Retreat

An online, One Day Retreat with SIM Community Teacher, Rev. Diane Wilde Working with “Mana”, the Pali Word for Conceit Conceit (“māna” in Pali) is one of the last defilements, and the most subtle process to fall away as we begin“waking up”. It is much more than a feeling of superiority, although that is certainly […]

An online, One Day Retreat with SIM Community Teacher Rich Howard Resting in Awareness - At Home Awareness is always accessible, and it does not require special effort. As contemporary Burmese teacher Sayadaw U Tejaniya says, "Everything you need for understanding to arise is surrounding you in this moment. It is all on your doorstep: […]

Skillful Views in Meditation An Online, Daylong Retreat with visiting Senior Teacher Vance Pryor At times we can develop views of meditation that hinder the development of wholesome qualities of heart. During this daylong, we will begin to examine some of the most common views that hinder the practice, while exploring skillful views which are […]

An online, One Day Retreat with SIM Founding Teacher Dennis Warren The Experience and Possibilities of “Suffering Well” We study, read books, listen to talks and discuss what it means to practice well and to live well. Learning how to suffer well is a third foundational contemplative and meditative skill. We don’t look at that […]

An online, One Day Retreat with with SIM’s Founding Teacher Dennis Warren Re-Entry – Maybe a Once in a Lifetime Opportunity Calling the process we are all beginning “Re-entry” is misleading. It implies that we are stepping back into what existed before. That isn’t true… psychologically, emotionally or physically. The pandemic has had us all […]

An online, One Day Retreat with SIM Community Teacher, Rev. Diane Wilde “Finding the Right Question” Our search for liberation, awakening, liberation, release from suffering… whatever you wish to call it, means asking ourselves questions that get to the heart of our unease. Not an easy task when our identities, reactivity, judgement and life experiences […]