The latest edition of this file lives on the World Wide Web at: http://world.std.com/~metta/index.html Send updates and corrections to: metta@world.std.com -------------------------------------------------------------------- CAMBRIDGE INSIGHT MEDITATION CENTER 331 Broadway Cambridge, MA 02139 (617) 491-5070 -------------------------------------------------------------------- CALENDAR ~~~~~~~~ Fall/Winter 1995 Contact CIMC office for registration fees and other information. --------------------------------------------------------- Wednesday Evening Talks (free to all) --------------------------------------------------------- (5:30-6:30 Center cleaning; 6:45-7:30 Sitting; 7:30-9PM Talk, followed by tea) (NLG = Narayan Liebenson-Grady; HH=Harrison Hoblitzelle; SD=Sarah Doering; LR=Larry Rosenberg; MLG=Michael Liebenson-Grady; JKZ=Jon Kabat-Zinn) Aug 2 Discussion on practice -- MLG Aug 9 Discussion on practice -- NLG Aug 16 "Not of the Mind" -- Christopher Titmuss (Gaia House, UK) Aug 23 Discussion on practice and/or tea Aug 30 "To live 'life-death'" -- Ven. Issho Fujita, Valley Zendo, Charlemont, MA Sep 6 Dharma talk -- SD Sep 13 Sitting and tea (no talk or discussion) Sep 20 Paramis as the Foundation of Practice -- NLG Sep 27 Steven Armstrong (Insight Meditation Society) Oct 4 Carol Wilson (Insight Meditation Society) Oct 11 Joseph Goldstein (Insight Meditation Society) Oct 18 Michele McDonald-Smith (Insight Meditation Society) Oct 25 Kamala Masters (Maui, HI) Nov 1 No sitting or talk; retreat in progress Nov 8 Sharon Salzberg (Insight Meditation Society) Nov 15 Taking the Refuges & Precepts -- NLG Nov 22 NLG Nov 29 The Parami of Generosity -- NLG Dec 6 Who am I, what am I, and why am I here? -- Daeja Napier (Newbury Insight Meditation Center) Dec 13 Right Understanding: the role of study in the Eightfold Path -- Andrew Olendzki (Barre Center for Buddhist Studies) Dec 20 Sitting only; no talk or discussion Dec 27 Closed for holidays Jan 3 Sitting only; no talk or discussion Jan 10 Sitting only; no talk or discussion Jan 17 The Jewel Net of Indra -- HH Jan 24 Sitting only; no talk or discussion Jan 31 SD Feb 7 The Parami of Ethical Action -- NLG Feb 14 The Parami of Renunciation -- NLG Feb 21 Anapanasati: The full awareness of breathing -- LR Feb 28 MLG Mar 6 The Record of Rinzai -- George Bowman (Cambridge B'st Assn) Mar 13 Anapanasati: The full awareness of breathing -- LR Mar 20 The Parami of Wisdom -- NLG Mar 27 Anapanasati: Summary & conclusions -- LR Jan 3 --------------------------------------------------------- Retreats and Workshops (Pre-registration required; contact CIMC office) --------------------------------------------------------- Aug 12-13 2-day Retreat -- NLG & MLG Aug 19-20 2-day Retreat -- Ven. Bhante Gunaratana Sep 2-3 2-day Retreat -- SD Sep 16 Beginner's Workshops -- MLG Sep 23-24 2-day retreat -- NLG Oct 7-9 3-day retreat -- NLG & MLG Oct 14 1-day retreat -- NLG Oct 28-Nov 5 Weeklong "sandwich" retreat -- NLG & MLG Nov 11 1-day retreat -- HH Nov 18 1-day retreat -- MLG Dec 2-3 2-day retreat -- NLG & MLG Dec 9 Workshop: Full Catastrophe Living -- JKZ Jan 13 1-day retreat -- SD Jan 27 Beginner's Workshop -- MLG Feb 3 Intensive 1-day -- NLG Feb 17-19 3-day retreat -- LR & NLG Mar 2 1-day retreat -- HH Mar 16-17 2-day retreat -- MLG Mar 23 1-day retreat -- LR --------------------------------------------------------- Classes --------------------------------------------------------- Beginners' Drop-in Groups ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tuesday evening: NLG or staff. Every Tue, 6:00-7:15pm, except Dec 26 Wednesday afternoon: MLG or staff. Wed, 12:00 noon-1:15PM, Sep 2-Nov 29; Jan 31-Mar 27 The Way of Awareness: An Introduction to Vipassana Meditation ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Fall Session: MLG. Mon 7:15-9:15pm, Sep 18-Nov 20, except Oct 9 & 30 Winter Session: MLG. Mon 7:15-9:15pm, Jan 29-Mar 25, except Feb 19 Drop-in Practice Group ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thursday mornings: NLG. Thu, 9:00am-1:00pm, Sep 21-Nov 16, except Nov 2; Feb 1-Mar 21 Monday evenings: LR. Mon 7:05pm-10:00pm, Feb 26-Mar 25, except Mar 4 Metta (Loving Kindness) Practice Group ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Fall session: NLG. Thu, 7:15-9:15pm, Sep 21-Nov 16, except Nov 2 "Old Yogis" Practice Group ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Fall/Winter: NLG. Tue, 7:30-9:15pm, Sep 19-Nov 28, Jan 30-Mar 19, except Oct 31 Wisdom in Relationships Practice Group ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Fall session: MLG. Tue, 7:30-9:15pm, Spe 26-Nov 21, except Oct 31 January Practice Group ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Winter session: SD. Thu, 7:15-9:15pm, Jan 4-25 Anapanasati Practice Group ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Winter session: LR. Thu, 7:15-9:15pm, Feb 15-Mar 28, except Mar 7 Fundamentals of Buddhism Practice Group ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Winter session: MLG. Tue, 7:30-9:15pm, Feb 6-Mar 26 Drop-in Interviews ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thursday evening: MLG. Thursdays, 5:15-6:00pm, Sep 21-Nov 30, Feb 1-Mar 28, except Nov 2 & 23 Monday evening: LR. Mondays, 5:15-6:00pm, Feb 26-Mar 25, except Mar 4 --------------------------------------------------------- Community Events --------------------------------------------------------- Weekly Chanting Group. Mondays, 6-7PM, except Sep 4, Oct 9&30, Dec 25, Jan 1 & Feb 19 Community Pot Luck: Sat 7:00-9:00pm, Sep 16, Nov 11, Feb 10, Mar 30. Community Holiday Dinner: Fri Dec 15, 7:30-9:30pm Taking the Refuges and Precepts: NLG. Wed Nov 12, 7:30-8:30pm Right Livelihood -- a community discussion. Fri Feb 16, 7:15-9:00pm * * * Updated: 20 Aug 1995 Expires: 27 Mar 1996 Source: CIMC Fall/Winter 1995/6 Brochure [end]