Welcome to our Sangha

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.” 
       –  Howard Cohn,
            from his book Invitation to Meditation

Our primary activity is silent meditation, held each Tuesday evening at the First Congregational Church, 216 East Gurley, Prescott, Arizona. Our meditation hall is located downstairs – please enter through the lower door on the Alarcon St. (east) side of the building.
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.

Tuesday Evening Schedule

  • 6:30 to 6:50 p.m. — Introduction to our practice and instruction
  • 6:50 to 7:00 p.m. — Break
  • 7:00 to 7:40 p.m. — Formal sit (meditation)
  • 7:40 to 7:45 p.m.  — Break
  • 7:45 to 8:30 p.m.  — Talk followed by discussion

You may participate in one or all segments. During the formal sit we request that you do not enter or leave once the bowl has been rung. Chairs and cushions are available.

IMPORTANT:
Please do not wear perfume, aftershave or other scented products. Some participants are chemically sensitive.

"And so we sit."
 
Dear Friends,

Prescott Insight Meditation and Flagstaff Insight Meditation Community invite you to be part of a very rare opportunity:
A week-long silent retreat -- in May of 2018 and beyond -- that is fully supported by the generosity of others, with no fees.

We have launched a funding campaign at GoFundMe.com to make the dharma available to all, regardless of financial means.
To learn more about our vision please visit our retreat page.

Please make a contribution here:
April potluck
We will meet Sun., April i5 2018. Contact us for directions, or if you'd like to host one in the future! We have a continuing need for volunteer hosts.

Please bring whatever you like to eat and share with others, including a note listing the ingredients.  There is no need to RSVP, and all are welcome!