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Local Dharma Leaders - Sunday Sit at Seattle Insight Meditation Society
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Weekly Sunday Morning Sit & Dharma Talk (Online)

Online 4001 9th Ave NE, Seattle, WA, United States

Teaching the Threes This year's (2023) teaching theme will be Teaching the Threes: Building a Strong Foundation for Practice. Jan/Feb/Mar: Triple Jewels (Buddha, Dhamma, Sangha) Apr/May/Jun: Three Characteristics (Impermanence, Dissatisfaction, Non-self) Jul/Aug/Sep: Three Poisons (Greed, Hatred, Delusion) Oct/Nov/Dec: Three Pillars of Insight Practice (Wisdom, Dana, Sila) Special Note:  Most events at SIMS are meeting remotely …

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Tuere Sala, Co-Guiding Teacher, Seattle Insight Meditation Society
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Thursday Night Sangha (Online)

Online 4001 9th Ave NE, Seattle, WA, United States

The Thursday Night Sangha (formerly Capitol Hill Meditation Group) is a drop-in group dedicated to supporting the meditation practice of people living in the Seattle area. Previous Vipassana practice and/or previous attendance at an beginning meditation class is helpful but not essential. A 30 minute sit begins at 6:30 pm with a short dharma talk …

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Judith Ragir, Guest Teacher
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Untangling Karma, Intimate Zen Stories on Healing Trauma (In-Person & Online)

University Friends Meeting House 4001 9th Ave. NE, Seattle, WA, United States

Description This evening talk with Judith Ragir, Friday Sept. 30th, from 7pm to 9pm, is available both In-Person and Online at the University Friends Meeting House. No registration is required for this Friday night talk. Judith will explore the themes that run through her new book “Untangling Karma, Intimate Zen Stories on Healing Trauma.” This …

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Sooz Appel, Lyndal Johnson, Seattle Insight Meditation Society

Buddhist Essentials – The Five Aggregates (Online only)

Online 4001 9th Ave NE, Seattle, WA, United States

The Five Aggregates (form, feelings, perceptions, mental formations, and consciousness) show how we create an illusory sense of self moment by moment. By examining them we can come to understand how we are not so much a solid self as we may have thought. Special Note: This event will meet remotely via Zoom software. Current …

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Tim Geil, Guiding Teacher, SIMS
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Day of Mindfulness (Online & In Person)

Online and in Person at UFM 4001 9th Ave NE, Seattle, WA, United States

We invite you to join SIMS co-guiding teacher Tim Geil and members of the graduating Introductory Meditation Class in a day of sitting and walking meditation in the Vipassana tradition on Saturday, October 29, from 9 am to 4:30 pm PDT. This event, to which all interested meditation practitioners are welcome, will be held online …

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Free – $30.00

Dave Leggatt, Guest Teacher at Seattle Insight Meditation Society
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Death and the Deathless: An Introduction to Insight Dialogue (In-Person & Online)

Online and in Person at UFM 4001 9th Ave NE, Seattle, WA, United States

The Seattle Insight Meditation Society invites you to explore the Buddha’s teachings on Death and the Deathless during this non-residential hybrid Insight Dialogue retreat. Description When mindfulness of death is developed and cultivated, it’s very fruitful and beneficial. It culminates in the deathless and ends with the deathless. (AN 6.19) Join us for an investigation …

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Dave Leggatt, Guest Teacher at Seattle Insight Meditation Society
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Death and the Deathless: An Introduction to Insight Dialogue (In-Person & Online)

Online and in Person at UFM 4001 9th Ave NE, Seattle, WA, United States

The Seattle Insight Meditation Society invites you to explore the Buddha’s teachings on Death and the Deathless during this non-residential hybrid Insight Dialogue retreat. Description When mindfulness of death is developed and cultivated, it’s very fruitful and beneficial. It culminates in the deathless and ends with the deathless. (AN 6.19) Join us for an investigation …

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Free – $30.00
Sooz Appel

Weekly Meditation & Dharma – The Oxherding Pictures (In-Person & Online)

Online and in Person at UFM 4001 9th Ave NE, Seattle, WA, United States

Special Note about hybrid Zoom/In-Person meeting Monday Night Dharma Talk and Meditation is meeting as a hybrid -  In-Person & Online.   You are invited to come In-Person or everyone is also welcome to join via Zoom software. Current event status and links are on the Online Events page. If you choose to come In-Person, please be aware …

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Ayya Anandabodhi
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The Conundrum of Craving with Ayya Anandabodhi (In-Person & Online)

Online and in Person at UFM 4001 9th Ave NE, Seattle, WA, United States

Description This evening talk with Ayya Anandabodhi , Friday Nov. 11th, from 7pm to 9pm, is available both In-Person and Online at the University Friends Meeting House. It will include meditation, a dharma talk, and Q & A. All are welcome. No registration is required. For Online participants, a meeting link will be provided on …

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Buddhist Essentials – The Brahma Viharas and Heart Practices (Online only)

Online 4001 9th Ave NE, Seattle, WA, United States

How do we cultivate energies that encourage our capacity for caring and compassion toward ourselves and others? In this class we will explore the heart practices called the brahma viharas - loving kindness, compassion, sympathetic joy, and equanimity. We will also consider other qualities of the heart including generosity and forgiveness. Special Note: This event …

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Lyndal Johnson, Steve Wilhelm, Lauren Wilson, Jerry Harter - Local Dharma Leaders - SIMS
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Daylong Retreat: Brahma Viharas (Online)

Online 4001 9th Ave NE, Seattle, WA, United States

Description How do we cultivate energies that encourage our capacity for caring and compassion toward ourselves and others? In this daylong retreat we will consider the brahma viharas of loving kindness, compassion, sympathetic joy and equanimity and explore practices for developing these qualities in our daily lives. This daylong retreat is part of a 10 …

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Free – $30.00

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