Mahasati Insight Meditation Association

We help people free their hearts and minds from stress

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About

The Mahasati Insight Meditation Association is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. Tax-deductible donations are gratefully accepted and necessary for our survival. These funds help to defray the costs of running the organization. We thank you for any gifts or pledges that you may offer.

We formed our association to support the practice of Mahasati Insight meditation, a technique developed by the 20th-century Thai insight meditation master, Luangpor Teean. In addition to our online offerings, we offer residential retreats and are affiliated with two practice centers in the United States—one in Redding, CT, and the other in Wenham, MA.

Core Principles

  • The recognition that there are degrees of relief from suffering—up to its total cessation.

  • The complete cessation of suffering is possible for each of us with diligent practice.

  • This release from suffering is based on seeing clearly, for oneself, the actions of one’s body and mind in the present moment, and begins with the distinguishing of physical reality from conceptual thought.

  • The realization of this cessation of suffering is most likely when both formal meditation practice and practice during daily life are supported and combined.

Our local practice communities avoid ritual and dogma and do not discourage practice in other spiritual traditions. Our centers aspire to cultivate an atmosphere of openness, gentleness, and mutual support.

Our Mission

Our mission is to help people free their hearts and minds from stress and experience the freedom of the Buddha’s awakening.

Our Teachers

Our teachers are ordained Thai Forest monks who studied directly with Luangpor Teean.

What is Mahasati?

Mahasati Insight meditation is a form of Vipassana meditation originating from Southeast Asia. Mahasati in Pali means “great awareness.”