AudioDharma: Max Erdstein's most recent dharma talks
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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 https://www.insightmeditationcenter.org/.
Episodes
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Young Adult Retreat: Guided Meditation--Feeding Our Hungry Ghosts
This talk was given by Max Erdstein on 2026.11.01 at the Insight Retreat Center in Santa Cruz, CA. ******* Young Adult Retreat (2026-10-30 00:00:00 -0700) ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a...
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Accepting the Mind (Discovering Ikigai)
This talk was given by Max Erdstein on 2026.08.16 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA. ******* Video of this talk is available at: https://www.youtube.com/live/FxlA1Zz3oz0?t=1s. ******* A machine generated transcript of this talk is available. It has not been edited by a human…
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Young Adult Retreat: Guided Meditation: Resting in Impermanence
This talk was given by Max Erdstein on 2026.02.20 at the Insight Retreat Center in Santa Cruz, CA. ******* Insight Retreat for People in Their 20s & 30s (2026-02-17 00:00:00 -0800) ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed this talk, please consider...
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Young Adult Retreat: Guided Meditation: Body and Breath
This talk was given by Max Erdstein on 2026.02.18 at the Insight Retreat Center in Santa Cruz, CA. ******* Insight Retreat for People in Their 20s & 30s (2026-02-17 00:00:00 -0800) ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed this talk, please consider...
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The Shape of Practice
This talk was given by Max Erdstein on 2025.09.21 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA. ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/....
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"There is No Such Thing as a Dragon"
This talk was given by Max Erdstein on 2024.03.03 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA. ******* Video of this talk is available at: https://www.youtube.com/live/c2xfcYy5DgQ?si=r09GVa2PdiESHB4I. ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed…
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Morning Instructions: Body and Breath
This talk was given by Max Erdstein on 2023.10.31 at the Insight Retreat Center in Santa Cruz, CA. ******* 1-week Insight Retreat with Matthew Brensilver and Max Erdstein (2023-10-29 00:00:00 -0700) ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed this talk,...
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Don't remove delusion , Don't even seek the truth
This talk was given by Max Erdstein on 2023.09.24 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA. ******* Video of this talk is available at: https://www.youtube.com/live/4DRfPsHeeHA?feature=share&t=2110. ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed…
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Guided Meditation
This talk was given by Max Erdstein on 2023.09.24 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA. ******* Video of this talk is available at: https://youtube.com/live/4DRfPsHeeHA. ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed this talk, please consider...
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Dharmette: Each Barrier is a Gate
This talk was given by Max Erdstein on 2023.03.01 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA. ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/....
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Practice Notes: The Secret to Happiness
This talk was given by Max Erdstein on 2023.03.01 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA. ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/....
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Choosing the Actual
This talk was given by Max Erdstein on 2022.12.04 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA. ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/....
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Conversation about Insight
This talk was given by Max Erdstein and Matthew Brensilver on 2022.11.05 at the Insight Retreat Center in Santa Cruz, CA. ******* Insight retreat with Matthew Brensilver and Max Erdstein (2022-11-03 00:00:00 -0700) ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have…
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Guided Meditation: Keeping Close to Your Heart
This talk was given by Max Erdstein on 2022.11.05 at the Insight Retreat Center in Santa Cruz, CA. ******* Insight retreat with Matthew Brensilver and Max Erdstein (2022-11-03 00:00:00 -0700) ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed this talk, please...
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Whole Presence Samadhi
This talk was given by Max Erdstein and Matthew Brensilver on 2022.11.04 at the Insight Retreat Center in Santa Cruz, CA. ******* Insight retreat with Matthew Brensilver and Max Erdstein (2022-11-03 00:00:00 -0700) ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have…
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Imperturbability
This talk was given by Max Erdstein on 2022.01.30 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA. ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/....
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Indifference, Attention, and the Forms of Every Day Life
This talk was given by Max Erdstein on 2021.11.21 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA. ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/....
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Guided Meditation: Relaxing Into This Moment
This talk was given by Max Erdstein on 2021.11.21 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA. ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/....
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Perfectly Imperfect
This talk was given by Max Erdstein on 2021.09.19 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA. ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/....
