Ep. 280 – IMS 50th Anniversary w/ Dipa Ma

For episode 280 of the Metta Hour, we are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Insight Meditation Society, which opened doors on Valentine’s Day in 1976. Today, IMS is one of the Western world’s oldest and most respected meditation retreat centers, dedicated to providing a spiritual refuge for all who seek freedom of mind and heart. The Retreat Center offers a range of silent meditation courses, ranging from a weekend to three months. IMS Online offers retreats, sanghas, dharma talks, courses, and other programming to support your practice from our virtual meditation hall. IMS also has two adjacent retreat facilities – the Retreat Center and the Forest Refuge – that are set among almost 400 secluded wooded acres in the quiet country of central Massachusetts. In this episode, Sharon presents a special episode from the archives of IMS history featuring her teacher Dipa Ma . Originally recorded in October of 1984, when Dipa Ma was visiting IMS, this dharma talk was given as part of the 1984 three-month retreat. Through an interpreter, Dipa Ma shares the story of how we came to meditation following tremendous loss. She reflects on her early years of practice under the tutelage of Anagarika Munindra and how she gradually began teaching meditation. She also takes questions from the audience about her practice from the attending three-month retreatants. Resources A full transcript of this episode is available right here . To learn more about the Insight Mediation Society, click here . To learn more about Dipa Ma, click here . To learn more about the Dharma Seed archive, click here . See Privacy Policy at and California Privacy Notice at .

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Ep. 280 – IMS 50th Anniversary w/ Dipa Ma is an episode from Metta Hour with Sharon Salzberg by Be Here Now Network.

This episode is 00:59:37 long.

This episode was published on Feb 18, 2026.

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