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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161201T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161201T210000
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SUMMARY:Sit & Dharma Talk with SIM Community Mentor\, Diane Wilde
DESCRIPTION:From Chaos to Opportunity and Reflections by Leonard Cohen \nChaos is a time of upheaval and confusion… not exactly a fun state of mind for the individual or society.  The reality of the Buddha’s profound teaching on impermanence is brought clearly into view when the ground we stand on is no longer stable.   Yet this is also a time which offers a unique opportunity to mindfully adjust how we think\, act and speak due to our suddenly shifted reality.  Leonard Cohen\, Canadian poet and song-writer who died November 7\, 2016\, delved into the chaos of his own life as well as society\, through his unique artistic expression. His genius was ultimately embracing it all.  Here we’ll discuss chaos and  opportunity along with some reflections by Leonard Cohen.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/sit-dharma-talk-sim-community-mentor-diane-wilde-3-8/
CATEGORIES:News,Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161126T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161126T150000
DTSTAMP:20161120T020426Z
CREATED:20160717T043733Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161120T020426Z
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SUMMARY:Day-long with SIM Community Mentor\, Diane Wilde
DESCRIPTION:Gratitude: the easiest practice of all! \nGratitude is the sweetest of all the practices for living the dharma in daily life and the most easily cultivated\, requiring the least effort for what is gained in return. It is a very powerful form of mindfulness practice\, particularly for those who habitually look for what is wrong in a situation or person.  We will investigate the causes and conditions that cause gratitude and gratitude’s healing qualities. \nWe will start the day with gentle mindful movement\, with periods of sitting and walking leaving time for discussion.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/day-long-sim-community-mentor-diane-wilde/
CATEGORIES:News,Retreat
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20161124
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20161125
DTSTAMP:20160717T043613Z
CREATED:20160717T043613Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160717T043613Z
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SUMMARY:Thanksgiving -- no SIM events
DESCRIPTION:No SIM events
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/thanksgiving-no-sim-events/
CATEGORIES:News
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161117T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161117T211500
DTSTAMP:20161107T030744Z
CREATED:20160717T043305Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161107T030744Z
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SUMMARY:Sit & Dharma Talk\, with SIM Founding Teacher\, Dennis Warren
DESCRIPTION:CHANGE AND KARMA \nWhat is the relationship between the constant element of change in our lives and what is called “Karma” in Buddhist practice? These two realities can act as powerful resources for understanding Buddhist psychology; informing our meditation practice; and helping us live more satisfying and meaningful lives. How does the Buddhist understanding of these issues differ from that of other spiritual traditions? \nThis evening with SIM’s Founding Teacher\, Dennis Warren\, will explore these topics from both a short and long term perspective. As background for this evening\, you may find it helpful to review Dennis’  presentation from Oct 20\, 2016 on the nature of change.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/sit-dharma-talk-sim-founding-teacher-dennis-warren-4-7/
CATEGORIES:News,Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161117T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161117T184500
DTSTAMP:20160717T043441Z
CREATED:20160717T043441Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160717T043441Z
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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-2-3/
CATEGORIES:Meditation Course,News
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161110T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161110T210000
DTSTAMP:20161105T051330Z
CREATED:20160717T043143Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161105T051330Z
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SUMMARY:Sit & Community Discussion\, led by SIM Community Mentor\, Diane Wilde
DESCRIPTION:Diane will give an overview on Right Speech and Skillful Listening and then invite the community to share what they found out about themselves and others with the home practice exercises offered at the 11-3-16 meeting.\nIf you are one of the sangha members who resist talking to a group\, please investigate your own response.  This is a great area of practice!  Consider that an entire community benefits from the shared experiences of all who are following the Buddha’s path to freedom.\nComing together as a community to share topics that are normally not discussed in “ordinary” society is one of the gifts of sangha and spiritual friends.  Please take part!
