Welcome to Insight Retreat Center
Dharma Talks
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.
These talks are freely available to download or listen to. Please help support this service with a tax-deductible
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Closing Dharmette
2 week Online Insight Retreat for Experienced Practitioners with Gil Fronsdal and Ines Freedman | Gil Fronsdal | 2021-05-30 | 29:12 | DownloadStream |
Evening Reflection: Day 14
2 week Online Insight Retreat for Experienced Practitioners with Gil Fronsdal and Ines Freedman | Gil Fronsdal | 2021-05-29 | 4:56 | DownloadStream |
Dharmette followed by Q&A
2 week Online Insight Retreat for Experienced Practitioners with Gil Fronsdal and Ines Freedman | Ines Freedman | 2021-05-29 | 58:18 | DownloadStream |
Morning Instruction: Day 14
2 week Online Insight Retreat for Experienced Practitioners with Gil Fronsdal and Ines Freedman | Gil Fronsdal | 2021-05-29 | 50:34 | DownloadStream |
Evening Reflection: Day 13
2 week Online Insight Retreat for Experienced Practitioners with Gil Fronsdal and Ines Freedman | Ines Freedman | 2021-05-28 | 1:50 | DownloadStream |
Liberative Dependent Arising: Khaya Nana (Knowledge & Vision of Liberation)
2 week Online Insight Retreat for Experienced Practitioners with Gil Fronsdal and Ines Freedman | Gil Fronsdal | 2021-05-28 | 45:26 | DownloadStream |
Morning Instruction: Day 12
2 week Online Insight Retreat for Experienced Practitioners with Gil Fronsdal and Ines Freedman | Ines Freedman | 2021-05-28 | 45:15 | DownloadStream |
Evening Reflection: Day 11
2 week Online Insight Retreat for Experienced Practitioners with Gil Fronsdal and Ines Freedman | Gil Fronsdal | 2021-05-27 | 6:08 | DownloadStream |
Liberative Dependent Arising: Vimutti- Nibbana (Liberation)
2 week Online Insight Retreat for Experienced Practitioners with Gil Fronsdal and Ines Freedman | Ines Freedman | 2021-05-27 | 33:50 | DownloadStream |
Morning Instruction: Day 11
2 week Online Insight Retreat for Experienced Practitioners with Gil Fronsdal and Ines Freedman | Gil Fronsdal | 2021-05-27 | 35:34 | DownloadStream |
Evening Reflection:Day 10
2 week Online Insight Retreat for Experienced Practitioners with Gil Fronsdal and Ines Freedman | Ines Freedman | 2021-05-26 | 2:51 | DownloadStream |
Liberative Dependent Arising: Viraga (Dispassion)
2 week Online Insight Retreat for Experienced Practitioners with Gil Fronsdal and Ines Freedman | Gil Fronsdal | 2021-05-26 | 32:14 | DownloadStream |
Morning Instruction: Day 10
2 week Online Insight Retreat for Experienced Practitioners with Gil Fronsdal and Ines Freedman | Ines Freedman | 2021-05-26 | 46:12 | DownloadStream |
Evening Reflection: Day 9
2 week Online Insight Retreat for Experienced Practitioners with Gil Fronsdal and Ines Freedman | Gil Fronsdal | 2021-05-25 | 8:37 | DownloadStream |
Liberative Dependent Arising: Disenchantment
2 week Online Insight Retreat for Experienced Practitioners with Gil Fronsdal and Ines Freedman | Ines Freedman | 2021-05-25 | 33:05 | DownloadStream |
Morning Instruction: Day 9
2 week Online Insight Retreat for Experienced Practitioners with Gil Fronsdal and Ines Freedman | Gil Fronsdal | 2021-05-25 | 47:52 | DownloadStream |
Evening Reflection Day :8
2 week Online Insight Retreat for Experienced Practitioners with Gil Fronsdal and Ines Freedman | Ines Freedman | 2021-05-24 | 4:19 | DownloadStream |
