Portland Insight Meditation Center

10/16/2026

What becomes possible when we give ourselves a full day to slow down, pay attention, and practice together?

Tomorrow, Oct. 17, join Steve Wilhelm at PIMC for a daylong retreat exploring the Four Foundations of Mindfulness. Drawing on the Satipatthana Sutta, we’ll practice and reflect on this foundational teaching of the Buddha.

All are welcome to join: beginners, seasoned practitioners and everyone in between.

Learn more and register: https://secure.acceptiva.com/?cst=snsZYn

10/12/2026

Steve Wilhelm: Guest Teacher
🪷 Sunday Morning at PIMC | In Person + Zoom 🪷
📅 Sunday, October 18 | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Join guest teacher Steve Wilhelm at PIMC this Sunday, October 18 for an interactive exploration of practical ways to bring the Four Foundations of Mindfulness into everyday life. Building on Saturday’s daylong retreat, Steve will explore specific applications of each foundation, with four opportunities for the sangha to share insights from our own experience and deepen our collective understanding. There’s still time to join Saturday’s daylong retreat, but Sunday’s gathering will be valuable whether or not you attend the retreat.

Steve has been meditating since 1968 and practicing Buddhism since 1987. A longtime Vipassana practitioner, he teaches at Seattle Insight Meditation Society (SIMS) and has facilitated Eastside Insight Meditation since 2000.

Learn more: portlandinsight.org

10/07/2026

🌿 The Four Foundations of Mindfulness: A Daylong Retreat with Steve Wilhelm

Join us Saturday, October 17 for a day of practice and exploration centered on the Buddha’s teachings on the Four Foundations of Mindfulness, as presented in the Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta.

Through meditation, Dharma teachings, and discussion, Steve will guide us in exploring mindfulness of body, feelings, mind, and the qualities of experience—and how these practices can deepen our understanding and freedom.

Saturday, October 17
9:30am–4:30pm
Held In-person at PIMC + Online via Zoom

Whether you're newer to meditation or have been practicing for years, you're warmly invited to join us for this day of practice and community.

Learn More & Register:

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10/06/2026

🪷 Sunday Morning at PIMC | In Person + Zoom
📅 Sunday, October 11 | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Please join us this Sunday for our Peer-led program—an opportunity for Sangha members to support one another in practice, explore Dharma themes together, and cultivate a sense of connection in a relaxed and inclusive setting.

The gathering is facilitated by a Sangha member, and includes a lightly guided or silent meditation period followed by discussion and time for personal reflection or group sharing. No registration is required—everyone is welcome to join in person or online via Zoom.

Whether you're new to practice or have been practicing for years, all are welcome.
Learn more: portlandinsight.org

09/28/2026

DaeJa Napier: Guest Teacher
🪷 Sunday Morning at PIMC | In Person + Zoom 🪷
📅 Sunday, October 4 | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Please join us this Sunday, October 12, as we welcome guest teacher DaeJa Napier to lead our Sunday program.

DaeJa will speak on the Eight Worldly Winds—the forces of gain and loss, praise and blame, status and disrepute, and pleasure and pain that continually move through our lives. As the winds of change blow in and through our lives, how can we meet both the cries and the joys of our world with awareness and equanimity?

DaeJa teaches Insight Meditation (Vipassana), with a particular emphasis on the Brahma Viharas. She has studied with renowned teachers including Zen Master Soeng Sahn, Sayadaw U Pandita, Pa Auk Sayadaw, and Joseph Goldstein, and brings decades of experience integrating Buddhist practice with the fullness of daily life.

Learn more: portlandinsight.org

09/21/2026

A Special Sunday Program: Dharma Teacher Authorization
🪷 Sunday Morning at PIMC | In Person + Zoom 🪷
📅 Sunday, September 27 | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Please join us Sunday, September 27 as we celebrate and formally recognize Paul LaVigne and Vik Anantha as authorized Dharma teachers.

After many years of Dharma practice and retreat experience, Paul and Vik have completed an extended period of teacher training at PIMC encompassing study, mentoring, teaching, practice, and service to the Sangha. Over the past year, they have worked closely with Dharma teacher Doug Pullin in an internship-style final phase of their training, culminating in their authorization to teach.

Our Sunday gathering will include meditation, reflections from Paul and Vik, and a formal ceremony in which Doug will offer teacher blessings and formally authorize Paul and Vik to teach the Dharma, with recognition from PIMC and the wider community.

The morning will honor both their individual paths and the living tradition through which the Dharma continues to be practiced, embodied, and shared.

Please join us for this joyful and meaningful occasion followed by a community potluck..

Learn more: portlandinsight.org

09/18/2026

This Saturday: The Sacred Pause — A Daylong Retreat with Kate Davies

Step out of the rush of daily life and make space to slow down, listen inwardly, and reconnect with what truly matters. This daylong insight meditation retreat will include sitting and walking meditation, Dharma reflections, and contemplative sharing. Open to both new and experienced practitioners—hope to see you there!

Saturday, September 19
9:30 am – 4:30 pm
Held In Person + Online via Zoom
Learn More & Register: https://secure.acceptiva.com/?cst=wgNCjn

09/15/2026

Kate Davies shares about her upcoming daylong retreat: The Sacred Pause happening this Saturday, September 19 at PIMC. Register today to join us for a day of practice, reflection, and connection: https://secure.acceptiva.com/?cst=wgNCjn

09/14/2026

Temira Lital: Guest Teacher
🪷 Sunday Morning at PIMC | In Person + Zoom 🪷
📅 Sunday, September 20 | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Join us this Sunday for guided meditation and a Dharma teaching with guest teacher Temira Lital from Seattle Insight Meditation Society.

In an increasingly chaotic and fast-paced world, it's easy to get swept away. Sometimes we feel paralyzed by the flood of greed, hatred, and delusion. The dharma offers the possibility of standing on a safe island in the middle of all this chaos.

Finding this island can be counterintuitive - the Buddha did say we're going against the stream - but it's right there under the surface. All we have to do is look at our lives with unflinching care and honesty and take a stand in kindness and goodness.

Learn more: portlandinsight.org

09/11/2026

Join us Thursday, September 17 at PIMC for a special evening with Mark Nunberg exploring the intersection of Dharma practice and social action.

📅 Thursday, September 17
🕖 7:00–8:30 pm
📍 In person at PIMC & online via Zoom
💛 Free of charge; dana will be welcomed for Mark

How might we respond to the suffering and challenges of our world with greater wisdom and compassion—and what might that look like for us as a Dharma community?

We hope you’ll join us for this important conversation. More Information: https://www.portlandinsight.org/events -1