Welcome to Bellingham InsightBellingham 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. Bellingham Insight Meditation Society welcomes visitors. To receive announcements and links to our Zoom meetings, join our list-serve by emailing bellinghaminsight+subscribe@googlegroups.com or by e-mailing the listserv moderator. 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. We meet at the Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship (BUF): 1207 Ellsworth Street (at the corner of Ellsworth and I Street a few blocks north of downtown). The main entrance faces Ellsworth Street. You can become a member of the Bellingham Insight Meditation Society by completing the Membership form found on the Supporting BIMS page. NewsTuesday June 10th - Soup and meditationThis Tuesday from 6-6:50 PM we will be hosting Soup with the Sangha, a simple vegetarian meal of soup and bread - a chance to gather as a community before our meditation. No need to bring anything, though of course you can. We will be eating in the space near the Bellingham Unitarian kitchen which is right off our meditation space.
Our meditation will continue in a hybrid format: in-person at Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship (1207 Ellsworth Street, at the corner of Ellsworth and I Street) and also via Zoom. Our greeters will be at the main entrance of BUF until 6:55pm to let you into the building.
We will not have a formal program after meditation, but there will be time to connect with sangha members
6:00 Soup with the Sangha 6:45 Zoom room opens 7:00 Silent meditation 7:45 Dedication of Merit, Introductions & Announcements
We hope to see you this Tuesday evening.
To get the Zoom link, if you are not on our email list, write to info@bellinghaminsight.org. 6/7/25
Tuesday June 3rd - Meditation and TraumaTonight"s meditation will continue in the hybrid format: in-person at Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship (1207 Ellsworth Street, at the corner of Ellsworth and I Street) and also via Zoom.
Our greeters will be at the main entrance of BUF from 6:30 until 6:55pm to let you into the building.
7:00 Welcome & Announcements 7:05 Short practice guided by Amma (recorded - 10min) + Silent meditation (20min) 7:40 Presentation of an interview entitled "When Meditation Just Isn"t Enough" 8:05 Engaged Discussion 8:25 Closing Meditation 8:30 Close
Dharma Talk: We will listen to a recording of Amma Thanasanti and the Clear Mountain Monks discussing how to work with trauma in a mediation practice. It"s very insightful! We will have time for engaged discussion afterwards.
Amma Thanasanti: Amma, a seasoned meditation teacher, and life coach, draws from decades of immersive experience within monastic communities. Her journey, deeply influenced by the wisdom of these environments, revealed that alleviating suffering often demands a broader approach than what conventional Insight meditation practices and ethical guidelines can provide. Her keen awareness of the complexities surrounding individuals grappling with developmental trauma led her to the realization that a more comprehensive strategy was needed.
We hope to practice with you Tuesday evening. 6/1/25
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