BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Sacramento Insight Meditation - ECPv6.16.5.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://sactoinsight.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Sacramento Insight Meditation REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20170312T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20171105T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20180311T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20181104T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20190310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20191103T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181031T070000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181031T080000 DTSTAMP:20181026T141738Z CREATED:20180926T032921Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181026T141738Z UID:9118-1540969200-1540972800@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:LAST CALL - 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. \n\n\nOct 31 – Final Wednesday Morning Sit URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/morning-meditation-terri-townsend-6/ CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181026T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181026T090000 DTSTAMP:20181010T231724Z CREATED:20181010T231724Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181010T231724Z UID:9244-1540540800-1540544400@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:Morning Meditation DESCRIPTION:All are welcome to this open sitting for anyone interested in starting their morning out by sitting with others. The session is a 60 minute sitting hosted by a SIM Community Member. There’s a limited amount 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-6/ CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181025T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181025T211500 DTSTAMP:20181010T152328Z CREATED:20181006T230208Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181010T152328Z UID:9194-1540494000-1540502100@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:*Sit & Dharma Talk - Matt Russell - Dharma and Psychotherapy DESCRIPTION:Sit & Dharma Talk with SIM Community Member Matt Russell \nCan dharma practice heal psychological wounding? Or can psychotherapy help us grow in ways that may not possible with the dharma alone? This talk will look at dharma and psychotherapy as two separate but complementary practices in the service of liberation. \nMatt Russell\, PhD\, is a university professor\, a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) teacher\, and a psychotherapist trainee. He has sat over a dozen multi-day silent vipassana retreats\, is a graduate of the Sati Center for Buddhist Studies’ Chaplaincy Training Program\, and has been a member of the SIM community since 2010. \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-matt-russell-dharma-psychotherapy/ CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181024T070000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181024T080000 DTSTAMP:20180926T032745Z CREATED:20180926T032745Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180926T032745Z UID:9116-1540364400-1540368000@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-7/ CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181019T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181019T090000 DTSTAMP:20181010T231625Z CREATED:20181010T231625Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181010T231625Z UID:9242-1539936000-1539939600@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:Morning Meditation DESCRIPTION:All are welcome to this open sitting for anyone interested in starting their morning out by sitting with others. The session is a 60 minute sitting hosted by a SIM Community Member. There’s a limited amount 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-5/ CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181018T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181018T211500 DTSTAMP:20190610T144250Z CREATED:20180831T033218Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190610T144250Z UID:8943-1539889200-1539897300@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:*Sit & Dharma Talk - Sue Taylor - Universal Sangha DESCRIPTION:Universal Sangha\nSit & Dharma Talk with Visiting Teacher Sue Taylor \n\nTalk Handout in (.pdf): Universal Sangha – The nature of our interconnectivity\n\nInformed by readings in the Nikayas\, we will explore our interconnectedness toward the celebration of a “universal sangha”— embracing biodiversity\, human diversity\, and the many ways Buddhist practices/ traditions hold foundational space for a more compassionate\, caring\, and emergent ethic embracing equanimity for all beings.\nThere will be a special emphasis on individual practice and sangha life within a broader human/natural environment context. Tonight’s offering is given in memory of Susan Orr. \n \nSue Taylor\, PhD\, MSW\, is a member of the Sacramento Dharma Center Board\, an ordained Theravada Minister\, and an Environmental Chaplain. She is a professor at CSU Sacramento in the Department of Social Work. \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-visiting-teacher-sue-taylor/ CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181017T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181017T170000 DTSTAMP:20180926T032626Z CREATED:20180926T032626Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180926T032626Z UID:9114-1539763200-1539795600@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-20/ CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181012T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181012T090000 DTSTAMP:20180926T033624Z CREATED:20180926T033624Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180926T033624Z UID:9122-1539331200-1539334800@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:Morning Meditation with SIM Community Member DESCRIPTION:All are welcome to this open sitting for anyone interested in starting their morning out by sitting with others. The session is a 60 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-sim-community-member-2/ CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181011T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181011T211500 DTSTAMP:20181005T214017Z CREATED:20180529T193930Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181005T214017Z UID:8176-1539284400-1539292500@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:*Sit & Dharma Talk - Dennis Warren - Evaluating Your Practice DESCRIPTION:A Practical Model For Evaluating Your Practice.