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Tara Brach will be one of 40 teachers featured in a 20-week, free series of online interviews on how spiritual teachers deal with their own personal challenges....

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BuddhaFest speakers this year include Rick Hanson, author of Buddha's Brain and one of the world's leading authorities on the neuroscience of mindfulness, and Congressman Tim Ryan, whose new book, A Mindful Nation, explores the growing presence of mindfulness in many areas of American life....

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On Saturday, May 4 at 9 p.m. (ET), C-Span will air Congressman Tim Ryan's talk from IMCW's Bethesda class on April 11. C-Span notes:

Democratic Representative Tim Ryan from Ohio presents his thoughts on the teachings of mindfulness and what he believes are the meditative practices' benefits...

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Over the past decade, training in mindfulness—the intentional cultivation of moment-by-moment non-judgmental focused attention and awareness—has spread from its initial western applications in medicine to other fields, including education....

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The movie I Am, received so well at last year's BuddhaFest, will be shown tonight on Oprah's Network.... Read more

Tsoknyi Rinpoche discusses his teachings on "Open Heart, Open Mind" with Tara Brach....

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Congressman Ryan received a standing ovation at Wednesday's Bethesda class when he spoke of building a nation based on mindfulness and kindness...

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We have created an overview of our December class, per the parents request...

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Playing traditional instruments and chanting, the Gaden Jangtse monks will perform a Medicine Buddha puja. Hearing the Medicine Buddha mantra is believed to alleviate our physical and mental suffering and leave the imprints of the entire path to Enlightenment in our minds....

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Please join Wednesday guest speaker, Congressman Tim Ryan on April 11 as he talks to IMCW about his new book about how in these tough times, living mindfully is creating a quiet revolution...

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An exciting new feature--the BuddhaFest Short Films Showcase--has been added to this year’s festival. A $1,000 top prize is being offered for films of five minutes or less that explore the question, “What does it mean to be awake in the world?”

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The State of the Sangha 2010-11 describes the continued growth of the IMCW community....

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La Sarmiento, IMCW teacher, sings 3 dharma spoof songs for the 2011 IMCW Solstice Celebration. Read more

Awakening Joy is an engaging and highly regarded internet course that has been written up in O Magazine. Joy is not for just the lucky few–it’s a choice anyone can make....

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A holiday greeting video from Tara and all of us at IMCW...

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Join us for candles and chanting...

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Anam Thubten, Buddhist teacher and author of the recently released No Self, No Problem teaches at IMCW's Arlington class on Monday, December 5.

He says, "Buddha spoke of attention as one of the most powerful methods to become free...."

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IMCW offers a number of websites to pique your interest: audio dharma, readings, online Buddhist magazines, study groups, retreats, and peace & justice groups.

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Join the IMCW community at a fall picnic!

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Watch video dharma talks by Tara Brach, Sylvia Boorstein, Hugh Byrne and Ruth King...

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Practice a variety of applied mindfulness tools to be less reactive in this interactive retreat. You'll learn to  communicate more calmly and definitively, and maintain mental focus.

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Tara offers new insights on how to establish a rich and satisfying meditation practice. 

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Join guest teacher Ajahn Kusalo at IMCW this month...

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Guest teacher Sharon Salzberg is offering a daylong in October and several new class series beginning this month are open for registration.

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Explore our audio dharma and our new video dharma on the Talks webpage...

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Tara Brach and other IMCW teachers are teaching introduction to meditation classes this fall. Learn how to quiet the mind and awaken mindful and compassionate awareness with Vipassana (insight) meditation. 

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Practicing the dharma in the jungles of the home life...

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Class cancellations may occur due to the storm...

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Jonathan Foust would like to announce that the Man Alive Retreat for Saturday, August 27 has been CANCELLED.

IMCW offers a variety of resources for our virtual sangha.  Our audio and video dharma talks are just the beginning....

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Join teachers Lama Surya Das, Sylvia Boorstein, and Tara Brach, as they help to offer us refuge from the media hype about the 10th anniversary of 9.11 and offer tools, guidance and perspective to help us connect with our true nature.  

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When I first met Tibetan teacher Anam Thubten informally, I was immediately struck by his warmth and humor. As we began talking, a striking depth and clarity of wisdom came through. Anam is the real deal- a very realized, awake being.... Read more

Join IMCW and Omega for a weekend with these 3 noted Buddhist teachers and psychologists, as they explore how Western psychology and Eastern Buddhist psychology have become partners in one of the greatest of human quests—the exploration, understanding, healing, and awakening of the human heart and mind....

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... I had been given the Buddhist name, Shenpen Lhamo or Goddess of Helping Others, by Thrangu Rinpoche, a familiar monk to our pending house guest.

One day I had a call from someone I could not understand. I thought it must either be a possible client (I am retired) or a sales person, both common occurrences. I ultimately said, “I am very sorry but I am afraid you have the wrong number and hung up. A few minutes later I discovered it was my Monk! Next time he called he said, “I thought you were the Goddess of Helping Others!” “I have much to learn,” I replied....

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Teachers Hugh Byrne and Rebecca Hines talk about simple ways to come home to yourself in everyday life: begin your life fresh in the moment by pausing, relaxing, and paying attention to your immediate experience using the sacred pause.

A link to a downloadable mindfulness bell is included...

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Transform fear with Darwin's help. A talk by Tara Brach, translated by Barbara and Doug Levine. Read more

Lama Surya Das speaks about living the "infinite possibilities of now."

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A Washington Post reporter discovers "inconspicuous Buddhists."

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See Tara Brach's dharma talks on video!    

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Please join us in welcoming the Dalai Lama's monks, who are coming to Baltimore to create a sand mandala and to teach meditation...

