09/08/2022 “Various Aspects of Faith in Buddhism” with Walt Opie
One of the attractive aspects of Buddhism to many of us is that it does not require blind faith in a teacher or the teachings. However, in several suttas, the […]
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08/27/2022 “Death As Our Teacher” with Ayya Santacitta and Diane Wilde
Just as life is happening all around us, so is death. Human beings appear to be the only species that are conscious of our mortality. Yet most people ignore this […]
08/25/2022 “Revisiting Fundamentals: Acceptance” with Dennis Warren
“Acceptance” is a quality of mind and a continuing relationship with experience that is a pre-condition for genuine inclusion, forgiveness, conflict resolution and healing. It plays an even more foundational […]
New Meditation Course – Discovering Balance
SIM’s Founding Teacher Dennis Warren will be teaching a new seven-week course “Discovering Balance – A Meditation Course for Experienced Meditators“. This course offering runs October 5 through November 16, […]
Beginning Meditation Course Starts October 2022
Our popular six-week Beginning Meditation Course begins Wednesday, October 19th. Rich Howard and Sara Denzler will be instructing. For more information, click on the flyer image or visit the registration […]
08/11/2022 “The Divine Abidings” with Jeff Hardin
This talk title changed from “The 7 L’s of Spiritual Practice” to “The Divine Abidings: Radiation and embodiment of the four brahmaviharas in meditation practice“.
08/04/2022 “Coping With Loneliness” with Diane Wilde
There is no denying it… loneliness is an epidemic in our world today. Ironically, the more diversions that come our way, i.e. access to entertainment, social media, easy access to […]
07/28/2022 “Sangha: Refuge in or Refuge from?” with Rich Howard
The historical Buddha famously told his attendant Ananda that Sangha, the community of practitioners, “is actually the whole of the holy life.” In the Upaddha Sutta (SN 45.2), he explains […]
07/21/2022 “Images of the Mind’s Potential: Glasses, Water, Flagpoles and Leave” with Heather Sundberg
Using teachings from Ajahn Chah and the Thai forest tradition elders, we will explore how the mind gets caught and how to develop clarity, equanimity and freedom.