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Gil Fronsdal
Gil has practiced Zen and Vipassana since 1975 and has a Ph.D. in Buddhist Studies from Stanford. He has trained in both the Japanese Soto Zen tradition and the Insight Meditation lineage of Theravada Buddhism of Southeast Asia. Gil was trained as a Vipassana teacher by Jack Kornfield and is part of the Vipassana teachers' collective at Spirit Rock Meditation Center. He was ordained as a Soto Zen priest at the San Francisco Zen Center in 1982, and in 1995 he received Dharma Transmission from Mel Weitsman, the abbot of the Berkeley Zen Center. He has been the primary teacher for the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, California since 1990. He is a husband and father of two boys.

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What is Being Requested 2010-09-01 9:58
Practice Notes: Working with Tension 2010-09-01 3:39
Anatta 2010-08-30 45:25
Historical Roots of Western Vipassana 2010-08-29 49:22
Practice Notes: In the Body 2010-08-25 3:00
Five Faculties 2010-08-09 41:07
Dharmette-Contentment and Discontentment 2010-08-04 13:36
Practice Notes: Amoeba Mind 2010-08-04 4:01
More On Equanimity
2010-08-02 36:48
Social Equanimity
2010-08-01 43:18
Dharmette
2010-07-28 11:55
Practice Notes: Stability 2010-07-28 4:51
Delusion 2010-07-26 43:54
Equanimity
2010-07-25 35:43
Staying Upright 2010-07-21 11:36
Practice Notes: Be Relaxed 2010-07-21 2:18
Cultivating Tranquility 2010-07-18 28:21
Dharmette
2010-07-14 14:51
Practice Note
2010-07-14 5:18
Dharma 2010-07-12 48:13
Lay Practice 2010-06-14 45:25
Questions and Answers 2010-06-13 46:04
Meditation As Self-expression 2010-06-09 12:01
Practice Notes: Stillness 2010-06-09 5:28
Questions and Answers 2010-06-07 43:37
What We Attend To 2010-06-06 40:28
Ease 2010-05-31 48:55
Buddhist Training 2010-05-30 32:40
Using Reference Points 2010-05-26 11:57
Practice Notes: Two Phases of Training 2010-05-26 3:37
Path to Freedom 2010-05-24 46:55
Practice Notes: Practice as Kite Flying 2010-05-19 5:09
The Cessation of Suffering 2010-05-17 36:52
Compassion and Meeting Ourselves 2010-05-16 31:24
Compassion 2010-05-15 36:27
Practice Notes: Attitudes of Mindfulness 2010-05-12 3:43
Four Types Of Clinging
2010-05-10 46:46
Supported By The Dharma 2010-05-09 36:34
Turning Toward Suffering 2010-05-03 42:37
Reflections on Intention 2010-05-02 45:22
Doing One Thing at a Time 2010-04-28 9:28
Practice Notes: One Thing at a Time 2010-04-28 3:10
Intention 2010-04-25 33:52
Teach Yourself to Grow Food 2010-04-21 12:22
Practice Notes: Noting Thinking 2010-04-21 3:06
Mindfulness and Concentration 2010-04-19 45:49
Practice Notes: Where Do You Think 2010-04-14 5:39
Clinging 2010-04-14 12:10
Benefits Of Retreats On Practice 2010-04-11 40:36
Entanglements 2010-04-10 32:22
It's OK 2010-04-07 11:42
Nothing Needs to Happen 2010-03-31 11:08
The Three Doors 2010-03-29 44:27
Stillness and Perceiving Impermanence 2010-02-28 38:49
Constancy 2010-02-24 9:12
Practice Notes: What Needs Acceptance 2010-02-24 2:17
Impermanence 2010-02-22 45:10
