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Day-long: Mindfulness of Body
Foothills Congregational Church 461 Orange Ave, Los Altos, CA, United StatesMindfulness 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 [...]
Weekly Sitting and Dhamma Talk
St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United StatesInsight 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. [...]
Weekly Sitting and Dhamma Talk
St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United StatesInsight 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 [...]
Weekly Sitting and Dhamma Talk
St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United StatesInsight 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. [...]
Day-long: Mindfulness of Feeling
Foothills Congregational Church 461 Orange Ave, Los Altos, CA, United StatesA 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 [...]
Guest talk: Egos Found and Lost with Lisa Benham
St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United StatesEgos 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: [...]
IMSB’s 9-Year Anniversary
St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United StatesIMSB'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 [...]
Day-long: Mindfulness of Mind
Foothills Congregational Church 461 Orange Ave, Los Altos, CA, United StatesA 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 [...]
Series: Construction Of Identity
St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United StatesThe 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 [...]
Cultivating Mindfulness
Westhope Presbyterian Church 12850 Saratoga Ave, Saratoga, CA, United StatesTHIS 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 [...]
Daylong: Liberating Mindfulness
Foothills Congregational Church 461 Orange Ave, Los Altos, CA, United StatesA 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 [...]
Effortless Mindfulness – author Lisa Dale Miller
St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United StatesEffortless Mindfulness: Genuine Mental Health Through Awakened Presence by Lisa Dale Miller Published by Routledge April 2014 The event will include meditation and the author's talk. 7:30-9:00 Evening Program includes meditation and a talk. 9:00-9:30 Reception with tea and treats. Effortless Mindfulness promotes genuine mental health through the direct experience of awakened presence—an effortlessly embodied, fearless understanding [...]
Developing a Kind Heart
Westhope Presbyterian Church 12850 Saratoga Ave, Saratoga, CA, United StatesDeveloping 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 [...]
Speaker Series – Eight Great Thoughts
St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United StatesEight 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 [...]
Speaker Series: Eight Great Thoughts
St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United StatesEight 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 [...]
Strengthening Mindfulness
Westhope Presbyterian Church 12850 Saratoga Ave, Saratoga, CA, United StatesStrengthening 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 [...]
Weekly Sitting and Dhamma Talk – Satipatthana with Shaila Catherine
St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United StatesInsight 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 [...]
Weekly Sitting and Dhamma Talk in Mountain View
St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United StatesInsight 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. [...]
Wesak Celebration – Community Social Event
Westhope Presbyterian Church 12850 Saratoga Ave, Saratoga, CA, United States7:15 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 [...]
Overcoming Obstacles to Meditation
Westhope Presbyterian Church 12850 Saratoga Ave, Saratoga, CA, United StatesCultivating 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 [...]
Beginner’s Orientation
St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United StatesEvent 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 [...]
Guest speaker: Venerable U Jagara – Wise Attention 1
St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United StatesGuest 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 [...]
Daylong: Loving Kindness – with Bhante U Jagara and Shaila Catherine
Foothills Congregational Church 461 Orange Ave, Los Altos, CA, United Stateswith 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 [...]
Guest Speaker – Venerable U Jagara – Wise Attention 2
St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United StatesVenerable 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 [...]
Weekly Meditation – Guest Speaker – Misha Merrill
St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United StatesTonight'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 [...]
Beginner’s Orientation
St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United StatesEvent 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 [...]
Fundamental Buddhist Principles
Westhope Presbyterian Church 12850 Saratoga Ave, Saratoga, CA, United StatesA 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 [...]
Daylong in Saratoga: Energy Balance – Meditation and Qigong
Westhope Presbyterian Church 12850 Saratoga Ave, Saratoga, CA, United StatesA 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, [...]
Speaker Series: Ethics, Action, and the Five Precepts
St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United StatesThis 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 [...]
Beginner’s Orientation
St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United StatesEvent 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 [...]
Fundamental Buddhist Principles with special guest Bob Stahl
Westhope Presbyterian Church 12850 Saratoga Ave, Saratoga, CA, United StatesA 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 [...]
Day Long in Saratoga: Presence with Sense-Doors—Meditation and Poetry
Westhope Presbyterian Church 12850 Saratoga Ave, Saratoga, CA, United StatesPresence with the Sense Doors: A day of meditation and poetry with Drew Oman and Jennifer Dungan This daylong will include meditation and poetry reading to support contemplation on the conditioned arising of consciousness with seeing, hearing, tasting, touching, smelling and thinking. This day-long program is appropriate for new and experienced meditators. There will be a pot-luck [...]
