Insight Meditation Community of Charlottesville upcoming events

Noon Virtual Meditation with Fred Maus (23 Aug 2026)

Sun, 23 Aug 2026 16:00:00 GMT

We offer virtual meditations via Zoom at 12 noon ET.

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Guided Meditation and Dharma Talk with Sharon Beckman-Brindley & Kevin Clark (25 Aug 2026)

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 23:00:00 GMT

Guided Meditation and Dharma Talk with Sharon Beckman-Brindley & Kevin Clark

Tuesday, August 25th, 2025, 7 – 8:30 PM

We are meeting in person at 717 Rugby Rd in the Unitarian Universalist sanctuary and on Zoom.

Shining Like the Sun

“I was suddenly overwhelmed with the realization that I loved all those people, that they were mine and I theirs, that we could not be alien to one another even though we were total strangers." Thomas Merton

It is true. In the words of Thomas Merton, we are ALL – everyone, without exception – fundamentally shining like the sun. Our spiritual practice guides us toward full real-ization of this reality. Sometimes, however, we can mistakenly think that our spiritual practice will inoculate us against the challenges of our daily human relationships. In this evening’s dharma offering, we will continue to explore together this apparent paradox and offer further guidance for navigating our inevitable and everyday confusions.

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Noon Virtual Meditation with Barbara Martin (27 Aug 2026)

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 16:00:00 GMT

We offer virtual meditations via Zoom at 12 noon ET.

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Noon Virtual Meditation with Fred Maus (30 Aug 2026)

Sun, 30 Aug 2026 16:00:00 GMT

We offer virtual meditations via Zoom at 12 noon ET.

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Guided Meditation and Dharma Talk with Caverly Morgan (01 Sep 2026)

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 23:00:00 GMT

Guided Meditation and Dharma Talk with Caverly Morgan

Tuesday, September 1st, 2025, 7 – 8:30 PM

We are meeting in person at 717 Rugby Rd in the Unitarian Universalist sanctuary and on Zoom.

Return to Embodiment: Releasing the Mind Into the Heart

Causing harm to ourselves and others requires disembodiment. We only normalize harm when we are identified with the conditioned mind that asserts separation. Join us for a gathering dedicated to returning to embodiment and releasing the mind into the heart. All welcome. And by all, we mean all.

Named one of 2025's powerful women of the mindfulness movement, Caverly Morgan is a teacher of awakening, two-time author, nonprofit founder and speaker whose practice began in 1995 and has included eight years of training in a silent Zen monastery. She is the author ofThe Heart of Who We Are: Realizing Freedom Together as well as A Kids Book About Mindfulness.

Caverly is the founder of Peace in Schools, a nonprofit that created the nation’s first for-credit mindfulness class in public high schools. She is also the founder of Realizing Freedom Together, a nonprofit organization dedicated to making practices that lead to liberation for all, accessible to all. Caverly leads meditation retreats, workshops, and online classes internationally. Learn more at caverlymorgan.org.

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Guided Meditation and Dharma Talk with Susan Stone (08 Sep 2026)

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 23:00:00 GMT

Guided Meditation and Dharma Talk with Susan Stone

Tuesday, September 8th, 2026, 7 – 8:30 PM

We are meeting in person at 717 Rugby Rd in the Unitarian Universalist sanctuary and on Zoom.

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Expanding Light Sangha Discussion & Meditation on the Parami of aditthana (determination/resolve) (13 Sep 2026)

Sun, 13 Sep 2026 22:30:00 GMT

Group discussion and practice on the parami of aditthana (determination/resolve)

Reference: Sylvia Boorstein’s Pay Attention, for Goodness’ Sake

Sept 13 2026

6:30-8pm

Parlor Room, Unitarian Universalist Church

For those who will attend, Steve asks that ahead of time you identify three people around whom the meditation will revolve - a close person, a difficult person, and a neutral person. More detail will be provided.

Guided Meditation and Dharma Talk with Pat Coffey (15 Sep 2026)

Tue, 15 Sep 2026 23:00:00 GMT

Guided Meditation and Dharma Talk with Pat Coffey

Tuesday, September 15th, 2026, 7 – 8:30 PM

We are meeting in person at 717 Rugby Rd in the Unitarian Universalist sanctuary and on Zoom.

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Guided Meditation and Dharma Talk with Tuere Sala (29 Sep 2026)

Tue, 29 Sep 2026 23:00:00 GMT

Guided Meditation and Dharma Talk with Tuere Sala

Tuesday, September 29th, 2026, 7 – 8:30 PM

We are meeting in person at 717 Rugby Rd in the Unitarian Universalist sanctuary and on Zoom.

Unshakeable Peace

The whole reason to study and practice the Dhamma is to find peace from suffering. Unshakeable peace is not found in agreeable external conditions. It is cultivated as an internal ground. It is the resilience needed to fully show up in the world in the midst of agreeable and disagreeable external conditions. We tend to conceive ourselves in the world through our senses which makes us reactive. This reactivity keeps us in movement. Unshakeable peace is about cultivating awareness of the natural stillness of the heart. When we conceive ourselves in the world through our hearts, we can be responsive rather than reactive.

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Guided Meditation and Dharma Talk with Matt Fritts (06 Oct 2026)

Tue, 06 Oct 2026 23:00:00 GMT

Guided Meditation and Dharma Talk with Matt Fritts

Tuesday, October 6th, 2026, 7 – 8:30 PM

We are meeting in person at 717 Rugby Rd in the Unitarian Universalist sanctuary and on Zoom.

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