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CIMC : Cambridge Insight Meditation Center, 331 Broadway, Cambridge, MA (2026)

03/12/2026

UPDATED DATES: Where is peace to be found, in the same place as sorrow. How convenient!” We invite you to join this online practice group to explore insightful quotes such as this from CIMC founding teacher Larry Rosenberg’s new book The World Exists to Set Us Free: Straight Up Dharma for Living a Life of Awareness. Over 6 Monday evenings (March 30 – May 11, 6:30 – 8:00 PM ET) Matthew Daniell draw from Larry’s wisdom to bring greater connection, resilience, freedom and ease to the challenges of formal practice and daily life.

Use Code is SETUSFREE30 to get 30% off paperback purchases of The World Exists to Set Us Free made through Shambhala.com March 30, 2026 through May 11, 2026.

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03/07/2026

“Where is peace to be found, in the same place as sorrow. How convenient!” We invite you to join this online practice group to explore insightful quotes such as this from CIMC founding teacher Larry Rosenberg’s new book The World Exists to Set Us Free: Straight Up Dharma for Living a Life of Awareness. Over 6 Monday evenings (March 30 – May 11, 6:30 – 8:00 PM ET) Matthew Daniell draw from Larry’s wisdom to bring greater connection, resilience, freedom and ease to the challenges of formal practice and daily life.

We hope to see you there!

03/06/2026

“Where is peace to be found, in the same place as sorrow. How convenient!” We invite you to join this online practice group to explore insightful quotes such as this from CIMC founding teacher Larry Rosenberg’s new book The World Exists to Set Us Free: Straight Up Dharma for Living a Life of Awareness. Over 6 Monday evenings (March 30 – May 11, 6:30 – 8:00 PM ET) Matthew Daniell draw from Larry’s wisdom to bring greater connection, resilience, freedom and ease to the challenges of formal practice and daily life.

Use Code is SETUSFREE30 to get 30% off paperback purchases of The World Exists to Set Us Free made through Shambhala.com March 30, 2026 through May 11, 2026.

*Code valid on shambhala.com through May 11, 2026. Enter code in shopping cart. Cannot be combined with other offers.

02/25/2026

Join us ONLINE ONLY this evening for a Dharma talk with CIMC Guiding Teacher Narayan Helen Liebenson entitled "Exploring the Teachings of Etty Hillesum":

6:30 – 7:15 PM ET: meditation
7:30 – 8:45 PM ET: Dharma talk + Q&A

Zoom information to join:
Link: https://cambridgeinsight-org.zoom.us/j/96070852464
Meeting ID: 960 7085 2464
Passcode: cimc

Narayan Helen Liebenson is a guiding teacher at the Cambridge Insight Meditation Center where she has been teaching since it opened its doors in 1985. She is an Emeritus Guiding Teacher at IMS (the Insight Meditation Society) in Barre, Massachusetts, after serving as a guiding teacher there for twenty years. Narayan is the author of a small book entitled Life as Meditation, and The Magnanimous Heart; Compassion and Love, Loss and Grief, Joy and Liberation. Her training includes over 45 years in the Theravada tradition as well as ten years in the Chan tradition with the late Master Sheng-yen. She finds it a joy and a privilege to share the Buddha’s teachings with all who are interested.

02/18/2026

Join us IN PERSON this evening for a Dharma talk with Bruni Dávila entitled "The First Noble Truth":

6:30 – 7:15 PM ET: meditation
7:30 – 8:45 PM ET: Dharma talk + Q&A

You can also join online through Zoom:
Link: https://cambridgeinsight-org.zoom.us/j/96070852464
Meeting ID: 960 7085 2464
Passcode: cimc

"The Buddha taught suffering and the end of suffering. When we take care of suffering in us, we take care of suffering in the world. We start to understand the interconnectedness between both. But how do we do this when it hurts?
We will explore how we can practice with this first noble truth, and which supports the Buddha’s teachings offer to us as we engage on this path that results in ease, peace and liberation."

