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SUMMARY:Sit & Dharma Talk with SIM Community Mentor\, Diane Wilde
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, September 1\, 7-9 pm. Sitting and Dharma Talk with Diane Wilde\, SIM Community Mentor. \nHow do we know that we are acting appropriately? \nBuddhist practice is not a set of black and white rules.  Just as in life\, situations are nuanced\, fluid with different strategies for situations\, which on the surface\, might seem to be similar. Should we always tell the truth when asked?  Should we report what we perceive is a harmful act?  Do we always disengage from others who we feel are unskillful or don’t share our opinions?  Examples abound.  Bring your own thoughts and experiences on this topic Thursday night as we look at a variety of life situations with wisdom AND compassion. We are all in this realm of samsara\, attempting to cause as little harm to ourselves and others as possible.  There is a reason why Sangha is the third refuge.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/sit-dharma-talk-sim-community-mentor-diane-wilde-3-4/
LOCATION:To Be Announced
CATEGORIES:News,Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160902T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160911T170000
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SUMMARY:2016 SIM Residential Retreat
DESCRIPTION:SIM’s 2016 Residential Retreat at the Angela Center\, Santa Rosa\, CA\, led by SIM Community Mentors Dennis Warren\, Diane Wilde\, and Rich Howard.  Please see the 2016 SIM Residential Retreat Flyer And Registration
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/2016-sim-residential-retreat/
LOCATION:Angela Center\, 535 Angela Drive\, Santa Rosa\, CA\, 95403 \, United States
CATEGORIES:News,Retreat
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160908T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160908T211500
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SUMMARY:Sit & Dharma Talk with Visiting Mentor\, Tony Bernhard
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, September 8\, 7-9 pm. Sitting and Dharma Talk with Tony Bernhard\, Visiting Teacher.\nDirections to the Middle Path: the Buddha’s roadmap to the end of suffering…
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/sit-dharma-talk-visiting-mentor-tony-bernhard/
LOCATION:To Be Announced
CATEGORIES:News,Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160915T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160915T210000
DTSTAMP:20260412T041913
CREATED:20160717T035326Z
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SUMMARY:Sit & Dharma Talk with Visiting Teacher\, Heather Sundberg
DESCRIPTION:The talk topic is “The World IS a Benevolent Place” \nOK we all know the world is not always a Benevolent Place.  But what if\, as a practice\, we occasionally oriented towards the amazing acts of kindness\, generosity and discernment manifesting in our lives and on our planet right now?  Heather will share how this reality was re-opened to her in a new way over the summer\, and explore this topic through teachings and stories. \nVisiting teacher  Heather Sundberg’s will also be leading two day-long retreats scheduled for October 29th and November 19th.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/sit-dharma-talk-visiting-mentor-heather-sundberg/
LOCATION:Friends Meeting House\, 890 57th Street\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95819-3327\, United States
CATEGORIES:News,Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160922T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160922T184500
DTSTAMP:20260412T041913
CREATED:20160717T035621Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160717T040328Z
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SUMMARY:Introduction to Meditation with SIM Founding Teacher\, Dennis Warren
DESCRIPTION:This 45-minute course is suitable for beginners or anyone who would like a refresher. It is offered on the fourth Thursday of every month before the regular sitting and dharma talk. There is no fee.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/introduction-meditation-sim-founding-teacher-dennis-warren-2-2/
CATEGORIES:Meditation Course,News
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160922T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160922T211500
DTSTAMP:20260412T041913
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SUMMARY:Sit & Dharma Talk with SIM Founding Teacher\, Dennis Warren
