Sacramento Insight Meditation

(Hybrid) Sit & Dharma - Tony Bernhard - The Skandhas and the Four Foundations of Mindfulness
2025-05-01 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Hybrid (in-person and online), 3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM), Sacramento, CA, 95826, United States
Insight Meditation and Dharma Talk with Visiting Teacher Tony Bernhard

For biographical details of the teacher Tony Bernhard, click here.

* The teacher will present remotely via Zoom.Hybrid events can be attended via Zoom or onsite at the Sacramento Dharma Center.

The Skandhas and the Four Foundations of MindfulnessThe skandhas and the four foundations of mindfulness map the same experiential territory. We’ll explore how seeing this can change our practice and point to a deeper understanding of not-self.

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Tony Bernhard will receive at least 75% of your donation.

Use the following donate button and select Talk – May 1 Tony from the dropdown list.

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How to Attend Remotely

Join online meeting: https://zoom.us/join or join by phone at 1-669-900-6833( Meeting ID: 824 3438 6704 and Passcode: [REDACTED] tips and instructions to join the meeting, click here to check this news blog.

(Hybrid) Sit & Dharma Talk - Reflections on the Life of the Buddha - Vance Pryor
2025-05-08 19:00 - 21:00 | Hybrid (in-person and online), 3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM), Sacramento, CA, 95826, United States
Insight Meditation and Dharma Talk with SIM Teacher Vance Pryor

For biographical details of the teacher Vance Pryor, click here.

*The teacher will present remotely via Zoom.Hybrid events can be attended via Zoom or onsite at the Sacramento Dharma Center.

Offer a Teacher Donation

Vance Pryor will receive at least 75% of your donation.

Use the following donate button and select Talk – May 8 Vance from the dropdown list.

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How to Attend Remotely

Join online meeting: https://zoom.us/join or join by phone at 1-669-900-6833( Meeting ID: 824 3438 6704 and Passcode: [REDACTED] tips and instructions to join the meeting, click here to check this news blog.

(Hybrid) Sit & Dharma Talk - JD Doyle - Reflections on Time and Timeless Awakening
2025-05-15 19:00 - 21:00 | Hybrid (in-person and online), 3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM), Sacramento, CA, 95826, United States
Insight Meditation and Dharma Talk with Visiting Teacher JD Doyle

For biographical details of the teacher JD Doyle, click here.

The teacher will present remotely via Zoom.

Hybrid events can be attended via Zoom or onsite at the Sacramento Dharma Center.

Reflections on Time and Timeless AwakeningWe will look at the timeless nature of the Dharma, exploring the question ~ What if time is part of the root of suffering? We’ll look at the impact of attachment to schedules and productivity and some of the ways that Buddhist teachings challenge these conventional understandings. And how as we practice and see more clearly, we the possibility of liberation from suffering for ourselves and our communities deepen.

Offer a Teacher Donation

JD Doyle will receive at least 75% of your donation.

Use the following donate button and select Talk – May 15 JD from the dropdown list.

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How to Attend Remotely

Join online meeting: https://zoom.us/join or join by phone at 1-669-900-6833( Meeting ID: 824 3438 6704 and Passcode: [REDACTED] tips and instructions to join the meeting, click here to check this news blog.

(Hybrid) Sit & Dharma Talk - Rich Howard & Sara Denzler - The Fowler and the Quail: A Jataka Tale
2025-05-22 19:00 - 21:00 | Hybrid (in-person and online), 3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM), Sacramento, CA, 95826, United States
Insight Meditation and Dharma Talk with SIM Community Teacher Rich Howard & SIM Community Member Sara Denzler

For biographical details of the teacher Rich Howard, click here.

* The teacher will present in-person at the Dharma Center.Hybrid events can be attended via Zoom or onsite at the Sacramento Dharma Center.

The Fowler and the Quail: A Jataka TaleThe Jataka Tales are stories of the past lives of the Buddha. More importantly for our purposes, they are teaching lessons about the qualities of heart and mind to be developed if we want to get free from the grips of greed, aversion, and delusion. For this evening’s presentation, Rich will read Jataka 33, the Sammodamana Jataka. We will then break into small groups (both in person and on Zoom) to discuss the lessons we can find from this simple story. Then Sara will read it again, and the discussion groups will meet again to see what new insights arose from hearing the Tale a second time. We will close the evening by sharing with the large group. Join us for an evening of learning in community.

