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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.

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All Insight Retreat Center Talks

TitleSpeakerDateLength
Dharma Talk - Day 6: Immesurable Working Places: Ourselves
1 week Online Metta and Wisdom Retreat		Sayadaw U Jagara 2021-03-20 60:17DownloadStream
Dharma Talk - Day 5: On Forgiveness
1 week Online Metta and Wisdom Retreat		Nikki Mirghafori 2021-03-19 59:06DownloadStream
Evening Reflections - Day 4: Appreciating All Parts of Our Practice
1 week Online Metta and Wisdom Retreat		Nikki Mirghafori 2021-03-18 15:38DownloadStream
Dharma Talk - Day 3: Love, Wisdom, and the Brahma Viharas
1 week Online Metta and Wisdom Retreat		Nikki Mirghafori 2021-03-17 64:04DownloadStream
Dharma Talk - Day 1: Why Practice Metta?
1 week Online Metta and Wisdom Retreat		Nikki Mirghafori 2021-03-15 60:13DownloadStream
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 26:35DownloadStream
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 46:20DownloadStream
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 50:40DownloadStream
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 13:34DownloadStream
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 36:53DownloadStream
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 50:34DownloadStream
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 45:14DownloadStream
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 31:48DownloadStream
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 47:25DownloadStream
Refuge in Nibbana
1 week Online Insight Retreat with Gil Fronsdal, Diana Clark, with Shelley Gault for auditor support		Gil Fronsdal 2021-02-19 51:02DownloadStream
Refuge in Oneself
1 week Online Insight Retreat with Gil Fronsdal, Diana Clark, with Shelley Gault for auditor support		Gil Fronsdal 2021-02-17 46:36DownloadStream
Choiceless Awareness
1 Week Online Insight Retreat: Jan 2021 Gil Fronsdal, Nolitha Tsengiwe, Devon Hase		Devon Hase 2021-01-30 57:41DownloadStream
Mindfulness of Intentions
1 Week Online Insight Retreat: Jan 2021 Gil Fronsdal, Nolitha Tsengiwe, Devon Hase		Devon Hase 2021-01-29 44:48DownloadStream
Mindfulness of Emotions
1 Week Online Insight Retreat: Jan 2021 Gil Fronsdal, Nolitha Tsengiwe, Devon Hase		Devon Hase 2021-01-27 44:12DownloadStream
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 56:39DownloadStream
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 58:12DownloadStream
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 26:21DownloadStream
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 63:19DownloadStream
Friday Afternoon Sit-Metta
5-Day Insight Santa Cruz Retreat: Dec 2020, Bob Stahl, Mary Grace Orr, JD Doyle		JD Doyle 2020-12-18 25:49DownloadStream
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 51:01DownloadStream
Friday morning guided meditation
5-Day Insight Santa Cruz Retreat: Dec 2020, Bob Stahl, Mary Grace Orr, JD Doyle		Bob Stahl 2020-12-18 50:01DownloadStream
Thursday Sit- Metta Meditation
5-Day Insight Santa Cruz Retreat: Dec 2020, Bob Stahl, Mary Grace Orr, JD Doyle		Bob Stahl 2020-12-17 20:59DownloadStream
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 47:30DownloadStream
Thursday Morning meditation
5-Day Insight Santa Cruz Retreat: Dec 2020, Bob Stahl, Mary Grace Orr, JD Doyle		Mary Grace Orr 2020-12-17 56:10DownloadStream
Sunday Closing Dharmette
Insight Retreat with Gil Fronsdal and Matthew Brensilver, assisted by Ines Freedman, Dec 6th-13th, 2020		Matthew Brensilver 2020-12-13 24:05DownloadStream
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 11:18DownloadStream
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 50:43DownloadStream
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 47:39DownloadStream
Friday Dharma Talk
Insight Retreat with Gil Fronsdal and Matthew Brensilver, assisted by Ines Freedman, Dec 6th-13th, 2020		Gil Fronsdal 2020-12-11 49:00DownloadStream
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 53:58DownloadStream
Thursday Evening Reflection
Insight Retreat with Gil Fronsdal and Matthew Brensilver, assisted by Ines Freedman, Dec 6th-13th, 2020		Gil Fronsdal 2020-12-10 8:07DownloadStream
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 54:34DownloadStream
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 52:06DownloadStream
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 8:47DownloadStream
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 45:01DownloadStream
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 51:12DownloadStream
Tuesday Evening Reflection
Insight Retreat with Gil Fronsdal and Matthew Brensilver, assisted by Ines Freedman, Dec 6th-13th, 2020		Gil Fronsdal 2020-12-08 8:53DownloadStream
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 52:53DownloadStream
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 55:46DownloadStream
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 9:55DownloadStream
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 46:40DownloadStream
Monday Morning instructions
Insight Retreat with Gil Fronsdal and Matthew Brensilver, assisted by Ines Freedman, Dec 6th-13th, 2020		Matthew Brensilver 2020-12-07 54:35DownloadStream
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 42:02DownloadStream
11.8.20 Sunday Morning Sit with Instructions
Metta Retreat with Nikki and Diana		Nikki Mirghafori 2020-11-08 57:09DownloadStream
11.8.20 Sunday Morning Sitting Meditation with Poem
Metta Retreat with Nikki and Diana		Diana Clark 2020-11-08 30:46DownloadStream
11.7.20 Saturday Evening Reflections
Metta Retreat with Nikki and Diana		Nikki Mirghafori 2020-11-07 14:22DownloadStream
11.7.20 Saturday Dharma Talk
Metta Retreat with Nikki and Diana		Nikki Mirghafori 2020-11-07 60:12DownloadStream
11.7.20 Saturday Afternoon Sitting Meditation with Instructions
Metta Retreat with Nikki and Diana		Diana Clark 2020-11-07 30:40DownloadStream
11.7.20 Saturday Morning Instructions
Metta Retreat with Nikki and Diana		Diana Clark 2020-11-07 58:01DownloadStream
11.7.20 Saturday Morning Sitting Meditation with brief dharmette
Metta Retreat with Nikki and Diana		Diana Clark 2020-11-07 30:25DownloadStream
11.6.20 Friday Evening Reflections
Metta Retreat with Nikki and Diana		Nikki Mirghafori 2020-11-06 13:41DownloadStream
11.6.20 Friday Dharma Talk
Metta Retreat with Nikki and Diana		Diana Clark 2020-11-06 49:42DownloadStream
11.6.20 Friday Afternoon Sitting Meditation with Instructions
Metta Retreat with Nikki and Diana		Nikki Mirghafori 2020-11-06 40:47DownloadStream
11.6.20 - Friday Morning Instructions
Metta Retreat with Nikki and Diana		Nikki Mirghafori 2020-11-06 55:51DownloadStream
11.6.20 Friday Morning Sitting Meditation with brief Meditation
Metta Retreat with Nikki and Diana		Diana Clark 2020-11-06 31:19DownloadStream
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
 

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