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SUMMARY:*Sit & Dharma Talk - Diane Wilde - Is your meditation “working?”
DESCRIPTION:Is your meditation “working?”\nDharma Talk and Discussion with SIM Community Mentor\, Rev. Diane Wilde \nIs the same practice suitable for everyone? How do I know if this is the right practice for me?  The important point is: Have you fallen into a practice that is no longer evaluated and has become as “habitual” as many other facets of your life. After a person has been meditating for some time\, it’s important that he or she evaluate how the practice is developing. Is it working? Does it need adjustment? Is it even the right practice to be doing? Can it be improved? Some of this evaluation can be done on one’s own\, some with a teacher or with friends. Join us for an important discussion.\n 
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/sit-dharma-talk-sim-community-mentor-diane-wilde-5/
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170920T070000
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SUMMARY:Morning Meditation with Dennis Warren
DESCRIPTION:Morning Meditation with Dennis Warren \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-dennis-warren-7/
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170914T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170914T211500
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SUMMARY:*Sit & Dharma Talk - Dennis Warren - Non-Self – When What Is Not Present Helps Us Use What Is
DESCRIPTION:Non-Self – When What Is Not Present Helps Us Use What Is\nSit & Dharma Talk with SIM Founding Teacher Dennis Warren. \nThe 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 as “moment to moment non-judgmental awareness.” Non-doing and non-clinging\, among other qualities of mind\, are considered core elements of an ethical and maturing practice.\nIn this context\, it’s important to remember that the historical Buddha considered everything to be non-self or not-self. In other words\, whatever non-self or not-self is or means is not unique or exclusive in its application to our western psychological notion of “self.” As a result\, it applies across the board to all of our experiences and everything else – you\, me\, animals\, plants\, rocks\, the environment\, our plant\, the universe.\nThe broad based application of the principle of non-self is one of the things that make it practical\, concrete and relevant to our sitting practice\, daily life\, relationships…and our death.\nFor those using In The Buddha’s Words – An Anthology of Discourses from the Pali Cannon\, edited by Bhikkhu Bodhi as a reference\, please read the four (4) pages of the following suttas starting on page 341 and end on 345. \n\n(c) The Characteristic of NonSelf\n(d) Impermanent\, Suffering\, Nonself\n(e) A Lump of Foam\n\nFor those using online reference materials\, please read substantially the same materials under the following titles: \n\n(c) The Anatta-lakkhana Sutta: The Discourse on Not-self Characteristic\n(d) Impermanent\, Suffering\, Nonself – The Book of the Aggregates – Khandhavagga\n(e) The Phena Sutta: Foam
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/sit-dharma-talk-sim-founding-teacher-dennis-warren-15/
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170913T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170913T080000
DTSTAMP:20170907T043424Z
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SUMMARY:Morning Meditation with Laura Rosenthal
DESCRIPTION:Morning Meditation with Laura Rosenthal \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-laura-rosenthal-6/
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170907T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170907T211500
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SUMMARY:*Sit & Dharma Talk with Visiting Teacher\, Tony Bernhard
DESCRIPTION:The topic of the talk is “Which Way to the Middle Path?” \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-with-visiting-mentor-tony-bernhard/
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170906T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170906T080000
DTSTAMP:20170815T212803Z
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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-7/
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170831T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170831T211500
DTSTAMP:20170813T025525Z
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SUMMARY:*Sit & Dharma Talk - Laura Rosenthal - Spiritual Bypass: Can We Be Too Good?
