Dori Langevin will lead meditation and give a Dharma talk with time for discussion this Friday, July 22, 2022. The topic for Dori’s talk on Friday evening will be Seeing the Goodness and Gladdening the Heart-Mind , the same as the topic for the retreat on Saturday. The Friday evening event will be online using… Continue reading Friday Evening Meditation and Talk with Dori Langevin 7/22
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Meeting News 7/11/22
The in-person meditation session on Wednesday, July 27th is cancelled. Regular meetings will resume the following week. We have three online meditations a week, on Wednesday morning, Thursday evening, and Saturday morning. The Zoom links for those meetings can be found on the Events Calendar and you will also find more detailed information below. You’re… Continue reading Meeting News 7/11/22
Updated Resources for Meditation and Support
Andrea Fella provides a good description of different forms of concentration and ways to practice with them, also the way in which concentration can lead to greater awareness and insight. You can find that article here: Concentration Thanisarro Bhikkhu discusses the relationship between wise concentration and wise mindfulness in this article, and makes clear that the… Continue reading Updated Resources for Meditation and Support
Quote for the Week
When you actually look at what the Buddha taught, he never separates these two practices [mindfulness and concentration]. They are both parts of a single whole. Every time he explains mindfulness and its place in the path, he makes it clear that the purpose of mindfulness practice is to lead the mind into a state… Continue reading Quote for the Week
Changes on the IMMC Board of Directors:
We held the summer meeting of the IMMC Board of Directors on June 22, 2022. Several changes were made to the board of directors and officers of the non-profit corporation that is the legal representative of the sangha. C.T. Kang and Heidi Deschamps were both elected to the board of directors for two-year terms and Chris Murray,… Continue reading Changes on the IMMC Board of Directors:
Meeting News 6/27/22
We currently hold three online meditations a week, on Wednesday morning, Thursday evening, and Saturday morning. The Zoom links for those meetings can be found on the Events Calendar and you will also find more detailed information below. You’re welcome to join us online for any of the 3 meetings each week. In addition to… Continue reading Meeting News 6/27/22
Updated Resources for Meditation and Support
Andrew Olendzki provides a brief description of samadhi in this article from Tricycle: The Meaning of Samadhi Ajahn Sucitto describes the connection between joy and samadhi in an article in which he makes clear that “through this process of bringing happiness into body and mind, the mind is naturally concentrated. That is samādhi.” So, concentration is fostered… Continue reading Updated Resources for Meditation and Support
Quote for the Week
“I think of ‘enjoyment’ as ‘receiving joy’; and samādhi as the art of refined enjoyment. It is the careful collecting of oneself to the joy of the present moment. Joyfulness means there’s no fear, no tension, no ought to. There isn’t anything we have to do about it. So there is stillness. It’s just this.” Ajahn Sucitto,… Continue reading Quote for the Week
Insight Meditation Retreat with Dori Langevin 7/23/22
Registration is now open for an Insight Meditation retreat with Dori Langevin on July 23, 2022. The topic for the retreat is “Seeing the Goodness ~ Gladdening the Heart-Mind.” This online retreat will consist of a mix of stationary meditation and movement meditation with instruction and a Dharma talk and will be suitable for beginners… Continue reading Insight Meditation Retreat with Dori Langevin 7/23/22
Meeting News 6/13/22
We have three online meditations a week, on Wednesday morning, Thursday evening, and Saturday morning. The specific times and Zoom links for those meetings can be found on the Events Calendar and you will also find more detailed information below. You’re welcome to join us online for any of the 3 meetings each week. In… Continue reading Meeting News 6/13/22