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CIMC : Cambridge Insight Meditation Center, 331 Broadway, Cambridge, MA (2026)

02/04/2026

Join us ONLINE ONLY this evening for a Dharma talk with Walt Opie entitled "The Importance of Investigation":

6:30 – 7:15 PM ET: meditation
7:30 – 8:45 PM ET: Dharma talk + Q&A

Zoom information to join:
Link: https://cambridgeinsight-org.zoom.us/j/96070852464
Meeting ID: 960 7085 2464
Passcode: cimc

"One of the seven factors of awakening is investigation-of-dhammas (or phenomena), which includes an attitude of patient curiosity or keen interest. This important factor works together with strong mindfulness to help us discriminate between the wholesome and unwholesome mind states present at any given moment. The Buddha described this as one of the key qualities that led to his awakening. This talk will explore how we can better understand this factor and begin implementing it more in our practice."

Walt Opie is an insight meditation teacher who leads workshops and retreats throughout the U.S. He graduated from the Insight Meditation Society’s Teacher Training Program in 2021. Walt has led sitting groups for people in recovery since 2011. He also served as a volunteer prison dharma teacher in California for over 6 years. His most influential teachers include Bhikkhu Anālayo, Sayadaw U Tejaniya, Ajahn Sumedho, Joseph Goldstein, Guy Armstrong, and Gil Fronsdal. His writing appears in the book collection Still, In the City: Creating Peace of Mind in the Midst of Urban Chaos edited by Angela Dews. For more information, you can visit his website, waltopie.com.

01/28/2026

Join us ONLINE ONLY this evening for a Dharma talk with Andrea Castillo entitled "Impermanence as a Possibility for Liberation":

6:30 – 7:15 PM ET: meditation
7:30 – 8:45 PM ET: Dharma talk + Q&A

Zoom information to join:
Link: https://cambridgeinsight-org.zoom.us/j/96070852464
Meeting ID: 960 7085 2464
Passcode: cimc

"If things didn’t change, there would be no hope to become free. Those not trained in perceiving impermanence embrace it only as long as the change is pleasant. However, those trained in the Dharma experience the flow of change with equanimity. We recognize that it is the changes that cause us suffering that spark the most spiritual urgency for cultivating clear seeing, wisdom, and freedom. In this talk we will explore a discourse from the Buddha in which we are instructed how we can train in the perception of impermanence. Recognizing and understanding impermanence (anicca) brings the greatest happiness, which is peace."

Andrea Castillo has practiced Insight Meditation since 1998 under the guidance of Gil Fronsdal. She has taught Dharma at the Insight Meditation Center (IMC) since 2011; she has specialized, although not exclusively, in teaching in Spanish for the Hispanic community. Andrea was trained as a teacher at IMC by Gil Fronsdal and graduated from the Insight Meditation Society (IMS) teacher training, led by Joseph Goldstein. She offers Insight residential retreats in English and Spanish in the US, Latin America, and Spain. In her teaching she is most interested in exploring the intersection between the Buddha’s discourses, our direct experience, and our capacity for creativity. Before dedicating herself to the practice and teaching Dharma, Andrea worked in academia researching and teaching musicology.

01/21/2026

Join us IN PERSON this evening for a Dharma talk with Chris Willard entitled "Simplicity and Renunciation for the Rest of Us":

6:30 – 7:15 PM ET: meditation
7:30 – 8:45 PM ET: Dharma talk + Q&A

You can also join online through Zoom:
Link: https://cambridgeinsight-org.zoom.us/j/96070852464
Meeting ID: 960 7085 2464
Passcode: cimc

Dr. Chris Willard is a psychologist, author consultant based in Cambridge. He has been practicing meditation for over 20 years, and leads workshops globally on mindfulness, mental health, and education. He currently serves on the board of directors at the Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy, and is the past president of the Mindfulness in Education Network. He has presented at TEDx conferences and his thoughts have appeared in the New York Times, The Washington Post, mindful.org, and elsewhere. Some of his books include Alphabreaths, Growing Up Mindful, and Raising Resilience. He teaches at Harvard Medical School.

01/14/2026

Join us ONLINE ONLY this evening for a talk with Anushka Fernandopoulle entitled "13 Ways of Looking at Dharma Practice":

6:30 – 7:15 PM ET: meditation
7:30 – 8:45 PM ET: Dharma talk + Q&A

Zoom information to join:
Link: https://cambridgeinsight-org.zoom.us/j/96070852464
Meeting ID: 960 7085 2464
Passcode: cimc

Anushka Fernandopulle teaches meditation, works as an organizational consultant, and provides leadership coaching to individuals and teams. Anushka’s meditation training spans more than 30 years, primarily in the Vipassana/Insight tradition—the root of contemporary secular mindfulness. After studying Buddhism at Harvard, she spent four years in full-time meditation training in the U.S., India, and Sri Lanka. I was invited to teach in 1998 and later completed a four-year teacher training with Jack Kornfield, Joseph Goldstein, Sharon Salzberg, and other senior Western Buddhist teachers. I joined the Teacher’s Council at Spirit Rock Meditation Center in 2011 and currently serve on the Guiding Teachers Council there.

