Spiritual Friendship and the Liberating Power of Dhamma Dialogue
February 26 - 28, 2021
Online via Zoom
In the Kalyana Mitta sutta, the Buddha proclaims the centrality of spiritual friendship as the “whole of the life of practice,” a treasure of refuge, and a dhamma doorway. What emerges from study and contemplation of the teachings on friendship is the value of dhammakatha (dhamma talk) as a crucial…
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Online Introduction to Insight Dialogue
March 1 - April 19, 2021
Online via Zoom
The Online Introduction to Insight Dialogue is an eight-week offering that covers the six Insight Dialogue guidelines using Dhamma teachings as a contemplative frame. The program focuses on the core elements of this relational Dhamma practice.
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Refuge in Sangha: An Introduction to Insight Dialogue for LGBTQIA+
March 2 - April 20, 2021
Online via Zoom
This eight-week online program is an opportunity for people who self-identify as LGBTQIA+ to come together as sangha to learn and practice Insight Dialogue. It is our intention to cultivate a deep and nourishing experience of refuge in LGBTQIA+ sangha as we move through these eight weeks together.
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A Wonderful and Workable Whole-Life Path
March 13, 2021
Online via Zoom
Many lay Buddhists struggle to carry the benefits of their studies and meditation practice into their twenty-first-century lives. How might our daily experience of both life and the Buddha’s teachings shift if there were no separation between them?
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Dhamma Contemplation and Insight Dialogue Workshop
March 14, 2021
Online via Zoom
We will explore and contemplate the following questions: How to find truth? How to search for truth? There will be one Dhamma Contemplation Group Practice Session, a space for personal silence followed by Insight Dialogue Practice.
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Northeast Insight Dialogue Sangha
March 21, 2021
Online via Zoom
Once a month on Sunday from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm ET.
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Deepen into Presence: The Four Immeasurable Abiding and Insight Dialogue
March 27 - 28, 2021
Online via Zoom
Join Elizabeth Faria and Jessica Mui for a two-day Insight dialogue online retreat, focusing on the Four Brahma Vihara and the Insight Dialogue guidelines to support our lives and practice through deeper listening, dialogue, silence and sharing.
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Die Drei Fundamente des Einsichtsdialogs – Online Vertiefungskurs für erfahrene Einsichtsdialog-Praktizierende
April 17 - May 1, 2021
Online via Zoom
Unter Verwendung des Rahmens der drei Fundamente des Einsichtsdialogs – meditatives Gewahrsein, die Weisheitslehren des Buddha und zwischenmenschliche Beziehung –, als Navigationskarte, werden die TeilnehmerInnen die Verbindung der drei Fundamente in der Einsichtsdialog-Praxis und ihre Synergien mit den sechs Richtlinien erkunden.
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The Three Bases of Insight Dialogue – Online In-Depth Sessions for Experienced Insight Dialogue Practitioners
April 18 - May 2, 2021
Zoom via online
Using the framework of the three bases -- meditative awareness, the wisdom teachings of the Buddha, and human’s natural relatedness -- as a navigation map, the participants will explore the interconnection of the three bases in Insight Dialogue practice and their synergies with the six guidelines.
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Intoxication and the Path of Detox
April 20 - May 4, 2021
Online via Zoom
In the Buddha’s discourses, the most often repeated teaching on the purpose and fruit of the path is the ending of the intoxicants. Often translated as taints, effluents, or floods, the asava refers to the trio of sensual lust, becoming, and ignorance. The quality that binds these together as poisons is that they intoxicate the mind.
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The Power of Relationship on a Noble, Whole-Life Eightfold Path
May 6, 2021
Online via Zoom
We humans are deeply relational creatures. We evolved that way. Being with others is complex. Relatedness is a major force in our lives. This series of talks will explore how we can engage the power of our inherent relational sensitivities in service of awakening and deep human care.
