What’s New At Insight Meditation Center
Saturday, December 9, 2023: 9:30 am – 12:15 pm In-person only at IMC Offered by: Tanya Wiser This half-day of mindfulness practice will include guided or lightly guided meditations, a brief dharma talk, group discussion, and mindful activity. This is an opportunity to deepen your meditation and daily life practice, ask a teacher questions, and practice with other sangha members. Half-day Mindfulness meditation and practice are appropriate for beginners and those with more experience. Registration is not required. Bring lunch. Attendance…
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2023 Dear Friend, This year has been particularly joyful for me as I had the good fortune to do a monthlong solo meditation retreat. As my first monthlong retreat in 15 years, it was a homecoming to the great power and benefits of mindfulness, concentration, and liberation. I ended the retreat even more motivated to share Buddhist teachings, practices, and practice opportunities. Returning to IMC, I was inspired by IMC’s growth in the 15 years since my last long retreat….
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A one of a kind course that offers a deeper appreciation and understanding of this fundamental text of the Pāli Canon as well as an opportunity to deepen practice through studying the words and life of the Buddha. The Middle Length Discourses course with Gil Fronsdal and Diana Clark was originally held over Zoom beginning in the summer of 2021 and ran through May 2023. It consisted of 49 classes and covered approximately 50 suttas, or about a third, of…
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With Gil Fronsdal Sunday, January 14, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. At IMC, in person “Going for Refuge” and “Committing to the Precepts” are the two primary Buddhist rituals. These mark the start of residential insight retreats and initiate almost every other Buddhist ceremony. Everyone is invited to come to the January 14 ceremony, beginning the new year with a clear intention to have refuge and precepts be an integral part of one’s life for 2024. Gil will offer a…
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Saturdays 12:30pm – 3:30pm (Pacific time) Jan 27, Feb 24, Apr 13, May 25, Jun 29 and Aug 10, 2024 On Zoom Offered by: Diana Clark and Tanya Wiser In order to find real freedom it is important to practice right in the middle of our lives, including those areas that are unresolved, frightening, or painful. Often enough, it is easy for us to hear and practice Dharma teachings without knowing how to apply these to the deepest personal, emotional,…
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Saturday, November 18, 2023: 9:30 am – 4:30 pm In-person at IMC only Offered by: Mei Elliott This daylong retreat will include guided meditations, a dharma talk, and alternating periods of sitting and walking. Instructions and guidance on mindfulness of breathing, body, emotions, thoughts, and open attention will be provided. This daylong retreat is an opportunity to strengthen mindfulness, develop concentration, practice with the IMC community, and ask a teacher questions. This daylong is appropriate for beginners and those with more experience….
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Sunday, November 12, 2023: 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm In-person at IMC Members of the local Threshold Choir chapters will offer quiet, meditative a cappella singing at IMC on Sunday, November 12, from 1 to 2 p.m. The mission of the Threshold Choir is to sing for people at the thresholds of life, especially those who are on hospice. There will be a zero gravity recliner chair available should anyone wish to experience what it’s like to be surrounded by soft,…
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Saturday, November 11, 2023: 9:30 am – 12:15 pm In-person only at IMC Offered by: Tanya Wiser This event has been cancelled. This half-day of mindfulness practice will include guided or lightly guided meditations, a brief dharma talk, group discussion, and mindful activity. This is an opportunity to deepen your meditation and daily life practice, ask a teacher questions, and practice with other sangha members. Half-day Mindfulness meditation and practice are appropriate for beginners and those with more experience. Registration…
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Saturday, October 28, 2023: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm In-person only at IMC Offered by Andrea Castillo Title: From Theory to Practice: Building a Bridge from the Teachings to Our Daily Challenges This daylong retreat will include guided meditations, dharma talks, and alternating periods of sitting and walking. We will engage in contemplations on living the Dharma. This daylong retreat is an opportunity to strengthen mindfulness, develop concentration, practice with the IMC community, and ask a teacher questions. This daylong is…
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Saturday, October 28, 2023, 8:30 – 10:00 am on Zoom Please join us in welcoming Our Children’s Trust, an inspiring organization that works to protect the Earth’s climate system for present and future generations by representing young people in their legal efforts to secure their right to a healthy atmosphere. Our Children’s Trust has recently successfully sued the state of Montana for its infringement on the rights of youth to a safe climate. Phil Gregory, an attorney on this case,…
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Saturday, October 21, 2023: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm: in-person at IMC only Offered by: Kim Allen We’ve lived in or with our body for our whole life, but do we really know what it is? This daylong retreat explores mindfulness of the body through classical instructions in sitting and walking meditation. As we learn to experience the body more directly, concentration deepens and insights become available. The body can be a rich and surprising domain of practice. The day will include…
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Saturday, October 14, 2023: 10:00 am – 1:00 pm with Jan Messer and Barry Rothman and Nancy Hamilton In-person at IMC
Half day sangha retreat led by sangha members, Jan Messer and Barry Rothman, and a Japanese tea gathering led by Nancy Hamilton. Hosted by the IMC Community Development Group. All are welcome to attend and take refuge in the jewel of sangha/spiritual community. This is an opportunity to fortify, grow and deepen our community experience through sitting meditation, a traditional…
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Saturday, September 30, 2023: 9:30 am – 4:30 pm In-person only at IMC Offered by: Nikki Mirghafori Metta or lovingkindness meditation is a foundational practice in our Buddhist tradition. It not only supports the development of insight practice, but can also be transformational in its own right. Metta is a gentle cultivation of kindness, friendliness, goodwill towards ourselves and all beings. We will spend this retreat day, which is held primarily in silence, with alternate periods of sitting and walking, supported with…
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Saturday, September 30, 2023, 8:30 – 10:00 am on Zoom Our sangha meetings bring a dharmic perspective to the climate crisis while we educate ourselves about wise actions to take to care for our home, the Earth. In this meeting we will meditate on our emotional and somatic responses to the current news about the climate crisis, practice lovingkindness for all beings and the Earth, and discuss the observance of Vipassana Earth Week—its meaning for our practice and the sangha….
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The Sati Center for Buddhist Studies is sponsoring the following events: Exploring Samadhi and Jhana in Buddhist Meditation with Richard Shankman 2 Saturdays – September 23 & 30: 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Pacific Online via Zoom There is a wide range of views among teachers about the place of samadhi (concentration) in insight meditation. Some stress the importance of concentration while others teach that insight arises through mindfulness alone and do not give concentration any particular emphasis.Unraveling the…
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