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  • Beginner’s Orientation

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United States

    Event occurs the first Tuesday of every month The Beginner's Orientation introduces mindfulness meditation instructions, provides an orientation to Insight Meditation South Bay, enhances introductory mindfulness meditation instructions and introduces a short dhamma teaching. In addition, an introductory instruction is provided to Vipassana Practice (Insight Meditation). A beginner's session is conducted the first Tuesday of the [...]

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  • Where The Rubber Meets The Road: A summer speaker series on Mindful Living with Shaila Catherine and Guest Speakers

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United States

    Event occurs multiple dates 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Insight Meditation South Bay St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Rd., Mountain View, CA 94040 July 1 Shaila Catherine Roles, Relationship, and Awakening July 8 Misha Merrill A Little Attention Makes All the Difference July 15 David Cohn Working with Psychological Obstacles July 22 Jason Murphy The [...]

  • Samyutta Nikaya Study Course Los Altos Group with Shaila Catherine

    Foothills Congregational Church – Fellowship Hall 461 Orange Ave, Los Altos, CA, United States

    Event occurs multiple dates, next is Thursday, Oct  16, 2014 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Los Altos—Thursdays 7:00–9:00 pm Foothills Congregational Church, 461 Orange Ave 4 other dates: Thursday, June 26, 2014 Thursday, September 11, 2014 Thursday, October 16, 2014 Thursday, November 13, 2014

  • Four Powerful Qualities: A day of meditation with Shaila Catherine

    Foothills Congregational Church – Fellowship Hall 461 Orange Ave, Los Altos, CA, United States

    This day-long program will explore four qualities introduced at the beginning of the Satipatthana Sutta: diligence, clarity, mindfulness, and concentration. These form the basis for effective mindfulness practice, and set the stage for the development of deep, comprehensive, and insightful awareness. The program will include sitting and walking meditation, instructions, and opportunities for individual meetings [...]

  • Walking the Path 2014: Developing the Four Foundations of Mindfulness – A six-month program

    Foothills Congregational Church – Fellowship Hall 461 Orange Ave, Los Altos, CA, United States

    Walking the Path 2014 Developing the Four Foundations of Mindfulness A six-month program with Shaila Catherine Saturday, September 13, 2014 - Saturday, February 7, 2015 9:30 am - 6:00 pm Nourish the resolve to deepen your spiritual practice! September 13—Four Powerful Qualities October 11—Full Awareness November 8—Mindfulness of Body December 13—Mindfulness of Feeling January 10—Mindfulness [...]

  • Online Course—The Beautiful Mind: Cultivating the Five Faculties—with Shaila Catherine

    Bodhi-Retreats is launching a fully online course: The Beautiful Mind: Cultivating the Five Faculties with Shaila Catherine Course begins Sunday, September 14, 2014 Course ends November 22, 2014 For course details see www.bodhicourses.org FOR MORE INFORMATION: contact bodhicoursesimsb Co-sponsored by Insight Meditation South Bay and Bodhi-Retreats

  • Samyutta Nikaya Study Course Online group with Shaila Catherine

    Event occurs multiple dates, next is Monday, October 20, 2014 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Pacific Time Event hosted on the the internet Online Los Altos—Thursdays 7:00–9:00 pm at Foothills Congregational Church, 461 Orange Ave Palo Alto—Fridays 10–12 noon at 3942 Duncan Place On Line—Mondays 5:30 - 7:30 pm Pacific Time Detailed Description and dates [...]

  • Series: Enhancing Mindfulness Skills

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United States

    Tuesday, September 16, 2014 - Tuesday, October 28, 2014 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm This series will expand on instructions offered in most basic mindfulness courses, offering new depths of understanding, as well as integrating the practice with life situations. We will consider the function of mindfulness training within the context of contemplative practices that [...]

