Family Sangha cancelled for Mother’s Day
As May 13 is Mother’s Day, there will be no Family Sangha this month. Enjoy the day!
Entries by Sabitre
04/26/2018 “Dependent Origination” with John Travis
Examining this core teaching of the historical Buddha. We’ll look, specifically, at how the past creates the present, and the present creates the future, in our daily lives. And we’ll […]
04/19/2018 “The Destruction of Craving” with Walt Opie
This talk topic is based on Chapter 24 on Craving in The Dhammapada. If you would like to download this talk, please right click and select “save as” here.
04/05/2018 “Another Piece of the Map: The Meaning of ‘Causes and Conditions'” with Dennis Warren
Another Piece of the Map: The Meaning and Practical Importance of “Causes and Conditions”. This will be the third in a series of talks on the basic map of Buddhist […]
03/31/2018 “Integrating Insights into Our Daily Lives” with Heather Sundberg
Daylong Retreat with Visiting Senior Teacher Heather Sundberg. Two audio files: If you would like to download this talk, please right click and select “save as” here. If you would […]
Change of Plans March 22
We’re sorry to say Dennis Warren has a cold/allergies, and is not able to be at SIM this Thursday, March 22, as originally scheduled. The break-time celebration for Dennis will be […]
03/15/2015 “Reconciliation: The Truth Beyond Forgiveness” with Rich Howard
Reconciliation is a process that has been used in areas torn by violence, from Argentina to Yugoslavia. Perhaps the best known example is the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of South […]
A Special Message Concerning Senior Teacher Steve Armstrong
Dear members of the SIM community, SIM’s long-time friend and supervising Senior Teacher, Steve Armstrong, underwent surgery for a brain tumor in the last several days. Fortunately, neither his speech […]
03/08/2018 “Tastes of Freedom: Poems from the Therīgāthā” with Meg Gawler
Tastes of Freedom: Poems from the Therīgāthā – the poems of awakening of the Buddha’s first female disciples. A central message of this canonical text is that Nibbāna – complete […]
Celebrating with Dennis Warren
Dennis completed his term as President of the SIM Board last month. Please join us on March 22 to celebrate his extraordinary contributions. We will have refreshments at the break […]