WEEKLY EVENTS
Tuesday Sit and Reflection
We'll sit and walk together, followed by a Dharma teaching and discussion. (7 - 9 PM)
Friday Sit and Book Reading
We'll sit and walk together, followed by a book reading and discussion. (5:45 - 7:30 PM)
News and Featured Events
❊ Featured Event: Lunch and Wisdom Walk, Saturday November 1st
❊ New: Monthly Sunday Sit, the first Sunday of the month. October 5th and November 2nd, we will have a “Sunday Unplug” Day, led by Carolyn Stachowski.
❊ IMCR is now on Meetup – an online platform that facilitates the discovery of local groups and events based on shared interests. You can find our new page here: Insight Meditation Community of Richmond on Meetup. We hope this new page will help people find IMCR that otherwise may have not. It is currently up-to-date, but the website and the newsletter are still the best source for the latest information about our meetings and offerings.
❊ Insight on the Inside (IOI) news! IOI serves the incarcerated and returning citizens by offering mindfulness in prisons. The Richmond and the D.C. branches have merged recently. Scott Oates, an IMCR sangha member, relays his experience with IOI here.
What is Insight Meditation?
Insight meditation, also known as Vipassana or mindfulness meditation, is a type of meditation that is practiced with the goal of gaining insight into the nature of reality. The practice involves focusing one’s attention on the present moment in order to develop a deeper understanding of the mind and emotions.
The Buddha emphasized the importance of investigating one’s own direct experience. By observing the body and mind, we can begin to recognize patterns that influence our everyday life. This understanding helps us gain insight into what leads to suffering and what leads to happiness.
About IMCR
We are a twice weekly gathering of diverse individuals who practice meditation and study the teachings of the Buddha according to the Theravada school of Buddhism, the traditional Buddhism of Southern and Southeast Asia. IMCR, under the name The Vipassana Group, first met at Ekoji in November 1994, and began weekly Friday meetings on March 3, 1995.
Newcomers are welcome and encouraged to attend, regardless of their meditation experience, religious background or affiliation, or those with no religious affiliation.