  • Samyutta Nikaya Study Course Palo Alto group with Shaila Catherine

    Palo Alto 3942 Duncan Place, Palo Alto, CA, United States

    Event occurs multiple dates, next is Friday, October 24, 201410:00 am - 12 noonDuncan Place, Palo Alto3942 Duncan Place, Palo Alto, CA 940362 other dates: Friday, October 24, 2014 Friday, November 21, 2014

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  • Day-long: Full Awareness

    Foothills Congregational Church – Fellowship Hall 461 Orange Ave, Los Altos, CA, United States

    A day of meditation with Shaila Catherine. This day-long program will nurture the development of mindfulness, bare attention, clarity, and full awareness in all activities. We will examine classic Buddhist teachings for cultivating mindfulness and liberating awareness, and consider contemporary approaches to enhancing attention skills and bringing mindfulness meet the everyday experiences of life. The [...]

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  • Walking the Path 2014: Developing the Four Foundations of Mindfulness – A six-month program

    Foothills Congregational Church – Fellowship Hall 461 Orange Ave, Los Altos, CA, United States

    Walking the Path 2014 Developing the Four Foundations of Mindfulness A six-month program with Shaila Catherine Saturday, September 13, 2014 - Saturday, February 7, 2015 9:30 am - 6:00 pm Nourish the resolve to deepen your spiritual practice! September 13—Four Powerful Qualities October 11—Full Awareness November 8—Mindfulness of Body December 13—Mindfulness of Feeling January 10—Mindfulness [...]

  • Samyutta Nikaya Study Course Los Altos Group with Shaila Catherine

    Foothills Congregational Church – Fellowship Hall 461 Orange Ave, Los Altos, CA, United States

    Event occurs multiple dates, next is Thursday, Oct  16, 2014 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Los Altos—Thursdays 7:00–9:00 pm Foothills Congregational Church, 461 Orange Ave 4 other dates: Thursday, June 26, 2014 Thursday, September 11, 2014 Thursday, October 16, 2014 Thursday, November 13, 2014

  • Residential Retreat – Tahoe, NV

    Camp Galilee at Lake Tahoe 1776 U.S. 50, Glenbrook, NV, United States

    Developing  Concentration, Insight, and Reflections on Impermanence. A retreat with Shaila Catherine. This silent insight meditation retreat will emphasize the cultivation of both concentration and mindfulness to enhance the potential for liberating insight. Mindfulness of body and breath will be the primary focus of this retreat. In honor of the Halloween holiday optional instructions and [...]

  • Weekly Sitting and Dhamma Talk – CANCELLED

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United States

    Tonight's meditation group (and also the orientation session) is cancelled. Our meeting room will be used as a polling place this election day. We will resume our usual weekly meditation groups next Tuesday.

  • Day-long: Mindfulness of Body

    Foothills Congregational Church – Fellowship Hall 461 Orange Ave, Los Altos, CA, United States

    Mindfulness of Body: A day of meditation—with Shaila Catherine. This day-long program will explore the nature of the body through mindfulness of posture, body parts, elements, and tangible sensations. Mindfulness of the body practices were designed to enhance concentration, and develop a profound level of disenchantment that leads to liberating insight. The program will include [...]

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  • Weekly Sitting and Dhamma Talk

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United States

    Insight Meditation South Bay meets every Tuesday evening for a sitting and Dhamma talk. The principal teacher is Shaila Catherine and guest speakers are featured regularly. See also weekly sitting. IMSB relies upon the generosity of participants to support our teachers and cover organizational expenses. Dana is a word in the ancient Pali language that describes donations, offerings and generosity. [...]

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  • Samyutta Nikaya Study Course – Los Altos Group

    Foothills Congregational Church – Fellowship Hall 461 Orange Ave, Los Altos, CA, United States

    with Shaila Catherine This is the final class for the 2014 sutta study course studying the Samyutta Nikaya.

  • Weekly Sitting and Dhamma Talk

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United States

    Insight Meditation South Bay meets every Tuesday evening for a sitting and Dhamma talk. The principal teacher is Shaila Catherine and guest speakers are featured regularly. See also weekly sitting. IMSB relies upon the generosity of participants to support our teachers and cover organizational expenses. Dana is a word in the ancient Pali language that describes [...]

