Jackson Insight Meditation Group

11/02/2023

Information about the Jackson Insight Meditation Group:
The Jackson Insight Meditation Group practices Vipassana or Insight practice, a form of Buddhist ‘mindfulness’ meditation.

The group has one evening meeting and three morning meetings.
Morning meetings: Tuesday and Thursday 7-740 AM at the Dojo, sitting only.

Saturday 8:30- 10:30 AM Sitting, Dharma talk and discussion. Recorded talks or writings by teachers are used as study materials.
Evening: Monday from 6- 7 PM. silent sitting and guided meditation focused on the heart practices of Metta or loving-kindness, Compassion, Joy and Equanimity.

If you would like to attend meetings and be on the emailing list for the Jackson Insight Meditation Group to receive announcements and information about the talks and practice,
Contact Bebe Wolfe, [email protected] 4308 Old Canton Road, Jackson, MS 39211

02/19/2023

MEDITATION PRACTICE IN THE DOJO

~ Monday ~
6 PM- 7 PM Jackson Insight Meditation Group-
led by Bebe Wolfe,30 minutes of silent sitting, 30 Minutes of guided practice and discussion of one or more of the ‘Four Immeasurables‘- Equanimity, Loving-kindness, Compassion, and Joy
Beginners Welcome

~ Tuesday ~
7 AM -7:45 AM-sitting.
Beginners Welcome, (with Bebe, informal sitting-come and go)

~ Wednesday ~
7 AM-8 AM Jackson Zen Group
[email protected], www.zeninmississippi.org

~ Thursday ~
Morning-7 AM -7:45 AM-sitting. Jackson Insight Meditation Group
Beginners Welcome, (with Bebe, informal sitting- come and go)

Evening—6 PM- 7 PM -Beginner’s group
with Beth Herzig and Ashlee Kelly

~ Saturday ~
8:30 -10:30 AM, sitting, Dharma talks and discussion,
with Paul Pappas. All are welcome.

~ Sunday ~
Morning -8:30-10:15 AM -Jackson Zen Group
[email protected], www.zeninmississippi.org

Evening- 5:30 PM- A Charlotte Joko Beck Sit (reflections upon her writing) with Tommy Little, all welcome

Welcome to Zen in Mississippi, the website for Zen practice groups in Cumberland (near Starkville) and Jackson, Mississippi. These groups are led by Tony Bland, a Zen Monk and teacher who has been practicing since 1984 and teaching since 1995. We offer zazen (seated meditation), periodic sesshins (r...

02/04/2022

“My mind has no peace as yet! I beg you, master, please pacify my mind!”

“Bring your mind here and I will pacify it for you,” replied Bodhidharma.

“I have searched for my mind, and I cannot take hold of it,” said the Second Patriarch.

“Now your mind is pacified,” said Bodhidharma.

- Read a good commentary on the story of Huike and Bodhidharma-

https://www.treetopzencenter.org/bodhidharmas-mind-pacifying/

Our weekly schedule:
Tuesday and Thursday: 7:00am - 7:40am
Sitting only

Mondays 6pm - 7 pm: 30 minutes of silent sitting followed by a guided practice of one of the Four Immeasurables - Equanimity, Loving-kindness, Compassion , Joy,

Monday Practice is with Zoom access.

Sitting/ Study and Discussion-Wednesday Evening:
Wednesday meetings are suspended for now. We will resume soon and plan to begin an exploration of the Four Immeasurables- Equanimity, Loving-kindness, Compassion and Joy. We will be using Ken McLeod's book "Wake up to Your Life" along with recordings from his web site, www.unfetteredmnd.org
Please inquire for more details and Zoom link

Come only if you have received the vaccine for Covid 19. Masks are required inside the Dojo

