2016 SIM Residential Retreat
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 […]
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 […]
Thursday, September 8, 7-9 pm. Sitting and Dharma Talk with Tony Bernhard, Visiting Teacher. Directions to the Middle Path: the Buddha's roadmap to the end of suffering...
The talk topic is "The World IS a Benevolent Place" OK we all know the world is not always a Benevolent Place. But what if, as a practice, we occasionally […]
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 […]
Thursday, September 22, 7-9:15. Sitting and Dharma Talk/Discussion with Dennis Warren, SIM Founding Instructor. Talk Topic: BEING OF SERVICE TO OTHERS & OURSELVES It’s not unusual to think of “service” […]
Saturday, September 24, 8:30-4:30 pm. Daylong Retreat with Dennis Warren, SIM Founding Instructor. THE ROLE OF THE “BRAHMA VIHARAS” IN AN INTEGRATED PATH OF PRACTICE The Brahma Viharas – loving […]
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 […]
Faith and Challenges/Sustaining Practice In 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 […]
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 […]
Depends on What?: An Exploration of Causes and Conditions You may have heard about the importance of "causes and conditions" but what does that mean to our practice in formal […]