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  • Samyutta Nikaya Study Course – Palo Alto group

    Palo Alto 3942 Duncan Place, Palo Alto, CA, United States

    With Shaila Catherine This is final meeting for the 2014 Sutta study course studying the Samyutta Nikaya. 

  • Weekly Sitting and Dhamma Talk

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United States

    Insight Meditation South Bay meets every Tuesday evening for a sitting and Dhamma talk. The principal teacher is Shaila Catherine and guest speakers are featured regularly. See also weekly sitting. IMSB relies upon the generosity of participants to support our teachers and cover organizational expenses. Dana is a word in the ancient Pali language that describes donations, offerings and generosity. [...]

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  • Day-long: Mindfulness of Feeling

    Foothills Congregational Church – Fellowship Hall 461 Orange Ave, Los Altos, CA, United States

    A day of meditation—with Shaila Catherine. This day-long program will explore our relationship to feelings—feelings that are pleasant, unpleasant, worldly or spiritual. Many different kinds of feelings arise in our lives. Without mindfulness we might be swept away by habitual reactions of desire, fear, or hatred. However, with the cultivation of mindfulness regarding feelings, we [...]

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  • New Year’s Retreat–Texas

    Margaret Austin Retreat Center 6650 County Road 117, Chappell Hill, TX, United States

    Two options for attendance: Saturday, Dec. 27, 2014 - Saturday, Jan. 3, 2015. or Partial attendance December 27, 2014 - January 1, 2015. The theme of this silent New Year's holiday retreat is the Four Foundations of Mindfulness (Satipatthana Sutta). Many practitioners consider the Satipatthana Sutta to be among the most important and practical teachings [...]

  • Guest talk: Egos Found and Lost with Lisa Benham

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United States

    Egos Found and Lost: The Role of Compassionate Interdependence in a Prison Garden Program with Lisa Benham This talk discusses recognizable patterns of Dharma found in new paths taken, as described through quotes from the inmate participants of the Insight Garden Program at San Quentin. The stories and details shared come directly from Lisa Benham’s recent Environmental Studies thesis research:  "From Utility to Significance: [...]

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  • IMSB’s 9-Year Anniversary

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United States

    IMSB's 9-Year Anniversary Celebration with Shaila Catherine On this Tuesday we will celebrate the 9th anniversary of the formation of IMSB as well as the start of the 2015 New Year. There will be snacks and a mini-ritual-celebration along with our meditation and dharma talk. Snack or dessert dishes to share are welcome, but not [...]

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  • Day-long: Mindfulness of Mind

    Foothills Congregational Church – Fellowship Hall 461 Orange Ave, Los Altos, CA, United States

    A day of meditation with Shaila Catherine. This day-long program will explore our relationship to mental states and what is actually occurring within our own minds. Many different thoughts, attitudes, emotions, and mental states arise in our lives. By cultivating mindfulness of the mind, we learn to recognize any emotion, reaction, or state with clarity [...]

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  • Sutta Study – Online

    Online

    This is the first session of the 2015 Sutta Study Course on the Numerical Discourses of the Buddha. with Shaila Catherine We meet in three locations to serve the local and online community. See the Sutta Study page for description and details of the course.

  • Series: Construction Of Identity

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United States

    The Construction Of Identity And The Five Clinging Aggregates. A Five Week Series with Shaila Catherine. January 13—Focus on Matter January 20—Focus on Feeling January 27—Focus on Perception February 3—Focus on Mental Formations February 10—Focus on Consciousness This Tuesday evening series will explore a classic Buddhist model of identity construction: the five aggregates affected by [...]

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  • Sutta Study – Los Altos

    Foothills Congregational Church – Fellowship Hall 461 Orange Ave, Los Altos, CA, United States

    This is our first session in the 2015 Sutta Study Course on the Numerical Discourses of the Buddha with Shaila Catherine We offer sutta study courses in three locations to serve the local and online community. See the Sutta Study page for description, details, and registration information for the course.