Liberative Dependent Arising:Yatha Bhuta (Seeing Things as They Are)
2 week Online Insight Retreat for Experienced Practitioners with Gil Fronsdal and Ines Freedman | Gil Fronsdal | 2021-05-24 | 48:34 | DownloadStream |
Monday Morning Instructions
2 week Online Insight Retreat for Experienced Practitioners with Gil Fronsdal and Ines Freedman | Ines Freedman | 2021-05-24 | 18:22 | DownloadStream |
Evening Reflection: Day 7
2 week Online Insight Retreat for Experienced Practitioners with Gil Fronsdal and Ines Freedman | Gil Fronsdal | 2021-05-23 | 2:46 | DownloadStream |
Liberative Dependent Arising: Samadhi (Concentration)
2 week Online Insight Retreat for Experienced Practitioners with Gil Fronsdal and Ines Freedman | Ines Freedman | 2021-05-23 | 34:08 | DownloadStream |
Sunday Morning Instructions
2 week Online Insight Retreat for Experienced Practitioners with Gil Fronsdal and Ines Freedman | Gil Fronsdal | 2021-05-23 | 55:58 | DownloadStream |
Evening Reflections: Day 6
2 week Online Insight Retreat for Experienced Practitioners with Gil Fronsdal and Ines Freedman | Kirsten Rudestam | 2021-05-22 | 6:08 | DownloadStream |
Liberative Dependent Arising: Sukha (Happiness)
2 week Online Insight Retreat for Experienced Practitioners with Gil Fronsdal and Ines Freedman | Gil Fronsdal | 2021-05-22 | 43:16 | DownloadStream |
Saturday Morning Instructions
2 week Online Insight Retreat for Experienced Practitioners with Gil Fronsdal and Ines Freedman | Ines Freedman | 2021-05-22 | 45:55 | DownloadStream |
Evening Reflections: Day 4
2 week Online Insight Retreat for Experienced Practitioners with Gil Fronsdal and Ines Freedman | Gil Fronsdal | 2021-05-21 | 7:21 | DownloadStream |
Liberative Dependent Arising: Passaddhi (Tranquility)
2 week Online Insight Retreat for Experienced Practitioners with Gil Fronsdal and Ines Freedman | Ines Freedman | 2021-05-21 | 35:28 | DownloadStream |
Friday Morning Instruction: Mindfulness of Thinking
2 week Online Insight Retreat for Experienced Practitioners with Gil Fronsdal and Ines Freedman | Gil Fronsdal | 2021-05-21 | 56:07 | DownloadStream |
Evening Reflections: Day 4
2 week Online Insight Retreat for Experienced Practitioners with Gil Fronsdal and Ines Freedman | Ines Freedman | 2021-05-20 | 4:13 | DownloadStream |
Liberative Dependent Arising-Joy (piti)
2 week Online Insight Retreat for Experienced Practitioners with Gil Fronsdal and Ines Freedman | Gil Fronsdal | 2021-05-20 | 58:40 | DownloadStream |
Thursday Morning Instructions
2 week Online Insight Retreat for Experienced Practitioners with Gil Fronsdal and Ines Freedman | Ines Freedman | 2021-05-20 | 46:46 | DownloadStream |
Wednesday Evening Reflections: Day 3
2 week Online Insight Retreat for Experienced Practitioners with Gil Fronsdal and Ines Freedman | Kirsten Rudestam | 2021-05-19 | 5:02 | DownloadStream |
Liberative Dependent Arising: Pamojja (Delight)
2 week Online Insight Retreat for Experienced Practitioners with Gil Fronsdal and Ines Freedman | Ines Freedman | 2021-05-19 | 32:49 | DownloadStream |
Wednesday Morning Instruction: Feel Everything in the Body
2 week Online Insight Retreat for Experienced Practitioners with Gil Fronsdal and Ines Freedman | Gil Fronsdal | 2021-05-19 | 49:03 | DownloadStream |
Tuesday Evening Reflections: Day 2
2 week Online Insight Retreat for Experienced Practitioners with Gil Fronsdal and Ines Freedman | Ines Freedman | 2021-05-18 | 2:27 | DownloadStream |
