Meditation Practice

Vermont Insight Meditation Center offers several opportunities for meditation practice during the month.  All are welcome, new and experienced students alike.  Instructions are given when requested by those attending.  Teachers or Practice Leaders are available for questions following the session.

Sunday Sitting Group
The Sunday sitting group meets from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm on the first and third Sundays of each month.  It provides supportive instruction and teachings that illuminate the simple but very challenging practice of insight meditation and mindfulness practice, an ancient path taught by the Buddha.  To walk this path of wisdom and compassion, we need the support of a community that shares this intention.  Please join us.  The group is appropriate for both beginning and experienced students. 
Neighbors' Hall at Solar Hill, 229 Western Avenue, Brattleboro
Taught by: Claire Stanley and Cheryl Wilfong and guest teachers.

Weekly Sitting Groups
The Weekly Sitting Groups are available for anyone wishing to practice in Sangha (community) with optional guidance.  Practice Leaders are available for questions following the sittings on Tuesday and Thursday mornings.  Appropriate for new and experienced students.  Instructions given when requested
Tuesday Mornings 7:00 - 7:45 am.  Led by Drew Kovach
Neighbors' Hall at Solar Hill, 229 Western Avenue, Brattleboro
Thursday Mornings 7:00 - 7:45 am.  Led by Rose O'Connor
Neighbors' Hall at Solar Hill, 229 Western Avenue, Brattleboro

Dharma Friends Group (Kalyana Mitta)
The Dharma Friends Group (Kalyana Mitta), started in September 2009, is a new offering for Vermont Insight and is organized along the same lines as those at many other Insight Meditation Centers around the United States.  The Dharma Friends Group offers guidance for members to self-organize to discuss the teachings and the application of the Dharma to daily life in a friendly and supportive environment.  As a peer-led group, the participants determine what to read and the structure of the weekly meetings.  Discussions center on bringing the Dharma into practice in daily life.  Cheryl Wilfong initially facilitated this self-organizing group. 
Wednesday evenings 6:30 – 8:00pm
Cherry Room, First Floor, Solar Hill Mansion, 229 Western Avenue, Brattleboro
To register and/or to request further information, call 254-7077 or email information@vermontinsight
An offering may be made to Vermont Insight to cover the rental of the Cherry Room.


Dana
Within the Theravadin Buddhist tradition, generosity or Dana is practiced by making an offering to the teachers. For 2600 years, since the time of the Buddha, the teachings have been considered priceless and have been offered freely.  The teachers offer the Dana or generosity of their teaching and they are supported through the Dana of the students and the community.  Weekly or bi-monthly sitting groups are offered entirely on a Dana basis.