9/11/2025 “Why Is Offering Forgiveness So Difficult” with Diane Wilde
What happens when we refuse to forgive? We’ve all felt it—holding on to insults or painful actions done to us, or replaying the memory of harm caused to others. Old […]
Entries by David Guerrieri
9/4/2025 “The Buddha’s Antidotes for Challenging Times: Gratitude” with Walt Opie
Guided Meditation (the first part of the meditation is missing – the audio was not clear) Dharma Talk In the suttas, the Buddha encouraged us to be grateful and thankful. […]
8/21/2025 “The Buddhas’s Antidotes for Challenging Times: Introduction & Karuṇā (Compassion)” with Rich Howard
This evening’s presentation is the first in a series of six offered by the SIM Faculty on “The Buddha’s Antidotes for Challenging Times.” Each presentation will explore a positive mind […]
8/14/2025 “The Wisdom of Release: Trusting the Flow of Impermanence” with Adam Stonebraker
Just as a lump of foam is empty, void, and without substance…” — Phena Sutta (SN 22.95) In this powerful teaching, the Buddha invites us to see the impermanent, insubstantial […]
8/7/2025 “Embodied Compassion: Loving Awareness of the Aging, Ailing, and Mortal Body” with Jeff Hardin
The Buddha named old age, sickness, and death as divine messengers—undeniable truths that call us to practice and open the path to awakening. In this Dharma talk, we will explore […]
7/31/2025 “How Practice Changes Us, with a View from the Brain” with Rick Maddock
In his teaching on the four foundations of mindfulness, the Buddha describes beneficial changes that result from cultivating these practices. This talk will explore many of the ways the mind […]
7/24/2025 “Working with Fear and Anxiety” with Seth Castleman
The dharma has much to teach us on how to work with the “afflictive emotions.” While fear and anxiety are a natural response to danger, they are often rooted in […]
7/17/2025 “Rooted in the Dharma: A Celebration of Generosity”
Join us for a special evening of community and celebration as we mark the success of our Five-Year Pledge Campaign and look ahead to the opportunities unfolding in our sangha. […]
7/10/2025 “Emptiness and Ethical Practice” with Tony Bernhard
What does ethical practice mean in the context of anattā/not self?
6/26/2025 “Listening to the Cries of the World” with Rich Howard
It seems that the volume has been turned up in so many areas of modern life: political rhetoric, forceful opinions, horrific wars, …. Listening to an inner voice becomes harder, […]