Offer a Teacher Donation

Rich Howard will receive at least 75% of your donation.

Use the following donate button and select Talk – May 22 Rich from the dropdown list.

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How to Attend Remotely

Join online meeting: https://zoom.us/join or join by phone at 1-669-900-6833( Meeting ID: 824 3438 6704 and Passcode: [REDACTED] tips and instructions to join the meeting, click here to check this news blog.

(Hybrid) Sit & Dharma Talk - Diana Clark - When the Heart Sees Clearly
2025-05-29 19:00 - 21:00 | Hybrid (in-person and online), 3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM), Sacramento, CA, 95826, United States
Insight Meditation and Dharma Talk with SIM Teacher Diana Clark

For biographical details of the teacher Diana Clark, click here.

* The teacher will present in-person at the Dharma Center.Hybrid events can be attended via Zoom or onsite at the Sacramento Dharma Center.

When the Heart Sees ClearlyIt’s not uncommon to think of insight as cool clarity, but its deepest power may arise through the warmth of the heart.

Offer a Teacher Donation

Diana Clark will receive at least 75% of your donation.

Use the following donate button and select Talk – May 29 Diana from the dropdown list.

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How to Attend Remotely

Join online meeting: https://zoom.us/join or join by phone at 1-669-900-6833( Meeting ID: 824 3438 6704 and Passcode: [REDACTED] tips and instructions to join the meeting, click here to check this news blog.

(Onsite) Sit and Afternoon Tea with Diana Clark
2025-05-30 14:00 - 16:00 | Sacramento Dharma Center Building, 3111 Wissemann Drive, Sacramento, CA, 95826, United States
Insight Meditation and Afternoon Tea with SIM Teacher Diana Clark

For biographical details of the teacher Diana Clark, click here.

Please join us in welcoming our new faculty member, Diana Clark, to the SIM community. We’ll begin with a 30-minute sit, followed by an afternoon tea with light refreshments—a chance to get to know Diana and enjoy time together as a sangha. We hope you can join us and look forward to seeing you there!

Use the GOING button shown below to submit an RSVP to this event. You won’t need to print the confirmation ticket.

Diana Clark

Offer a Teacher Donation

Diana Clark will receive at least 75% of your donation.

Use the following donate button and select Friday Tea May 30 from the dropdown list.

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(Hybrid) Daylong Retreat - Diana Clark - Exploring the Architecture of the Heart
2025-05-31 09:30 - 15:30 | Hybrid (in-person and online), 3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM), Sacramento, CA, 95826, United States
Daylong Retreat with SIM Teacher Diana Clark

For biographical details of the teacher Diana Clark, click here.

Retreat Theme

Exploring the Architecture of the HeartThis daylong invites us into the heart of mettā—an open, inclusive warm-heartedness we can grow through simple, steady practice. Rather than waiting for kind-heartedness to strike, we learn to plant its seeds with intention, letting phrases of goodwill reshape our thoughts and soften our hearts. Mettā isn’t about being perfect or polished; it’s about being real, human, and willing to care—including for ourselves. As our hearts stretch and hold more, we create the conditions for both peace and connection to blossom.

About This Hybrid Retreat

The teacher will present in-person at the Dharma Center.Participants may attend this Hybrid event via Zoom or in-person at the SDC.

Pre-registration is required and we recommend you pay the registration fee in advance using the registration button shown below. Since your registration choice indicates if you’ll be attending via Zoom or in-person, registering early helps us determine how many people the meditation room should accommodate.

After you’ve registered you may later offer a donation in gratitude of the teacher. To offer teacher dana, visit https://sactoinsight.org/retreat-dana-online/.

Summary of Important Dates

04/10/2025 – Registration opens.

05/31/2025 – Attend and enjoy the wonderful retreat.

05/31/2025 – For registration after the retreat, send a message to the registrar to arrange payment.

Registration

Select one of the following registration “ATTEND” buttons to indicate if you’ll be attending via Zoom or in-person. The fee is $25.00 per person due before the start of the event. If you are able and interested in further supporting SIM financially, you have the option of a registration fee of either $35 or $50 dollars. For the registration fee, we also accept personal checks. No one will be turned away for lack of funds; please contact the registrar for more information.Before registering for this event, please click here to review SIM’s Registration Refund Policy.

