COURSE

Learning From The Masters

In this immersive 10-day course, you will explore the teachings of some of the most prolific spiritual teachers from past and present. David shares their stories, teachings, and words of inspiration, along with his own life experiences, as prompts to begin each meditation. Through these 10 sessions, you will work through mental noise, pain, discomfort, resistance and stuckness, and learn the true meaning of inner-peace, acceptance, and self-love. Join David, as you honor the wisdom of prolific bearers of enlightenment, while opening up your own ability to access enlightenment for yourself.

Love Wisdom Spirituality Contemplation Manifestation Mindfulness Self-Observation Relationships Health & Happiness Spirituality Visualization

Meet your Teacher

David Gandelman

Boulder, CO, USA

David Gandelman is a spiritual teacher, host of the Energy Matters Podcast, Grounded Sleep Podcast, and teaches meditation at Cornell University and The Den Meditation Studio in Los Angeles. He connects energetic experience, ancient wisdom traditions, and humor, to create a safe atmosphere for people interested in learning to meditate, and developing their natural intuitive abilities. Come sit LIVE with David every month by becoming a member of his MEDITATION SCHOOL.

10 Days

18.1k students

4.9 stars

16 min / day

Love

English

Lesson 1

The Buddha On The First Noble Truth

In our first session, we begin our path of learning from the Buddha. The first noble truth of the Buddha tells us that in life we experience dissatisfaction. We use this unavoidable truth to step into a meditation that moves us from pain to peace; exploring what is causing this feeling in us, in order to understand ourselves and the path we are on.

Lesson 2

Pema Chödrön On Facing What Won’t go Away

In our second session, we focus on energetic themes that seem to reveal themselves again and again in our lives. This is the practice of noticing what won’t go away, as the Buddhist monk Pema Chödrön would put it. We begin by meditating with this energy, and understanding the lessons it's trying to teach us. Once we stop resisting what is persisting in our awareness, we can then heal it, and move forward.

Lesson 3

The Dalai Lama On Being Present

We begin this session with the wise words of one of the world’s great teachers of compassion, the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet. We use his words to help put life into perspective, and learn a step by step meditation technique to call our energy back into the present moment so we can focus on what’s important. This allows us to have compassion for where we have been trying to run away.

Lesson 4

Rumi On Healing Wounds

In this session the great 13th century Persian mystic and poet, Rumi, reminds us why we have wounds. We step deeply into a meditation to begin to heal a part of ourselves we have long ignored, forgotten, or have been stuck with. As we heal our wounds, we open our hearts to the deeper purpose of life.

Lesson 5

Eckhart Tolle On Getting Through Suffering & Despair

As we find ourselves at the halfway point of this course, we sit with the wise words of a modern sage and meditation teacher, Eckhart Tolle. We use Eckhart’s teachings to help direct us into this moment, and learn to surrender to what is; transmuting pain into peace.

Lesson 6

Thích Nhất Hạnh On Moving From Problems to Peace

In this session we sit with a beautiful poem by the Vietnamese monk and peace activist, Thích Nhất Hạnh. Throughout the meditation, we learn to bring acceptance into some of the calloused places in us, and recognize the importance and possibility of inner-peace.

Lesson 7

Mother Teresa On Opening The Heart In The Face of Doubt & Darkness

In this session we learn what it means to open the heart and move through doubt from one of the great sages of the heart, 20th-century nun, Mother Teresa. As we explore what has kept our hearts closed, we learn to open them to love. Through this opening we truly get in touch with who we are.

Lesson 8

Master Lao Tzu On Flow, Ease, and Acceptance

In this session we begin with the words of one of China’s greatest mystics, Lao Tzu. The author of the Tao Te Ching invites us to learn about effortlessness, presence, and letting go. We also take time at the end of the meditation to see if there is anywhere in our lives we could benefit from making more effort.

Lesson 9

Adyashanti On Practical Enlightenment

In this session we go right into the deep end of enlightenment with contemporary spiritual teacher Adyashanti. We recognize that enlightenment may look differently for each of us, and that we are worthy of awakening to our true nature.

Lesson 10

Awakening Your True Inner Master

In this concluding session of Learning From The Masters, we review what we’ve learned, and step into the power and truth of our own inner-master. We recognize that at the end of the day every great teacher had to walk their own path, and find themselves, and we are no different. It’s time to step into our own enlightenment, and embrace whatever that looks like.

Ask your teacher

This course includes 387 community questions and 6 audio replies from David Gandelman. The community classroom and teacher audio replies are only available via the app.

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Recent Reviews

Jeanne

January 17, 2026

Thank you David for this exceptional course and guidance on how to become our own master. This is definitely worth a second listen. Namaste 🙏💕

Mary

December 28, 2025

Thank you, David. In your course, I was reintroduced to many of the masters I have learned from on my path. Joyous reunions all. I look forward to meeting you, this June, in Sardinia. ❤️Mary Ellen

Jenn

December 27, 2025

I loved this multifaceted overview of human wisdom. And David has a wonderful presence, which makes it easier to take in the messages. Thank you!

Marc

November 19, 2025

I recently completed David’s 10-day meditation course on learning from the great masters, and it was truly inspiring. The insights into their teachings were powerful and helped me recognize that everything we seek is already within us — the path to awakening exists, and we only need to clear the way for it to emerge. David’s calm voice, his sensitivity, and the way he creates space for personal discovery make this course exceptional. As always, he guides without pushing, allowing everyone to find their own direction. A wonderful experience — insightful, gentle, and deeply motivating🙏

Ian

November 16, 2025

Wonderful course with profound teachings from the masters. David does a great job of conveying their messages.

November 2, 2025

Wow! Absolutely incredible! David is my favourite insight timer teacher! Thank you David for all your transformational content! You really have a gift 🙏

Sue

September 18, 2025

Worthwhile as a learning tool and a meditation.

Joyce

September 12, 2025

What a beautiful course. Thank you David!

Vanessa

August 28, 2025

Thank you!!!

Debbie

August 25, 2025

I found this course to be very valuable.

Marie

August 18, 2025

I love all these teachers and their teachings. Thank you for putting them together in this course.

Jonathan

July 31, 2025

This course was amazing! Do you happen to have a place where every masters names are written down per episode? I would like to do some additional research. I plan to revisit this course again in the future. Thank you — 🌬️🙏🏻✨

Lisa

July 22, 2025

Loved it..so grateful for having discovered it!

Nicholas

June 27, 2025

Great course. Thanks

Susan

June 15, 2025

Such an informative and introspective course. I appreciate your calmness, your wisdom, your sense of humor. I still don't know what gifts could come of my sensitivities, but the stillness of meditation is creating space for the meaning to grow..

Bill

May 25, 2025

Great Class Did it the third time Blessings

Mark

May 4, 2025

David has become my go-to guru. I can't thank him enough. His words are so wise. They have really helped me along the way

Raymond

April 30, 2025

A wonderful journey of enhancement and joy

Shailoh

April 6, 2025

Excellent selection of wisdom from different traditions, pointing to paths of awakening to our true nature.

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