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This site is an archive of Dharma talks given by Gil Fronsdal, Andrea Fella and various guest speakers 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 Insight Retreat Center Talks

TitleSpeakerDateLength
Guided Meditation: Solid, Liquid, Gas
6 Day Online Insight Retreat: Oct 2020, Max Erdstein/Matthew Brensilver		Matthew Brensilver 2020-10-16 45:52DownloadStream
Improvisation and the Messiness of Experience
6 Day Online Insight Retreat: Oct 2020, Max Erdstein/Matthew Brensilver		Matthew Brensilver 2020-10-15 45:59DownloadStream
Saying Yes to Life
6 Day Online Insight Retreat: Oct 2020, Max Erdstein/Matthew Brensilver		Max Erdstein 2020-10-14 61:02DownloadStream
Guided Meditation: Radical Permission to Arrive
6 Day Online Insight Retreat: Oct 2020, Max Erdstein/Matthew Brensilver		Matthew Brensilver 2020-10-14 57:02DownloadStream
Thoughts and Emotions
4 day Radical Presence: Courage, Connection, and Love for Personal and Collective Awakening		JoAnna Hardy 2020-10-03 39:54DownloadStream
Radical Presence and Authenticity
4 day Radical Presence: Courage, Connection, and Love for Personal and Collective Awakening		JoAnna Hardy 2020-10-02 59:19DownloadStream
Guided Meditation: Meditating with Generosity
Experienced Students Retreat with Gil Fronsdal and Ines Freedman		Gil Fronsdal 2020-09-23 31:29DownloadStreamVideo
Guided Meditation: Letting Be
Experienced Students Retreat with Gil Fronsdal and Ines Freedman		Gil Fronsdal 2020-09-21 32:28DownloadStreamVideo
Morning Instructions: Practicing with Thoughts and Emotions
4 Day Online Insight Retreat: Sept 2020, Max Erdstein and Diana Clark		Diana Clark 2020-09-06 59:35DownloadStream
The Meeting of Practice and Self
4 Day Online Insight Retreat: Sept 2020, Max Erdstein and Diana Clark		Diana Clark 2020-09-05 48:43DownloadStream
August 30, 2:30pm - Dharma Talk - Who Can Untangle The Tangle?
4-Day Online Insight Retreat with Gil Fronsdal and assisting teachers.		Gil Fronsdal 2020-08-30 27:23DownloadStream
August 30, 7:30 a.m. Mindfulness of Breathing: Exuberant Joy
4-Day Online Insight Retreat with Gil Fronsdal and assisting teachers.		Gil Fronsdal 2020-08-30 12:00DownloadStreamVideo
August 30, 7:00 a.m. Guided Meditation: Enjoying Breathing
4-Day Online Insight Retreat with Gil Fronsdal and assisting teachers.		Gil Fronsdal 2020-08-30 30:22DownloadStreamVideo
August 29, 4:15pm - Dharma Talk - Mindfulness of Thinking + Friendliness
4-Day Online Insight Retreat with Gil Fronsdal and assisting teachers.		Gil Fronsdal 2020-08-29 41:45DownloadStream
August 29, 7:30 a.m.: Mindfulness of Breathing (6 of 7) Letting Go
4-Day Online Insight Retreat with Gil Fronsdal and assisting teachers.		Gil Fronsdal 2020-08-29 13:24DownloadStreamVideo
August 29, 7:00 a.m. Guided Meditation: Breathing and Letting Go
