05/11/2017 “The Practice of Stop, Drop & Ask” with Bruce Pardoe
The Practice of Stop, Drop & Ask Community Dharma Leader Bruce Pardoe will be with us this Thursday evening. He will talk on the practice of Stop, Drop and Ask. […]
Entries by Barbara Briscoe
03/23/2017 “Four ‘Nobel’ Truths: Bob Dylan’s Dharma” with Rich Howard
Bob Dylan received the 2016 Nobel Prize for Literature “for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition.” His poetic song lyrics have an ambiguity that allows […]
03/16/2017 “I’m right, you’re wrong…end of discussion” with Diane Wilde
During this historic and volatile period in our nations’s history, it is helpful to return to the guidance provided by the basic principles of this practice — Right View or […]
03/02/2017 “Uncertainty and Doubt” with Rich Howard
Uncertainty and Doubt We may come to practice in search of clear answers, but as practice matures, we become more comfortable with uncertainty and ambiguity. Suzuki Roshi wrote, “In the beginner’s mind there […]
02/23/2017 “Seeing the World with Quiet Eyes” with Kamala Masters
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02/09/2017 “When Is Anger Skillful?” with Diane Wilde
When Is Anger Skillful? Is anger an empowering and appropriate response to suffering and injustice, or does it only cause more conflict? Is it skillful or unskillful? Does it help […]
02/02/2017 “You Don’t Have to Be Buddhist” with Rich Howard
You Don’t Have to Be Buddhist Rich just returned from Thailand, where Theravada Buddhism is interwoven with Hinduism and native folk religion. Once again, the question arises: Am I a […]
12/08/2016 “The Greatest Blessing” with Rich Howard
The Greatest Blessing: Reflecting on the Maha-Mangala Sutta Seeing things as they are requires opening both to life’s pain and to life’s gifts. For his first presentation in our new […]
11/17/2016 “Change And Karma” with Dennis Warren
CHANGE AND KARMA What is the relationship between the constant element of change in our lives and what is called “Karma” in Buddhist practice? These two realities can act as […]
11/03/2016 “Friendship” with Diane Wilde
Friendship… the friend we are to others and the friendships we cultivate. Our new home and the first SIM Dharma sitting practice and discussion at the Sacramento Dharma Center is […]