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SUMMARY:*Sit & Dharma Talk with SIM Founding Teacher Dennis Warren
DESCRIPTION:Exploring Attachment and Its Consequences \nAll of us have some understanding of the Buddhist element of Attachment. This evening with SIM Founding Teacher Dennis Warren will involve a practical and in-depth exploration of Attachment; its role in Buddhist psychology; its place in the Buddhist description of causation; the phenomenon of “positive” attachment; and Attachment’s consequences\, both intentional and unanticipated. 
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/sit-dharma-talk-sim-founding-teacher-dennis-warren-8/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170501T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170501T200000
DTSTAMP:20170303T055144Z
CREATED:20170303T055144Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170303T055144Z
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SUMMARY:Buddhist Recovery Group
DESCRIPTION:Our Buddhist Recovery Group meets every Monday evening. For additional information\, visit the 12 Step Sangha page at https://sactoinsight.org/activities/practice-opportunities/12-step-sangha/
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/buddhist-recovery-group-80/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Buddhist Recovery Group
ORGANIZER;CN="Diane Balter":MAILTO:dianebalter2003@yahoo.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170503T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170503T080000
DTSTAMP:20170406T042345Z
CREATED:20170406T042345Z
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SUMMARY:Morning Meditation with Diane Wilde
DESCRIPTION:Morning Meditation with Diane Wilde \nAll are welcome to this open sitting for anyone interested in starting their morning out by sitting with others. The session involves a 40-45 minute sitting\, a limited about of meditation guidance\, and a few comments at the end of the sitting to set a theme for moving into the world and your daily activities.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/morning-meditation-diane-wilde/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170504T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170504T210000
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CREATED:20161222T192026Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170430T234326Z
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SUMMARY:*Sit & Dharma Talk with Visiting Teacher\, Heather Sundberg
DESCRIPTION:Dancing with Uncertainty \nUsing a story from the elders as a center point\, the teaching & practice will dance with the theme of being in wise & compassionate relationship with uncertainty – in our bodies\, hearts\, lives and wider world climate. \nBecause Heather doesn’t promise to record her teachings\, best to come and join us if you want to experience them (smile).
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/sit-dharma-talk-visiting-teacher-heather-sundberg-2/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170508T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170508T200000
DTSTAMP:20170303T055237Z
CREATED:20170303T055237Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170303T055237Z
UID:3569-1494268200-1494273600@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:Buddhist Recovery Group
DESCRIPTION:Our Buddhist Recovery Group meets every Monday evening. For additional information\, visit the 12 Step Sangha page at https://sactoinsight.org/activities/practice-opportunities/12-step-sangha/
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/buddhist-recovery-group-81/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Buddhist Recovery Group
ORGANIZER;CN="Diane Balter":MAILTO:dianebalter2003@yahoo.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170510T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170510T080000
DTSTAMP:20170406T042534Z
CREATED:20170406T042534Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170406T042534Z
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SUMMARY:Morning Meditation with Rich Howard
DESCRIPTION:Morning Meditation with Rich Howard \nAll are welcome to this open sitting for anyone interested in starting their morning out by sitting with others. The session involves a 40-45 minute sitting\, a limited about of meditation guidance\, and a few comments at the end of the sitting to set a theme for moving into the world and your daily activities.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/morning-meditation-rich-howard-3/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170511T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170511T211500
DTSTAMP:20170503T042716Z
CREATED:20161222T053117Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170503T042716Z
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SUMMARY:*Sit & Dharma Talk with Community Dharma Leader\, Bruce Pardoe
DESCRIPTION:The Practice of Stop\, Drop\, & Ask – with Community Dharma Leader Bruce Pardoe \nCommunity Dharma Leader Bruce Pardoe will be with us this Thursday evening. He will talk on the practice of Stop\, Drop and Ask. He will also lead a reflection on how wisdom and love are one.\nBruce has practiced Vipassana meditation for the past ten years including numerous 1\, 2 & 3 month retreats at Insight Meditation Society and Spirit Rock. He has been on pilgrimage and practiced in Asia\, and sat numerous extended solo retreats. All combined he has spent more than one and a half years in silence. He is a graduate of the Spirit Rock Dharma Leaders Program.\nBruce expresses his wonder for awakening and dharma in direct\, joyous and experiential teachings. His focus on sensory feeling to convey wisdom derives from his years of Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement and Hakomi Body-Centered Psychotherapy experience. He also draws extensively upon his deep experience with both Advaita and the path of devotion to complement and enrich his offerings\nDon’t miss this evening with our friend Bruce Pardoe.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/sit-dharma-talk-community-dharma-leader-bruce-pardoe/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170515T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170515T200000
DTSTAMP:20170303T055330Z
CREATED:20170303T055330Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170303T055330Z
UID:3571-1494873000-1494878400@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:Buddhist Recovery Group