  • Sutta Study – Palo Alto

    Palo Alto 3942 Duncan Place, Palo Alto, CA, United States

    This is the first meeting for our 2015 Sutta Study Course on the Numerical Discourses of the Buddha. with Shaila Catherine We offer study courses in three locations to serve the local and online community. See the Sutta Study page for description and details of the course.

  • Cultivating Mindfulness

    Westhope Presbyterian Church 12850 Saratoga Ave, Saratoga, CA, United States

    THIS COURSE is an introduction to the meditative development of mindfulness through which we refine our ability to focus and bring clear attention to all aspects of experience. We will cultivate mindfulness of breath, sensations, emotions, thoughts and actions. This series includes exercises that enhance mindfulness, support the establishment of a daily meditation practice, and [...]

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  • Sutta Study Courses 2015

    Registration for the Numerical Discourses of the Buddha will close with classes in February. We are offering three groups at different times and days to serve both our local community and distant friends. Click here for details.

  • Sutta Study – Online

    Online

    Numerical Discourses of the Buddha with Shaila Catherine Our nine month Sutta Study Course on the Anguttara Nikaya meets in three locations to serve the local and online community. See the Sutta Study page for description and details of the course.

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  • Sutta Study – Los Altos

    Foothills Congregational Church – Fellowship Hall 461 Orange Ave, Los Altos, CA, United States

    Numerical Discourses of the Buddha, with Shaila Catherine Our nine month Sutta Study Course on the Anguttara Nikaya meets in three locations to serve the local and online community. We will accept new registrations for 2015 course through February. See the Sutta Study page for description and details of the course.

  • Sutta Study – Palo Alto

    Palo Alto 3942 Duncan Place, Palo Alto, CA, United States

    Numerical Discourses of the Buddha, with Shaila Catherine Our nine month Sutta Study Course on the Anguttara Nikaya meets in three locations to serve the local and online community. We will accept new registrations for 2015 course through February. See the Sutta Study page for description and details of the course.

  • Daylong: Liberating Mindfulness

    Foothills Congregational Church – Fellowship Hall 461 Orange Ave, Los Altos, CA, United States

    A day of meditation with Shaila Catherine. This day-long event will explore the fourth foundation of mindfulness (Satipatthana), variously referred to as mental objects, dhammas, or phenomena. This fourth foundation extends the awareness of body and mind to include the functions, causes, and interrelationships of states. We become aware of how various mental states condition the mind, how we relate [...]

  • Self and Not-Self – Study Weekend in Barre, MA

    Barre Center for Buddhist Studies 149 Lockwood Barre, Barre, MA, United States

    Self and Not-Self: Five clinging aggregates and the construction of identity. with Shaila Catherine. This weekend program is an in-depth exploration of the formations that construct identity. We will focus on the traditional model of the five aggregates affected by clinging—materiality, feeling, perception, formations, consciousness. This model offers meditators a powerful way to experientially realize [...]

  • Weekly Sitting and Dhamma Talk- CANCELLED

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United States

    Tonight's usual meditation group is cancelled. A church event requires use of the meeting hall. IMSB's regular Tuesday night meditation program will resume next week.

  • A Benefit Evening with Ajahn Brahm

    St. Timothy's Church, Sanctuary Building 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United States

    An Evening with Ajahn Brahm a Benefit event for the Buddhist Women’s Monastic Community THIS EVENING will include sitting meditation and teachings by the Venerable Ajahn Brahm, author of several widely acclaimed books including Who Ordered That Truck Load of Dung, Mindfulness, Bliss, and Beyond, and his newest book Don't Worry, Be Grumpy! According to [...]

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  • Online – Obstacles to Concentration: Registration opens

    Online

    Overcoming Obstacles to Concentration March 1 - April 27: Registration period May 3 - July 31: Course includes 6 content modules in ten-day sections, plus welcome and wrap up modules. Meditation practice cultivates inner peace, clarity, concentration and joy. In order to experience these lovely qualities, we must overcome the challenges of agitation, dullness, obsessive thinking, [...]

