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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171220T070000
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SUMMARY:Morning Meditation with Margaret Buss
DESCRIPTION:Morning Meditation \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-with-margaret-buss/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171221T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171221T210000
DTSTAMP:20171203T011548Z
CREATED:20170804T221138Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171203T011548Z
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SUMMARY:Community Evening
DESCRIPTION:As we approach the end of the year\, SIM Mentor Rich Howard and SIM Board Member Cathy Vigran will host an evening of community discussion. We will invite participants to review their practice over the past year in terms of the “Three Pillars”: generosity\, ethical living\, and training the mind (dana-sila-bhavana). We will also encourage folks to share what SIM can do to support their aspirations for practice. Come prepared to speak from the heart and listen mindfully. \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/community-evening/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171225T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171225T200000
DTSTAMP:20171103T174011Z
CREATED:20171103T174011Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171103T174011Z
UID:6079-1514226600-1514232000@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-114/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Buddhist Recovery Group
ORGANIZER;CN="Diane Balter":MAILTO:dianebalter2003@yahoo.com
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171226
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171227
DTSTAMP:20171216T020431Z
CREATED:20170920T042759Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171216T020431Z
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SUMMARY:Climate Sangha - Not Meeting
DESCRIPTION:NOTICE: Due to holiday schedules\, there is no meeting in December. \n\nMeeting 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-11/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Climate Sangha,SDC
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171227T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171227T080000
DTSTAMP:20171024T192315Z
CREATED:20171024T192315Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171024T192315Z
UID:5951-1514358000-1514361600@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-11/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171228T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171228T211500
DTSTAMP:20171125T034637Z
CREATED:20170920T040554Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171125T034637Z
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SUMMARY:*Sit & Dharma Talk - Rich Howard - How do I get off this Cycle of Reactivity?
DESCRIPTION:How do I get off this Cycle of Reactivity?\nSit & Dharma Talk with SIM Community Mentor\, Rich Howard\n \nOur beginning classes offer an accessible approach to the profound core teaching of dependent origination called the Cycle of Reactivity. This evening\, we will explore that very helpful teaching\, with some deeper background drawn from the Nidanasamyutta\, a chapter of the Samyutta Nikaya devoted to dependent origination. In preparation\, you may read as much of Bikkhu Bodhi’s introduction to Chapter IX of “In the Buddha’s Words” as you wish; we will focus on page 315 through the first six lines on page 316. You may read all six suttas in Section IX(4)4; we will focus on two suttas on pages 355-357: IX(4)4(c) SN 12:33 and IX(4)4(d) SN 12:15. \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-15/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180101T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180101T200000
DTSTAMP:20171103T174304Z
CREATED:20171103T174304Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171103T174304Z
UID:6081-1514831400-1514836800@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-115/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Buddhist Recovery Group
ORGANIZER;CN="Diane Balter":MAILTO:dianebalter2003@yahoo.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180103T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180103T080000
DTSTAMP:20171024T192503Z
CREATED:20171024T192503Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171024T192503Z
UID:5953-1514962800-1514966400@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:Morning Meditation with Michael Paddy
DESCRIPTION:Morning Meditation with Michael Paddy \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-michael-paddy/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180104T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180104T211500
DTSTAMP:20171224T031411Z
CREATED:20171016T031913Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171224T031411Z
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SUMMARY:*Sit & Dharma Talk - Laura Rosenthal - Starting Over
DESCRIPTION:Starting Over\nSit & Dharma Talk with SIM Community Member\, Laura Rosenthal \nWhat does this phrase mean and what does it offer us as Buddhist practitioners? We habitually associate the concept of the new year with a “clean slate.” Perhaps we make resolutions\, head back to the gym\, or make amends for actions we regret. Yet our practice also teaches us that every moment of awareness and wholesome intention is a moment of renewal – at the same time that awareness brings us closer to an understanding of the ways past mental\, verbal and physical actions condition present experience. For our first evening together after New Years Day\, join long-time SIM participant Laura Rosenthal for a dharma talk and group discussion of this rich topic. \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. \n 
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/sit-dharma-talk-sim-community-member-laura-rosenthal-4/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180108T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180108T200000
DTSTAMP:20171103T174400Z
CREATED:20171103T174400Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171103T174400Z
UID:6083-1515436200-1515441600@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-116/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Buddhist Recovery Group
ORGANIZER;CN="Diane Balter":MAILTO:dianebalter2003@yahoo.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180110T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180110T080000
DTSTAMP:20171024T192647Z
CREATED:20171024T192647Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171024T192647Z
UID:5955-1515567600-1515571200@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-11/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180111T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180111T211500
DTSTAMP:20171222T013112Z
CREATED:20171016T035236Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171222T013112Z
UID:5863-1515697200-1515705300@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:*Sit & Dharma Talk - Rich Howard - Bringing Tranquility to the Land