DESCRIPTION:Spiritual Bypass – Can We Be Too Good?\nSit & Dharma Talk with SIM Community Member\, Laura Rosenthal \nContemporary Buddhist practitioners and teachers sometimes talk about “spiritual bypass.” This term is not found in classical Buddhist texts. What does it mean? How does it affect our practice\, both in formal meditation and in every day life? Can we be too good for our own good? Join Laura Rosenthal for a dharma talk and group conversation about this very practical topic. \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-member-laura-rosenthal-2/
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170830T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170830T080000
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SUMMARY:Morning Meditation with Diane Wilde
DESCRIPTION:Morning Meditation with Diane Wilde \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-diane-wilde-4/
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170824T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170824T211500
DTSTAMP:20170813T030818Z
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SUMMARY:*Sit & Dharma Talk - Rich Howard - Five Spiritual Faculties
DESCRIPTION:Five Spiritual Faculties\nSit & Dharma Talk with SIM Community Mentor Rich Howard \nThe faculties of faith\, energy\, mindfulness\, concentration\, and wisdom are our constant helpers on the path of awakening. They operate as a spiral rather than a straight line\, deepening and supporting each other as we progress. This evening we will begin  our exploration of these faculties. This evening will serve as good preparation for the bilingual daylong (with Andrea Castillo) on Saturday August 26\, where we will explore and discuss the faculties in greater depth. \nSeveral suttas that mention the five faculties are presented in Chapter X\, Planes of Realization\, of “In the Buddha’s Words.” Text X\,4(2) on pages 406-407 (The Trainee and the Arahant; SN 48.53) is one example; Bhikkhu Bodhi’s brief introduction to this text is in the first full paragraph on page 381. However\, the introduction and texts in this chapter discuss the five faculties in the context of stages on the path to awakening. This will not be the focus of our discussion. \nA more useful text for our purpose of a general introduction to the Five Spiritual Faculties can be found in Thanissaro Bhikkhu’s translation of the Indriya-vibhanga Sutta (SN 48.10). \nThere is also a brief but useful essay by Bhikkhu Bodhi on the Five Spiritual Faculties. \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-11/
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170823T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170823T080000
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SUMMARY:Morning Meditation with Dennis Warren
DESCRIPTION:Morning Meditation with Dennis Warren \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-dennis-warren-6/
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170817T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170817T211500
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SUMMARY:*Sit & Dharma Talk - Diane Wilde - Karma and Rebirth (continued)
DESCRIPTION:Karma and Rebirth (continued)\nSit & Dharma Talk with SIM Community Mentor Diane Wilde\n \nWhy the emphasis both in meditation and daily life on the present moment?  And why is it so difficult to maintain our focus on what is happening in the present moment?  Yet this is the core instruction we are continually reminded of as we navigate the Buddha’s path to awakening.  The present moment is the only place where we have the liberating opportunity to create our own karma\, thus creating a future of much more ease and contentment. By remaining oblivious to the present moment\, we stay in delusion…continuing our habitual reactivity mentally and to the episodes in our lives which perpetuates discontent and unhappiness. We might consider that each moment we are “present” is an opportunity for rebirth… to “wake up” to our lives. \nThe Buddha provided a check-list of sorts which helps us focus on what is taking place.  This list is the ten unwholesome actions — in thought\, word\, and deed — and their counterparts\, the ten wholesome actions.  As you read them\, you may notice a category or categories in which you struggle — or have ignored — which has caused unhappiness for yourself and others.  We will discuss these “wholesome and unwholesome actions” and how effectively to work with them.\nIn preparation for the evening’s discussion\, please read “V. The Way to a Fortunate Rebirth” Chapter 2 (page 156 – 161) in Bhikkhu Bodhi’s book\, “In the Buddha’s Words.” \n\nTo review Diane’s previous talk on this topic\, click here.\n\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-diane-wilde-4/
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170816T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170816T080000
DTSTAMP:20170705T023838Z
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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-6/
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170810T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170810T211500
