The Relationship Between Emptiness and Suchness When we understand that direct experience is not solid/not separate, we can embrace experience in it’s changing conditionality with the heart of compassion and […]
“Insight” – It’s Meaning, Importance & Role in Practice “Insight” is considered the prime motivation and culmination of Buddhist practice because it leads to satisfaction, peace and happiness. It does […]
The Sacramento Dharma Center board of directors requests that we take a short survey to share how we feel about returning to the center and they’ll use the survey results […]
Attending future events at SIM: Information to help assess your Covid-19 risk for attending future Sacramento Insight Meditation sponsored events The Sacramento Insight Meditation board of directors has not yet […]
The dates of the SIM Board of Directors meetings have been changed and will now be held on the second Monday of each month, starting with April 12th at 6:00 […]
After a year of pandemic isolation, we are slowly returning to “normal.” Many of us are now vaccinated, or will be soon, we are venturing out with friends and we […]
How to Practice with the Bahiya Sutta: Non-Reactivity at the Sense Doors Here is the Sutta version that Heather used in this talk: In the seen there is only the […]
Loving-Kindness (Metta) – Elaborations & Further Guidance from the Historical Buddha Our usual understanding of Loving-Kindness (Metta) comes from the Historical Buddha’s Karaniya Metta Sutta. In contrast, the most popular […]
After a year of isolation, on March 17th Sacramento Insight Meditation volunteers prepared and served dinner to the women and children who are living at St. John’s Program for Real […]