Liberative Dependent Arising: Saddha (Faith)
2 week Online Insight Retreat for Experienced Practitioners with Gil Fronsdal and Ines Freedman | Gil Fronsdal | 2021-05-18 | 45:14 | DownloadStream |
Tuesday Morning Instructions
2 week Online Insight Retreat for Experienced Practitioners with Gil Fronsdal and Ines Freedman | Ines Freedman | 2021-05-18 | 46:43 | DownloadStream |
Monday Evening Reflections: Day 1
2 week Online Insight Retreat for Experienced Practitioners with Gil Fronsdal and Ines Freedman | Gil Fronsdal | 2021-05-17 | 9:01 | DownloadStream |
Liberative Dependent Arising: Dukkha (Suffering)
2 week Online Insight Retreat for Experienced Practitioners with Gil Fronsdal and Ines Freedman | Ines Freedman | 2021-05-17 | 31:40 | DownloadStream |
Monday Morning Instructions: Day 1, Gil Fronsdal; ends with Walking Instructions, Ines Freedman
2 week Online Insight Retreat for Experienced Practitioners with Gil Fronsdal and Ines Freedman | Gil Fronsdal | 2021-05-17 | 51:44 | DownloadStream |
Sunday Opening the Meditation Hall: Sitting Meditation and Dharmette
2 week Online Insight Retreat for Experienced Practitioners with Gil Fronsdal and Ines Freedman | Gil Fronsdal | 2021-05-16 | 38:54 | DownloadStream |
Morning Guidance: Love Supports Release
4 day Online Insight Retreat with Diana Clark and Nikki Mirghafori | Nikki Mirghafori | 2021-04-18 | 59:54 | DownloadStream |
Evening Reflection: Recollecting Goodness
4 day Online Insight Retreat with Diana Clark and Nikki Mirghafori | Nikki Mirghafori | 2021-04-17 | 13:30 | DownloadStream |
Dharma Talk: Letting Go
4 day Online Insight Retreat with Diana Clark and Nikki Mirghafori | Nikki Mirghafori | 2021-04-17 | 59:51 | DownloadStream |
Afternoon Guidance: Mindfulness of Thoughts
4 day Online Insight Retreat with Diana Clark and Nikki Mirghafori | Diana Clark | 2021-04-17 | 29:59 | DownloadStream |
Morning Guidance: Working with Emotions: R.A.F.T.
4 day Online Insight Retreat with Diana Clark and Nikki Mirghafori | Diana Clark | 2021-04-17 | 51:50 | DownloadStream |
Evening Reflections: Letting Go Into Sleep
4 day Online Insight Retreat with Diana Clark and Nikki Mirghafori | Nikki Mirghafori | 2021-04-16 | 14:53 | DownloadStream |
Releasing
4 day Online Insight Retreat with Diana Clark and Nikki Mirghafori | Diana Clark | 2021-04-16 | 43:14 | DownloadStream |
Morning Guidance: Earth Released Onto Earth
4 day Online Insight Retreat with Diana Clark and Nikki Mirghafori | Nikki Mirghafori | 2021-04-16 | 60:16 | DownloadStream |
Afternoon Guidance: In-Breath Released into Outbreath
4 day Online Insight Retreat with Diana Clark and Nikki Mirghafori | Nikki Mirghafori | 2021-04-16 | 30:40 | DownloadStream |
Dharma Talk - Day 6: Immesurable Working Places: Ourselves
1 week Online Metta and Wisdom Retreat | Sayadaw U Jagara | 2021-03-20 | 60:17 | DownloadStream |
Dharma Talk - Day 5: On Forgiveness
1 week Online Metta and Wisdom Retreat | Nikki Mirghafori | 2021-03-19 | 59:06 | DownloadStream |
Evening Reflections - Day 4: Appreciating All Parts of Our Practice
1 week Online Metta and Wisdom Retreat | Nikki Mirghafori | 2021-03-18 | 15:38 | DownloadStream |
Dharma Talk - Day 3: Love, Wisdom, and the Brahma Viharas
1 week Online Metta and Wisdom Retreat | Nikki Mirghafori | 2021-03-17 | 64:04 | DownloadStream |
Dharma Talk - Day 1: Why Practice Metta?
