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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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Earth, Water, Fire, and Air 2021-01-1730:04DownloadStreamVideo
Guided Meditation: Deepening with Sensations 2021-01-1736:04DownloadStreamVideo
Mindfulness of the Body (10): At Home with the Body 2021-01-1513:37DownloadStreamVideo
Guided Meditation: "Stay home" in the Body 2021-01-1533:12DownloadStreamVideo
Mindfulness of Breathing (9): Breathing with the Body 2021-01-1412:36DownloadStreamVideoOral Notes
Guided Meditation: Breathing with the Body 2021-01-1430:32DownloadStreamVideo
Mindfulness of Breathing (8): Four Dimensions of Breathing 2021-01-1313:31DownloadStreamVideoOral Notes
Guided Meditation: Guided Tour of Breathing (2) 2021-01-1333:40DownloadStreamVideo
Mindfulness of Breathing (7): Breathing and Mind 2021-01-1211:37DownloadStreamVideoOral Notes
Guided Meditation: Guided Tour of Breathing 2021-01-1234:13DownloadStreamVideo
Mindfulness of Breathing (6): Distinctions and Step 3 2021-01-1111:18DownloadStreamVideoOral Notes
Guided Meditation: Experiencing Disctinctions 2021-01-1133:43DownloadStreamVideo
What is Important 2021-01-1024:24DownloadStreamVideo
Guided Meditation: Trusting the Practice More Than the "Self" 2021-01-1039:57DownloadStreamVideo
Mindfulness of Breathing (5): Receptive Awareness 2021-01-0812:12DownloadStreamVideoOral Notes
Guided Meditation: Receptive Awareness of Breathing 2021-01-0831:53DownloadStreamVideo
Mindfulness of Breathing (4): Steps 1 and 2 - Experiencing Breathing 2021-01-0713:00DownloadStreamVideoOral Notes
Guided Meditation: Constancy and Inconstancy of Breathing 2021-01-0732:55DownloadStreamVideo
Mindfulness of Breathing (3): Introduction 2021-01-0614:37DownloadStreamVideoOral Notes
Guided Meditation: "Here" with Breathing 2021-01-0633:57DownloadStreamVideo
Mindfulness of Breathing (2): Introduction 2021-01-0512:19DownloadStreamVideoOral Notes
Guided Meditation on Intimacy with Breathing 2021-01-0533:40DownloadStreamVideo
Mindfulness of Breathing (1): Introduction 2021-01-0414:57DownloadStreamVideoOral Notes
Mindfulness of Breathing (Series) 2021-01-041:30:01View Series
Guided Meditaton on Simplicity with Breathing 2021-01-0427:43DownloadStreamVideo
Four Noble Truths All at Once 2021-01-0329:51DownloadStreamVideo
Guided Meditation: Mindfulness of Breathing 2021-01-0336:59DownloadStreamVideo
Brahmavihāras: Equanimity (5 of 5) 2021-01-0111:16DownloadStreamVideoOral Notes
Guided Meditation on Brahmavihāras 2021-01-0134:04DownloadStreamVideo
Brahmavihāras: Equanimity (4 of 5) 2020-12-3113:27DownloadStreamVideoOral Notes
Guided Meditation: Equanimity as Open Space 2020-12-3134:25DownloadStreamVideo
Brahmavihāras: Equanimity (3 of 5) 2020-12-3014:11DownloadStreamVideoOral Notes
Guided Meditation: Steadiness of Aim 2020-12-3031:40DownloadStreamVideo
Brahmavihāras: Equanimity (2 of 5) 2020-12-2914:25DownloadStreamVideoOral Notes
Guided Meditation: Meditating with Choice 2020-12-2933:58DownloadStreamVideo
Brahmavihāras: Equanimity (1 of 5) 2020-12-2814:34DownloadStreamVideoOral Notes
Guided Meditation: Mindfulness with Equanimity 2020-12-2832:25DownloadStreamVideo
Equanimity 2020-12-2724:45DownloadStreamVideo
Guided Meditation: Simplicity 2020-12-2736:53DownloadStreamVideo
Brahmavihāras: Appreciative Joy (5 of 5) 2020-12-2512:51DownloadStreamVideoOral Notes
Guided Meditation: Opening to Joy 2020-12-2531:51DownloadStreamVideo
Brahmavihāras: Appreciative Joy (4 of 5) 2020-12-2414:10DownloadStreamVideoOral Notes
Guided Meditation in Appreciative Joy 2020-12-2433:16DownloadStreamVideo
Brahmavihāras: Appreciative Joy (3 of 5) 2020-12-2315:04DownloadStreamVideoOral Notes
Guided Meditation: Meditating with Purpose 2020-12-2331:52DownloadStreamVideo
Brahmavihāras: Appreciative Joy (2 of 5)
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 2020-12-2213:48DownloadStreamVideoOral Notes
Guided Meditation: Appreciative Joy with Its Opposite 2020-12-2235:07DownloadStreamVideo
Brahmavihāras: Appreciative Joy (1 of 5)
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 2020-12-2114:03DownloadStreamVideoOral Notes
Guided Meditation: Appreciative Mindfulness 2020-12-2133:34DownloadStreamVideo
Mudita: Rejoicing in Others 2020-12-2026:36DownloadStreamVideo
Guided Meditation: Mindfulness With Delight 2020-12-2037:05DownloadStreamVideo
Brahmaviharas: Compassion (5 of 5) 2020-12-1814:31DownloadStreamVideo
Guided Meditation: Radiating Compassion 2020-12-1835:02DownloadStreamVideo