05/30/2021

2021 The Jackson Insight Meditation group resumes in person meetings in the Dojo , 4308 Old Canton Rd, Jackson MS, for those who are fully vaccinated.
Our meetings this week are on Monday May 31 from 6-7 PM and Wednesday June 3 at 6 pm- 7:15Pm
For more info write [email protected]

05/23/2021

2021 The Jackson Insight Meditation group will resume in person meetings in the Dojo , 4308 Old Canton Rd, Jackson MS, for those who are fully vaccinated.
Our first meetings this week are Monday May 24 from 6-7 PM and Wednesday May 26 at 6 pm- 7:15Pm

For more info write [email protected]

07/09/2020

The Jackson Insight Meditation Group meetings are suspended due to the Coronavirus. Everyone please stay safe.

12/02/2019

Join us! Meditation every week- Mondays from 6-7 PM and Wednesdays from 6:15- 7:45 PM. Everyone welcome.
on the grounds of Wolfe Studio 4308 Old Canton Rd, Jackson

11/25/2019

If you are stressed and anxious, meditation can help. Find out how. Come to the Jackson Meditation Dojo , 4308 Old Canton Rd, Jackson. Mondays 6PM - 7PM

08/04/2019

Join us this Wed 6:15- 7:45 for a talk
by Ayya Khema:
The Why and How of Meditation

4308 Old Canton Rd Jackson Ms

LINK:
https://dharmaseed.org/teacher/334/talk/7561/

For Info about Ayya Khema:

http://www.leighb.com/a_khema.htm

Join us this Monday

6-7 PM

for Meditation and Metta Practice

Mindfulness meditation groups are a way of connecting with others to share and deepen your meditation practice.

The meetings are open at this time, and you may invite
others to attend.

01/16/2019

Check out Meditation Retreats.

01/16/2019

The Jackson Insight Group meets on the grounds of Wolfe Studio in Jackson.
Mondays 6 PM- 7 PM : for Meditation and guided Metta practice. All are welcome .

For the next four Wednesdays, beginning tonight,
the Dojo will be in use for the Millsaps Enrichment class, "Mindfulness, Compassion and Buddha's Way."

To sign up for the course, please contact Millsaps College.
Meeting times are 6PM - 7:45 PM. Jan 16 through Feb 6.

12/02/2018

You are invited to join the Jackson Insight Mindfulness Meditation group at the Jackson Meditation Dojo on the Wolfe Studio grounds.

Mondays 6 PM- 7 PM : Meditation and guided Metta practice.

Wednesdays 6:15- 7:45 PM. Wednesday meetings begin with a meditation practice period-
accompanied by audio guidance.
This Wednesday's offering is from Tara Brach:
https://www.tarabrach.com/meditation-forgiving-freeing-hearts/
Forgiveness for others becomes possible when we’ve held our own being with great compassion. This short talk and guided meditation brings forth our most awake and tender presence as we ask for forgiveness, offer care to the woundedness within us, and then extend forgiveness to another who has hurt us.
We follow meditation with a time for sharing thoughts,
joys, difficulties and questions about meditation practice,
and how it is working (or not) in daily life.The sharing/discussion period offers an opportunity to listen deeply to one another while also paying attention to what arises in oneself.
Confidentiality is honored.

(Participation does not require speaking- mindful listening is enough.)

From time to time short readings will be offered as topics of reflection and discussion.

Meetings will close with a short sitting and guided loving-kindness practice.

The group is open at this time, and you may invite others to attend.

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Dana/Contributions

Thank you for your contributions which make the Jackson Insight Meditation Group possible. In the Insight Meditation tradition

the Buddha's teachings are offered freely to all, with an invitation for all people to offer voluntary donations, or Dana. An ancient Pali word meaning "gift,” Dana refers to the practice of generosity.

Your contributions help maintain our dojo building, paying rent, utilities and other expenses. In addition, it is our group's intention to send an annual Dana contribution in gratitude to the teachers whose audio dharma talks we study. No set amount is required, any and all contributions are welcome.