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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
Evening Questions: Going Home
Aug 14-18, Andrea Fella/Pam Weiss		Pamela Weiss 2019-08-17 42:34DownloadStream
Fourth Noble Truth: Eightfold Path
Aug 14-18, Andrea Fella/Pam Weiss		Andrea Fella 2019-08-17 58:54DownloadStream
Morning Questions
Aug 14-18, Andrea Fella/Pam Weiss		Pamela Weiss 2019-08-17 20:27DownloadStream
Instruction: Open Awareness
Aug 14-18, Andrea Fella/Pam Weiss		Pamela Weiss 2019-08-17 14:27DownloadStream
Third Noble Truth: Freedom is Possible
Aug 14-18, Andrea Fella/Pam Weiss		Pamela Weiss 2019-08-16 59:28DownloadStream
Instructions: Thoughts and Emotions
Aug 14-18, Andrea Fella/Pam Weiss		Andrea Fella 2019-08-16 19:18DownloadStream
First and Second Noble Truths: Understanding and Abandoning
Aug 14-18, Andrea Fella/Pam Weiss		Andrea Fella 2019-08-15 58:10DownloadStream
Instructions: Body and Breath
Aug 14-18, Andrea Fella/Pam Weiss		Pamela Weiss 2019-08-15 47:27DownloadStream
Los cuatro teetradas de la la atención plena de la respiración
Jul 30-Aug 4 2019: Andrea Castillo & Bruni Dávila 		Andrea Castillo 2019-08-03 62:49DownloadStream
Meditación guíada: Pensamientos
Jul 30-Aug 4 2019: Andrea Castillo & Bruni Dávila 		bruni dávila 2019-08-03 50:37DownloadStream
Prácticas preparatorias para la atención plena de la respiración
Jul 30-Aug 4 2019: Andrea Castillo & Bruni Dávila 		bruni dávila 2019-08-02 50:12DownloadStream
Meditación guíada: Amor bondadoso y compasión
Jul 30-Aug 4 2019: Andrea Castillo & Bruni Dávila 		Teresa Abdala-Romano 2019-08-02 54:45DownloadStream
Meditación guíada: Emociones y Tétradas 1 y 2
Jul 30-Aug 4 2019: Andrea Castillo & Bruni Dávila 		Andrea Castillo 2019-08-02 42:11DownloadStream
Contemplación de los cinco elementos
Jul 30-Aug 4 2019: Andrea Castillo & Bruni Dávila 		Andrea Castillo 2019-08-01 32:52DownloadStream
Meditación guíada: Respiración
Jul 30-Aug 4 2019: Andrea Castillo & Bruni Dávila 		bruni dávila 2019-08-01 49:58DownloadStream
Los elementos: tierra, agua y la atención plena del cuerpo
Jul 30-Aug 4 2019: Andrea Castillo & Bruni Dávila 		bruni dávila 2019-07-31 46:12DownloadStream
Shifting Conditions
Mindfulness of Mind Retreat June/July 2019		Andrea Fella 2019-07-14 4:16DownloadStream
Evening Reflection: Practicing for Ourseleves, We Practice for Others
Mindfulness of Mind Retreat June/July 2019		Andrea Fella 2019-07-13 8:52DownloadStream
Reflections on Taking the Practice into Daily Life
Mindfulness of Mind Retreat June/July 2019		Andrea Fella 2019-07-13 36:09DownloadStream
Aware of the Return of Habitual Patterns and Identities
Mindfulness of Mind Retreat June/July 2019		Andrea Fella 2019-07-13 12:12DownloadStream
Morning Reflection: Check the Awareness!
