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Bob Stahl's Dharma Talks
Bob Stahl
Is a long-time practitioner of insight meditation, lived in a Buddhist monastery for over eight years. He has a PhD in Philosophy and Religion with a specialization in Buddhist Studies, and now directs Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction programs in six Bay Area medical centers. Bob studied with the renowned Burmese masters Taungpulu Kaba-Aye Sayadaw, Hlaing Tet Sayadaw, Dr. Rina Sircar and Pokokhu Sayadaw, and has experience with 32 parts of the body, 4 elements and charnel ground meditations.
Bob has completed training with Jon Kabat-Zinn and is a certified mindfulness-based stress reduction teacher having been certified by UMass Medical Center.
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2025-10-07
1st Morning Talk and Instructions (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2018-09-22
32 Parts Chanting (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2012-04-13
32 Parts Continued and 4 Noble Truths
2009-09-25
32 Parts of the Body
2010-01-30
32 Parts of the Body
2007-12-31
32 Parts of the Body
2007-12-20
32 Parts of the Body
2017-09-21
32 Parts of the Body - Guided Meditation 4: Large Intestine, Small Intestine, S…
2017-09-20
32 Parts of the Body : Guided Meditation 1 - Head Hair, Body Hair, Nails, Teeth…
2008-10-04
32 Parts Of The Body And The Heart Of The Buddha's Feelings
2008-10-02
32 Parts Of The Body Chant
2014-09-21
32 Parts of the Body Chant
2016-09-24
32 Parts of the Body Chant
2019-09-21
32 Parts of the Body Chant (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2011-09-25
32 Parts of the Body Meditation
2011-09-26
32 Parts of the Body Meditation, Group 3
2022-01-12
32 Parts of the Body Meditation: Discovering Freedom within the Body—Week 1 Int…
2022-02-02
32 Parts of the Body Meditation: Discovering Freedom within the Body—Week 4 Hea…
2022-02-09
32 Parts of the Body Meditation: Discovering Freedom within the Body—Week 5 Lar…
2022-02-23
32 Parts of the Body Meditation: Discovering Freedom within the Body—Week 7 Ana…
2022-02-23
32 Parts of the Body Meditation: Discovering Freedom within the Body—Week 7 Tea…
2022-03-02
32 Parts of the Body Meditation: Discovering Freedom within the Body—Week 8 Clo…
2021-03-10
32 Parts of the Body—Fat, Sweat, Blood, Pus, Phlegm, Bile
2020-10-28
32 Parts of the Body—Flesh, Sinews, Bones, Bone Marrow, Kidneys
2020-11-11
32 Parts of the Body—Flesh, Sinews, Bones, Bone Marrow, Kidneys/Kidneys, Bone M…
2020-10-07
32 Parts of the Body—Head hair, Body hair, Nails, Teeth, Skin
2021-03-24
32 Parts of the Body—Head hair, Body hair, Nails, Teeth, Skin, Flesh, Sinews, B…
2021-02-24
32 Parts of the Body—Head hair, Body hair, Nails, Teeth, Skin, Flesh, Sinews, B…
2021-01-20
32 Parts of the Body—Large Intestines, Small Intestines, Stomach, Feces, Brain
2021-01-06
32 Parts of the Body—Lungs, Spleen, Diaphragm, Liver, Heart, Kidneys, Bone Marr…
2020-10-14
32 Parts of the Body—Skin, Teeth, Nails, Body Hair, Head Hair
2021-04-14
32 Parts of the Body—Tears, Grease, Saliva, Mucus, Oil of the Joints, Urine
2021-04-28
32 Parts of the Body—Tears, Grease, Saliva, Mucus, Oil of the Joints, Urine/Uri…
2021-05-12
32 Parts of the Body—Urine, Oil of the Joints, Mucus, Saliva, Grease, Tears, Fa…
2014-09-16
A Legacy of Kindness
2015-05-13
A Legacy of Kindness
