AudioDharma: Collection of talks from Practice Note Series
by www.audiodharma.org · 37 episodes
ReligionSpiritualityBuddhism
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 https://www.insightmeditationcenter.org/.
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Practice Note: Being Aware vs Doing Awareness
This talk was given by Gil Fronsdal on 2024.09.04 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA.A machine generated transcript of this talk is available. It has not been edi…
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3 min
Practice Notes: Connecting and Sustaining
This talk was given by Dawn Neal on 2023.05.10 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA.For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.orgIf you have enjoyed this talk, pl…
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3 min
Practice Note: Working with Failure
This talk was given by Gil Fronsdal on 2011.06.29 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA.Use your so-called failures as food for going further with the practice. In t…
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3 min
Practice Note: Just Notice and Feel
This talk was given by Gil Fronsdal on 2011.06.15 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA.Keep coming back to your present moment experience. Anything is okay. Your jo…
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2 min
Practice Note: Respect Everything And Be Still
This talk was given by Gil Fronsdal on 2011.05.25 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA.‘Respect’ can be a substitute for the word ‘mindfulness.’ Let something insid…
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3 min
Practice Note: "Don't Know" Mantra
This talk was given by Gil Fronsdal on 2011.05.04 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA.Sometimes it’s useful to have a trick to help you disengage from the allure,…
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4 min
Practice Note: The Nature of Attention Itself
This talk was given by Gil Fronsdal on 2011.03.09 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA.Sometimes it is interesting to back away from many of the things we’re aware…
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2 min
Practice Note: What Intentions Are Operating?
This talk was given by Gil Fronsdal on 2011.03.02 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA.One of the interesting things to do in mindfulness practice is to start becom…
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4 min
Practice Note: Keep It Simple
This talk was given by Gil Fronsdal on 2011.02.02 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA.One way to make the practice simple is to stay close to the fact that things…
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3 min
Practice Note: Awareness Holds Everything
This talk was given by Gil Fronsdal on 2011.01.26 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA.Sometimes it’s difficult to hold something when we’re focusing on it in a nar…
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6 min
Practice Note: Stillness and Movement
This talk was given by Gil Fronsdal on 2011.01.19 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA.To feel the contrast of stillness and movement can make our life very rich an…
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4 min
Practice Note: Resting in Uncomfortableness
This talk was given by Gil Fronsdal on 2011.01.12 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA.One of the great ways to use mindfulness practice, is to turn towards that wh…
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7 min
Practice Note: The Shape of Awareness
This talk was given by Gil Fronsdal on 2010.12.15 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA.Part of becoming free is to have fluidity – and for awareness take different…
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5 min
Practice Note: Mindfulness Itself
This talk was given by Gil Fronsdal on 2010.12.01 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA.Noticing the quality of mindfulness itself can add depth, fullness, and poign…
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5 min
Practice Note: Mindfulness of the Background
This talk was given by Gil Fronsdal on 2010.11.10 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA.See if you can feel or sense your way into the background of your mind, your…
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6 min
Practice Note: Can You Relax Your Thinking Muscle?
This talk was given by Gil Fronsdal on 2010.11.03 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA.Look at thinking directly. Recognize it’s there, and find out where it might…
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5 min
Practice Note: Noticing Emotions in the Body
This talk was given by Gil Fronsdal on 2010.10.27 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA.Let the body help you not be entangled with your emotional state, but rather…
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5 min
Practice Note: The Importance of the Body
This talk was given by Gil Fronsdal on 2010.10.13 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA.Whatever happens – strong feelings, loud sounds, or all kinds of thoughts and…
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3 min
Practice Note: The Breath at the Center of Our Life
This talk was given by Gil Fronsdal on 2010.10.06 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA.I like to think of breathing as the center, and then in concentric circles ou…
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Practice Note: Ease as a Reference Point
This talk was given by Gil Fronsdal on 2010.09.15 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA.Breathing is a way of finding ease. Breathe in a relaxed way, making breathin…