Wednesday Evening Program

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 their financial support for our visiting teachers through the practice of dana (generosity). All are welcome regardless of ability to pay.

Fee: $5-10, plus dana for visiting teachers*.

Wednesday Evening Program 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 6:35 for the Evening Sit and at 7:35 for the Dharma Talk.

2018

01/03/2018: George Mumford* — Wisdom Now or Never (listen)
01/10/2018: Christopher Willard* — Lovingkindness and the Atheist’s Case for Karma (listen)
01/17/2018: Matthew Daniell* — The Buddha’s Eightfold Path (listen)
01/24/2018: Ron Denhardt* — What Activates Bright and Dark Karma? (listen)
01/31/2018: Doug Phillips* — No Effort, No Problem. The Ending of Self-Improvement (listen)

02/07/2018: Willa Miller* — The Wisdom of Feelings (listen)
02/14/2018: Chas DiCapua* — Recognizing Joy in the Practice (listen)
02/21/2018: Narayan Liebenson — Teach Me How to Care and Not to Care (listen)
02/28/2018: Ron Denhardt* — Mindfulness Is Not Enough (listen)

03/07/2018: NO PROGRAM: Dharma talk cancelled due to snow
03/14/2018: Doug Phillips* — Nothing is Hidden (listen)
03/21/2018: NO PROGRAM: Dharma talk cancelled due to snow
03/28/2018: Narayan Liebenson — Bowing to Everything 

04/04/2018: Olivia Hoblitzelle* — Inspiring Practice (listen)
04/11/2018: NO PROGRAM: Multi-Day Retreat in Progress
04/18/2018: Narayan Liebenson — Finding Home Within
04/25/2018: Thanissaro Bhikkhu* — In the Elephant’s Footprint (listen)

05/02/2018: Oren Jay Sofer* — The Middle Way (listen)
05/09/2018: Ron Denhardt* — No Subject, No Object, No Separation – True Love (listen)
05/16/2018: Tuere Sala* — Taking Refuge in the Dharma (listen)
05/23/2018: Darryl Bailey* — Acknowledging the Obvious (listen)
05/30/2018: Andrew Olendzki* — Neo-Buddhism: A New Vision (listen)

06/06/2018: Chas DiCapua* — Wise Effort (listen)
06/13/2018: Olivia Hoblitzelle* — Compassionate Heart (listen)
06/20/2018: Doug Phillips*– Acknowledging the Obvious, Part 2
06/26/2018: Ruth King* — Mindful of Race (Tuesday, listen)
06/27/2018: David Chernikoff* — A Fresh Look at Beginner’s Mind (listen)

07/04/2018: NO PROGRAM: CIMC Closed
07/11/2018: Lila Kate Wheeler* — Joy (listen)
07/18/2018: Narayan Liebenson — Gladdening the Heart
07/25/2018: Ajahn Sucitto* — The Practice of Inclusivity (listen)

08/01/2018: Mark Nunberg* — Engagement with Life Without Attachment to Desire (listen)
08/08/2018: Matthew Hepburn — Discussion on Practice (listen)
08/15/2018: NO PROGRAM: CIMC Closed
08/22/2018: NO PROGRAM: CIMC Closed
08/29/2018: NO PROGRAM: CIMC Closed

09/05/2018: George Mumford*
09/12/2018: Leigh Brasington* — The Jhanas: An Introduction
09/19/2018: Stephanie Morgan*
09/26/2018: David Loy* — How to Live Eternally

10/03/2018: Matthew Hepburn
10/10/2018: Marcia Rose*
10/17/2018: Narayan Liebenson — Refuges and Precepts
10/24/2018: Bhante Buddharakkhita*
10/31/2018: NO PROGRAM: Multi-Day Retreat in Progress

11/07/2018: Olivia Hoblitzelle*
11/14/2018: Ven. Pannavati*
11/21/2018: Thanissara and Kittisaro*
11/28/2018: Narayan Liebenson

12/05/2018: Oren Jay Sofer*
12/12/2018: Judson Brewer*
12/19/2018: NO PROGRAM: CIMC Closed
12/26/2018: NO PROGRAM: CIMC Closed

 

2017

01/04/17: George Mumford* — Persistence: The Sustained Effort Necessary to Induce Faith (listen)
01/11/17: Ron Denhardt* — Independent, Not Clinging to Anything in the World
01/18/17: Doug Phillips* — Just This: The Bhiya Sutta (listen)
01/25/17: Olivia Hoblitzelle* — The Fearless Heart

