Thank you for volunteering for Spirit Rock!
Please review these short videos before your next volunteer shift at Spirit Rock. We created them to help volunteers understand what to prioritize when serving in forward-facing roles at the center. The five brief segments cover general topics, such as how to approach service as a Dharma practice, as well as more practical tips for handling common questions that come up when volunteering. Links to more resources to explore the topics raised are at the bottom of this page.
Deep bows of appreciation to you for being part of our “Saṇgha of Ten Thousand Hands.”
Introduction
About Spirit Rock & Insight Meditation
Spirit Rock is a spiritual training institution in the Insight Meditation tradition grounded in the Buddha’s teachings in the Pāli discourses. Our vision and mission is to bring people to a depth of realization of the Buddha’s path of liberation through direct experience and to provide practitioners with teachings to manifest wisdom and compassion in all aspects of their lives for the benefit of all beings. We welcome practitioners of all backgrounds and levels of experience to join communities of learning, support, and connection in our spiritual sanctuary and refuge.
This course is part of Spirit Rock’s new Dharma Institute, which offers in-depth study of the teachings and practices of the Buddha and the Insight Meditation lineage, along with professional trainings and continuing education.
Spirit Rock was founded in 1986 by Jack Kornfield, who along with Sharon Salzberg, Joseph Goldstein, and Jacqueline Schwartz founded Insight Meditation Society (IMS) in Barre, MA in 1976. These centers, along with Gaia House (Devon, UK), are among the first centers teaching Insight Meditation (vipassanā) in the West. Read more about the founding of Spirit Rock and IMS in Jack Kornfield’s article “This Fantastic, Unfolding Experiment.”
Insight Meditation is based in Theravāda (“The Way of the Elders”) Buddhism, as practiced in Sri Lanka, Burma (Myanmar), and Thailand, though our teachers carry many different lineages within—and outside—Theravāda. Our primary practices are based in the Mahāsī lineage of Burmese vipassanā and the Thai Forest Saṅgha lineage of Ajahn Chah. Read more about our Buddhist Lineage and listen to talks from teachers about the roots of our practice.
Questions?
We are so grateful for your service, and please let us know at volunteering@spiritrock.org if you have any questions about volunteering.
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Course Includes
- 8 Lessons
