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

Mindfulness of Feeling Tone: Pleasant, Unpleasant, Neutral

with Ron Denhardt

Wednesday, April 18 - May 23

10:30 am - 12:00 pm

The Way of Awareness: An Introduction to Insight Meditation (Apr 2018)

with Ron Denhardt

Wednesday, April 18 - May 23

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Learning How to Live: The Way of Awareness in Action (April 2018)

with Larry Rosenberg

Monday, April 23 - June 11

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

*SOLD OUT* Facing the Ego: Advice for Getting Over Yourself

with Mark Epstein

Saturday, April 28

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Mindful Movements and Embodied Sitting: An Integration of Life and Practice

with Éowyn Ahlstrom

Monday, April 30 - June 11

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Waking Up Together, Moving Towards Freedom

with Betty Burkes, Narayan Liebenson

Tuesday, May 1 - May 29

7:15 pm - 9:00 pm

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Mark Epstein: Facing the Ego

On Saturday, April 28^th Dr. Mark Epstein will offer a CIMC Benefit Workshop: Facing the Ego: Advice for Getting Over Yourself. Mark will explore the intersection of Buddhist psychology and Western psychotherapy and share insights from his new book, Advice Not Given. This workshop is at capacity. No further spaces are available.

Mindful Movements

Mindful Movements and Embodied Sitting, with ÉOWYN AHLSTROM starts Monday, April 30th. This six-week series will help you establish and deepen compassion for, and awareness within, the body. Through investigation we will learn to distinguish between physical discomfort and pain, and to respond skillfully to these unavoidable experiences. Develop meditation postures that suit your body and sustain your dharma practice.

New to Meditation?

“Retreat for New Retreatants” on Saturday, May 5th. This is a supportive opportunity for those who have little or no retreat experience to practice for a full day in the company of others who are new to silent retreats. Our time together will include instructions on how to be on retreat, meditation instructions and guidance as well as a sequence of relatively short sitting and walking meditation sessions. Click here for more information about CIMC’s programs for beginners.

Our Commitment to Spiritual Refuge

During this time in our country and in our world, the Cambridge Insight Meditation Center recommits to the ethical guidelines by which the Center has been guided thus far; to be a beacon of light in the midst of efforts to divide, to be an island of love in the midst of turbulence. The Buddha’s teachings of compassion and non-harm are our guides, and we offer a refuge in which all who come to practice will be welcomed and respected.

We understand that the Buddha’s three-fold path of integrity, steadfastness and wisdom are needed more than ever, and are the very foundation for wise responses. We cultivate peacefulness, friendliness and joy, and we reach out with a message of inclusivity and safety for anyone who is at risk because of being seen as “other”. We are in this life together and we express this truth through acknowledging the inherent dignity of all sentient beings. May greed, ill will, and delusion dissolve through the greater power of kindness and compassion.

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 Liebenson
Larry Rosenberg