Mindfulness of Mind Retreat June/July 2019		Andrea Fella 2019-07-13 9:07DownloadStream
Evening Reflection: Wisdom and Love
Mindfulness of Mind Retreat June/July 2019		Andrea Fella 2019-07-12 11:50DownloadStream
Afternoon Questions
Mindfulness of Mind Retreat June/July 2019
Andrea Fella 2019-07-12 58:10DownloadStream
Morning Reflection: Simple Awareness Receiving Experience
Mindfulness of Mind Retreat June/July 2019		Andrea Fella 2019-07-12 12:27DownloadStream
Evening Reflection: Appreciating the Wholesome
Mindfulness of Mind Retreat June/July 2019		Andrea Fella 2019-07-11 15:07DownloadStream
A Journey Towards Freedom
Mindfulness of Mind Retreat June/July 2019		Andrea Fella 2019-07-11 61:40DownloadStream
Instructions for Awareness While Speaking
Mindfulness of Mind Retreat June/July 2019		Andrea Fella 2019-07-11 29:03DownloadStream
Morning Reflection: Natural Awareness; Strong Wisdom
Mindfulness of Mind Retreat June/July 2019		Andrea Fella 2019-07-11 11:44DownloadStream
Evening Reflection: Patience and Trust
Mindfulness of Mind Retreat June/July 2019		Andrea Fella 2019-07-10 16:04DownloadStream
Studying The Self
Mindfulness of Mind Retreat June/July 2019		Andrea Fella 2019-07-10 64:46DownloadStream
Reflections on Dependent Co-Arising and the Perception of Not-Self
Mindfulness of Mind Retreat June/July 2019
Andrea Fella 2019-07-10 12:06DownloadStream
Morning Reflection: Perception of Not-Self
Mindfulness of Mind Retreat June/July 2019		Andrea Fella 2019-07-10 20:11DownloadStream
Evening Reflection: Spontaneous Vajra Song
Mindfulness of Mind Retreat June/July 2019
Andrea Fella 2019-07-09 4:29DownloadStream
Reflections on the Kaccanagotta Sutta and Q&A
Mindfulness of Mind Retreat June/July 2019
Andrea Fella 2019-07-09 59:38DownloadStream
Not Knowing and the Perception of Unreliability
Mindfulness of Mind Retreat June/July 2019		Andrea Fella 2019-07-09 6:41DownloadStream
Morning Reflection: Changing Conditions and Not Knowing
Mindfulness of Mind Retreat June/July 2019		Andrea Fella 2019-07-09 15:37DownloadStream
Dependent Co-Arising: The Shaping of Dukkha
Mindfulness of Mind Retreat June/July 2019		Andrea Fella 2019-07-08 65:19DownloadStream
Further Reflections on the Perception of Unreliability
Mindfulness of Mind Retreat June/July 2019		Andrea Fella 2019-07-08 3:11DownloadStream
Morning Reflection: Perception of Unreliability
Mindfulness of Mind Retreat June/July 2019		Andrea Fella 2019-07-08 12:08DownloadStream
Evening Reflection: Loving Awareness
Mindfulness of Mind Retreat June/July 2019		Andrea Fella 2019-07-07 11:00DownloadStream
Reflections on Ordinary Experience
Mindfulness of Mind Retreat June/July 2019		Andrea Fella 2019-07-07 15:16DownloadStream
Morning Reflection: A Simple Mind
Mindfulness of Mind Retreat June/July 2019		Andrea Fella 2019-07-07 13:02DownloadStream
Evening Reflection: Opening to the Truth, the Mind can Relax
Mindfulness of Mind Retreat June/July 2019		Andrea Fella 2019-07-06 11:12DownloadStream
Further Reflections on Perceptions of Impermanence, Unreliable, Not-Self
Mindfulness of Mind Retreat June/July 2019		Andrea Fella 2019-07-06 61:11DownloadStream
"Characteristics" as Perceptions
Mindfulness of Mind Retreat June/July 2019		Andrea Fella 2019-07-06 12:42DownloadStream
Guided Meditation: Noticing Change
Mindfulness of Mind Retreat June/July 2019		Andrea Fella 2019-07-06 18:09DownloadStream
Evening Reflection: Just This
Mindfulness of Mind Retreat June/July 2019		Andrea Fella 2019-07-05 11:03DownloadStream
Human Delusions: Distortions of Perception
Mindfulness of Mind Retreat June/July 2019		Andrea Fella 2019-07-05 64:20DownloadStream
Further Reflections on Conditioning
Mindfulness of Mind Retreat June/July 2019		Andrea Fella 2019-07-05 7:09DownloadStream
Morning Reflection: The Conditioned Nature Of Experience
