SIM 2022 Residential Retreat
Join us for our Residential Retreat at the beautiful Mercy Center in Auburn, CA from Sunday, August 28 through Sunday, September 4, 2022. We are fortunate to have Senior Teacher […]
Entries by Sabitre
05/26/2022 “Is it possible to be ’empty’ of self in daily life?” with Diane Wilde
Resolving the conflict between a “healthy ego” and the Buddhist goal of experiencing the truth of “no permanent abiding self” can be a confusing process. Yet, if we don’t undertake […]
05/19/2022 “Vesak: Religious Celebration, Practice Opportunity” with Rich Howard
Vesak is the most important holiday of the year for Buddhists. It celebrates the Buddha’s birth, awakening, and passing into nibbana (parinibbana) at death. In many countries, it is recognized […]
05/12/2022 “Taking the One Seat: In the Body, In Stillness, With All Experience” with Heather Sundberg
Teachings and practices on the following expressions of Taking the One Seat will be offered: Somatically, Steadying the mind and Working with non-reactivity at the sense doors. This evening Talk […]
04/28/2022 “Revisiting Fundamentals: The Meaning of ‘The Middle Way’” with Dennis Warren
The Historical Buddha explicitly described the three trainings of the Eight-Fold Path as “the Middle Way.” At first glance, this description seems to provide a clear and tangible guide to […]
04/23/2022 “Recognizing Natural Awareness” with Greg Scharf
Meditation can be seen as the process of learning to recognize and trust a natural quality of awareness that is available to all of us in any moment no matter […]
03/31/2022 “The Paradox of Shame” with Diane Wilde
We all experience shame. It is a universal emotion with some social scientists and psychologists saying it is an innate human trait, and others insisting it evolved within our social […]
03/24/2022 “Revisiting Fundamentals: ‘Right’ Understanding” with Dennis Warren
Deciding what is the “Right” or skillful thing to do can be confusing when we are suffering. On one hand, the modern interpretation of the Historical Buddha’s teachings seems to […]