The Rochester Meditation Center
Insight Meditation in Southeast Minnesota

Founded in 2004 and located three blocks from Mayo Clinic, the
center is located in a personal residence that is open to the public to support

local meditators on Thursday evenings, Sunday mornings and by appointment.

                                              6 to 6:30 p.m. -- Drop-in

                                              6:30 to 7 -- Silent Meditation

                                              7 to 7:30 -- Silent Meditation

                                              7:30 to 8:30 -- Dharma Talk and Discussion

                                  Sunday Morning Reading and Practice

                                              Sundays, 8 to 9:30 a.m.
                                  Morning Meditation

                                              Tuesdays and Fridays, 6:45 to 7:45 a.m. at the Clare

                                              Reflecting Space, Assisi Heights.        

               
The Welcome Room has a library of dharma books available for checkout
and is staffed beginning at 6 p.m. on Thursday evenings for those who would
like to come, browse and ask questions.

From 6:30 to 7 p.m. there is a silent sit. Another sit follows from 7 to 7:30, usually silent but sometimes lightly guided. Guests may come for one or both of the half-hour sits and are free to leave at 7 or 7:30 p.m. if they wish. Or they may stay for the dharma talk and
discussion that runs from 7:30 to 8:30 pm.

The center is affiliated with the Common Ground Meditation Center in
Minneapolis, and hosts visiting speakers on topics relating to meditation,
mindfulness and spiritual practices for everyday life.

Past speakers have included Steve Armstrong, Phillip Moffitt, James Baraz,
Palden Gyatso, Santikaro, Ajahn Punnadhammo, Mark Nunberg,
Bhante Sathi, Henry Emmons and Ajhan Chandako.

Introduction to Meditaiton courses are offered from time

to time; check this web site for information.

An eight-week course on "anapanasati," or mindfulness with breathing
meditation, was taught at the center and is available on audio files here.

Dharma Talks by Phillip Moffitt
The Suffering that Leads to the End of Suffering (3/31/11)
Dancing With Life: Finding Joy in the Face of Suffering (4/1/11)

Dharma Talks by Santikaro
Generosity of Spirit (2/10/11)
The Buddha, the Dhamma, the Sangha and Lymphoma (2/10/11)
Testing my Dhamma Beliefs Against my Cancer (Sept. 2011)
When is it Okay to Cling? (Sept. 29, 2011)
The Fires of the Defilements (Feb. 23, 2012)
The Spectrum of Aversion-Anger-Rage (March 15, 2012)

Dharma Talks by Doug McGill
Take Just One Mindful Breath Today (5/4/12)
Getting Clear About Delusion (4/29/12)
Touching the World With Kindness (Is No Small Thing) (10/13/11)
Skillful Speech as Mindfulness Practice (2/6/11)

Skillful Speech in a Hypermedia Age (5/16/10)
The Noble Eightfold Path: A Toolkit of Happiness Skills (6/3/10)

Taking Refuge in the Sangha (7/1/2010)
Getting in Touch with the Breath (7/15/10)
The Joy of Mindful Breathing (7/29/10)
Mindfulness of Feelings (8/12/10)
The Buddha's Last Words (9/2/10)


Contact
Doug McGill
(507) 398-2182
doug@mcgillreport.org



Generosity House
303 6th Avenue SW
Rochester, MN 55902