…your experience in recovery. Everyone is welcome. Ours is a peer-led support group, facilitated by a rotating group of volunteers. For more information or to receive weekly email notifications contact: stan.loll@gmail.com. stan.loll@gmail.com. Please see the IMC calendar for Zoom links….
…information and to RSVP: FOR DHARMA BODHIS: Contact Hilary Borison at IMC.familyprogram@gmail.com or 650-575-2052. FOR MINDFUL TEENS: Contact Laura Hansen at imcmindfulteens@gmail.com You can see more about The Mindful Teens and Dharma Bodhis programs on our Youth and Family Progems…
Sep 25 – 27, 2009 Mindfulness retreat at Jikoji Retreat Center in Los Gatos, http://www.jikoji.org/ Taught by Andrea Fella and Pam Weiss…
…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…
…in our own bodies the fundamental Buddhist truths of suffering and impermanence: see Lew’s blog. The workshop will explore the connection between our own experiences of aging—loss, disappointment, loneliness, fear, as well as the positive aspects of gratitude, compassion, and…
…four Wise Efforts) drawn from Buddhist philosophy and presented in a user-friendly way. James Baraz is a founding teacher of Spirit Rock Meditation Center where he started the Family Program, Community Dharma Leader Program and Kalyana Mitta Network. He leads…
…a religious system based on immutable dogmas and beliefs. IMC is fortunate to have Stephen spend an evening with us. Stephen Batchelor, a former Buddhist monk, studied under the guidance of Tibetan lamas and completed a three-year Zen training in…
June 28th – July 5th, 2010 With Philip Moffitt, Sally Armstrong, and Andrea Fella Further information about this retreat will be posted as it becomes available. For further information see: http://www.spiritrock.org/page.aspx?pid=561…
…and compassion. We will explore how the wisdom teachings of Buddhism point us to directly touch and understand our experience. We will also offer the practice of Metta, or Lovingkindness, which brings kindness and compassion to our relationships, not only…
…writings of Sayadaw U Tejaniya. Retreat Experience Requirement: Each participant must have attended in full at least one retreat of 5 days or longer. Please note on your registration form the specifics of your retreat experience. For further information: https://www.cloudmountain.org/index.php?page=07fellascharf…
…to all the people who practice with and support IMC. For me, our community is a wonderful expression of the liberation, compassion and love that the Buddha pointed to. I never could have imagined I would be teaching in such…
…come to the United States to teach. With the blessing of the Forest Sangha, the nuns’ community is now setting up a permanent monastery here in the United States. They currently live at the Aloka Vihara in San Francisco. www.saranaloka.org….
…a king asks the Buddha about what benefits come from the religious life. The Buddha responds by describing the stages of Buddhist practice. The sutta is the second discourse in Long Discourses. A translation can be found online at http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/dn/dn.02.0.than.html….
…the powers of concentration, wisdom and compassion. Based on the meditation instructions of Mahasi Sayadaw and supplemented by a range of skillful means, this retreat will encourage a balanced attitude of relaxation and alertness, and the continuity of practice based…
…1991 he traveled to the hills of San Diego County, USA, where he helped establish Metta Forest Monastery, where he is the abbot. He is a prolific writer and translator. Many of his works can be found online at www.accesstoinsight.org….
…unconditional kindness (metta), compassion (karuna), appreciative joy (mudita) and equanimity (upekkha). Each week we will learn the meditation practice associated with one of these and reflect on that state in our own life, its benefits, and the obstacles. We will…
Transcribed from a talk by Gil Fronsdal 12/20/09 http://www.audiodharma.org/teacher/1/talk/1641/venue/IMC/20091220-Gil_Fronsdal-IMC-evaluating_your_practice.mp3 Download Audio So, this morning, what I’d like to talk about is how to evaluate your practice. I think that it is pretty common for humans to be evaluators. We’re evaluating…
…Spirit Rock Meditation Center for nine years and is a graduate of the Community Dharma Leaders program. He teaches workshops at Sati Center, Spirit Rock, CIIS, Kripalu, and New York Insight. He co-founded the Wellspring Institute for Neuroscience and Contemplative…
Guided meditations for working with Pain, guided by Ines Freedman, are now available for download: http://www.audiodharma.org/talks-pain.html…
…teaching can be found in the ordinary lives of lay practitioners. The collection celebrates our everyday lives, but not in a way that ignores its complexity. The personal essays, short stories, poetry, and art explore the challenges we face and…
Tuesday, March 23, 7:30 to 9pm Join the contributors to IMC’s latest publication “Passing It On” in an evening gathering. The authors will comment about their creative contributions and their practices. “Passing It On” is a collection of writing and…
…any purchase that is made by anyone who enters Amazon through any of our book or Amazon Search links. You can use the links above or enter through any of the links on our Recommended books page. https://www.insightmeditationcenter.org/books-articles/recommended-books/ Thank you…
June 28th – July 5th, 2010 For further information see: http://www.spiritrock.org/calendar/display.asp?id=360R10&type=retreats…
…combination of traditional and contemporary Buddhist meditation practices, interactive exercises, lecture, and discussion, the day will explore the ways that Buddhism and the Steps complement each other. The day is open to all those interested. You need not be in…
One Friday a month starting September 17. A year-long training in Buddhist chaplaincy and spiritual care-giving oriented to Buddhist practitioners with at least four years of committed practice. Its aim is to provide a strong foundation in Buddhist chaplaincy for…
Saturday, October 16th, 2010, 9:30 am to 4:30 pm. Welcoming Buddhist chaplains and those interested in deepening their spiritual care practice for a day of learning and community-building. Fleet Maull will will share about prison Dharma and Rev. Judith Finely…
…introductory meetings does not imply a commitment to the program. However, youths who wish to continue with the group after September will be asked to commit to regular, monthly attendance for the duration of the program year. Contact Lauren Silver….
…of cause and effect to make a change. There is an interesting place in the suttas where someone comes to the Buddha and asks questions about this. There are some wonderful dialogues where someone comes and asks Buddha questions. Here,…
…these words, how can they help? I went to my teachers during the interviews and this was really very up in my mind. I’d meditate but this would come up; it just kept coming up. I said, “what does it…
A Talk by Ines Freedman (IMC, July 7, 2010) (Transcribed and lightly edited by S.C.L. Eiler) http://www.audiodharma.org/teacher/57/talk/1965/20100707-Ines_Freedman-IMC-judgmental_mind.mp3Download When I first started practicing mindfulness, one of the first things I noticed was the constant nattering of my thoughts in my head,…