Speaker Series: Three Jewels
Westhope Presbyterian Church 12850 Saratoga Ave, Saratoga, CA, United StatesThe Three Jewels and Refuges Where the mind rests with trust. What do you turn to when your enthusiasm for practice fades? Taking refuge in the Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha can focus our intentions and inspire our practice. The potential for awakening, a clear path of training, and ongoing support of the community are three [...]
Beginner’s Orientation
St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United StatesEvent 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 [...]
Author Event with Lama Surya Das
St. Timothy's Episcopal Church 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View, United StatesDon’t miss this inspirational event with Lama Surya Das, a best selling author and dharma teacher! Lama Surya Das will speak about his latest book Make Me One with Everything: Buddhist Meditations to Awaken from the Illusion of Separation “If you’ve ever felt ‘at one’ with something—your beloved or your child, a forest trail or a favorite song,” [...]
Speaker Series: Three Jewels with special guest Lama Surya Das
Westhope Presbyterian Church 12850 Saratoga Ave, Saratoga, CA, United StatesThe Three Jewels and Refuges Where the mind rests with trust. What do you turn to when your enthusiasm for practice fades? Taking refuge in the Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha can focus our intentions and inspire our practice. The potential for awakening, a clear path of training, and ongoing support of the community are three [...]
Speaker Series: Pillars of Dhamma
Westhope Presbyterian Church 12850 Saratoga Ave, Saratoga, CA, United StatesWhat we can do to improve our lives... Three core practices support growth in Buddhist practice generosity (dana) virtue (sila) mental development (bhavana). These Three Pillars are sometimes called sources of merit because they are actions that lead to beneficial results. Practicing generosity we nurture an open, kind heart; practicing virtue we live happily, free from [...]
Daylong in Los Altos – What is your state of mind?
Foothills Congregational Church 461 Orange Ave, Los Altos, CA, United StatesA day of meditation with Shaila Catherine. Although meditation is renowned for promoting tranquility and mental calmness, meditation is not passive. Investigative methods play a vital role in the skillful development of liberating insight. Today's program will encourage self-examination and self-reflection to recognize the state of our own minds during meditation and activity. The teaching will [...]
Ways to Awaken – with Shaila Catherine
St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United StatesThis mini two part series will explore the variety of ways that awakening occurred in the days of the Buddha. Reflecting on various approaches to awakening, and inspired by the example of early Buddhists who have awakened, we might value a wider range of practices. There are many ways to liberate the mind and heart! Insight Meditation South Bay meets [...]
Special Event – Voices for a Contemplative Life in Silicon Valley
Westhope Presbyterian Church 12850 Saratoga Ave, Saratoga, CA, United StatesFostering the sacred in a busy life. with Pastor Erik Swanson and Shaila Catherine How can we nurture a sacred and contemplative experience of our lives in the midst of the pressures and demands that are characteristic of Silicon Valley? This evening program will include mindfulness meditation and discussion with two local spiritual leaders who [...]
Reflections on Death in Memory of Merridy Galloway
St. Timothy's Episcopal Church 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View, United StatesThe previously announced topic for tonights dhamma talk "Ways to Awaken" has been postponed until next week. Tonight we will gather as a community to reflect upon the inevitability of death, and to remember our sangha member, Merridy Galloway, who passed away in her home in Palo Alto this past weekend. 7:30 - 8:00 Meditation [...]
Beginner’s Orientation
St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United StatesEvent 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 [...]
Ways to Awaken – with Shaila Catherine
St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United StatesThis mini two part series will explore the variety of ways that awakening occurred in the days of the Buddha. Reflecting on various approaches to awakening, and inspired by the example of early Buddhists who have awakened, we might value a wider range of practices. There are many ways to liberate the mind and heart! Insight Meditation South Bay meets [...]
Guest speaker – Ron Purser – Exploring Nondual Mindfulness
St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United StatesThis week's guest teacher is Ron Purser. His topic is: Exploring Nondual Mindfulness You can find his biography on our guest teacher page. Insight Meditation South Bay meets every Tuesday evening for a sitting and Dhamma talk. See weekly sitting. Everyone is welcome. Chairs are provided. Bring a cushion and mat if you prefer to sit on the [...]
Speaker Series: Eight-fold Path
Westhope Presbyterian Church 12850 Saratoga Ave, Saratoga, CA, United StatesThe Eight-Fold Path of Awakening Living with clarity and peace This series will explore the Noble Eight-fold Path as a liberating practice. The Eight-fold Path is among the most practical and powerful core teachings of the Buddha. It offers practitioners a comprehensive approach for training the mind in the context of meditation, action, relationship, and [...]