On most Wednesday evenings throughout the year, a CIMC or visiting teacher offers a Dharma talk. Registration is not required; this is a drop-in program. We invite attendees to offer financial support for our visiting teachers through the practice of dana (generosity). All are welcome regardless of ability to pay.
Please see below which dates will be hybrid (in person and online) and which will be online-only. If you arrive early, please preserve the silence until the teacher arrives.
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Upcoming talk:
- Will Kabat-Zinn: “Ancient Wisdom, Present Freedom: Following the Buddha’s Recipe for Liberation”, Wednesday, March 26, 6:30 – 8:45 PM (ET). This program will be online only.
Will Kabat-Zinn spent his early practice years at the Insight Meditation Society with Larry Rosenberg, Sharon Salzberg, and Joseph Goldstein and at Panditarama Forest Meditation Center in Burma under the guidance of Sayadaw U Pandita. Will was deeply influenced by his friendship with Dr. Rina Sircar who carried the lineage of Mingon Sayadaw through her teacher Taungpulu Sayadaw, and by the fierce compassion of Chan Master Sheng Yen who he met and practiced with in New York. He lives in the East Bay with his wife and two sons.
- Click here to join online via Zoom (download here) and enter the passcode: cimc. Alternatively, you can dial +1 (646) 876-9923 and enter the Meeting ID: 960 7085 2464.
Schedule:
- 6:30 – 7:15: Evening Sit
- 7:15 – 7:30: Mindful Break
- 7:30 – 8:45: Dharma Talk
You are welcome to attend just the sit, just the talk, or both. Please note that the doors to the meditation hall will be closed at 6:40 for the Evening Sit and at 7:40 for the Dharma talk.
Upcoming Wednesday Evening Dharma programs are listed below.
| Date | Program |
| 3/26/2025 | Will Kabat-Zinn — Ancient Wisdom, Present Freedom: Following the Buddha’s Recipe for Liberation (online) |
| 4/2/2025 | Chris Crotty — Past, Present, and Future: Knowing How to Rest the Mind (hybrid) |
| 4/9/2025 | Zeenat Potia — Tending to our Earth Body (hybrid) |
| 4/16/2025 | Narayan Helen Liebenson — Contemplation and Action (online) |
| 4/23/2025 | Susan Pollak — Is Parenting Hazardous to Your Health? The Importance of Mindfulness and Compassion (hybrid) |
| 4/30/2025 | Rev. Shinmu Tamori Gibson — May We Be Together; Simply (^_^) (online) |
| 5/7/2025 | Anu Gupta (online) |
| 5/14/2025 | Jan Willis (online) |
| 5/21/2025 | Éowyn Ahlstrom (hybrid) |
| 5/28/2025 | Andrea Castillo (hybrid) |
| 6/4/2025 | Ayya Virañani (online) |
Click here for 2025’s program recordings.
Click here for 2024’s program recordings.
Click here for 2023’s program recordings.
Click here for 2022’s program recordings.
Click here for 2021’s program recordings.
Click here for 2020’s program recordings.
Click here for 2019’s program recordings.
Click here for 2018’s program recordings.
For older recordings, please visit our page on Dharma Seed.