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  • Developing a Kind Heart

    Westhope Presbyterian Church 12850 Saratoga Ave, Saratoga, CA, United States

    Developing a Kind Heart – A series that will open the heart and bring balance in relationships. This series will nurture the development of four profound qualities of heart: loving-kindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity. These four qualities express a powerful and immeasurable intention of kindness toward ourselves and all beings. They are traditionally called the Divine [...]

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  • Morning Event: Meditation, Service, and Gardening

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View, United States

    Compassion for our natural world deepens our awareness of our connection with all living things. This morning program will combine silent meditation with simple gardening tasks as we explore our senses (sight, smell, sound, and touch) while interacting with the plants in the gardens at St. Timothy's Church. This event is IMSB's annual opportunity to [...]

  • Speaker Series – Eight Great Thoughts

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United States

    Eight Great Thoughts: An 8-week speaker series based on Anuruddha Sutta. March 10 — Fewness of Wishes—with Misha Merrill March 17 — Seclusion—with Carla Brennan March 24 — Contentment—with Jason Murphy March 31 — No meeting this evening. St. Timothy's Church community will be having an event in our usual meeting space. We will resume meeting the following [...]

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  • Three Noble Qualities: A Daylong with Sharon Allen

    Foothills Congregational Church – Fellowship Hall 461 Orange Ave, Los Altos, CA, United States

    Three Noble Qualities: Wisdom, Ethical Conduct, Mental Discipline A Daylong Study, Reflection and Practice Retreat With Sharon Allen The Fourth Noble Truth describes The Noble Eightfold Path, giving us reliable guidelines for freeing ourselves of the causes of suffering. This daylong study, reflection and practice retreat will look through the lens of the three divisions [...]

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  • Weekly Sitting and Dhamma Talk – CANCELLED

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United States

    Tonight's meditation group meeting is cancelled. The church requires use of our usual meeting room for their events. Our regular weekly meditation program will resume next week.

  • Speaker Series: Eight Great Thoughts

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United States

    Eight Great Thoughts: An 8-week speaker series based on Anuruddha Sutta. March 10 — Fewness of Wishes—with Misha Merrill March 17 — Contentment—with Jason Murphy March 24 — Seclusion—with  Carla Brennan March 31 — No meeting this evening. St. Timothy's Church community will be having an event in our usual meeting space. We will resume meeting the following [...]

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  • Strengthening Mindfulness

    Westhope Presbyterian Church 12850 Saratoga Ave, Saratoga, CA, United States

    Strengthening Mindfulness – A series dedicated to cultivating genuine insight. This series will expand on instructions offered in basic mindfulness courses, offering new depths of understanding, integrating the practice with life situations, and helping students establish a daily meditation practice. Mindfulness training is a practical tool that can support wisdom in any activity, and it [...]

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  • Sutta Study – Los Altos

    Foothills Congregational Church – Fellowship Hall 461 Orange Ave, Los Altos, CA, United States

    Numerical Discourses of the Buddha, with Shaila Catherine Our nine month Sutta Study Course on the Anguttara Nikaya meets in three locations to serve the local and online community. See the Sutta Study page for description and details of the course.

  • Day-long: Invincible Presence

    Foothills Congregational Church – Fellowship Hall 461 Orange Ave, Los Altos, CA, United States

    Invincible Presence: A day of meditation with Shaila Catherine. This day-long program will cultivate the capacity to be present in the here and now. Mindfulness meditation techniques enable us to let go of the past, and be free from deluded fantasies for the future. The teachings are inspired by an instruction in the Majjhima Nikaya [...]

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  • Sutta Study – Online

    Online

    Numerical Discourses of the Buddha, with Shaila Catherine Our nine month Sutta Study Course on the Anguttara Nikaya meets in three locations to serve the local and online community. See the Sutta Study page for description and details of the course.