Forgiveness 2010-02-21 45:20
Practice Notes: Three Phases 2010-02-17 4:49
How Do You Hold Beliefs 2010-02-15 40:25
Love and Elevation 2010-02-14 26:26
Buddhism and Non-Violence (Part 2) 2010-02-08 42:35
Learning, Reflecting, and Practicing 2010-02-07 42:15
Investigation of Thinking 2010-01-31 39:27
Buddhism and Non-Violence (Part 1) 2010-01-25 36:54
Breath Meditation 2010-01-24 35:45
Practice Notes: Where Our Attention Goes 2010-01-20 4:30
Q and A 2010-01-18 43:32
Inner and Outer Conflict 2010-01-17 38:25
Samannaphala Sutta (Part 1) 2010-01-15 1:18:37
Samannaphala Sutta (Part 2) 2010-01-15 1:42:59
The Road Less Taken 2010-01-13 13:23
Intention 2010-01-11 38:48
The Four Noble Truths 2010-01-10 41:53
Practice Notes: A Boat in the Water 2010-01-06 3:50
Joy and Appreciation 2010-01-06 13:10
Introduction to Meditation - Winter 2010 (Series) 2010-01-06 8:20:13 View Series
Practice Notes (Series) 2010-01-06 57:50 View Series
Four Truths of the Noble Ones 2010-01-04 41:03
Seeing the Roots 2009-12-24 15:20
Phases of Your Practice 2009-12-21 42:44
Evaluating Your Practice 2009-12-20 52:51
Balance of Heart and Mind 2009-12-16 16:30
Spiritual Path 2009-12-14 37:13
Gratitude 2009-12-13 35:01
Four Foundational Truths 2009-12-06 40:33
Skills 2009-11-30 49:46
On Community 2009-11-22 29:58
Guardian of the World 2009-11-16 43:29
Q and A - Buddhist Monasticism 2009-11-08 42:34
Spiritual Friends 2009-11-02 39:30
Friendship 2009-11-01 27:31
Life of The Buddha (Part 3) 2009-10-26 44:39
Equanimity and Investigation 2009-10-25 38:29
Life of The Buddha (Part 2) 2009-10-19 43:38
Equanimity 2009-10-18 36:14
Life of The Buddha (Part 1) 2009-10-12 48:37
What The Buddha Taught On Love 2009-10-11 41:44
Emotions: Boredom 2009-10-05 40:59
Question and Answer 2009-10-04 41:29
Ten Ox Herding Pictures: Zen Images of the Path 2009-09-28 32:51
Liberative Dependent Origination 2009-09-27 27:41
Emotions: Forgiveness 2009-09-07 32:36
Body Awareness 2009-09-06 39:32
Emotions: Gratitude 2009-08-31 25:16
Healing Through Awareness 2009-08-30 38:27
Intentions 2009-08-24 38:44
Fire Sermon 2009-08-02 38:27
Emotions: Happiness 2009-07-27 38:13
Understanding Suffering 2009-07-26 37:55
Emotions: Grief 2009-07-20 46:41
Understanding Seeing Transformation 2009-07-19 39:44
Emotions: Loving Kindness (Part 2) 2009-07-13 39:30
Thinking 2009-07-12 41:56
Emotions: Loving Kindness (Part 1) 2009-07-06 42:45
Dependent Origination
• Handout (PDF)
2009-06-21 49:22
Emotions: Anger (Part 2) 2009-06-15 42:17
What Are We Ignoring 2009-06-14 45:27
Three Paths of Buddhist Practice 2009-06-07 44:00
Introduction to Meditation 2 week 4
• No Homework Available
2009-06-03 1:28:46
Dependent Co-Arising 2009-05-31 43:15
Introduction to Meditation 2 week 3 2009-05-27 1:29:19
Emotions: Anger 2009-05-25 47:21
Introduction to Meditation 2 week 2 2009-05-20 1:29:09
Emotions: Fear (Part 2) 2009-05-18 48:35
Vesak 2009-05-17 49:23
Introduction to Meditation 2 (Spring 2009) (Series) 2009-05-13 5:51:52 View Series
Introduction to Meditation 2 week 1 2009-05-13 1:24:39
Emotions: Fear (Part 1) 2009-05-11 46:22
