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THE BRITISH COLUMBIA INSIGHT MEDITATION SOCIETY
 

We invite you to join us in exploring the Buddha's teaching on Insight, Generosity and Kindness.

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ABOUT BCIMS

The British Columbia Insight Meditation Society (BCIMS) is a non-profit organization based in what is now known as Vancouver, BC.  We connect and support Buddhist meditation communities in BC that practice in the Theravada tradition.

It is with heartfelt gratitude that we acknowledge the beautiful, traditional, and unceded lands of the Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), xÊ·mÉ™θkwÉ™yÌ“É™m (Musqueam), and SÉ™lÌ“ílwÉ™taÊ”/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples, who live on and have stewarded this land for thousands of years.

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Indigenous Land Acknowledgment

BCIMS is based in what is now known as Vancouver, BC. With heartfelt gratitude we acknowledge that we come to you from the beautiful, traditional, and unceded lands of the Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), xÊ·mÉ™θkwÉ™yÌ“É™m (Musqueam), and SÉ™lÌ“ílwÉ™taÊ”/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples, who live on and have stewarded this land for thousands of years.  

 

BCIMS, as a settler-led organization, recognizes the ongoing benefits of the theft of this land and its resources to all settlers. BCIMS is committed to continuous learning about genocide, the history of colonization, and their ongoing impacts on Indigenous communities. May our practices today centre this reality as a call to action to support Indigenous peoples’ sovereignty and liberation more fully beyond the practice of this land acknowledgement, and move us towards non-harming, restitution, healing, and reconciliation.   

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Asian Heritage Acknowledgement

We would like to name and honour the lineage of the ancient teachings offered by BCIMS, and we offer our deep gratitude to the rich lineage of Theravadan Buddhist teachers whose wisdom continues to support our practice. These teachings originated in Asia with the Buddha’s teachings, specifically in Burma, Thailand, Sri Lanka, and India. 

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