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
Feb 13	Making Friends with the Thinking Mind	Myoshin Kelley Insight Meditation Society Barre, MA
Feb 20	No Subject, No Object	Ron Denhardt CIMC
Feb 27	The Buddha's Contribution to Buddhism	Andrew Olendzki Barre Center for Buddhist Studies Barre, MA
March 5	Wise Attitude and Inner Spaciousness	Michael Liebenson Grady CIMC
March 12	Self Knowing: A Quiet Passion This is a continuing series of talks given by Larry Rosenberg. Each talk witll begin with a brief review.	Larry Rosenberg CIMC
March 19	What Does It Mean to Let Go?	Narayan Liebenson Grady CIMC
March 26	Endowment Education Evening	CIMC Board & Teachers
April 2	Self Knowing: A Quiet Passion This is a continuing series of talks given by Larry Rosenberg. Each talk witll begin with a brief review.	Larry Rosenberg CIMC
April 9	The Grace of Diminishment	Olivia Hoblitzelle Cambridge, MA
April 16	The Paradox of Becoming	Thanissaro Bhikkhu Metta Forest Monastery Valley Center, CA
April 23	Resistance and Receptivity	Narayan Liebenson Grady CIMC
April 30	Discovering the Timeless	Michael Liebenson Grady CIMC
May 7	Dharma Talk	Doug Phillips Newton, MA
May 14	Dharma Talk	Ajahn Sucitto Cittaviveka Buddhist Monastery United Kingdom
May 21	Self Knowing: A Quiet Passion This is a continuing series of talks given by Larry Rosenberg. Each talk witll begin with a brief review.	Larry Rosenberg CIMC
May 28	The Four Noble Truths as Practice	Phillip Moffitt Spirit Rock Meditation Center Woodacre, CA
June 4	Self Knowing: A Quiet Passion This is a continuing series of talks given by Larry Rosenberg. Each talk witll begin with a brief review.	Larry Rosenberg CIMC
June 11	Self Knowing: A Quiet Passion This is a continuing series of talks given by Larry Rosenberg. Each talk witll begin with a brief review.	Larry Rosenberg CIMC
June 18	Wise Love, Compassionate Wisdom	Reya Stevens Jamaica Plain, MA
June 25	Loosening the Knots of Habit	Kate Lila Wheeler Somerville, MA
July 2	Befriending the Self-Critical Mind	Chas DiCapua Insight Meditation Society Barre, MA
July 9	Dharma Talk	Bhante Buddharakkita Bhavana Society Highview, WV
July 16	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.	Narayan Liebenson Grady CIMC
July 23	Discussion on Practice	Michael Liebenson Grady CIMC
July 30	Discussion on Practice	Maddy Klyne CIMC
August 6	Discussion on Practice	Michael Liebenson Grady CIMC
August 13	Discussion on Practice	Narayan Liebenson Grady CIMC
August 20	No sitting or talk - closed for the summer break
August 27	No sitting or talk - closed for the summer break
Sept 3	Sitting and tea; no talk or discussion
Sept 10	Having Faith and Making an Effort	George Mumford Newton, MA

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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