Introduction to Meditation

Several times a year Gil Fronsdal offers a 5-week instructional series for beginning meditators. These classes provide a good overview of insight meditation practice as well as many guided meditation sessions which help the student learn how to establish and sustain a daily meditation practice.

This page provides recordings and materials from selected classes.

Fall 2007 - Winter 2008


Topic Date Length
Introduction to Meditation (1 of 6) (PDF) 10/03/07 [Download] [Play] 1:11:56
Introduction to Meditation (2 of 6) (PDF) 10/10/07 [Download] [Play] 1:21:27
Introduction to Meditation (3 of 6) (PDF) 10/17/07 [Download] [Play] 1:23:28
Introduction to Meditation (4 of 6) (PDF) 01/30/08 [Download] [Play] 1:25:40
Introduction to Meditation (5 of 6) (PDF) 10/31/07 [Download] [Play] 1:21:41
Introduction to Meditation (6 of 6) (PDF) 02/13/08 [Download] [Play] 1:30:00

Winter 2003


Topic Date Length
Introduction to Meditation (1 of 5) 01/08/03 [Download] [Play] 1:23:04
Introduction to Meditation (2 of 5) 01/15/03 [Download] [Play] 1:33:08
Introduction to Meditation (3 of 5) 01/22/03 [Download] [Play] 1:30:29
Introduction to Meditation (4 of 5) 01/29/03 [Download] [Play] 1:29:48
Introduction to Meditation (5 of 5) 02/05/03 [Download] [Play] 1:41:32



The handouts for the course, which are given at the end of each class, are available here: