Tina Rasmussen: What's Compelling about the Concentration / Samatha Practice?

(Cloud Mountain Retreat Center) This talk given by Tina Rasmussen and Stephen Snyder includes: what is compelling about this practice, reasons to do the practice, meditation instructions.

An episode of the Dharma Seed - dharmaseed.org: Tina Rasmussen's most recent Dharma talks podcast, hosted by Tina Rasmussen, titled "Tina Rasmussen: What's Compelling about the Concentration / Samatha Practice?" was published on January 14, 2012 and runs 40 minutes.

January 14, 2012 ·40m · Dharma Seed - dharmaseed.org: Tina Rasmussen's most recent Dharma talks

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(Cloud Mountain Retreat Center) This talk given by Tina Rasmussen and Stephen Snyder includes: what is compelling about this practice, reasons to do the practice, meditation instructions.

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(Cloud Mountain Retreat Center) This talk given by Tina Rasmussen and Stephen Snyder includes: what is compelling about this practice, reasons to do the practice, meditation instructions.

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