Bruni Dávila has practiced Insight and Zen meditation since 1995. She/they is a graduate from the IMS Teacher Training Program, and has been guided and supported by various wonderful teachers and sanghas, and her ancestors of Puerto Rican heritage. bruni’s practice is grounded in the teachings of Mahasi Sayadaw and Sayadaw U Tejaniya.

02/11/2026

Join us IN PERSON this evening for a Dharma talk with Chas DiCapua entitled "Understanding and Practicing with Media Overwhelm":

6:30 – 7:15 PM ET: meditation
7:30 – 8:45 PM ET: Dharma talk + Q&A

You can also join online through Zoom:
Link: https://cambridgeinsight-org.zoom.us/j/96070852464
Meeting ID: 960 7085 2464
Passcode: cimc

"We will explore how the Buddha’s teachings map onto the challenges that many face navigating this arena of life. Concrete practices and suggestions will be offered."

Chas DiCapua has been practicing mindfulness and Buddhist meditation, primarily in the Theravada school, for over 35 years. In 2003 Chas was invited to be the Resident Teacher at the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, MA where he continues to serve in that role. Chas is a graduate of the four-year Insight Meditation Society / Spirit Rock Teacher Training Program. He is interested in how the basic material of our everyday lives, including relationships, can be used as a vehicle for awakening. Chas teaches retreats at IMS, and at centers and Sanghas throughout the country.

02/04/2026

Join us ONLINE ONLY this evening for a Dharma talk with Walt Opie entitled "The Importance of Investigation":

6:30 – 7:15 PM ET: meditation
7:30 – 8:45 PM ET: Dharma talk + Q&A

Zoom information to join:
Link: https://cambridgeinsight-org.zoom.us/j/96070852464
Meeting ID: 960 7085 2464
Passcode: cimc

"One of the seven factors of awakening is investigation-of-dhammas (or phenomena), which includes an attitude of patient curiosity or keen interest. This important factor works together with strong mindfulness to help us discriminate between the wholesome and unwholesome mind states present at any given moment. The Buddha described this as one of the key qualities that led to his awakening. This talk will explore how we can better understand this factor and begin implementing it more in our practice."

Walt Opie is an insight meditation teacher who leads workshops and retreats throughout the U.S. He graduated from the Insight Meditation Society’s Teacher Training Program in 2021. Walt has led sitting groups for people in recovery since 2011. He also served as a volunteer prison dharma teacher in California for over 6 years. His most influential teachers include Bhikkhu Anālayo, Sayadaw U Tejaniya, Ajahn Sumedho, Joseph Goldstein, Guy Armstrong, and Gil Fronsdal. His writing appears in the book collection Still, In the City: Creating Peace of Mind in the Midst of Urban Chaos edited by Angela Dews. For more information, you can visit his website, waltopie.com.

01/28/2026

Join us ONLINE ONLY this evening for a Dharma talk with Andrea Castillo entitled "Impermanence as a Possibility for Liberation":

6:30 – 7:15 PM ET: meditation
7:30 – 8:45 PM ET: Dharma talk + Q&A

Zoom information to join:
Link: https://cambridgeinsight-org.zoom.us/j/96070852464
Meeting ID: 960 7085 2464
Passcode: cimc

"If things didn’t change, there would be no hope to become free. Those not trained in perceiving impermanence embrace it only as long as the change is pleasant. However, those trained in the Dharma experience the flow of change with equanimity. We recognize that it is the changes that cause us suffering that spark the most spiritual urgency for cultivating clear seeing, wisdom, and freedom. In this talk we will explore a discourse from the Buddha in which we are instructed how we can train in the perception of impermanence. Recognizing and understanding impermanence (anicca) brings the greatest happiness, which is peace."

Andrea Castillo has practiced Insight Meditation since 1998 under the guidance of Gil Fronsdal. She has taught Dharma at the Insight Meditation Center (IMC) since 2011; she has specialized, although not exclusively, in teaching in Spanish for the Hispanic community. Andrea was trained as a teacher at IMC by Gil Fronsdal and graduated from the Insight Meditation Society (IMS) teacher training, led by Joseph Goldstein. She offers Insight residential retreats in English and Spanish in the US, Latin America, and Spain. In her teaching she is most interested in exploring the intersection between the Buddha’s discourses, our direct experience, and our capacity for creativity. Before dedicating herself to the practice and teaching Dharma, Andrea worked in academia researching and teaching musicology.