4-Day Online Insight Retreat with Gil Fronsdal and assisting teachers.		Gil Fronsdal 2020-08-29 33:04DownloadStreamVideo
August 28, 4:15pm - Dharma Talk - Mindfulness of the Body
4-Day Online Insight Retreat with Gil Fronsdal and assisting teachers.		Gil Fronsdal 2020-08-28 44:06DownloadStream
August 28, 7:30 a.m. Dharmette: Intimacy with Breathing
4-Day Online Insight Retreat with Gil Fronsdal and assisting teachers.		Gil Fronsdal 2020-08-28 12:48DownloadStream
August 28, 7:00 am sit: Guided Meditation: Intimacy with Breathing
4-Day Online Insight Retreat with Gil Fronsdal and assisting teachers.		Gil Fronsdal 2020-08-28 31:31DownloadStream
Preparing Citta not to Burn - IRC mini-retreat Matthew Brensilver 2020-08-26 21:48DownloadStream
Mindfulness of Arising and Passing Q+A
Satipatthana retreat: Aug 2020, Andrea Fella/Pamela Weiss		Pamela Weiss 2020-08-16 12:10DownloadStream
Mindfulness of Arising and Passing
Satipatthana retreat: Aug 2020, Andrea Fella/Pamela Weiss		Pamela Weiss 2020-08-16 37:05DownloadStream
Impermanence and Longing Q+A
Satipatthana retreat: Aug 2020, Andrea Fella/Pamela Weiss		Pamela Weiss 2020-08-15 27:21DownloadStream
Impermanence and Longing
Satipatthana retreat: Aug 2020, Andrea Fella/Pamela Weiss		Pamela Weiss 2020-08-15 32:12DownloadStream
Presence and Absence Q+A
Satipatthana retreat: Aug 2020, Andrea Fella/Pamela Weiss		Andrea Fella 2020-08-15 15:17DownloadStream
Fourth Foundation: Presence and Absence
Satipatthana retreat: Aug 2020, Andrea Fella/Pamela Weiss		Andrea Fella 2020-08-15 42:12DownloadStream
Exploring Mind States Q+A
Satipatthana retreat: Aug 2020, Andrea Fella/Pamela Weiss		Andrea Fella 2020-08-14 17:48DownloadStream
Exploring Mind States
Satipatthana retreat: Aug 2020, Andrea Fella/Pamela Weiss		Andrea Fella 2020-08-14 44:00DownloadStream
Mental states Q+A
Satipatthana retreat: Aug 2020, Andrea Fella/Pamela Weiss		Pamela Weiss 2020-08-14 14:01DownloadStream
Mindfulness of Mental States
Satipatthana retreat: Aug 2020, Andrea Fella/Pamela Weiss		Pamela Weiss 2020-08-14 43:31DownloadStream
Vedana Q+A
Satipatthana retreat: Aug 2020, Andrea Fella/Pamela Weiss		Pamela Weiss 2020-08-13 22:55DownloadStream
Vedana
Satipatthana retreat: Aug 2020, Andrea Fella/Pamela Weiss		Pamela Weiss 2020-08-13 37:42DownloadStream
Mindfulness of Feeling Tone (Vedana)
Satipatthana retreat: Aug 2020, Andrea Fella/Pamela Weiss		Andrea Fella 2020-08-13 43:38DownloadStream
Body Q+A
Satipatthana retreat: Aug 2020, Andrea Fella/Pamela Weiss		Andrea Fella 2020-08-12 5:44DownloadStream
Satipatthana Overview and Mindfulness of Body
Satipatthana retreat: Aug 2020, Andrea Fella/Pamela Weiss		Andrea Fella 2020-08-12 52:19DownloadStream
Breath and Body
Satipatthana retreat: Aug 2020, Andrea Fella/Pamela Weiss		Pamela Weiss 2020-08-12 68:15DownloadStream
Guided Meditation Andrea Fella 2020-08-06 11:55DownloadStream
Reflection: What is your deepest intention?