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/sit-community-discussion-led-sim-community-mentor-diane-wilde/
CATEGORIES:News,Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161106T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161106T150000
DTSTAMP:20161019T053646Z
CREATED:20161011T231413Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161019T053646Z
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SUMMARY:SDC dedication and celebration for the sustaining sanghas
DESCRIPTION:A celebration for the three sustaining sanghas will take place (Sacramento Buddhist Meditation Group\, Sacramento Insight Meditation\, and Valley Streams Zen Sangha). Each sangha is invited to offer a dedication or blessing; a joint sitting may be planned; and conversation and refreshments will welcome everyone.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/sdc-opening-sustaining-sanghas/
CATEGORIES:News
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161103T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161103T211500
DTSTAMP:20161031T221851Z
CREATED:20160717T042916Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161031T221851Z
UID:1391-1478199600-1478207700@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:Sit & Dharma Talk with SIM Community Mentor\, Diane Wilde
DESCRIPTION:Friendship… the friend we are to others and the friendships we cultivate \nOur new home and the first SIM Dharma sitting practice and discussion at the Sacramento Dharma Center is a wonderful opportunity to look at friendship in this new\, expansive and beautiful venue… our new home. What kind of friends do we cultivate? What kind of friend are we to others? What hinders us from being a friend and why do some of us shy away from developing friendships? What can we learn from those whom we consider “difficult”? With three sanghas coming together in our shared space\, it is a timely topic. \nAll of us who practice and study the Buddha’s teachings at the Sacramento Dharma Center will all be asked to help and support our new home. This is a wonderful opportunity to deepen old friendships and cultivate new ones. The Buddha offered wise and compassionate advise which couldn’t be more relevant then right now.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/sit-dharma-talk-sim-community-mentor-diane-wilde-3-7/
CATEGORIES:News,Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161029T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161029T170000
DTSTAMP:20160912T043631Z
CREATED:20160717T042248Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160912T043631Z
UID:1387-1477735200-1477760400@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:Day-long with Visiting Teacher\, Heather Sundberg
DESCRIPTION:Topic:  Equanimity: Freedom from Hope & Fear \n** This is daylong one of two\, which can be attended separately or together. The second daylong is scheduled for November 19th\, hosted by SBMG. \n“How do I respond wisely to the changing conditions of my life and the world? \n“How do I find Equanimity in the middle of hoping things will be OK & fearing they won’t be OK?” \nEquanimity is the Balance of the Non-Reactive mind & heart\, grounded in Wisdom\, which supports a deep Caring and leads to an Appropriate Response. The quality of Equanimity allows us to be less reactive\, more compassionate and wise in the face of the underlying conditioned patterns of Hope & Fear. In this daylong we will identify and investigate these underlying patterns\, how they manifest in our minds/lives\, and examine what it means to have a heart open in the midst of all things. Teachings and practices will focus on developing the qualities of embodied groundedness\, spaciousness\, mindfulness\, equanimity\, and lovingkindness. \nEnjoy a day of quiet sitting and walking meditation\, which allow our minds to settle down\, and our hearts to open to an inner wisdom. In addition to insight meditation practice\, Heather will guide Equanimity Practices through sitting meditation\, somatic practices to help settle and discharge reactivity\, teachings\, simple movement practice and plenty of discussion about how to live with increasing wisdom based on the teachings. \nHeather Sundberg has taught insight meditation since 1999 and has completed the Spirit Rock/IMS Teacher Training. Beginning her own meditation practice in her late teens\, for the last 25 years\, Heather has studied with senior teachers in the Insight Meditation (Vipassana) and Tibetan (Vajrayana) traditions and has sat 1-3 months of retreat a year for almost 20 years. Between 2010- 2015 she spent a cumulative one-year in study\, practice\, and pilgrimage in Asia. Since 2011\, she has been a Teacher at Mountain Stream Meditation Center and sister communities in the Sierra Foothills\, and also teaches nationally\, especially at Spirit Rock Meditation Center. For more information about Heather visit heathersundberg.com or www.mtstream.org.   \nDana (donation) The 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.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/day-long-visiting-teacher-heather-sundberg/
CATEGORIES:News,Retreat
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161027T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161027T211500
DTSTAMP:20161031T222932Z
CREATED:20160717T041930Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161031T222932Z
UID:1384-1477594800-1477602900@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:Sit & Dharma Talk with Long-time SIM Community Member\, Laura Rosenthal
