Wednesday Evening Dharma is now being offered either hybrid (in person and online) or online-only. Please see below which dates will be hybrid and which will be online-only. If you arrive early, please preserve the silence until the teacher arrives.
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Upcoming talk:
- David Chernikoff — “What is Enlightenment?”, Wednesday, September 27 from 6:30-8:45pm (ET). This program will be hybrid (in person and online).
- David began the study and practice of meditation in 1971 and started teaching insight meditation in 1988. He trained as a yoga teacher at the Integral Yoga Institute and completed the Community Dharma Leader program at Spirit Rock Meditation Center. His teaching has been influenced by senior teachers from the Insight Meditation Society and Spirit Rock, Tibetan teachers he studied with during a 3-year stay in Nepal, and spiritual guides from other contemplative traditions, most notably Ram Dass, Father Thomas Keating, Zen teacher Yvonne Rand, and Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi. David taught psychology and meditation at Naropa University for many years. Currently he has a private practice as a spiritual counselor and life coach in Boulder and teaches workshops and retreats throughout the U.S. For more information, see his website: www.davidchernikoff.com.
- 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.
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.
Wednesday Evening Dharma 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 |
| 9/27/2023 | David Chernikoff — What is Enlightenment? (hybrid) |
| 10/4/2023 | Bart van Melik (online) |
| 10/11/2023 | Reya Stevens — Practice as A Path of Inner Healing (online) |
| 10/18/2023 | Narayan Helen Liebenson (online) |
| 10/25/2023 | Devin Berry (hybrid) |
| 11/1/2023 | Bhante Buddharakkhita (hybrid) |
| 11/8/2023 | Matthew Hepburn — Questions on Practice (hybrid) |
| 11/15/2023 | Narayan Helen Liebenson — Refuges & Precepts (hybrid) |
| 11/22/2023 | Tuere Sala (online) |
| 11/29/2023 | Jessica Morey (hybrid) |
| 12/6/2023 | Chas DiCapua (hybrid) |
| 12/13/2023 | Brian Lesage (online) |
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.