Maranasati: Mindful of Death, Alive to Life

Learning to live fully and authentically by accepting with equanimity our own deaths and the deaths of others.

This is a twelve month course facilitated by SIM Teacher Reverend Diane Wilde (click here for her biography).

This course is formerly known as A YEAR TO LIVE.

Overview

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We all will die.
The Buddha advised that this truth should be a daily contemplation in order to understand that the lives of all sentient beings have a beginning,middle and an end. Coming to terms with the truth of life AND death,brings ease,gratitude and compassion for ourselves and others.

Details

This is a 12-month course that meets in-person at the Sacramento Dharma Center, monthly in 2026 from January through December on the third Sunday of each month from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. You must commit to attend the monthly meetings and complete all assignments. Exceptions are for travel and illness.

Course resources include a variety of reading material, including “A Year to Live” by Stephen Levine, “Advice for Future Corpses” by Sallie Tisdale, and many other relevant books, articles, sutras, movies, documentaries and guest speakers.

Class size will be limited. This class has filled up quickly in the past. Sign up as soon as possible.

Contact the teacher for additional information: diane@sactoinsight.org
For questions, you may contact the course registrar.

Registration

This course is full and registration is closed.

Offer Teacher Donation

Diane Wilde will receive 75% of your donation. SIM will receive the remaining 25%.

If you’re an enrolled participant of this course and would like to share your donation with the teacher, use the following donate button and select Maranasati 2026 1yr course from the dropdown list.