What Motivates Us to Continue to Practice?
Open Community Practice and Dharma Discussion
with Michael Grady
Wednesday, October 13, 2021; 7:00-8:30pm
Suggested donation: $7-25*
Practice together remotely with other sangha members in a relaxed online atmosphere (7:00) and enjoy a dharma discussion (7:35).
Michael Grady began practicing Insight Meditation with
Joseph Goldstein and Sharon Salzberg in 1974 when they first returned
from Asia. He has also been a student of the late Chan master Sheng Yen
who taught the practice of Silent Illumination - a practice which
emphasizes relaxing the body and mind while practicing awareness without
expectations or an agenda. Michael is a Core teacher at IMS in Barre,
MA and was a Guiding Teacher at the Cambridge Insight Meditation Center
for more than 20 years. Having taught extensively in both intensive
retreats and in an urban dharma center, Michael encourages an attitude
towards practice which is wholistic - that all of life is viewed as an
opportunity for awakening to freedom.
*If
you have the means, please consider a donation tonight. We operate
entirely on the sangha's acts of generosity. Your donation will help us
meet the minimum payment for the teacher and provide some support to the
ongoing operations of the sangha as well. Everyone is welcome at all of
our events, regardless of ability to donate. Therefore, those who
donate more are helping to make the center accessible to all.
A note about dana for Wednesday night Dharma talks: Our
teachers receive 60% of the dana given for Wednesday night Dharma
talks, as they traditionally have. That said, since the pandemic, dana
given for Dharma talks has decreased. As a result, IWM now provides
teachers with a minimum guaranteed amount. If you wish to give
additional dana solely to the teacher for this Dharma talk, there will
be an opportunity later in the process below.
You
can give online or send checks to InsightPV, 116 Pleasant Street, Suite
242, Easthampton, MA 01027. FYI: we check for mail once per week.
Zoom Link
Password: 242.
Dial in by phone for audio only: Call (646) 558-8656. Meeting ID: 943 156 1684. Password: 242
