We thank all the volunteers, the over 200 donors and guest teachers who helped us reach this fundraising goal for the remodel campaign. Thank you so much for everyone who contributed. Your generosity has made it possible for Seattle Insight to continue to offer the Dharma for all who seek it, in a new space on the first floor of University Friends House. Our new home has many features. Whether you are near or far, you will be able to love the Dharma. Please learn more about the new space below. We turn our efforts to transformation of the space and building a stronger more inclusive sangha. We need to do this together. Please join us! There are volunteer opportunities and more. Together we can connect, inspire spiritual practice, and make Seattle Insight our spiritual home.
Our first night in our new space was on June 6, 2024. The room was very full and the energy felt welcoming and full of metta and joy. On June 30th we had our official opening ceremony! During this time, Sooz began asking for people to create blessing flags for the space. These were hung on July 18th by Sooz Appel, Sue Okerson and Alice Lee. They really brighten the room and are brimming with Dhamma reflections from many people. Since we’ve been here, we have welcomed Luang Por Pasanno, Venerable Pannavati, and Caverly Morgan in addition to our regular Monday Night Sanga. Many more to come. Enjoy the photos!
We’re excited to expand Seattle Insight by adding the North Room Social Hall for walking meditation, meetings, library space, and Seattle Insight events. Volunteers tore out an unneeded storage unit, painted the walls and cabinets, and set up the library. New flooring was also added. In the fall of 2024, a fundraiser was held to raise money for items that enhance the North Room as a welcoming environment. Thanks to all the contributors to this fundraiser! The generosity of the sangha is deeply appreciated.
Grow Our Dharma Roots talk series is a special series of Dharma talks featuring five master meditation teachers including Rodney Smith, Sharon Salzberg, Ofosu Jones-Quartey, Narayan Liebenson, and Zoketsu Norman Fischer. These teachers explore meditation as a gateway to transcendent awareness; caring in a troubled world; sangha and refuge; diversity and the intersection of Dharma and hip hop; and spirituality as relationship to self and the world.
Storyin60 bridges the spoken and written word to share our inspiration about the Dharma, celebrate our new spiritual home, and grow a strong, diverse Sangha. In an effort to build connection between individual sangha members, and share what inspires us to practice, we have created a platform to share the written and spoken word via short audio recordings and written reflections.
