What’s New At Insight Meditation Center
Thanksgiving Day (November 27th) vegetarian potluck at IMC from 11:30am until 2pm. Help setting up and cleaning up afterwards will be needed, with the goal of closing up IMC at 2:30pm. Hosted by Gloria Schul. Everyone invited
by Gil Fronsdal When it was evening, the venerable Sariputta rose from meditation and went to the Blessed One. After paying homage to him, he sat down at one side. The Blessed One then said to him:“Sariputta, your faculties are clear. The color of your skin is pure and radiant. What abiding do you often dwell in now, Sariputta?” “Now, venerable sir, I often abide in emptiness.” “Good, good, Sariputta! Now, indeed, you often abide in the abiding of a…
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Whole and Wholesome Shikantaza: “Just Sitting” Through the Support of Insight with Gil Fronsdal at Green Gulch Farm, Saturday, March 21– Saturday, April 4 This two-week retreat offers an opportunity for experienced Zen and Insight meditators to join Green Gulch residents in a period of intensive residential practice guided by Gil Fronsdal. The teaching and practice orientation will be “Shikantaza Through the Support of Insight,” Shikantaza being the core Zen practice of Soto Zen. Our schedule will include morning, afternoon,…
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Saturday, September 6, 2025: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm In-person at IMC & broadcast live on YouTube YouTube Livestream | IMC Website Livestream Offered by Tanya Wiser Rest the mind, abide moment by moment in embodied presence, and nourish the heart. Join us for a day of dedicated practice in this daylong retreat. Together, we will practice mindfulness, allowing our awareness to rest in the heart-mind while cultivating our capacity for wise and caring attention. This retreat offers a supportive…
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Saturday, September 13, 2025 9:00 am – 4:00 pm Hybrid event: In-person at IMC and online via Zoom Offered by: Ajaan Ṭhānissaro Co-sponsored by the Sati Center and students of Ajaan Geoff in the Bay Area For more information: See the event listing on the Sati Center website.
—Register for the Zoom link. Bring lunch. There will be an opportunity to donate food for the meal offering to Ajahn Geoff.
Saturday, September 20, 9:30 am – 1:00 pm In-person only at IMC Offered by: Tanya Wiser This half-day retreat offers a welcoming space for those who identify as LGBTQIA2S+. It’s a special opportunity for our community to come together in mindfulness, presence, and shared practice. The morning will include guided meditations, a silent sit, a short dharma talk, mindful activity, a group practice discussion, and time to enjoy lunch together in community. This is a chance to deepen your meditation…
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Monday September 22, 2025: 11:00 am to 2:30 pm Let’s meet in the Edgewood Park parking lot at 11am for a 3+ mile hike — approximately 3 hours. What: We will celebrate this celestial event walking through local ecosystems with some periods of silence bringing our awareness to the present, paying attention to our senses. There will be a time of sitting with a ritual; and a gathering together. Join: Kristen Benson, an Eco Buddist Chaplain through Sati Center. A…
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Saturday, October 4, 10:00am – 12:15pm In-person only at IMC Offered by: Nancy Hamilton Capacity is limited, advance registration requested Mindfulness of the body is a rich area of Buddhist practice. It is also foundational to chadō, or the Way of Tea, a collaborative practice of generosity and openness in which embodied awareness paves the way for deep connection, perception, and communication. As participants to a tea gathering, we will explore how mindful attention to sensory experience prepares the mind…
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Saturday, October 18, 8:30am – 5:00pm In-person only at IMC Offered by: Gil Fronsdal Practicing mindfulness on retreat is one of the foundations for maturing insight meditation. The simplicity, silence and support of retreats contribute to letting go of many of the distractions that get in the way of clear seeing. Retreats also are a wonderful environment for developing a continuity of awareness for an extended period. This particular daylong retreat is meant for people who already understand the basic…
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9 domingos, del 19 de octubre al 14 de diciembre de 2025. 7-8:15 am (California)* * fin del horario de verano el 2 de noviembre. Encuentros de meditación en línea con maestros del programa de líderes del dharma del Insight Meditation Center. En las sesiones ofrecemos una meditación, una plática de Dhamma y una discusión en grupo. No importa el nivel de experiencia o el tiempo que se lleva practicando. ¡Te esperamos! No es necesario inscribirse. ¿Preguntas? sandra@insightretreatcenter.org Join Zoom…
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Saturday, October 25, 2025: 8:30 am — 10:00 am Topic: Cultivating Hope During Challenging Times Offered by: Ram Appalaraju On Zoom In an age marked by ecological uncertainty and social strain, hope can feel fragile — yet it remains an essential force for renewal and compassionate action. This 90-minute gathering invites participants to explore hope as a spiritual practice, grounded in mindfulness, interbeing, and the recognition of real progress in caring for our planet. Through sharing info on the state…
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Saturday, Nov 15, 9:00 am – 4:30 pm In-person only at IMC Offered by: Kim Allen Breath meditation is a foundational practice that can be immediately accessible, and yet also unfold to deeper layers over many years. This daylong retreat is an opportunity to immerse in the simplicity and richness of the breath. Our day will include guided and silent meditations, walking meditation, and dharma teachings. Classical instructions and guidance on mindfulness of breathing will support the opportunity to strengthen…
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Saturday, November 22, 2025 9:30 am – 4:30 pm In-person only at IMC Offered by: bruni dávila Speaking is a rich area for Buddhist Practice. In the Eightfold Path, the Buddha gave us guidance on how to engage in speech that unifies and is beneficial for oneself and others. With mindfulness practice, we can learn to discern, from a place deep within, speech that gives rise to peace and wellbeing from that which does not. This daylong retreat will include silent and…
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The IMC Fall 2025 Newsletter is available online. You can read past newsletters in PDF format on the Newsletter page of the Insight Meditation Center website. You can also find the Fall Schedule of Events — called the Oct to Dec Schedule of Events — under the CALENDAR link on the IMC website.
IRC 2025 Summer-Fall Newsletter is available online . You can read past newsletters in both HTML and PDF formats on the Newsletter page of the Insight Retreat Center website.