Orlando Insight Meditation Group

How to Change Your Mind-a One Day Retreat in Apopka on July 12th

A basic Buddhist concept acknowledges that the mind is in a constant flow state, changing from moment to moment. This day of practice provides support for training the mind to more skillfully manage how these changes occur, interrupting unwholesome self-creating...

LifeArt Meditation with Lezlie Laws

In addition to our weekly Sangha, we invite you to join the monthly LifeArt Meditation Group, offered on the second Tuesday of every month from 6:30pm to 8:00pm. In these sessions we explore the habits of the mind and the structures of living that allow us to live...

Wednesday Night Meetings

Sangha meetings are held every Wednesday evening from 7pm to 9pm and can be attended in person or via zoom. The in person meetings are held at Peter Carlson's home at 1818 Carrigan Ave., Winter Park, FL 32789. For those who haven’t been to the site, the house is the...

TOPIC FOR Wednesday, July 9th, 2025 Meeting from 7pm – 9pm ET

We will begin with a 45 minute meditation followed by a Dharma talk.

We are presenting a dharma talk series this month on Women of the Dharma! April Koester will speak on influential Thai Buddhist Upasika Kee Nanayon this Wednesday, July 9th. Allie Vaknin will give a talk on the highly impactful Buddhist Nun, writer, and teacher Pema Chödrön on July 16th and on July 23rd Lezlie Laws will speak on Karen Armstrong.

Women in the Path & the Wisdom of Upāsikā Kee

Join us for a special reflection on the life of Upāsikā Kee Nanayon, one of Thailand’s most inspiring lay teachers, and the history of women in Buddhist practice. We’ll explore her fierce commitment to simplicity, mindfulness, and awakening. We’ll also explore how we can all learn by her example to prioritize our practice no matter the circumstances.

Click here for more information about joining the meeting in person.

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Meeting ID: 847 1472 3882

Passcode: 620329

We hope you can join us, and we wish you well.

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July 2025 Dharma Questions

During this talk, Peter responds to questions about the concepts described in “Seeing That Frees”, by Rob Burbea. The concepts of “the fading of perception”, “awareness”, and “emptiness” were discussed, derived from these questions.