02/01/17: Larry Rosenberg — Facing a World in Crisis — Self Awareness in Action (listen)
02/08/17: George Mumford* — Mindfulness and Wisdom All Day Long
02/15/17: Narayan Liebenson, w/ Juan Sosa — Dharma in Cuba
02/22/17: Marcia Rose* — Equanimity: Balance & equipoise in the mind/heart….living with the heart of greatness even in times of stress, uncertainty & turbulence. (listen)

03/01/17: Doug Phillips* — The Whole World is Medicine. Who am I?
03/08/17: Thanissaro Bhikkhu* — The Ten Perfections
03/15/17: Narayan Liebenson — Earned Equanimity
03/22/17: Oren J. Sofer* — Five Ways to Transform Your Meditation Practice (listen)
03/29/17: Ajahn Sucitto* — Mindfulness and the Relational Field (listen)

04/05/17: Ron Denhardt* — How Does Letting Go Happen? (listen)
04/12/17: Rami Efal and Narayan Liebenson — Wise Action in the World: A Conversation About Social Engagement from a Contemplative Perspective.
04/19/17: Winnie Nazarko* — The Buddha’s Teachings on Social and Communal Harmony
04/26: NO PROGRAM: Multi-Day Retreat in Progress

05/03/17: Andrew Olendzki* — It Really Is All About You
05/10/17: Rodney Smith* — A New Perspective on the Four Foundations of Mindfulness
05/17/17: Matthew Daniell* — The Best Season of Your Life (listen)
05/24/17: Lila Kate Wheeler* — The Mind — Lost and Found (listen)
05/31/17: Doug Phillips* — Nothing Missing in the Lost and Found (listen)

06/07/17: George Mumford* — The Possibility of Freedom (listen)
06/14/17: Chas DiCapua* — Understanding and Working with Anger (listen)
06/21/17: David Chernikoff* — Intuition and Awakening (listen)
06/28: Larry Rosenberg — The Four Noble Truths: Taking A Fresh Look at an Ancient Teaching (listen)

07/05/17: Matthew Daniell* — Discussion on Practice
07/12/17: Narayan Liebenson — Questions and Answers on Practice
07/19/17: Narayan Liebenson — Questions and Answers on Practice
07/26/17: Alexis Santos* — Seeing Thoughts, Freeing the Heart

08/02/17: Ron Denhardt* — Unseating the Inner Tyrant (listen)
08/09/17: NO PROGRAM
08/16/17: NO PROGRAM: CIMC closed for summer break
08/23/17: NO PROGRAM: CIMC closed for summer break
08/30/17: NO PROGRAM: CIMC closed for summer break

09/06/17: George Mumford* — Awareness of Being (listen)
09/13/17: David Loy* — Ecodharma: Buddhism in a Time of Crisis (listen)
09/20/17: Olivia Hoblitzelle* — Beginning Anew: the Power of Intention
09/27/17: Stephanie Morgan* — Enlivening Daily Practice

10/04/17: Narayan Liebenson — A Life of Contemplation
10/11/17: Chas DiCapua* — Enlightenment as Wholeness (listen)
10/18/17: Bhante Buddharakkhita* — Unravelling Difficult Emotions
10/25/17: Doug Phillips* — So, What’s the Problem with Not Being Clear About Yourself? (listen)

11/01/17: NO PROGRAM: Multi-Day Retreat in Progress
11/08/17: Ven. Pannavati Bhikkhuni* — Happy Indeed We Live (listen)
11/15/17: Narayan Liebenson — Refuges and Precepts
11/22/17: Matthew Daniell* — Thanksgiving Reflection and Practice Discussion (listen)
11/29/17: Olivia Hoblitzelle* — Aging with Wisdom. This was also a book talk with book sales.

12/06/17: Oren J. Sofer* — Technology, Meditation & Relationship: Waking Up in the Modern World (listen)
12/13/17: Greg Scharf* — Prince Five-Weapons and the Sticky-Haired Monster (listen)
12/20/17: NO PROGRAM: CIMC closed for winter break
12/27/17: NO PROGRAM: CIMC closed for winter break

 

 

Other recordings

Narayan reading poems of enlightened nuns, from the Therīgāthā: Poems of Buddhist nuns

 

 30th Anniversary Dharma Talks