NOTE: After we receive your registration payment, SIM will confirm your registration within 48 hours. Thanks for your patience.

ATTEND In-person

ATTEND on Zoom

Questions for the Registrar?

If you need to contact the retreat registrar with any questions, click here.

Teacher Dana

Sacramento 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. To make a donation for this event using a credit card or PayPal account, click here to DONATE ONLINE.

How to Attend Remotely via Zoom

The link to attend the retreat via Zoom appears in three places: The Zoom link is on this page – select the button “Join Retreat Online” to connect to the meeting.

The Zoom link is included in the automated email sent with your “Attend on Zoom” registration.

The Zoom link is https://joinconferencing.zoom.us/join, with Meeting ID: 844 0427 6691 and Passcode: [REDACTED]

Exploring the Architecture of the Heart

(Hybrid) Sit & Dharma Talk - Seth Castleman - Trying to Make Change in the World
2025-06-05 19:00 - 21:00 | Hybrid (in-person and online), 3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM), Sacramento, CA, 95826, United States
Insight Meditation and Dharma Talk with Visiting Teacher Seth Castleman

For biographical details of the teacher Seth Castleman, click here.

* The teacher will present in-person at the Dharma Center.Hybrid events can be attended via Zoom or onsite at the Sacramento Dharma Center.

Trying to Make Change in the WorldHow contemplative practice and non-violence approaches can bring about transformation, not just internally but in the world at large.

Offer a Teacher Donation

Seth Castleman will receive at least 75% of your donation.

Use the following donate button and select Talk – Jun 5 Seth from the dropdown list.

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How to Attend Remotely

Join online meeting: https://zoom.us/join or join by phone at 1-669-900-6833( Meeting ID: 824 3438 6704 and Passcode: [REDACTED] tips and instructions to join the meeting, click here to check this news blog.

(Hybrid) Sit & Dharma Talk - Walt Opie - Understanding The Four Noble Truths
2025-06-12 19:00 - 21:00 | Hybrid (in-person and online), 3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM), Sacramento, CA, 95826, United States
Insight Meditation and Dharma Talk with SIM Teacher Walt Opie

For biographical details of the teacher Walt Opie, click here.

* The teacher will present remotely via Zoom.Hybrid events can be attended via Zoom or onsite at the Sacramento Dharma Center.

Understanding The Four Noble TruthsAccording to Bhikkhu Bodhi, it is said that “the purpose of the Buddha’s appearance in the world… is to proclaim the four noble truths.” This was also the Buddha’s very first teaching where he “set in motion the wheel of the dhamma.”

We will explore these four truths of suffering, the origin of suffering, the cessation of suffering and the way leading to the cessation of suffering, and see how they can apply to modern life.

Offer a Teacher Donation

Walt Opie will receive at least 75% of your donation.

Use the following donate button and select Talk – Jun 12 Walt from the dropdown list.

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How to Attend Remotely

Join online meeting: https://zoom.us/join or join by phone at 1-669-900-6833( Meeting ID: 824 3438 6704 and Passcode: [REDACTED] tips and instructions to join the meeting, click here to check this news blog.

(Hybrid) Sit & Dharma Talk - Dennis Warren - On Thought and Thinking
2025-06-19 19:00 - 21:00 | Hybrid (in-person and online), 3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM), Sacramento, CA, 95826, United States
Insight Meditation and Dharma Talk with SIM Founding Teacher Dennis Warren

For biographical details of the teacher Dennis Warren, click here.

The teacher will present in-person at the Dharma Center. Hybrid events can be attended via Zoom or onsite at the Sacramento Dharma Center.

On Thought and ThinkingMany practitioners relate to thought and thinking as obstacles to meditation and daily life practice. This evening, in contrast, will explore the Historical Buddha’s teachings that thought and thinking can be functions of wisdom.

The Buddha’s vision emphasizes the qualities of intention and discernment in thinking as guides for creating, and testing, a sound conceptual framework for practice. This approach includes mindful and intuitive reflection on the results or outcomes of one’s efforts. Thinking and thought can become powerful tools for developing clarity, deepening insight, and supporting ethical conduct.

The subject matter of this evening will be appropriate for all stages of practice. You can attend in person or by ZOOM. Dennis will be presenting in person and encourages you to be there in person as well.

