SIM Community Meeting
Please join us for a meeting of the SIM community on Thursday night, March 1. After our regular sit we will have a break with refreshments, followed by presentations from […]
Entries by Sabitre
02/15/2018 “Resolving Conflicting Teachings – Part II” with Dennis Warren
Resolving Conflicting, Contradictory or Paradoxical Teachings –Part II This is the second in a series of talks on the process of working through and unwinding confusion over what appear to be […]
02/08/2018 “Clear Comprehension” with Diane Wilde
Most of us consider ourselves rational, caring human beings who can be counted on to do the right thing. We rarely consider that this “rationality” is a bundle of views, […]
02/01/2018 “Refinement of the Mind” with Rich Howard
Sometimes we forget that this path of awareness has been described as a “gradual training.” We get impatient or expect our progress to look a certain way and are disappointed […]
01/25/2018 “Awareness, Insight & Liberation” with Steve Armstrong
Steve’s talk this evening with focus on the meditation instructions of Mahasi Sayadaw and Sayadaw U Tejaniya. If you would like to download this talk, please right click and select […]
01/18/2018 “Resolving Conflicting, Contradictory or Paradoxical Teachings” with Dennis Warren
It is easy to view our perception that one teaching conflicts with, contradicts or is paradoxical to another teaching as an obstacle to our understanding, insight and progress on the […]
Nurturing Sangha Over Dinner
Nurturing Sangha Over Dinner is something new that we’ll be trying out for a few months and we’ll see if it is something we want to continue. We’ll meet monthly on the […]
01/11/2018 “Bringing Tranquility to the Land” with Rich Howard
For all his teachings on ultimate liberation, the Buddha offered many teachings to laypeople and rulers on practical matters. SIM Mentor Rich Howard has chosen the story of King Mahāvijita […]
01/04/2018 “Starting Over” with Laura Rosenthal
What does this phrase mean and what does it offer us as Buddhist practitioners? We habitually associate the concept of the new year with a “clean slate.” Perhaps we make […]
Envisioning Update
The Sacramento Dharma Center envisioning process is continuing with a focus on plans for the west end lobby. At the request of the SDC Board, the SIM Board has developed […]