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We reserve the right to cancel a class or event due to low enrollment or other circumstances which would make the event non-viable. If InsightLA cancels an event you’ve registered for, you will be offered a full refund. If an event has to be postponed for any reason, you will have the option to either receive a full refund or transfer your registration to the same event at the new, future date.

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Special Events (Single Day)

InsightLA Community Potluck

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Michael Karakashian, PhD Teacher

Alexis Moore Staff

  • Location Santa Monica Meditation Center
  • Experience Levels All
  • This class is a donation based class. No one will be turned away for lack of funds.
  • Date/Time Sunday, September 22, 2024
    11:30 AM - 1:30 PM PT
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Please join us for an InsightLA Community Potluck! Come share in the joys of sangha, connection, and food.

Schedule: Sunday, 11:30am – 1:30pm PT

What to bring:
If your heart feels called to share, perhaps bring 1 food item/dish and label if vegetarian, vegan, dairy-free or gluten-free (please note: we are not tracking who is bringing what).
Bringing food is not required; the presence of your beautiful self is enough.

About this gathering:
Early Buddhist teaching emphasizes sangha and kalyana mitta (trans. “kalyana”  meaning spiritual, admirable, lovely or beautiful; and “mitta” meaning friendship) as paramount for supporting inner freedom. There is no sangha without our community and each one of you are important in our community. Please come experience the nourishment of sangha, while supporting it with your presence.

Some intentions for this gathering:

  • To support the deepening of community, sangha and spiritual friendship at InsightLA
  • To break down barriers between practitioners; both seen and unseen
  • To spread joy
  • To support freedom from suffering and the progressive refinement of joy

 

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We also warmly invite you to join our sitting group scheduled before the potluck, from 10am to 11:30am PT. It’s a wonderful way to deepen your practice and connect with the community. If you’re interested, please click the applicable links below to register:
– Sep 22nd Sunday Morning Practice Group

 

Michael Karakashian, PhD Teacher

Michael joined the InsightLA community in 2014 and has been practicing insight meditation and a commitment to inner self-development since 1998. His initial/primary teacher at that time was a student of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, among others. He has a deep commitment to inner self-development and to bringing practice from the cushion into daily life. Michael’s... Read more

Alexis Moore Staff

Alexis Moore serves as the Events Administrator for InsightLA, bringing her gratitude for the Dharma and passion for community to the forefront. With two years of dedicated practice in Vipassana meditation and study of Buddhist philosophy, Alexis integrates the teachings into her work, aiming to help foster wholesome and fruitful experiences for all.

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