Sangha Events
Cultivating connection along the path
From monthly potlucks and Song Sangha evenings to special events like movie nights and work parties, PIMC offers many ways to connect and celebrate together. Save these dates and check back often for upcoming events!
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Saturday, June 13
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Held in-person & online via Zoom
Q&A with Alexa Redner & PIMC Board of Directors
We invite you to join a Q&A with Alexa Redner and members of the PIMC Board as part of PIMC’s evolving vision for our future teaching structure. This gathering will offer space for conversation, questions, and shared reflection as this process unfolds. After a full discussion with Alexa, she will depart the meeting, allowing time for further open community dialogue.
To learn more about PIMC’s vision for our teaching structure moving forward and to share your feedback, read the May 18 Letter from the Board of Directors and complete the feedback form.
Meets Every Other Monday, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Next Meeting: Monday, June 15
PIMC Quilt Circle
Calling all fiber-craft enthusiasts—and the fiber-craft curious! The PIMC Quilt Circle is an intentional, community-building group coming together to create a quilt similar to the one pictured (created by Connie) to be raffled in support of PIMC. Everyone is welcome—from experienced quilters to complete beginners, with plenty of non-sewing ways to participate. Donations of cotton fabric, thread, and quilting supplies are gratefully accepted; to RSVP or ask questions, email office@portlandinsight.org
Organized by Sangha Member Connie Van Dyke
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Sunday, June 28
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Song Sangha with Adhamh Roland
Enjoy guided songs in a welcoming, low-pressure space, no singing experience or registration needed. Each session includes a gentle meditation, reflections on the Buddha’s teachings, and opportunities to connect and build community. Click here to learn more about Song Sangha.
Dharma-Inspired Community Songs
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Thursday, September 17
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Held In Person at PIMC & Online via Zoom
The Intersection of Dharma & Social Action
An Evening with Mark Nunberg
We live in a society where inequality, oppression, environmental concerns and so many other challenging issues and conflicts confront us each and every day. How do we as individual practitioners and a Portland-based Dharma community effectively respond in a manner rooted in the Buddha's teachings?
Join us for a special evening of practice and discussion with Mark Nunberg, co-guiding teacher at Common Ground Meditation Center in Minneapolis, where we will explore the topic together in a supportive environment. Mark will offer reflections on how the Common Ground Sangha has evolved with the understanding that the pain and confusion in our world is a difficult and necessary process in addressing the roots of suffering. And he will share guidance on how other Dharma centers can plan and actualize their own path forward on social issues in a manner that speaks to the needs of participants and the wider communities around them.
PIMC is making this offering available free of charge. Participants will have the opportunity to offer dana (generosity) to Mark if they feel called to do so.