2015-06-26
A Magnificent Moment
2016-05-28
A Ruby is Buried Here
2016-03-19
Afternoon Instructions - Open Awareness and Walking Instructions
2025-10-12
Afternoon Meditation Instructions (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2020-06-28
All Community Gathering
2020-03-23
All Community Sit
2020-04-21
All Community Sit
2020-04-28
All Community Sit
2020-05-26
All Community Sit
2014-05-21
Annual Retreat - Nancy Gill Memorial
2018-09-16
Bob Stahl and Steve Flowers: Mindfulness as Medicine: An Approach to Stress Red…
2014-08-21
Body Scan
2021-02-10
Brahma Vihara teaching on Mudita - Appreciative Joy
2011-08-20
Buddha's Awakening
2013-09-17
Chanting - Part 1 -- Body Parts Instructions
2018-05-24
Come & Go Retreat 5/24 Dharma Talk - The 4 Heavenly Messengers and the Buddha's…
2026-01-09
Convergence
2020-08-03
Core Teachings of the Buddha Series-- Orientation to the course and The life of…
2013-09-20
Counter-intuitive Dhamma and the Eightfold Path
2018-09-18
Day 1 PM Sit w/ Instructions (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2019-09-18
Day 2 Meditation on Head Hair, Body Hair, Nails, Teeth and Skin (Retreat at Spi…
2019-05-15
Day 5 Morning Sitting with Instructions: Reconciliation and Loving-kindness (Re…
2011-09-28
Day 6 Morning Instructions
2012-04-11
Death, Hindrances, 32 Body Parts
2016-03-19
Dhamma Talk - Eight-fold Path and Loving Kindness
2016-03-18
Dhamma Talk - Heart of the Dhamma
2016-03-17
Dhamma Talk - Hindrances and Factors of Awakening
2016-09-04
Dharma Talk on 7 Factors of Awakening
2016-09-06
Dharma Talk on 8 Fold Path and Loving Kindness
2016-09-05
Dharma Talk on Causes of Suffering and Misconception of Self
2016-09-10
Dharma Talk on Reconciliation and Compassion
2016-09-03
Dharma Talk on Working with the Hindrances and the Heavenly Messengers
2012-12-31
Dharma Talks
2018-08-18
Evening Dharma talk, 5 hindrances - 5 obstáculos a la meditación
2018-08-20
Evening Dharma talk, heart of the Dharma - corazón del Dharma
2018-08-17
Evening Dharma talk, inspiration - inspiración
2018-08-21
Evening Dharma talk, the myth of me - El mito del yo
2018-08-22
Evening Dharma talk, the power of love - El poder del amor
2018-08-19
Evening Dharma talk, turning into the skid, factors of awakening
2013-03-02
Exploration of the 1st Precept of Non-Harming, co-taught by Richard Shankman
2015-09-18
Facebook Dharma
2020-11-01
Fall Community Gathering-November 1, 2020
2011-05-14
First Day Jitters and Hopes
2011-09-24
Flesh Eating Dhamma
2008-07-07
Forest Practice
2013-06-18
Four Foundations of Mindfulness
2010-05-30
Fourth Noble Truth
2019-09-20
Freedom in the Body (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2015-07-09
Fundamental Buddhist Principles 2015
2016-03-19
Guided Loving Kindness Meditation
2018-09-19
Guided Meditation AM Day 2: Head, Hair, Body Hair, Nails, Teeth, Skin (Retreat …
2018-09-20
Guided Meditation Day 3 PM - Large Intestines, Small Intestines, Stomach, Feces…
2010-01-31
Guided Meditation on Head hair, Body Hairs, Nails, Teeth, Skin
2010-01-31
Guided Meditation on Heart, Liver, Diaphragm, Spleen, Lungs
2019-09-19
Guided Meditation on Large Intestines, Small Intestines, Stomach, Feces, Brain …
2010-02-01
Guided Meditation on Large Intestines, Small Intestines, Stomach, Feces, Brain.
2010-02-01
Guided Meditation on Tears, Grease, Saliva, Mucus, Oil of the Joints, Urine.
