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Eightfold Path Program on Zoom for 2025-26

Eightfold Path Program on Zoom for 2025-26

2025 – 2026 Eightfold Path Program (Zoom-only this year) Taught by  Liz Powell, David Lorey, Chris Clifford, and others One Sunday a month 1:00 to 3:30 pm with a concluding Saturday daylong in June, 2025 The Buddha’s most explicit path of practice is the Eightfold Path—a set of eight practical approaches to bring Buddhist practice into the width and depth of our lives. The Eightfold Path Program is an introduction to each of the Eightfold factors so participants will discover…

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Remembering Dan Landry and Mary Rodriguez

Remembering Dan Landry and Mary Rodriguez

Two dear Sangha members passed recently. Many people at iMC have been deeply touched by their warmth, friendship, and dedication to our practice. Both will be missed.  Dan Landry  (9/18-1946 – 6/14/2025) . Dan was a mainstay at the Insight Retreat Center where he was a regular lunch cook for our retreats. He was a cornerstone to the Insight Meditation community in Santa Cruz and a teacher to many.  Dan was a singer, musician, and Gregorian chanter who occasionally graced…

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Oct-May: The Equivalence of Ethics and Enlightenment with Gil Fronsdal

Oct-May: The Equivalence of Ethics and Enlightenment with Gil Fronsdal

Offererd by IMC online on Zoom Fridays, 8:30 AM TO 3:30 PM: Oct 3, Nov 7, Dec 12, Jan 16, Feb 13, Mar 20, Apr 10, and May 8 In Buddhism, ethics and awakening are inseparable. The Buddha’s path to awakening is ethical, awakening itself is ethical, and the awakened life is ethical. This eight-month program, starting in October 2025 and ending in May 2026, allows experienced practitioners to delve into important ethical teachings of our Buddhist tradition within a…

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July 27 – Aug 24: Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation with Mei Elliott

July 27 – Aug 24: Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation with Mei Elliott

- For Beginners

Five Sundays: July 27 – August 24: 1:30 – 3:00pm In-Person at IMC Offered by: Mei Elliott Mindfulness meditation, also known as insight meditation or vipassana, is a simple technique that concentrates and calms the mind. At the heart of mindfulness meditation is the practice of moment-to-moment observation which cultivates a clear, stable and non-judgmental awareness. While mindfulness practice can be highly effective in helping bring calm and clarity to the pressures of daily life, it is also a spiritual…

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Saturday Aug 2: Daylong with Gil Fronsdal

Saturday Aug 2: Daylong with Gil Fronsdal

- Daylong Retreats

Saturday, August 2, 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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Saturday Aug 9: Lovingkindness Meditation Daylong with Kodo Conlin

Saturday Aug 9: Lovingkindness Meditation Daylong with Kodo Conlin

- Daylong Retreats

Saturday Aug 9: Lovingkindness Meditation Daylong with Kodo Conlin August 9, 2025  9:30 am – 4:00 pm In-person only at IMC Offered by Kodo Conlin “A mind well cultivated in metta is supreme in beauty.” Join us for a day of metta practice (loving kindness) as we nourish the roots of kindness, compassion, and mental beauty. The day will include guided and silent meditations, alternating periods of sitting and walking, and short Dharma talks. Recommended for people who have some meditation…

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August 3-9, 2025 Awareness and Wisdom Daily Life Retreat (Online Zoom Format)

August 3-9, 2025 Awareness and Wisdom Daily Life Retreat (Online Zoom Format)

- Non-Residential Retreats

Taught by Andrea Fella Inspired by the teachings of Sayadaw U Tejaniya. August 3-9, 2025 Click here to Register During this weeklong online retreat we will explore a relaxed open awareness with an emphasis on exploring qualities of mind, and the attitude towards one’s experience.  Such an open awareness practice supports both the formal meditation of sitting and walking, as well as awareness of our normal daily activities.  The emphasis for this week will be exploring integrating awareness into our whole day…

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The success of IMC’s fundraiser for Save the Children

The success of IMC’s fundraiser for Save the Children

We can joyfully celebrate that the $70,000 goal for IMC’s fundraising drive for Save the Children has been achieved!  Because some donations where sent through IMC, we actually raised just over $100,000! Surpassing our goal is an even greater joy and further nourishes the care-giving attitude in all of us.  Thank you to all who donated!  If Save the Children can provide us with information for how they used our gift, we will report this here. Donations can still be…

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Individual Practice Discussions with IMC Teachers/Dharma Leaders

Individual Practice Discussions with IMC Teachers/Dharma Leaders

- News

Several of IMC’s Dharma Leaders are offering an opportunity for an individual practice discussion each month. The sessions provide a chance to process your sitting and daily life practice, ask questions, and be heard and supported. Please sign up for only one practice discussion per month so that everyone has an opportunity. Here is the link to sign-up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/904044ba9ad2faaf85-imcpractice Please bookmark the link so that you can sign up for a session in future months. New sessions available are posted every two months towards the…

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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**  

YouTube: Sitting and Dharmette with Matthew Brensilver — Weekly starting Wednesday April 3

YouTube: Sitting and Dharmette with Matthew Brensilver — Weekly starting Wednesday April 3

- Events

Wednesdays 7:30 pm – 8:15 pm starting April 3, 2024 Offered by Matthew Brensilver On YouTube YouTube Livestream | IMC Website Livestream William James said the aim of all education is to make one’s nervous system an ally rather than an enemy. Given the sensitivity of our body and mind, given the changingness of all things, given imperfection — what is possible for us? The dharma path is an honest exploration of the human condition and a discovery of the…

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Zoom: Weekly Sunday Sangha Meeting Following the Dharma Talk

Zoom: Weekly Sunday Sangha Meeting Following the Dharma Talk

Weekly on Sunday: 10:45 – 11:30 am on Zoom Build and maintain community by connecting online with other IMC sangha members to discuss the Sunday dharma talk and share about our Buddhist practices. Please join us on Zoom each Sunday following the dharma talk at approximately 10:45 am for about 45 minutes for breakout rooms and/or large group discussions. Facilitated by Jan Messer and Barry Rothman, IMC sangha members. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84009542053?pwd=V09IOXJhOHZ2TnovMGpiK2s3V243Zz09 Meeting ID: 840 0954 2053 Passcode: Sangha…

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