IMS’s Retreat Center first opened its doors in 1976. It offers a yearly schedule of meditation courses, lasting from a weekend to three months. Most retreats are designed for both new and experienced meditators. Recognized insight meditation teachers from all over the world offer daily instruction and guidance in Buddhist meditations known as vipassana (insight) and metta (lovingkindness). While the context is the Buddha’s teachings, these practices are universal and help us to deepen awareness and compassion.
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Reflecting on the rewards of this retreat, using the framework of some of the ten pāramī, specifically generosity, ethics, and equanimity
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Silent sit followed by teachings on clear understanding: Sampajañña.
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(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Cultivating muditā for oneself and an easy being
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(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) A discussion of the fourth foundation as a progression within the discourse on "The Four Foundations of Establishing Awareness".
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Teachings on Dependent Co-Arising (Paticca-Sammupadda).
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(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Cessation of Suffering coincides the realization of the end of suffering with the elimination of craving for sense pleasures, craving for existence and craving for non-existence. This is the practice toward ultimate final peace, Nibbana.
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Reflections and guided practice on cultivating karuna (compassion) for a friend and a stranger.
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Meditate like chicken! A meditator should focus on skillful intention and right effort (both of which) are under one's control. However the result are beyond one's control.
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Poems, stories, and reflections on taking refuge in the truth of the dharma.
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Includes suggestions for practicing with comparing mind and the inner critic
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Forty-five minute silent meditation followed by the story of Philippe Petit, a high wire artist that trained intensively to master his art.
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(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Understanding Suffering and abandoning the cause of suffering (craving for sense pleasures, craving for existence and craving for non-existence) can lead to peace, happiness and freedom.
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(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Teachings on wise discernment and how to skillfully respond to what arises in retreat practice.
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(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) The Buddha emphasized the importance of seeing impermanence in many of his teachings. Reflections on the three wisdoms and how they relate to insight into change.
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) The Mindfulness practice helps us to prevent and overcome unskillful states of mind and develop and maintain wholesome states of mind.
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(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Understanding the 11 benefits of practicing Metta along with mindfulness of the loveability of the difficult person and all beings can lead to happiness and freedom of the mind from annoyance.
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Teachings and Guided Practice on working with Intention
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(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) The arising of the 5-hindrances is beyond our control. However mindfulness and wisdom applied to these hindrances can make a difference between being caught up in them and being free from them.
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Use the acronym of M.A.I.N. (Mindfulness, Attitude, Insight and non-clinging) towards mindfulness of wholesome emotion can lead to development and maintain these beautiful states of mind such as generosity, lovingkindness, compassion, joy, happiness and wisdom.
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Reflections on working with our "beautiful monsters" and guided meditation on RAINN
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(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Stories and Teachings on Wise Attitude and Devotion on the Path.
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Mindfulness of hearing is one of five practices of mindfulness of Six Sense base. This practice can ground us by anchoring our attention apart from preventing unskillful states of mind from arising.
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Establishing a felt sense of the body as anchor; orienting to ease and calm in knowing the body sitting, breathing
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) By reflecting qualities of the Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha along with the reflection on our ethical conduct, we experience peace, happiness and freedom.
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Instructions and Guided Meditation on Mindfulness of Breathing
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Final reflections of the first six weeks of the three-month retreat. It explores how refuge becomes internal rather than conditional, using the Buddha's final instruction, the Bhaddiya narrative, and the lion's roar to illuminate belonging, continuity of practice, and the transmission of Dhamma at transition points: for those staying for part 2 and those re-entering the world.
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) The Third Noble Truth is about the cessation of dukkha (unsatisfactoriness) and the realization of Nibbāna (awakening). Through inspiring stories of modern-day figures like Mae Chee Kaew and Dipa Ma, we see that awakening is possible in this very life.
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) After a brief overview of the four Bbrahmavihāras and their interconnections, the session continues with a brief reflection on upekkhā (equanimity), followed by a guided equanimity meditation.
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(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Responses to а variety of Dharma questions
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