DESCRIPTION:The Eight Worldly Winds encapsulate the many vagaries of life that can challenge our sense of balance and ease or\, as teacher Donald Rothberg says\, “the …ways…we may get blown off center.” Join Laura Rosenthal for a discussion of the role these “winds” play in our lives and in Buddhist practice. How do they challenge our equanimity and how are they a tool for cultivating greater insight and ease? \nLaura is a longtime SIM participant. She is a graduate of Spirit Rock Meditation Center’s Dedicated Practitioners Program (DPP4) and is currently participating in Spirit Rock’s Advanced Practitioners Program.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/sit-dharma-talk-long-time-sim-community-member-laura-rosenthal-3/
LOCATION:Friends Meeting House\, 890 57th Street\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95819-3327\, United States
CATEGORIES:News,Weekly Meditation
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161027T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161027T184500
DTSTAMP:20161014T053534Z
CREATED:20160717T042126Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161014T053534Z
UID:1386-1477591200-1477593900@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:Introduction to Meditation with Long-time SIM Community Member\, Laura Rosenthal
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-long-time-sim-community-member-laura-rosenthal/
LOCATION:Friends Meeting House\, 890 57th Street\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95819-3327\, United States
CATEGORIES:Meditation Course,News
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161020T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161020T211500
DTSTAMP:20161019T034730Z
CREATED:20160717T041756Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161019T034730Z
UID:1382-1476990000-1476998100@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:Sit & Dharma Talk with SIM Founding Teacher\, Dennis Warren
DESCRIPTION:CHANGE & ADAPTING TO CHANGE  \nWhile change is inevitable in our lives\, the appearance of things remaining the same seems to be the constant focus of our attention. Many\, if not most\, of our decisions are based on an assumption – the assumption that things will remain as they are. Why do our minds do this? \nThis evening with SIM’s Founding Teacher will explore the nature of change and adapting to change from the perspective of Buddhist psychology and practice. What are the conditions\, mind states\, and attitudes that allow us to adapt to change with a sense of ease\, acceptable and equanimity? And which hinder or act as obstacles to it? \nThis event will be held at the Friends Meeting House\, 890 57th Street
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/sit-dharma-talk-sim-founding-teacher-dennis-warren-4-6/
LOCATION:Friends Meeting House\, 890 57th Street\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95819-3327\, United States
CATEGORIES:News,Weekly Meditation
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161013T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161013T211500
DTSTAMP:20161007T012859Z
CREATED:20160717T041531Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161007T012859Z
UID:1381-1476385200-1476393300@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:Sit & Dharma Talk with SIM Community Mentor\, Diane Wilde
DESCRIPTION:Topic: Better than\, worse than\, the same as… \nThe habit of fault-finding and comparison is part of a larger pattern of insecurity in which we always feel the need to judge ourselves in regards to other people. It is as though we need to convince ourselves that we are okay\, which we can only do indirectly\, in comparison to people who we feel are superior\, are less okay or just like us.\nThe point is not to dwell on our own faults—or our own virtues\, for that matter. It is to see ourselves and others in a clear and unbiased way. It is to see\, but not to dwell on the seeing.\nThe first step in this practice is awareness of what we are doing\, actually seeing and experiencing the discontent of the comparing mind!\nWe will discuss the judging mind and the Buddha’s advise on how to abandon it.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/sit-dharma-talk-sim-community-mentor-diane-wilde-3-6/
LOCATION:Friends Meeting House\, 890 57th Street\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95819-3327\, United States
CATEGORIES:News,Weekly Meditation
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161006T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161006T210000
DTSTAMP:20161003T221459Z
CREATED:20160717T041359Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161003T221459Z
UID:1380-1475780400-1475787600@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:Sit & Community Discussion\, led by SIM Community Mentor\, Rich Howard
DESCRIPTION:Depends on What?:   An Exploration of Causes and Conditions \nYou may have heard about the importance of “causes and conditions” but what does that mean to our practice in formal meditation and daily life? Can we learn to recognize how causes and conditions work in our lives experientially without making it into an intellectual analysis? What would it be like to know a peace that does not depend on outside circumstances? \nRich Howard will lead this evening exploring the practical application of the Buddhist understanding of conditionality. As a start\, notice how the experience of finding a parking place near the Friends’ Meeting House affects your mood!