July 19 -29, 2020: Mindfulness of Mind (Online Retreat) with Andrea Fella		Andrea Fella 2020-07-29 34:24DownloadStream
Afternoon Questions
July 19 -29, 2020: Mindfulness of Mind (Online Retreat) with Andrea Fella
Andrea Fella 2020-07-28 51:11DownloadStream
Against the Stream; With the Stream
July 19 -29, 2020: Mindfulness of Mind (Online Retreat) with Andrea Fella		Andrea Fella 2020-07-28 11:11DownloadStream
Guided Meditation: Knowing the World, Here and Now
July 19 -29, 2020: Mindfulness of Mind (Online Retreat) with Andrea Fella		Andrea Fella 2020-07-28 9:35DownloadStream
One Abides Independent, Not Clinging to Anything in the World
July 19 -29, 2020: Mindfulness of Mind (Online Retreat) with Andrea Fella		Andrea Fella 2020-07-27 55:38DownloadStream
A Natural Movement Towards Release
July 19 -29, 2020: Mindfulness of Mind (Online Retreat) with Andrea Fella		Andrea Fella 2020-07-27 16:32DownloadStream
Guided Meditation: Wisdom Doing Its Job
July 19 -29, 2020: Mindfulness of Mind (Online Retreat) with Andrea Fella		Andrea Fella 2020-07-27 13:50DownloadStream
Afternoon Reflections
July 19 -29, 2020: Mindfulness of Mind (Online Retreat) with Andrea Fella
Andrea Fella 2020-07-26 64:44DownloadStream
Different ways we might relate to opening to truth
July 19 -29, 2020: Mindfulness of Mind (Online Retreat) with Andrea Fella		Andrea Fella 2020-07-26 12:55DownloadStream
Guided Meditation: What is true in this moment?
July 19 -29, 2020: Mindfulness of Mind (Online Retreat) with Andrea Fella		Andrea Fella 2020-07-26 19:36DownloadStream
Simple Awareness: In the Seen is Only the Seen
July 19 -29, 2020: Mindfulness of Mind (Online Retreat) with Andrea Fella		Andrea Fella 2020-07-25 56:51DownloadStream
Opening to Different Relationships to Not Knowing
July 19 -29, 2020: Mindfulness of Mind (Online Retreat) with Andrea Fella		Andrea Fella 2020-07-25 14:15DownloadStream
Guided Meditation: Not Knowing
July 19 -29, 2020: Mindfulness of Mind (Online Retreat) with Andrea Fella		Andrea Fella 2020-07-25 20:11DownloadStream
Cultivating the Perception of Impermanence
July 19 -29, 2020: Mindfulness of Mind (Online Retreat) with Andrea Fella		Andrea Fella 2020-07-24 59:06DownloadStream
Further Reflections on Impermanence
July 19 -29, 2020: Mindfulness of Mind (Online Retreat) with Andrea Fella		Andrea Fella 2020-07-24 12:20DownloadStream
Guided Meditation: Impermanent Nature of Experience
July 19 -29, 2020: Mindfulness of Mind (Online Retreat) with Andrea Fella		Andrea Fella 2020-07-24 19:58DownloadStream
Reflections on Love and Wisdom
July 19 -29, 2020: Mindfulness of Mind (Online Retreat) with Andrea Fella		Andrea Fella 2020-07-23 52:17DownloadStream
Further Reflections on Awareness of Awareness
July 19 -29, 2020: Mindfulness of Mind (Online Retreat) with Andrea Fella		Andrea Fella 2020-07-23 12:28DownloadStream
Guided Meditation: Aware of Awareness
July 19 -29, 2020: Mindfulness of Mind (Online Retreat) with Andrea Fella		Andrea Fella 2020-07-23 22:18DownloadStream
Conditionality: Dependent Co-Arising
July 19 -29, 2020: Mindfulness of Mind (Online Retreat) with Andrea Fella		Andrea Fella 2020-07-22 62:14DownloadStream
