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Membership at CIMC

The Cambridge Insight Meditation Center (CIMC) is a community of people who come together to practice insight meditation (Vipassana), the art of mindful living. Everyone who comes to the Center is part of CIMC and contributes in some way: by practicing together, sharing experiences, and volunteering to help out. People who have found CIMC and insight meditation to be of value in their lives often choose to become members of the Center.

Becoming a member of CIMC is a way of expressing a commitment to the Center and making a contribution to its ongoing work. Members support CIMC, the teachings offered here, and the Center's administrative and other services through their annual pledges. Without this source of income, CIMC could not continue to exist as a center for teaching and practice.
Membership Benefits
Membership Dues
Becoming a Member
We consider membership dues an expression of the intention to help maintain a city refuge for the practice of meditation. In order to create a culture of mindfulness at CIMC, we require that all members follow the Guidelines for Participation at the Center, which are posted on the bulletin board.

Membership Benefits

CIMC offers benefits to it members including:
  • Use of the Center during non-activity periods for individual practice from 7:00 am to 10:00 pm (except on retreat and workshop days);
  • Greater access to teachers for individual interviews on practice issues;
  • Borrowing privileges from the Center's library of books, audio tapes and video tapes;
  • Reduced fees for meditation practice groups, retreats, workshops, and other offerings.
Membership Dues

We consider membership dues to be one expression of support in helping to maintain a city refuge for the practice of meditation. The suggested annual pledge is $300. However, we recognize that $300 is not appropriate for everyone: for some it is too high, and for others too low. Therefore, we have included other options: one is to pledge $420 annually and another is to pledge a different amount that you feel is most appropriate for your income.

We provide financial aid in the form of work exchanges and scholarships to all who request it. If you have questions or concerns about payment, or if you would like financial aid, please contact the office.

Becoming a Member

To become a member, simply fill out the membership form on the back of our printed schedule and mail or bring it to CIMC along with payment for at least the first three months of membership. If you would like to have your name, address and telephone number placed on a list that is sent to all other members, please check off the appropriate box on the form. We do not share our member list or mailing list with anyone else.

Printed schedules may be picked up at the Center (there is a stack of them at the front door) or by calling the office and requesting that one be mailed to you.

In order to create a culture of mindfulness at CIMC, we require that all members follow the Guidelines for Using the Center, which are posted on the bulletin board.

 
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