Open Community Practice and Dharma Talk
Samadhi: stillness and unification of mind
with Devin Berry
Wednesday, November 17, 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 talk (7:35).
Devin Berry has been meditating for over 20 years. His practice is primarily informed
by the classical teachings of early Buddhism and the Insight
Meditation tradition. He has undertaken many periods of silent
long-term retreat practice. Devin completed the Dedicated
Practitioners Program at Spirit Rock Meditation Center, where he is a
visiting teacher. He is currently in the 2017-2021 Insight Meditation
Society Teacher Training Program. He served as a core leader with San
Francisco POC Insight Sangha. Devin is a community teacher at East
Bay Meditation Center in Oakland, CA where he co-founded the teen
sangha and the Men of Color sangha. He has recently relocated to
Western Massachusetts and teaches nationally. Devin is passionate
about the power of witnessing and storytelling as a liberation tool.
He is deeply committed to the personal and collective liberation of
marginalized communities knowing that through the integration of
reflection and insight, clarity and wisdom give rise to wise action. Devin's website is devinberry.org.
**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, IPV 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
