Orlando Insight Meditation Group

One Day Mindfulness of Breathing Retreat in Apopka-December 7, 2024

These are stressful times, and the focus of this retreat will be on how to use meditation practice to create a refuge of inner peace and clarity. It is suitable for those who are just beginning to train the heart and mind as well as those who have many years of...

LifeArt Book Group

Join Lezlie Laws as she facilitates LifeArt Book Group conversations on books that "cultivate the conditions, skills, and attitudes that support artful, passionate, and purposeful living and creating." In collaboration with The Yoga Shala and Orlando Insight...

Week-long Residential Retreat

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

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...

Introduction to Insight Meditation-Taught by Lezlie Laws

This course is an introduction to mindfulness and concentration practices that support meditation. The meditation method we use is called Insight Meditation, and instruction is based on the Four Foundations of Mindfulness. These practices support increasing emotional...

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, October 9, 2024

Because of Hurricane Milton, there will not be a Dharma meeting on Wednesday, October 9, and our meeting schedule will resume the following Wednesday, October 16. I hope we will all travel safely through the storm, and I wish you well. Peter

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.

Latest Dharma Talk:

September 2024 Dharma Questions

During this talk, Peter responds to various questions from those participating regarding their understanding of Buddhist concepts and their meditation experiences. Examples of questions include clarification regarding how aiming and sustaining attention on breath sensations matures into investigation of what arises in the mind, consideration regarding Chogyam Trungpa’s comments on gradual rather than sudden Awakening, and how to cultivate non-reactive awareness of craving and clinging.