DESCRIPTION:Our Buddhist Recovery Group meets every Monday evening. For additional information\, visit the 12 Step Sangha page at https://sactoinsight.org/activities/practice-opportunities/12-step-sangha/
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/buddhist-recovery-group-82/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Buddhist Recovery Group
ORGANIZER;CN="Diane Balter":MAILTO:dianebalter2003@yahoo.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170517T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170517T080000
DTSTAMP:20170406T042939Z
CREATED:20170406T042759Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170406T042939Z
UID:3916-1495004400-1495008000@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:Morning Meditation with Dennis Warren
DESCRIPTION:Morning Meditation with Dennis Warren \nAll are welcome to this open sitting for anyone interested in starting their morning out by sitting with others. The session involves a 40-45 minute sitting\, a limited about of meditation guidance\, and a few comments at the end of the sitting to set a theme for moving into the world and your daily activities.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/morning-meditation-dennis-warren-4/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170518T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170518T210000
DTSTAMP:20170517T041149Z
CREATED:20161222T195419Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170517T041149Z
UID:2498-1495134000-1495141200@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:*Sit & Dharma Talk with SIM Community Mentor\, Diane Wilde
DESCRIPTION:Some of the earliest teachings in the Pali Canon may surprise you! \nSIM Community Mentor Diane Wilde has undertaken three “study/meditation” retreats with Venerable Analayo\, one of the premier scholars of the early Pali Canon.  Bhikkhu Analayo researches the earliest teachings and determines their authenticity by comparing them to the Chinese āgamas (brought to China 300 years after the Buddha’s death)\, as well as portions which have survived in Tibetan translation and in Sanskrit. The āgamas’ existence and similarity to the Sutta Pitaka are sometimes used by scholars to assess to what degree these teachings are an historically authentic representation of the Canon of Early Buddhism. Sometimes the differences between them are used to suggest an alternative to the accepted meaning of a sutta in either of the two recensions.  Bhikkhu Analayo is the first Westerner to translate many of these texts from the ancient Chinese. \nAt the Analayo retreat — held in April 2017 at Insight Retreat Center for teachers and senior practitioners —a wealth of information was offered. Topics included (but were definitely not limited to!) the early teachings on forgiveness\, conceptual thinking\, sickness and death (research derived from his new book\, “Mindfully Facing Disease and Death”) and many other relevant topics for today’s practitioner. Community Mentor Diane Wilde will share what she learned at the retreat and the practical application of these teachings in everyday life.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/sit-dharma-talk-sim-community-mentor-diane-wilde-2/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170522T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170522T200000
DTSTAMP:20170303T055459Z
CREATED:20170303T055459Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170303T055459Z
UID:3573-1495477800-1495483200@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:Buddhist Recovery Group
DESCRIPTION:Our Buddhist Recovery Group meets every Monday evening. For additional information\, visit the 12 Step Sangha page at https://sactoinsight.org/activities/practice-opportunities/12-step-sangha/
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/buddhist-recovery-group-83/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Buddhist Recovery Group
ORGANIZER;CN="Diane Balter":MAILTO:dianebalter2003@yahoo.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170523T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170523T210000
DTSTAMP:20170427T052947Z
CREATED:20170427T052947Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170427T052947Z
UID:4133-1495566000-1495573200@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:Climate Sangha
DESCRIPTION:Meeting the 4th Tuesday of each month\, the Sacramento Climate Sangha provides dharmic support and a refuge for exploration of our hopes and fears about climate change.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/climate-sangha-4/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Climate Sangha
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170524T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170524T080000
DTSTAMP:20170406T043215Z
CREATED:20170406T043215Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170406T043215Z
UID:3920-1495609200-1495612800@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:Morning Meditation with Laura Rosenthal
DESCRIPTION:Morning Meditation with Laura Rosenthal \nAll are welcome to this open sitting for anyone interested in starting their morning out by sitting with others. The session involves a 40-45 minute sitting\, a limited about of meditation guidance\, and a few comments at the end of the sitting to set a theme for moving into the world and your daily activities.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/morning-meditation-laura-rosenthal-3/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170525T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170525T210000
DTSTAMP:20170522T061404Z
CREATED:20161222T200108Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170522T061404Z
UID:2505-1495738800-1495746000@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:*Sit & Dharma Talk with SIM Community Mentor\, Rich Howard
DESCRIPTION:Generosity Builds Community \nEach of us has benefitted from acts of generosity from others – from our parents to our teachers to friends and strangers. Whether recognized or not\, these acts of generosity have allowed us to be who we are today. Similarly\, a community grows by accumulated acts of generosity\, often unseen or unappreciated. We will take this evening to recognize acts of generosity and construct a symbolic tribute to the power of generosity in our lives\, individually and as a community. \nBring an article that represents an act of generosity that has touched your life. After Rich gives a brief introduction\, you will be invited to bring your item forward and share its story. Remember to retrieve your item at the end of the evening! \nSacramento Insight Meditation events are sustained by the generosity of instructors in offering teachings freely and on the generosity of students and members of the meditative community in the form of financial support\, service and participation in events. With our practice of dana\, we support our Sangha.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/sit-dharma-talk-sim-community-mentor-rich-howard-7/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170529T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170529T200000