1 week Online Metta and Wisdom Retreat | Nikki Mirghafori | 2021-03-15 | 60:13 | DownloadStream |
7 Factors of Awakening: Equanimity
7 Day Online Insight Retreat: Feb - Mar 2021, Gil Fronsdal/Ines Freedman with bruni dávila for auditor support | Ines Freedman | 2021-03-06 | 26:35 | DownloadStream |
Saturday Instructions: Simplicity and How We Are Aware
7 Day Online Insight Retreat: Feb - Mar 2021, Gil Fronsdal/Ines Freedman with bruni dávila for auditor support | Gil Fronsdal | 2021-03-06 | 46:20 | DownloadStream |
Samadhi Factor of Awakening
7 Day Online Insight Retreat: Feb - Mar 2021, Gil Fronsdal/Ines Freedman with bruni dávila for auditor support | Gil Fronsdal | 2021-03-05 | 50:40 | DownloadStream |
Mindfulness of Breathing - Joy Factor of Awakening
7 Day Online Insight Retreat: Feb - Mar 2021, Gil Fronsdal/Ines Freedman with bruni dávila for auditor support | Gil Fronsdal | 2021-03-05 | 13:34 | DownloadStream |
7 Factors of Awakening: Joy & Tranquility
7 Day Online Insight Retreat: Feb - Mar 2021, Gil Fronsdal/Ines Freedman with bruni dávila for auditor support | Ines Freedman | 2021-03-04 | 36:53 | DownloadStream |
Guided Instruction on Mindfulness of Thinking
7 Day Online Insight Retreat: Feb - Mar 2021, Gil Fronsdal/Ines Freedman with bruni dávila for auditor support | Gil Fronsdal | 2021-03-04 | 50:34 | DownloadStream |
Effort Factor of Awakening
7 Day Online Insight Retreat: Feb - Mar 2021, Gil Fronsdal/Ines Freedman with bruni dávila for auditor support | Gil Fronsdal | 2021-03-03 | 45:14 | DownloadStream |
7 Factors of Awakening - Investigation
7 Day Online Insight Retreat: Feb - Mar 2021, Gil Fronsdal/Ines Freedman with bruni dávila for auditor support | Ines Freedman | 2021-03-02 | 31:48 | DownloadStream |
Mindfulness Factor of Awakening
7 Day Online Insight Retreat: Feb - Mar 2021, Gil Fronsdal/Ines Freedman with bruni dávila for auditor support | Gil Fronsdal | 2021-03-01 | 47:25 | DownloadStream |
Refuge in Nibbana
1 week Online Insight Retreat with Gil Fronsdal, Diana Clark, with Shelley Gault for auditor support | Gil Fronsdal | 2021-02-19 | 51:02 | DownloadStream |
Refuge in Oneself
1 week Online Insight Retreat with Gil Fronsdal, Diana Clark, with Shelley Gault for auditor support | Gil Fronsdal | 2021-02-17 | 46:36 | DownloadStream |
Choiceless Awareness
1 Week Online Insight Retreat: Jan 2021 Gil Fronsdal, Nolitha Tsengiwe, Devon Hase | Devon Hase | 2021-01-30 | 57:41 | DownloadStream |
Mindfulness of Intentions
1 Week Online Insight Retreat: Jan 2021 Gil Fronsdal, Nolitha Tsengiwe, Devon Hase | Devon Hase | 2021-01-29 | 44:48 | DownloadStream |
Mindfulness of Emotions
1 Week Online Insight Retreat: Jan 2021 Gil Fronsdal, Nolitha Tsengiwe, Devon Hase | Devon Hase | 2021-01-27 | 44:12 | DownloadStream |
The Five Spiritual Faculties: Energy and Wise Engagement
1 Week Online Insight Retreat: Jan 2021 Gil Fronsdal, Nolitha Tsengiwe, Devon Hase | Devon Hase | 2021-01-26 | 56:39 | DownloadStream |
