People participating with the 7:00 a.m. YouTube Sangha are invited to a discussion concluding our 7 month journey with love The Zoom link is here or https://us02web.zoom.us/launch/jc/85802089609 Meeting ID: 858 0208 9609 Passcode: metta One tap mobile +16699006833,,85802089609# US (San Jose) +16694449171,,85802089609# US —

Saturday, February 28, 2026: 8:30 am — 10:00 am On Zoom Topic: Transform Climate Distress to Collective Action: Climate Reliance Course at UC Offered by: Gail Wright In keeping with last month’s teaching and conversation with Kaira Jewel Lingo on finding “what is ours to do”, this month we will learn about a UC Climate Resilience course putting those key concepts into action across all 10 UC campuses. This UC system wide course aims to transform climate distress to collective…

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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

9:25 Silent Meditation 10:00 Presentation and conversation with GRIP graduates hosted by IMC member Kim Moore, the director of the GRIP Training Institute For the regular Sunday morning talk we will have back Kim Moore and graduates from the GRIP Training Program developed by Insight Practitioners for men incarcerated in the California State Prisons. The morning will include an inspiring conversation rooted in lived experience, transformation, and restorative justice. We have had graduates from GRIP speak on Sunday morning some…

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Sunday, December 21, 2026: 11:10 am Where: Let’s meet in the Edgewood Park parking lot at 11:10 am 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, anEco Buddist Chaplain through Sati Center. A chaplain of…

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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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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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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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