DTSTAMP:20170303T055609Z
CREATED:20170303T055609Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170303T055609Z
UID:3575-1496082600-1496088000@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:Buddhist Recovery Group
DESCRIPTION:Our Buddhist Recovery Group meets every Monday evening. For additional information\, visit the 12 Step Sangha page at https://sactoinsight.org/activities/practice-opportunities/12-step-sangha/
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/buddhist-recovery-group-84/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Buddhist Recovery Group
ORGANIZER;CN="Diane Balter":MAILTO:dianebalter2003@yahoo.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170531T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170531T080000
DTSTAMP:20170406T043408Z
CREATED:20170406T043408Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170406T043408Z
UID:3922-1496214000-1496217600@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:Morning Meditation with Rich Howard
DESCRIPTION:Morning Meditation with Rich Howard \nAll are welcome to this open sitting for anyone interested in starting their morning out by sitting with others. The session involves a 40-45 minute sitting\, a limited about of meditation guidance\, and a few comments at the end of the sitting to set a theme for moving into the world and your daily activities.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/morning-meditation-rich-howard-4/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170601T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170601T211500
DTSTAMP:20170528T214734Z
CREATED:20161222T200250Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170528T214734Z
UID:2507-1496343600-1496351700@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:*Sit & Dharma Talk - Dennis Warren - Exploring Attachment and Its' Consequences Part II
DESCRIPTION:Exploring Attachment and Its’ Consequences – Part II \nSit & Dharma Talk with SIM Founding Teacher Dennis Warren \nThis evening with be the second in an exploration of the Buddhist element of Attachment and its consequences. In particular\, we will look at the nature of “positive” attachment which is an important part of practice development; and how positive attachment\, which begins as a healthy aspiration\, can become problematic and counter-productive. \nIt would be helpful if you could revisit the first evening’s on-line audio exploration on this topic (click here) presented April 27 and found in SIM’s Audio Dharma posts. Come prepare with your questions about this topic.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/sit-dharma-talk-sim-founding-teacher-dennis-warren-9/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170605T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170605T200000
DTSTAMP:20170621T045751Z
CREATED:20170621T045751Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170621T045751Z
UID:4656-1496687400-1496692800@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:Buddhist Recovery Group
DESCRIPTION:Our Buddhist Recovery Group meets every Monday evening. For additional information\, visit the 12 Step Sangha page at https://sactoinsight.org/activities/practice-opportunities/12-step-sangha/
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/buddhist-recovery-group-85/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Buddhist Recovery Group
ORGANIZER;CN="Diane Balter":MAILTO:dianebalter2003@yahoo.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170607T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170607T080000
DTSTAMP:20170406T043723Z
CREATED:20170406T043723Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170406T043723Z
UID:3926-1496818800-1496822400@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:Morning Meditation with Diane Wilde
DESCRIPTION:Morning Meditation with Diane Wilde \nAll are welcome to this open sitting for anyone interested in starting their morning out by sitting with others. The session involves a 40-45 minute sitting\, a limited about of meditation guidance\, and a few comments at the end of the sitting to set a theme for moving into the world and your daily activities.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/morning-meditation-diane-wilde-2/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170608T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170608T210000
DTSTAMP:20170528T220857Z
CREATED:20161222T200436Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170528T220857Z
UID:2509-1496948400-1496955600@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:*Sit & Dharma Talk - Diane Wilde - Becoming Authentic
DESCRIPTION:Becoming Authentic \nSit & Dharma Talk – A three part series with Community Mentor Diane Wilde \nHow often have we said to ourselves\, “If I could only be ME!  If I didn’t have to play a social roll\, pretend I am someone I am not\, and could be authentic — my life would be so much easier!“ Too often we create endless identities which hide the authentic person we feel inside.  \nYet\, we continue to conform\, continue to hide the depths of our true feelings\, and too frequently are unable to experience — both in ourselves as well as externally— the freedom of being “real.”  \nIn this three part series\, we will look at what it really means to be authentic\, both to ourselves and in the society which we live. We will discuss what authenticity means\, and the steps — often challenging— that we need to take to allow ourselves to be truly seen\, both internally and externally.  The first in this series will investigate what we mean by “becoming authentic”. The second in this series will address bringing authenticity into the world… especially at this time when it is so needed.  The third in this series will be a community conversation of our own experience with the topic.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/sit-dharma-talk-sim-community-mentor-diane-wilde-6/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170612T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170612T200000
DTSTAMP:20170621T045854Z
