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Meditation Instruction

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 TranscriptWritten Material
10/03/07 [Download]

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1:11:56
Introduction to Meditation – Body  (2 of 6)
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10/10/07 [Download]

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1:21:27
Introduction to Meditation – Emotions  (3 of 6)
Talk TranscriptWritten Material
10/17/07 [Download]

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1:23:28
Introduction to Meditation – Thinking (4 of 6)
Talk TranscriptWritten Material
01/30/08 [Download]

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1:25:40
Introduction to Meditation – Mind  (5 of 6)
Talk TranscriptWritten 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

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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

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