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1:30 pm – 5:00 pmLocation: IMCNotes:Integrating practice into our daily lives can be difficult. Many of us need support for this challenging but rewarding aspect of practice. We will integrate formal practice and Dharma discussion with our daily life by surrounding our usual workweek and workdays with practice & discussion. We begin with a half-day retreat with instructions and discussion on Sunday, and end with a daylong retreat on the following Saturday. During the week we will meet each morning…
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with Gil Fronsdal & Ines Freedman October 4 to November 21, 2009 COURSE HAS ENDED Course Description: This online course based on Gil Fronsdal’s six-week introduction to Mindfulness Meditation class. It’s supplemented with written material, mindfulness exercises for bringing the practice into daily life, and reflective questions. Ines Freedman, as the online teacher for the course, provides further teachings and email guidance. The course is not live, so it can be done at any time during the day, with support offered either by…
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Tuesdays, Sept. 22 to Oct 13: 7:30 to 9PM A series on the fundamental teachings of the Buddha. This course is designed to provide an overview of the key concepts that are discussed at IMC. We will discuss both the theory and practice of the teachings, and they relate to our day-to-day lives. This course is designed to provide an overview of the key concepts that are discussed in talks given at IMC. We will discuss both the theory and…
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Sat Dec 12 6:30pm – 9:30pmA simple evening focused on sharing good food with fellow friends of the Dharma. Contact Dwight to help create this festive evening.
Sun Nov 8 11:10am – 12:30pm Plan events for January-March 2010. IMC conference room. Come join us! Contact Anne Foster 650/591-1285 for more information.
Fridays: Dec. 4, Jan 8, Feb 5, Mar 5, 5:30pm – 7pm, IMC Dancing with Life by Phil Moffitt: This book explores the Four Noble Truths and the associated 12 insights. See below for the Amazon editorial review. The website for this book, http://www.dancingwithlife.org has more information including excerpts, the table of contents and an introductory talk by Phil Moffitt. Dancing with Life is available through Amazon for a $16.47 (new) with used copies starting at $12. It is available in…
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Fri Oct 16 7:30pm – Fri Oct 16 9pmCome discover the subtle silent rhythms in all of us. Robert Latimore rrapid@pacbell.net
September 13 to 27, 2009 This is a silent mindfulness retreat for experienced meditators who are comfortable with periods of independent practice. Instruction, Dharma talks, and interviews with Gil will support the meditator’s independent insight practice. The retreat will be conducted at the Hidden Villa Hostel near Los Altos. Prerequisite: This retreat is for practitioners with previous Vipassana residential retreat experience and who have checked in with Gil Fronsdal about participation. Dormitory-style sleeping or camping. Vegetarian meals. Cost: This retreat…
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Friday – Saturday, December 26 – January 3, 2010 New Year’s Retreat with Gil Fronsdal, John Travis, Sharda Rogell, Eugene Cash & Janice Clarfield (yoga) This is a traditional Insight meditation (Vipassana) retreat format with sitting and walking in silence, and time for individual interviews. Teachers give daily dharma talks and systematic meditation instructions. We will celebrate New Year’s Eve with a late evening sitting and simple ceremony. For more information, see https://www.spiritrock.org/calendarDetails?EventID=2955
Sunday – Sunday, October 11 – 18 This is a silent mindfulness retreat with alternating sitting and walking meditation, as well as instruction, Dharma talks, and interviews with the teachers. It will be conducted at the Hidden Villa Hostel near Los Altos. Dormitory-style sleeping or camping. Vegetarian meals. Cost: This retreat is offered entirely on a dana or freely given basis. The teachers and cook will be serving without compensation, and the operational costs of the retreat (mostly for facility…
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Wed. August 19 to Sunday August 23, 2009 This is a silent mindfulness retreat with alternating sitting and walking meditation, as well as Dharma talks, and interviews with the teachers. It will be conducted at the rustic Jikoji Retreat Center on Skyline Boulevard in Los Gatos. Dormitory-style sleeping or camping. Vegetarian meals. Cost: This retreat is offered entirely on a dana or freely given basis. The teachers and cook will be serving without compensation and the operational costs of the…
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Sep 25 – 27, 2009 Mindfulness retreat at Jikoji Retreat Center in Los Gatos, http://www.jikoji.org/ Taught by Andrea Fella and Pam Weiss
Dharma talk given by Susan Ezequelle at Insight Meditation Center February 18, 2009 Going Against The Flow-Susan Ezequelle from Insight Meditation Center on Vimeo.