Dharma Insight | Insight Meditation Community of Charlottesville

Mindful of Race, Transforming Racism from the Inside Out

Ruth King shares that “Racism is a heart disease, and it’s curable.” In this talk she shares insights from her new book, Mindful of Race, and her approach of blending min

Peace and Restoration Beneath The Turbulence

Pat Coffey shares that the Buddha offered a path and practices for his students to learn how to navigate and settle peacefully in relationship to the vicissitudes of life

Why Truth-Telling Still (and Always) Matters

Susan Stone shares that at a time when truth is a frequent hostage to those with the loudest or angriest voices, our insight tradition teaches truth-telling as a practice

The Value of Added Dimensions

Jeanne van Gemert shares how the added dimensions of the Buddhist teaching expand our perspective and provide richness to our path. For more information, please visit th

Good in the Beginning, Middle, and End

Susan Stone shares that the Buddha said his Dharma (teaching) is "good in the beginning, good in the middle and good in the end." Following a guided meditation, Susan wil

Establishing and Enhancing Your Practice to Transform Your Life

Pat Coffey shares that every spiritual path worth it's salt has elements of practice. Real transformation requires this. There is no end-run around practicing. In a real

Live in Love, in Joy, Even Among Those Who Hate

Susan Stone shares in this talk: in this fraught world, it is helpful to remember the Buddha's teaching of living in joy and love even among those who hate. When we look

Dwelling Places for the Mind and Heart

Sharon Beckman-Brindley shares that in the Mahanama Sutta, the Buddha teaches us how to cultivate the mind so that it becomes a fertile ground for true, deep and lasting

Massaging Your Perspective: The Road to Happiness

Pat Coffey explores the view or perspective of how this creation operates will determine your level of happiness or suffering. If your view is a Wise View, a view aligned

Being a Buddha

IMCC is pleased to welcome guest teacher, Caverly Morgan. She is the Founder and Guiding Teacher of Peace in Schools and Presence Collective. She trained for eight years

Brahma Viharas: Series Conclusion, Assessments and the Way Forward

This is the final in a ten-part series focusing on active engagement with the four heart qualities that are a prominent part of the Buddha’s teachings. The qualities, kno

Brahma Viharas: Equanimity - Part II

This is the 9th in a ten-part series focusing on active engagement with the four heart qualities that are a prominent part of the Buddha’s teachings. The qualities, known

Everything is Workable. Really.

Sharon Beckman-Brindley explores how our practice can help us to work with relational or systemic conflicts and difficulties that may arise. You are invited to bring to

Brahma Viharas: Equanimity - Part I

Sharon Beckman-Brindley presents this 8th in a ten-part series focusing on active engagement with the four heart qualities that are a prominent part of the Buddha’s teach

Notes on the Brahma Viharas

In this talk, Teresa Miller highlights key aspects of the Brahma Viharas and how they are inter-related. For more information, please visit the Insight Meditation Commun

Brahma Viharas: Sympathetic Joy - Part II

This is the 7th in a ten-part series focusing on active engagement with the four heart qualities that are a prominent part of the Buddha’s teachings. The qualities, known

Bringing Relaxation, Joy and Ease to Your Practice

Guided meditation and dharma talk by Pat Coffey. Various meditation forms are designed to enhance the strength of the parasympathetic nervous system -- the aspect of your

Brahma Viharas: Sympathetic Joy - Part I

This is the 6th in a ten-part series focusing on active engagement with the four heart qualities that are a prominent part of the Buddha’s teachings. The qualities, known

Brahma Viharas: Compassion - Part II

This is the 5th in a ten-part series focusing on active engagement with the four heart qualities that are a prominent part of the Buddha’s teachings. The qualities, known

Brahma Viharas: Compassion - Part I

This is the 4th in a ten-part series focusing on active engagement with the four heart qualities that are a prominent part of the Buddha’s teachings. The qualities, known