IMC-Lewes

Monday Feb 24th topic: The Four Noble Truths. Join us as we explore the fact that stress, dissatisfaction, and suffering happen in our lives; that they have a cause; that they can end; and that there is a path to that ending. ~Larissa Kitenko

Please join us Monday, January 27 Teacher Larissa Kitenko Topic: The Three Refuges Suggested dana: $10 4 to 4:30pm – silent meditation 4:35 to approximately 5:30pm – dharma talk, Q&A, closing sit 5:30 to 6 – informal, optional Q&A with Larissa regarding meditation We will have thirty minutes of our traditional silent group meditation. Larissa will then present a twenty-five to thirty minute dharma talk followed by a Q&A period and a closing sit. Message from Larissa: Join us as we explore taking refuge in the awakened mind; in things the way they are; and in the community of like-minded … [Read More]

9am to 11am St Peter’s Parish Hall Led by experienced members of the IMC-L community, Carol Wzorek and Kathryn Harris, this two hour event is appropriate for beginners and those wanting to refresh their practice. The workshop will address what Insight Meditation is and why we meditate. It will introduce you to techniques used in sitting, standing, and walking meditation. Short practice sessions will be followed by discussion to help answer questions and share your thoughts about your experience. This is a great opportunity to feel the presence and benefits of meditating in a group. The suggested dana is $10

IMC-Lewes Special Retreat Tibetan Sound Healing Saturday, December 14, 2019 1-4 PM IMC-L will host a Tibetan Sound Healing Workshop with Sue Greer from 1pm to 4pm on Saturday, December 14, at St. Peters’ Parish Hall, 2nd & Mulberry, Lewes. Tibetan Sound Healing: This practice has been handed down from teacher to student through the oral traditions of the Tibetan Bon for over a thousand years. The heart of the practice is the use of the five warrior seed syllables that connect us to the 5 working pranas of the subtle energy body. We will use breath awareness, visualization and … [Read More]

Please join us Monday, September 23 Teacher Larissa Kitenko Topic: Hatred Never Ceases by Hatred Suggested dana: $10 4 to 4:30pm – silent meditation 4:35 to approximately 5:30pm – dharma talk, Q&A, closing sit 5:30 to 6 – informal, optional Q&A with Larissa regarding meditation We will have thirty minutes of our traditional silent group meditation.  Larissa will then present a twenty-five to thirty minute dharma talk followed by a Q&A period and a closing sit. Message from Larissa: The events and rhetoric in our country and the rest of the world are disturbing. Join us for an exploration of … [Read More]

Please join us This Saturday, September 14 Introduction to Meditation 9am to 11am St Peter’s Episcopal Church Parish Hall 2nd & Mulberry Streets, Lewes   Led by experienced members of the IMC community, Kathryn Harris and Sharon Rose, this two hour event is appropriate for beginners and those wanting to refresh their practice. The workshop will address what Insight Meditation is and why we meditate. It will introduce techniques used in seated, standing, and walking meditation. Short practice sessions will be followed by discussion to help answer questions & share your thoughts about your experience. This is a great opportunity … [Read More]

“Skillful Speech” by Allan Lokos https://tricycle.org/magazine/skillful-speech/  

Dharma Book Group Questions Ajahn Chah: everything arises, everything falls away Part Six – Completing the Path, Chapters 37-40, pages 131-150 Chapter 37. Making an End of Problems 131-132 Our practice of Dharma is for resolving all those problems we experience in the world, both our own and others’ problems, family problems, any kind of the many and difficult problems people face these days. There are many sorts of problems, but the Buddha taught the real and ultimate way to solve them. The real fact of the matter, the true solution, is that there is no one to solve problems, … [Read More]