\nSit & Dharma Talk with SIM Founding Teacher Dennis Warren \nWe seldom talk about evaluating how we are practicing or what model might be used for doing an evaluation.\nThis evening will be devoted to examining a practical\, experiential and hands-on evaluation model that we can use to evaluate how we are practicing\, regardless of the stage or sophistication of our practice. A handout of the model will be used as the outline for 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. \n  URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/sit-dharma-talk-sim-founding-teacher-dennis-warren-23/ CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181010T070000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181010T080000 DTSTAMP:20180926T032527Z CREATED:20180926T032527Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180926T032527Z UID:9112-1539154800-1539158400@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-9/ CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181005T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181005T090000 DTSTAMP:20180926T033534Z CREATED:20180926T033534Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180926T033534Z UID:9120-1538726400-1538730000@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:Morning Meditation with SIM Community Member DESCRIPTION:All are welcome to this open sitting for anyone interested in starting their morning out by sitting with others. The session is a 60 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-sim-community-member/ CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181004T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181004T211500 DTSTAMP:20180831T053428Z CREATED:20180831T032640Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180831T053428Z UID:8939-1538679600-1538687700@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:*Sit & Dharma Talk - Meg Gawler - Conditions that give rise to Liberation DESCRIPTION:Sit & Dharma Talk with Visiting Teacher Meg Gawler \nThe Buddha’s Teaching on the Conditions that give rise to Liberation\nMeg Gawler began practicing Buddhism in 1968 as a disciple of the Zen Master\, Shunryu Suzuki Roshi\, including over three years of monastic training. She earned a Master’s in Applied Ecology\, moved to Europe\, pursued an international career in nature conservation and human development\, and began practicing in the Theravāda tradition. She has trained with Gil Fronsdal\, Jack Kornfield\, Joseph Goldstein\, and others. Authorized as a Dharma teacher by Jack Kornfield and then by Gil Fronsdal\, Meg teaches retreats in both English and French in Switzerland\, and serves as a guest teacher at the Insight Meditation Center and elsewhere. Meg also holds a Master’s in Buddhist Studies\, specializing in early Theravāda studies. In addition\, she teaches Radiant Heart Qigong in the tradition of Teja Bell. \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-meg-gawler-conditions-give-rise-liberation/ CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181003T070000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181003T080000 DTSTAMP:20180926T032351Z CREATED:20180926T032351Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180926T032351Z UID:9110-1538550000-1538553600@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-8/ CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180928T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180928T090000 DTSTAMP:20180901T044755Z CREATED:20180901T044755Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180901T044755Z UID:8982-1538121600-1538125200@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:Morning Meditation with Tom Hopkins DESCRIPTION: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 world and your daily activities. URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/morning-meditation-tom-hopkins-4/ CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180927T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180927T211500 DTSTAMP:20180529T194418Z CREATED:20180529T194418Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180529T194418Z UID:8178-1538074800-1538082900@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:Sit & Dharma Talk with Senior Teacher John Travis DESCRIPTION:Sit & Dharma Talk with Senior Teacher John Travis\nThe topic of the talk is to be announced. \nJOHN TRAVIS is the founding teacher of Mountain Stream Meditation Center and a member of the Senior Teachers Council of Spirit Rock Meditation Center. He studied in Asia for many years with many of the Buddhist masters who have influenced a generation of American meditation teachers—Thubten Yeshe\, Kalu Rinpoche\, Anagarika Munidra\, S.N. Goenka\, and Traungpula. He has also trained with and received teaching authorization from Jack Kornfield.