*Sit & Dharma Talk – Dennis Warren – Non-Self – When What Is Not Present Helps Us Use What Is

Sacramento Dharma Center Building 3111 Wissemann Drive, Sacramento, CA, United States

Non-Self – When What Is Not Present Helps Us Use What Is Sit & Dharma Talk with SIM Founding Teacher Dennis Warren. The principle that the absence of something can be as significant as the presence of something is a fundamental element of Buddhist practice. One of the more popular definitions of mindfulness expresses this […]

Morning Meditation with Dennis Warren

Sacramento Dharma Center Building 3111 Wissemann Drive, Sacramento, CA, United States

Morning Meditation with Dennis Warren All 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 […]

*Sit & Dharma Talk – Diane Wilde – Death and Dying as a Teaching

Sacramento Dharma Center Building 3111 Wissemann Drive, Sacramento, CA, United States

Death and Dying as a Teaching Dharma talk and discussion with SIM Community Mentor, Diane Wilde. Just like in the Buddha’s time, death is not an easy topic for people to consider.  Fear, guilt, denial, and/or sadness all come to the surface when we speak of our own death, or the deaths of those close […]

Morning Meditation with Rich Howard

Sacramento Dharma Center Building 3111 Wissemann Drive, Sacramento, CA, United States

Morning Meditation with Rich Howard All 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 […]

*Sit & Dharma Talk – Laura Rosenthal – Right View – Now???

Sacramento Dharma Center Building 3111 Wissemann Drive, Sacramento, CA, United States

Right View - Now??? Sit & Dharma Talk with SIM Community Member Laura Rosenthal Buddhist teachings tell us that suffering arises from craving. We deludedly believe that things need to be a particular way in order for us to be happy. We resist unpleasant experience and grasp at pleasant experience, not understanding that craving is […]

Morning Meditation with Cathy Vigran

Sacramento Dharma Center Building 3111 Wissemann Drive, Sacramento, CA, United States

Morning Meditation with Cathy Vigran All 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 […]

*Sit & Special Event: State of the Sangha & Thank You

Sacramento Dharma Center Building 3111 Wissemann Drive, Sacramento, CA, United States

A Special Event: State of the Sangha & Thank You November 2 will be a special evening to review the considerable accomplishments we’ve made as an organization on our one-year anniversary in the Sacramento Dharma Center. Members of the SIM Board will share their perspectives on the State of the Sangha and plans for 2018 […]

Morning Meditation with Jerry Simkins

Sacramento Dharma Center Building 3111 Wissemann Drive, Sacramento, CA, United States

Morning Meditation with Jerry Simkins All 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 […]

*Sit & Dharma Talk – Rich Howard – Two Darts: How is that working for you?

Sacramento Dharma Center Building 3111 Wissemann Drive, Sacramento, CA, United States

Two Darts: How is that working for you? Sit & Dharma Talk with SIM Community Mentor, Rich Howard The last few months have presented us with a seemingly unending string of tragic events. Natural disasters, human cruelty, and events combining both have caused death and destruction around the world. As we take all this in, […]

Morning Meditation with Laura Rosenthal

Sacramento Dharma Center Building 3111 Wissemann Drive, Sacramento, CA, United States

Morning Meditation with Laura Rosenthal All 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 […]