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  Amherst/Northampton area
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           Contact: Lisa Plantefaber
            E-mail: lplantef@bih.harvard.edu
       Description: Looking for an informal vipassana sitting group in
                    the area.
           Updated: 20 Sep 94
      Sources used: Lisa Plantefaber 


  Boston
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              Name: Nichiren Shu of Boston
              City: Boston
             State: MA
           Contact: Rev. Shingyo Imai
            Voice#: 617-524-0230
           Lineage: Nichiren Shu
           Updated: 28 Aug 95
      Sources used: Michael Faulconer 


  Brookline
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              Name: Clear Light Society
           Address: PO Box 306
              City: Brookline
             State: MA
               Zip: 02146
            Voice#: 617-734-2939
           Lineage: Zen
          Teachers: Patricia Shelton
       Description: Daily sittings (except Sunday) 6:30am
           Updated: 94
      Sources used: David Sperry, CLS


  Cambridge
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              Name: Buddhist Association of MIT
           Address: c/o Yu-Hwei Chen, #10 Magazine St., Apt 902
              City: Cambridge
             State: MA
               Zip: 02139
           Contact: Nate Osgood
            Voice#: (617) 492-7458
            E-mail: hacrat@catfish.lcs.mit.edu
       Description: Non-profit student religious group. Not limited to
                    members of the MIT community. Dharma talks,
                    retreats, and other events.
           Updated: 26 May 95
      Sources used: BAMIT Newsletter #7, Mar 95

              Name: Cambridge Buddhist Association
           Address: 75 Sparks St.
              City: Cambridge
             State: MA
               Zip: 02138
   Guiding teacher: George Bowman
            Voice#: (617) 491-8857
           Updated: 10 Aug 95
      Sources used: Craig Presson 

              Name: Cambridge Insight Meditation Center
           Address: 331 Broadway
              City: Cambridge
             State: MA
               Zip: 02139
            Voice#: 617-491-5070
       Description: Sitting schedule: Mon-Fri 7-8am; Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri
                    6-7pm; Wed 6:45-7:30pm, followed by Dhamma talk &
                    tea); Fourth Friday of month 6-9:30pm alternate
                    sitting/walking, followed by tea; Sun 2-5:15pm
                    alternate sitting/walking).

              Name: Cambridge Zen Center
           Address: 199 Auburn Street
              City: Cambridge
             State: MA
               Zip: 02139
           Contact: Jane McLaughlin
            Voice#: 617 576 3229
            E-mail: CambZen@aol.com
           Lineage: Korean Chogye
       Affiliation: Kwan Um School of Zen
 Resident Director: Jane McLaughlin, JDPSN, Abbot
Spiritual Director: Zen Master Seung Sahn
          Teachers: Mark Houghton, JDPSN, Guiding Teacher
       Description: Urban residential center. Morning and evening
                    practice free and open to the public; weekly Dharma
                    talks, and a full calendar of special events.
                    Walk-in instruction, kong-an practice, etc.
           Updated: 3 Sep 95
      Sources used: Dharman Craig Presson 

           Contact: Vajramati
              Name: Friends of the Western Buddhist Order
       Description: Wednesday 7:00PM
            Voice#: 617-576-7345
           Updated: 17 Dec 94
      Sources used: jim.o'leary@metta.ci.net; also David Miller
                     31 May 94]

           Contact: George Kinder
           Address: 4 Brattle Street
              City: Cambridge
             State: MA
               Zip: 02138
            Voice#: (617) 964-6065
  

  Roslindale
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           Contact: Ann Tobey
           Address: 30 Symmes Street
              City: Roslindale
             State: MA
               Zip: 02141
            Voice#: (617) 323-1930
           Updated: Mar 94
      Sources used: Dharma Seed Tape Library
  

  Warwick
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           Contact: Elaine & Ron Dehart
              City: Warwick
             State: MA
               Zip: 01364
            Voice#: (508) 544-3383
           Updated: Mar 94
      Sources used: Dharma Seed Tape Library


  Wellesley
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              Name: Boston West Sitting Group
           Contact: c/o Alex Rose
           Address: Hardy Road
              City: Wellesley
             State: MA
               Zip: 02181
            Voice#: (617) 235-3703
       Description: Meets three times weekly: Sunday, Wednesday, and
                    Friday mornings Rotates between homes in Newton,
                    Weston, and Wellesley
           Updated: 94
      Sources used: Alex Rose

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