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 […]
“What About God?” Part 2 - Sit & Dharma Talk with Diane Wilde “What About God” Part 1 addressed the Buddha’s perspective concerning god, which of course was strongly influenced by his own cultural imperatives. Tonight we’ll begin the evening with a brief overview of how various contemporary teachers address this topic both personally and in […]
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 […]
Engaged and Aware: Finding a Balance Sit & Dharma Talk with SIM Community Mentor, Rich Howard. For many of us, commitment to justice and ethics leads us to engage in action in the real world. But our practice of meditative awareness calls us to “be” not just "do.” Are these impulses opposed to each other? Or are they mutually supportive? How can we sustain […]
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 […]
Exploring Attachment and Its Consequences All of us have some understanding of the Buddhist element of Attachment. This evening with SIM Founding Teacher Dennis Warren will involve a practical and in-depth exploration of Attachment; its role in Buddhist psychology; its place in the Buddhist description of causation; the phenomenon of “positive” attachment; and Attachment’s consequences, both intentional and […]
Morning Meditation with Diane Wilde 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 […]
Dancing with Uncertainty Using a story from the elders as a center point, the teaching & practice will dance with the theme of being in wise & compassionate relationship with uncertainty - in our bodies, hearts, lives and wider world climate. Because Heather doesn’t promise to record her teachings, best to come and join us […]
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 […]
The Practice of Stop, Drop, & Ask – with Community Dharma Leader Bruce Pardoe Community Dharma Leader Bruce Pardoe will be with us this Thursday evening. He will talk on the practice of Stop, Drop and Ask. He will also lead a reflection on how wisdom and love are one. Bruce has practiced Vipassana meditation […]