Sanghas

Starting Anew – Expectations For Practice During The Next Decade Sit & Dharma Talk with SIM Founding Teacher Dennis Warren With the start of a new decade, there is real value in looking at what we can reasonably expect from our individual practices as community level practitioners? What tests or standards did the historical Buddha recommend […]

The Five Reflections: The Adult Facts of Life Sit & Dharma Talk with SIM Community Teacher Rich Howard. The Five Reflections are that we are subject (1) to aging, (2) to illness, and (3) to death; (4) that we will be separated from all that is dear to us; and (5) that we are responsible […]

Suburban Arhats -- exploring the possibilities of full awakening for those of us living a lay lifestyle Sit & Dharma Talk with Visiting Teacher Tony Bernhard Tony Bernhard is a Buddhist chaplain and teacher. He maintains an active practice with inmates in Folsom Prison and hosts sitting groups in Davis. He sits on the board of […]

Talk topic to be announced Sit & Dharma Talk with Visiting Teacher Neesha Patel. We are fortunate to have NEESHA PATEL, PhD returning to SIM this evening. NEESHA PATEL, PhD is deeply grateful for the liberative teachings of the Buddha. She has been fortunate to have practiced in both Asia and the US. Her practice has […]

Talk topic to be announced Sit & Dharma Talk with Visiting Teacher Noliwe Alexander NOLIWE ALEXANDER has been a student of Vipassana meditation for over 15 years. Throughout this time of deep devotion to the Dharma, Noliwe has become a dedicated practitioner, teacher of various sitting groups around the Bay Area, facilitator of community workshops […]