2013-09-18
Guided Meditation on the 32 Body Parts: Part 3
2013-09-20
Guided Meditation on the 32 Parts of Body Meditation
2015-09-19
Guided Meditation on the Elements
2010-02-02
Guided Meditation on the Four Elements
2014-06-24
Guided Morning Instructions
2020-12-02
Head hair, Body hair, Nails, Teeth, Skin, Flesh, Sinews, bones, Bone Marrow, Ki…
2020-07-21
Healing the Heart: Reconciliation & Metta
2011-08-22
Heart Meditation
2026-01-12
Heart of the Dhamma: 4 Noble Truths
2020-12-23
Heart, Liver, Diaphragm, Spleen, Lungs/Lungs, Spleen, Diaphragm, Liver, Heart
2013-09-16
Hindrances and Introduction to 32 Parts of the Body
2019-12-07
Honoring All Life: Exploring the First Precept of Non-Harming
2014-08-17
How Mindfulness informs the Dhamma
2010-11-05
How the Dharma Saved My Life
2011-05-16
How To Work With Distractions As Practice
2019-02-03
Insight Santa Cruz - Who We Are and Where Are We Heading
2018-09-18
Inspiration & Intro to the 32 Parts of the Body (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2016-09-21
Instructional Practice: Head Hair, Body Hair, Nails, Teeth, Skin
2016-09-22
Instructional Practice: Large Intestines, Small Intestines, Stomach, Feces, Bra…
2025-01-12
Instructions on Feeling Tones - the 2nd Foundation of Mindfulness
2024-02-01
Instructions on Open Awareness (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2018-06-14
Integration Talk
2013-01-24
It Might Of Been Otherwise
2009-05-23
Journey
2014-08-20
Kindness and Love
2011-08-21
Learnings & Blessings
2015-09-15
Listening to the Heavenly Messengers and we have a Body! 32 Parts!
2018-06-13
Love Will See You Through
2015-08-27
Loving Kindness Meditation
2016-09-07
Loving Kindness Meditation
2025-10-14
Lovingkindness and Making Peace with Life (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2011-08-23
Lovingkindness Practice
2023-09-24
Making Peace
2016-10-30
Meditation as Medicine (MBSR): An Approach to Stress Reduction, Chronic Pain an…
2016-01-30
Meditation as Medicine with Bob Stahl and Steve Flowers
2010-08-21
Meditation as Medicine, A Day of Teachings with Steve Flowers, Part 1
2010-08-21
Meditation as Medicine, A Day of Teachings with Steve Flowers, Part 2
2010-08-21
Meditation as Medicine, A Day of Teachings with Steve Flowers, Part 3
2017-09-24
Meditation as Medicine: Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) - Part 1
2017-09-24
Meditation as Medicine: Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) - Part 2
2011-08-22
Meditation Instruction on Feeling Tones
2015-09-16
Meditation Instruction on Head Hair, Body Hair, Nails, Teeth, and Skin.
2015-08-31
Meditation Instruction on the Body
2026-01-10
Meditation Instructions
2015-09-03
Meditation Instructions of Mindstates
2015-09-02
Meditation Instructions on Feeling Tones
2015-09-04
Meditation Instructions on Open Awareness
2024-01-18
Meditation instructions on the body.
2021-02-07
Meditation Instructions on the Mindfulness of Emotions
2026-01-13
Meditation Instructions: Open Awareness
2018-08-16
Meditation of the body - meditación del cuerpo
2011-09-27
Meditation on the 5th Group of 32 Parts of the Body
2011-08-24
Meditation Practice Refections
2015-08-31
Meeting the Heavenly Messengers
2018-06-09
Meeting the Heavenly Messengers
2012-10-05
Metta & Reconciliation
2011-08-21
Metta Meditation
2018-08-22
Metta, loving kindness meditation
2020-01-19
Mindfulness of Feeling Tones
2020-01-18
Mindfulness of the Body
2024-01-27
Mindfulness of the Body and Developing Kind Attending (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2020-01-20
Mindfulness of the Mind States
2015-09-04
Misconception of Self
2013-06-11
Misconception of Self
2018-06-12
Misconception of Self
2015-08-26
Misconception of Self - Who Am I?
