The Richland Public Library, located at 955 Northgate Drive in Richland will co-host an introduction to meditation with IMMC, geared towards kids and families. The session will be held on Saturday, November 14, 2026, from 1:00 – 1:45 pm. Jennifer Comfort, longtime member of the IMMC meditation group, will lead the introduction. The event will… Continue reading
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Sangha News 11/4/26
Thursday Evening Meditation & Talk: Over the next couple of months we’ll explore the Buddha’s teachings on mindfulness and the four areas of experience where he suggested we focus our mindful awareness. They include mindfulness of the body, of feeling tones, of the heart and mind, as well as mindfulness of the ways in which… Continue reading
Updated Resources for Meditation and Support
Gil Fronsdal provides a good introduction to the practice of mental noting, and describes how it can help us to gain some objectivity with our thoughts. If we can see our thoughts clearly and name them, we’re less to be caught in them and identify with them. You can access his article here: Mental Noting… Continue reading
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Recognizing means consciously acknowledging, in any given moment, the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that are affecting you. This can be done with a simple mental whisper, noting what you are most aware of. RAIN: A Practice of Radical Compassion ~ Tara Brach
Sangha News 10/21/26
Thursday Evening Meditation & Talk: Over the next couple of months we’ll explore the Buddha’s teachings on mindfulness and the four areas of experience where he suggested we focus our mindful awareness. They include mindfulness of the body, of feeling tones, of the heart and mind, as well as mindfulness of the ways in which… Continue reading
Updated Resources for Meditation and Support
The Midwest Alliance for Mindfulness has a good introduction to the foundations of mindfulness taught by the Buddha, including the third foundation, being mindful of the mind and heart. We especially notice whether states of mind like aversion, attachment, or confusion are present or absent. Their article covers all four of the foundations of mindfulness,… Continue reading
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We begin to categorize the specific contents of thoughts, feelings, and sensations as well as the actions and consequences that follow. Awareness of the quality of mental states is integral to understanding what drives our behavior. When our actions are unexamined and unskillful, they are the primary cause of suffering for ourselves and others. Foundations… Continue reading
Tri-Cities Cancer Center Meditation Support Group Meets Oct. 15th
We’ll continue our monthly mindfulness meditation support group meeting at the Tri-Cities Cancer Center in May. The Cancer Center is located at 7350 West Deschutes Avenue, Kennewick and the next meeting will be Thursday, 10/15/2026. The sessions, which are held on the third Thursday of each month, are meant for cancer patients, cancer survivors, and their caregivers. The session will begin at 12:00 pm… Continue reading
Sangha News 10/7/26
Thursday Evening Meditation & Talk: Over the next couple of months we’ll explore the Buddha’s teachings on mindfulness and the four areas of experience where he suggested we focus our mindful awareness. They include mindfulness of the body, of feeling tones, of the heart and mind, as well as mindfulness of the ways in which… Continue reading
Updated Resources for Meditation and Support
Danny Penman and Mark Williams discuss mindfulness of feeling tones (i.e., vedana) in a blog post on the website associated with their book Mindfulness: Finding Peace in a Frantic World. They describe the nature of feeling tones and describe some ways to meditate with them. They also discuss the way in which mindfulness of feeling… Continue reading