Working with Anxiety
Open Community Practice and Discussion
with Michael Grady
Wednesday October 2, 2024; 7:00-8:30pm; via Zoom.
Suggested donation: $7-25*
Practice together with other sangha members in a relaxed atmosphere (7:00) and enjoy a dharma talk (7:35).
Description: Michael will share ways to apply wise effort when anxiety arises, and he’s interested in what others have found useful in their own meditation practice in working with this difficult energy.
Michael Grady began practicing Insight Meditation with Joseph Goldstein and Sharon Salzberg in 1974 when they first returned from Asia. He is a Senior teacher at the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, MA and was a Guiding teacher at the Cambridge Insight Meditation Center for many years. Michael moved to Western Mass several years ago and is currently on the Guiding Teacher Council of Insight Western Mass (IWM). He is profoundly grateful for the teachings of the Buddha and for the many teachers and Sangha members who have shared with him their many life challenges and their liberating wisdom and compassion as we journey together on this path of awakening and freedom.
*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.
Zoom Link
Password: 242.
Dial in by phone for audio only: Call (646) 558-8656. Meeting ID: 943 156 1684. Password: 242
