Aishah returns to Insight Meditation Community of Western, Massachussetts’ on Wednesday, June 24, 2026 at 7:00PM ET for their weekly evening meditation sit, dharma talk and inquiry. Practice together on Zoom with other sangha members in a relaxed atmosphere and enjoy a dharma talk.

Sīla, often translated as morality, is at its heart a commitment to integrity, to protecting what is precious in ourselves and in our shared life together. In this evening sit and dharma talk, we explore the Five Precepts not as rules but as a wholehearted practice of non-harming, one that asks us to meet life with courage, insight, and care. What we renounce opens a doorway to freedom. What we protect makes that freedom possible.

If you have the financial means, please consider a donation. Dāna, which is the ancient Pali word for “generosity”, is a fundamental aspect of the Buddha’s teachings. No one will be turned away for lack of funds.