Greetings



Insight Meditation of Ventura
 Anchored in Theravada Buddhism, we are an inclusive community of dedicated practitioners who have come together to support each other in integrating a full range of Buddhist contemplative and meditative practices in our day-to-day lives.

All Are Welcome
Grounded in kindness and generosity, everything is freely given in gratitude to those who have kept the teachings alive and available all these many centuries.

Dharma Talks
We offer Dharma talks on the first and third Wednesday of each month at 7:00 p.m.  Beginners to advanced meditators are welcome.  The atmosphere is accepting, free of ritual, informal and relaxed.

 

Each Dharma talk is preceded by thirty-minutes of meditation. Instruction is regularly given on a range of meditation objects.  These include mindfulness of the breath, body sweeping, working with the four foundations of mindfulness, the jhanas, the four Brahma Viharas, and Vipassana's choiceless awareness.

Dharma talks are followed by group discussion and sharing.  Questions about meditation are addressed.

If you are brand new to meditation, please let us know you are coming. We will meet with you a few minutes beforehand and provide preliminary instruction.

There is no charge for the Dharma talks. They are offered on a dana (donation) basis.

PLEASE NOTE:  We will be moving to a new venue come October 21st, as our sangha is growing, and we are in need of a larger space.
 
Beginning Oct. 21, we will meet at St. Catherine's by the Sea, located at 1931 Poli St., Ventura, CA 93001. Insight Meditation of Ventura will assemble in their Siena House which is behind the main building. They are near the Seaward and Main Street intersection. (On Main, turn east on Santa Cruz. The convent and retreat house are a couple of blocks up from there.) As soon as you enter the grounds, make a quick right which circles in front of the convent and takes you to Siena House. There are about twelve parking spots at Siena House. If they are filled, please turn around and park in the main parking lot and walk to Siena House.

For more information, please call us at 805-659-4401 or go to our Contact page and submit your request.




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