Dharma Insight | Insight Meditation Community of Charlottesville
Insight Meditation Community of Charlottesville (IMCC) is a charitable organization located in central Virginia that offers a full range of Buddhist insight (Vipassana) meditation retreats, courses, and weekly dharma talks. Insight meditation practices have been taught for more than 2500 years as part of a path to liberation of mind and heart from suffering. These practices are dedicated to cultivating awareness, kindness, and compassion to help bring more mindfulness and calm into our daily life. IMCC is delighted to share these recent dharma (teaching) talks from our regular and guest teachers. More details can be found at: http://imeditation.org
- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Average duration
- 36 minutes
- Episodes
- 67
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2019
Mindful of Race, Transforming Racism from the Inside Out
Ruth King shares that “Racism is a heart disease, and it’s curable.” In this talk she shares insights from her new book, Mindful of Race, and her approach of blending mindfulness principles and medit…
01:03:58 |
Tue 19 Mar 2019
Peace and Restoration Beneath The Turbulence
Pat Coffey shares that the Buddha offered a path and practices for his students to learn how to navigate and settle peacefully in relationship to the vicissitudes of life. All of us are subject to wh…
00:37:35 |
Tue 20 Nov 2018
Why Truth-Telling Still (and Always) Matters
Susan Stone shares that at a time when truth is a frequent hostage to those with the loudest or angriest voices, our insight tradition teaches truth-telling as a practice. The practice includes, but …
00:34:53 |
Tue 13 Nov 2018
The Value of Added Dimensions
Jeanne van Gemert shares how the added dimensions of the Buddhist teaching expand our perspective and provide richness to our path.
For more information, please visit the Insight Meditation Communit…
00:28:26 |
Tue 30 Oct 2018
Good in the Beginning, Middle, and End
Susan Stone shares that the Buddha said his Dharma (teaching) is "good in the beginning, good in the middle and good in the end." Following a guided meditation, Susan will offer overview observations…
00:33:20 |
Tue 02 Oct 2018
Establishing and Enhancing Your Practice to Transform Your Life
Pat Coffey shares that every spiritual path worth it's salt has elements of practice. Real transformation requires this. There is no end-run around practicing. In a real sense, any skill you have lea…
00:39:11 |
Tue 25 Sep 2018
Live in Love, in Joy, Even Among Those Who Hate
Susan Stone shares in this talk: in this fraught world, it is helpful to remember the Buddha's teaching of living in joy and love even among those who hate. When we look deeply into the teachings, we…
00:33:52 |
Tue 04 Sep 2018
Dwelling Places for the Mind and Heart
Sharon Beckman-Brindley shares that in the Mahanama Sutta, the Buddha teaches us how to cultivate the mind so that it becomes a fertile ground for true, deep and lasting awakening from the trance of …
00:30:20 |
Tue 28 Aug 2018
Massaging Your Perspective: The Road to Happiness
Pat Coffey explores the view or perspective of how this creation operates will determine your level of happiness or suffering. If your view is a Wise View, a view aligned with nature you will suffer …
00:35:28 |
Tue 21 Aug 2018
Being a Buddha
IMCC is pleased to welcome guest teacher, Caverly Morgan. She is the Founder and Guiding Teacher of Peace in Schools and Presence Collective. She trained for eight years in a silent monastery and now…
00:44:54 |
Tue 07 Aug 2018
Brahma Viharas: Series Conclusion, Assessments and the Way Forward
This is the final in a ten-part series focusing on active engagement with the four heart qualities that are a prominent part of the Buddha’s teachings. The qualities, known as Brahma Viharas, are lov…
00:37:17 |
Tue 03 Jul 2018
Brahma Viharas: Equanimity - Part II
This is the 9th in a ten-part series focusing on active engagement with the four heart qualities that are a prominent part of the Buddha’s teachings. The qualities, known as Brahma Viharas, are lovin…
00:29:01 |
Tue 26 Jun 2018
Everything is Workable. Really.
Sharon Beckman-Brindley explores how our practice can help us to work with relational or systemic conflicts and difficulties that may arise.
You are invited to bring to mind a conflict or difficult…
00:40:06 |
Tue 19 Jun 2018
Brahma Viharas: Equanimity - Part I
Sharon Beckman-Brindley presents this 8th in a ten-part series focusing on active engagement with the four heart qualities that are a prominent part of the Buddha’s teachings. The qualities, known as…
00:37:47 |
Tue 12 Jun 2018
Notes on the Brahma Viharas
In this talk, Teresa Miller highlights key aspects of the Brahma Viharas and how they are inter-related.
For more information, please visit the Insight Meditation Community of Charlottesville websit…
00:26:21 |
Tue 05 Jun 2018
Brahma Viharas: Sympathetic Joy - Part II
This is the 7th in a ten-part series focusing on active engagement with the four heart qualities that are a prominent part of the Buddha’s teachings. The qualities, known as Brahma Viharas, are lovin…
00:26:29 |
Tue 22 May 2018
Bringing Relaxation, Joy and Ease to Your Practice
Guided meditation and dharma talk by Pat Coffey. Various meditation forms are designed to enhance the strength of the parasympathetic nervous system -- the aspect of your nervous system that supports…
01:07:26 |
Tue 15 May 2018
Brahma Viharas: Sympathetic Joy - Part I
This is the 6th in a ten-part series focusing on active engagement with the four heart qualities that are a prominent part of the Buddha’s teachings. The qualities, known as Brahma Viharas, are lovin…
00:37:33 |
Wed 09 May 2018
Brahma Viharas: Compassion - Part II
This is the 5th in a ten-part series focusing on active engagement with the four heart qualities that are a prominent part of the Buddha’s teachings. The qualities, known as Brahma Viharas, are lovin…
00:23:12 |
Tue 24 Apr 2018
Brahma Viharas: Compassion - Part I
This is the 4th in a ten-part series focusing on active engagement with the four heart qualities that are a prominent part of the Buddha’s teachings. The qualities, known as Brahma Viharas, are lovin…
00:33:17 |
Tue 10 Apr 2018
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are the property of Insight Meditation Community of Charlottesville (IMCC). This content is not affiliated with or endorsed by eachpod.com.