“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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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“.
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 […]
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 […]
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.
What does it mean to ‘take refuge’ in the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha, and how might they serve as a refuge for us today?
Today SIM’s Board of Directors is sending out a Newsletter #2 communication “GETTING TO KNOW US…Up Close and Personal with SIM Board.” This month, they are featuring Margaret Buss and […]
Do you find yourself easily bored? Or do you sometimes feel like a boring person?In daily life, when we’re bored or feel that we are no longer interesting, we’re uncomfortable […]