\nJohn was a critical force in the early growth of the Sacramento meditation community through his regular presence\, guidance\, and teachings during the 1990s. His sound and thoughtful advice has been instrumental to the development of Sacramento Insight Meditation. He now teaches regularly in various meditation centers in the United States and overseas. His teachings are characterized by his kindness\, compassion\, the depth of his meditation experience\, and his ability to see deeply into the minds and hearts of those with whom he is working. \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-senior-teacher-john-travis/ CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180926T070000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180926T080000 DTSTAMP:20180824T042710Z CREATED:20180824T042710Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180824T042710Z UID:8875-1537945200-1537948800@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-5/ CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180921T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180921T090000 DTSTAMP:20180901T044711Z CREATED:20180901T044711Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180901T044711Z UID:8980-1537516800-1537520400@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:Morning Meditation with Tom Hopkins DESCRIPTION: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 world and your daily activities. URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/morning-meditation-tom-hopkins-3/ CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180920T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180920T211500 DTSTAMP:20180920T140938Z CREATED:20180831T032926Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180920T140938Z UID:8941-1537470000-1537478100@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:*Sit & Dharma Talk - Rich Howard - Starting Over DESCRIPTION:Starting Over \nSit & Dharma Talk with SIM Community Mentor Rich Howard \nSenior Teacher Kamala Masters reminds us\, “Starting over is the practice.” Reflecting on this simple instruction has many implications: self-compassion\, patience\, and an encouragement to gentle\, persevering effort. We will explore the practice itself in a guided meditation to start the evening\, then discuss the many lessons to be learned from this seemingly simple instruction. Bring your beginner’s mind! \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-21/ CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180919T070000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180919T080000 DTSTAMP:20180824T042539Z CREATED:20180824T042539Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180824T042539Z UID:8872-1537340400-1537344000@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-19/ CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180914T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180914T090000 DTSTAMP:20180901T044621Z CREATED:20180901T044621Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180901T044621Z UID:8978-1536912000-1536915600@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:Morning Meditation with Tom Hopkins DESCRIPTION: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 world and your daily activities. URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/morning-meditation-tom-hopkins-2/ CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180913T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180913T211500 DTSTAMP:20180529T193720Z CREATED:20180529T193720Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180529T193720Z UID:8174-1536865200-1536873300@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:Sit & Dharma Talk with Visiting Teacher Tony Bernhard DESCRIPTION:Sit & Dharma Talk with Visiting Teacher Tony Bernhard\nThe topic of the talk is to be announced. \nTony Bernhard is a graduate of Spirit Rock’s first Community Dharma Leadership training program\, and the Sati Center’s Chaplaincy program. He is also a Sati Center board member. Along with being the founder/ teacher at Davis Middle Path\, he offers his unique perspective on the Dharma throughout Northern California. \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-visiting-teacher-tony-bernhard/ CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180912T070000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180912T080000 DTSTAMP:20180824T042423Z CREATED:20180824T042423Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180824T042423Z UID:8870-1536735600-1536739200@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:Morning Meditation with Michael Paddy 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-michael-paddy-7/ CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180907T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180907T090000 DTSTAMP:20180914T232951Z CREATED:20180901T044515Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180914T232951Z UID:8975-1536307200-1536310800@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:Friday Morning Meditation with Tom Hopkins DESCRIPTION:Starting September 7\, we are adding a new weekly sit on Friday mornings. A big thank you to Tom Hopkins for hosting the sit. \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-tom-hopkins/ CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180906T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180906T210000 DTSTAMP:20180827T151640Z CREATED:20180529T193306Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180827T151640Z UID:8172-1536260400-1536267600@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:*Sit & Dharma Talk - Diane Wilde - The Third Precept\, #MeToo\, and what happens now DESCRIPTION:The Third Precept\, #MeToo\, and what happens now.