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Insight Meditation Society
1230 Pleasant Street Barre, Massachusetts 01005 |
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| URL | www.dharma.org/ims.h... |
| Phone | 978 355-4378 |
| Center's Description | |
| The Insight Meditation Society was founded in 1975 as a nonprofit organization to provide an environment conducive to the practice of vipassana (insight) and metta (lovingkindness) meditation, and to preserve the essential Buddhist teachings of liberation. IMS now operates two retreat facilities – the Retreat Center and The Forest Refuge, which are set on 160 secluded wooded acres in the quiet country of central Massachusetts.
The Retreat Center, which commenced a program of silent courses in 1976, offers a full yearly schedule of meditation retreats lasting in duration from a weekend to three months. Most retreats are 7-9 days long. A group of senior teachers provide regular and ongoing guidance and direction as well as teaching a number of courses each year themselves. In addition, recognized insight meditation teachers from all over the world come to offer teachings. The Forest Refuge: On May 12, 2003, this new center will officially open for experienced meditators, providing a secluded environment for long-term, self-sustaining practice. In general, there will be no fixed retreat schedule and practitioners may begin their practice whenever an opening is available. |
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7/28/1997
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