“The householder who is a faithful seeker and in whom dwells truth, Dharma, steadiness, and generosity, does not sorrow when he or she passes away”.

~Samyutta Nikaya I.215

Dear Friends,

Thank you to those who already have donated to the year-end appeal. We deeply appreciate your generosity! May you rejoice in sustaining the Dhamma in Sacramento. If you have not yet donated, there still is time. Please consider SIM when making your year-end charitable donations – your gift matters. Wishing you peace and tranquility during this holiday season.

With deep gratitude, SIM Board of Directors & Faculty

Valley Streams Zen is hosting a “Quietly Entering the New Year” event and inviting everyone; a special invitation to everyone and anyone who practices at the Sacramento Dharma Center with Sacramento Insight Meditation or the Sacramento Buddhist Meditation Group. Starts at 7 pm, Sunday, Dec 31.
For details, visit https://valleystreamszen.org/event/welcoming-the-new-year-in-person/

“The warmth of the community, the commitment to practicing the Buddha’s teachings, and the generosity of SIM is felt each time I engage with the sangha as a teacher. I feel incredibly fortunate to be a part of all the wholesome offerings SIM continues to put forward into the world.”
~ Vance Pryor, SIM Legacy Project Teacher

Dear Friends,

For over 20 years, SIM has provided a safe and welcoming environment in which to explore the profound teachings of the historical Buddha in the Theravada/Insight Meditation tradition and to cultivate spiritual friendship and community. It has been a rich and precious experience as these teachings can change the way we understand living, relationships, and dying.

SIM has consistently provided a core set of offerings including weekly sit and Dharma talks, monthly daylong retreats, an annual residential retreat, the Beginning Meditation Course, and other courses designed to deepen our practice.

To continue to offer learning and practice opportunities and to ensure SIM’s future and long-term presence in Sacramento, we are launching two vital initiatives:

• Legacy Teacher Project (LTP): This program will expand and deepen SIM’s core faculty to ensure the continuity of teaching and will result in new courses and practice opportunities by providing stipends to three new faculty.
• Operations Manager (OM): The person in this part-time position will provide the long-needed role of central oversight, management, and coordination of SIM’s day-to-day operations.

Funding these initiatives will require an additional $55,000 to our annual budget each year going forward ($33,000 for the LTP; and $22,000 for the OM). And we need your help!

SIM is wholly sustained by the generosity of the community through financial contributions and volunteering. Thank you! To support these new initiatives now, you can help in the following important ways:

• Make a general one-time donation or set up a monthly contribution
• Donate directly to the Legacy Teacher Project
• Increase your monthly contribution (email website@sactoinsight.org)
• Donate a portion of your Minimum Required Distribution (MRD) from a retirement account as a tax-deductible charitable donation (email info@sactoinsight.org for more information)

Thank you for your contribution and support! We appreciate this deeply and look forward to strengthening our sangha and practicing together in the coming year.

With gratitude,

Amy Kovak, on behalf of the SIM Board of Directors & Faculty

Once again SIM is happy to support the Adopt-a-Family fundraiser.

Since 1985, Saint John’s Program for Real Change has supported more than 30,000 formerly homeless women and children, providing them with the essential tools and knowledge to change the trajectory of their lives.

To make a donation to Sacramento Insight Meditation, click here.