NO EVENTS TODAY
There are no events scheduled by SIM today due to the July Fourth Holiday.
There are no events scheduled by SIM today due to the July Fourth Holiday.
The Experience of Devotion in our Practice Sit & Dharma Talk with Visiting Teacher Heather Sundberg This talk was not recorded. Sacramento 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 […]
Bringing Creativity to Dharma Practice Sit & Dharma Talk with SIM Community Member Laura Rosenthal Sacramento 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 […]
Seeking Nothing, Fearful of Nothing, Being Free Sit & Dharma Talk with SIM Founding Teacher Dennis Warren Some of the most fundamental instructions we heard about practice – “Seek nothing, Be fearful of nothing, and You will be free” – seem to conflict with other fundamental instructions such as not striving for any particular results of […]
MBSR and Secular Mindfulness This talk will provide an introduction to Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) in anticipation of the 8-week MBSR course which will be offered at SIM beginning August 21, 2019. This presentation should be of interest both for individuals considering participating in the MBSR course, as well as those interested in the place […]
Meeting on the Second and Fourth Tuesday evenings in the SDC Library, a young persons group studying mindfulness and meditation.
Exploring the Refuges as an Investigative Practice Sit & Dharma Talk with Visiting Teacher Tony Bernhard Calling to mind The Three Refuges is usually done as a devotional practice. This discussion will look into the nature of refuge itself and ask how Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha might serve as a sanctuary for Buddhist practitioners. Tony […]
Pilgrimage, Devotion, and Uposatha Sit & Dharma Talk with with SIM Community Teacher Rich Howard and SIM Community Member John “Boogie” Phelps. How does our practice include the warmth of heart, expressed freely in devotion? Sometimes it may seem as if Buddhism’s intention to relieve suffering and be awake to the way things are, in Western […]
Meeting on the Second and Fourth Tuesday evenings in the SDC Library, a young persons group studying mindfulness and meditation.
“Just let it go!” Sit & Dharma Talk with SIM Community Teacher Diane Wilde Where have you heard that before? These words have become as ubiquitous a phrase as “Have a nice day!” How seriously should we take it, and is this directive even possible OR desirable? This rather prosaic statement is stating in colloquial […]