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Guided Meditation: Intimate Presence
This talk was given by Max Erdstein on 2021.09.19 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA. ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/....
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Saying Yes to Life
This talk was given by Max Erdstein on 2020.10.14 at the Insight Retreat Center in Santa Cruz, CA. ******* 6 Day Online Insight Retreat: Oct 2020, Max Erdstein/Matthew Brensilver (2020-10-12 17:00:00 -0700) ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed this...
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Who is responsible for my suffering? (IRC Wed Mini-retreat)
This talk was given by Max Erdstein on 2020.07.01 at the Insight Retreat Center in Santa Cruz, CA. ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/. *******...
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Practicing Intimately
This talk was given by Max Erdstein on 2020.06.14 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA. ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/....
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The Gifts of Disenchantment
This talk was given by Max Erdstein on 2020.03.03 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA. ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/....
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Thank Goodness for the Marvelous Tail!
This talk was given by Max Erdstein on 2020.01.18 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA. ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/....
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Whole-Being Samadhi
This talk was given by Max Erdstein on 2020.01.13 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA. ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/....
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Experiencing the Completeness of Each Moment
This talk was given by Max Erdstein on 2019.11.12 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA. ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/....
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Guided Meditation: Emotions
This talk was given by Max Erdstein on 2019.11.07 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA. ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/....
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Guided Meditation: Being the Breath
This talk was given by Max Erdstein on 2019.11.02 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA. ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/....
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Guided Meditation: Non-Conflict and Connecting
This talk was given by Max Erdstein on 2019.11.02 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA. ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/....
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Guided Meditation: Directly Touching
This talk was given by Max Erdstein on 2019.11.02 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA. ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/....
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Guided Meditation: Polishing the Mind with Each Breath
This talk was given by Max Erdstein on 2019.11.02 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA. ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/....
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Polishing a Tile
This talk was given by Max Erdstein on 2019.10.08 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA. ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/....
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Forgetting the Self is Care for Self and Others
This talk was given by Max Erdstein on 2019.09.25 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA. ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/....
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Practice note: the dharma is right here
This talk was given by Max Erdstein on 2019.09.25 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA. ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/....
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Control and Surrender
This talk was given by Max Erdstein on 2019.09.24 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA. ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/....
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Just As It Is
This talk was given by Max Erdstein on 2019.09.23 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA. ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/....
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Trusting Each Moment as Dharma
This talk was given by Max Erdstein on 2019.09.17 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA. ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/....
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Beholding Ourselves, Forgetting the Self
This talk was given by Max Erdstein on 2019.05.21 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA. ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/....
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Being Dharma
This talk was given by Max Erdstein on 2019.05.07 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA. ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/....
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Feelings, reactivity, and freedom
This talk was given by Max Erdstein on 2019.02.26 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA. ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/....
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Radical Simplicity and the Five Hindrances
This talk was given by Max Erdstein on 2019.02.19 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA. ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/....
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Journey through the Hindrances
This talk was given by Max Erdstein on 2019.02.17 at the Insight Retreat Center in Santa Cruz, CA. ******* Insight Retreat: Feb 2019, Ines Freedman & Max Erdstein (2019-02-14 16:00:00 -0800) ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed this talk, please...
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Waking up to the Dream
This talk was given by Max Erdstein on 2019.02.12 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA. ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/....
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Journey into the Heart
This talk was given by Max Erdstein on 2019.02.05 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA. ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/....
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Dharmette: Orphans of Consciousness
This talk was given by Max Erdstein on 2019.01.30 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA. ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/....
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Practice Note: Astonishment
This talk was given by Max Erdstein on 2019.01.30 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA. ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/....
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Non-separation
This talk was given by Max Erdstein on 2019.01.15 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA. ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/....
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Savoring Winter Light
This talk was given by Max Erdstein on 2018.12.11 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA. ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/....
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A Life of the Dharma
This talk was given by Max Erdstein on 2018.11.17 at the Insight Retreat Center in Santa Cruz, CA. ******* Five Faculties retreat, November 2018, Gil Fronsdal & Max Erdstein (2018-11-10 16:00:00 -0800) ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed this talk,...
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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 https://www.insightmeditationcenter.org/.
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