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SUMMARY:*Sit & Dharma Talk - Dennis Warren - The Arising of Wisdom: Experiencing “The Characteristic of Nonself”
DESCRIPTION:The Arising of Wisdom – Experiencing “The Characteristic of Nonself”\nwith SIM Founding Teacher Dennis Warren \nWisdom (Insight)\, from a Buddhist perspective\, arises from “hearing” (listening to the Dharma)\, study and reflection capped by non-conceptual direct experience. This formula involves intentionally focusing the mind and attention on a number of different and particular experiences\, supported by the underlying psychology outlined by the historical Buddha.\nThis will be the first in a series of interlocking talks about the arising of Wisdom (Insight) by focusing on the experience of “nonself” or “notself.”  Dennis’ two most recent talks on the process of suffering thru clinging (becoming attached) to\, then identifying with five separate\, but tightly related features of human experience commonly referred to as the “Five Aggregates” will service as a foundation for these new talks. \n\nAudio from talk 20170619: The Arising Of Wisdom Through Engaging “The Five Aggregates”\nAudio from talk 20170720: The Arising Of Wisdom Through Engaging “The Five Aggregates” – Part 2\nTonight’s Talk Handout (PDF) : Dalai Lama & Chodron – Short & Long Term Practice Perspectives on Emotions\n\nPlease reflect on the comments of the Dalai Lama and Thubten Chodron about Short & Long Term Practice Perspectives On Emotions. What might this have to do with the nature of suffering associated with being and becoming\, on the one hand\, and the experience of nonself or notself\, on the other???\nFor those who are using In The  Buddha’s Words – An Anthology of Discourses from the Pali Cannon\, edited by Bhikkhu Bodhi as a reference\, please read the following: VII. The Path To Liberation – Introduction\, pages 301-309\, and suttas at pages 326 – 345.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/sit-dharma-talk-sim-founding-teacher-dennis-warren-14/
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170809T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170809T080000
DTSTAMP:20170705T023723Z
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SUMMARY:Morning Meditation with Laura Rosenthal
DESCRIPTION:Morning Meditation with Laura Rosenthal \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-laura-rosenthal-5/
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170803T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170803T211500
DTSTAMP:20170727T230340Z
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SUMMARY:*Sit & Dharma Talk - Rich Howard - Approaching the Dhamma\, Part 2
DESCRIPTION:In the Buddha’s Words: Approaching the Dhamma – Part 2 \n“It is fitting for you to be perplexed\, O Kalamas.” These words spoken by the Buddha to the citizens of Kesaputta ring true for us today. How do we approach the teachings of the Buddha\, when there are so many competing spiritual\, philosophical\, and secular teachings\, so many schools of Buddhism\, and so many interpretations and teachers even within our own Insight (vipassana) tradition? \nThis evening\, we will continue our exploration of Chapter III\, Approaching the Dhamma\, from In the Buddha’s Words\, edited by Bhikkhu Bodhi. On July 13\, we discussed the most familiar part of the Buddha’s teaching to the Kalamas (AN 3:65)\, a list of the 10 things one should not rely on to decide which teachings to follow. This time\, we will look at Bhikkhu Bodhi’s point of view on the context for this first part of the Kalama Sutta. We will then move on to lesser known aspects of the sutta\, including how to practice and what benefits result from the practice. If there is time\, we will explore when\, if ever\, we might arrive at a place in our practice where we might accept teachings beyond the range of our personal experience. We will also look at the brief two paragraphs presented as the first text in this section. \nTo prepare for this evening\, please read the Introduction to Chapter III starting on page 81 through the first incomplete paragraph at the top of page 86\, and texts III\,1 and III\,2 (pages 88-91). \nIf you do not have the book yet\, here are some alternative citations from accesstoinsight.org: \n\nKalama Sutta: To the Kalamas — translation of the Kalama Sutta by Thanissaro Bhikkhu\nA Look at the Kalama Sutta — commentary by Bhikkhu Bodhi ( very similar to what is in the book)\n\nYou’ll enjoy the talk and discussion even if you did not attend Part 1\, if you do not have the book or if you haven’t had time to read the suggested preparatory passages. You can find a recording of Part 1 here: July 13th Audio Dharma post.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/sit-dharma-talk-sim-community-mentor-rich-howard-10/
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170802T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170802T200000
DTSTAMP:20170705T023553Z
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SUMMARY:Morning Meditation with Diane Wilde
