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Gil Fronsdal

Gil Fronsdal is the senior guiding co-teacher at the Insight Meditation Center (IMC) in Redwood City, California and the Insight Retreat Center in Santa Cruz, California. He started Buddhist practice in 1975, and has been teaching for IMC since 1990. Gil is an authorized teacher in two traditions: the Insight Meditation lineage of Theravada Buddhism of Southeast Asia, and Japanese Soto Zen. He holds a Ph.D. in Buddhist Studies from Stanford. He is a husband and the father of two sons.
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A Dharmic LIfe (1 of 5) The Body as your Monastery 2021-06-1412:52DownloadStreamVideo
Guided Meditation: Body-Centered Mindfulness 2021-06-1431:11DownloadStreamVideo
Speaking as a Gift 2021-06-1322:13DownloadStreamVideo
Guided Meditation: Meditating in Truth 2021-06-1334:34DownloadStreamVideo
Mettā Sutta (5 of 5) Breathing Room for the Good Heart 2021-06-1113:44DownloadStreamVideo
Guided Meditation: Meditating with Metta 2021-06-1130:41DownloadStreamVideo
Mettā Sutta (4 of 5) Cultivating a Boundless Heart 2021-06-1013:50DownloadStreamVideo
Guided Meditation: Unlimited Mind 2021-06-1031:51DownloadStreamVideo
Mettā Sutta (3 of 5) With No Anger 2021-06-0913:30DownloadStreamVideo
Guided Meditation: Meeting the Unwholesome with the Wholesome 2021-06-0931:04DownloadStreamVideo
Guided Meditation: Wholesome Desire in Meditation 2021-06-0830:25DownloadStreamVideo
Mettā Sutta (2 of 5) Intentions of Goodwill 2021-06-0814:54DownloadStreamVideo
Mettā Sutta (1 of 5) Foundations for Goodwill 2021-06-0715:10DownloadStreamVideo
Guided Meditation: Calm and Gentle 2021-06-0731:20DownloadStreamVideo
Metta Sutta (Series) 2021-06-071:31:51View Series
Buddha's Criticism of Caste Divisions 2021-06-0628:55DownloadStreamVideo
Meditating from an Ethical Core 2021-06-0636:23DownloadStreamVideo
Kusala (10 of 10) The Wholesome Dharma 2021-06-0412:07DownloadStreamVideo
Guided Meditation: Friendly Mindfulness 2021-06-0430:08DownloadStreamVideo
Kusala (9 of 10) The Buddha's Teaching to his Son 2021-06-0312:41DownloadStreamVideo
Guided Meditation: Mindfulness as Honesty 2021-06-0331:42DownloadStreamVideo
Kusala (8 of 10) Skillfulness 2021-06-0213:51DownloadStreamVideo
Guided Meditation: Contentment 2021-06-0229:34DownloadStreamVideo
Kusala (7 of 10) Growing the Wholesome 2021-06-0116:36DownloadStreamVideo
Guided Meditation: Growing With Awareness 2021-06-0126:58DownloadStreamVideo
Kusala (6 of 10) Ten Wholesome Actions 2021-05-3114:34DownloadStreamVideo
Guided Meditation: Wholesome Breathing 2021-05-3130:10DownloadStreamVideo
Closing Dharmette
2 week Online Insight Retreat for Experienced Practitioners with Gil Fronsdal and Ines Freedman		 2021-05-3029:12DownloadStream
Evening Reflection: Day 14
2 week Online Insight Retreat for Experienced Practitioners with Gil Fronsdal and Ines Freedman		 2021-05-294:56DownloadStream
Morning Instruction: Day 14
2 week Online Insight Retreat for Experienced Practitioners with Gil Fronsdal and Ines Freedman		 2021-05-2950:34DownloadStream
Liberative Dependent Arising: Khaya Nana (Knowledge & Vision of Liberation)
2 week Online Insight Retreat for Experienced Practitioners with Gil Fronsdal and Ines Freedman		 2021-05-2845:26DownloadStream
Kusala (5 of 10) Seeing Wisely the Unwholesome 2021-05-2815:09DownloadStreamVideo
Evening Reflection: Day 11