CREATED:20170621T045854Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170621T045854Z
UID:4658-1497292200-1497297600@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:Buddhist Recovery Group
DESCRIPTION:Our Buddhist Recovery Group meets every Monday evening. For additional information\, visit the 12 Step Sangha page at https://sactoinsight.org/activities/practice-opportunities/12-step-sangha/
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/buddhist-recovery-group-86/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Buddhist Recovery Group
ORGANIZER;CN="Diane Balter":MAILTO:dianebalter2003@yahoo.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170614T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170614T080000
DTSTAMP:20170406T043903Z
CREATED:20170406T043903Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170406T043903Z
UID:3928-1497423600-1497427200@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:Morning Meditation with Laura Rosenthal
DESCRIPTION:Morning Meditation with Laura Rosenthal \nAll are welcome to this open sitting for anyone interested in starting their morning out by sitting with others. The session involves a 40-45 minute sitting\, a limited about of meditation guidance\, and a few comments at the end of the sitting to set a theme for moving into the world and your daily activities.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/morning-meditation-laura-rosenthal-4/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170615T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170615T211500
DTSTAMP:20170609T163036Z
CREATED:20161222T200620Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170609T163036Z
UID:2511-1497553200-1497561300@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:*Sit & Dharma Talk - Rich Howard - In the Buddha’s Words:  Introducing SIM's New Theme
DESCRIPTION:In the Buddha’s Words:  Introducing Our New Theme \nAs our practice matures\, we may be moved to explore the suttas (discourses of the Buddha) on our own\, without interpretation from someone else. After all\, our tradition emphasizes direct experience. Yet it may seem difficult to know where to start. There is some repetition\, both within a sutta and in thematic material repeated in various suttas. Some translations may have archaic language. The suttas are not in chronological order. And it may be difficult to find a sutta to answer a particular question arising in our practice or daily life. \nFor over 10 years\, practitioners\, including many at SIM\, have found access to the suttas using a book called “In the Buddha’s Words: An Anthology of Discourses from the Pali Canon” edited and introduced by Bhikkhu Bodhi (Wisdom Publications\, 2005). In addition to presenting suttas edited to be more readable\, Bhikkhu Bodhi organizes the material by theme and offers an excellent introduction to each section. \nDennis\, Diane\, and Rich have chosen this book as the theme for at least the next 6 months of presentations at SIM. Join us this evening as we begin the exploration of this helpful\, wide-ranging text.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/sit-dharma-talk-sim-community-mentor-rich-howard-8/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170619T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170619T200000
DTSTAMP:20170621T045948Z
CREATED:20170621T045948Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170621T045948Z
UID:4660-1497897000-1497902400@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:Buddhist Recovery Group
DESCRIPTION:Our Buddhist Recovery Group meets every Monday evening. For additional information\, visit the 12 Step Sangha page at https://sactoinsight.org/activities/practice-opportunities/12-step-sangha/
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/buddhist-recovery-group-87/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Buddhist Recovery Group
ORGANIZER;CN="Diane Balter":MAILTO:dianebalter2003@yahoo.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170621T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170621T080000
DTSTAMP:20170406T044053Z
CREATED:20170406T044053Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170406T044053Z
UID:3931-1498028400-1498032000@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:Morning Meditation with Dennis Warren
DESCRIPTION:Morning Meditation with Dennis Warren \nAll are welcome to this open sitting for anyone interested in starting their morning out by sitting with others. The session involves a 40-45 minute sitting\, a limited about of meditation guidance\, and a few comments at the end of the sitting to set a theme for moving into the world and your daily activities.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/morning-meditation-dennis-warren-5/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170622T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170622T210000
DTSTAMP:20170619T011457Z
CREATED:20161222T202843Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170619T011457Z
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SUMMARY:*Sit & Dharma Talk - Diane Wilde - Becoming Authentic 2
DESCRIPTION:Becoming Authentic – Part II – Sit & Dharma Talk – A three part series with Community Mentor Diane Wilde \nTo review Part I of the series\, click here. \nBringing our authentic selves into the world. \nPlease read this short discourse from the Sutta Nipata* in preparation for the evening\, Confession-and-Forgiveness.pdf. \nThis sutta describes the importance of confession and forgiveness… in other words\, being vulnerable. Practice in this way moves us away from the confines of protecting the small self\, to a more spacious\, “authentic” way of being. After reading the sutta\, consider what is your experience with what it describes? \nWe will discuss bringing authenticity into the world. Authenticity for this purpose means accepting those personality traits with which we navigate the world\, in conjunction with the Buddha’s advise on how to create harmony and ease in our society. \n*The Sutta Nipata is a Buddhist scripture\, a sutta collection in the Khuddaka Nikaya\, part of the Pali Canon of Theravada Buddhism. All its suttas\, are thought to originate from before the Buddha’s death and consist largely of verse\, though some also contain some prose. Some scholars — including Bhikkhu Bodhi — believe that it describes the oldest of all Buddhist practices. Bhikkhu Bodhi\,’s book\, “In the Buddha’s Words” will be our main course of study for the foreseeable future. This discourse is found in his recently published book “Social and Communal Harmony” and not in “The Buddha’s Words.”
