Three Types of Happiness in Buddha’s Teachings
Open Community Practice and Dharma Talk
with Yenkuei Chuang
Wednesday October 30, 2024; 7:00-8:30pm; in-person/hybrid at IWM.
Suggested donation: $7-25*
Practice together with other sangha members in a relaxed atmosphere (7:00) and enjoy a dharma talk (7:35).
Yenkuei Chuang (she/her) is a meditation teacher, licensed psychologist, and somatics practitioner, ordained in Thich Nhat Hanh’s Order of Interbeing and trained in Insight Meditation and Early Buddhism. She loves writing, parenting, dancing, cooking, eating, and doing nothing. She co-founded the Dandelions of the Heart Sangha in 2010, and has since become a recognized Insight Dialogue Teacher, and a facilitating teacher of Venerable Analayo’s courses on Satipatthana and Anapanasati at the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies.
Keenly aware of culture, gender, race, class, and other social differences that shape our perceptions and identities, Yenkuei wrote her doctoral dissertation on the Development of Bicultural Competence. Her recent writings have been published in Lion’s Roar (
Erased No More, 2020), The Arrow (
Dukkha of Racism, 2022), Mindfulness (
Yesterday I Died, 2021), and Mindfulness Bell.
Yenkuei enjoys helping people transform their suffering and find freedom, belonging, and power in the richness of their intersectional identities. She is grateful to the Buddha and all her teachers for showing her how to live happily in the midst of uncertainty and change. For more information about her offerings, please visit
www.yenkuei.org.
*If you have the means, please consider a donation tonight. Dana, which is the ancient Pali word for “generosity”, is a fundamental aspect of the Buddha’s teachings. Our teachers have historically received 60% of the dana given for dharma talks, and while this is still true, since the pandemic, we do make sure teachers receive a minimum guaranteed amount. Insight Western Mass operates entirely on the sangha's acts of generosity. Those who donate more are helping to make the center accessible to all. Everyone is welcome to all of our offerings regardless of ability to donate.
You can give online or send checks to Insight Western Mass, 116 Pleasant Street, Suite 242, Easthampton, MA 01027. FYI: we check for mail once per week.
IN-PERSON LOCATION: IWM at Eastworks; 116 Pleasant St, Suite 242, Easthampton, MA
Chairs and cushions available.
Please bring your own covered water bottle.
Covid Protocols:
• Masks optional.
• If you have COVID concerns (new symptoms or think you've been exposed), please attend via Zoom.
• Field Control Trio Plus portable air purifier will be running (H13 HEPA with an ultraviolet light component).
Zoom Link
Password: 242.
Dial in by phone for audio only: Call (646) 558-8656. Meeting ID: 943 156 1684. Password: 242
