Sangha News 10/31/23

Thursday evening Info: The current series of Thursday night talks are exploring topics related to meditation in more detail, with the current focus on meditations to help us to open to kindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity. The talks will be self-contained, and we’ll provide resources for the meditation approaches covered in the talks. Thursday evening, 11/2,… Continue reading Sangha News 10/31/23

Sangha News 10/18/23

Thursday evening Info: The current series of Thursday night talks are exploring topics related to meditation in more detail, with the current focus on meditations to help us to open to kindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity. The talks will be self-contained, and we’ll provide resources for the meditation approaches covered in the talks (see Updated Resources… Continue reading Sangha News 10/18/23

Sangha News 10/4/23

Seeking Help with the Newsletter The IMMC is looking for someone to help with the newsletter. This would include entering and editing the newsletter using the Constant Contact app, the web-based software we use to compose and send out the newsletter. The newsletter is sent out every two weeks. Anyone interested should be reasonably comfortable… Continue reading Sangha News 10/4/23

Sangha News 9/18/23

Thursday evening, 9/21, there will be an open discussion after the 7:00 pm online meditation of the practice of tonglen, a meditation practice that encourages the development of compassion. The following Thursday, 9/28, Chris will give a talk after meditation on joy, the third of the immeasurable states, and describe practices to open to joy in… Continue reading Sangha News 9/18/23

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Sangha News 9/5/23

Thursday evening, 9/7, there will be a discussion after the 7:00 pm online meditation of the practice of self-compassion and RAIN, an acronym for an insight meditation practice that encourages the development of inquiry and self-compassion. The following Thursday, 9/14, Chris will give a talk after meditation on compassion for others and the meditation practice of… Continue reading Sangha News 9/5/23

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Sangha News 8/22/23

Thursday evening, 8/24, there will be a discussion after the 7:00 pm online meditation of the quality of compassion and forms of meditation that can be practiced to develop our intention to offer compassion and goodwill to ourselves and others. The following Thursday, 8/31, Chris will give a talk after meditation on the practice of self-compassion,… Continue reading Sangha News 8/22/23

Sangha News 7/8/23

Thursday evening, 8/10, there will be a discussion after the 7:00 pm online meditation of the quality of metta (lovingkindness, benevolence, goodwill) and forms of meditation that can be practiced to develop our intention to offer kindness and goodwill to others. The following Thursday, 8/17, Chris will give a talk after meditation on the quality of… Continue reading Sangha News 7/8/23

Sangha News 7/25/23

Thursday evening, 7/27, there will be a discussion after the 7:00 pm online meditation of the quality of metta (lovingkindness, benevolence, goodwill). The following Thursday, 8/3, Chris will give another talk after meditation on the quality of kindness and benevolence (metta), and ways to practice it in meditation and daily life. The discussion and talks on 7/27… Continue reading Sangha News 7/25/23

Sangha News 7/11/23

Thursday evening, 7/13, there will be a discussion after the 7:00 pm online meditation of the Brahmaviharas (kindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity) as practices to increase our awareness of our connection to others. The following Thursday, 7/20, Chris will give a talk after meditation on the quality of kindness and benevolence (metta), and ways to practice… Continue reading Sangha News 7/11/23

Sangha News 6/26/23

Thursday, 6/29, there will be an open discussion after the 7:00 pm meditation. The following Thursday, 7/6, Chris will give a talk introducing meditation approaches to help increase our awareness of our connection with others. We’ll spend the next few sessions talking about meditations to open to the heart qualities of kindness, joy, compassion, and equanimity. The talk… Continue reading Sangha News 6/26/23