Buddhism encourages us to realize that things are frequently not as they first appear. In many cases, the true nature of something is the reverse of what we initially think: […]
Sometimes we might feel submerged with suffering. The Buddha pointed to this experience and gave instructions on how we can create a raft to carry us to safety.
This is an intersangha event hosted by the Sacramento Dharma enter. Come on Saturday, June 22 for the day, the morning, or the afternoon session and help catalog the books […]
Previously meeting online (Zoom-only) on Monday nights, starting June 19th, the Buddhist Recovery Sangha meetings have switched to onsite (In-person only) on Wednesday nights. There will no meeting on Monday […]
The form of Wisdom described as “Insight” is the decisive center piece of the Theravadan-Vipassana tradition in Buddhism. In the West, we refer to Vipassana meditation as “Insight Meditation” because […]
The Qualities That Reshape Daily Life & Lead to Buddhahood The Paramis: A Special Three-Month Series of Talks The Paramis or “Perfections” are considered essential qualities of mind and heart […]
According to Ajahn Sucitto in his book Parami: Ways to Cross Life’s Floods, the parami of truthfulness can be understood in two ways. The obvious way is that we do […]
(Part 8 of 10 of a series on The Paramis)
Today is BIG DAY OF GIVING – from midnight to 11:59 p.m. on May 2! SIM is participating in the Big Day of Giving on May 2. If you plan […]