"Thank you for persevering and helping me stay on course. In metta. "
Insight Meditation Center Community
Welcome to the IMC/Audio Dharma worldwide sangha
Gil Fronsdal's Practice Instructions:
Dear Dharma Friends,
In response to requests, I am happy to offer these weekly mini-talks to provide you with some short and simple instructions for meditation. The instructions will be sequential. I encourage you to meditate each day so you can get the most from these talks.
The talks are available on Audio Dharma
With metta,
Gil
Gil Fronsdal Answers Your Questions:
Dear Dharma Friends,
Here is the chance for you to ask me questions about your practice, and any other Dharma related questions you may have. Obviously, I cannot answer each question. Each month, the IMC Online Community moderator submits a few of your questions to me, and I record my answers for the benefit of the whole IMC Online Community.
You can listen to this month's Questions and Answers on AudioDharma.
If you would like to ask me a question, please send the question to Marguerite Manteau-Rao.
With metta,
Gil
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IMC News
Welcome to the IMC Online Community
Hello, and welcome to IMC Community, the online sangha for Insight Meditation Center and AudioDharma. IMC Community was created to answer the demand from many of you in the IMC/AudioDharma worldwide community, for a place to connect, take refuge, and help each other with various aspects of dharma practice.
Here you can:
When on the IMC Community site, please remember to practice skillful communication, writing truthfully, with goodwill, kindly, and on matters relevant to dharma practice.
May this be a place where you meet many good dharma friends!
With much metta,
Marguerite & Rob
Here you can:
- Participate in online discussions in the Forum section
- Join or start local dharma Groups based on your geographical area
- Start your own Blog
- Live Chat with other members
When on the IMC Community site, please remember to practice skillful communication, writing truthfully, with goodwill, kindly, and on matters relevant to dharma practice.
May this be a place where you meet many good dharma friends!
With much metta,
Marguerite & Rob
Latest Activity
Lynne Williams Glover replied to Joseph Altmann's discussion Dharma Practice Series - Right Intention Exercises in the group Dharma Talks
Lisa Karen Miller replied to Joseph Altmann's discussion Dharma Practice Series - Right Intention Exercises in the group Dharma Talks"What forms of sensual pleasure are you most motivated by?
For me, lately, I have to say it's sugar. As a diabetic and a Southerner ;-) it has been the thing I have craved consistently since childhood. Interesting to note that, in…"
Joseph Altmann added a discussion to the group Dharma Talks
Dharma Practice Series - Right Intention Exercises
Resuming the discussion for the Dharma Practice Series:We will continue into the exercises for Right Intention. For the first week of Right Intention exercises we will reflect on Lust and Renunciation.Link to the Audio of Dharma Practice Series - Right IntentionLink to the Right Intention Exercises PDFLust and Renunciation.For…See More
Hans G. Valerius PhD commented on Yotin Tiewtrakul's group Friends in Germany"Gruesse an Alle: Moechte hier noch etwas anmerken. Bitte nicht falsch verstehen, es handelt sich nicht um Werbung, da zunächst der Artikel selbst auf niedrigem Preisniveau gehalten wurde und ausserdem alle Einnahmen an eine buddhistische…"
Hans G. Valerius PhD commented on Yotin Tiewtrakul's group Friends in Germany"Greetings to all, I see some are writing in english here.
I have been living in South East Asia for the last 25 years in different countries and I am now on the way back to Germany, I selected the Erfurt area, have no idea how it will be there, left…"
Hans G. Valerius PhD joined Yotin Tiewtrakul's groupFriends in Germany
Well, most Germans don't like to be recognised as Germans elsewhere, and usually they pretend not to be while traveling abroad. Let's see what happens here :-)
Ray Kohli replied to Ray Kohli's discussion Weekly Mindfulness Cafe"Yes I will be on from 10 pm uk time onwards. Anybody that is on first can start the hangout and invite the rest of us."
Anthony Ford replied to Ray Kohli's discussion Weekly Mindfulness Cafe"Indeed, Dean, I will try again this Sunday."
Dean replied to Ray Kohli's discussion Weekly Mindfulness Cafe"I'm right there with Anthony. Are we going to try for this Sunday? Here's my email: dagaudioso@gmail.com"
Ray Kohli replied to Ray Kohli's discussion Weekly Mindfulness Cafe"Hi i am sure more people will join over time. Could u all ensure that u use headphones to stop any echoes. I think it will also be handy if u join each others circles as well so the cafe can continue if I am not available due to my of 3 small kids…"
Anthony Ford replied to Ray Kohli's discussion Weekly Mindfulness Cafe"My gmail address is ranthonyford. I look forward to connecting. Most of the time I'm on a desktop without a web cam, but whenever we do an actual hangout, I can grab my laptop for that."
