Sit & Dharma Talk with Visiting Teacher Sue Taylor

Friends Meeting House 890 57th Street, Sacramento, CA, United States

Sue will have a continuation of the exploration of the Buddhist frameworks of the Brahama viharas, and the ten perfections as ways for exploring spiritual life. The evening will focus on a discussion of compassion and generosity, with a hefty sprinkling of loving kindness as ways to strengthen ones practice life, as well as bring […]

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Sit & Dharma Talk with Founding Teacher, Dennis Warren

Friends Meeting House 890 57th Street, Sacramento, CA, United States

WHAT IS UNPLEASANT – THE STARTING PLACE OF DIFFICULT EMOTIONS We frequently don’t even recognize that we find some event, some exchange with another person, or the behavior of another person unpleasant. Our mind jumps forward to classifying it as aversive, bothersome or troubling. The same can be said for what we find pleasant. The […]

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Sit & Dharma Talk, “Working with Fear & Anxiety,” with Community Mentor Diane Wilde

Friends Meeting House 890 57th Street, Sacramento, CA, United States

October 8, 2015, 7 - 9pm. “Working with Fear and Anxiety” with Community Mentor Diane Wilde Physical as well as mental fear is a discomforting presence. The fear of loss, the fear of physical pain, the fear of the unknown… are just a few of the multitude of fears and anxieties that we will experience […]

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Sit & Dharma Talk on “Grief” with Rich Howard

Friends Meeting House 890 57th Street, Sacramento, CA, United States

"Grief," with Community Mentor Rich Howard Psychotherapist Francis Weller says, “One of the most important things we can do right now in this culture is to grieve, because it is a protest against this collective agreement to turn our backs on what is happening.” The practice of meditation has been described as “one long grieving […]

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