Weekly Meditation

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2015, 6:00-6:45 PM. MEDITATION INSTRUCTION. SIM Founding Teacher DENNIS WARREN SIM’s Founding Teacher, Dennis Warren, will lead a 45 minutes session of meditation instruction this Thursday, November 19. The session is appropriate for those new to meditation practice and those who want to review meditation fundamentals. The session will include instruction, a […]

Thursday, December 3, 7:00-9:15 pm. Sitting and Dharma Talk, with Dennis Warren, SIM Founding Teacher. LOSS – SEEING IT COMING, LIVING IT, REORGANIZING AFTERWARDS - WITH SIM’S FOUNDING TEACHER DENNIS WARREN Loss brings us up against the limitations in understanding how the Dharma and practice apply to this painful aspect of being human. Loss not […]

Thursday, December 10, 7-9 pm. Sitting and Dharma Discus with Diane Wilde, SIM Community Mentor Anger… it’s not what you think! It’s the holiday season! Anger? Not allowed now! Yet anger creeps into our lives uninvited, disguised in a variety of forms. There are a wide range of behaviors that signal anger, yet we don’t […]

Annual get-together of the SIM community during the holiday season. All are invited -- bring a dish of your choosing to share with attendees! Please bring a potluck dish to share (for six or more.) Set up will begin at 6:30. This year there will be tables and chairs in the sangha room to enable everyone […]

The title of Rich's talk is "Reflections on the Year." We are reminded in the Dhammapada that there are three elements of practice: Doing no evil, Engaging in what’s skillful, And purifying one’s mind. This is the teaching of the buddhas. (v. 183, Gil Fronsdal translation) As the year ends, we will reflect on how […]

The talk is part of a series of talks on "Suttas that Speak to Us." The specific topic of Dennis's talk is to be announced.

Thursday, January 14, 7-9 pm. Sitting and Dharma Talk with Laura Rosenthal "Views and Opinions: With Friends Like This Who Needs Enemies?" According to the Pali suttas (discourses, or “sutras” in Sanskrit), the historical Buddha was asked to teach about many topics, including lofty questions about the nature of the universe – but refused. Why […]

The talk is part of a series of talks on "Suttas that Speak to Us". The specific topic of Rich's talk is to be announced.

A 45-minute introduction to meditation with SIM Community Mentor, Laura Rosenthal. All are welcome!