST

The Path of Devotion Daylong on 2/17

On Sunday, February 17, Lila Wheeler and Sean Feit will lead a daylong on The Path of Devotion at Spirit Rock from 9:30 am - 5 pm.Everyone is devoted to something--or other. It might be bad habits, or...
Posted by Spirit Rock on Mon, 04 Feb 2008 02:04:00 PST

Support for Stephen & Ondrea Levine

An Open Letter from Jack Kornfield, Ram Dass, and Sharon SalzbergDear Friends,We are writing to ask your support for two beloved friends of ours, Stephen and Ondrea Levine. They are currently facing ...
Posted by Spirit Rock on Thu, 03 Jan 2008 11:50:00 PST

*End of the Year* Events at Spirit Rock

Out With the Old: A Daylong with Wes Nisker & Nina WiseSaturday, December 29, 9:30 am - 5 pmThis is a crazy wisdom end of the year retreat day--to die to the past, to reconnect with the great my...
Posted by Spirit Rock on Tue, 11 Dec 2007 03:13:00 PST

Jack Kornfield Daylong on December 2

There will be a traditional Insight meditation (Vipassana) daylong with Jack Kornfield and Phillip Moffitt on Sunday, December 2 from 9 am - 5 pm. This will include systematic instructions, silent sit...
Posted by Spirit Rock on Thu, 22 Nov 2007 04:46:00 PST

Insight Meditation Daylong with Jack Kornfield on Sun, 10/28

Jack Kornfield will lead a daylong event of traditional Insight meditation (Vipassana) practice on Sunday, October 28 at Spirit Rock from 9 am  5 pm. The day will include systematic instructions in ...
Posted by Spirit Rock on Fri, 12 Oct 2007 02:21:00 PST