Unshakeable Confidence: Mindfulness for Women For those who aspire to find peace within themselves and each other, this is a potent time to free our minds from our conditioned blinders so we can step up to take wise action toward ending all bias and social injustice.... August 18, 2019By Editor DaylongRetreats
Have We No Decency? A Response to President Trump: A Letter from the Washington National Cathedral The Insight Meditation Community of Washington’s vision is that all living beings realize the freedom of their true nature and that our world be filled with the growing expression of love, compassion, wisdom and peace. We stand with the Washington National Cathedral and its recent letter: Have We No Decency? A Response to President Trump. We urge you to read and reflect upon it... August 9, 2019By Editor announcement, SocialJustustice
Invitation to Define IMCW’s Future Vision & Our Collective Awakening As IMCW works to become a more welcoming, inclusive, supportive, and effective community, we would greatly appreciate the generosity of your insights, perspectives and experiences thus far as we envision IMCW’s future... July 29, 2019By Editor events, FutureVision
A Collective-Awakening Vision for “IMCW 2.0" What is the future of IMCW? Where are we headed over the next 5 to 10 years? How can we best support each other in our ultimate goal of collective awakening? How do we truly become more diverse, equitable, and inclusive? What does it mean to belong to and contribute to IMCW? How do we need to evolve as the Dharma and similar teachings and practices evolve and mature? How is the teacher role changing... July 17, 2019By Editor FutureVision
Film: Animals and the Buddha Please join us for a screening of the film “Animals and the Buddha”, directed by acclaimed documentary filmmaker Keegan Kuhn (“Cowspiracy”, “What the Health”), to raise awareness and encourage deeper reflection on how extending compassion to all animals, particularly the animals we might typically forget about, is consistent with the Buddhist path.... November 9, 2018By Editor announcement