DESCRIPTION:Bringing Tranquility to the Land\nSit & Dharma Talk with SIM Community Mentor\, Rich Howard \nFor all his teachings on ultimate liberation\, the Buddha offered many teachings to laypeople and rulers on practical matters. SIM Mentor Rich Howard has chosen the story of King Mahāvijita and his chaplain to illustrate the compassion of the Buddha towards humans struggling with every day matters. This short selection from the Kūtadanta Sutta (DN 5)\, offers a vision of society that may sound different from the approaches in current headlines. Our discussion will focus on how we can bring these principles into our every day lives. \nIn preparation\, you may read the last paragraph of Bikkhu Bodhi’s introduction to Chapter IV of “In the Buddha’s Words” (page 114); the sutta selection is on pages 141-142. \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-17/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180115T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180115T200000
DTSTAMP:20171103T174502Z
CREATED:20171103T174502Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171103T174502Z
UID:6085-1516041000-1516046400@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-117/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Buddhist Recovery Group
ORGANIZER;CN="Diane Balter":MAILTO:dianebalter2003@yahoo.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180117T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180117T080000
DTSTAMP:20171024T192841Z
CREATED:20171024T192841Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171024T192841Z
UID:5958-1516172400-1516176000@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:Morning Meditation with Terri Townsend
DESCRIPTION:Morning Meditation with Terri Townsend \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-terri-townsend/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180118T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180118T211500
DTSTAMP:20180113T063817Z
CREATED:20171016T032704Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180113T063817Z
UID:5841-1516302000-1516310100@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:*Sit & Dharma Talk - Dennis Warren - Resolving Conflicting\, Contradictory or Paradoxical Teachings
DESCRIPTION:Resolving Conflicting\, Contradictory or Paradoxical Teachings\nSit & Dharma Talk with SIM Founding Teacher\, Dennis Warren \nIt is easy to view our perception that one teaching conflicts with\, contradicts or is paradoxical to another teaching as an obstacle to our understanding\, insight and progress on the path of practice. This perception is frequently a mis-perception based on uncertainty\, confusion and doubt. When properly understood\, the skillful resolution of such misunderstandings act as a doorway\, rather than an obstacles\, to the next level\, stage or dimension of practice. \nThis will be the first in a series of talks and discussions about fundamental issues that shape our understanding of the dharma and practice\, and have practical\, profound implications for our awakening. This evening will focus on the process\, the how\, of resolving uncertainty\, confusion & doubt regarding teachings that seem to be in conflict\, contradictory or paradoxical. \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-founding-teacher-dennis-warren-18/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180122T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180122T200000
DTSTAMP:20171103T174608Z
CREATED:20171103T174608Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171103T174608Z
UID:6087-1516645800-1516651200@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-118/
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:20180123T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180123T210000
DTSTAMP:20171220T232004Z
CREATED:20171220T231822Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171220T232004Z
UID:6597-1516734000-1516741200@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-12/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Climate Sangha,SDC
ORGANIZER;CN="Margaret Buss":MAILTO:bussmlou@gmail.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180124T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180124T080000
DTSTAMP:20171024T193111Z
CREATED:20171024T193028Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171024T193111Z
UID:5961-1516777200-1516780800@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-12/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180125T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180125T211500
DTSTAMP:20180120T034646Z
CREATED:20171016T032835Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180120T034646Z
UID:5843-1516906800-1516914900@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:*Sit & Dharma Talk - Steve Armstrong - Awareness\, Insight & Liberation
DESCRIPTION:Awareness\, Insight & Liberation – with Senior Teacher Steve Armstrong \nWe will have the rare opportunity this week of hosting Senior Teacher Steve Armstrong for a number of meditation sittings\, talks and dialogues. \nSteve has been leading insight meditation retreat internationally since 1990; was a monk with U Pandita in Burma for 5 years; served as one of the senior teachers at the annual three month retreat at Insight Meditation Society in Barre\, Massachusetts; and is the co-founder of the Vipassana Metta Foundation dhamma sanctuary on Maui. He continues his practice under the guidance of Sayadau U Tejaniya in Rangoon. Most importantly for SIM\, Steve has been a guiding and support presence for our leadership during the last 15 years. \nHis talk this evening with focus on the meditation instructions of Mahasi Sayadaw and Sayadaw U Tejaniya. He will also discuss the one day retreat he will led for SIM on Saturday\, January 27 and SIM’s annual residential retreat in September. \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. \n 
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/sit-dharma-talk-visiting-senior-teacher-steve-armstrong/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180129T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180129T200000
DTSTAMP:20180129T054531Z
CREATED:20171103T174711Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180129T054531Z
UID:6089-1517250600-1517256000@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-119/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Buddhist Recovery Group
ORGANIZER;CN="Tom Hopkins":MAILTO:thopkins415@gmail.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180131T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180131T080000
DTSTAMP:20171024T193220Z
CREATED:20171024T193220Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171024T193220Z
UID:5963-1517382000-1517385600@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:Morning Meditation with Cathy Vigran
DESCRIPTION:Morning Meditation with Cathy Vigran \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-cathy-vigran-2/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180201T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180201T211500
DTSTAMP:20180128T063542Z
CREATED:20171016T033913Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180128T063542Z
