CIMC: Meditation Practice Schedule: Wednesday Evening Programs

Wednesday Evening Programs

The Wednesday evening program usually has three parts:

	5:30 - 6:30 pm	Mindful Housecleaning
	6:45 - 7:30 pm	Sitting
	7:30 - 9:00 pm	Dharma Talk or discussion about meditation practice and/or the Buddha's teachings. The Dharma talk is followed by tea and socializing.

All are invited to come to any part of the evening.

There is a $5 fee for talks. No registration is required.

Please plan to arrive on time for the sitting; no one will be admitted into the sitting after it has begun. The doors reopen after the sitting at 7:30 pm for the talk and discussion.

All talks are held at CIMC in the Upper Meditation Hall.

If you are new to CIMC, please see About CIMC.

Wednesday Evening Schedule

Date	Title	Speaker
August 12	Discussion on Practice	Michael Liebenson Grady CIMC
August 19	No sitting or talk - closed for the summer break
August 26	No sitting or talk - closed for the summer break
September 2	No sitting or talk - closed for the summer break
September 9	Insight Meditation and Developing Expertise	George Mumford Newton, MA
September 16	Dharma Talk	John Peacock Oxford Mindfulness Centre Oxford, UK
September 23	Surrender	Reya Stevens Jamaica Plain, MA
September 30	Discovering Freedom in the Here and Now	Michael Liebenson Grady CIMC
October 7	Dharma Talk	Stephen Batchelor Gaia House Devon, UK
October 14	Living the Questions	Anushka Femandopulle East Bay Meditation Center Oakland, CA
October 21	Wise View is Everything	Narayan Liebenson Grady CIMC
October 28	Realizing Not-Self in Everyday Life	Michael Liebenson Grady CIMC
November 4	No sitting or talk; retreat in progress
November 11	Discussion on Practice	Joseph Goldstein Insight Meditation Society Barre, MA
November 18	Dharma Talk	Carol Wilson Insight Meditation Society Barre, MA
November 25	Learning How to Live: Self Knowing in Action This is a continuing series of talks given by Larry Rosenberg. Each talk will begin with a brief review.	Larry Rosenberg CIMC
December 2	Taking the Refuges and Precepts Taking refuge in the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha and accepting the Five Precepts as ethical guides for our everyday actions can help provide a strong foundation for meditative living. The Refuges and Precepts will be described, followed by a ceremony in which you may accept these Dharma principes if you wish. Those who have taken the Refuges and Precepts may renew at this time.	Narayan Liebenson Grady CIMC
December 9	Dharma Discussion: Practicing during the Holiday Season	Maddy Klyne CIMC
December 16	Learning How to Live: Self Knowing in Action This is a continuing series of talks given by Larry Rosenberg. Each talk will begin with a brief review.	Larry Rosenberg CIMC
December 23	No sitting or talk: closed for holiday break
December 30	No sitting or talk: closed for holiday break
January 6	Sitting and tea; no talk or discussion
January 13	Sitting and tea; no talk or discussion
January 20	Great Heart	Ron Denhardt CIMC
January 27	Dharma Talk	Jack Engler Barre Center for Buddhist Studies Barre, MA
February 3	The Radical Buddha	Andrew Olendzki Barre Center for Buddhist Studies Barre, MA
February 10	Mindfulness of Thinking	Narayan Liebenson Grady CIMC
February 17	Learning How to Live: Self Knowing in Action This is a continuing series of talks given by Larry Rosenberg. Each talk will begin with a brief review.	Larry Rosenberg CIMC
February 24	Breath and Mindfulness: An Exploration of the Anapannasati Sutta	Matthew Daniell Insight Meditation Center of Newburyport Newburyport, MA
March 3	The Buddha's Questions	Ajahn Geoff Metta Forest Monastery Valley Center, CA
March 10	Investigation in Vipasanna Practice	Michael Liebenson Grady CIMC
March 17	My So-called Life	Narayan Liebenson Grady CIMC
March 24	Dharma Talk	Winnie Nazarko Barre, MA
March 31	The Inner Power of Generosity	Maddy Klyne CIMC

Useful Information for Wednesday Evening Programs

We want CIMC to be a welcoming, peaceful, meditative environment. To help preserve a culture of mindfulness, we ask that attention be brought to the following points:

Please do not bring water bottles or food of any kind into the meditation halls.
Turn off cell phones, pagers, beeper watches, etc when in the Center.
Leave shoes and coats in the first floor hallway; however bring your valuables with you into the meditation hall.

Mindful Housecleaning
Preceding the evening sitting and talk, there is a community house-cleaning led by one of the house residents. This weekly work period provides an opportunity to make a direct contribution to the upkeep of the Center, to practice mindfulness in action, and to make new friends. CIMC depends on volunteers to keep the Center clean and inviting. Please help if you can. All are welcome!

Wheelchair Accessibility
Wednesday evening Dharma talks are generally held in the upper meditation hall which can be reached by a wheelchair accessible elevator. Contact the office if you need the wheelchair accessible side entrance to be open.

Arriving on time for the sitting
The doors are generally open during the Mindful Housework period and are locked during the Daily Sitting. No one will be admitted into the sitting after it has begun.

Arriving on time for the Dharma Talk and/or Discussion
The doors will re-open after the Daily Sitting for the talk and/or discussion. Please arrive on time for the talk and enter quietly to help maintain a mindful atmosphere. There will be an opportunity to quietly leave at the end of the talk before the discussion begins.

Meditative silence
Please maintain silence in the meditation hall until the full program is finished. After the discussion, everyone is invited to stay for tea and socializing in the dining room.

Departure at the end of the evening
Please brush off your zabuton (large mat) and plump up your zafu (round cushion). Also, return any other items (i.e. benches, blankets) to their respective storage spaces so that you leave the hall as you found it.

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