Welcome to Insight Retreat Center Dharma Talks

This site is an archive of Dharma talks given during retreats at the Insight Retreat Center in Santa Cruz, CA.

Each talk illuminates aspects of the Buddha's teachings. The purpose is the same that the Buddha had for his teachings, to guide us toward the end of suffering and the attainment of freedom.

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All Talks

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Evening Reflections Matthew Brensilver 2025.03.22 06:41 06:41
2025.03.22
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Talk: Spiritual Friendship and Sila as Our Practice Matthew Brensilver 2025.03.22 48:28 48:28
2025.03.22
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Guided Meditation on Saturday Max Erdstein 2025.03.22 34:56 34:56
2025.03.22
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Talk on Friday Max Erdstein 2025.03.21 57:36 57:36
2025.03.21
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Guided Meditation: Mostly Quiet Sit Matthew Brensilver 2025.03.21 34:14 34:14
2025.03.21
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Guided Meditation on Thursday Max Erdstein 2025.03.20 36:30 36:30
2025.03.20
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Talk: Knowing, Not-Knowing, Selfing Matthew Brensilver 2025.03.20 47:56 47:56
2025.03.20
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Evening Reflections - A Poem Matthew Brensilver 2025.03.20 04:08 04:08
2025.03.20
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Talk on Wednesday Max Erdstein 2025.03.19 50:31 50:31
2025.03.19
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Guided Meditation: Life without Words Matthew Brensilver 2025.03.19 41:37 41:37
2025.03.19
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Talk: Whys and Hows of Effort - Energy & Bhava Tanha Matthew Brensilver 2025.03.18 50:11 50:11
2025.03.18
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Guided Meditation: Mindfulness of the Body Max Erdstein 2025.03.18 35:54 35:54
2025.03.18
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Talk on Monday Max Erdstein 2025.03.17 48:33 48:33
2025.03.17
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Guided Meditation: Being Held, Settling In Matthew Brensilver 2025.03.17 50:10 50:10
2025.03.17
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Talk on Wednesday Max Erdstein 2025.03.10 -- --
2025.03.10
Tuesday evening reflections bruni dávila 2025.03.04 30:05 30:05
2025.03.04
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Guided Meditation: Open Awareness Marjolein Janssen 2025.01.17 54:00 54:00
2025.01.17
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Appreciation Practice Marjolein Janssen 2025.01.16 05:21 05:21
2025.01.16
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Noticing and Nourishing Beauty Marjolein Janssen 2025.01.16 46:01 46:01
2025.01.16
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Guided Meditation: Emotions and RAIN Marjolein Janssen 2025.01.15 55:23 55:23
2025.01.15
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The Five Hindrances and How Mindfulness and Metta are a Support Marjolein Janssen 2025.01.14 1:01:38 1:01:38
2025.01.14
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Guided Meditation: Breath and Body Marjolein Janssen 2025.01.13 47:02 47:02
2025.01.13
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Dharmette - Abiding in the Embodied Aliveness Ying Chen, 陈颖 2024.11.30 22:17 22:17
2024.11.30
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Guided Meditation - Arriving, Grounded, Alive, and Spacious Ying Chen, 陈颖 2024.11.30 45:16 45:16
2024.11.30
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Guided Meditation - Arriving, Grounded, and Alive Ying Chen, 陈颖 2024.11.30 46:01 46:01
2024.11.30
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