01/07/2026

CORRECTION: this evening's sit and talk will be ONLINE ONLY, not in person.

Join us ONLINE ONLY this evening for a Dharma talk with Zeenat Potia entitled "Meditation in the Age of AI: What’s Metta Got to Do With It?":

6:30 – 7:15 PM ET: meditation
7:30 – 8:45 PM ET: Dharma talk + Q&A

You can also join online through Zoom:
Link: https://cambridgeinsight-org.zoom.us/j/96070852464
Meeting ID: 960 7085 2464
Passcode: cimc

Zeenat Potia teaches meditation in Buddhist and secular spaces and is an Internal Family Systems practitioner. She integrates mindfulness, 12-step recovery, and IFS in her trauma healing work, and is currently on a path to becoming a Licensed Mental Health Counselor. She serves on the board of the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, MA. Zeenat has taught at the Cambridge Insight Meditation Center since 2014, as well as teaching meditation in organizations and universities throughout the Boston area. Learn more at: https://zeenatpotia.com.

12/17/2025

Join us IN PERSON this evening with Matthew Hepburn for a Dharma reflection and discussion:

6:30 – 7:15 PM ET: meditation
7:30 – 8:45 PM ET: Dharma talk + Q&A

You can also join online through Zoom:
Link: https://cambridgeinsight-org.zoom.us/j/96070852464
Meeting ID: 960 7085 2464
Passcode: cimc

Matthew Hepburn, a Guiding Teacher at CIMC, is a teacher of the Dhamma with extensive training and a passion for getting real about what it means to live well. He began offering meditation instruction in 2012 in schools, in prisons and at CIMC where he was a Core Teacher for many years.

Matthew teaches mindfulness, early Buddhist wisdom, and secular contemplative practices at meditation centers in New England and across North America. This includes teaching at silent retreat centers such as the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, MA, and developing content for broad audiences at Ten Percent Happier. Matthew is a graduate of the 2017-’21 IMS Teacher Training program.

12/10/2025

Join us IN PERSON this evening for a Dharma talk with Zeenat Potia entitled "Reflection on Generosity":

6:30 – 7:15 PM ET: meditation
7:30 – 8:45 PM ET: Dharma talk + Q&A

You can also join online through Zoom:
Link: https://cambridgeinsight-org.zoom.us/j/96070852464
Meeting ID: 960 7085 2464
Passcode: cimc

Zeenat Potia teaches meditation in Buddhist and secular spaces and is an Internal Family Systems practitioner. She integrates mindfulness, 12-step recovery, and IFS in her trauma healing work, and is currently on a path to becoming a Licensed Mental Health Counselor. She serves on the board of the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, MA. Zeenat has taught at the Cambridge Insight Meditation Center since 2014, as well as teaching meditation in organizations and universities throughout the Boston area. Learn more at: https://zeenatpotia.com.

12/03/2025

Join us IN PERSON this evening for a talk with Susan Pollak entitled "What Is Self-Compassion?":

6:30 – 7:15 PM ET: meditation
7:30 – 8:45 PM ET: Dharma talk + Q&A

You can also join online through Zoom:
Link: https://cambridgeinsight-org.zoom.us/j/96070852464
Meeting ID: 960 7085 2464
Passcode: cimc

"Self-compassion is one of the most important and proven new ways to help discover your innate capacity to hold yourself, and those around you, with compassion. Tonight’s talk will briefly discuss the research and then teach practices that will help you bring Self Compassion into your life."

Dr. Susan Pollak has been meditating since elementary school, studying Sufism, Vipassana, Zen and Tibetan Buddhism, and participating in long retreats since high school. She did graduate work in Comparative Religion and Clinical Psychology at Harvard, and has written and contributed to many books, including “Sitting Together”, “Self Compassion for Parents” and the new (2025) “Grounding Psychotherapy in Self-Compassion”. She also writes for Psychology Today and Ten Percent Happier. Susan was President of the Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy from 2010 to 2020 and is a co-founder of the Center for Mindfulness and Compassion at Harvard Medical School. She loves being a substitute teacher for Daily Dharma in Daily Life.

