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SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Sit & Dharma Talk - Heather Sundberg - Calling In Spiritual Support\, and Letting Go of What No Longer Serves
DESCRIPTION:Calling In Spiritual Support\, and Letting Go of What No Longer Serves\n\n\n\nSit & Dharma Talk with Visiting Senior Teacher Heather Sundberg\n\n\n\nFor biographical details of the teacher Heather Sundberg\, click here. \n\n\n\n* The teacher will present remotely via Zoom.\nHybrid events can be attended via Zoom or onsite at the Sacramento Dharma Center.\n\n\n\nCalling In Spiritual Support\, and Letting Go of What No Longer ServesIn addition to a teaching on the topic\, which will include simple practices you can do in daily life\, the teaching will end with an optional short simple ritual to bring in the new year together.  If you are joining us via zoom\, please have the following handy: a Kleenex or sock; 2 pieces of paper (any size\, but small is fine)\, a pencil or pen. \n\n\n\n\nOffer a Teacher Donation \n\n\n\n[give_form id=”4336″ show_title=”false” show_content=”none” display_style=”reveal”] \n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin online meeting: https://zoom.us/join or join by phone at 1-669-900-6833( Meeting ID: 820 8055 1704 and Passcode: 254668 )For tips and instructions to join the meeting\, click here to check this news blog.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/weekly-meeting-2024jan04/
LOCATION:Hybrid (in-person and online)\, 3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM)\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240111T190000
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SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Sit & Dharma Talk - Tony Bernhard - Seclusion and Engagement: models of the dharma path
DESCRIPTION:Meditation & Dharma Talk with Visiting Teacher Tony Bernhard\n\n\n\nFor biographical details of the teacher Tony Bernhard\, click here. \n\n\n\n* The teacher will present remotely via Zoom.\nHybrid events can be attended via Zoom or onsite at the Sacramento Dharma Center.\n\n\n\nSeclusion and Engagement: models of the dharma pathThe monastic path of meditation and seclusion has been the primary image of awakened life as the west has encountered the Dharma. We will talk about how emerging Buddhist forms may take on more elements of engagement and the brahma viharas than of the monastic style of seclusion and renunciation. \n\n\n\nOffer a Teacher Donation\n\n\n[give_form id=”15406″ show_title=”false” show_content=”none” display_style=”reveal”] \n\n\n\nHow to Attend Remotely\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin online meeting: https://zoom.us/join or join by phone at 1-669-900-6833( Meeting ID: 820 8055 1704 and Passcode: 254668 )For tips and instructions to join the meeting\, click here to check this news blog.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/weekly-meeting-2024jan11/
LOCATION:Hybrid (in-person and online)\, 3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM)\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240118T190000
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SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Sit & Dharma Talk - Dennis Warren - The Left Wing & The Right Wing Belong to the Same Bird (Inclusion)
DESCRIPTION:The Left Wing & The Right Wing Belong to the Same Bird (Inclusion)\n\n\n\nSit & Dharma Talk with SIM Founding Teacher Dennis Warren\n\n\n\nFor biographical details about the teacher Dennis Warren\, click here. \n\n\n\n* The teacher will present in-person at the Dharma Center.\nHybrid events can be attended via Zoom or in-person at the Sacramento Dharma Center.\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nThe Left Wing & The Right Wing Belong to the Same Bird (Inclusion) \n\n\n\nOur minds tend to see the world as dualistic. Life – personal\, relationship\, financial\, political choices – seems to be limited to two dimensional competing alternatives\, an either/or proposition. \n\n\n\nUnless we pause and step back from the drama of the moment\, we lose touch with the nuance\, beauty\, and multi-dimensional nature of life\, and life choices. We fail to see and experience the underlying reality that the world operates on a wide continuum of related and inter-dependent events\, experiences\, and choices. \n\n\n\nWe lose access to the most important\, skillful\, and healing life option – collaborating with life as it is\, and collaborating with others as they are. \n\n\n\nThis Thursday evening will explore this field of experiences through common situations in meditation and everyday living. \n\n\n\nThe subject matter of this evening will be appropriate for all stages of practice. You can attend in person or by ZOOM. Dennis will be presenting in person and encourages you to be there in person as well. \n\n\n\n\nOffer a Donation \n\n\n\n[give_form id=”10310″ show_title=”false” show_content=”none” display_style=”reveal”] \n\n\n\n\n\n\n( Meeting ID: 820 8055 1704 and Passcode: 254668 )For tips and instructions to join the meeting\, click here to check this news blog.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/weekly-meeting-2024jan18/
LOCATION:Hybrid (in-person and online)\, 3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM)\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240118T193000
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SUMMARY:Gratitude for Margaret Buss
DESCRIPTION:Join us to honor and thank beloved sangha member Margaret Buss for her long-term service as the SIM Volunteer Coordinator. As part of the regular evening program\, we will take some time to show Margaret our gratitude.  \n\n\n\nTreats and tea will be offered during the Sit & Dharma talk break. Come and be part of the festivities.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/break-time-festivities-with-margaret-buss/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240125T190000
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SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Sit & Dharma Talk - Rich Howard - Pleasant\, Unpleasant\, Neutral\, Numb: Exploring the Second Foundation of Mindfulness