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Watch BuddhaFest online through July 4!  Tricycle.com is offering several BuddhaFest movies over the next 2 weeks....

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Experience a unique blend of films, talks and meditation this Thursday-Sunday, June 16-19, at Artisphere in the Rosslyn section of Arlington, VA.  Read more

Listen to Buddhist teacher Surya Das, poet, writer and chant-master....

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Learn about the new website's many features.  This week we look at the calendar and talk about how to find classes, teachers, and other items of interest.

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Eastern Buddhism meets Western philosophy and culture in a book by Religious Studies professor David McMahan. Read the book review by IMCW teacher Carl Skooglund....

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Teen and adult summer retreats offered by iBme in nearby Virginia offer "a practical toolkit for lifelong mental health, social-emotional wellbeing, and sustainable living."

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RRUUC installs new air conditioner today.

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September 16–17, 2011 

Join three of the West's most prominent Buddhist teachers—Jack Kornfield, Tara Brach, and Mark Epstein—for an exclusive weekend program. Tap into the healing wisdom for lasting happiness inherent within each of us through the ancient, life-changing power of Buddhist teachings and the latest research in contemporary Western psychology. 

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Barbara and Doug Levine offer a light-hearted interpretation of Jonathan Foust's class, "Fear Can Be Our Ally."

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This June 17 retreat, in Pagosa Springs, CO, with teacher Dori Langevin, will weave a balance of effort and ease, stillness and motion, stability and openess in our body, heart and mind.

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This book review describes how Kristen Neff, PhD, brings some fresh perspective about suffering and has concluded that Self-Compassion is, as Cheri Huber once said, the magic ingredient.

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Teacher Klia Bassing classes have been filmed for ABC news segment airing Monday, May 9...

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New website, new look, new features, new experience--with metta from IMCW.

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Regional insight meditation centers and residential dharma centers.

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Teacher Catherine Brousseau explains how the the Five Recollections create a perspective of gratitude.

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Ofosu teaches IMCW’s Family Meditation class and is an accomplished hip hop, rap and electronica musical artist known as Born. He talks about his life, his goals, and how his Buddhist practice and music intersect.

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Read the "Best of DC 2011"!

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Welcome to Buddhist practice. These books, taken from the broader list of readings suggested by the teachers on a number of subjects, will help introduce you to meditation and Buddhist dharma (teachings).  We hope you find them useful. Please also look into our audio and video dharma offerings, and our classes and retreats.

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The Buddhist principles of loving kindness (metta) and generosity (dana) call us to support a meditation experience beneficial for others as well as ourselves. Meditation gives us an opportunity to quiet our minds and focus our attention on what is happening to us right now. Silence and stillness ar... Read more

During the first meeting between mentee and mentor you will review your Mentoring Agreement. You’ll review your goals, how often you’ll meet, where and for how long. This is an excellent way start your relationship.

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IMCW offers a list of reading material that has been useful to its teachers.

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How do we transform fear? A new perspective on Jonathan Foust's talk on fear by sangha members Barbara and Doug Levine. Read more

A selection of books and CDs are available for sale at the Wednesday night class. IMCW does not sell these materials on the website and we can not take mail orders. The following books have inspired members of the IMCW community and are particularly useful for more experienced students: Vipassana-... Read more

Hugh Byrne talks about the Satipatthana Sutta: mindfulness as a direct path to liberation.

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Watch Sharon Salzberg's PBS segment--filmed at IMCW.

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A YLM "graduate" describes how YLM works and how it has affected her life....

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Shambhala SunSpace, Shambhala Sun Magazine's website, interviews IMCW teacher Ofosu Jones-Quartey, also known as rapper Born Infinite, about the recent release of his new solo album Tomorrow is Today.

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Join us at BuddhaFest 2011, June 16-19 at Artisphere in Rosslyn, VA for films, meditation and dharma....

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What are retreats like? What should I expect? Teacher Vicki Goodman remembers her first retreat experience...

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Whether you are new to meditation or have been practicing regularly for a while, you may find working with a mentor to be a welcomed support on the path. Read more

How do we fight greed and delusion--the shadow side? With laughter! Sangha members Barbara and Doug Levine produce comic interpretations of Tara Brach's dharma talks and offer them for your enjoyment. Read more

A summary of the past year's classes, retreats, teachers, and the growth of the affinity communities.

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Welcome to IMCW's volunteer program!

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Don't get stuck -- keep an eye on the homepage!

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For the last 8 years, I have been on a quest, a kind of archeological dig. The site? The suttas (discourses) of the Buddha. The treasure? To hold in my mind and heart the wisdom of a fully enlightened being and it’s power to reshape my life.... Read more

2010 survey receives 600 responses!

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Tara Brach talks about patience. "Patience isn’t the absence of strong emotions or the denial of unpleasantness, but rather the capacity to accept the tension and anxiety of stress....

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How do we fight greed and delusion--the shadow side? With laughter! A new installment of sangha members Barbara and Doug Levine produce comic interpretations of Tara Brach's dharma talks. Read more

Listen to Jonathan on the Diane Rehm show!

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To bring the dharma to still more people in our troubled world, and to expand its reach to diverse communities, Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Northern California will conduct its fourth Community Dharma Leader (CDL) training course beginning in September 2010. Five teachers and teachers-in- training from IMCW have been accepted to the program. Read more

IMCW sangha members volunteer at Habitat for Humanity, July 2009 in Capitol Heights, D.C....

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How do we take refuge in the dhamma? We remember to come home to this moment. We pause long enough to come out of the fog of to do lists, newspapers stories and our own stories of how thing ought to be different than they are.... Read more