What’s New At Insight Meditation Center
Saturday, November 20, 2010, 9am to 4:30pm This is a daylong retreat with alternating periods of sitting and walking meditation, instruction in mindfulness practice, particularly in mindfulness of the body and a dharma talk. It is recommended for both beginners and experienced practitioners. No interviews. Bring lunch.
Sunday, May 23, 11 to 11:30am Time for an informal discussion, an opportunity to ask questions of Gil.
Five Wednesday Evenings March 24 to April 21, 2010, 7:30 to 9pm Insight Meditation or Vipassana, is a simple technique, beginning with focusing the attention on the breath. The practice concentrates and calms the mind. At the heart of Insight Meditation is the practice of Mindfulness, a 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…
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Tuesday, February 16, 7:30 to 9pm Hosted by Alan Senauke of Clear View Project Short Meditation followed by a talk and discussions. Clear View Project has been working closely with several groups of activist monks inside Burma and in exile to support the monks, nuns and Burmese democracy movement. U Pyinya Zawta is Executive Director in Exile of the All Burma Monks’ Alliance, a leader of Burma’s Saffron Revolution in the autumn of 2007. In 2008, arriving in the United…
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Sunday, February 21, 2010, 11:15am to 12:30pm For those who have never sat a retreat, or those who have but are curious about extended retreat practice, experienced practitioners will discuss the following: • A typical retreat day, retreat “etiquette”, interviews, accommodations, food • Types of retreats: Vipassana, metta, monastic, study, abroad, self-retreat • Preparing for a retreat and post-retreat integration • Helpful hints Kim McLaughlin has been a student of insight meditation since 1987. Prior to that she practiced concentration…
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Starting Where You’re At from Insight Meditation Center on Vimeo. Dharma talk by Gil Fronsdal, recorded at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA on 1/20/10
New IMC Community website We have launched a new IMC Community website. The IMC Community was created so that members from the IMC/AudioDharma worldwide community can take refuge and help each other with various aspects of their practice. You can become a member of the IMC Community site at: IMC News and Upcoming Events Mail List Want to know what is going on at IMC? Don’t want to miss an event? We have created a new weekly “IMC News and…
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Gil Fronsdal gives a short dharma talk on the poem “The Road Less Taken” by Robert Frost from a buddhist perspective. Talk Given at Insight Mediation Center, Redwood City Ca. on Wednesday January 13, 2010
Five Wednesday Evenings June 16 to July 14, 2010, 7:30 to 9pm Insight Meditation or Vipassana, is a simple technique, beginning with focusing the attention on the breath. The practice concentrates and calms the mind. At the heart of Insight Meditation is the practice of Mindfulness, a 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…
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A person who was lost in the jungle may not have learned the way out if he or she accidentally stumbles out. Lost in the jungle again, the person may be no wiser about how to get free. On the other hand, if a lost person carefully studies the jungle and learns the way out, he or she may never become lost in that jungle again. The person may even become a guide helping others out. The Buddha didn’t stumble…
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Friday, July 2, 3:00 pm – Sunday, July 11, 12:00 pm (9 nights) This Spirit Rock ( see http://www.spiritrock.org/) retreat follows the usual Insight Meditation (Vipassana) format of sitting and walking in silence, with systematic meditation instructions. Teachers give daily dharma talks and there will be time for individual interviews. A good retreat for beginning and experienced meditators. This retreat is held at the Vajrapani Institute located in the beautiful mountains above Santa Cruz. More information can be found on…
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Saturday, March 20, 9am to 5pm Based on an examination of early discourses found in the Buddhist Pali Canon, we will explore the question: “What did the Buddha teach that was distinctively and originally his own?” By differentiating the Buddha’s Dhamma from the ideas of Indian religion and metaphysics that prevailed at his time we will seek to uncover a clearer sense of the Buddha’s message and then consider what relevance it still has for people living in the modern…
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Thank you so much to all the volunteers who make a heartfelt contribution of time and effort to keep IMC running smoothly. From small jobs to large, all are important to the well being of the sangha. From the results of our recent survey, it is clear that many more sangha members are interested in volunteering. With this in mind, there are a number of new opportunities for participation. In particular, we are planning major improvements to Audiodharma which will…
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Fridays, December 4, January 29, February 26 and March 26, 7:15 to 9:15pm Come join us at IMC for a fun, informative, warm-hearted evening of sharing with other women of the Sangha. We will meet in the small cozy conference room off the main hall. Dharma Talk; Arts and Crafts after the Dharma Talk. Moon Gazing if conditions permit. Donations welcome. No need to RSVP. Speakers: January 29 Ani Lama Kunzang February 26 Carolyn Dille Carolyn Dille is a poet…
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Friday, April 30, 9:30am to 1pm During this class we will study the Brahmajala Sutta, the first discourse from the Digha Nikaya. In this profound discourse, the Buddha describes sixty-two speculative views about the nature of the self and the world. All these speculative views are shown to lead away from freedom; the Buddha points to the craving and agitation that underlie them. Finally, the Buddha teaches the way out of the net of speculative views through the development of…
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