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All are welcome! In-Person Meditation Classes Sat 9:30am & Wed 7pm

10/27/2026

Weekly Words to Inspire Practice!

"As long as you find joy and interest in the practice, you are doing fine."
- Sayadaw U Tejaniya

Please note that the Saturday Meditation is at 9:30 am this week!The previous post was incorrect, we apologize for the inconvenience!

10/19/2026

Weekly Words to Inspire Practice!

"Meditation is observing how mind’s attention moves moment-to-moment."
- Bhante Vimalaraṁsi

10/13/2026

Weekly Words to Inspire Practice!

"But that which is called ‘mind’ and ‘mentality’ and ‘consciousness’ arises as one thing and ceases as another by day and by night. Just as a monkey roaming through a forest grabs hold of one branch, lets that go and grabs another, then lets that go and grabs still another, so too that which is called ‘mind’ and ‘mentality’ and ‘consciousness’ arises as one thing and ceases as another by day and by night."
- Buddha, SN 12.61

10/07/2026

Weekly Words to Inspire Practice!

“Watch a flash of lightning. If you watch it at the moment lightning strikes, you will see it for yourself. If you are imagining in your mind as to how lightning strikes before or after the event, you may not be regarded as having seen the flash of lightning. So try to know things for yourself by actual observation of things as they happen.”

- Mahasi Sayadaw

10/01/2026

Join us for a Silent Auction Fundraiser! Guests will enjoy a curated buffet featuring seasonal culinary creations in a relaxed, conversational setting. Mocktails and other refreshments will be offered. The event also includes live music with Steve Lacey.

More information about this event can be found here: https://www.wenhaminsight.org/day-retreats-workshops/silent-auction-fundraiser-10-03-2026

10/01/2026

Weekly Words to Inspire Practice!

“If someone calls us a fool and we get angry, we think that this person made us angry. But we don't see the subtle thought process that goes on: the identification with self; the pride that doesn't want to be called a fool; and all of that. That's what makes the mind angry, not anyone calling you a fool.”

- Sayadaw U Tejaniya

09/21/2026

Weekly Words to Inspire Practice!

“While the practice of awareness can be done while engaging in daily activities, whether that actually happens depends on which is stronger: the desire towards the activity, or the desire towards the practice.

If your desire towards the activity is stronger, then you will forget the practice and be lost in the activity. If your desire towards the practice is stronger, you can practise while doing the activity. In any case, for most people, desire towards the activity is usually stronger.
Create the conditions for you to think more of the practice. If you think more of the practice, then you’re more likely to remember to practise. Only then is it possible for you to desire to practise; e.g., now that I’m writing about the practice, I’m necessarily thinking about the practice. Therefore, it’s now easy for me to practise.”
- Venerable Kumāra Bhikkhu

Join us for a Silent Auction Fundraiser! Guests will enjoy a curated buffet featuring seasonal culinary creations in a ...

09/20/2026

09/14/2026

Weekly Words to Inspire Practice!

“Mettā is the wish for the welfare and happiness of all living beings. Mettā is the wish for freedom from danger. Mettā is the wish that everyone become wealthy, educated, and that all aspects of their lives be well accomplished. Genuine and pure mettā is without expectation and is free from clinging. The taste of mettā is cool. Mettā benefits all living beings.”

- Sayadaw U Indaka

09/07/2026

Weekly Words to Inspire Practice!

“Do not go by oral tradition, by lineage of teaching, by hearsay, by a collection of scriptures, by logical reasoning, by inferential reasoning, by reasoned cogitation, by the acceptance of a view after pondering it, by the seeming competence [of a speaker], or because you think: ‘The ascetic is our guru.’ But when you know for yourselves: ‘These things are wholesome; these things are blameless; these things are praised by the wise; these things, if accepted and undertaken, lead to welfare and happiness,’ then you should live in accordance with them.”

- Buddha, Kālāma Sutta, AN 3.65

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