SDC February Newsletter
Have you seen the latest Newsletter from the Sacramento Dharma Center? If not, click here to access the newsletter and optionally sign up to receive future issues. The February newsletter […]
Entries by Sabitre
2/08/24 “Cultivating Sympathetic Joy (& Gratitude) Despite Ourselves” with Walt Opie
The main person who gets in the way of allowing us to feel sympathetic joy (mudita in Pali) and gratitude is you know who. Often we compare ourselves to others and find […]
Seeking Volunteers for SDC Library – Thank You
The volunteer maximum has been reached. Thank you to everyone for offering your help. The Sacramento Dharma Center Library committee is looking for two to three new members to help organize, update, and maintain the existing […]
1/25/24 “Pleasant, Unpleasant, Neutral, Numb: Exploring the Second Foundation of Mindfulness” with Rich Howard
We rightly place strong emphasis on mindfulness of the body and mindfulness of mind states in our practice of meditation and everyday awareness. These are the first and third ways […]
Special 2023-Tax Note
SIM is grateful for all our donors and we’ve already emailed tax letters to those who’ve donated $250 or more in 2023. If you have not received the tax letter […]
1/18/24 “The Left Wing & The Right Wing Belong to the Same Bird (Inclusion)” with Dennis Warren
Our minds tend to see the world as dualistic. Life – personal, relationship, financial, political choices – seems to be limited to two dimensional competing alternatives, an either/or proposition. Unless […]
1/11/24 “Seclusion and Engagement: Models of the Dharma Path” with Tony Bernhard
The monastic path of meditation and seclusion has been the primary image of awakened life as the west has encountered the Dharma. We will talk about how emerging Buddhist forms […]
Become a SIM Monthly Donor
Dear Friends, Deep gratitude to all those who donated to our yearend fundraising effort. We raised $24,020! This is a fantastic start to covering our budget shortfall. But we still […]
Face Masks Recommended
With the recent rise in the community level of COVID infection, the SIM Board of Directors highly recommends that persons attending in person events at the Sacramento Dharama Center wear effective […]