4/23/2026 “Befriending Your Own Mind” with Walt Opie
Everyone has heard the phrase “being your own worst enemy” which points to the way we can sometimes use negative self-talk to sabotage or hold ourselves back from progress on […]
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4/16/2026 “Change, Uncertainty, Discomfort and Faith” with Rich Howard
Gil Fronsdal writes: “Some people have a strong tendency to resist change of any type, including new perspectives and understandings.” “Not me” we might think, “I know about impermanence.” But […]
4/9/2026 “Wise Attention: Why We Practice, How We Practice” with Adam Stonebraker
Why do we practice, and how do we practice, in a life that keeps moving, changing, and asking things of us, especially in times like these, when the world feels […]
4/2/2026 “Inner Transformation” with Walt Opie
If there is a goal in meditation practice, perhaps it could best be described as inner transformation of the heart. In Satipatthana Meditation: A Practice Guide, Buddhist scholar Bhikkhu Analayo writes, […]
3/26/2026 “Practice in Daily Life” with Diane Wilde, Rich Howard, & Walt Opie
SIM’s mission is to integrate meditative awareness into all aspects of daily life. The core faculty will explore this topic together on this evening. Walt, Diane, and Rich will reflect […]
3/19/2026 “Crossing the Flood: Not Hurrying and Not Tarrying” with Diana Clark
This talk explores how we get swept away by reactivity or sink into disconnection, and how practice invites a steadier, more open way of meeting experience.
3/5/2026 “Establishing The Mind in Not Knowing” with Dennis Warren
What is our state of mind when we show up — for meditation, for relationships, for life? The way we arrive inwardly shapes what happens next: how we perceive, relate […]
2/19/2026 “State of the Sangha Gathering” with Diane Wilde & Amy Kovak
Please join us for our 2026 State of the Sangha gathering. We continue the tradition begun last year of keeping our community informed about what is happening at SIM, including […]
2/12/2026 “Mindfulness’ in Buddhist Practice” with Dennis Warren
“Mindfulness” has become such a commonly used term in Western culture that its meaning now has a shape-shifting quality to it. Its definition depends on the person or group talking […]