Orlando Insight Meditation Group

The Orlando Insight Meditation Group (OIMG) is a non-profit corporation formed in 1997 to support the practice of insight (vipassana) meditation in the Orlando area.

Our goal is to provide initial and ongoing support for the practice of contemporary forms of Buddhist meditation, informed by current scientific and psychological research. We offer introductory meditation courses, ongoing study groups, and retreats that range from one day to weekend and one week in duration.

Although what we call Buddhism today was initiated 25 centuries ago, it is the responsibility of each generation to carefully study the traditions and apply them to current life challenges. This period on the planet is perhaps subject to the most radical cultural and environmental challenges in human history. Human culture bears a large responsibility for these challenges and humanity will either rise to the challenge or be significantly affected by technological and environmental stress.

Contemporary Buddhism can be understood in the West as an imported Eastern religion and as a mental and behavioral discipline that has a profoundly beneficial effect on individuals and the culture as a whole. The approach of OIMG is more on cultivating mental and behavioral discipline with spiritual manifestations that don’t involve the rituals of religious practice. The importance of cultivating personal integrity, kindness, compassion and generosity is a core aspiration of our organization. It is hoped that the fulfillment of this aspiration can be realized through a process of living in ways that are less self-absorbed and more actively involved in cultivating a lifestyle that sustains the environment, both culturally and environmentally in beneficial ways.

Please learn more on our website.