Offer a Teacher Donation

Dennis Warren will receive at least 75% of your donation.

Use the following donate button and select Talk – Jun 19 Dennis from the dropdown list.

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How to Attend Remotely

Join online meeting: https://zoom.us/join or join by phone at 1-669-900-6833( Meeting ID: 824 3438 6704 and Passcode: [REDACTED] tips and instructions to join the meeting, click here to check this news blog.

(Hybrid) Sit & Dharma Talk - Rich Howard - Listening to the Cries of the World
2025-06-26 19:00 - 21:00 | Hybrid (in-person and online), 3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM), Sacramento, CA, 95826, United States
Insight Meditation and Dharma Talk with SIM Teacher Rich Howard

For biographical details of the teacher Rich Howard, click here.

* The teacher will present in-person at the Dharma Center.Hybrid events can be attended via Zoom or onsite at the Sacramento Dharma Center.

Listening to the Cries of the WorldIt seems that the volume has been turned up in so many areas of modern life: political rhetoric, forceful opinions, horrific wars, …. Listening to an inner voice becomes harder, and listening to others nearly impossible. Yet sustaining and developing our practice of mindful awareness requires listening to our heart’s subtle whispers, and applying that practice in the world requires listening to the cries of the world to find where compassion is needed most. In addition, our relationships require a deep listening to spoken and silent expressions of connection. We will explore the inner and outer practices of listening and look for applications in our meditation practice and our daily life.

Offer a Teacher Donation

Rich Howard will receive at least 75% of your donation.

Use the following donate button and select Talk – Jun 26 Rich from the dropdown list.

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How to Attend Remotely

Join online meeting: https://zoom.us/join or join by phone at 1-669-900-6833( Meeting ID: 824 3438 6704 and Passcode: [REDACTED] tips and instructions to join the meeting, click here to check this news blog.

(Onsite) Daylong Retreat/Workshop - Dennis Warren - Letting Go
2025-06-28 09:00 - 16:00 | Sacramento Dharma Center Building, 3111 Wissemann Drive, Sacramento, CA, 95826, United States
Daylong Retreat/Workshop with SIM Founding Teacher Dennis Warren

For biographical details of the teacher Dennis Warren, click here.

Retreat Theme

This one-day retreat/workshop will explore the core Buddhist teaching and practice of letting go—what it means, why it matters, and how it leads to greater freedom and peace.

The concept of letting go – relinquishment, releasing, allowing – is essential to understanding Buddhist psychology and methods. The experience of letting go is the center piece of practice that slowly freeing the mind and heart from struggle and suffering.

But how does one actually let go? This will be the focus of this day of practice.

We’ll use practical, real-life situations to help participants connect their own experiences with the teachings. We’ll investigate the process of letting go and its development as an on-going, daily gesture of wisdom and compassion. The day will also examine common misunderstandings – such as equating letting go with suppression, indifference, avoidance or by passing – and offer reflections, meditation methods, and mantras for daily use.

The subject matter of this one-day will be appropriate for all stages of practice. In person only. No Zoom. Plan on staying on-site for the entire day. Bring your own lunch, as well as a pen and notebook.

About This Onsite Retreat

The teacher will present in-person at the Sacramento Dharma Center. All participants will attend in-person as the retreat will not be available via Zoom.

Pre-registration is required and we recommend you pay the registration fee in advance using the registration button shown below. Since your registration choice indicates that you’ll be attending in-person, registering early helps us determine how many people the meditation room should accommodate.

After you’ve registered you may later offer a donation in gratitude of the teacher. To offer teacher dana, visit https://sactoinsight.org/retreat-dana-online/.

Summary of Important Dates

05/10/2025 – Registration opens.

06/28/2025 – Attend and enjoy the wonderful retreat.

06/28/2025 – For registration after the retreat, send a message to the registrar to arrange payment.

Registration

Select the registration button to indicate you’ll be attending in-person. The fee is $25.00 per person due before the start of the event. If you are able and interested in further supporting SIM financially, you have the option of a registration fee of either $35 or $50 dollars. For the registration fee, we also accept personal checks. No one will be turned away for lack of funds; please contact the registrar for more information.Before registering for this event, please click here to review SIM’s Registration Refund Policy.

NOTE: After we receive your registration payment, SIM will confirm your registration within 48 hours. Thanks for your patience.