\nSit & Dharma Talk with SIM Community Mentor Rev. Diane Wilde \nThe Five Precepts are the training in moral conduct for the individual as well as providing safety for all sentient beings. The third precept is; “I will train in refraining from sexual misconduct”. This precept is generally recited along with the other four\, but rarely discussed in great length. Dharma teachers sometimes find it to be an uncomfortable topic and even amongst Buddhist scholars\, there are differences on its interpretation. \nContemporary society is now contending with the ramifications of sexual misconduct (and alleged sexual misconduct) at all levels of society\, and Buddhist teachers and students are not immune. Reports of allegations of predatory behavior are now being openly discussed in all three major Buddhist traditions\, Theravada\, Mahayana and Vajryana. Currently\, recognized teachers in all three are being accused of sexual exploitation of students and others. \nTonight we will look at the actual teachings regarding the Third Precept\, how it is effecting our teachers and our own lives\, and how do we as a community contend with what is taking place. \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-mentor-diane-wilde-17/ CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180905T070000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180905T080000 DTSTAMP:20180722T185105Z CREATED:20180722T185105Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180722T185105Z UID:8559-1536130800-1536134400@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-6/ CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180830T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180830T211500 DTSTAMP:20180814T151834Z CREATED:20180415T223656Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180814T151834Z UID:7847-1535655600-1535663700@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:*Sit & Dharma Talk - Noliwe Alexander - Impermanence DESCRIPTION:Impermanence\nIs it possible to find ease and grace in a world full of change?\nIt is possible to trust the mind of non-clinging and so find our liberation within the world of impermanence. ~ Gil Fronsdal \nWe will explore this question of finding refuge in the truth of change in our uncertain and often turbulent times. While letting go of our fixed views and opening to the possibilities of freedom\, we have the opportunity to deepen our understanding of living with clarity and ease in each moment. \nNOLIWE ALEXANDER has been a student of Vipassana meditation for over 15 years. Throughout this time of deep devotion to the Dharma\, Noliwe has become a dedicated practitioner\, teacher of various sitting groups around the Bay Area\, facilitator of community workshops and Buddhist meditation day longs and class series programs. She is a Life & Business Coach dedicating both her coaching & Dharma practice to the POC\, LGBT\, At Risk and Elder communities. She is a graduate of Spirit Rock’s CDL4 program and completed EBMC’s Commit 2 Dharma program in 2010. Noliwe is participating in the Spirit Rock Teacher Training from 2017-2020. Noliwe is a wisdom keeper and humbled by the presence of her ancestor’s spirit that lives within and walks beside her. \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-with-noliwe-alexander/ CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180829T070000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180829T080000 DTSTAMP:20180722T184947Z CREATED:20180722T184947Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180722T184947Z UID:8557-1535526000-1535529600@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-6/ CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180823T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180823T211500 DTSTAMP:20180824T003110Z CREATED:20180731T143205Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180824T003110Z UID:8726-1535050800-1535058900@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:*Sit & Dharma Talk - Rich Howard - Abiding Independent DESCRIPTION:Abiding Independent\nSit & Dharma Talk with SIM Community Mentor Rich Howard \nThe Satipattahana Sutta (the Discourse on the Four Foundations of Mindfulness) is at the center of our practice of meditation in the Vipassana (Insight) tradition. The refrain of the Sutta includes this phrase: the practictioner “abides independent\, not clinging to anything in the world.” Other suttas use “knowledge independent of others” as a sign of a mature practice and of right view. Yet we understand from the teaching on dependent origination that all phenomena are dependent on causes and conditions\, that “no thing” exists on its own. This evening we will explore the idea of “abiding independent” as an inspiration for practice and study of the dhamma. \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-20/ CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180822T070000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180822T080000 DTSTAMP:20180722T184833Z CREATED:20180722T184833Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180722T184833Z UID:8555-1534921200-1534924800@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-8/ CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180816T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180816T210000 DTSTAMP:20180809T225422Z CREATED:20180529T193027Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180809T225422Z UID:8170-1534446000-1534453200@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:*Sit & Dharma Discussion - Rev. Diane Wilde - Taking Refuge … in the sangha DESCRIPTION:Taking Refuge … in the sangha\nSitting and Dharma discussion with Rev. Diane Wilde \nAs Buddhist practitioners\, we take refuge in the Buddha (and our own potential for Buddhahood)\, the Dharma (how life unfolds) and the sangha\, (a supportive community of practitioners.) On August 16\, we’ll take a closer look at sangha. \nThere are activities going on “behind the scenes” at SIM that you most likely don’t know about\, as well as other supportive programs which will be offered in the future. We will also discuss what YOU would like to see offered at YOUR sangha. \nCookies and other treats will be featured during the break. Be sure to be there! \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-discussion-rev-diane-wilde-taking-refuge-sangha/ CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR