Orlando Insight Meditation Group

Introduction to Meditation taught by Allie Vaknin

In this course, Allie will teach students the fundamentals of mindfulness and meditation. The content will introduce students to the basic elements of meditation, as well as different forms of meditation, such as mindfulness of the body, mindfulness of feelings, and...

Week-long Residential Retreat

The next week-long residential retreat is planned for March, 2025. Registration will open a few months prior. Thank you.

Intensive Study Groups Starting Soon

TOPIC: The group will discuss the book "The 4 Foundations of Mindfulness in Plain English" by Bhante Gunaratana. The Satipatthana Sutta, traditionally translated as "The Four Foundations of Mindfulness Discourse", is perhaps the most comprehensive conceptual and...

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 THE Wednesday, April 24, 2024-NOTE: There will be no in person meeting this week. Join us via zoom!

Short Moments, Many Times a Day.

In this meeting of our sangha, we learn a variety of ways to incorporate moments of meditation throughout the day. This is not a substitute for our daily sitting practice, but a way to extend that practice throughout our daily activities. The format of the session will veer from our usual practice, as we practice a 4-5 short meditations. So make sure to join us at 7:00 for a brief commentary on mindfulness which will be followed by a variety of short-form practices. This session will be facilitated by Lezlie Laws.

Click here for more information about joining the meeting in person. NOTE: There will be no in person meeting on April 24. In person will resume on May 1, 2024.

Click here to join Zoom Meeting.

Meeting ID: 847 1472 3882

Passcode: 620329

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

Latest Dharma Talk:

Right Livelihood As Right Lifestyle

The traditional rendering of samma ajiva in english is Right Livelihood; during this talk, Peter revises this part of the Noble Eightfold Path as Right Lifestyle, as life is more complex and more stressful psychologically in contemporary American culture. He describes the demands of work, finances, societal conflict, physical well-being, and environmental disruption through the way we live from waking to sleeping each day–our lifestyle patterns–and how the Four Noble Truth’s concepts and practices can be effectively applied to create a lifestyle that is more resilient, more serene, and more responsible. His presentation is followed by comments from those participating in the meeting.

Here are the notes prepared for this talk, which include several relevant quotes from Theravada Buddhist suttas that support the cultivation of Right Lifestyle: Creating Right Lifestyle

The topic reviewed next week by Lezlie Laws will be the first aspect of the Mental Discipline Aggregate of the Noble Eightfold Path, Right Effort.