Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre

19/01/2025

Wednesday Night Talks with Patrick Kearney - https://mailchi.mp/f45ede4f345f/a-genealogy-of-insight-dhamma-talk-by-patrick-kearney-10602630
22 January - 12 February 2025

In 1960 Mahasi Sayadaw gave a long talk to practitioners who had attained stream entry, the first stage of awakening as understood by the Theravāda, with the overarching theme of the “mirror of dhamma” – how practitioners can assess their understanding for themselves. Patrick will explore this system over four Wednesday nights, with a particular focus on how it might apply to us in contemporary Australia.

15/12/2024

New Year Dhamma Service Weekend -

30/07/2024

We still have a few places on our upcoming 2 week retreat with Venerable Sayalay Daw Bhaddamanika, who trained under the Venerable Sayadaw U Panditabhivamsa of Burma for many years and teaches now from Panditarama in Nepal (interviews and talks will be via Skype) Her style is caring, kind and capable, and she enjoys working with beginners as well as more experienced meditators. If you've always wanted to sit a longer retreat, and you've 2 weeks available, then this is your opportunity!
This retreat begins this Friday 2nd August and finishes on the 18th August. The retreat is 8 precept: if you'd like to know a bit more about this then here is our FAQ https://bmimc.org.au/faq/ .

If you have more questions you can call the BMIMC office on 4788 1024 or book in here https://bmimc.org.au/rgb-retreats/409/two-week-retreat/

This is a residential retreat, with Sayalay connecting in via Zoom from Nepal. It is an 8 precept retreat (no meals after midday). Suitable for both beginners and more experienced meditators.

16/07/2024

Retreat Places Available -

03/03/2024

Autumn retreats and events at BMIMC.

https://mailchi.mp/69fff0fde591/autumn-retreats-and-events

27/02/2024

9 Day Retreat with Jill Shepherd Retreat - Places Available -

25/02/2024

Grand Clean-up & Gardening Weekend at BMIMC -

20/02/2024

Wednesday Night Talks with Patrick Kearney | Talk 03 -

Over four Wednesday nights Patrick will explore the project of insight meditation as understood and practised in the lineage of Mahāsi Sayādaw. The teaching that animates our practice originates in ancient India, while the practice itself comes to us from a very different culture with its own ass...

15/10/2023

Metta, the Way of Kindness - Live Dhamma Talks from Ayya Viranani
Sunday 15 Oct to Saturday 21 Oct -tune in every night at 7.30pm AEDT
https://mailchi.mp/52d6fe3b6674/a-genealogy-of-insight-dhamma-talk-by-patrick-kearney-8298059

17/09/2023

Who is Buddha? - Live Stream Dhamma Talk by Patrick Kearney

Wednesday 20 September

- https://mailchi.mp/e9e0fa1949dd/a-genealogy-of-insight-dhamma-talk-by-patrick-kearney-8295859

10/09/2023

Contemporary Theravada - Dhamma Talk by Patrick Kearney - https://mailchi.mp/24ed5d88b8a6/a-genealogy-of-insight-dhamma-talk-by-patrick-kearney-8295320

07/09/2023

Metta Retreat - Places available - https://mailchi.mp/94e0e83b725a/retreat-places-available-8295148