Seattle Insight Meditation Society

I attend SIMS every Tuesday night and it is like my second family.
Rodney is an amazing and generous teacher and his beginning class was very helpful. Love this place.

I took the beginning course and it was very interesting. I’ll have to try this again sometime to get it right but the teacher, Rodney Smith, was very knowledgeable and generous. I like the concept and want to learn to do this some day.

Those of us who live in Seattle and have an interest in Insight Meditation are extremely lucky to have Rodney Smith, one of the very best teachers in this tradition, right here in our area.
Many people are drawn to meditation during some sort of very difficult period in their lives. If that is the case for you, I’d say that spending time with the SIMS sangha is one of the safest and best things you can do for yourself. Although it is just as great to start just because you’re curious, or for whatever reason it draws you.
One thing I have greatly enjoyed is participating in km groups offered by the sangha. These are small groups that get to together to focus on some special interest from a buddhist perspective.
Most SIMS dharma talks are videotaped and available on the website. Not quite the same as being there in person, but it’s really nice to have the option of seeing the talks anytime at home. And Rodney has done some short talks just for the facebook page.

SIMS is a great organization that helps give form to the meaning of sangha. All volunteer, with great teaching, guest teachers, non-​residential, and residential retreats, a library, many social groups and local sitting communities, and social engagement all add up to a supportive and peaceful expression of sangha…

I love SIMS. If you are interested in meditation or retreats around Seattle, SIMS is the place to go (although Seattle has a lot of great Buddhist refuges). I have also met some great people and am looking forward to creating a wonderful community.