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Insight Meditation Houston Dharma Talks and Sangha Shares

Insight Meditation Houston Dharma Talks and Sangha Shares

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What does it mean to truly wake up — not someday, but in this very life? Insight Meditation Houston ("IMH") invites you to find out.

Rooted in 2,500 years of Vipassana tradition and planted in Houston's spiritual community since 1980, this podcast brings you the liberating teachings of the Buddha — accessible, grounded, and alive for modern practitioners. Each episode can offer guided meditations, Dharma talks, and teachings drawn from the ancient path of insight meditation: the careful, compassionate observation of breath, thought, and emotion that slowly — and then suddenly — changes everything.

Whether you're sitting for the first time or deepening a lifelong practice, you'll find here a genuine refuge. Not a performance, not a philosophy debate — just sincere companions on the path, committed to mindfulness, ethical living, and the wisdom that sets the heart free.

Join a community that has been quietly, persistently waking up together for over four decades — and discover what it means to meet your own life with presence, clarity, and compassion.

All backgrounds welcome. No experience necessary. Just bring yourself.

Visit us at our website: insighthouston.org

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  • The Triple Gem

    The Triple Gem
    Mar 6 2026

    What are you really leaning on when life feels shaky — and is it actually helping?

    In this warm and deeply personal talk, teacher Lisa Murphy invites us to look honestly at where we seek refuge, and whether those refuges are truly setting us free.

    Drawing on her own experience of a moving retreat ritual — a red string tied with three knots, one for each of the Three Refuges — Lisa explores what it means to consciously take shelter in the Triple Gem: the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha. This isn't a scholarly lecture; it's an intimate reflection on how these ancient teachings come alive in the texture of ordinary life.

    You'll discover why the Buddha isn't about worship but about trusting your own capacity to awaken, why the Dharma is only real when we actually live it, and why community may be the most underestimated spiritual practice of all. As Thich Nhat Hanh reminds us, the Buddha of the 21st century may not be an individual — but a sangha practicing loving-kindness together.

    Simple, honest, and quietly profound — this episode is an invitation to stop seeking refuge in what only numbs, and to begin returning, again and again, to awareness, truth, and love.

    About Lisa

    Lisa has been practicing meditation for a number of years. She found her way to Insight Meditation Houston (IMH) through a friend's recommendation. She is deeply thankful to IMH teachers, Ginger and Travis, and her heart is full of love and gratitude for this sangha. Lisa appreciates the opportunity to share from her practice.

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