West Philly Insight

02/09/2026

This week's talk: Right Action, Avoiding Taking what is not Freely Given

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01/20/2026

ICYMI This week's dharma talk on right action...

Offered by Cara Blouin at WPI Sat, Jan 17 2026

01/12/2026

Recommended Book of the Week: Mindful of Race by Ruth King

01/10/2026

Recommended talk of the Week! Maybe it's Not Metta! Using Equanimity + Compassion to work with Difficult Folks with Leslie Booker on Dharma Seed

01/09/2026

See you tomorrow at 1PM at Calvary! Emme will be speaking about Right Speech!

01/09/2026

🪷 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. taught that love is not passive—it is a powerful force for justice, rooted in courage and sustained by truth. In today’s world of division and uncertainty, compassion can sometimes feel too tender, or even naïve. Yet Dr. King showed us that compassion, when grounded in courage and clarity, becomes a transformative force.

In this daylong, we’ll draw from King’s teachings and the Dharma to explore how we can care deeply without becoming overwhelmed, and how to act with wisdom rather than aggression. Through meditation, Dharma reflections, and relational practice, we’ll cultivate a resilient heart—one that meets injustice and complexity with fierce compassion and unwavering equanimity.

Join us on-land or online: https://go.spiritrock.org/4qITpd3

01/09/2026

The first session of Practicing with Modern Life begins tonight! 🍂

Dr. Marisela Gomez—community activist, public health professional, physician-scientist, and Buddhist teacher—will guide us through the Dharma of collective healing.

🍁 Online—Thursdays, January 8 & 22 from 6:30-8 pm ET

Through meditation, reflection, and dialogue, we will consider how mindfulness and community organizing practices intersect to rebuild trust and compassion with each other through grieving and healing, renewing joy and insight, to nurture our liberation.

🍂 These sessions are part of a six-month online bundle with different teachers and topics each month—join for this individual offering or the full bundle.

Register here: https://ims.dharma.org/courses/practicing-with-modern-life-community-healing

01/07/2026

Plan ahead for a hybrid retreat in 2026 🌻

IMS Hybrid Retreats offer both residential in-person and online livestream options for participation. These retreats are an opportunity to join our larger sangha both in the meditation hall at IMS and online around the world 🌎

Hybrid retreats this year include:

Coming Home to Kind Awareness—February 16-21 with Bart van Melik, Devin Berry, and nakawe cuebas berrios

Lovingkindness Retreat—April 23-30 with Oren Jay Sofer, Dawn Scott, Yong Oh, and Jessica Morey

Rooted in Presence—July 21-28 with Devin Berry, Shinmu Tamori Gibson and Neesha Patel

Your Life Is Your Practice—August 21-23 with Narayan Helen Liebenson

Thanksgiving Insight Retreat—November 25-29 with Tuere Sala, Bhante Buddharakkita, and Shelly Graf

🌻 Learn more: https://ims.dharma.org/collections/hybrid-retreats

01/07/2026

In-Person and Online: What Can I Offer, How Can I Care, What Can I Lay Down? with Leslie Booker Sunday, January 25th,

01/07/2026

01/05/2026

Last week's talk on compassion as part of right view: sometimes it's easy to confuse compassion with other things....

Cara Blouin speaks about the compassion aspect of Right View at West Philly InsightJanuary 3, 2026