  • Sutta Study – Palo Alto

    Palo Alto 3942 Duncan Place, Palo Alto, CA, United States

    Numerical Discourses of the Buddha, with Shaila Catherine Our nine month Sutta Study Course on the Anguttara Nikaya meets in three locations to serve the local and online community. See the Sutta Study page for description and details of the course.

  • Online – Obstacles to Concentration: Registration March 1- April 27

    Online

    Overcoming Obstacles to Concentration March 1 - April 27: Registration period May 3 - July 27: Course includes 6 content modules in ten-day sections, plus welcome and wrap up modules. Meditation practice cultivates inner peace, clarity, concentration and joy. In order to experience these lovely qualities, we must overcome the challenges of agitation, dullness, obsessive thinking, [...]

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  • Sutta Study – Online

    Online

    Numerical Discourses of the Buddha, with Shaila Catherine Our nine month Sutta Study Course on the Anguttara Nikaya meets in three locations to serve the local and online community. See the Sutta Study page for description and details of the course.

  • Weekly Sitting and Dhamma Talk – Satipatthana with Shaila Catherine

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United States

    Insight Meditation South Bay meets every Tuesday evening for a sitting and Dhamma talk. The principal teacher is Shaila Catherine and guest speakers are featured regularly. See also weekly sitting. Tonight, Shaila Catherine will share insights on the Satipatthana and early teachings of the Buddha that are gleaned from her recent experience of teaching with Analayo Bhikkhu at Spirit [...]

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  • Sutta Study – Los Altos

    Foothills Congregational Church – Fellowship Hall 461 Orange Ave, Los Altos, CA, United States

    Numerical Discourses of the Buddha, with Shaila Catherine Our nine month Sutta Study Course on the Anguttara Nikaya meets in three locations to serve the local and online community. See the Sutta Study page for description and details of the course.

  • Sutta Study – Palo Alto

    Palo Alto 3942 Duncan Place, Palo Alto, CA, United States

    Numerical Discourses of the Buddha, with Shaila Catherine Our nine month Sutta Study Course on the Anguttara Nikaya meets in three locations to serve the local and online community. See the Sutta Study page for description and details of the course.

  • Day-long: Spiritual Urgency

    Foothills Congregational Church – Fellowship Hall 461 Orange Ave, Los Altos, CA, United States

    Spiritual Urgency: Nurturing the Desire to Wake Up. A day of meditation with Shaila Catherine. This day-long program will explore the role of desire in the development of our meditative practice, and consider how spiritual urgency can support awakening. The program will include sitting and walking meditation, instructions, teachings, and opportunities for individual meetings with the teacher. [...]

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  • Weekly Sitting and Dhamma Talk in Mountain View

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United States

    Insight Meditation South Bay meets every Tuesday evening for a sitting and Dhamma talk in Mountain View, and every Thursday evening for a sitting and Dhamma talk in Saratoga. See weekly sitting. The principal teacher for most Tuesday night programs is Shaila Catherine and unless otherwise indicated the Tuesday evening program will be lead by Shaila. Guest speakers are featured periodically. [...]

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  • Wesak Celebration – Community Social Event

    Westhope Presbyterian Church 12850 Saratoga Ave, Saratoga, CA, United States

    7:15 pm - 9:15 pm On this Thursday we will celebrate Wesak, the primary Buddhist holiday that commemorates the Buddha's enlightenment, birth, and death. 7:15  Meditation begins Tonight's program will include meditation, flower offering ceremony, dhamma talk and/or slide presentation. The structured program will end around 9pm, but please plan to stay a few minutes longer [...]

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  • Overcoming Obstacles to Meditation

    Westhope Presbyterian Church 12850 Saratoga Ave, Saratoga, CA, United States

    Cultivating skills and insight that will transform habits of mind.  Meditation practice cultivates inner peace, clarity, concentration and joy. In order to experience these beautiful qualities, we must overcome the obstacles of agitation, dullness, distraction, obsessive thinking, and painful emotions, and we must learn to work skillfully with pain, illness, fear, and a wide range [...]

