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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 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
Guided Metta Body Scan Meditation and Talk on Cultivation of Metta
LGBTQI Insight Retreat: June 2020, John Martin and bruni dávila		John Martin 2020-06-18 63:29DownloadStream
Guided Meditation: Becoming Whole
June 4-7: Gil Fronsdal and Max Erdstein		Gil Fronsdal 2020-06-06 57:04DownloadStream
For the benefit of oneself
May 22-25 2020: Insight Retreat with Nikki Mirghafori and Diana Clark		Diana Clark 2020-05-25 9:49DownloadStream
Evening Reflection
May 22-25 2020: Insight Retreat with Nikki Mirghafori and Diana Clark		Diana Clark 2020-05-24 10:07DownloadStream
Liberating Perspectives
May 22-25 2020: Insight Retreat with Nikki Mirghafori and Diana Clark		Nikki Mirghafori 2020-05-24 60:03DownloadStream
For the benefit of others and oneself
May 22-25 2020: Insight Retreat with Nikki Mirghafori and Diana Clark		Diana Clark 2020-05-24 7:48DownloadStream
Evening Tuck-in: Perspective of Appreciation
May 22-25 2020: Insight Retreat with Nikki Mirghafori and Diana Clark		Nikki Mirghafori 2020-05-23 9:24DownloadStream
Sensitive to our experience
May 22-25 2020: Insight Retreat with Nikki Mirghafori and Diana Clark		Diana Clark 2020-05-23 46:00DownloadStream
Guided Meditation: Attitudes and the Body
May 22-25 2020: Insight Retreat with Nikki Mirghafori and Diana Clark		Nikki Mirghafori 2020-05-23 1:10:43DownloadStream
For the benefit of others
May 22-25 2020: Insight Retreat with Nikki Mirghafori and Diana Clark		Diana Clark 2020-05-23 10:58DownloadStream
Morning Reflection: What is Actually Happening?
May 3-13, 2020: Gil Fronsdal & Andrea Fella: Clear Comprehension 		Andrea Fella 2020-05-13 5:56DownloadStream
Clear Comprehension of Suitability
May 3-13, 2020: Gil Fronsdal & Andrea Fella: Clear Comprehension
Andrea Fella 2020-05-12 50:46DownloadStream
Guided Meditation: Responsive Awareness
May 3-13, 2020: Gil Fronsdal & Andrea Fella: Clear Comprehension 		Gil Fronsdal 2020-05-12 54:24DownloadStream
Non-Delusion about Self and Not-self
May 3-13, 2020: Gil Fronsdal & Andrea Fella: Clear Comprehension 		Gil Fronsdal 2020-05-11 54:01DownloadStream
Further Reflections on Impermanence
May 3-13, 2020: Gil Fronsdal & Andrea Fella: Clear Comprehension 		Andrea Fella 2020-05-11 11:00DownloadStream
Guided Instructions: Perception of Impermanence
May 3-13, 2020: Gil Fronsdal & Andrea Fella: Clear Comprehension 		Andrea Fella 2020-05-11 21:10DownloadStream
The Perception of Impermanence
May 3-13, 2020: Gil Fronsdal & Andrea Fella: Clear Comprehension 		Andrea Fella 2020-05-10 50:25DownloadStream
Reflections on Online Retreats
May 3-13, 2020: Gil Fronsdal & Andrea Fella: Clear Comprehension 		Gil Fronsdal 2020-05-09 36:55DownloadStream
Further Reflections on the Bahiya Sutta
May 3-13, 2020: Gil Fronsdal & Andrea Fella: Clear Comprehension 		Andrea Fella 2020-05-09 9:48DownloadStream
Morning Instructions: In the Seen is Only the Seen
May 3-13, 2020: Gil Fronsdal & Andrea Fella: Clear Comprehension 		Andrea Fella 2020-05-09 16:27DownloadStream
Recognizing Delusion
May 3-13, 2020: Gil Fronsdal & Andrea Fella: Clear Comprehension
Andrea Fella 2020-05-08 58:42DownloadStream
Guided Meditation: Ease and How We Lose the Ease
May 3-13, 2020: Gil Fronsdal & Andrea Fella: Clear Comprehension 		Gil Fronsdal 2020-05-08 53:15DownloadStream
Clear Comprehension of Domain
May 3-13, 2020: Gil Fronsdal & Andrea Fella: Clear Comprehension 		Gil Fronsdal 2020-05-07 44:22DownloadStream
Further Reflections on Awareness of the Relationship to Experience
May 3-13, 2020: Gil Fronsdal & Andrea Fella: Clear Comprehension 		Andrea Fella 2020-05-07 13:52DownloadStream
Morning Instructions: Aware of the Relationship to Experience
May 3-13, 2020: Gil Fronsdal & Andrea Fella: Clear Comprehension 		Andrea Fella 2020-05-07 14:23DownloadStream
Reflection: Some Experiences are Diffuse
May 3-13, 2020: Gil Fronsdal & Andrea Fella: Clear Comprehension 		Andrea Fella 2020-05-06 31:07DownloadStream
Guided Meditation: This Too
May 3-13, 2020: Gil Fronsdal & Andrea Fella: Clear Comprehension 		Gil Fronsdal 2020-05-06 51:54DownloadStream
Clear Comprehension of Purpose
May 3-13, 2020: Gil Fronsdal & Andrea Fella: Clear Comprehension 		Gil Fronsdal 2020-05-05 57:33DownloadStream
Reflection on Continuity
May 3-13, 2020: Gil Fronsdal & Andrea Fella: Clear Comprehension 		Andrea Fella 2020-05-05 7:54DownloadStream
Guided Meditation: Relax, Receive, Allow
May 3-13, 2020: Gil Fronsdal & Andrea Fella: Clear Comprehension 		Andrea Fella 2020-05-05 26:13DownloadStream
The Quality of Clear Comprehension
May 3-13, 2020: Gil Fronsdal & Andrea Fella: Clear Comprehension 		Andrea Fella 2020-05-04 43:04DownloadStream
Guided Instruction: Simplicity of Attention without Self-reference
May 3-13, 2020: Gil Fronsdal & Andrea Fella: Clear Comprehension 		Gil Fronsdal 2020-05-04 61:30DownloadStream
Opening, Precepts and Refuges
May 3-13, 2020: Gil Fronsdal & Andrea Fella: Clear Comprehension 		Gil Fronsdal 2020-05-03 24:58DownloadStream
Brief Reflections on Talking Practice
April 11-18, 2020: Awareness and Wisdom (Online Retreat)		Andrea Fella 2020-04-18 4:52DownloadStream
Remember the Awareness
April 11-18, 2020: Awareness and Wisdom (Online Retreat)		Andrea Fella 2020-04-18 9:11DownloadStream
Transitioning from Retreat
April 11-18, 2020: Awareness and Wisdom (Online Retreat)		Andrea Fella 2020-04-18 15:39DownloadStream
 

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