DESCRIPTION:Meditation & Dharma Talk with SIM Community Teacher Rich Howard\n\n\n\nFor biographical details about the teacher Rich Howard click here. \n\n\n\n* The teacher will present in-person at the Dharma Center.\nHybrid events can be attended via Zoom or onsite at the Sacramento Dharma Center\n\n\n\nPleasant\, Unpleasant\, Neutral\, Numb: Exploring the Second Foundation of MindfulnessWe rightly place strong emphasis on mindfulness of the body and mindfulness of mind states in our practice of meditation and everyday awareness. These are the first and third ways of establishing mindfulness as described in the Satipatthana Sutta\, one of the core teachings of our Insight tradition. Sometimes overlooked is the Second Foundation of Mindfulness: mindfulness of feeling tone (vedana in Pali). A feeling tone of pleasant\, unpleasant\, or neutral accompanies every experience\, physical or mental. Unnoticed\, these feeling tones can escalate to desire\, aversion\, or delusion and cause us to suffer. When noticed\, they can lead us to expand our range of situations where we can feel okay\, regardless of outside circumstances. On this evening\, we will explore vedana in our guided meditation and in the dharma talk and following discussion. Rich encourages you to practice noticing vedana in the week leading up to this evening\, so you can report directly from your experience in the discussion session. If you are unfamiliar with the practice and need instruction\, email Rich at rich@sactoinsight.org. \n\n\n\nOffer a Teacher Donation\n\n\n\n[give_form id=”10304″ show_title=”false” show_content=”none” display_style=”reveal”] \n\n\n\nHow to Attend Remotely\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin online meeting: https://zoom.us/join or join by phone at 1-669-900-6833( Meeting ID: 820 8055 1704 and Passcode: 254668 )For tips and instructions to join the meeting\, click here to check this news blog.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/weekly-meeting-2024jan25/
LOCATION:Hybrid (in-person and online)\, 3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM)\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Weekly Meditation
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SUMMARY:(Onsite) Uposatha Observance: a Full Moon Practice Session with Rich Howard
DESCRIPTION:Uposatha Observance with SIM Community Teacher Rich Howard\n\n\n\nFor biographical details about the teacher Rich Howard click here. \n\n\n\n* This in-person event is not available via Zoom.\n\n\n\nUposatha Observance: a Full Moon Practice SessionBuddhist communities worldwide celebrate the four phases of the moon with special practice sessions. On this full moon night\, Rich will lead a practice session after our regular Thursday evening event. We will have periods of sitting meditation and group walking\, traditional Buddhist chants\, and maybe a Buddhist bedtime story! Feel free to stay for all or part of this special offering. 
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/uposatha-observance-a-full-moon-practice-session/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240127T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240127T153000
DTSTAMP:20260617T194655
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SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Daylong Retreat - Heather Sundberg - Awakening through the Body from an Emptiness\, Suchness Perspective
DESCRIPTION:Daylong Retreat with Senior Teacher Heather Sundberg\n\n\n\nFor biographical details of the teacher Heather Sundberg\, click here. \n\n\n\nAbout This Online Retreat\n\n\n\n\nThe teacher will present remotely via Zoom. Other participants may attend this Hybrid event via Zoom or in-person at the Sacramento Dharma Center. We encourage everyone to attend in-person since that group experience can be so meaningful.\n\n\n\nPre-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.\n\n\n\nAfter 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/.\n\n\n\n\nRetreat Theme: Awakening through the Body from an Emptiness\, Suchness Perspective\n\n\n\nThe Body – the vehicle for awakening in this very lifeEmptiness – Things are not solid and separate as they appearSuchness – Deeply understanding conditions\, the heart opens with an allowing compassion \n\n\n\nBringing the teachings of Emptiness and Suchness to support the direct experience of being Embodied invites us into relationship with a dynamic world of sensation\, energy\, and aliveness\, allowing us a wider wiser perspective. \n\n\n\nEnjoy a day of quiet sitting and walking meditation\, which allow our body and mind to settle down and our hearts to open to an inner wisdom.  Heather will offer teachings and guided meditations on the themes\, as well as optional Qi Gong practice and discussion about how to live these teachings in our daily lives. \n\n\n\nIn this daylong we will explore Body Practice bringing these two rich wisdom teachings together: \n\n\n\n\nMindfulness of the Nervous system practices you can use in daily life\n\n\n\nBody as Empty:  Direct Experiencing of the dynamic non-solid not separate alive energy of the body\n\n\n\nSuchness of the Body Experience:  With a heart of acceptance and compassion which deeply understands conditions\, we inhabit the direct experience of the body As It Is\n\n\n\n\nTeacher Dana (Donation)\n\n\n\nThe Teacher offers the teachings freely in the tradition of the Buddha\, and her livelihood is completely sustained by the generosity of the communities she serves.  Dana (donation) for these priceless teachings will be gratefully accepted by the teacher\, giving participants the opportunity to freely engage in the practice of generosity\, the first step toward freedom.To make a donation for this event using a credit card or PayPal account\, click here to DONATE ONLINE. \n\n\n\nSummary of Important Dates\n\n\n\n\n12/06/2023 – Registration opens.\n\n\n\n01/27/2023 – Attend and enjoy the wonderful retreat.\n\n\n\n\nRegistration Options\n\n\n\n\n\nSelect one of the following registration “ATTEND” buttons to indicate if you’ll be attending via Zoom or in-person. The fee is $15.00 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 $25 or $35 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.Before registering to this event\, click here to review the terms of use for this website. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n      Jan Daylong registration – Onsite at SDC \n      $15.00 – $35.00 \n    Attend In-Person\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n      Jan Daylong registration – Zoom \n      $15.00 – $35.00 \n    Attend on Zoom\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nQuestions for the Registrar?\n\n\n\nIf you need to contact the retreat registrar with any questions\, click here. \n\n\n\nHow to Attend Remotely via Zoom\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe 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.\n\n\n\nThe Zoom link is included in the automated email sent with your “Attend on Zoom” registration.\n\n\n\nThe Zoom link is https://joinconferencing.zoom.us/join\, with Meeting ID: 846 4443 1584 and Passcode: 290168
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/retreat-jan-27/
LOCATION:Hybrid (in-person and online)\, 3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM)\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Retreat
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