Mindfulness of Mind Retreat June/July 2019		Andrea Fella 2019-07-05 17:50DownloadStream
Evening Reflection: The Wholesome is Worthy of Respect
Mindfulness of Mind Retreat June/July 2019		Andrea Fella 2019-07-04 8:45DownloadStream
Awareness and the Five Faculties
Mindfulness of Mind Retreat June/July 2019		Andrea Fella 2019-07-04 55:41DownloadStream
Self-Directed Practice
Mindfulness of Mind Retreat June/July 2019		Andrea Fella 2019-07-04 11:27DownloadStream
Further Reflections on Awareness
Mindfulness of Mind Retreat June/July 2019		Andrea Fella 2019-07-04 8:26DownloadStream
Guided Meditation: Aware of Awareness
Mindfulness of Mind Retreat June/July 2019		Andrea Fella 2019-07-04 20:41DownloadStream
Evening Reflection: Giving Up
Mindfulness of Mind Retreat June/July 2019		Andrea Fella 2019-07-03 5:51DownloadStream
Afternoon Questions
Mindfulness of Mind Retreat June/July 2019
Andrea Fella 2019-07-03 62:32DownloadStream
Further Reflections on Continuity
Mindfulness of Mind Retreat June/July 2019		Andrea Fella 2019-07-03 10:46DownloadStream
Guided Meditation: Supports for Continuity
Mindfulness of Mind Retreat June/July 2019		Andrea Fella 2019-07-03 19:57DownloadStream
Evening Reflection: Investigation as "Being With"
Mindfulness of Mind Retreat June/July 2019		Andrea Fella 2019-07-02 11:00DownloadStream
Neither Tarrying Nor Hurrying
Mindfulness of Mind Retreat June/July 2019		Andrea Fella 2019-07-02 54:02DownloadStream
Further Reflections on Noticing the Effect of Thinking
Mindfulness of Mind Retreat June/July 2019		Andrea Fella 2019-07-02 12:19DownloadStream
Guided Meditation: Noticing the Effect of Thinking
Mindfulness of Mind Retreat June/July 2019		Andrea Fella 2019-07-02 25:05DownloadStream
Evening Reflection: Wise Attitude
Mindfulness of Mind Retreat June/July 2019		Andrea Fella 2019-07-01 15:13DownloadStream
Elaboration on a Few Practice Points
Mindfulness of Mind Retreat June/July 2019		Andrea Fella 2019-07-01 32:01DownloadStream
Awareness While Walking
Mindfulness of Mind Retreat June/July 2019		Andrea Fella 2019-07-01 16:46DownloadStream
Basic Instructions: Guided Meditation
Mindfulness of Mind Retreat June/July 2019		Andrea Fella 2019-07-01 26:02DownloadStream
Retreat Opening: Overview of Instructions
Mindfulness of Mind Retreat June/July 2019		Andrea Fella 2019-06-30 34:45DownloadStream
Retreat Opening: Refuges and Precepts
Mindfulness of Mind Retreat June/July 2019		Andrea Fella 2019-06-30 28:02DownloadStream
Metta and Wisdom: Guided Meditation: Radiating Metta for All Beings
Metta and Wisdom: May/June 2019, Sayadaw U Jagara/Nikki Mirghafori 		Nikki Mirghafori 2019-06-06 45:58DownloadStream
Metta and Wisdom: Working with Metta for the “Difficult” Person, Anger, and Forgiveness
Metta and Wisdom: May/June 2019, Sayadaw U Jagara/Nikki Mirghafori 		Nikki Mirghafori 2019-06-05 51:14DownloadStream
Metta and Wisdom: Morning Instructions: Five Faculties and Metta for “Difficult” Person
Metta and Wisdom: May/June 2019, Sayadaw U Jagara/Nikki Mirghafori 		Sayadaw U Jagara 2019-06-05 33:01DownloadStream
Metta and Wisdom: Balancing the Five Faculties
Metta and Wisdom: May/June 2019, Sayadaw U Jagara/Nikki Mirghafori 		Sayadaw U Jagara 2019-06-04 48:37DownloadStream
Metta and Wisdom: Guided Meditation: Metta for the Neutral Person
Metta and Wisdom: May/June 2019, Sayadaw U Jagara/Nikki Mirghafori 		Nikki Mirghafori 2019-06-04 44:36DownloadStream
Metta and Wisdom: Metta, Acceptance, and the Brahma Viharas
Metta and Wisdom: May/June 2019, Sayadaw U Jagara/Nikki Mirghafori 		Nikki Mirghafori 2019-06-03 58:21DownloadStream
Metta and Wisdom: Morning Instructions: Grandmother’s Metta
Metta and Wisdom: May/June 2019, Sayadaw U Jagara/Nikki Mirghafori 		Sayadaw U Jagara 2019-06-03 19:17DownloadStream
Metta and Wisdom: Guided Meditation: Metta for Self and Dear Being