Acknowledge, Feel, Soften 2009-05-10 32:36
Guided Meditation: Acknowledge, Feel, Soften 2009-05-10 7:35
The Five Hindrances: Doubt (1 of 4) 2009-05-01 27:06
The Five Hindrances: Doubt (2 of 4) 2009-05-01 35:07
The Five Hindrances: Doubt (3 of 4) 2009-05-01 40:23
The Five Hindrances: Doubt (4 of 4) 2009-05-01 21:22
Emotions: Overview 2009-04-27 46:14
Pasture of Attention 2009-04-26 37:04
Buddhism in the World 2009-04-19 45:14
Awakening 2009-04-13 41:05
Discerning Our Stories 2009-04-12 48:12
The Five Hindrances: Restlessness (1 of 5) 2009-04-03 16:38
The Five Hindrances: Restlessness (2 of 5) 2009-04-03 29:16
The Five Hindrances: Restlessness (3 of 5) 2009-04-03 35:49
The Five Hindrances: Restlessness (4 of 5) 2009-04-03 14:44
The Five Hindrances: Restlessness (5 of 5) 2009-04-03 28:21
The Path 2009-03-30 37:44
Q and A Session 2009-03-01 44:24
The Five Hindrances: Sloth and Topor (1 of 3) 2009-02-27 26:27
The Five Hindrances: Sloth and Topor (2 of 3) 2009-02-27 24:23
The Five Hindrances: Sloth and Topor (3 of 3) 2009-02-27 21:37
Questions and Answers 2009-02-16 32:40
Seven Factors of Awakening: Equanimity 2009-02-15 39:26
Happiness 2009-02-09 47:40
Seven Factors of Awakening: Energy, Joy 2009-01-25 33:44
The Five Hindrances: Aversion (5 of 8) 2009-01-23 39:14
The Five Hindrances: Aversion (6 of 8) 2009-01-23 29:42
The Five Hindrances: Aversion (7 of 8) 2009-01-23 53:53
The Five Hindrances: Aversion (8 of 8) 2009-01-23 23:09
Martin Luther King 2009-01-19 37:03
Seven Factors of Awakening: Mindfulness, Investigation 2009-01-18 36:46
Sutta Study: Fruits of the Contemplative Life (Series) 2009-01-15 3:01:36 View Series
Buddhist Ethics (Part 1) 2009-01-12 43:22
Sense of Self 2009-01-11 45:32
Choice and The Four Noble Truths 2009-01-05 40:27
Four Noble Truths 2009-01-04 36:42
Seven Factors of Awakening 2008-12-22 41:52
Dharma and Mutual Benefit 2008-12-21 41:22
The Five Hindrances: Aversion (1 of 8) 2008-12-19 37:52
The Five Hindrances: Aversion (2 of 8) 2008-12-19 45:21
The Five Hindrances: Aversion (3 of 8) 2008-12-19 33:19
The Five Hindrances: Aversion (4 of 8) 2008-12-19 30:48
Relaxing Constructed Activity 2008-12-07 33:20
The Five Hindrances: Discussion 2008-12-01 44:09
Mindfulness of Speaking: Gratitude (Part 7) 2008-11-30 32:51
The Five Hindrances: Doubt 2008-11-24 42:57
The Five Hindrances: Restlessness and Worry 2008-11-17 40:40
Mindfulness of Speaking: The Value of Silence (Part 6) 2008-11-16 40:15
The Five Hindrances: Sloth and Torpor 2008-11-10 39:20
Mindfulness of Speaking: Beneficial Speeh (Part 5) 2008-11-09 37:51
The Five Hindrances: Desire (1 of 4) 2008-11-07 32:15
The Five Hindrances: Desire (2 of 4) 2008-11-07 41:38
The Five Hindrances: Desire (3 of 4) 2008-11-07 31:26
The Five Hindrances: Desire (4 of 4) 2008-11-07 29:18
Mindfulness of Speaking: Avoiding Unethical Speech (Part 4) 2008-11-02 38:55
Introduction to Meditation - Mind (Part 5) 2008-10-29 1:25:46
The Five Hindrances: Ill Will 2008-10-27 42:26
Mindfulness of Speaking: Dangers and Opportuities (Part 3) 2008-10-26 27:42
The Five Hindrances: Sensual Desire 2008-10-20 44:59