2015-09-05
More Instructions for Open Awareness Meditation
2018-06-10
Morning Instructions - Day 1
2018-06-11
Morning Instructions - Day 2
2018-06-12
Morning Instructions - Day 3
2018-06-13
Morning Instructions - Day 4
2018-06-14
Morning Instructions - Day 5
2016-03-18
Morning Instructions - Feeling Tones
2016-03-19
Morning Instructions - Mind States
2016-03-17
Morning Instructions - Mindfulness of the Breathing and the Body
2025-10-11
Morning Instructions (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2016-09-05
Morning Instructions Mindfulness of Mind States
2016-09-06
Morning Instructions on Open Awareness
2011-09-25
Morning Instructions, Day 2
2015-08-22
Morning Instructions: Breath and Expanding into other Body Senses
2015-08-26
Morning Instructions: Choiceless Awareness
2024-01-21
Morning Instructions: day five
2015-08-23
Morning Instructions: Mindfulness of Feeling Tones
2016-09-04
Morning Instructions: Mindfulness of Feeling Tones
2015-08-24
Morning Instructions: Mindfulness of Mind States
2016-09-03
Morning Instructions: Mindfulness of the Body
2015-08-25
Morning Instructions: Open or Present Moment Awareness
2018-08-18
Morning talk, instructions
2018-08-20
Morning talk, instructions - instrucciones
2018-08-19
Morning talk, instructions, and answering questions
2018-08-22
Morning talk, instructions, Q&A - instrucciones, preguntas-respues
2018-08-21
Morning talk, instructions, Q&A - instrucciones, preguntas-respuest
2011-08-24
Noble Steps
2012-10-04
Oh,The Places You'll Go
2014-12-02
One Day I Know It Will Be Otherwise
2020-01-21
Open Awareness
2011-08-24
Open Awareness Practice
2016-03-16
Opening Night Dhamma Talk - Heavenly Messengers
2014-09-17
Part 1 on 32 Parts of the Body
2014-09-18
Part 4 on 32 Parts of the Body
2006-08-28
Path of the Practice
2011-09-25
Q&A after Morning Instructions
2011-09-28
Question and Answer with Bob Stahl and Marcy Reynolds
2020-01-21
Reconciliation and Loving Kindness
2020-01-22
Reconciliation and Loving Kindness Meditation
2011-08-24
Reconciliation Meditation
2012-06-09
Reconciliation to Those You've Hurt
2019-08-29
Reconciliation: Making Peace and Healing the Heart
2007-05-27
Retreat
2013-05-23
Retreat - Mindfulness of the Body
2013-05-25
Retreat - The Story of Loving Kindness
2011-05-29
Retreat Day 4
2024-05-08
Retreat Zoom talk on Awakening
2024-05-06
Retreat Zoom talk on Illness
2011-08-22
Roosters, Learnings from the Monastery
2015-05-09
Skillful Ways of Working with the Hindrances and Introduction to Convergence
2025-10-02
Talk: How to practice the 32 Parts of the Body Meditation. Meditation: Head Hai…
2025-10-03
Talk: The 5 Hindrances and wise ways to support practice. Meditation: Heart, Li…
2025-10-04
Talk: Why we practice the 32 Parts of the Body Meditation. Meditation: Bile, Ph…
2025-01-15
That Which Softens the Hardened Heart
2018-06-10
The 5 Hindrances and 7 Factors of Awakening
2015-09-02
The 7 Factors or Awakening
2014-08-19
The Beautiful Path of the Dhamma
2019-05-14
The Benefits of Practicing Mindfulness of Death (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2010-02-01
The Body Reveals
2012-05-21
The Buddha's Life
2012-05-27
The Cause of Suffering and the Unconditioned
2015-09-03
The Causes of Suffering
2019-08-28
The Dhamma and Identity: The 3 Marks of Existence
2020-01-20
The Dhamma of Identity
2010-11-02
The Fathom Long Body
2015-08-25
The Heart of the Dhamma
2013-06-10
The Heart of the Dhamma
2021-02-06
The Heart of the Dhamma
2015-05-11
The Heart of the Dhamma and how it Informs Mindfulness-Based Approaches
2019-08-27
The Heart of the Dhamma: The 4 Noble Truths
2024-01-20
The heart of the Dhamma: suffering, and its causes.