Metta and Wisdom: May/June 2019, Sayadaw U Jagara/Nikki Mirghafori 		Nikki Mirghafori 2019-06-02 49:14DownloadStream
Metta and Wisdom: Practicing metta with G.R.A.C.E
Metta and Wisdom: May/June 2019, Sayadaw U Jagara/Nikki Mirghafori 		Nikki Mirghafori 2019-06-01 46:49DownloadStream
Metta and Wisdom: Morning Instructions: Acceptance is Love
Metta and Wisdom: May/June 2019, Sayadaw U Jagara/Nikki Mirghafori 		Sayadaw U Jagara 2019-06-01 12:58DownloadStream
Taking the Practice Home
May 24-27 2019: Ines Freedman & Diana Clark 		Ines Freedman 2019-05-27 11:16DownloadStream
Wise Effort: Cultivation & Sustaining
May 24-27 2019: Ines Freedman & Diana Clark 		Diana Clark 2019-05-26 53:56DownloadStream
Guided Meditation: Emotions
May 24-27 2019: Ines Freedman & Diana Clark 		Ines Freedman 2019-05-26 44:29DownloadStream
Guided Meditation: Breath
May 24-27 2019: Ines Freedman & Diana Clark 		Diana Clark 2019-05-25 38:03DownloadStream
Wise Effort: Prevention & Letting Go
May 24-27 2019: Ines Freedman & Diana Clark 		Ines Freedman 2019-05-25 43:23DownloadStream
Opening Night Dharmette: Wise Effort
May 24-27 2019: Ines Freedman & Diana Clark 		Ines Freedman 2019-05-24 6:46DownloadStream
The Role of Sila, Samadhi and Panna in Interpersonal Life
Insight Retreat: May 2019, Matthew Brensilver & Max Erdstein		Matthew Brensilver 2019-05-18 58:05DownloadStream
Guided Meditation: The Ground of Loving Acceptance
Insight Retreat: May 2019, Matthew Brensilver & Max Erdstein		Matthew Brensilver 2019-05-17 45:09DownloadStream
Removing the Thorns of Memory and Becoming
Insight Retreat: May 2019, Matthew Brensilver & Max Erdstein		Matthew Brensilver 2019-05-16 56:08DownloadStream
Guided Meditation: Settling through Love, Deepening through Sound
Insight Retreat: May 2019, Matthew Brensilver & Max Erdstein		Matthew Brensilver 2019-05-15 48:35DownloadStream
Seven Factors of Awakening
Insight Retreat: May 2019, Matthew Brensilver & Max Erdstein		Matthew Brensilver 2019-05-14 59:20DownloadStream
Guided Meditation: Settling into the Pleasure of the Breath
Insight Retreat: May 2019, Matthew Brensilver & Max Erdstein		Matthew Brensilver 2019-05-13 49:45DownloadStream
Closing Dharmette - Q. and A.
Apr 28-May 5 2019: Gil Fronsdal & Ines Freedman Three Characteristics and Cultivating Their Opposites 		Gil Fronsdal 2019-05-04 39:34DownloadStream
Delusion
Apr 28-May 5 2019: Gil Fronsdal & Ines Freedman Three Characteristics and Cultivating Their Opposites 		Ines Freedman 2019-05-04 37:06DownloadStream
Morning Guided Instructions 6 - Radical Simplicity
Apr 28-May 5 2019: Gil Fronsdal & Ines Freedman Three Characteristics and Cultivating Their Opposites 		Gil Fronsdal 2019-05-04 48:43DownloadStream
Not Self
Apr 28-May 5 2019: Gil Fronsdal & Ines Freedman Three Characteristics and Cultivating Their Opposites 		Gil Fronsdal 2019-05-03 53:28DownloadStream
Morning Guided Instructions 5 - Mind States
Apr 28-May 5 2019: Gil Fronsdal & Ines Freedman Three Characteristics and Cultivating Their Opposites 		Ines Freedman 2019-05-03 45:11DownloadStream
Impermanence & Dukkha
Apr 28-May 5 2019: Gil Fronsdal & Ines Freedman Three Characteristics and Cultivating Their Opposites 		Ines Freedman 2019-05-02 37:07DownloadStream
Morning Guided Instructions 4 - Thoughts
Apr 28-May 5 2019: Gil Fronsdal & Ines Freedman Three Characteristics and Cultivating Their Opposites 		Gil Fronsdal 2019-05-02 50:47DownloadStream
Cultivating Wellbeing
Apr 28-May 5 2019: Gil Fronsdal & Ines Freedman Three Characteristics and Cultivating Their Opposites 		Gil Fronsdal 2019-05-01 56:55DownloadStream
Morning Guided Instructions 3 - Emotions
Apr 28-May 5 2019: Gil Fronsdal & Ines Freedman Three Characteristics and Cultivating Their Opposites 		Ines Freedman 2019-05-01 46:55DownloadStream
 

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