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Welcome to Portland Insight Meditation Center

Join us on the path to greater clarity and peace.

PIMC offers a variety of opportunities for practice in the insight (vipassanā) meditation tradition, both in-person and online. Our offerings support beginners, experienced practitioners, and everyone in between.

Featured Programs & Announcements

Practice Opportunities with Resident Teacher Jim Dalton

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Aging as Spritual Practice
A Six-Week Class with Jim Dalton

Six Mondays, Beginning June 30
10:30am – 12:00pm
HELD IN-PERSON at PIMC

Qigong & Mindful Movement
A Daylong Retreat with Jim Dalton

Saturday, July 12
10:00am – 4:00pm
HELD IN-PERSON at PIMC

Lush Garden Landscape

PIMC Garden Club

Monthly Saturday Meet-Up 
Next Date: July 19  |  9:00am – 11:00am

All are welcome—No Experience or Registration Necessary

 

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THIS SUNDAY, June 22  |  10:00am – 12:00pm 

Guest Teacher: Alexa Redner

Held In-Person & Online via Zoom

Dharma Talk Topic: An Exploration of Bhava-Tanha, the Craving to “Become.” 

Please join us in welcoming guest teacher Alexa Redner back to the teacher's seat this Sunday, June 22. ​​​Alexa will offer a Dharma talk titled An Exploration of Bhava-Tanha, the Craving to “Become.”

From Alexa: In the Second Noble Truth, the Buddha explains how the root of our tension, stress and suffering in life comes from craving: the wanting or not wanting, the push and pull relationship we have with experience. This talk will focus on one particular type of craving, called "the craving to become." How can we meet this constant desire to be...to be someone special, to be someone worthy, to be someone wise, to be someone important, to be someone, with wisdom and a compassionate heart?

Coming Up...

June 22: Alexa Redner, Guest Teacher

June 29: Kirsten Rudestam, Guest Teacher

July 6: Peer-led Practice

July 13: Doug Pullin, Resident Teacher

July 19: Garden Club

July 20: Jim Dalton, Resident Teacher

July 27: David Sudar, Guest Teacher

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Class Series

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Daylong Retreat

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Volunteer

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Based in Portland, Oregon, the Portland Insight Meditation Community is an experiment in American Buddhism. We welcome people of all faiths, orientations, genders, abilities, ages, and racial/cultural backgrounds. The purpose of PIMC is to improve the lives of participants, their families and the greater community through meditative practice and a lifestyle that supports liberation from suffering, the awakening of wisdom, and the manifestation of compassion.

Rooted in the essential teachings of the Buddha, we are dedicated to awakening beyond the ritualism, sexism, hierarchy and other cultural artifacts that have characterized traditional religion. We value diversity and welcome anyone who is interested in investigating the inner life.

Portland Insight Meditation Center・6536 SE Duke Street・Portland, OR 97206・(503) 519-9686

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