Lakeland Insight Meditation Group

“........the community is the whole of the holy life." the Buddha Relationships are where we find joy in this life. Relationships are where we have our most profound healing. Buddhist community (Sangha) is a safe group of friends who support us in liberation from...

"In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities. In the expert's mind there are few.What we call ’I’ is just a swinging door, which moves when we inhale and when we exhale.The world is its own magic." Shunryu Suzuki Hope you can join us for the book read of...

“Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.” the Buddha Wednesday Evening Meditation and Teachings, Virtual. 630PM, March 31, 2021 (6:30PM, every Wednesday.) This week "Relationships." Contact Andy 863-683-9600...

““Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them.” Dipa Ma 10-1045AM Meditation practice 1045-1130AM Book reading and discussion of "Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind'" by Shunryu Suzuki Andrew Quinn is inviting you to a...

We want to be happy. Consistently happy! And we have some sense of what can bring us happiness. And we want to be happy even in the face of loss and failure!  We all know that some of the ways that we are looking for happiness are flawed. Yet we keep on trying faulty...

The develop of wisdom and loving kindness leads to total freedom  Every experience is unreliable, impermanent  and empty of self  What is left is lovingkindness, compassion, appreciative joy, and equanimity The vehicle to total freedom is morality, concentration and...

“I tried meditation, I couldn’t do it. There were too many thoughts, I couldn’t stop thinking.” This attitude assumes that pure meditation involves attaining a quiet mind absolutely free from thinking. A more encouraging way to understand meditation is that it is the...

Hello Dharma Brothers and Sisters!  All live activities for our group are temporarily suspended..... The May 2, 2020 one day retreat "Calming the Anxious Mind: A Meditative Approach" is still scheduled and not cancelled More information to come.....like video...

All of us have been touched by warm and fulfilling connections to the world around us. When we feel this way, we know things are right. For those of us that have not much of that, we think that we may be missing something or something may be wrong with us. When we are...

One Day Mindfulness Retreat, hosted by Lakeland Meditation Group. Participants will enjoy: -A safe environment for learning and support -Understanding the role of the brain in anxiety -Recent research about the efficacy of meditation for anxiety -Healthy vegetarian...