DESCRIPTION:Morning Meditation with Diane Wilde \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-diane-wilde-3/
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170727T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170727T210000
DTSTAMP:20170718T030237Z
CREATED:20161222T201159Z
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SUMMARY:*Sit & Dharma Talk - Laura Rosenthal - The Dharma of Poetry and the Poetry of Dharma
DESCRIPTION:The Dharma of Poetry and the Poetry of Dharma  –  Sit & Dharma Talk with SIM Community Member\, Laura Rosenthal \nDharma practice and poetry have a natural resonance. Both affect us deeply through direct\, “felt experience.” Both may use words in non-literal ways to point us to the intuitive crux of experience. Both invite us to tell the truth to ourselves and to others. In this conversation with long-term SIM participant Laura Rosenthal\, we will discuss some of the ways in which dharma and poetry complement each other and we will read a few poems that bring us closer to the insights of practice. Laura’s choice of topic is inspired by her own love of reading and writing poetry and by a recent daylong on poetry and dharma offered by Buddhist teacher Phillip Moffitt at Spirit Rock Meditation Center. \nLaura has participated in SIM since 2004. She graduated from Spirit Rock’s Dedicated Practitioners Program (DPP 4) in 2013 and from Spirit Rock’s Advanced Practitioners Program this spring. She continues to participate in Heather Sundberg’s Committed Students Program.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/sit-dharma-talk-sim-community-member-laura-rosenthal/
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170726T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170726T080000
DTSTAMP:20170705T024541Z
CREATED:20170629T041328Z
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SUMMARY:Morning Meditation with Dennis Warren
DESCRIPTION:Morning Meditation with Dennis Warren \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-4/
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170720T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170720T211500
DTSTAMP:20170709T035257Z
CREATED:20161222T203217Z
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SUMMARY:*Sit & Dharma Talk - Dennis Warren - The Five Aggregates: Part 2
DESCRIPTION:The Arising Of Wisdom Through Engaging “The Five Aggregates” – Part 2 \nSit & Dharma Talk with SIM Founding Teacher Dennis Warren. \nWisdom (Insight)\, from a Buddhist perspective\, arises from “hearing” (listening to the Dharma)\, study and reflection capped by non-conceptual direct experience. This formula involves intentionally focusing the mind and attention on a number of different experiences\, supported by the underlying psychology outlined by the historical Buddha.\nThis will be the second in a series of interlocking talks about the arising of Wisdom (Insight). The first talk focused on the dilemma of suffering thru clinging (becoming attached) to\, then identifying with five separate\, but tightly related features of human experience – form\, feeling\, perception\, volitional or mental formations (deeply embedded habits of mind) and consciousness. It will be helpful to review the first talk in this series https://sactoinsight.org/06292017-engaging-the-five-aggregates-with-dennis-warren/. \nFor those who are using the book In The Buddha’s Words – An Anthology of Discourses from the Pali Cannon\, edited by Bhikkhu Bodhi as a reference\, please read the following: VII. The Path To Liberation – Introduction\, pages 301-309\, and the sutta at pages 335 to 337. \nIn the alternative\, follow these links to see Samyutta Nikaya 22\, The Connected Discourses on the Aggregates\, 56 (on https://suttacentral.net/): \n\nThe Phases of Clinging Aggregates (SN 22.56)\nThe Seven Cases (SN 22.57)
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/sit-dharma-talk-sim-founding-teacher-dennis-warren-11/
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170719T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170719T080000
DTSTAMP:20170705T024445Z
CREATED:20170629T041220Z
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SUMMARY:Morning Meditation with Diane Wilde
DESCRIPTION:Morning Meditation with Diane Wilde \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-3/
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170713T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170713T211500
DTSTAMP:20170629T200036Z
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SUMMARY:*Sit & Dharma Talk - Rich Howard - Approaching the Dhamma
