10/14/2021 “The 3 Trainings” with Rich Howard
The two book titles mentioned in this presentation are: Do You Know Who You Are?: Reading the Buddha’s Discourses by author Krishnan Venkatesh The Question of King Ajatasattu (a book-length […]
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10/07/2021 “Learning to Live and Die in the Anthropocene” with Diane Wilde
The vast majority of us, if we are at all concerned about our planet, are suffering from “climate anxiety”, a new mental phenomena that is now recognized by psychotherapists. We […]
09/30/2021 “Understanding Emptiness: Action without actors” with Tony Bernhard
Tony Bernhard displayed this chart during his presentation.
09/16/2021 “Reconsidering Sitting Meditation” with Dennis Warren
Reconsidering Sitting Meditation: An Experiment & Exploration Sitting Insight Meditation is one essential element of a purposeful and intentional life. It is, at its core, about laying the foundation for […]
09/03/2021 “Annual Retreat” with Kamala Masters and Steve Armstrong
Audio recordings for this retreat are not available to the public however the retreat registrar has provided the attendees with a link and password to access the dharma talks that […]
09/02/2021 “Retreat Practice: At Home Again” with Rich Howard
On the eve of SIM’s second online annual retreat, let us consider retreat practice in general and online retreat practice in particular. What is unique about online retreat? Are there […]
Living on the Other Side of Suffering – September 15th
SIM is happy to announce that we are again offering the “Living on the Other Side of Suffering” 11-week course. This course starts September 15th and is taught by SIM […]
Coronavirus Protection Support
Vaccinations Getting vaccinated remains the best protection against COVID 19 and known variants. Sacramento County maintains a comprehensive current list of vaccination sites and vaccinations are free. If lack of […]