Keeping the Practice Simple
July 19 -29, 2020: Mindfulness of Mind (Online Retreat) with Andrea Fella		Andrea Fella 2020-07-22 5:36DownloadStream
Morning Reflection: Conditioned Nature of Experience
July 19 -29, 2020: Mindfulness of Mind (Online Retreat) with Andrea Fella		Andrea Fella 2020-07-22 27:18DownloadStream
Awareness Internally and Externally
July 19 -29, 2020: Mindfulness of Mind (Online Retreat) with Andrea Fella
Andrea Fella 2020-07-21 60:45DownloadStream
Aware While Thinking
July 19 -29, 2020: Mindfulness of Mind (Online Retreat) with Andrea Fella		Andrea Fella 2020-07-21 16:19DownloadStream
Morning Reflection: No Need to Change Experience to be Aware
July 19 -29, 2020: Mindfulness of Mind (Online Retreat) with Andrea Fella		Andrea Fella 2020-07-21 16:44DownloadStream
Awareness as the Five Faculties Working Together
July 19 -29, 2020: Mindfulness of Mind (Online Retreat) with Andrea Fella		Andrea Fella 2020-07-20 56:36DownloadStream
Further Reflections on Continuity
July 19 -29, 2020: Mindfulness of Mind (Online Retreat) with Andrea Fella		Andrea Fella 2020-07-20 10:07DownloadStream
Guided Meditation: Supports for Continuity
July 19 -29, 2020: Mindfulness of Mind (Online Retreat) with Andrea Fella		Andrea Fella 2020-07-20 24:46DownloadStream
Afternoon Reflections and Questions
July 19 -29, 2020: Mindfulness of Mind (Online Retreat) with Andrea Fella		Andrea Fella 2020-07-19 40:46DownloadStream
Sunday Closing Session
July 16-19, 2020: Strengths and Insights with Gil Fronsdal		Gil Fronsdal 2020-07-19 1:20:13DownloadStream
Sunday pm Dharma Talk: Not-Self
July 16-19, 2020: Strengths and Insights with Gil Fronsdal		Gil Fronsdal 2020-07-19 48:11DownloadStream
Sunday 2 om Meditation
July 16-19, 2020: Strengths and Insights with Gil Fronsdal		Gil Fronsdal 2020-07-19 30:27DownloadStream
Sunday 11:45 am Dharmette
July 16-19, 2020: Strengths and Insights with Gil Fronsdal		Gil Fronsdal 2020-07-19 21:57DownloadStream
Sunday 11:15 am: Meditating with Ease
July 16-19, 2020: Strengths and Insights with Gil Fronsdal		Gil Fronsdal 2020-07-19 29:09DownloadStream
Brief Walking Reminders
July 19 -29, 2020: Mindfulness of Mind (Online Retreat) with Andrea Fella		Andrea Fella 2020-07-19 3:39DownloadStream
Receptive Awareness: Instructions and Guided Meditation
July 19 -29, 2020: Mindfulness of Mind (Online Retreat) with Andrea Fella		Andrea Fella 2020-07-19 50:36DownloadStream
Sunday 9:45 am Q&A
July 16-19, 2020: Strengths and Insights with Gil Fronsdal		Gil Fronsdal 2020-07-19 22:08DownloadStream
Sunday 9:00 am Meditation and Instruction
July 16-19, 2020: Strengths and Insights with Gil Fronsdal		Gil Fronsdal 2020-07-19 42:32DownloadStream
Sunday 7:30 am Dharmette: Strength and Confidence
July 16-19, 2020: Strengths and Insights with Gil Fronsdal		Gil Fronsdal 2020-07-19 18:04DownloadStream
Sunday 7 am Guided Meditation: Strength and Assurance
July 16-19, 2020: Strengths and Insights with Gil Fronsdal		Gil Fronsdal 2020-07-19 30:34DownloadStream
Saturday Evening Meditation and Reflection
July 16-19, 2020: Strengths and Insights with Gil Fronsdal		Gil Fronsdal 2020-07-18 46:30DownloadStream
