We are presently discussing Gregory Kramer’s book, Insight Dialogue: The Interpersonal Path to Freedom. and A Whole Life Path, at our Thursday night discussions. If you are attending the discussions and don’t have the book or just want to learn more about Insight Dialogue you can find brief introductions to each of the Insight Dialogue guidelines… Continue reading Updated Resources for Mediation and Support
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Quote For The Week
“If you are facing the right direction, all you need to do is keep on walking.”~ Joseph Goldstein
Meeting News 2/21/22
The deadline to register for our new program, “Exploring our Racial Conditioning” is Friday, Feb 25. The program is for anyone interested in beginning or continuing anti-racism work in a meditative framework. Participants will work in small 3-4 person groups with a self-guided online curriculum. You will find more detailed information about the program here.… Continue reading Meeting News 2/21/22
Updated Resources for Meditation and Support
Gil Fronsdal provides a good description of the Buddha’s classical teachings on right speech that you can find at this link: Right Speech Insight Dialogue is a relational form of Insight Meditation developed by Gregory Kramer and described in his book Insight Dialogue, the Interpersonal Path to Freedom. He describes six guidelines that can help… Continue reading Updated Resources for Meditation and Support
Quote For The Week
“Language can bind us together in collective selfishness or shared compassion. Words aim the mind. This astonishing power to direct and focus attention is what gives communication its potency.” Gregory Kramer, A Whole-Life Path
Registration is now Open for a Retreat with Keri Pederson
Registration is now open for a daylong mindfulness meditation retreat on Saturday, March 19th with Keri Pederson. A graduate of the IMS/Spirit Rock Teacher Training Program, she is a meditation teacher at Seattle Insight Meditation Society. The retreat will be held online from 9:00 am until 3:00 pm, using Zoom. The retreat will consist of… Continue reading Registration is now Open for a Retreat with Keri Pederson
Meeting News 2/7/22
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 welcome to join us online for any of the 3 meetings each week. In addition to our… Continue reading Meeting News 2/7/22
Exploring Our Racial Conditioning Program
Insight Meditation of the Mid-Columbia (IMMC) is currently organizing an eight-month program for members of the meditation group (sangha) interested in beginning or continuing anti-racism work in a meditative framework. The program will follow an updated (2020) version of a curriculum developed by practitioners from the 2016 Community Dharma Leaders (CDL) 5 training program at Spirit… Continue reading Exploring Our Racial Conditioning Program
Updated Resources for Meditation and Support
As many of you know, Vietnamese Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh, known affectionately as Thay, passed away a couple of weeks ago. He was the originator of the term, Engaged Buddhism, and focused on the practice of mindfulness and on the ways that our practice of mindfulness and compassion can support us as we work… Continue reading Updated Resources for Meditation and Support
Quote For The Week
“Think about one of your wholesome character traits. Perhaps you are concerned with and active in racial or economic justice… Caring about racial justice has roots in compassion and non-harming. Fully tracing the origins of this wholesome quality will not be possible, but as you sit here now, can you locate any specific people, jobs,… Continue reading Quote For The Week