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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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Guided Meditaton on Simplicity with Breathing 2021-01-0427:43DownloadStreamVideo
Mindfulness of Breathing - Ānāpānasati (Series) 2021-01-0425:41:25View Series
Four Noble Truths All at Once 2021-01-0329:51DownloadStreamVideo
Guided Meditation: Mindfulness of Breathing 2021-01-0336:59DownloadStreamVideo
Brahmavihāras: Equanimity (5 of 5)
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 2021-01-0111:16DownloadStreamVideoOral Notes
Guided Meditation on Brahmavihāras 2021-01-0134:04DownloadStreamVideo
Brahmavihāras: Equanimity (4 of 5)
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 2020-12-3113:27DownloadStreamVideoOral Notes
Guided Meditation: Equanimity as Open Space 2020-12-3134:25DownloadStreamVideo
Brahmavihāras: Equanimity (3 of 5)
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 2020-12-3014:11DownloadStreamVideoOral Notes
Guided Meditation: Steadiness of Aim 2020-12-3031:40DownloadStreamVideo
Brahmavihāras: Equanimity (2 of 5)
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 2020-12-2914:25DownloadStreamVideoOral Notes
Guided Meditation: Meditating with Choice 2020-12-2933:58DownloadStreamVideo
Brahmavihāras: Equanimity (1 of 5)
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 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)
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 2020-12-2512:51DownloadStreamVideoOral Notes
Guided Meditation: Opening to Joy 2020-12-2531:51DownloadStreamVideo
Brahmavihāras: Appreciative Joy (4 of 5)
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 2020-12-2414:10DownloadStreamVideoOral Notes
Guided Meditation in Appreciative Joy 2020-12-2433:16DownloadStreamVideo
Brahmavihāras: Appreciative Joy (3 of 5)
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 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) 2020-12-1415:15DownloadStreamVideoOral Notes
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
Guided Meditation: Mindfulness of Feelings 2020-11-2432:05DownloadStreamVideo
Eightfold Path: Right Mindfulness (3 of 6) 2020-11-2315:25DownloadStreamVideo
Guided Meditation: Buddha's Mindfulness of Breathing 2020-11-2330:40DownloadStreamVideo
Appreciation and Gratitude 2020-11-2223:27DownloadStreamVideo
Guided Meditation: Receiving and Giving 2020-11-2235:36DownloadStreamVideo
Eightfold Path: Right Mindfulness (2 of 6) 2020-11-2016:49DownloadStreamVideo
Guided Meditation: Mindfulness Which Includes Everything 2020-11-2029:51DownloadStreamVideo
Eightfold Path: Right Mindfulness (1 of 6) 2020-11-1912:47DownloadStreamVideo
Guided Meditation: Open Awareness 2020-11-1933:00DownloadStreamVideo
Eightfold Path: Right Effort (3 of 3) 2020-11-1814:07DownloadStreamVideo
Guided Meditation: Mindfulness of Thinking 2020-11-1832:33DownloadStreamVideo
Eightfold Path: Right Effort (2 of 3) 2020-11-1716:44DownloadStreamVideo
Guided Meditation: Holistic Mindfulness of Emotions 2020-11-1731:29DownloadStreamVideo
Eightfold Path: Right Effort (1 of 3) 2020-11-1615:53DownloadStreamVideo
Guided Meditation: Receiving and Allowing 2020-11-1628:37DownloadStreamVideo
Six Actions Leading to Delight
Insight Retreat with Gil and Max for people in their 20's and 30's		 2020-11-1542:02DownloadStream
Eightfold Path: Right Livelihood (1 of 1) 2020-11-1316:01DownloadStreamVideo
Guided Meditation: Active and Receptive Mindfulness 2020-11-1333:10DownloadStreamVideo
Eightfold Path: Right Action (3 of 3) 2020-11-1216:27DownloadStreamVideo
Guided Meditation: Contentment 2020-11-1229:12DownloadStreamVideo
Eightfold Path: Right Action (2 of 3) 2020-11-1113:59DownloadStreamVideo
Guided Meditation: Mindful Generously 2020-11-1130:47DownloadStreamVideo
Eightfold Path: Right Action (1 of 3) 2020-11-1017:15DownloadStreamVideo
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