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The Insight Meditation Society (IMS) is a non-profit organization for study of Buddhism located in Barre, Massachusetts.[1] It was founded in 1975 by Sharon Salzberg, Jack Kornfield, Joseph Goldstein and Jacqueline Schwartz, and is rooted in the Theravada tradition.[2][3] Its first retreat center in an old mansion in Barre, Massachusetts was opened on February 14, 1976.[4]
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- ^ Latin, Don (2005-01-23). "Bridging Eastern and Western Buddhism". San Francisco Chronicle.
- ^ Fronsdal, Gil (1998). "Insight Meditation in the United States: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness," Archived 2014-03-27 at the Wayback Machine in C.S. Prebish & K.K. Tanaka (1998), The Faces of Buddhism in America, University of California Press.
- ^ "FAQ about IMS". Insight Meditation Society. Retrieved December 22, 2015.