Concentration

Concentration Series


This is a series of talks on concentration practice offered by Gil Fronsdal in the spring of 2005.


Topic Date Length
Concentration (Week 1 - Part 1)     04/20/05 [Download] [Play] 44:20
Concentration (Week 1 - Part 2)     04/20/05 [Download] [Play] 44:59
Concentration (Week 2 - Part 1)     04/27/05 [Download] [Play] 32:28
Concentration (Week 2 - Part 2)     04/27/05 [Download] [Play] 29:00
Concentration (Week 2 - Part 3)     04/27/05 [Download] [Play] 33:30
Concentration (Week 3 - Part 1)     05/04/05 [Download] [Play] 25:15
Concentration (Week 3 - Part 2)     05/04/05 [Download] [Play] 27:14
Concentration (Week 3 - Part 3)     05/04/05 [Download] [Play] 39:05
Concentration (Week 4 - Part 1)     05/11/05 [Download] [Play] 54:30
Concentration (Week 4 - Part 2)     05/11/05 [Download] [Play] 31:59
Concentration (Week 5 - Part 1)     05/18/05 [Download] [Play] 41:02
Concentration (Week 5 - Part 2)     05/18/05 [Download] [Play] 1:07:53

Concentration Series


This is a series of talks by Gil Fronsdal on concentration practice.


Topic Date Length
Introduction to Concentration: The Path 04/29/02 [Download] [Play] 40:59
Concentration 1 05/01/02 [Download] [Play] 1:20:37
Concentration 2 05/08/02 [Download] [Play] 1:11:51
Concentration 3 05/15/02 [Download] [Play] 2:10:16
Concentration 4 05/22/02 [Download] [Play] 1:28:52
Concentration 5 05/29/02 [Download] [Play] 2:16:49

Concentration Course


This is a series of talks by Gil Fronsdal on concentration, how it is developed, the five hindrances to developing it, and how it relates to the practice of mindfulness.


Topic Date Length
Concentration Practice 08/30/99 [Download] [Play] 50:20
Concentration: Thoughts 09/06/99 [Download] [Play] 39:04
Concentration: The Five Hindrances 09/13/99 [Download] [Play] 30:03
Concentration: The Five Hindrances 09/20/99 [Download] [Play] 44:19
Concentration: Mindfulness, Feedback 09/27/99 [Download] [Play] 40:13




To aid in the development of concentration, you may want to memorize the Metta Sutta (Word   PDF).