Atlanta Insight Meditation Community
A group of spiritual friends who gather together to sit in meditation and study the Dharma.
TWO opportunities to volunteer at the Atlanta Community Food Bank
Saturday, October 18 and/or Sunday, November 23
Registration is open for the next half-day retreat at Atlanta Friends Meeting House (October 4)
Registration is open for our Weekend Retreat (December 5-7) via the Elohee Website
Who We Are
Atlanta Insight Meditation Community (AIMC) is a Buddhist meditation, practice, and study community based in the Insight/Vipassana tradition. We are a group of spiritual friends who are committed to the journey of living a peaceful life. Together we take refuge in the Buddha, the Dharma, and Sangha. By taking refuge in the Buddha, we embrace the historical Buddha and his teachings on working with the mind and heart. We also take refuge in our own awakening hearts. We take refuge in the Dharma, the teachings that guide us in developing our own understanding of the path to peace and freedom. And, we take refuge in Sangha, this community of friends who support one another as we face life's challenges and joys.
How We Gather
We offer multiple ways to gather as community. For the benefit of many of our members that live out-of-town and out-of-state, the majority of our weekly offerings are virtual, via the Zoom platform.
We do offer many opportunities for in-person meeting, including our quarterly retreats at Atlanta Friends Meeting House and monthly coffee and lunch gatherings.
Drill down on the appropriate day to access the virtual meeting link
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Virtual Sangha
We provide Sangha via the Zoom platform every Tuesday evening. We meet from 6:30-8:00pm Eastern time.
The standard flow for each gathering is:
silent meditation, starting promptly at 6:30pm (30 minutes)
a Dharma talk by one of our teachers (~ 30 minutes)
breakout group discussion related to Dharma topic (~ 15-20 minutes)
full group discussion (~ 10 minutes)
If you would like to participate in a Zoom session, please click here to complete our access form. Please send your request at least 72 hours prior to the planned meeting start time.
If you have the code and would like to join:
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Virtual Sangha
Thursday Satsang is a weekly morning drop-in meditation and dharma discussion group every Thursday morning at 8 AM (US Eastern) for an hour (or as long as you can stay). The group is open to those interested in Mindfulness Meditation and in sharing practice with a warm, welcoming community. There will be a silent or guided sit followed by questions and discussion (satsang).
The Thursday Satsang will be freely offered, as these practices are priceless. Dana (generosity) in any form will be accepted with gratitude from those moved to offer it as part of practice.
Host: Susan Reviere (SusanReviere@bellsouth.com)
To join: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85055561105?pwd=8p0KtP0WtOmOTfePT7D57PQqRXEWw1.1
Dharma Talks
Each week, our Teachers thoughtfully and mindfully prepare and deliver a Dharma talk to our Sangha. These talks are provided here as a gift to others seeking to hear and share in the Dharma.
There are currently hundreds of talks available. For a complete list of these teachings, please visit our SoundCloud site.
Upcoming Social Opportunities
To be reminded of upcoming coffee and lunch meetup opportunities, please send an email to mail@atlinsight.org.
1st Saturday
Coffee
*** cancelled this month due to
October 4 retreat ***
2nd Wednesday
Coffee
October 8
Oakview Coffee, Oakhurst
10:00am
Map →
3rd Sunday
Lunch
October 19
Souper Jenny, Decatur
11:30am
Map →
4th Thursday
Lunch
October 23
Chai Pani, Decatur
11:30am
Map →