
Melbourne Insight Meditation
Melbourne Insight Meditation Incorporated
East Brunswick, Victoria, Australia
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Founded in 2009, Melbourne Insight Meditation is a faith-based organisation based in East Brunswick, Australia working on religion & faith, community development.
Melbourne Insight Meditation is a registered not-for-profit incorporated association founded in 2009 that offers Insight Meditation practice to the public in Melbourne and Victoria. It runs weekly meditation sits, workshops, day retreats and residential retreats, guided largely by volunteer facilitators and visiting teachers. Teachings are offered on a dana (donation) basis, and a Financial Hardship Fund supports people who cannot afford retreat costs. The group also runs regional affiliate groups in Victoria and offers a discount for First Nations Australians. The practice is secular in approach, based on Buddhist meditation techniques, and is managed by a volunteer committee.
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Financial Hardship Fund
Community development · Australia
Provides supported places and discounts on retreats for people facing financial difficulty, funded by participant donations, cancellation fees and surpluses.
Weekly Meditation Sits
Religion & Faith · Australia
Weekly guided and silent meditation sessions in Melbourne, led by volunteer facilitators, with occasional visiting teachers giving dharma talks.
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Religion & Faith · Australia
Day, residential and multi-day Insight Meditation retreats in Melbourne and Victoria, offered on a dana basis.
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