Category: Sangha News

Thursday evening Info: After the 7:00 pm online meditation on Thursday, 1/11/24, Chris will give a talk that will introduce the Buddha’s ideas on the nature of the self and talk about why the Buddha thought that a wise understanding of who and what we are is critical for easing the suffering and discomfort we… Continue reading Sangha News: 1/9/23

Thursday evening Info: After the 7:00 pm online meditations on Thursday, 12/28 and 1/4/24, there will be brief discussions on uncertainty and the lack of control we experience due to impermanence. On Thursday 1/11/24, Chris will give a talk on the nature of the self and the way we experience it. The Thursday night talks… Continue reading Sangha News: 12/26/23

Thursday evening Info: The talk after the 7:00 pm online meditation on Thursday, 12/14, will be on uncertainty and the lack of control we experience due to impermanence, and ways to practice with them. This includes the cultivation of Beginner’s Mind, also known as “don’t know mind”, and the practice of attuning to emergence. The… Continue reading Sangha News 12/12/23

Thursday evening Info: The talk on Thursday, 11/30, after the 7:00 pm online meditation will be on impermanence, its importance, and ways to become more aware of it, including through meditation. The following Thursday, 12/7, there will be an open discussion of our experience of impermanence. The Thursday night talks explore topics related to meditation, with… Continue reading Sangha News 11/28/23

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

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

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

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

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

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