2 week Online Insight Retreat for Experienced Practitioners with Gil Fronsdal and Ines Freedman		 2021-05-276:08DownloadStream
Morning Instruction: Day 11
2 week Online Insight Retreat for Experienced Practitioners with Gil Fronsdal and Ines Freedman		 2021-05-2735:34DownloadStream
Kusala (4 of 10) The Roots of the Unwholesome: Greed, Hatred and Delusion 2021-05-2713:42DownloadStreamVideo
Guided Meditation: Deep Relaxation 2021-05-2731:03DownloadStreamVideo
Liberative Dependent Arising: Viraga (Dispassion)
2 week Online Insight Retreat for Experienced Practitioners with Gil Fronsdal and Ines Freedman		 2021-05-2632:14DownloadStream
Kusala (3 of 10) Understanding the Unwholesome 2021-05-2614:01DownloadStreamVideo
Guided Meditation: Avoiding the Unwholesome 2021-05-2629:22DownloadStreamVideo
Evening Reflection: Day 9
2 week Online Insight Retreat for Experienced Practitioners with Gil Fronsdal and Ines Freedman		 2021-05-258:37DownloadStream
Morning Instruction: Day 9
2 week Online Insight Retreat for Experienced Practitioners with Gil Fronsdal and Ines Freedman		 2021-05-2547:52DownloadStream
Kusala (2 of 10) Discerning the Wholesome and Unwholesome 2021-05-2513:37DownloadStreamVideo
Guided Meditation: Doing the Wholesome 2021-05-2532:24DownloadStreamVideo
Liberative Dependent Arising:Yatha Bhuta (Seeing Things as They Are)
2 week Online Insight Retreat for Experienced Practitioners with Gil Fronsdal and Ines Freedman		 2021-05-2448:34DownloadStream
Kusala (1 of 10) Wholesome and Unwholesome - Introduction 2021-05-2414:03DownloadStreamVideo
Guided Meditation: Avoiding Harm, Doing the Beneficial 2021-05-2429:31DownloadStreamVideo
Kusala (Series) 2021-05-242:57:46View Series
Evening Reflection: Day 7
2 week Online Insight Retreat for Experienced Practitioners with Gil Fronsdal and Ines Freedman		 2021-05-232:46DownloadStream
Sunday Morning Instructions
2 week Online Insight Retreat for Experienced Practitioners with Gil Fronsdal and Ines Freedman		 2021-05-2355:58DownloadStream
Liberative Dependent Arising: Sukha (Happiness)
2 week Online Insight Retreat for Experienced Practitioners with Gil Fronsdal and Ines Freedman		 2021-05-2243:16DownloadStream
Evening Reflections: Day 4
2 week Online Insight Retreat for Experienced Practitioners with Gil Fronsdal and Ines Freedman		 2021-05-217:21DownloadStream
Friday Morning Instruction: Mindfulness of Thinking
2 week Online Insight Retreat for Experienced Practitioners with Gil Fronsdal and Ines Freedman		 2021-05-2156:07DownloadStream
Sutta Stories - The Buddha's Last Year 2021-05-2116:04DownloadStreamVideo
Guided Meditation:Calm Ongoingness 2021-05-2129:16DownloadStreamVideo
Liberative Dependent Arising-Joy (piti)
2 week Online Insight Retreat for Experienced Practitioners with Gil Fronsdal and Ines Freedman		 2021-05-2058:40DownloadStream
Sutta Stories - Aṅgulimāla's Conversion
 2021-05-2014:19DownloadStreamVideo
Guided Meditation: Mindfulness as Truthfulness 2021-05-2031:43DownloadStreamVideo
Wednesday Morning Instruction: Feel Everything in the Body
2 week Online Insight Retreat for Experienced Practitioners with Gil Fronsdal and Ines Freedman		 2021-05-1949:03DownloadStream
Sutta Stories - The Lady and Her Servant
 2021-05-1913:31DownloadStreamVideo
Guided Meditation: Steady Attention on Breathing 2021-05-1930:33DownloadStreamVideo
Liberative Dependent Arising: Saddha (Faith)
2 week Online Insight Retreat for Experienced Practitioners with Gil Fronsdal and Ines Freedman		 2021-05-1845:14DownloadStream