Be, See, Free, We (8 0f 10) Insight into Suffering and the Painful
July 16-19, 2020: Strengths and Insights with Gil Fronsdal		Gil Fronsdal 2020-07-18 41:17DownloadStreamVideo
Saturday 2 pm sitting; Q & A (last 15 minutes)
July 16-19, 2020: Strengths and Insights with Gil Fronsdal		Gil Fronsdal 2020-07-18 50:17DownloadStream
Saturday 11:45 am Dharmette: Perserving What is Valuable
July 16-19, 2020: Strengths and Insights with Gil Fronsdal		Gil Fronsdal 2020-07-18 13:40DownloadStream
Saturday 11:15 am Guided Meditation
July 16-19, 2020: Strengths and Insights with Gil Fronsdal		Gil Fronsdal 2020-07-18 28:39DownloadStream
Saturday 9 a.m. Instructions: Clear Awareness in the Present Moment
July 16-19, 2020: Strengths and Insights with Gil Fronsdal		Gil Fronsdal 2020-07-18 43:49DownloadStream
Saturday early morning Dharmette: Happiness
July 16-19, 2020: Strengths and Insights with Gil Fronsdal		Gil Fronsdal 2020-07-18 16:02DownloadStream
Saturday 7 am Guided Meditation: Happiness
July 16-19, 2020: Strengths and Insights with Gil Fronsdal		Gil Fronsdal 2020-07-18 31:04DownloadStream
Friday Evening Sit and Reflection
July 16-19, 2020: Strengths and Insights with Gil Fronsdal		Gil Fronsdal 2020-07-17 46:29DownloadStream
Friday, 4:00 PM, Dharma Talk - Impermanence
July 16-19, 2020: Strengths and Insights with Gil Fronsdal		Gil Fronsdal 2020-07-17 35:27DownloadStream
Friday, 2:30 pm, Q & A
July 16-19, 2020: Strengths and Insights with Gil Fronsdal		Gil Fronsdal 2020-07-17 19:49DownloadStream
Friday, 2 pm Guided Meditation: Steady Mindfuness
July 16-19, 2020: Strengths and Insights with Gil Fronsdal		Gil Fronsdal 2020-07-17 28:32DownloadStream
Friday Noon Dharmette: Stability and Receptivity
July 16-19, 2020: Strengths and Insights with Gil Fronsdal		Gil Fronsdal 2020-07-17 14:28DownloadStream
Friday, 9:45 Q & A
July 16-19, 2020: Strengths and Insights with Gil Fronsdal		Gil Fronsdal 2020-07-17 20:30DownloadStream
Friday, 9 a.m. Instructions: Twofold Stability
July 16-19, 2020: Strengths and Insights with Gil Fronsdal		Gil Fronsdal 2020-07-17 42:44DownloadStream
Friday, 7:30 am: Be, See, Free, We (4 of 5) Being Stable
July 16-19, 2020: Strengths and Insights with Gil Fronsdal		Gil Fronsdal 2020-07-17 14:17DownloadStream
Friday 7 am Guided Meditation: Stability
July 16-19, 2020: Strengths and Insights with Gil Fronsdal		Gil Fronsdal 2020-07-17 30:31DownloadStream
Who is responsible for my suffering? (IRC Wed Mini-retreat) Max Erdstein 2020-07-01 27:50DownloadStream
Meditación guiada: Pensamientos
June 27-30 2020: Andrea Castillo & Bruni Dávila		bruni dávila 2020-06-30 33:45DownloadStream
Meditación guiada: Emociones
June 27-30 2020: Andrea Castillo & Bruni Dávila		Andrea Castillo 2020-06-29 45:25DownloadStream
Meditación guiada: Cuerpo
June 27-30 2020: Andrea Castillo & Bruni Dávila		bruni dávila 2020-06-28 42:21DownloadStream
Meditación guiada: Cuerpo y Respiración
June 27-30 2020: Andrea Castillo & Bruni Dávila		Andrea Castillo 2020-06-27 23:38DownloadStream
Second Morning Instructions
LGBTQI Insight Retreat: June 2020, John Martin and bruni dávila		John Martin 2020-06-19 58:52DownloadStream
 

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