CIMC’s community of diverse Dharma practitioners, which includes yogis, teachers, staff, volunteers, and board members, is dedicated to creating a welcoming community for all people. It abides by and makes available the teachings of the Buddha in the service aspiring toward the collective liberation of people of all cultural and religious backgrounds, races and ethnicities, socio-economic classes, financial capacities, sexual orientations, gender identities, ages, educational backgrounds, and abilities. In addition to welcoming a diverse community to practice, we are deeply committed to inviting teachers in support of our community to share the dharma with the goal that all practitioners feel represented and heard, seen, and fully considered on their respective paths. With a recognition that advantages and privileges are not evenly distributed, we seek to learn and engage deeply together, aspiring toward less suffering and greater happiness for all.
CIMC endeavors to provide an inclusive environment for all community members to practice and participate according to their needs. We proudly offer Financial Assistance to all community members who may need it. Genuine inclusivity requires that we work together to understand and free ourselves from emotional, psychological, and societal conditions that cause suffering and separate us from each other.
At the same time, social injustice is a part of everyday life for many people, and we recognize that practicing in the company of others with shared life experiences has the potential to be profoundly supportive. CIMC’s Affinity Groups offer this opportunity.
Land Acknowledgment
CIMC is located on the colonized homelands of the Mashpee Wampanoag, Massachusett, Naumkeag, and Pawtucket peoples. We acknowledge the history of genocide and forced occupation of these peoples’ territory. We bow to the peoples that stewarded, for hundreds of generations, this land on which we now gather.
History of CIMC Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives:
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