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/sit-community-discussion-led-sim-community-mentor-rich-howard/
LOCATION:Friends Meeting House\, 890 57th Street\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95819-3327\, United States
CATEGORIES:News,Weekly Meditation
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161001T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161001T130000
DTSTAMP:20160729T010306Z
CREATED:20160729T010306Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160729T010306Z
UID:1451-1475308800-1475326800@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:Dana Workday for the Sacramento Friends
DESCRIPTION:During this workday\, SIM community members will do 4-5 hours of light landscaping work (weed pulling and pruning shrubs) on the grounds of the Sacramento Friends Meeting House. This workday is intended as dana (generosity) for the Sacramento Friends for the many years they have allowed our community to rent the Sacramento Friends Meeting House for our events.  Please ware long pants\, long-sleeve shirts\, and sturdy protective footwear.  RSVP is required to participate. Please contact SIM Board member James Barnes at james@sactoinsight.org for more information or to RSVP.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/dana-workday-sacramento-friends/
LOCATION:Friends Meeting House\, 890 57th Street\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95819-3327\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Service,News
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160929T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160929T210000
DTSTAMP:20160925T004738Z
CREATED:20160925T004538Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160925T004738Z
UID:1780-1475175600-1475182800@sactoinsight.org
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160927T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160927T210000
DTSTAMP:20160925T040929Z
CREATED:20160906T185603Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160925T040929Z
UID:1652-1475002800-1475010000@sactoinsight.org
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160924T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160924T163000
DTSTAMP:20160921T200619Z
CREATED:20160717T040132Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160921T200619Z
UID:1376-1474705800-1474734600@sactoinsight.org
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160922T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160922T211500
DTSTAMP:20160919T235757Z
CREATED:20160717T035442Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160919T235757Z
UID:1373-1474570800-1474578900@sactoinsight.org
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
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160922T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160922T184500
DTSTAMP:20160717T040328Z
CREATED:20160717T035621Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160717T040328Z
UID:1375-1474567200-1474569900@sactoinsight.org
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
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160915T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160915T210000
DTSTAMP:20160915T045316Z
CREATED:20160717T035326Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160915T045316Z
UID:1372-1473966000-1473973200@sactoinsight.org
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160908T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160908T211500
DTSTAMP:20160907T042759Z
CREATED:20160717T034541Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160907T042759Z
UID:1371-1473361200-1473369300@sactoinsight.org
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160902T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160911T170000
DTSTAMP:20160823T144008Z
CREATED:20151207T000545Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160823T144008Z
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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:20160901T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160901T211500
DTSTAMP:20160829T181851Z
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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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160827T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160827T163000
DTSTAMP:20160831T204101Z
CREATED:20160717T040257Z
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SUMMARY:Day-long Retreat with Nuns of the Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery
DESCRIPTION:Day-long Retreat with the Nuns of the Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery on Saturday\, August 27\, 2016\, from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm at the Sacramento Friends Meeting House.  The retreat will be a potluck (no meat dishes\, please). Offerings will be made to the Nuns. Volunteers are needed to help setup the room\, make offerings\, clean-up\, etc. Contact  james@sactoinsight.org for information or to sign up as a volunteer for this special event. To view photo\, click here.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/day-long-saranaloka-nuns/
CATEGORIES:News,Retreat
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160825T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160825T211500
DTSTAMP:20160823T143628Z
CREATED:20160717T033752Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160823T143628Z
