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This Week's Events

Monday Jul 28 at 6:30 am. Morning Meditation: .

Tuesday Jul 29 at 6:30 am. Morning Meditation: .

Tuesday Jul 29 at 7:00 pm. Meditation: Tuesday Evening Meditation.

Tuesday Jul 29 at 8:00 pm. Dharma Talk: Buddhism and Modern Psychology.

Wednesday Jul 30 at 6:30 am. Morning Meditation: .

Thursday Jul 31 at 6:30 am. Morning Meditation: .

Friday Aug 1 at 6:30 am. Morning Meditation: .

Friday Aug 1 at 5:15 pm. 5th Precept/mindful Recovery: .

Monday Aug 4 at 6:30 am. Morning Meditation: .

Classes

Tuesday Aug 5 at 6:00 pm. Orientation to Insight Meditation. Red Cedar Dharma Hall

Tuesday Sep 2 at 6:00 pm. Orientation to Insight Meditation. Red Cedar Dharma Hall

Saturday Sep 27 at 9:00 am. Beginning Again-Introduction to Insight Meditation. Red Cedar Dharma Hall

Retreats

Saturday Sep 13 at 9:00 am. September 13-14 Weekend with Ajahn Geoff . Red Cedar Dharma Hall

Sunday Sep 14 at 9:00 am. September 13-14 Weekend with Ajahn Geoff . Red Cedar Dharma Hall

Tuesday Sep 30 at 3:00 pm. Heather & Jean retreat Sept 30-Oct 4, 2014.

Friday Mar 20. Heather Martin and Teacher TBA Retreat March 20-29.

Monday Oct 12. Fall retreat October 12-17, 2015.

Welcome to Bellingham Insight

Bellingham Insight Meditation Society (BIMS) supports meditation and practice in the Buddhist Theravada tradition. We do not have a single guiding teacher. Rather, we are a sangha-led community. We bring in regional and national teachers, including monastics, for residential and non-residential retreats. Our weekly programs are facilitated by senior members in coordination with our Board and Program Committee.

Insight meditation is a simple and direct practice, the moment-to-moment investigation of the mind/body process through calm and focused awareness. Learning to observe experience from a place of stillness enables one to relate to life with less fear and clinging. Seeing life as a constantly changing process, one begins to accept pleasure, pain, fear, joy and all aspects of life with increasing equanimity and balance. As insight deepens, wisdom and compassion arise. This practice is sometimes called "vipassana", which is a Pali word for insight.

News

Thanissaro Bhikku Retreat - Registration Form Available

Thanssaro Bhikku (Ajaan Geoff) is returning to Bellingham the weekend of September 13-14 to lead a weekend of study and meditation. During this course, he will lead us in an exploration of dhammas.

The course will be held at the Red Cedar Dharma Hall in Bellingham. The cost is $30 (BIMS pledge members) or $40 (non-members). For more information contact Karen the registrar at : karen.sheldonf@gmail.com

A flyer and registration form can be found at this link.

9/13/14

Practice Period Coming in October and November

Starting October 7, the practice period is an opportunity to deepen your understanding of the Buddhist path and to more fully integrate your practice into your daily life. We do this as a Sangha to support and energize each other. A series of talks/discussions will be led by the teaching corps. Details will be available by mid-September.

9/7/14