Welcoming our teacher back from the Netherlands and Germany!
We're happy to welcome back Shaila Catherine, our principal teacher. She spent most of the summer leading retreats in the Netherlands and Germany. Happy to have her back!
Satipatthana — Retreats with Analayo Bhikkhu and Shaila
A number of IMSB members were delighted to have the experience of attending the recent retreat on Satipatthana and Mindfulness in the Early Discourses held at Spirit Rock. This retreat was led by the greatly admired Analayo Bhikkhu, along with Shaila Catherine, and Anandabodhi Bhikkhuni. Save the date for the next opportunity to practice with [...]
Shaila and Venerable U Jagara taught a month long retreat.
For the month of March, our principal teacher Shaila Catherine, and a much loved friend of this community, Venerable U Jagara, lead a month long retreat at the Forest Refuge in Barre, MA. We were happy to have a couple of community members join the retreat — a deep and transformative practice opportunity!
Rummage Sale in Los Altos
Foothills Congregational Church in Los Altos, where we hold many of our Saturday programs, will be having their spring rummage sale: Friday May 6, 9am - 4pm Saturday May 7, 9am - 2pm They welcome donations of stuff to sell from 9am-2pm the Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday prior to the Rummage Sale. For more information visit [...]
Speakers address pragmatic aspects of living the dhamma in everyday life
IMSB's current Speaker Series: Everyday Dhamma On February 14, Ron Purser launched the new guest speaker series by exploring the four gateways of Samsara (I, me, mine, and mind). On February 21, Lisa Dale Miller discussed how we can use the five precepts to navigate conflicts with others. She recommended openly acknowledging suffering, considering and [...]
A Journey of Awakening
IMSB’s monthly day of practice February 25 will address a unique and rather personal theme. Principal teacher, Shaila Catherine, will discuss her own journey of practice and understanding of awakening. This topic will conclude our six-month Walking the Path course which has been studying Realizing Awakened Consciousness by Richard Boyle, and his compilation of interviews [...]
A Teaching on Bright vs Verified Faith
At the Tuesday, February 7 teaching in Mountain View, Shaila Catherine addressed the topic of Faith and confidence in the Buddhist tradition. She distinguished between bright (blind) faith and verified faith. Bright faith is superficial, but valuable if it inspires us to stay on the path. Over time, the benefits of our own practice sow the [...]
IMSB’s Annual Fundraising Appeal raised almost $24,000
The IMSB Board of Directors thanks the community! Recent donations in response to the 2016 annual fundraising appeal raised $23,895 in contributions from 62 generous sangha members, both near and far away. The number of people contributing was about twelve percent higher than in 2015, although total receipts were down a bit.Many sangha members have [...]
IMSB launches a new Dhamma Classroom in San Jose/Saratoga
IMSB is starting a new Dhamma Classroom with courses in meditation, mindfulness, and the Buddha's Teachings Thursdays in Saratoga/San Jose 7:15 to 9:00 pm at Westhope Presbyterian Church 12850 Saratoga Ave SARATOGA, CA 95070 (just off I-85 at the Saratoga Ave exit) These small group classes will offer newcomers an ideal opportunity to learn meditation, and [...]
Register now for the next Online Metta Course
Shaila Catherine will be leading an online course titled The Liberating Practice of Metta. Registration ends January 10. Register now! www.bodhicourses.org
IMSB Offers Monastic Meal and receives teachings from Thanissaro Bhikkhu
A group of IMSB members met in San Jose today to enjoy the privilege of offering the mid-day meal for Thanissaro Bhikkhu. It was a scrumptious lunch, followed by conversation on many themes. Thanissaro Bhikkhu will be the guest teacher at IMSB in Mountain View tomorrow — Tuesday September 27.
Hear a talk on Right Action in the Face of Climate Change
Jennifer Dungan, a NASA climate scientist and meditation practitioner, gave a wonderful talk at Insight Meditation South Bay (www.imsb.org). If you missed this special event, you can listen to her talk at: https://imsb.dharmaseed.org/teacher/573/talk/36155/.
School Supplies Drive Success!
Appreciations for all your support with this summer's school supplies drive. The recipients of your generosity include 2 local programs that run school supplies drives: Help One Child, a program based in Los Altos that serves local foster children. Santa Maria Urban Ministry, a San Jose based organization that serves needy children and families. IMSB collected donations [...]
Jhana Factors – An online course – Registration has opened!
Registration has opened for the next online course with Shaila Catherine. Topic: Jhana Factors and the Focused Mind July 17 – September 20, 2016 – Registration period September 28 – December 7, 2016 – Course dates Visit Bodhi Courses for details and registration information.
Help local foster kids with our school supplies drive!
Each summer IMSB helps needy children get a good start in their school year by filling backpacks with useful school supplies. You may bring materials (or a check/cash made payable to IMSB) to any IMSB event in July and give to either Shaila or Sharon (teachers), Farzaneh (project coordinator), or Ed (treasurer). Deadline for collections is Tuesday [...]