(Hybrid) Daylong Retreat – Rich Howard – The Three Trainings of the Noble Eightfold Path: Theory and Practice

Daylong Retreat with SIM Community Teacher Rich Howard

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

About This Hybrid Retreat

• Participants may attend this Hybrid event via Zoom or in-person at the Sacramento Dharma Center.
• Pre-registration is required and we recommend you pay the registration fee in advance using the registration ATTEND buttons shown below. Since your registration choice indicates if you’ll be attending via Zoom or 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/.

The Three Trainings of the Noble Eightfold Path: Theory and Practice
Community Teacher Rich Howard will combine Thursday 2/22 and Saturday 2/24 into an extended exploration of the four noble truths. You may attend either session or both.

While Thursday evening’s session introduced the first three truths, Saturday’s daylong retreat will be a deeper dive into the fourth truth, the path to the end of suffering. As a framework for this exploration, we will use the three trainings of the path: the training in sila (ethical conduct, harmonious living), the training in samadhi (concentration, collectedness of mind), and the training in pañña (wisdom, insight, understanding). Through guided meditation, short dharmettes, and discussion, we will see how these trainings free us from unskillful thoughts, speech, and actions, from obsessive mind states, and ultimately from dukkha (unsatisfactoriness/vulnerability/suffering) itself. The day will also feature readings from American monk and translator Bhikkhu Bodhi’s latest book, “Noble Truths, Noble Path” (Wisdom Publications, 2023). Bring a lunch and plan to stay all day.

Summary of Important Dates

• 01/02/2024 – Registration opens.
• 02/24/2024 – Attend and enjoy the wonderful retreat.
• 02/25/2024 – For registration after the retreat, send a message to the registrar to arrange payment.

Registration

Select one of the following registration “ATTEND” buttons to indicate if you’ll be attending via Zoom or 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. Note that fee amounts above the regular rate support Sacramento Insight Meditation and is distinct from teacher dana. 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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Questions for the Registrar?

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Teacher Dana

Sacramento Insight Meditation events are sustained by the generosity of instructors in offering teachings freely and on the generosity of students and members of the meditative community in the form of financial support, service and participation in events. With our practice of dana, we support our Sangha. To make a donation for this event using a credit card or PayPal account, click here to DONATE ONLINE.

How to Attend Remotely via Zoom

• The link to attend the retreat via Zoom appears in three places: The Zoom link is on this page – select the button “Join Retreat Online” to connect to the meeting.
• The Zoom link is included in the automated email sent with your “Attend on Zoom” registration.
• The Zoom link is https://joinconferencing.zoom.us/join, with Meeting ID: 873 2783 9763 and Passcode: 567090