NEWS

NEW Touching the Earth Sundays

There’s a new “Touching the Earth Service” hosted by the Climate Sangha. Upcoming Dates: September 1, 2019 10:00 am – 12:00 pm; October 6, 2019 10:00 am – 12:00 pm.

Buddhism’s emphasis on our interconnectedness with all sentient beings and the earth herself, is the focus of the new “Touching the Earth” service offered by Sacramento Dharma Center’s Climate Sangha. This service is open to all! Sangha members, neighbors, friends and curious others. We look forward to meeting you! In a spirit of celebration of our earth, we will come together as a spiritual community, cultivating mindful living as well as compassion for all living beings.

Service schedule:  Thirty minute meditation; Twenty minute “Dharmette” talk; Music, Kirtin, chanting; “Get to know each other” time; Coffee, tea, and treats

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One Spot Open for Residential Retreat

Good news, it’s not too late! The SIM residential retreat which quickly filled now has space for one more person. Hurry and register before this last spot is filled.

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SDC Summer News is here

Take a look at what’s included in this Summer’s News issue published by the Sacramento Dharma Center. Topics include:

  • The Dharma of an Altar; Thank You, Julia; Rummage Sale Success; Inside and Outside; Poetry Corner.

Visit https://sacdharma.org/our-summer-news-is-here/ or for direct access to the issue in PDF format, click here.

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MBSR Course Available: Aug 2019

Registration opens July 21, for the Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) eight week course with Matt Russell. You can RSVP to a free introduction session held August 7 from 9:30 am to 12:00 pm. The eight session course meets Wednesdays, August 21 through October 9, 9:30 am to noon and there’s an all day retreat on Saturday, September 21, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. To pay the $375 registration fee or for more information about the course, click here.

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Meditation Course Almost Full

The six-week Beginning Meditation Course offered this fall and taught by SIM’s Founding Teacher Dennis Warren is almost full as there are only three spots left. To register or more information, visit https://sactoinsight.org/event/beginning-meditation-starts-sep2019/.

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Request Your Input on Permanent Altar

The Sacramento Dharma Center Altar Committee (AC) is displaying a design concept for the permanent altar in the South Lobby. The committee wants your comments and participation!

The Altar Committee was formed in the fall of 2016 and includes representatives of the three sustaining sanghas. Its purpose is to gift the Dharma Center with a permanent altar and teacher side table. This gift symbolizes our three sanghas joining together to establish a permanent and historical home for our sanghas.

Please leave your written comments at the display site. You will also find AC representatives at their July 21st meeting (5pm) at the SDC. However, if you cannot attend in person to share your input, you can add your comments to this news post in the “Leave a Reply” section below.

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Noliwe Alexander Dharma Talk Rescheduled

Guest teacher Noliwe Alexander let us know she is ill and will not be able to join us this Thursday, June 20, 2019. We will re-schedule her for the Fall or Winter, and SIM Community Teacher Rich Howard will substitute for her this week. The topic of Rich’s talk is “Wisdom” and details are posted on the calendar.

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Cancellation of Wednesday Morning Sits

The Wednesday morning sitting meditation that Tom Hopkins has been hosting on SIM’s behalf has been canceled as of June 12. Thanks to Tom for his volunteer commitment in leading the sits and to those who have participated in the past.

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Sangha Manifesting: New Support Group Forming

A new Support Group for Persons with Life-Threatening Illness, Disability, and Health Challenges, will be meeting in the SDC Library the first and third Tuesdays of the month starting July 2, 2019 from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm . Please note this is not a drop-in group. Click the flyer image for details or visit the SDC calendar.

The group facilitator, Wendy Alger, has been a student of the Dharma since 2005 practicing under the guidance of Gil Fronsdal. She is a graduate the Sati Center Chaplaincy program applying her work as a volunteer chaplain. Wendy continues learning from programs at Insight Meditation Center and attends silent retreats yearly. 

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Rummage Sale Sat. June 15th

The Sacramento Dharma Center invites you to include your stuff in the Rummage Sale scheduled for Saturday, June 15th from 9 am until 2 pm. For details in PDF format, click here or you can check the SDC calendar.

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