(Onsite) Daylong Retreat – Dennis Warren – Working with Memory, Remembering, Repetitive Thinking and Suffering

Daylong In-person Retreat with SIM’s Founding Teacher Dennis Warren

For biographical details of the teacher Dennis Warren, click here.

Retreat Theme

Working with Memory, Remembering, Repetitive Thinking and Suffering
Almost all of us have had this experience: After an encounter with someone, we reflect on the situation and think they are upset with or mad at us. Repetitive thought sets in re-enforcing and strengthening our concern. We become anxious and this affects our behavior. We feel uncomfortable when we see the person, or maybe avoid them.
And then…we talk with the person and find out they were never upset or mad in the first place. This is a wonderful illustration of the Historical Buddha’s teaching that we make not just the world, but our suffering and happiness, with our thoughts.
This one-day workshop will explore the pivotal and major role that memory, remembering and related repetitive thinking play in our identity and suffering. We will investigate and learn how to work skillfully with these qualities of mind from the perspectives of Buddhist psychology and modern memory research. It will involve meditations, reflections, dharma talks, and small and large group discussions.
The day is appropriate for all levels of practice experience. Please bring a pen/pencil and paper, and your own lunch. Plan on staying on-site at the Sacramento Dharma Center all day during the retreat.

About This Onsite Retreat

• The teacher will present in-person at the Sacramento Dharma Center. Participants will attend this event in-person at the SDC. It’s not available via zoom.
• Pre-registration is required and we recommend you pay the registration fee in advance using the registration ATTEND button shown below. Since your registration choice indicates that you’ll be attending in-person, registering early helps us determine how many people the meditation room should accommodate.
• After you’ve registered you may later offer a donation in gratitude of the teacher. To offer teacher dana, visit https://sactoinsight.org/retreat-dana-online/.

Summary of Important Dates

• 08/24/2024 – Registration opens.
• 09/28/2024 – Attend and enjoy the wonderful retreat.
• 09/28/2024 – For registration after the retreat, send a message to the registrar to arrange payment.

Registration

Select the following registration “ATTEND” button to indicate that you’ll be attending in-person. The fee is $25.00 per person due before the start of the event. If you are able and interested in further supporting SIM financially, you have the option of a registration fee of either $35 or $50 dollars. For the registration fee, we also accept personal checks. No one will be turned away for lack of funds; please contact the registrar for more information.
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Teacher Dana

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