Ray Kohli replied to Ray Kohli's discussion Weekly Mindfulness Cafe"Excellent so let's all share our details as detailed in my original post so we can be within the same circle on google plus."
Anthony Ford left a comment for William"Hi William - glad to have found someone nearby. I'm in Murfreesboro. I'm interested to see if we can get some form of Sangha online with occasional local events as well."
Anthony Ford replied to Ray Kohli's discussion Weekly Mindfulness Cafe"I joined specifically for the purpose of finding such an online Sangha. So... I'll definitely participate in the meetings and hangouts."
Janosch Pelzer replied to Ray Kohli's discussion Weekly Mindfulness Cafe"Hi, I just joined the community, I think that this is a brilliant idea. I just hope enough people will want to join the hangouts"
Forum
Weekly Mindfulness Cafe 9 Replies
Hi,I was wanting to start a mindfulness cafe where we people from the Sangha could meet on google plus through google hangouts on a weekly basis and have a general chat where we can check in with…Continue
Started by Ray Kohli in General sharing. Last reply by Ray Kohli on Wednesday.
The Fog of addiction 15 Replies
Hi all. I just wanted to share something that recently happened to me and I sincerely hope that it can be of help to another or others. I recently experienced something called Alcohol Withdrawal…Continue
Started by Gina Thompson in General sharing. Last reply by Ray Kohli May 8.
Conflict 4 Replies
Hello. I've recently joined this site and am enjoying and benefitting from the discussions here. I'm posting to see if anyone has any experience or insight on working through family conflicts while…Continue
Started by Lyndal Prime in General sharing. Last reply by Ray Kohli May 8.
Bay Area Housing Requests/Offers 26 Replies
Please post any housing requests and offers for sangha members. This is designed for use in the SF Bay Area.
Started by IMC in Non-Dharma Topics. Last reply by Patricia covici May 1.
Just a word from the UK 1 Reply
Hi - I have been meditating 'almost' daily for about 4 years, more?, time goes so fast... a couple of short retreats, occasional drop-ins to the Brighton Buddhist Centre (i.e. the OTHER BBC!) but…Continue
Started by Colin Chapman in General sharing. Last reply by Lisa Karen Miller Mar 27.
Meditation in London 1 Reply
Dear all,Which centers do you recommend to practice in London linked to IMC?The Triratna community is present, as well as many other Sanghas.Gil's teachings and those held in the IMC community allow…Continue
Started by Edoardo Negroni in General sharing. Last reply by Willy Lochtmans Mar 3.
Forgiveness Meditation 8 Replies
I've been using the guided meditation on forgiveness that Andrea Feller did a while back, and it revealed a lot of conditioning in my life. I'm not sure what to do next. I know there's no simple…Continue
Tags: abuse, Feller, Andrea, forgiveness
Started by Hungry Ghost in Sharing about practice. Last reply by Ray Kohli Feb 23.
Meditation, anxiety, getting nowhere and super-self-consciousness! 10 Replies
Hello there, I have been trying to meditate / follow the 8-fold path for about 8 years now - since I was about 18 when my interest in Buddhism was aroused at school. Sitting practice has often been a…Continue
Started by Oliver First in Sharing about practice. Last reply by Ray Kohli Jan 15.
Blog Posts
Om Sarva Mangala Mangalye with Shankari
Posted by Sukadev Bretz // Yoga Vidya on April 15, 2013 at 12:52pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
During a satsang at Yoga Vidya in Bad Meinberg Shankari chants the mantra for the worship of the three-eyed mother Narayani:
Om Sarva Mangala Mangalya
Shive Sarvãrtha Sãdhike
Sharanya Tryambake Gauri
Narayani Namostute
This mantra is chanted at the end of the Gajananam and Guru Stotram (Yoga Vidya Songbook No.…
Why I Started To Meditate - Lighting The FIre
Posted by Joe Bones on March 2, 2013 at 4:30pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
I just listened to Jim Podolske's talk about meditating on the three characteristics, where he started the talk by asking the question, why do you meditate? Everyone that answered his question had interesting and unique answers, and I could relate to a lot of them. I've been meditating for a while, and I've had different reasons for doing it at different times, so it's not a simple answer, as I suppose it isn't for anyone. That said, the reason I started meditating is something I consider…
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From "Letter from Birmingham Jail"
Posted by Lisa Karen Miller on January 21, 2013 at 5:36am 0 Comments 0 Likes
"...I am cognizant of the interrelatedness of all communities and states... We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny." Martin Luther King, Jr.
I think the Buddha smiles on this.
mahamudra, tantra and theravada
Posted by Ryan Hastings on January 18, 2013 at 7:36am 0 Comments 0 Likes
I've recently been reading up on Tantric Buddhism, especially Mahamudra. Much of it seems useful for illuminating certain aspect of the Pali suttas. Does anyone have any experience with these practices or doctrines?
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