(Onsite) Daylong Retreat with Rich Howard – Awareness of Presence and Absence

Daylong Retreat with SIM Community Teacher Rich Howard

For biographical details of the teacher Rich Howard, click here.

Retreat Theme

Awareness of Presence and Absence
In these challenging and uncertain times, our practice of awareness can benefit us greatly. Being aware of our state of mind, we are less likely to react unconsciously when things don’t go our way. While we may be familiar with noticing what is present, the historical Buddha instructed us in the Satipatthana Siutta section on “mindfulness of mind” (cittanupassana) to be aware also of what is absent: “ It’s when a [practitioner] understands mind with greed as ‘mind with greed,’ and mind without greed as ‘mind without greed.’ They understand mind with hate as ‘mind with hate,’ and mind without hate as ‘mind without hate.’ They understand mind with delusion as ‘mind with delusion,’ and mind without delusion as ‘mind without delusion.’ etc.” In this daylong retreat, we will explore awareness in the style of Sayadaw U Tejaniya, with short instructional talks from Rich and ample opportunity for loosely structured sitting and walking practice, as well as question/response periods.

Plan to bring a lunch and stay all day. The intention for the day is to leave participants with confidence in there ability to bring awareness into diverse situations in this world, right now. 

About This Onsite Retreat

• This is an IN-PERSON event only.
• Pre-registration is required and we recommend you pay the registration fee in advance using the registration button shown below. 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

• 02/03/2025 – Registration opens.
• 03/29/2025 – Attend and enjoy the wonderful retreat.
• 03/29/2025 – 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.
Before registering for this event, please click here to review SIM’s Registration Refund Policy.

NOTE: After payment the registrar will confirm your registration within 48 hours. Thanks for your patience.

Questions for the Registrar?

If you need to contact the retreat registrar with any questions, click here.

Teacher Dana

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