2018-06-11
The Heart of The Dharma
2009-09-29
The Journey of the Heart
2017-09-22
The Liberating Teachings of the Dharma
2012-10-06
The Misconception of Self
2015-09-05
The Noble 8 Fold Path and Loving Kindness
2015-08-27
The Noble Eight-Fold Path and Metta
2019-08-26
The Path of Wisdom: 7 Factors of Awakening
2014-09-19
The Path to Peace
2018-09-21
The Path to Peace (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2008-10-02
The Path Within 32 Parts Of The Body
2011-05-18
The reason Why We Steady The Mind To Open To Insight
2015-12-12
The Road to Freedom and Ease
2015-08-24
The Seven Factors of Awakening
2016-09-23
The Shared World
2021-02-03
The Story of Lovingkindness/Metta
2014-12-05
There is a Ruby Buried Inside
2007-08-12
Thirty-two Parts of the Body
2015-08-06
Three Poisons
2015-08-23
Transforming the Hindrances
2009-01-23
Turning Into The Skid
2009-09-27
Turning into the Skid
2011-08-23
Turning Into What's Here
2025-10-10
Two Wings of a Bird: Concentration and Insight (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2020-01-19
Ways to Support Practice
2015-08-22
Welcome to the Heavenly Messengers
2020-01-18
What Brings us to Practice
2019-08-24
What Brings Us to Practice: The 4 Heavenly Messengers
2024-01-17
White brings us to practice: the heavenly messengers
2013-09-18
Who Suffers and who is Free
2024-01-30
Why Are We Practicing? (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2015-12-09
Why We Practice
2008-05-25
Wisdom
2016-09-20
Within This Fathom Long Body
2017-09-19
Within This Fathom Long Body (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2019-09-17
Within This Fathom Long Body: An Introduction to the 32 Parts of the Body Medit…
2019-05-12
Working Wisely with Challenges of Practice and Life and Death (Retreat at Spiri…
2019-08-25
Working with Challenges: The 5 Hindrances
2015-05-21
Working with Hindrances and What Brings Us to the Practice
2025-01-11
Working with the 5 Hindrances as a pathway to Wisdom
2014-06-23
Working with the Five Hindrances and How the Dhamma Informs Mindfulness Based A…
2015-09-01
Working with the Hindrances
2011-09-27
Worm Dhamma
2015-05-24
You Are Worthy: Freedom
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2001-01-01
SFI Sunday Nights
2008-09-30
Standing Firm in That Which You Are: Mindfulness of the Body
2009-01-20
Essential Dharma
2009-09-23
Standing firm in that which you are: Mindfulness of the body
2010-01-29
Uncovering the First Foundation of Mindfulness: Insight Meditation Retreat
2010-11-01
Mindfulness of the Body
2011-05-13
Steadying the Mind, Opening to Insight
2011-08-19
Insight Meditation Retreat in Germany
2011-09-23
Standing Firm in That Which You Are: Mindfulness of the Body
2012-04-10
Finding Freedom in the Body: Mindfulness of the Body as a Gateway to Liberation
2012-10-02
The Dharma of Aging
2013-01-23
Steadying the Mind: Opening to Insight
2013-09-14
Finding Freedom in the Body: Mindfulness of the Body as a Gateway to Liberation
2014-06-22
Mindfulness Facilitators Retreat
2014-08-16
Insight Meditation Retreat in Finland
2014-09-15
Finding Freedom in the Body: Mindfulness of the Body as a Gateway to Liberation
2014-12-01
December 2014 Retreat
2015-05-08
Convergence: The Meeting of the Insight Meditation Tradition and all Mindfulnes…
2015-05-20
Cultivating Wisdom & Compassion
2015-06-22
Mindfulness Facilitators Retreat
2015-08-21
Insight Meditation Retreat in Austria
2015-08-30
Insight Meditation Retreat in Germany
2015-09-14
Finding Freedom in the Body
2015-12-09
2015 ISC Non-residential Retreat
2016-03-16
Insight Meditation Retreat: How the Dhamma Informs All Mindfulness-Based Approa…
2016-05-25
Cultivating Wisdom and Compassion
2016-09-03
Retreat with Bob Stahl
2016-09-19
Finding Freedom in the Body: Mindfulness of the Body as a Gateway to Liberation
2017-09-18
Finding Freedom in the Body
2018-05-23
Insight Santa Cruz Non-Residential Retreat: Cultivating Wisdom and Compassion
2018-06-09
Insight Meditation Retreat in Austria
2018-08-16
Retiro mindfulness de 7 días agosto (with Bob Stahl)
2018-09-17
Finding Freedom in the Body
2019-05-10
Maranasati: Contemplating Death, Awakening to Life
2019-08-23
Insight Meditation Retreat
2019-09-16
Finding Freedom in the Body
2020-01-17
7-Day Insight Meditation Retreat
2021-02-01
February Insight Meditation Retreat: A Retreat for Experienced Students with Ja…
2024-01-10
January Metta 2024
2024-01-16
Mindfulness and Liberation – Foundations of Mindfulness-Based Approaches: Insig…
2024-01-18
Finding Freedom through Insight Meditation
2024-01-26
Insight Meditation Retreat: The Direct Path
2024-05-03
Meeting the Heavenly Messengers
2025-01-09
Mindfulness and Liberation – Foundations of Mindfulness-Based Approaches: Insig…
2025-10-01
Buddha’s Teachings on the Body: The 32 Parts Practice
2025-10-06
Concentration and Insight Meditation Retreat (270R25)
2026-01-08
Mindfulness and Liberation – Foundations of Mindfulness-Based Approaches: Insig…