DESCRIPTION:In the Buddha’s Words:  Approaching the Dhamma \n“It is fitting for you to be perplexed\, O Kalamas.” These words spoken by the Buddha to the citizens of Kesaputta ring true for us today. How do we approach the teachings of the Buddha\, when there are so many competing spiritual\, philosophical\, and secular teachings\, so many schools of Buddhism\, and so many interpretations and teachers even within our own Insight (vipassana) tradition? \nDennis\, Diane\, and Rich have chosen a book called “In the Buddha’s Words: An Anthology of Discourses from the Pali Canon” edited and introduced by Bhikkhu Bodhi (Wisdom Publications\, 2005) as the theme for presentations at SIM through the end of this year. This evening\, we will explore Chapter III\, Approaching the Dhamma. As a starting point\, Rich will lead a discussion of the Buddha’s teaching to the Kalamas (AN 3:65)\, including Bhikkhu Bodhi’s point of view on the message of this sutta. \nTo prepare for this evening\, please read the first half of the Introduction to Chapter III (pages 81-85\, first paragraph)\, and texts III\,1 and III\,2 (pages 88-91).  If you do not have the book yet\, here are some alternative citations from accesstoinsight.org: \n\nKalama Sutta: To the Kalamas — translation of the Kalama Sutta by Thanissaro Bhikkhu\nA Look at the Kalama Sutta — commentary by Bhikkhu Bodhi ( very similar to what is in the book)\n\nYou’ll enjoy the talk even if you do not have the book or haven’t had time to read the suggested preparatory passages.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/sit-dharma-talk-sim-community-mentor-rich-howard-9/
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170712T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170712T080000
DTSTAMP:20170705T024350Z
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SUMMARY:Morning Meditation with Laura Rosenthal
DESCRIPTION:Morning Meditation with Laura Rosenthal \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-2/
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170706T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170706T210000
DTSTAMP:20170702T005629Z
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SUMMARY:*Sit & Dharma Talk - Diane Wilde - A Fortunate Rebirth
DESCRIPTION:A Fortunate Rebirth…  \nA talk and discussion on what rebirth means\, both in the future and in this lifetime\, with Diane Wilde. \nRaphael Calix will share his own story of rebirth as a former “lifer” in prison and the changes that came with his mediation practice.\nDiane Wilde will lead a Dharma talk/discussion on rebirth\, both from the orthodox viewpoint\, as stated in the Pali Cannon\, and as the rebirth of our authentic selves when we courageously look at our lives. We will discuss the importance of recognizing what is “kusala” (skillful) and what is “akusala” (unskillful) karma\, and the importance of investigating our lives on and off the cushion. \nRaphael Calix has been invited to share his own story.  Raphael was an inmate at San Quentin prison until January 2017.  As a “lifer\,” he was told he would never be released. He created his own akusala karma as a young man\, and yet found “freedom” with his mediation practice while incarcerated.   As he pursued meditation and daily mindfulness practice\, he began courageously facing the harm he caused others\, as well as his own self-hatred. His story is a profound statement on the changes that can take place when each of us we are able to investigate ourselves with “scales falling from our eyes.”\nIf you are so inclined\, please read pages 145 – through the first paragraph on page 147 In Bikkhu Bodhi’s book “In the Buddha’s Own Words”; the chapter on “The Way to a Fortunate Rebirth.”  Please read the first sutta\, “The Law of Karma” on page 155-156.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/sit-dharma-talk-sim-community-mentor-diane-wilde-8/
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170705T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170705T080000
DTSTAMP:20170705T024240Z
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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/
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170629T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170629T211500
DTSTAMP:20170629T052626Z
CREATED:20161222T201550Z
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SUMMARY:*Sit & Dharma Talk - Dennis Warren - The Five Aggregates
DESCRIPTION:THE ARISING OF WISDOM THROUGH ENGAGING “THE FIVE AGGREGATES”\nA Sit & Dharma Talk with SIM Founding Teacher  Dennis Warren. \nWisdom (Insight)\, from a Buddhist perspective\, arises from “hearing” (listening to the Dharma)\, study and reflection capped by non-conceptual direct experience. This formula involves intentionally focusing the mind and attention on a number of different experiences\, supported by the underlying psychology outlined by the historical Buddha. \nThis will be the first in a series of interlocking talks about the arising of Wisdom (Insight). The first talk will focus on the dilemma of suffering thru clinging (becoming attached) to\, then identifying with five separate\, but tightly related features of human experience – form\, feeling\, perception\, volitional or mental formations (deeply embedded habits of mind) and consciousness. \nThe notion of “The Five Aggregates” is a fundamental aspect of Buddhist practice which can easily seem like theory or philosophy – but it is anything but conceptual thinking. During this evening\, we’ll explore how this aspect of practice can become a real and tangible gateway into understanding attachment\, identification and suffering. \nFor those who are using the book In The Buddha’s Words – An Anthology of Discourses from the Pali Cannon\, edited by Bhikkhu Bodhi as a reference\, please read the following: VII. The Path To Liberation – Introduction\, pages 301-309\, and the sutta at pages 335 to 337. \nIn the alternative\, follow these links to see Samyutta Nikaya 22\, The Connected Discourses on the Aggregates\, 56 (on https://suttacentral.net/): \n\nThe Phases of Clinging Aggregates (SN 22.56)\nThe Seven Cases (SN 22.57)