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, September 22\, 7-9:15. Sitting and Dharma Talk/Discussion with Dennis Warren\, SIM Founding Instructor. \nTalk Topic: BEING OF SERVICE TO OTHERS & OURSELVES \nIt’s not unusual to think of “service” as something special we do: working at a soup kitchen\, homeless shelter\, dog shelter\, the pediatric unit in a hospital\, a clothing donation center. But “service”\, in a Buddhist sense\, is a much bigger idea that encompasses even small acts of supporting or helping a relative\, a friend or our spiritual community\, such as SIM. \nThis evening will explore the nature of service\, its values and its benefits. Dennis has been leading a year-long course entitled “How Can I Help” which includes each participant doing service in the community each month. A number of the insights and experiences from the course will be included in the discussion. \nDennis will also discuss a new effort by SIM to establish a sound\, new SIM volunteer infra-structure in anticipation of moving to the Sacramento Dharma Center building sometime in October. \nThis event will begin at 7:00 pm at Sacramento Friends Meetinghouse\, 890 57th Street.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/sit-dharma-talk-sim-founding-teacher-dennis-warren-4-5/
LOCATION:Friends Meeting House\, 890 57th Street\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95819-3327\, United States
CATEGORIES:News,Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160924T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160924T163000
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SUMMARY:Day-long with SIM Founding Teacher\, Dennis Warren
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, September 24\, 8:30-4:30 pm. Daylong Retreat with Dennis Warren\, SIM Founding Instructor. \nTHE ROLE OF THE “BRAHMA VIHARAS” IN AN INTEGRATED PATH OF PRACTICE \nThe Brahma Viharas – loving kindness\, compassion\, sympathetic joy & equanimity – are what we would call the “heart” qualities in Buddhist practice. We frequently understand these as powerful states of mind that have healing qualities and can act as antidotes to negative mind states. What is not so often clearly understood is their foundational role in an integrated path of practice. \nThis one day retreat will explore the nature of these four significant heart practices and how they are essential to a mature and integrated spiritual practice. \nPlease bring a lunch and plan on staying on-site all day. A microwave and refrigerator are available.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/day-long-sim-founding-teacher-dennis-warren/
LOCATION:Friends Meeting House\, 890 57th Street\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95819-3327\, United States
CATEGORIES:News,Retreat
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160927T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160927T210000
DTSTAMP:20260412T041913
CREATED:20160906T185603Z
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SUMMARY:Climate Sangha
DESCRIPTION:The Climate Sangha is meeting Tuesday\, September 27\, at 7 pm.\, at the Sacramento Dharma Center. The Climate Sangha provides a place for members concerned about the future that climate change will bring us \n\nto discuss those issues openly\nto use Buddhist practice to face the changes\nand to provide mutual support
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/climate-sangha-201609/
CATEGORIES:Community Service,News
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160929T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160929T210000
DTSTAMP:20260412T041913
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SUMMARY:Sit & Dharma Talk with Long-time SIM Community Member\, Laura Rosenthal
DESCRIPTION:Faith and Challenges/Sustaining Practice \n\nIn the Insight Meditation tradition as practiced at SIM\, faith is an experiential quality of engagement rather than doctrinaire adherence to a top-down belief system. And obstacles to practice\, however unwelcome they may feel\, are the field of practice through which we learn about our own minds and the path away from “suffering” (the experience of “unsatisfactoriness”). Join Laura Rosenthal\, a long-time SIM participant\, for a group discussion about how we sustain our engagement with practice in the face of the obstacles\, many of them self-generated\, that we encounter. Laura will set the stage with a very brief overview of faith and “the hindrances” as well as basic principles of “dharma dialog\,” and will then facilitate a group discussion. We will sit in a circle to support active listening and sharing.\n\n\n\nLaura is a graduate of Spirit Rock Meditation Center’s Dedicated Practitioners’ Program. She is currently participating in Spirit Rock’s Advanced Practitioners’ Program and Heather Sundberg’s Committed Students’ Program.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/sit-dharma-talk-with-long-time-sim-community-member-laura-rosenthal/
LOCATION:Friends Meeting House\, 890 57th Street\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95819-3327\, United States
CATEGORIES:News,Weekly Meditation
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