"WHAT IS THE BENEFIT OF LIVING THE CONTEMPLATIVE LIFE?” – Part II - “What is the benefit of living the contemplative life?” This is the question put to the historical Buddha by King Ajatasattu. The dialogue that continues is one of the most comprehensive and eloquent presentations of the Buddha regarding his teachings; a […]
Thursday, July14, 2016 - 700-915 PM. Sitting and Dharma Talk with SIM Founding Teacher DENNIS WARREN - “WHAT IS THE BENEFIT OF LIVING THE CONTEMPLATIVE LIFE?” – Part II - “What is the benefit of living the contemplative life?” This is the question put to the historical Buddha by King Ajatasattu. The dialogue that continues is one of the […]
Thursday, July 21, 7-9 pm. Sitting and Dharma Discussion with Diane Wilde, SIM Community Mentor, “The Four Types of People” Have you ever wondered why there are people who, though born in poverty and deprivation, yet managed to evolve as wise and compassionate people, seemingly content with very little, while others, born with privilege and […]
Thursday, July 28, 7-9:15. Sitting and Dharma Talk, with Dennis Warren, SIM Founding Instructor. AN EVENING ON RIGHT EFFORT This evening will focus on Right Effort and present a model for understanding and working with this core practice that may be a little different than you have heard before. Drawing on a number of talks […]
Thursday, August 4, 7-9:15 pm. Sitting and Dharma Talk with SIM Founding Instructor, Dennis Warren. RIGHT EFFORT, PART II Right Effort, or Energy, plays a prominent role in Buddhist practice. It is one of the “5 Spiritual Faculties”, one of the “7 Factors of Awakening”, one component of the “8 Fold Path”, and is a […]
Our Buddhist Recovery Group meets every Monday evening from 6:30 pm–8:00 pm at the Friend’s Meeting House located at 890 57th Street, Sacramento, CA 95819. “Newcomers” and “old timers” alike are welcome to attend. The solution to craving and addictive behaviors will be explored using the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path. Registration is […]
Thursday, August 11, 7-9:15 pm. Sitting and Dharma Talk with SIM Founding Instructor, Dennis Warren. RIGHT EFFORT and RIGHT ACTION Our last two Thursday evenings at SIM have focused on Right Effort, or Energy, and the prominent role it plays in Buddhist practice. This Thursday evening will focus on the important relationships between Right Effort […]
Our Buddhist Recovery Group meets every Monday evening from 6:30 pm–8:00 pm at the Friend’s Meeting House located at 890 57th Street, Sacramento, CA 95819. “Newcomers” and “old timers” alike are welcome to attend. The solution to craving and addictive behaviors will be explored using the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path. Registration is […]
Sitting and Dharma Talk – "The Power of Negative Thinking": Five Ethical Precepts – With Longtime SIM Participant Laura Rosenthal – Thursday, August 18, 2016, 7:00 pm-9:00 pm In Buddhist teaching, ethical conduct constitutes an essential training: sila, one of the three trainings that form the ennobling eightfold path. While contemporary teachers frequently discuss the […]
Thursday, August 25, 7-9 pm. Sitting and Dharma Talk with Rich Howard, SIM Community Mentor. Analog or Digital? Nature is a seamless whole, flowing and changing continuously. The world we inhabit is increasingly digital, measured, quantified, and reduced to numbers and words. How do you think of your practice? Minutes on the cushion? Days in […]