Guided Meditation: Non-Resistance to Suffering 2020-12-1633:45DownloadStreamVideo
Brahmaviharas: Compassion (3 of 5) 2020-12-1614:51DownloadStreamVideo
Brahmavihāras: Compassion (2 of 5) 2020-12-1515:34DownloadStreamVideo
Guided Meditation: Mindfulness as the Door to Compassion 2020-12-1532:06DownloadStreamVideo
Brahmavihāras: Compassion (1 of 5) 2020-12-1415:15DownloadStreamVideo
Guided Meditation: The Doorway of the Present 2020-12-1433:10DownloadStreamVideo
Saturday Evening Reflection: Metta
Insight Retreat with Gil Fronsdal and Matthew Brensilver, assisted by Ines Freedman, Dec 6th-13th, 2020		 2020-12-1211:18DownloadStream
Saturday Morning Instruction through Mindfulness Practice
Insight Retreat with Gil Fronsdal and Matthew Brensilver, assisted by Ines Freedman, Dec 6th-13th, 2020		 2020-12-1247:39DownloadStream
Friday Dharma Talk
Insight Retreat with Gil Fronsdal and Matthew Brensilver, assisted by Ines Freedman, Dec 6th-13th, 2020		 2020-12-1149:00DownloadStream
Brahmavihāras: Loving-Kindness (5 of 5) 2020-12-1113:04DownloadStreamVideo
Guided Meditation: Loving-Kindness 2020-12-1129:37DownloadStreamVideo
Thursday Evening Reflection
Insight Retreat with Gil Fronsdal and Matthew Brensilver, assisted by Ines Freedman, Dec 6th-13th, 2020		 2020-12-108:07DownloadStream
Thrusday Morning Instruction: How We Are Aware
Insight Retreat with Gil Fronsdal and Matthew Brensilver, assisted by Ines Freedman, Dec 6th-13th, 2020		 2020-12-1052:06DownloadStream
Brahmavihāras: Loving-Kindness (4 of 5) 2020-12-1014:04DownloadStreamVideo
Guided Meditation: Radiating Loving-Kindness 2020-12-1029:10DownloadStreamVideo
Wednesday Dharma Talk: Freedom of the Full Moon
Insight Retreat with Gil Fronsdal and Matthew Brensilver, assisted by Ines Freedman, Dec 6th-13th, 2020		 2020-12-0945:01DownloadStream
Brahmavihāras: Loving-Kindness (3 of 5) 2020-12-0915:15DownloadStreamVideo
Guided Meditation: Everything is Important 2020-12-0933:07DownloadStreamVideo
Tuesday Evening Reflection
Insight Retreat with Gil Fronsdal and Matthew Brensilver, assisted by Ines Freedman, Dec 6th-13th, 2020		 2020-12-088:53DownloadStream
Tuesday Morning Instructions: Mindfulness of Breathing
Insight Retreat with Gil Fronsdal and Matthew Brensilver, assisted by Ines Freedman, Dec 6th-13th, 2020		 2020-12-0855:46DownloadStream
Brahmavihāras: Loving-Kindness (2 of 5) 2020-12-0816:01DownloadStreamVideo
Guided Meditation: Meditating with Aspiration 2020-12-0830:55DownloadStreamVideo
Monday Dharma Talk: The Path with Freedom
Insight Retreat with Gil Fronsdal and Matthew Brensilver, assisted by Ines Freedman, Dec 6th-13th, 2020		 2020-12-0746:40DownloadStream
Brahmavihāras: Loving-Kindness (1 of 5) 2020-12-0713:22DownloadStreamVideo
Brahmavihāras (Series) 2020-12-074:07:39View Series
Guided Meditation: Love Within 2020-12-0730:13DownloadStreamVideo
Two Universes: The Utilitarian and The Appreciative 2020-12-0624:30DownloadStreamVideo
Guided Meditation: Trust Emergence 2020-12-0636:27DownloadStreamVideo
Eightfold Path: Right Release 2020-12-0412:21DownloadStreamVideo
Guided Meditation: Radical Simplicity 2020-12-0433:10DownloadStreamVideo
Guided Meditation: Letting Go 2020-12-0332:28DownloadStreamVideo
Eightfold Path: Right Knowledge 2020-12-0311:55DownloadStreamVideo
Eightfold Path: Right Concentration (4 of 4) 2020-12-0213:45DownloadStreamVideo
Guided Meditation: Mindful of Interest 2020-12-0231:07DownloadStreamVideo
Eightfold Path: Right Concentration (3 of 4) 2020-12-0114:49DownloadStreamVideo
Guided Meditation: Beginning Again and Sustaining 2020-12-0132:52DownloadStreamVideo
Eightfold Path: Right Concentration (2 of 4) 2020-11-3014:48DownloadStreamVideo
Guided Meditation: Tender, Caring Attention 2020-11-3031:13DownloadStreamVideo
Doing One Thing At A Time and Consistency 2020-11-2925:13DownloadStreamVideo
Guided Meditation: Doing One Thing At A Time 2020-11-2933:55DownloadStreamVideo
Eightfold Path: Right Concentration (1 of 4) 2020-11-2714:00DownloadStreamVideo
Guided Meditation: Concentration on Breathing 2020-11-2728:54DownloadStreamVideo
Eightfold Path: Right Mindfulness (6 of 6) 2020-11-2613:48DownloadStreamVideo
Guided Meditation: Seven Factors of Awakening 2020-11-2632:08DownloadStreamVideo
Eightfold Path: Right Mindfulness (5 of 6) 2020-11-2514:06DownloadStreamVideo
Guided Meditation: Mindful "With" Difficulties 2020-11-2530:42DownloadStreamVideo
Eightfold Path: Right Mindfulness (4 of 6) 2020-11-2415:06DownloadStreamVideo
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