01/21/2026

Join us IN PERSON this evening for a Dharma talk with Chris Willard entitled "Simplicity and Renunciation for the Rest of Us":

6:30 – 7:15 PM ET: meditation
7:30 – 8:45 PM ET: Dharma talk + Q&A

You can also join online through Zoom:
Link: https://cambridgeinsight-org.zoom.us/j/96070852464
Meeting ID: 960 7085 2464
Passcode: cimc

Dr. Chris Willard is a psychologist, author consultant based in Cambridge. He has been practicing meditation for over 20 years, and leads workshops globally on mindfulness, mental health, and education. He currently serves on the board of directors at the Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy, and is the past president of the Mindfulness in Education Network. He has presented at TEDx conferences and his thoughts have appeared in the New York Times, The Washington Post, mindful.org, and elsewhere. Some of his books include Alphabreaths, Growing Up Mindful, and Raising Resilience. He teaches at Harvard Medical School.

01/14/2026

Join us ONLINE ONLY this evening for a talk with Anushka Fernandopoulle entitled "13 Ways of Looking at Dharma Practice":

6:30 – 7:15 PM ET: meditation
7:30 – 8:45 PM ET: Dharma talk + Q&A

Zoom information to join:
Link: https://cambridgeinsight-org.zoom.us/j/96070852464
Meeting ID: 960 7085 2464
Passcode: cimc

Anushka Fernandopulle teaches meditation, works as an organizational consultant, and provides leadership coaching to individuals and teams. Anushka’s meditation training spans more than 30 years, primarily in the Vipassana/Insight tradition—the root of contemporary secular mindfulness. After studying Buddhism at Harvard, she spent four years in full-time meditation training in the U.S., India, and Sri Lanka. I was invited to teach in 1998 and later completed a four-year teacher training with Jack Kornfield, Joseph Goldstein, Sharon Salzberg, and other senior Western Buddhist teachers. I joined the Teacher’s Council at Spirit Rock Meditation Center in 2011 and currently serve on the Guiding Teachers Council there.

01/07/2026

CORRECTION: this evening's sit and talk will be ONLINE ONLY, not in person.

Join us ONLINE ONLY this evening for a Dharma talk with Zeenat Potia entitled "Meditation in the Age of AI: What’s Metta Got to Do With It?":

6:30 – 7:15 PM ET: meditation
7:30 – 8:45 PM ET: Dharma talk + Q&A

You can also join online through Zoom:
Link: https://cambridgeinsight-org.zoom.us/j/96070852464
Meeting ID: 960 7085 2464
Passcode: cimc

Zeenat Potia teaches meditation in Buddhist and secular spaces and is an Internal Family Systems practitioner. She integrates mindfulness, 12-step recovery, and IFS in her trauma healing work, and is currently on a path to becoming a Licensed Mental Health Counselor. She serves on the board of the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, MA. Zeenat has taught at the Cambridge Insight Meditation Center since 2014, as well as teaching meditation in organizations and universities throughout the Boston area. Learn more at: https://zeenatpotia.com.

12/17/2025

Join us IN PERSON this evening with Matthew Hepburn for a Dharma reflection and discussion:

6:30 – 7:15 PM ET: meditation
7:30 – 8:45 PM ET: Dharma talk + Q&A

You can also join online through Zoom:
Link: https://cambridgeinsight-org.zoom.us/j/96070852464
Meeting ID: 960 7085 2464
Passcode: cimc

Matthew Hepburn, a Guiding Teacher at CIMC, is a teacher of the Dhamma with extensive training and a passion for getting real about what it means to live well. He began offering meditation instruction in 2012 in schools, in prisons and at CIMC where he was a Core Teacher for many years.

Matthew teaches mindfulness, early Buddhist wisdom, and secular contemplative practices at meditation centers in New England and across North America. This includes teaching at silent retreat centers such as the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, MA, and developing content for broad audiences at Ten Percent Happier. Matthew is a graduate of the 2017-’21 IMS Teacher Training program.

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