Up Close and Personal with our Board of Directors
Today SIM’s Board of Directors emailed a “Newsletter” to our current subscribers. Click on the image below to view the entire message. Below the image we’ve also included an excerpt […]
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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 […]
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 […]