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  • Daylong in Santa Cruz with Shaila Catherine

    Insight Santa Cruz 740 Front Street, Suite 240, Santa Cruz, CA, United States

    Living Without Enemies The Buddha said, "The world may quarrel with me, but I do not quarrel with the world." How can we live our lives without causing conflict—without making anyone into an enemy? This day long program will blend sitting and walking meditations with teachings and reflection to discover how unpleasant experiences might lead [...]

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  • Sutta Study – Online

    Online

    Numerical Discourses of the Buddha, with Shaila Catherine Our nine month Sutta Study Course on the Anguttara Nikaya meets in three locations to serve the local and online community. See the Sutta Study page for description and details of the course.

  • Beginner’s Orientation

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United States

    Event occurs the first Tuesday of every month 6:30 pm - 7:20 pm Insight Meditation South Bay St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Rd., Mountain View, CA 94040 The Beginner's Orientation introduces mindfulness meditation instructions, gives an orientation to Insight Meditation South Bay, enhances introductory mindfulness meditation instructions and introduces a short dhamma [...]

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  • Guest speaker: Venerable U Jagara – Wise Attention 1

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United States

    Guest Teacher: Venerable U Jagara Topic: Wise Attention (part 1) Insight Meditation South Bay meets every Tuesday evening for a sitting and Dhamma talk. The principal teacher is Shaila Catherine. Guest speakers are featured regularly. This week's guest teacher is Venerable U Jagara. See also weekly sitting. Everyone is welcome. Chairs are provided. Bring a cushion and mat if [...]

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  • Sutta Study – Palo Alto Group

    Palo Alto 3942 Duncan Place, Palo Alto, CA, United States

    Numerical Discourses of the Buddha, with Shaila Catherine Our nine month Sutta Study Course on the Anguttara Nikaya meets in three locations to serve the local and online community. See the Sutta Study page for description and details of the course.

  • Daylong: Loving Kindness – with Bhante U Jagara and Shaila Catherine

    Foothills Congregational Church – Fellowship Hall 461 Orange Ave, Los Altos, CA, United States

    with Bhante U Jagara and Shaila Catherine There will be a pot-luck community meal offering at 11:15; please bring a food dish to share. Loving kindness (metta) describes a feeling of warmth and acceptance towards oneself and others. Cultivating loving kindness creates a profoundly generous state of mind in which the self disappears. As divisions [...]

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  • Sutta Study – Los Altos Group

    Foothills Congregational Church – Fellowship Hall 461 Orange Ave, Los Altos, CA, United States

    Numerical Discourses of the Buddha, with Shaila Catherine Our nine month Sutta Study Course on the Anguttara Nikaya meets in three locations to serve the local and online community. See the Sutta Study page for description and details of the course.

  • Guest Speaker – Venerable U Jagara – Wise Attention 2

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United States

    Venerable U Jagara will be our guest speaker tonight. Topic: Wise Attention (part 2) Insight Meditation South Bay meets every Tuesday evening for a sitting and Dhamma talk. The principal teacher is Shaila Catherine and guest speakers are featured regularly. See also weekly sitting. IMSB relies upon the generosity of participants to support our teachers and cover organizational expenses. Dana is [...]

  • Residential Retreat – Ben Lomond, CA

    Quaker Retreat Center 1000 Hubbard Gulch Rd., Ben Lomond, CA, United States

    Clarity and Insight:  A 10-day insight meditation retreat with a focus on insight and the body with Shaila Catherine and Bhante U Jagara. Thursday, June 25, 2015 - Sunday, July 5, 2015. The retreat begins with registration from 3:30-4:30 pm Thursday, June 25, and ends at 4:00 pm Sunday, July 5. Partial attendance will be [...]

  • Weekly Meditation – Guest Speaker – Misha Merrill

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United States

    Tonight's guest speaker is Misha Merrill. Insight Meditation South Bay meets every Tuesday evening for a sitting and Dhamma talk. The principal teacher is Shaila Catherine and guest speakers are featured regularly. See also weekly sitting. IMSB relies upon the generosity of participants to support our teachers and cover organizational expenses. Dana is a word in the ancient Pali language [...]