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/sit-dharma-talk-sim-community-mentor-diane-wilde-7/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170626T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170626T200000
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SUMMARY:Buddhist Recovery Group
DESCRIPTION:Our Buddhist Recovery Group meets every Monday evening. For additional information\, visit the 12 Step Sangha page at https://sactoinsight.org/activities/practice-opportunities/12-step-sangha/
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/buddhist-recovery-group-88/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Buddhist Recovery Group
ORGANIZER;CN="Diane Balter":MAILTO:dianebalter2003@yahoo.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170627T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170627T210000
DTSTAMP:20170427T053105Z
CREATED:20170427T053105Z
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SUMMARY:Climate Sangha
DESCRIPTION:Meeting the 4th Tuesday of each month\, the Sacramento Climate Sangha provides dharmic support and a refuge for exploration of our hopes and fears about climate change.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/climate-sangha-5/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Climate Sangha
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170628T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170628T170000
DTSTAMP:20170406T043534Z
CREATED:20170406T043534Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170406T043534Z
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SUMMARY:Morning Meditation with Rich Howard
DESCRIPTION:Morning Meditation with Rich Howard \nAll are welcome to this open sitting for anyone interested in starting their morning out by sitting with others. The session involves a 40-45 minute sitting\, a limited about of meditation guidance\, and a few comments at the end of the sitting to set a theme for moving into the world and your daily activities.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/morning-meditation-rich-howard-5/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170629T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170629T211500
DTSTAMP:20170629T052626Z
CREATED:20161222T201550Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170629T052626Z
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SUMMARY:*Sit & Dharma Talk - Dennis Warren - The Five Aggregates
DESCRIPTION:THE ARISING OF WISDOM THROUGH ENGAGING “THE FIVE AGGREGATES”\nA Sit & Dharma Talk with SIM Founding Teacher  Dennis Warren. \nWisdom (Insight)\, from a Buddhist perspective\, arises from “hearing” (listening to the Dharma)\, study and reflection capped by non-conceptual direct experience. This formula involves intentionally focusing the mind and attention on a number of different experiences\, supported by the underlying psychology outlined by the historical Buddha. \nThis will be the first in a series of interlocking talks about the arising of Wisdom (Insight). The first talk will focus on the dilemma of suffering thru clinging (becoming attached) to\, then identifying with five separate\, but tightly related features of human experience – form\, feeling\, perception\, volitional or mental formations (deeply embedded habits of mind) and consciousness. \nThe notion of “The Five Aggregates” is a fundamental aspect of Buddhist practice which can easily seem like theory or philosophy – but it is anything but conceptual thinking. During this evening\, we’ll explore how this aspect of practice can become a real and tangible gateway into understanding attachment\, identification and suffering. \nFor those who are using the book In The Buddha’s Words – An Anthology of Discourses from the Pali Cannon\, edited by Bhikkhu Bodhi as a reference\, please read the following: VII. The Path To Liberation – Introduction\, pages 301-309\, and the sutta at pages 335 to 337. \nIn the alternative\, follow these links to see Samyutta Nikaya 22\, The Connected Discourses on the Aggregates\, 56 (on https://suttacentral.net/): \n\nThe Phases of Clinging Aggregates (SN 22.56)\nThe Seven Cases (SN 22.57)
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/sit-dharma-talk-sim-founding-teacher-dennis-warren-10/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
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