Sunday Morning Guided Meditation
5-Day Insight Santa Cruz Retreat: Dec 2020, Bob Stahl, Mary Grace Orr, JD Doyle | Mary Grace Orr | 2020-12-20 | 58:12 | DownloadStream |
Saturday Afternoon Sit-Metta
5-Day Insight Santa Cruz Retreat: Dec 2020, Bob Stahl, Mary Grace Orr, JD Doyle | Mary Grace Orr | 2020-12-19 | 26:21 | DownloadStream |
Saturday Morning Instructions - Offering guidance on the first three foundations of mindfulness
5-Day Insight Santa Cruz Retreat: Dec 2020, Bob Stahl, Mary Grace Orr, JD Doyle | JD Doyle | 2020-12-19 | 63:19 | DownloadStream |
Friday Afternoon Sit-Metta
5-Day Insight Santa Cruz Retreat: Dec 2020, Bob Stahl, Mary Grace Orr, JD Doyle | JD Doyle | 2020-12-18 | 25:49 | DownloadStream |
Friday Afternoon Dharma Talk: Embodied Training on the Path towards Liberation: working with the hindrances as gateways
5-Day Insight Santa Cruz Retreat: Dec 2020, Bob Stahl, Mary Grace Orr, JD Doyle | JD Doyle | 2020-12-18 | 51:01 | DownloadStream |
Friday morning guided meditation
5-Day Insight Santa Cruz Retreat: Dec 2020, Bob Stahl, Mary Grace Orr, JD Doyle | Bob Stahl | 2020-12-18 | 50:01 | DownloadStream |
Thursday Sit- Metta Meditation
5-Day Insight Santa Cruz Retreat: Dec 2020, Bob Stahl, Mary Grace Orr, JD Doyle | Bob Stahl | 2020-12-17 | 20:59 | DownloadStream |
Thursday Afternoon Dharma Talk on What is Learned and can Unlearned and Inspiration
5-Day Insight Santa Cruz Retreat: Dec 2020, Bob Stahl, Mary Grace Orr, JD Doyle | Bob Stahl | 2020-12-17 | 47:30 | DownloadStream |
Thursday Morning meditation
5-Day Insight Santa Cruz Retreat: Dec 2020, Bob Stahl, Mary Grace Orr, JD Doyle | Mary Grace Orr | 2020-12-17 | 56:10 | DownloadStream |
Sunday Closing Dharmette
Insight Retreat with Gil Fronsdal and Matthew Brensilver, assisted by Ines Freedman, Dec 6th-13th, 2020 | Matthew Brensilver | 2020-12-13 | 24:05 | DownloadStream |
Saturday Evening Reflection: Metta
Insight Retreat with Gil Fronsdal and Matthew Brensilver, assisted by Ines Freedman, Dec 6th-13th, 2020 | Gil Fronsdal | 2020-12-12 | 11:18 | DownloadStream |
Saturday Dharma Talk: Freedom to Love
Insight Retreat with Gil Fronsdal and Matthew Brensilver, assisted by Ines Freedman, Dec 6th-13th, 2020 | Matthew Brensilver | 2020-12-12 | 50:43 | DownloadStream |
Saturday Morning Instruction through Mindfulness Practice
Insight Retreat with Gil Fronsdal and Matthew Brensilver, assisted by Ines Freedman, Dec 6th-13th, 2020 | Gil Fronsdal | 2020-12-12 | 47:39 | DownloadStream |
Friday Dharma Talk
Insight Retreat with Gil Fronsdal and Matthew Brensilver, assisted by Ines Freedman, Dec 6th-13th, 2020 | Gil Fronsdal | 2020-12-11 | 49:00 | DownloadStream |
Friday Morning Instructions: The non-compulsion of awareness
Insight Retreat with Gil Fronsdal and Matthew Brensilver, assisted by Ines Freedman, Dec 6th-13th, 2020 | Matthew Brensilver | 2020-12-11 | 53:58 | DownloadStream |
