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

Title	Speaker	Date	Length	Length/ Date
Equanimity	Ines Freedman	2025.06.21	40:18	40:18 2025.06.21
Morning Instruction: Reviewing the Factors of Enlightenment	Matthew Brensilver	2025.06.21	42:49	42:49 2025.06.21
Samadhi	Matthew Brensilver	2025.06.20	52:16	52:16 2025.06.20
Tranquility/Calm	Ines Freedman	2025.06.19	35:31	35:31 2025.06.19
Guided Meditation: Meditating on June 19	Matthew Brensilver	2025.06.19	43:40	43:40 2025.06.19
Energetic Vigor, Self-View & Rapturous Interest	Matthew Brensilver	2025.06.18	50:05	50:05 2025.06.18
Investigation	Ines Freedman	2025.06.17	43:30	43:30 2025.06.17
Morning Instruction: Equanimity precedes Mindfulness	Matthew Brensilver	2025.06.17	43:50	43:50 2025.06.17
Sati	Matthew Brensilver	2025.06.16	49:24	49:24 2025.06.16
Taking the Practice Home	Kodo Conlin	2025.04.26	1:00:15	1:00:15 2025.04.26
Morning Instructions: Impermanence and Choiceless Attention	Mei Elliott	2025.04.26	44:34	44:34 2025.04.26
Impermanence and Choiceless Attention	Mei Elliott	2025.04.25	48:48	48:48 2025.04.25
Morning Instructions: Choiceless Attention	Mei Elliott	2025.04.25	45:36	45:36 2025.04.25
Respect for Thoughts	Kodo Conlin	2025.04.24	50:24	50:24 2025.04.24
Morning Instructions: Mindfulness of Thinking	Kodo Conlin	2025.04.24	42:52	42:52 2025.04.24
Mindfulness of Emotions: A RAFT to Safety	Mei Elliott	2025.04.23	55:29	55:29 2025.04.23
Morning Instructions: Mindfulness of Emotions	Kodo Conlin	2025.04.23	43:49	43:49 2025.04.23
The Five Hindrances	Mei Elliott	2025.04.22	1:02:03	1:02:03 2025.04.22
Morning Instructions: Mindfulness of Body	Mei Elliott	2025.04.22	44:12	44:12 2025.04.22
Knowing, Now, Simply: on Mindfulness and Breathing	Kodo Conlin	2025.04.21	47:01	47:01 2025.04.21
Morning Instructions: Mindfulness of Breathing	Kodo Conlin	2025.04.21	53:57	53:57 2025.04.21
Formal Opening of Retreat	Mei Elliott, Kodo Conlin	2025.04.20	1:08:25	1:08:25 2025.04.20
Closing: Guided meditation	Francisco Morillo Gable	2025.04.13	45:24	45:24 2025.04.13
Freedom with Thoughts	Diana Clark	2025.04.12	53:36	53:36 2025.04.12
Saturday: Second Guided Meditation	Francisco Morillo Gable	2025.04.12	1:00:04	1:00:04 2025.04.12