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  • Beginner’s Orientation

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United States

    Event occurs the first Tuesday of every month 6:30 pm - 7:20 pm Insight Meditation South Bay St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Rd., Mountain View, CA 94040 The Beginner's Orientation introduces mindfulness meditation instructions, gives an orientation to Insight Meditation South Bay, enhances introductory mindfulness meditation instructions and introduces a short dhamma [...]

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  • Weekly Meditation and Talk with Shaila Catherine

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United States

    Insight Meditation South Bay meets every Tuesday evening for a sitting and Dhamma talk. The principal teacher is Shaila Catherine and guest speakers are featured regularly. See also weekly sitting. IMSB relies upon the generosity of participants to support our teachers and cover organizational expenses. Dana  is a word in the ancient Pali language that [...]

  • Fundamental Buddhist Principles

    Westhope Presbyterian Church 12850 Saratoga Ave, Saratoga, CA, United States

    A series for those curious about what the Buddha taught. Buddhist tradition offers a rich tradition of wisdom teachings, many of which are remembered as lists. This series will focus on the philosophy, principals, practices, and instructions that are fundamental to developing a meditative or Buddhist practice. It is intended as an introduction to Buddhism [...]

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  • Online – Beautiful Mind: Registration opens

    Online

    The Beautiful Mind: Cultivating the Five Faculties July 17 – September 13: Registration period September 18 – November 29: Course includes 6 content modules in approximately ten-day sections, plus welcome and wrap up modules. The cultivation of five faculties – faith, energy, mindfulness, concentration, and wisdom – produce a healthy and beautiful mind. These faculties offer a complete [...]

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  • Sutta Study – Los Altos

    Foothills Congregational Church – Fellowship Hall 461 Orange Ave, Los Altos, CA, United States

    Numerical Discourses of the Buddha, with Shaila Catherine Our nine month Sutta Study Course on the Anguttara Nikaya meets in three locations to serve the local and online community. See the Sutta Study page for description and details of the course.

  • Sutta Study – Palo Alto

    Palo Alto 3942 Duncan Place, Palo Alto, CA, United States

    Numerical Discourses of the Buddha, with Shaila Catherine Our nine month Sutta Study Course on the Anguttara Nikaya meets in three locations to serve the local and online community. See the Sutta Study page for description and details of the course.

  • Daylong in Saratoga: Energy Balance – Meditation and Qigong

    Westhope Presbyterian Church 12850 Saratoga Ave, Saratoga, CA, United States

    A day of meditation with Shaila Catherine and Tom Leichardt. This day-long program will include two Qigong sessions (morning and afternoon) along with sitting and walking meditation. The focus will be developing skillful and balanced energy through movement and meditation. Medical Qigong is renowned for using the breath, simple postures and movements to enhance mental focus, calm the energies of mind and body, and achieve greater health, concentration, [...]

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  • Sutta Study – Online

    Online

    Numerical Discourses of the Buddha, with Shaila Catherine Our nine month Sutta Study Course on the Anguttara Nikaya meets in three locations to serve the local and online community. See the Sutta Study page for description and details of the course.

  • Speaker Series: Ethics, Action, and the Five Precepts

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United States

    This series will explore virtue as the indispensable foundation of Buddhist practice. The series is structured according to the five training precepts. These precepts are not rules to be obediently followed; they serve as guidelines for the intentional development of compassion, mindfulness, and wisdom. These five precepts offer us a joyful method to cultivate the [...]

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  • Retreat 1 – Netherlands

    Netherlands , Netherlands

    The Beautiful Mind: Teachings And Practices On The Five Spiritual Faculties. A week long retreat with Shaila Catherine. August 1 - 8, 2015 The Buddha stressed the importance of five spiritual faculties and powers: faith, energy, mindfulness, concentration, and wisdom. These faculties offer a complete structure for meditative development that culminates with final liberation. They [...]