Cambridge Insight Meditation Center – Dedicated to integrating meditation practice and wisdom into daily life

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CIMC is an urban refuge and teaching center for all who seek inner peace through the liberating practice of Insight Meditation (vipassana). Adults of all cultural and spiritual backgrounds, races, nationalities, classes, sexual orientations, gender identities, ages, and abilities are welcome here. We are dedicated to creating an inclusive environment where the contemplative life can be nurtured amid the complexities of daily life.

Metta (Loving-Kindness) Half-Day Retreat (online)with Narayan Helen LiebensonSaturday, May 211:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Wise Speech, Wise Listening (online)with Madeline KlyneThursday, June 27:00 pm - 8:45 pm
Wise Speech, Wise Listening (online)with Madeline KlyneThursday, June 97:00 pm - 8:45 pm
Letting Go and Letting Be: Release through Acceptance and Forgiveness (online)with Oren Jay SoferSaturday, June 1810:00 am - 5:30 pm
Learning How to Live: The Four Noble Truths in Action (online)with Larry RosenbergMonday, June 206:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Insight Meditation as Relational Practice (in person)with Chas DiCapuaSaturday, June 2510:00 am - 5:30 pm
Learning How to Live: The Four Noble Truths in Action (online)with Larry RosenbergMonday, June 276:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Building Resilience from the Four Brahmaviharas (online)with Tuere SalaThursday, July 711:00 am - 12:30 pm

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Introduction to Mindfulness (at Dana Park)with Zeenat PotiaSunday, May 2212:00 pm - 12:45 pm
35 & Under Sangha (online)with Zeenat PotiaSunday, May 227:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Dharma in Daily Life (online)with Matthew HepburnMonday, May 238:45 am - 9:00 am
Dharma in Daily Life (online)with Narayan Helen LiebensonTuesday, May 248:45 am - 9:00 am
Beginners’ Drop-In (online)with Madeline KlyneTuesday, May 246:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dharma in Daily Life (online)with Narayan Helen LiebensonWednesday, May 258:45 am - 9:00 am
Introduction to Mindfulness (at Toomey Park, off Rogers St)with Zeenat PotiaWednesday, May 255:00 pm - 5:45 pm
Evening sit (in person)Wednesday, May 256:30 pm - 7:15 pm

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CULTIVATE LOVING-KINDNESS

Join NARAYAN HELEN LIEBENSON on Saturday, May 21st for an afternoon of loving-kindness practice: Metta Half-Day Retreat (online). The Buddha taught metta as a specific antidote to fear and anger, an invaluable practice in the midst of the unexpected challenges, uncertainty and pain of life. Cultivating metta, we directly experience a fundamental kindness as the very ground of our being. Come learn or deepen your understanding of metta.

BRINGING OUTDOOR MEDITATION TO CAMBRIDGE

CIMC is honored to offer four free beginner meditation workshops in collaboration with Cambridge Plays. We invite you to join CIMC Teacher ZEENAT POTIA outdoors in parks around Cambridge: Dana Park on May 22nd (12:00pm), Toomey Park on May 25th (5:00pm), Clement Morgan Park on June 4th (11:00am) and Joan Lorenz Park at the main library on June 15th (12:00pm). Click here for more information.

WISE SPEECH, WISE LISTENING

Have you ever thought, “I can’t believe I just said that?” Have you ever tuned out when someone was talking? You are not alone. When we learn to skillfully restrain our speech in difficult moments and to listen with our whole being, happiness and understanding arise. Wise Speech, Wise Listening with MADELINE KLYNE is an opportunity to cultivate these mindfulness practices through a deep awareness of our body, mind, thoughts and emotions. Thursday evenings, starting June 2nd, online.

BEGINNERS DROP-IN

We welcome you back to our meditation hall in Cambridge twice a month for Tuesday Beginners Drop-In. Every first and third Tuesday will be in person at the Center from 6:00-7:00pm. All other Tuesdays will be held online on Zoom. We invite you to join us! Our current Covid-safety requirements for in-person programs can be viewed here. We currently require proof of vaccination to be shown at the door, and masks while in our building.

The Cambridge Insight Meditation Center is dedicated to creating a space that welcomes all people regardless of cultural and religious background, race, socio-economic class, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, education, and physical ability. Financial support for our programs is available to all.

As Guiding Teachers, we are committed to offering the essence of the Buddha's message of liberation and it is our intention to apply these teachings to every aspect of daily life. We recognize that for many people, everyday life means being subject to social injustice on a regular basis. As a community and institution, we are committed to the freedom—both inner and outer—of all beings. Hopefully, CIMC and the Buddha's teachings can contribute in a small way to the necessary changes that will facilitate social justice.

May we all cultivate wisdom and compassion and recognize the interdependence of all beings everywhere.

Narayan Helen Liebenson
Larry Rosenberg

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