About this episode

Gil Fronsdal shares insights from his 50 years of Buddhist practice, discussing community, simplicity, and the impact of spiritual teachings.

Sharing meaningful stories from a life of practice, Gil Fronsdal chats about the impact of spiritual community, simplicity, and generosity.  Today’s podcast is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/beherenow and get on your way to being your best self. This week on the BHNN Guest Podcast, Gil Fronsdal outlines: Honesty, communication, and understanding as an alternative to LSD The impact of reading Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind , and going to the San Francisco Zen Center The importance of doing spiritual practice with other people and finding community Finding freedom within simplicity and generosity  The practice of working through fear and becoming relaxed Gil’s mindful founding of the Insight Meditation Center , balancing the commercial forces of society How growing up in wartime inspired Gil’s interest in nonviolence and civil disobedience  About Gil Fronsdal: Gil Fronsdal is the co-teacher for the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, California; he has been teaching since 1990. He has practiced Zen and Vipassana in the U.S. and Asia since 1975. He was a Theravada monk in Burma in 1985, and in 1989 began training with Jack…

People in this episode

Guest: Gil Fronsdal

Topics covered

• Buddhist practice
• spiritual community
• simplicity
• generosity
• nonviolence
• civil disobedience

Keywords

• Buddhism
• meditation
• spirituality
• community
• nonviolence
• Zen
• Vipassana
• generosity

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Insight Meditation Center, San Francisco Zen Center, Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Berkeley Zen Center

Books & works: Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind

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