Sutta Stories - Fruit of Spiritual Practice 2021-05-1815:58DownloadStreamVideo
Guided Meditation: Opening and Welcoming 2021-05-1831:45DownloadStreamVideo
Monday Evening Reflections: Day 1
2 week Online Insight Retreat for Experienced Practitioners with Gil Fronsdal and Ines Freedman		 2021-05-179:01DownloadStream
Monday Morning Instructions: Day 1, Gil Fronsdal; ends with Walking Instructions, Ines Freedman
2 week Online Insight Retreat for Experienced Practitioners with Gil Fronsdal and Ines Freedman		 2021-05-1751:44DownloadStream
Sutta Stories - Preservation of Truth 2021-05-1717:02DownloadStreamVideo
Guided Meditation: Direct Experience 2021-05-1730:29DownloadStreamVideo
Sunday Opening the Meditation Hall: Sitting Meditation and Dharmette
2 week Online Insight Retreat for Experienced Practitioners with Gil Fronsdal and Ines Freedman		 2021-05-1638:54DownloadStream
The Long Game of Practice: Conditioning and Skills 2021-05-1629:25DownloadStreamVideo
Guided Meditation: Letting Go of Thoughts 2021-05-1635:38DownloadStreamVideo
Dharmette: Stories from the Monastery Within 2021-05-1413:06DownloadStreamVideo
Guided Meditation: Entering the Present 2021-05-1429:50DownloadStreamVideo
Dharmette: Stories - The Golden Deer 2021-05-1314:19DownloadStreamVideo
Guided Meditation: Mindful Kindness 2021-05-1330:41DownloadStreamVideo
Dharmette: Stories - The Golden Goose 2021-05-1212:36DownloadStreamVideo
Guided Meditation: Breathing Generously 2021-05-1233:13DownloadStreamVideo
Dharmette: Stories - The Sky is Falling 2021-05-1112:07DownloadStreamVideo
Guided Meditation: Breathing with Distractions 2021-05-1131:30DownloadStreamVideo
Dharmette: Stories - The Parrot and the Fire 2021-05-1012:43DownloadStreamVideo
Guided Meditation: Sacrificing Self for Oneself 2021-05-1032:20DownloadStreamVideo
Stories (Series) 2021-05-103:42:30View Series
Seeing the Traces of the Path 2021-05-0922:43DownloadStreamVideo
Guided Meditation: Recognizing the Way Forward 2021-05-0936:26DownloadStreamVideo
The Four Practices of FEAR
 2021-05-0228:07DownloadStreamVideo
Guided Meditation: Seeing But Not Being Emotions 2021-05-0236:39DownloadStreamVideo
Earth Day and the Art of Living 2021-04-2526:46DownloadStreamVideo
Guided Meditation: With a Light Touch 2021-04-2535:00DownloadStreamVideo
Harmony of Zen and Vipassana (5 of 5) Prescriptive & Descriptive 2021-04-2316:58DownloadStreamVideo
Guided Meditation: Mindfulness of How We Are 2021-04-2331:22DownloadStreamVideo
Harmony of Zen and Vipassana (4 of 5) The Suchness of Thinking 2021-04-2213:32DownloadStreamVideo
Guided Meditation: Mindfulness of Thinking 2021-04-2232:12DownloadStreamVideo
Harmony of Zen and Vipassana (3 of 5) The Suchness of Emotions 2021-04-2113:37DownloadStreamVideo
Guided Meditation: Mindfulnes of Emotions 2021-04-2131:27DownloadStreamVideo
Harmony of Zen and Vipassana (2 of 5) The Dharma's Body 2021-04-2013:20DownloadStreamVideo
Guided Meditation: The Body's Awareness 2021-04-2031:21DownloadStreamVideo
Harmony of Zen and Vipassana (1 of 5) 2021-04-1913:29DownloadStreamVideo
Guided Meditation: Simplicity 2021-04-1931:51DownloadStreamVideo
Harmony of Zen and Vipassana (Series) 2021-04-193:49:30View Series
Second Arrows and Open Windows 2021-04-1826:27DownloadStreamVideo
Guided Meditation: Trusting Breathing 2021-04-1836:22DownloadStreamVideo
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