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

04/01/2026

Join us ONLINE ONLY this evening for a Dharma talk with Dawn Scott entitled "Spiritual Friendship & the Art of Situation Crafting":

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

"Situation Crafting in the social science of creating conditions that bring out the best in a group and/or an individual. One could see the teachings of the Buddha as elegant situation crafting with the aim of creating conditions that gradually led to awakening. Through meditation, contemplative inquiry, study, and reflection, we’ll explore how the teaching of spiritual friendship is a brilliant form of situation crafting that liberates the heart."

Dawn Scott has been practicing Insight Meditation since 2008 and served as the Family Program Coordinator for eight years at Spirit Rock Meditation Center. She is a graduate of the Insight Meditation Society’s 2017 – 2021 teacher training program, a co-principal teacher of Marin Sangha, and is a core teacher of Spirit Rock’s Liberation, Emptiness, and Awareness Practices (LEAP) Program and the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies and Insight Meditation’s joint program, Exploring the Heart of Freedom. Dawn has a deep love of long retreat practice and the Buddha’s liberative teachings.

03/31/2026

Spring is finally here in Cambridge! We are getting warmer weather this week and the spring buds are popping out in the CIMC gardens. These seasonal cycles are always a good reminder that winter never fails to turn to spring. Swipe to see what this buddha looked like 1 month ago, at the end of February!

03/25/2026

Join us ONLINE ONLY this evening for a Dharma talk with Brian Lesage entitled "A Broader View: What the Leaves are Teaching":

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

Brian Lesage has practiced Buddhist meditation since 1988 and has taught meditation since 2000. He has studied in the Zen, Theravada and Tibetan schools of Buddhism. He was ordained in the Rinzai Zen tradition in 1996. His training in Vipassana Meditation includes doing extended meditation retreats in Myanmar, Nepal, and India as well as numerous retreats in the U.S. He leads retreats and teaches meditation courses nationwide. In teaching the Dharma, Brian is interested in maintaining a close tie with this 2,600-year-old tradition and conveying it in a way that speaks to our current contexts.

03/24/2026

The diaries of Etsy Hillesum, a 27-year old Jewish Dutch student living in N**i occupied Amsterdam, contain many powerful teachings for our troubled world. Narayan gave a Wednesday Dharma Talk on a few weeks ago on Etty’s words of wisdoms for facing our feelings with awareness and seeing the “other” without animosity, hatred, or bitterness. She will further explore these powerful writings in a full day hybrid retreat this Saturday, March 29 from 10 am - 5 pm ET. We hope to see you there!

03/18/2026

Join us IN PERSON this evening for a Dharma talk with Zac Ispa-Landa entitled "Hidden in Plain Sight":

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

Zac Ispa-Landa is a Dharma teacher, father, beekeeper, and Senior Lecturer at the University of Vermont. He has studied and practiced Dharma for 20 years – both Vipassana (insight) meditation and Vajrayana Buddhism. His practice is animated by a vision of personal and collective awakening and supported by a wide range of teachings and techniques.

At the University of Vermont, he teaches courses on ecology, honey bee culture, environmental justice, mindfulness and the Anthropocene, and sustainability. Beyond the University, he is a founder and lead teacher of the Burlington Dharma Collective and teaches at the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies, Inward Bound Mindfulness, Bhumisparsha, and elsewhere.

Zac lives in Winooski, Vermont, with his partner, son, and tens of thousands of honey bees.

03/12/2026

UPDATED DATES: Where is peace to be found, in the same place as sorrow. How convenient!” We invite you to join this online practice group to explore insightful quotes such as this from CIMC founding teacher Larry Rosenberg’s new book The World Exists to Set Us Free: Straight Up Dharma for Living a Life of Awareness. Over 6 Monday evenings (March 30 – May 11, 6:30 – 8:00 PM ET) Matthew Daniell draw from Larry’s wisdom to bring greater connection, resilience, freedom and ease to the challenges of formal practice and daily life.

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03/07/2026

“Where is peace to be found, in the same place as sorrow. How convenient!” We invite you to join this online practice group to explore insightful quotes such as this from CIMC founding teacher Larry Rosenberg’s new book The World Exists to Set Us Free: Straight Up Dharma for Living a Life of Awareness. Over 6 Monday evenings (March 30 – May 11, 6:30 – 8:00 PM ET) Matthew Daniell draw from Larry’s wisdom to bring greater connection, resilience, freedom and ease to the challenges of formal practice and daily life.

We hope to see you there!

03/06/2026

“Where is peace to be found, in the same place as sorrow. How convenient!” We invite you to join this online practice group to explore insightful quotes such as this from CIMC founding teacher Larry Rosenberg’s new book The World Exists to Set Us Free: Straight Up Dharma for Living a Life of Awareness. Over 6 Monday evenings (March 30 – May 11, 6:30 – 8:00 PM ET) Matthew Daniell draw from Larry’s wisdom to bring greater connection, resilience, freedom and ease to the challenges of formal practice and daily life.

Use Code is SETUSFREE30 to get 30% off paperback purchases of The World Exists to Set Us Free made through Shambhala.com March 30, 2026 through May 11, 2026.

*Code valid on shambhala.com through May 11, 2026. Enter code in shopping cart. Cannot be combined with other offers.

02/25/2026

Join us ONLINE ONLY this evening for a Dharma talk with CIMC Guiding Teacher Narayan Helen Liebenson entitled "Exploring the Teachings of Etty Hillesum":

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

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.

02/18/2026

Join us IN PERSON this evening for a Dharma talk with Bruni Dávila entitled "The First Noble Truth":

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

"The Buddha taught suffering and the end of suffering. When we take care of suffering in us, we take care of suffering in the world. We start to understand the interconnectedness between both. But how do we do this when it hurts?
We will explore how we can practice with this first noble truth, and which supports the Buddha’s teachings offer to us as we engage on this path that results in ease, peace and liberation."

Bruni Dávila has practiced Insight and Zen meditation since 1995. She/they is a graduate from the IMS Teacher Training Program, and has been guided and supported by various wonderful teachers and sanghas, and her ancestors of Puerto Rican heritage. bruni’s practice is grounded in the teachings of Mahasi Sayadaw and Sayadaw U Tejaniya.

02/11/2026

Join us IN PERSON this evening for a Dharma talk with Chas DiCapua entitled "Understanding and Practicing with Media Overwhelm":

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

"We will explore how the Buddha’s teachings map onto the challenges that many face navigating this arena of life. Concrete practices and suggestions will be offered."

Chas DiCapua has been practicing mindfulness and Buddhist meditation, primarily in the Theravada school, for over 35 years. In 2003 Chas was invited to be the Resident Teacher at the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, MA where he continues to serve in that role. Chas is a graduate of the four-year Insight Meditation Society / Spirit Rock Teacher Training Program. He is interested in how the basic material of our everyday lives, including relationships, can be used as a vehicle for awakening. Chas teaches retreats at IMS, and at centers and Sanghas throughout the country.

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.

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