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/sit-dharma-talk-sim-founding-teacher-dennis-warren-10/
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170628T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170628T170000
DTSTAMP:20170406T043534Z
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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-5/
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170622T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170622T210000
DTSTAMP:20170619T011457Z
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SUMMARY:*Sit & Dharma Talk - Diane Wilde - Becoming Authentic 2
DESCRIPTION:Becoming Authentic – Part II – Sit & Dharma Talk – A three part series with Community Mentor Diane Wilde \nTo review Part I of the series\, click here. \nBringing our authentic selves into the world. \nPlease read this short discourse from the Sutta Nipata* in preparation for the evening\, Confession-and-Forgiveness.pdf. \nThis sutta describes the importance of confession and forgiveness… in other words\, being vulnerable. Practice in this way moves us away from the confines of protecting the small self\, to a more spacious\, “authentic” way of being. After reading the sutta\, consider what is your experience with what it describes? \nWe will discuss bringing authenticity into the world. Authenticity for this purpose means accepting those personality traits with which we navigate the world\, in conjunction with the Buddha’s advise on how to create harmony and ease in our society. \n*The Sutta Nipata is a Buddhist scripture\, a sutta collection in the Khuddaka Nikaya\, part of the Pali Canon of Theravada Buddhism. All its suttas\, are thought to originate from before the Buddha’s death and consist largely of verse\, though some also contain some prose. Some scholars — including Bhikkhu Bodhi — believe that it describes the oldest of all Buddhist practices. Bhikkhu Bodhi\,’s book\, “In the Buddha’s Words” will be our main course of study for the foreseeable future. This discourse is found in his recently published book “Social and Communal Harmony” and not in “The Buddha’s Words.”
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/sit-dharma-talk-sim-community-mentor-diane-wilde-7/
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170621T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170621T080000
DTSTAMP:20170406T044053Z
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SUMMARY:Morning Meditation with Dennis Warren
DESCRIPTION:Morning Meditation with Dennis Warren \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-dennis-warren-5/
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170615T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170615T211500
DTSTAMP:20170609T163036Z
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SUMMARY:*Sit & Dharma Talk - Rich Howard - In the Buddha’s Words:  Introducing SIM's New Theme
DESCRIPTION:In the Buddha’s Words:  Introducing Our New Theme \nAs our practice matures\, we may be moved to explore the suttas (discourses of the Buddha) on our own\, without interpretation from someone else. After all\, our tradition emphasizes direct experience. Yet it may seem difficult to know where to start. There is some repetition\, both within a sutta and in thematic material repeated in various suttas. Some translations may have archaic language. The suttas are not in chronological order. And it may be difficult to find a sutta to answer a particular question arising in our practice or daily life. \nFor over 10 years\, practitioners\, including many at SIM\, have found access to the suttas using a book called “In the Buddha’s Words: An Anthology of Discourses from the Pali Canon” edited and introduced by Bhikkhu Bodhi (Wisdom Publications\, 2005). In addition to presenting suttas edited to be more readable\, Bhikkhu Bodhi organizes the material by theme and offers an excellent introduction to each section. \nDennis\, Diane\, and Rich have chosen this book as the theme for at least the next 6 months of presentations at SIM. Join us this evening as we begin the exploration of this helpful\, wide-ranging text.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/sit-dharma-talk-sim-community-mentor-rich-howard-8/
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170614T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170614T080000
DTSTAMP:20170406T043903Z
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SUMMARY:Morning Meditation with Laura Rosenthal
DESCRIPTION:Morning Meditation with Laura Rosenthal \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-laura-rosenthal-4/
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
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