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
Don't Make it Worse	Gil Fronsdal	2025.11.01	42:24	42:24 2025.11.01
Evening Reflection: Metta	Gil Fronsdal	2025.10.31	30:45	30:45 2025.10.31
Wisdom and Aversion	Andrea Castillo	2025.10.31	35:07	35:07 2025.10.31
Guided Meditaiton: Space, Stillness, Silence	Gil Fronsdal	2025.10.31	43:26	43:26 2025.10.31
Samadhi and Restlessness	Gil Fronsdal	2025.10.30	57:37	57:37 2025.10.30
Contemplating Mind	Andrea Castillo	2025.10.30	40:12	40:12 2025.10.30
Energy and Sloth and Torpor	Andrea Castillo	2025.10.29	29:51	29:51 2025.10.29
Guided Instructions: Mindfulness of Emotions	Gil Fronsdal	2025.10.29	47:26	47:26 2025.10.29
Mindfulness and Sensual Desire	Gil Fronsdal	2025.10.28	52:54	52:54 2025.10.28
Body, Breath, and Faith	Andrea Castillo	2025.10.28	42:42	42:42 2025.10.28
Faith and Doubt	Andrea Castillo	2025.10.27	26:49	26:49 2025.10.27
Guided Instructions: Mindfulness of Body	Gil Fronsdal	2025.10.27	38:17	38:17 2025.10.27
Into to Retreat: Theme, Refuges, Precepts	Gil Fronsdal, Andrea Castillo	2025.10.26	43:58	43:58 2025.10.26
The Heart's Uplift, Letting Go into Freedom	Diana Clark	2025.10.17	55:11	55:11 2025.10.17
Morning Instructions: Wholeness and Spaciousness	Ying Chen, 陈颖	2025.10.17	49:25	49:25 2025.10.17
Releasing into Samadhi	Kim Allen	2025.10.16	47:48	47:48 2025.10.16
Morning Instructions: Mindfulness of Thinking and Stories	David Lorey	2025.10.16	45:19	45:19 2025.10.16
Seclusion, diligence, and samadhi	David Lorey	2025.10.15	44:57	44:57 2025.10.15
Morning Instructions: Mindfulness of Emotions	Diana Clark	2025.10.15	56:38	56:38 2025.10.15
Meandering Stream, Steady Footprints: Trusting the Gradual Path	Diana Clark	2025.10.14	49:54	49:54 2025.10.14
Morning Instructions: Mindfulness of Body	Ying Chen, 陈颖	2025.10.14	42:42	42:42 2025.10.14
Elephant's footprints	Ying Chen, 陈颖	2025.10.13	47:40	47:40 2025.10.13
Morning Instructions: Mindfulness of Breathing	Kim Allen	2025.10.13	41:02	41:02 2025.10.13
Retreat theme: Four Noble Truths, Gradual Training, Wholesome Qualities	David Lorey	2025.10.12	08:05	08:05 2025.10.12
Auspicious Day (Song) slow version	John O'Connor	2025.09.07	03:36	03:36 2025.09.07