Welcome to our Sangha
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Sangha is a word in Pali and Sanskrit that can be translated as community or association. Insight Meditation (also known as Vipassana) is the practice of moment-to-moment mindfulness. Through careful and sustained attention to the present moment we experience for ourselves the ever-changing flow of the mind-body process. Having this awareness we gain insight, compassion and happiness.
“…when you are in the present moment you are free. Free from the past, free from the future. Free from expectations, free from judgments. ...Free to awaken, to open, to tap into the happiness that is within you always – the happiness that is your true nature. Free to be just as you are. Free to just be.” Our primary activity is silent meditation, normally held each Tuesday evening at the First Congregational Church, 216 East Gurley, Prescott, Arizona. Until further notice we will not be meeting at First Congregational, but will "meet" online instead. Go to our Connect page for details. All are welcome, of any race, class, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, ability, culture, or ethnicity. For brief meditation instructions, please visit here. For a more detailed introduction to insight meditation, please visit here. For the latest articles from our Sangha and links to articles by other teachers please visit The Insight Blog on this site. |
Beginning March 17, 2020, we are using an online format for our Tuesday night meditations. Please see our Connect page for details on how to tune in. For ways to help the most vulnerable in our community in these times of need, please... GO HERE. |
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Tuesday Evening Meditation
Please check our Connect page for how to tune in online.
Tuesday Evening Schedule
- 6:45 to 7:00 p.m. — Introduction to Zoom and connect time
- 7:00 to 7:40 p.m. — Formal sit (meditation)
- 7:40 to 8:30 p.m. — Dharma Talk followed by discussion
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Our Mission
Prescott Insight Meditation is a welcoming community for the practice and study of Buddhist teachings rooted in the Theravāda Buddhist tradition, with emphasis on Insight Meditation as it has developed in the west.
We value the basic principles of mindfulness, wisdom, ethical responsibility, compassion, and kindness.
We seek to nurture the supportive foundation of sangha and to create opportunities for fellowship.
We are committed to cultivating equity, inclusion, and diversity, and to hold no bias toward anyone seeking dharma teachings.
We intend to integrate the teachings of the Buddha into our daily lives so that we may compassionately engage with the world.
To these ends, and in alignment with the promise of the Buddha’s teachings, we offer opportunities that support liberation for ourselves and for all beings.
We value the basic principles of mindfulness, wisdom, ethical responsibility, compassion, and kindness.
We seek to nurture the supportive foundation of sangha and to create opportunities for fellowship.
We are committed to cultivating equity, inclusion, and diversity, and to hold no bias toward anyone seeking dharma teachings.
We intend to integrate the teachings of the Buddha into our daily lives so that we may compassionately engage with the world.
To these ends, and in alignment with the promise of the Buddha’s teachings, we offer opportunities that support liberation for ourselves and for all beings.