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Dharma talks given by Gil Fronsdal and various guest speakers at the Insight Meditation Center. Each talk illuminates aspects of the Buddha's teachings. The purpose is the same that the Buddha had for his teachings, to guide us toward the end of suffering and the attainment of freedom. To learn more about the Insight Meditation Center, visit our website at www.insightmeditationcenter.org/.... more

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This talk was given by Diana Clark on 2026.05.04 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA.

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This talk was given by Gil Fronsdal on 2026.05.01 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA.

Video of this talk is available at: www.youtube.com/live/gVM_Bq1Dsa8?si=8ofI3ZjkSlvm3VZC&t=1799.

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This talk was given by Gil Fronsdal on 2026.05.01 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA.

Video of this talk is available at: youtube.com/live/gVM_Bq1Dsa8?feature=share.

A machine generated transcript of this talk is available... more

This talk was given by Gil Fronsdal on 2026.04.30 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA.

Video of this talk is available at: www.youtube.com/live/_Oo75yoGxww?si=y5DBlI5ey3ZWR1le&t=1968.

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Reviews

4.7 out of 5 stars from 1.8k ratings
  • My go to spiritual support system

    I rely on Gil and IMC teachers for their daily dharma talks and guided meditations. So much gratitude for their wisdom and support!🙏🏼 Also: The retreats offered by Insight Retreat Center are affordable and life changing. ☸️ IMC is an integral part of my practice 💓

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    Kim🙏🏼
    United Statesa month ago
  • Non-violence dharma, sorely missing here

    I come to Imc teachers for guidance, refuge, perspective, to hear and learn how the dharma is applied to real, current, everyday life. I don’t hear these teachers speak about the violence present in the culture today. I long to hear the essential message of non-violence central to Buddhist understanding and practice. Please, speak clearly —with no excuses, no exclusions, no exceptions, no politics, no virtue signaling, no grandstanding, non convoluted or archaic terminology, please just plain,... more

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    marsamar
    United States7 months ago
  • Thank You!

    I only wish I had come across this podcast earlier -- like say 1968! So much wisdom I could have used growing up. Gil has become a regular companion, and I could not ask for a better guide. ❤️

    Apple Podcasts
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    SCL4747
    United States9 months ago
  • A rare gem

    It might be the equanimity in Gil’s voice and/or his articulate and simple language that makes time freeze and invites you to pause, listen and reflect. So blessed to have discovered his teachings.

    Apple Podcasts
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    Extremelydifficultreviewer
    Canadaa year ago
  • Nikki Mirghafori walks the walk

    Nikki Mirghafori walks the walk. She has learned and practiced the dharma including during her own very challenging times. When Nikki interviewed on my Beat the Prosecution podcast, she riveted me with her devotion to mindfulness and to teaching others mindfulness.

    You will thank yourself for listening to Nikki.

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From Judgment to Discernment
Q: In not judging and having discernment, how important is the teaching of not having a separate self?
The speaker links discernment to the teaching of no inherent self, suggesting that recognizing experience as momentary and non-fixed helps reduce identification and promotes gentler, more flexible responses.
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Q: Is it ever possible that sometimes like the pursuit is the same, but the underlying view is different?
The guest responds that motivations behind actions can be driven by different views, and sometimes mixed views, and that curiosity about the underlying perspective can reveal how the same pursuit may be guided by compassion and care or by self-critique and striving.
Deep Compassion
Q: The chaplaincy program is a new initiative—how might it differ from the traditional chaplaincy program, and what forms of Buddhist practice are used in it?
The new program expands the scope of caregiving roles by creating specialized tracks like eco-chaplaincy and conflict chaplaincy, while maintaining core compassionate training; participants may serve in hospitals, hospices, or local communities, with variations in how Buddhist principles are applied depending on the setting.
Mindfulness of Breathing: Refuge and Insight
Q: Maybe related to that question, you mentioned a practice, Anapanasati. Can you talk a little bit more about that maybe, and how we could go from basic focus on the breath to what that entails?
Anapanasati is a sixteen-step framework that starts with noticing the breath and gradually includes awareness of body and mind, emphasizing letting go and deepening freedom as practice evolves.
Mindfulness of Breathing: Refuge and Insight
Q: So are you saying that if you never practice any other form of meditation than mindfulness of breathing, that is enough?
Yes, mindfulness of breathing can serve as a foundational practice that supports and activates other meditations, and many practices can emerge from staying with the breath.

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