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A Wonderful and Workable Whole-Life Path
June 18, 2021
Online via Zoom
Many lay Buddhists struggle to carry the benefits of their studies and meditation practice into their twenty-first-century lives. How might our daily experience of both life and the Buddha’s teachings shift if there were no separation between them?
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Bearing Witness: Freeing the Heart An Insight Dialogue Retreat
July 15 - 20, 2021
currently scheduled for online but will be assessed for in-person/ on-site prior to opening of registration
On this retreat, we will be entering a time of silent and relational meditation practice. Through listening deeply and speaking the truth, we can together bear witness to the challenges and surprising gifts of this time of social distancing. The practice of attuning to change and meeting what is unwanted…
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Sangha Live Online
October 10, 2021
Online
Sangha Live functions just like city-based Insight Meditation groups around the world, but you can attend from anywhere. Each Sunday renowned Insight Meditation teachers offer meditation instruction, teachings, and live Q&A on video.
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Ongoing Practice Groups
Friday Weekly Practice Group
Open Dates
Online via Zoom
Friday drop-in practice session is from 11:00 am-12:30 pm ET. It is open to anyone with some experience in a contemplative practice and familiarity with Insight Dialogue through reading or practice.
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Monday (Last) Monthly Drop-in Sessions: Everyday Insight Dialogue
Open Dates
Online via Zoom
Drop-in sessions are the last Monday of each month at 9:00-10:30 am in the UK. This practice session time may work for practitioners in Oceania and China. Drop-in sessions are open to anyone with Insight Dialogue experience. You may join a drop-in session once or monthly; it's up to you.
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Monday (Last) Monthly Drop-in Sessions
Open Dates
Online via Zoom
Drop-in sessions are the last Monday of the month from 8:00-9:30 am US ET / 14:00-15:30 CET. Drop-in sessions are open to anyone with a meditation practice and some experience with Insight Dialogue..
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Monday Weekly Drop-in Sessions
Open Dates
Online via Zoom
Drop-in sessions are Monday, 11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. ET. These sessions are open to anyone with prior silent meditation practice experience and prior Insight Dialogue practice experience (e.g., participation in an Insight Dialogue retreat or introductory Insight Dialogue course). You may join this drop-in group once, occasionally, or every…
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Saturday (First) Monthly Practice Group, Arundel, Maine, USA – Online
Open Dates
Online via Zoom
The group meets on the first Saturday of each month from 10:30 am-12 pm ET monthly.
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Thursday Weekly Drop-in Sessions
Open Dates
Online via Zoom
Drop-in sessions are Thursdays from 7:00-8:30 pm ET. Drop-in sessions are open to anyone with some experience in a contemplative practice and familiarity with Insight Dialogue through reading or practice. You may join once or every week; it's up to you.
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Thursday Weekly Practice Group
Open Dates
Online via Zoom
Two Thursday practice sessions are available, from 6:00 am-7:30 am ET and 9:00 am - 10:30 am ET. These are for experienced Insight Dialogue practitioners.
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Wednesday (First and Third) Practice Group
Open Dates
Online
This online group meets weekly on the first and third Wednesday mornings from 9-10:30 am AEDT (Sydney/Melb), 6-7:30am HKT/ 11am-12:30pm NZDT/ 2 pm-3:30pm Tuesdays PST.
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Wednesday (Second and Fourth) Bi-Monthly Practice Group, New York, New York, USA – Online
Open Dates
Online via Zoom
These mornings provide an opportunity to apply the teachings of mindfulness and compassion directly to interpersonal relationships and communications as well as within the context of daily life situations and universal themes. The format offers community connection, alongside meditation and facilitated activities that include speaking, listening, and relating.
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Wednesday Weekly Practice Group
Open Dates
Online via Zoom
Every Wednesday practice group with Jane Cutler, Jane Whitehead and guest teachers and facilitators, UK time 7pm – 8.30pm, CET 8pm - 9.30pm, EDT 2pm – 3.30pm
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