UID:5850-1517511600-1517519700@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:*Sit & Dharma Talk - Rich Howard - Refinement of the Mind
DESCRIPTION:Refinement of the Mind   –   Sit & Dharma Talk with SIM Community Mentor\, Rich Howard \nSometimes we forget that this path of awareness has been described as a “gradual training.” We get impatient or expect our progress to look a certain way and are disappointed when it doesn’t turn out that way. Tonight we will discuss a discourse that likens the refinement of the mind to the purification of gold. The Pansadhovaka Sutta (Anguttara Nikaya 3:100 1-10) makes it clear that this is a gradual training with many steps. We will look at how these steps relate to our householder practice and offer reassurance (if we can avoid comparing mind!) to keep on practicing without expecting results. \nPlease read the introduction to Text VIII\,4 on page 260 of “In the Buddha’s Words” (ed. Bhikkhu Bodhi) and the sutta on pages 273-275. You may find a different translation online at Access to Insight (Pansadhovaka Sutta: The Dirt-washer). \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-16/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180205T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180205T200000
DTSTAMP:20180213T231436Z
CREATED:20180213T231436Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180213T231436Z
UID:7319-1517855400-1517860800@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-120/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Buddhist Recovery Group
ORGANIZER;CN="Tom Hopkins":MAILTO:thopkins415@gmail.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180207T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180207T080000
DTSTAMP:20171025T225502Z
CREATED:20171025T225502Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171025T225502Z
UID:5983-1517986800-1517990400@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:Morning Meditation with Jerry Simkins
DESCRIPTION:Morning Meditation with Jerry Simkins \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-jerry-simkins-3/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180208T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180208T210000
DTSTAMP:20180131T205756Z
CREATED:20171016T034211Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180131T205756Z
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SUMMARY:*Sit & Dharma Talk - Diane Wilde - Clear Comprehension
DESCRIPTION:Clear Comprehension… How Can We See Clearly\, AND Do the Right Thing?\nSit & Dharma Talk with SIM Community Mentor\, Diane Wilde \nMost of us consider ourselves rational\, caring human beings who can be counted on to do the right thing. We rarely consider that this “rationality” is a bundle of views\, opinion\, experiences and even genetics! Without hesitation\, we assume our actions\, whether in personal relationships or large political movements\, are wise and undertaken for all the right reasons. But are they? In an interesting commentary on the Satipatthana Sutta\, clear comprehension in everyday life is addressed through a series of steps that are recommended to come to a rational\, helpful solution to any situation. With this guidance we do our best to leave views and judgement behind and ACT with wisdom and compassion for ourselves and all other sentient beings. \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-diane-wilde-clear-comprehension/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180214T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180214T080000
DTSTAMP:20171025T225647Z
CREATED:20171025T225647Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171025T225647Z
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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-12/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180215T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180215T211500
DTSTAMP:20180214T053209Z
CREATED:20171016T034332Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180214T053209Z
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SUMMARY:Sit & Dharma Talk - Dennis Warren - Resolving Conflicting Teachings (Part II)
DESCRIPTION:Sit & Dharma Talk with SIM Founding Teacher\, Dennis Warren \nResolving Conflicting\, Contradictory or Paradoxical Teachings –Part II \nThis will be the second in a series of talks on the process of working through and unwinding confusion over what appear to be conflicting\, contradictory or paradoxical teachings. What do we do? How do we do it? What are the conditions that need to be in place to help us do this exploration skillfully?\nDennis’ talk will use a number of specific\, familiar situations as practical illustrations of the fundamental issues involved in working with issues from a Buddhist\, rather than a conventional perspective. \nIf you’d like to review Part I of the talk\, click here. \n 
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/sit-dharma-talk-sim-founding-teacher-dennis-warren-19/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180219T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180219T200000
DTSTAMP:20180213T231645Z
CREATED:20180213T231645Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180213T231645Z
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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-122/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Buddhist Recovery Group
ORGANIZER;CN="Tom Hopkins":MAILTO:thopkins415@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180221T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180221T080000
DTSTAMP:20171025T225819Z
CREATED:20171025T225819Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171025T225819Z
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SUMMARY:Morning Meditation with Cathy Vigran
DESCRIPTION:Morning Meditation with Cathy Vigran \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-cathy-vigran-3/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180222T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180222T210000
DTSTAMP:20180210T203831Z
CREATED:20171016T034532Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180210T203831Z
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SUMMARY:*Sit & Dharma Talk - Diane Wilde - Who Teaches?
DESCRIPTION:Who Teaches?\nSit & Dharma Talk with SIM Community Mentor\,  Diane Wilde \nWe do not learn the Dharma in a vacuum. Many of us when starting this practice assumed by reading a few books and attempting a solo meditation practice was all needed to do. Unfortunately\, that is not the case. We need guidance and support as we take on a meditation practice as well as the skills of daily mindfulness. The Buddha stated we learn the Dharma three ways: From a Dharma teacher\, from the support of our spiritual friends\, and from our own experience. Tonight we will discuss the characteristics of what we should look for in a Dharma teacher\, in our spiritual friends\, and how these two categories create the most skillful teacher of all… ourselves. \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-diane-wilde-12/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
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