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To Care

To Care

 by Gil Fronsdal To care and offer care are fundamental expressions of Buddhist life. The Buddha himself was called “The Caring One” who taught out of his care for others. After his first students became enlightened, he instructed them to live for the welfare and happiness of others out of “care for the world.’ In the Buddha’s teachings “care” is the basic attitude and motivation for benefiting others.  As such, it can be seen as the foundation for both compassion…

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Saturday Sep 21 — Mindfulness Meditation and Practice Half-Day with Tanya Wiser

Saturday Sep 21 — Mindfulness Meditation and Practice Half-Day with Tanya Wiser

Saturday, September 21, 2024:  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 practice and daily life practice, ask a teacher questions and practice with other sangha members. Mindfulness meditation half-days are appropriate for beginners and those with more experience. Registration is not required. Bring lunch. 9:30 –…

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Saturday Sep 7 — Intensive Daylong with bruni dávila

Saturday Sep 7 — Intensive Daylong with bruni dávila

Saturday, September 7, 2024:  6:00 am – 9:00 pm In-person only at IMC Offered by: bruni dávila This is a great opportunity for a full day of immersion in silent Dharma Practice. 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…

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Bringing All Parts of Yourself to IMC — A Daylong of Care and Connection for IMC Volunteers

Bringing All Parts of Yourself to IMC — A Daylong of Care and Connection for IMC Volunteers

DATES: Saturday November 2, 2024 OR March 1, 2025 —You will be asked to choose a date during registration LOCATION: In-person at IMC REGISTRATION:  Required: http://bit.ly/IMCVolunteer Offered by: Bruni Dávila and Tanya Wiser This workshop is a chance to contribute to the IMC community’s ongoing exploration of diversity and inclusivity. We will share, explore, and celebrate our and each other’s many different identities. As we unveil and connect, we will consider the very natural human tendency to have biases and…

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Friday August 16 — Morning Mindfulness Retreat at Hidden Villa with Gil Fronsdal

Friday August 16 — Morning Mindfulness Retreat at Hidden Villa with Gil Fronsdal

Friday, August 16, 2024: 9:00 am – 12:15 pm Potluck Lunch: 12:30 – 1:30 pm Location: Hidden Villa in the Dana Center 26870 Moody Road, Los Altos Hills, CA 94022 Everyone is invited to a morning of mindfulness meditation instruction, teachings, and practice. Gil Fronsdal, who taught retreats at Hidden Villa for ten years, is back to share his love for mindfulness practice and for Hidden Villa, a place well suited for meditation connected closely to the natural world. The…

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Saturday Aug 17 — In-Person Mindfulness Meditation and Practice Half-Day with Tanya Wiser

Saturday Aug 17 — In-Person Mindfulness Meditation and Practice Half-Day with Tanya Wiser

Saturday, August 17, 2024:  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 practice and daily life practice, ask a teacher questions and practice with other sangha members. Mindfulness meditation half-days are appropriate for beginners and those with more experience. Registration is not required. Bring lunch. 9:30 –…

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Saturday Sep 14 — Stream Entry Daylong with Thanissaro Bhikkhu

Saturday Sep 14 — Stream Entry Daylong with Thanissaro Bhikkhu

Saturday, September 14, 2024  9:00 am – 4:00 pm In-person at IMC and on Zoom. Register online to get the Zoom link. Co-sponsored by the Sati Center and the San Francisco Bay Parisā — an assembly of people dedicated to practicing in line with Ven. Thanissaro Bhikkhu’s teachings Stream-entry — also known as the arising of the Dhamma eye — is a momentous occasion in the practice. The first glimpse of the deathless, it makes irrevocable changes in the person who…

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Saturday July 13 — Opening to Stability and Clarity through the Breath Daylong with Kim Allen

Saturday July 13 — Opening to Stability and Clarity through the Breath Daylong with Kim Allen

Saturday July 13, 2024  9:00 am – 4:00 pm in-person at IMC only 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 connect or re-connect with the simplicity and richness of the breath. Our day will include guided and silent meditations, dharma teachings, and walking meditation. Classical instructions and guidance on mindfulness of breathing will support the opportunity to…

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2024-2025 Eightfold Path Program (In-Person and Zoom)

2024-2025 Eightfold Path Program (In-Person and Zoom)

Registration is now open for the 2024 – 2025 Eightfold Path Program (In-Person and Zoom) Taught by  Tanya Wiser, Liz Powell, Chris Clifford, and others One Sunday a month, beginning Sept 2024, 1:00 to 3:30 pm with a concluding Saturday daylong in June, 2025 **Here is the link for more information and registration**  

Sati Center’s Chaplaincy Training Program taught by Gil and others

Sati Center’s Chaplaincy Training Program taught by Gil and others

In September 2024 IMC’s sibling organization, Sati Center is offering its 22nd yearlong INTRODUCTION TO BUDDHIST CHAPLAINCY. Started by Gil Fronsdal, Jennifer Block, and Paul Haller, this is an eleven month training in spiritual care skills that lay at the foundation of professional and volunteer chaplaincy work in such places as hospitals and prisons. It is also a training in basic spiritual and pastoral care offered in a Sangha, or Buddhist community. Since 2020, the original INTRODUCTION TO BUDDHIST CHAPLAINCY…

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6/24-7/15 Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation with Diana Clark

6/24-7/15 Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation with Diana Clark

4 Monday evenings, June 24 – July 15, 7:15 to 8:30pm Basic instructions in mindfulness meditation taught sequentially, starting with mindfulness of breathing, followed by mindfulness of the body, emotions, thinking, and the application of mindfulness in daily life. No pre-registration is necessary. Offered in-person and broadcast live on YouTube. The link for watching on our YouTube channel is here (If you’d like to donate to the teacher or to the center, you can visit IMC’s donation page here)

Wednesday June 19, 6:00 – 7:30pm—Celebrate Liberation and Inclusivity at IMC’s Juneteenth Event

Wednesday June 19, 6:00 – 7:30pm—Celebrate Liberation and Inclusivity at IMC’s Juneteenth Event

with Anne Roise On Zoom (link below) This Juneteenth, the Insight Meditation Center (IMC) invites you to join us in honoring the end of slavery and the ongoing journey toward freedom for all people. Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day, commemorates June 19, 1865 – the date when the last enslaved African Americans in Texas finally received word of their emancipation. On Wednesday, June 19th, at 6 pm, we will gather via Zoom to reflect on the…

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Thursday June 20—Summer Solstice Walk in Edgewood Park

Thursday June 20—Summer Solstice Walk in Edgewood Park

Thursday, June 20, 2024: 11:00 am Where: Let’s meet in the Edgewood Park parking lot at 11am for a 3+ mile hike. 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 Buddist Chaplain through the Sati Center. A chaplain of the spiritual connection of people and the land/earth, who loves…

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IMC Spring Cleaning — Saturday May 18

IMC Spring Cleaning — Saturday May 18

Saturday, May 18, 2024:  9:00 am – 12:30 pm In-person at IMC It’s that time of year when the temple we all share receives our tender loving care. Please join in a concentrated cleaning practice to sweep away dust and dirt so that we can renew our practice with a fresh new breath. Come at 9:00am for a welcome and a short meditation. Feel free to come all or part of the time. Bring a bag lunch and stay until 1:00pm…

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