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

CIMC invites the community to join in a conversation about our current fund drive for the Larry Rosenberg Endowment Fund on Wednesday, March 26 at 7:30pm.

Date	Title	Speaker
March 4	Truth or Consequences	Winnie Nazarko Barre, MA
March 11	Wise Attitude and Inner Spaciousness	Michael Liebenson Grady CIMC
March 18	Wise Perception	Narayan Liebenson Grady CIMC
March 25	Self Knowing: A Quiet Passion This is a continuing series of talks by Larry Rosenberg. Each talk will begin with a brief review.	Larry Rosenberg CIMC
April 1	A Dharma Discussion on Dharma Work: What is Our True Job?	Maddy Klyne CIMC
April 8	Learning How to Live: Self Knowing in Action This is a continuing series of talks by Larry Rosenberg. Each talk will begin with a brief review.	Larry Rosenberg CIMC
April 15	Caring for the Heart	Narayan Liebenson Grady CIMC
April 22	Learning How to Live: Self Knowing in Action This is a continuing series of talks by Larry Rosenberg. Each talk will begin with a brief review.	Larry Rosenberg CIMC
April 29	Meditation: From Confusion to Clarity	Michael Liebenson Grady CIMC
May 6	Not Just for Me: The Bodhisattva Attitude	Lila Kate Wheeler Somerville, MA
May 13	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 the Dharma principles if you wish. Those who have taken the Refuges and Precepts may renew them at this time.	Michael Liebenson Grady CIMC
May 20	Coming Home	Anushka Fernandopulle East Bay Meditation Center Oakland, CA
May 27	Dharma Talk	Greg Scharf Phoenix, AZ
June 3	Dharma Talk	Ron Denhardt
June 10	Relationships as Dharma Practice	Chas DiCapua Insight Meditation Society Barre, MA
June 17	Learning How to Live: Self Knowing in Action This is a continuing series of talks by Larry Rosenberg. Each talk will begin with a brief review.	Larry Rosenberg CIMC
June 24	Dharma Talk	Matthew Daniell
July 1	Dharma Discussion	Ron Denhardt
July 8	Dharma Talk	Ajahn Kusalo Tisarana Buddhist Monastery Perth, Ontario
July 15	Discussion on Practice	Narayan Liebenson Grady CIMC
July 22	Discussion on Practice	Michael Liebenson Grady CIMC
July 29	Discussion on Practice	Narayan Liebenson Grady CIMC
August 5	A Dharma Discussion on Generosity	Maddy Klyne CIMC
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

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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