| Topic | Length | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Brief Instructions for Sitting Meditation | [Download] |
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5:14 |
| Instructions for Walking Meditation | [Download] |
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6:47 |
| Mindfulness Meditation As a Buddhist Practice | [Download] |
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6:17 |
Online Audio Introduction to Meditation Course
Several times a year Gil Fronsdal offers a 5 or 6 week instructional series for beginning meditators. These classes provide a good overview of insight meditation practice as well as many guided meditation sessions which help the student learn how to establish and sustain a daily meditation practice.
Fall 2007 – Winter 2008 Course
| Topic | Date | Length | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Introduction to Meditation – Breath (1 of 6) Talk Transcript | Written Material |
10/03/07 | [Download] |
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1:11:56 |
| Introduction to Meditation – Body (2 of 6) Talk Transcript | Written Material |
10/10/07 | [Download] |
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1:21:27 |
| Introduction to Meditation – Emotions (3 of 6) Talk Transcript | Written Material |
10/17/07 | [Download] |
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1:23:28 |
| Introduction to Meditation – Thinking (4 of 6) Talk Transcript | Written Material |
01/30/08 | [Download] |
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1:25:40 |
| Introduction to Meditation – Mind (5 of 6) Talk Transcript | Written Material |
10/29/08 | [Download] |
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1:25:47 |
| Introduction to Meditation – Daily Life (6 of 6) Talk Transcript | Written Material |
02/13/08 | [Download] |
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1:30:00 |
See other Introduction to Meditation courses
Written Material for Course:
- Week 1 homework : Mindfulness of Breathing (PDF)
- Week 2 homework : Mindfulness of the Body (PDF)
- Week 3 homework : Mindfulness of Emotions (PDF)
- Week 4 homework : Mindfulness of Thoughts (PDF)
- Week 5 homework : Mindfulness of the Mind (PDF)
- Week 6 homework : Building on the Foundation (PDF)
- Walking Meditation Instructions (PDF)
Other Audio Talks
| Speaker | Topic | Date | Length | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gil Fronsdal | Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation | 10/02/05 | [Download] |
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44:12 |
| Gil Fronsdal | Noting | 12/22/03 | [Download] |
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46:25 |
| Gil Fronsdal | Guided Body Scan | 07/17/03 | [Download] |
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24:58 |
| Gil Fronsdal | Guided Metta Meditation | 09/06/01 | [Download] |
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27:55 |


