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Universalus Interspiritual Community/The Insight Center

Lutherville Timonium, MD, US

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What we’re about

Founded to provide an affirming environment for individuals who are committed to a Universalist approach to spirituality, encompassing all faiths and all traditions, and who wish to express their spirituality in a universal tradition without dogma.

PLEASE DO NOT JOIN THE MEETUP GROUP IF YOU DO NOT PLAN ON ATTENDING EVENTS.

We are an independent community founded by Rev. Ed Geraty. We meet weekly for discussion and exploration of Consciousness, Awareness, or Enlightenment. We are an awakening community, meaning that we are aware that we are more than our personal Ego-self.

Some of our meetings focus on Non Dual spirituality. We have a monthly movie night with movies based on Consciousness exploration. We also hold Kirtans (Bhakti Yoga) and weekly Insight Meditation sittings. Join us.

We are located within The Insight Center, 2 Oakway Road, Timonium, MD 21093

https://www.facebook.com/BaltimoreInsightCenter

We do ask that you make a donation of you attend an event either online or in person.

Donations can be made here:

PayPal link for danas (suggested donation is $10):

PayPal.me/EdGeratyLCSWC

Namaste

Rev. Ed Geraty

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Upcoming events (4+)

Fri, Jul 11, 2025, 11:00 PM UTC"A Course in Miracles" Study Group. Removing Obstacles to Love.
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### 2nd and 4th Friday “A Course in Miracles” Study Group

I am not a body. I am free. (ACIM, W-199)
What Is the Body? (ACIM, W-pII.5)

Freedom must be impossible as long as you perceive a body as yourself. ²The body is a limit. ³Who would seek for freedom in a body looks for it where it can not be found. ⁴The mind can be made free when it no longer sees itself as in a body, firmly tied to it and sheltered by its presence. ⁵If this were the truth, the mind were vulnerable indeed!

The mind that serves the Holy Spirit is unlimited forever, in all ways, beyond the laws of time and space, unbound by any preconceptions, and with strength and power to do whatever it is asked. ²Attack thoughts cannot enter such a mind, because it has been given to the Source of love, and fear can never enter in a mind that has attached itself to love. ³It rests in God. ⁴And who can be afraid who lives in Innocence, and only loves?(ACIM, W-199.1:1–3:4)

Friday 7/11/25
New time: 7:00 pm EDT (11:00pm UTC)
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Sun, Jul 13, 2025, 3:00 PM UTCInsight Meditation Group
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$8.00
This meditation sitting is open to all. Join us Sunday morning 11am for a gentle guided meditation. No previous experience with meditation is required.

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PayPal link for danas (suggested donation is $8):

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Sun, Jul 13, 2025, 4:30 PM UTC"The Issue At Hand: Essays on Buddhist Mindfulness Practice"
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ONLINE BOOK STUDY & DISCUSSION: The Shingyo Sangha invites you to join our ongoing book study, where we explore Gil Fronsdal's inspiring and very accessible compilation of essays and edited talks on the Buddhist practice of mindfulness. As Gil Fronsdal states, "the search for the issue at hand is the search for what is closest at hand, for what is directly seen, heard, smelt, tasted, felt, and cognized in the present." Gil brings the practice of mindfulness not only to formal meditation but to all the varying aspects of every day life.

Please feel free to drop into this book series at any time, where we contemplate sections every week and share our insights. There is no need to buy the book; we have a wonderful reader that will read parts of the text, with frequent stops for group reflection.

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The Shingyo Sangha is a circle of friends coming together to learn from Buddhist teachings and to find out what we can extract in order to benefit us on the path. We call our approach "Applied Buddhism": Buddhism without the dogma, rituals and metaphysical interpretations. Shingyo is based on the Heart Sutra (http://plumvillage.org/news/thich-nhat-hanh-new-heart-sutra-translation/) and asks the question, "How can we practice the teachings of the Buddha in our day-to-day lives?"

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Suggested donation is $10; no one is turned away due to lack of funds. PayPal link: PayPal.me/EdGeratyLCSWC

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Sun, Jul 13, 2025, 4:30 PM UTC"Surviving Storms: Finding the Strength to Meet Adversity"
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ONLINE BOOK STUDY & DISCUSSION: The Shingyo Sangha invites you to join our ongoing book study, where we explore Mark Nepo's insightful, inspiring and incredibly timely words of hope for navigating the turbulence of our times. Through the wisdom and power of the heart he offers a practical guide to discovering the love, courage, and strength we hold within, empowering us to rebuild our connections to each other, to appreciate the "beauty in brokenness" and transcend any challenge, regardless of what is happening in our lives and the world. His lyrical descriptions of the problems we face speak to both mind and soul, outlining "the fault lines of our refracted society" so we can compassionately understand the inner and outer sources of our current pain and chart a resilient path forward.

"...every time we meet in kindness and truth, we strengthen the immune system of the global body. Since everything is connected, everything matters, and every time you strengthen a heart, you lessen fear and violence somewhere in the world. We are all in this together, no matter what we believe or where we live."

Please feel free to drop into this book series at any time, where we contemplate sections every week and share our insights. There is no need to buy the book; we have a wonderful reader that will read parts of the text, with frequent stops for group reflection.

Note: Although this book selection is not a Buddhist teaching per se, it incorporates many of the Buddhist principles and practices that our sangha is seeking to expand and further integrate into our daily lives.

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The Shingyo Sangha is a circle of friends coming together to learn from Buddhist teachings and to find out what we can extract in order to benefit us on the path. We call our approach "Applied Buddhism": Buddhism without the dogma, rituals and metaphysical interpretations. Shingyo is based on the Heart Sutra (http://plumvillage.org/news/thich-nhat-hanh-new-heart-sutra-translation/) and asks the question, "How can we practice the teachings of the Buddha in our day-to-day lives?"

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Suggested donation is $10; no one is turned away due to lack of funds. PayPal link: PayPal.me/EdGeratyLCSWC

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Sun, Jul 6, 2025, 4:30 PM UTC"Surviving Storms: Finding the Strength to Meet Adversity"
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