11/26/2025

Join us ONLINE ONLY this evening for reflections on gratitude and a practice discussion:

6:30 – 7:15 PM ET: meditation
7:30 – 8:45 PM ET: Dharma talk + Q&A

Zoom information to join:
Link: https://cambridgeinsight-org.zoom.us/j/96070852464
Meeting ID: 960 7085 2464
Passcode: cimc

Matthew Daniell has been practicing Buddhist meditation since 1985. He practiced Zen in Japan, Tibetan Buddhism in India, and Insight Meditation in India, Burma, Thailand, and the United States. His main teaching mentor is Larry Rosenberg. He is the founder of the North Shore Insight Meditation Center in Massachusetts (NorthshoreIMC.org). He is a member of the Religious Services Department at Phillips Exeter Academy, where he leads a meditation group for students.

11/19/2025

Join us IN PERSON this evening for a Dharma talk with Devon Hase entitled "The Sacred Slowness: Pilgrimage as Spiritual Practice":

6:30 – 7:15 PM ET: meditation
7:30 – 8:45 PM ET: Dharma talk + Q&A

You can also join online through Zoom:
Link: https://cambridgeinsight-org.zoom.us/j/96070852464
Meeting ID: 960 7085 2464
Passcode: cimc

"Through study of the Meghiya Sutta, we’ll explore why the Buddha insisted that awakening happens in community, not in isolation. Through personal stories of transformation, devon will describe the five essential conditions Buddha outlined for waking up. This talk weaves together ancient wisdom with modern pilgrimage, showing how our most challenging moments can become our greatest sources of strength when we practice accompaniment rather than abandonment. Come explore how the gradual path unfolds like a sacred journey, one step at a time, with fellow travelers by our side."

devon hase has practiced intensively in the insight and vajrayana traditions since discovering meditation in 2000. After a decade of bringing mindfulness to high school and college classrooms, she entered several years of silent, solitary retreat in the mountains of Oregon. She now teaches at the Insight Meditation Society, Spirit Rock Meditation Center, and the Forest Refuge, and serves as co-guiding teacher of the online dharma community Refuge of Belonging. Devon supports practitioners in both long and short retreats, as well as through personal mentoring, with an emphasis on relational practice and connection to the natural world.

Along with her life partner, nico, she co-authored How Not to Be a Hot Mess and the forthcoming This Messy, Gorgeous Love: A Buddhist Guide to Lasting Partnership (2026).

Learn more at www.devonandnicohase.com.

11/12/2025

Join us IN PERSON this evening with Narayan Helen Liebenson, who will give a talk about the Refuges & Precepts, followed by a ceremony:

6:30 – 7:15 PM ET: meditation
7:30 – 8:45 PM ET: talk, Q&A, ceremony

You can also join online through Zoom:
Link: https://cambridgeinsight-org.zoom.us/j/96070852464
Meeting ID: 960 7085 2464
Passcode: cimc

Narayan Helen Liebenson is a guiding teacher at the Cambridge Insight Meditation Center where she has been teaching since it opened its doors in 1985. She is an Emeritus Guiding Teacher at IMS (the Insight Meditation Society) in Barre, Massachusetts, after serving as a guiding teacher there for twenty years. Narayan is the author of a small book entitled Life as Meditation, and The Magnanimous Heart; Compassion and Love, Loss and Grief, Joy and Liberation.

Her training includes over 45 years in the Theravada tradition as well as ten years in the Chan tradition with the late Master Sheng-yen. She finds it a joy and a privilege to share the Buddha’s teachings with all who are interested.

11/05/2025

Join us IN PERSON this evening for a Dhamma talk with Bhante Buddharakkhita entitled "Meeting our chaotic life with Mindfulness, Equanimity and Wisdom":

6:30 – 7:15 PM ET: meditation
7:30 – 8:45 PM ET: Dharma talk + Q&A

You can also join online through Zoom:
Link: https://cambridgeinsight-org.zoom.us/j/96070852464
Meeting ID: 960 7085 2464
Passcode: cimc

"Life is sometimes like a roller coaster. You can choose to scream at the ups and downs or apply a balanced mind and enjoy the ride. How do we stay calm and balanced in the face of happiness and pain?"

Venerable Bhante Buddharakkita was born in Uganda, Africa. He first encountered Buddhism in 1990 while studying and living in India. He was ordained as a Buddhist monk by the late Most Venerable U Silananda in 2002 at the Tathagata Meditation Center in San Jose, California. He then spent eight years under the guidance of Bhante Henepola Gunaratana at the Bhavana Society, West Virginia. He is the founder and Abbot of the Uganda Buddhist Center in Uganda.

Besides spending time at the Uganda Buddhist Center, he is a visiting professor at Union Theological Seminary in New York City, and he holds an Honorary Doctorate in Buddhist Studies from Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University (MCU), Thailand. He is long-time member of Global Buddhist Relief’s advisory council in New Jersey.

He has been teaching mindfulness meditation in Africa, the U.S., and worldwide since 2005, and he is a much-loved teacher in many countries. His book, Planting Dhamma Seeds: The Emergence of Buddhism in Africa, tells the story of his religious and spiritual work in the continent of his birth.

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