Thursday Evening Reflection
Insight Retreat with Gil Fronsdal and Matthew Brensilver, assisted by Ines Freedman, Dec 6th-13th, 2020 | Gil Fronsdal | 2020-12-10 | 8:07 | DownloadStream |
Thursday Dharma Talk: Not-Self
Insight Retreat with Gil Fronsdal and Matthew Brensilver, assisted by Ines Freedman, Dec 6th-13th, 2020 | Matthew Brensilver | 2020-12-10 | 54:34 | DownloadStream |
Thrusday Morning Instruction: How We Are Aware
Insight Retreat with Gil Fronsdal and Matthew Brensilver, assisted by Ines Freedman, Dec 6th-13th, 2020 | Gil Fronsdal | 2020-12-10 | 52:06 | DownloadStream |
Wednesday Evening Reflection: Rohini's Enlightenment Poem
Insight Retreat with Gil Fronsdal and Matthew Brensilver, assisted by Ines Freedman, Dec 6th-13th, 2020 | Matthew Brensilver | 2020-12-09 | 8:47 | DownloadStream |
Wednesday Dharma Talk: Freedom of the Full Moon
Insight Retreat with Gil Fronsdal and Matthew Brensilver, assisted by Ines Freedman, Dec 6th-13th, 2020 | Gil Fronsdal | 2020-12-09 | 45:01 | DownloadStream |
Wednesday Morning Instructions: Clarifying Body
Insight Retreat with Gil Fronsdal and Matthew Brensilver, assisted by Ines Freedman, Dec 6th-13th, 2020 | Matthew Brensilver | 2020-12-09 | 51:12 | DownloadStream |
Tuesday Evening Reflection
Insight Retreat with Gil Fronsdal and Matthew Brensilver, assisted by Ines Freedman, Dec 6th-13th, 2020 | Gil Fronsdal | 2020-12-08 | 8:53 | DownloadStream |
Tuesday Dharma Talk: Practicing Freely
Insight Retreat with Gil Fronsdal and Matthew Brensilver, assisted by Ines Freedman, Dec 6th-13th, 2020 | Matthew Brensilver | 2020-12-08 | 52:53 | DownloadStream |
Tuesday Morning Instructions: Mindfulness of Breathing
Insight Retreat with Gil Fronsdal and Matthew Brensilver, assisted by Ines Freedman, Dec 6th-13th, 2020 | Gil Fronsdal | 2020-12-08 | 55:46 | DownloadStream |
Monday Evening Reflection: A little bit freer
Insight Retreat with Gil Fronsdal and Matthew Brensilver, assisted by Ines Freedman, Dec 6th-13th, 2020 | Matthew Brensilver | 2020-12-07 | 9:55 | DownloadStream |
Monday Dharma Talk: The Path with Freedom
Insight Retreat with Gil Fronsdal and Matthew Brensilver, assisted by Ines Freedman, Dec 6th-13th, 2020 | Gil Fronsdal | 2020-12-07 | 46:40 | DownloadStream |
Monday Morning instructions
Insight Retreat with Gil Fronsdal and Matthew Brensilver, assisted by Ines Freedman, Dec 6th-13th, 2020 | Matthew Brensilver | 2020-12-07 | 54:35 | DownloadStream |
Six Actions Leading to Delight
Insight Retreat with Gil and Max for people in their 20's and 30's | Gil Fronsdal | 2020-11-15 | 42:02 | DownloadStream |
11.8.20 Sunday Morning Sit with Instructions
Metta Retreat with Nikki and Diana | Nikki Mirghafori | 2020-11-08 | 57:09 | DownloadStream |
11.8.20 Sunday Morning Sitting Meditation with Poem
Metta Retreat with Nikki and Diana | Diana Clark | 2020-11-08 | 30:46 | DownloadStream |