Mindfulness of Speaking (Part 2) 2008-10-19 33:43
The Five Hindrances: Introduction 2008-10-13 41:30
Mindfulness of Speaking (Part 1) 2008-10-12 42:50
The Five Hindrances: Introduction; Desire (1 of 6) 2008-10-10 13:10
The Five Hindrances: Introduction; Desire (2 of 6) 2008-10-10 29:20
The Five Hindrances: Introduction; Desire (3 of 6) 2008-10-10 23:20
The Five Hindrances: Introduction; Desire (4 of 6) 2008-10-10 16:21
The Five Hindrances: Introduction; Desire (5 of 6) 2008-10-10 48:13
The Five Hindrances: Introduction; Desire (6 of 6) 2008-10-10 35:10
Dharma Study Program 2008-2009: Five Hindrances (Series) 2008-10-10 15:14:54 View Series
Karma and the Economy 2008-09-29 43:35
Seven Factors of Awakening 2008-09-28 43:41
Relational and Non-Relational Realms 2008-08-24 42:41
Mental Noting 2008-07-20 46:15
Identity View 2008-06-22 37:27
Gay Marriage and Buddhism 2008-06-16 41:05
Question and Answer 2008-06-09 42:41
Five Efforts on the Path 2008-06-08 37:03
Taking Refuge (3 of 4) 2008-06-04 45:28
Developing Choices 2008-06-01 41:45
Emptiness and Compassion - (1 of 4) 2008-05-31 1:12:09
Emptiness and Compassion - (2 of 4) 2008-05-31 39:18
Emptiness and Compassion - (3 of 4) 2008-05-31 66:17
Emptiness and Compassion - (4 of 4) 2008-05-31 48:00
Anapanasati (1 of 10) 2008-05-30 9:25
Anapanasati: Guided Meditation (2 of 10) 2008-05-30 39:53
Anapanasati (3 of 10) 2008-05-30 2:47
Anapanasati (4 of 10) 2008-05-30 2:42
Anapanasati: Guided Meditation (5 of 10) 2008-05-30 38:56
Anapanasati (6 of 10) 2008-05-30 3:02
Anapanasati: Guided Meditation (7 of 10) 2008-05-30 37:02
Anapanasati (8 of 10) 2008-05-30 10:49
Anapanasati: Guided Meditation (9 of 10) 2008-05-30 39:43
Anapanasati (10 of 10) 2008-05-30 53:44
Dharma Practice Day - May 30, 2008 (Series) 2008-05-30 3:58:07 View Series
Taking Refuge (2 of 4) 2008-05-28 46:47
Taking Refuge (1 of 4) 2008-05-21 41:44
Recollecting The Buddha 2008-05-19 33:05
Working With Difficulties 2008-05-12 40:31
Burma Aid and Nothing 2008-05-11 39:06
Loving Kindness (4 of 4) 2008-04-28 43:07
Appreciating What is There 2008-04-27 35:54
Loving Kindness (3 of 4) 2008-04-21 39:47
Buddhist Practice and the Natural World 2008-04-20 40:12
Loving Kindness (2 of 4) 2008-04-14 44:03
What Is Mindfulness? 2008-04-13 42:59
Loving Kindness (1 of 4) 2008-04-07 45:35
Metta Series (Series) 2008-04-07 2:52:33 View Series
Forgiveness - Q and A 2008-04-06 44:46
Anapanasati (1 of 8) 2008-03-21 14:36
Anapanasati: Guided Meditation (2 of 8) 2008-03-21 36:54
Anapanasati (3 of 8) 2008-03-21 16:59
Anapanasati: Guided Meditation (4 of 8) 2008-03-21 36:49
Anapanasati (5 of 8) 2008-03-21 5:09
Anapanasati (6 of 8) 2008-03-21 29:09
Anapanasati: Guided Meditation (7 of 8) 2008-03-21 34:36
Anapanasati (8 of 8) 2008-03-21 44:42
Dharma Practice Day - March 21, 2008 (Series) 2008-03-21 3:38:56 View Series
Posture 2008-03-17 45:50
Fruits of the Contemplative Life 2008-03-16 44:33
Mindfulness of the Body 2008-03-10 40:22
Dharma of the Dhammapada 2008-03-09 32:27

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