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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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180207T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180207T080000
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180208T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180208T210000
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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:20260429T061126
CREATED: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:20260429T061126
CREATED:20171016T034332Z
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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:20180221T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180221T080000
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CREATED: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:20260429T061126
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180228T070000
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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-13/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
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