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SUMMARY:Sit & Dharma Talk with SIM Community Mentor\, Rich Howard
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, August 25\, 7-9 pm. Sitting and Dharma Talk with Rich Howard\, SIM Community Mentor. \nAnalog or Digital? \nNature is a seamless whole\, flowing and changing continuously. The world we inhabit is increasingly digital\, measured\, quantified\, and reduced to numbers and words. How do you think of your practice? Minutes on the cushion? Days in retreat? Years of practice? Or does the practice flow through every waking moment? We will spend this evening examining our view of practice as analog or digital. We will ask ourselves if it makes a difference. Think about your own practice and come prepared to discuss how it might be digital\, analog\, neither\, or both. And how that serves your life and the world.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/sit-dharma-talk-sim-community-mentor-rich-howard-5-3/
CATEGORIES:News,Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160825T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160825T184500
DTSTAMP:20160717T040435Z
CREATED:20160717T033716Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160717T040435Z
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SUMMARY:Introduction to Meditation with SIM Community Mentor\, Rich Howard
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-community-mentor-rich-howard-2-2/
LOCATION:Friends Meeting House\, 890 57th Street\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95819-3327\, United States
CATEGORIES:Meditation Course,News
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160823T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160823T200000
DTSTAMP:20160831T002335Z
CREATED:20160823T080023Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160831T002335Z
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SUMMARY:Climate Sangha
DESCRIPTION:The Climate Sangha is meeting Tuesday\, August 23\, at 7 pm.\, at 2232 10th Ave (near City College). The Climate Sangha meets to provide a place for members concerned about the future that climate change will bring us to discuss those issues openly\, to use Buddhist practice to face the changes\, and to provide mutual support.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/climate-sangha-201608/
CATEGORIES:Community Service,News
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160818T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160818T211500
DTSTAMP:20160814T033411Z
CREATED:20160717T033653Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160814T033411Z
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SUMMARY:Sit & Dharma Talk with Long-time SIM Community Member\, Laura Rosenthal
DESCRIPTION:Sitting and Dharma Talk – “The Power of Negative Thinking”: Five Ethical Precepts – With Longtime SIM Participant Laura Rosenthal – Thursday\, August 18\, 2016\, 7:00 pm-9:00 pm \nIn Buddhist teaching\, ethical conduct constitutes an essential training: sila\, one of the three trainings that form the ennobling eightfold path. While contemporary teachers frequently discuss the ethical precepts in positive terms\, emphasizing the wholesome qualities we are cultivating\, traditional Buddhist teaching frames them in the negative\, as core unwholesome behaviors with respect to which we practice renunciation. In this dharma talk and group discussion\, we will explore why the precepts may have been framed in this way as well as the freedom and richness found in exploring this path of “not doing.” \nLaura Rosenthal\, a long-time participant in the SIM community\, is a graduate of Spirit Rock Meditation Center’s Dedicated Practitioners Program (DPP 4) and is currently participating in Spirit Rock’s Advanced Practitioners Program (APP).
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/sit-dharma-talk-long-time-sim-community-member-laura-rosenthal-2/
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:20160811T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160811T211500
DTSTAMP:20160812T173916Z
CREATED:20160717T033615Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160812T173916Z
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SUMMARY:Sit & Dharma talk with SIM Founding Teacher\, Dennis Warren
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, August 11\, 7-9:15 pm. Sitting and Dharma Talk with SIM Founding Instructor\, Dennis Warren. RIGHT EFFORT and RIGHT ACTION \nOur last two Thursday evenings at SIM have focused on Right Effort\, or Energy\, and the prominent role it plays in Buddhist practice. This Thursday evening will focus on the important relationships between Right Effort or Energy\, on the one hand\, and Right Action on the other. \nUnderstanding these two different elements of practice; how they are similar; and how they are different is an important step in making them operational in daily life. \nThis evening of meditation and discussion\, led by SIM’s Founding Instructor\, will explore the meanings of Right Effort and Right Action\, their role in practice and their place in Buddhist psychology.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/dharma-talk-sit-sim-founding-teacher-dennis-warren/
LOCATION:Friends Meeting House\, 890 57th Street\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95819-3327\, United States
CATEGORIES:News,Weekly Meditation
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