Register Now

Questions for the Registrar?

If you need to contact the retreat registrar with any questions, click here.

Teacher Dana

Sacramento 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. To make a donation for this event using a credit card or PayPal account, click here to DONATE ONLINE.

(Hybrid) Sit & Dharma Talk - Vance Pryor - Seeing Clearly: The Foundation of Right View
2025-07-03 19:00 - 21:00 | Hybrid (in-person and online), 3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM), Sacramento, CA, 95826, United States
Insight Meditation and Dharma Talk with SIM Teacher Vance Pryor

For biographical details of the teacher Vance Pryor, click here.

* The teacher will present remotely via Zoom.Hybrid events can be attended via Zoom or onsite at the Sacramento Dharma Center.

Seeing Clearly: The Foundation of Right ViewThis talk explores Right View as the starting point of the Eightfold Path. What will be explored is how clear understanding of suffering, its causes, and the path to its end shapes our choices and transforms our lives.

Offer a Teacher Donation

Vance Pryor will receive at least 75% of your donation.

Use the following donate button and select Talk – Jul 3 Vance from the dropdown list.

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How to Attend Remotely

Join online meeting: https://zoom.us/join or join by phone at 1-669-900-6833( Meeting ID: 846 4947 9345 and Passcode: [REDACTED] tips and instructions to join the meeting, click here to check this news blog.

(Hybrid) Sit & Dharma Talk - Tony Bernhard - Emptiness and Ethical Practice
2025-07-10 19:00 - 21:00 | Hybrid (in-person and online), 3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM), Sacramento, CA, 95826, United States
Insight Meditation and Dharma Talk with Visiting Teacher Tony Bernhard

For biographical details of the teacher Tony Bernhard, click here.

* The teacher will present remotely via Zoom.Hybrid events can be attended via Zoom or onsite at the Sacramento Dharma Center.

Emptiness and Ethical PracticeWhat does ethical practice mean in the context of anattā/not self?

Offer a Teacher Donation

Tony Bernhard will receive at least 75% of your donation.

Use the following donate button and select Talk – Jul 10 Tony from the dropdown list.

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How to Attend Remotely

Join online meeting: https://zoom.us/join or join by phone at 1-669-900-6833( Meeting ID: 846 4947 9345 and Passcode: [REDACTED] tips and instructions to join the meeting, click here to check this news blog.

(Hybrid) Rooted in the Dharma: A Celebration of Generosity
2025-07-17 19:00 - 21:00 | Hybrid (in-person and online), 3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM), Sacramento, CA, 95826, United States
A SIM Community Event

* Hybrid events can be attended via Zoom or onsite at the Sacramento Dharma Center.

Rooted in the Dharma: A Celebration of GenerosityJoin us for a special evening of community and celebration as we mark the success of our Five-Year Pledge Campaign and look ahead to the opportunities unfolding in our sangha. Together, we’ll reflect on the generosity that sustains our shared path and explore what’s next in our collective journey of Dharma practice.

All are warmly welcome—and yes, there will be treats!

Offer a Donation to SIM

Use the following donate button and select Talk – Jul 17 SIM from the dropdown list.

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How to Attend Remotely

Join online meeting: https://zoom.us/join or join by phone at 1-669-900-6833( Meeting ID: 846 4947 9345 and Passcode: [REDACTED] tips and instructions to join the meeting, click here to check this news blog.

(Hybrid) Sit & Dharma Talk - Seth Castlemen - Working with Fear and Anxiety
2025-07-24 19:00 - 21:00 | Hybrid (in-person and online), 3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM), Sacramento, CA, 95826, United States
Insight Meditation and Dharma Talk with Visiting Teacher Seth Castleman

For biographical details of the teacher Seth Castleman, click here.

* The teacher will present in-person at the Dharma Center.Hybrid events can be attended via Zoom or onsite at the Sacramento Dharma Center.

Working with Fear and AnxietyThe dharma has much to teach us on how to work with the “afflictive emotions.” While fear and anxiety are a natural response to danger, they are often rooted in a misinterpretation of reality and become a habitual reaction. With practice, we can cultivate a more wholesome and healthy response, becoming more effective in managing the challenges we face, individually and collectively.

Offer a Teacher Donation

Seth Castleman will receive at least 75% of your donation.

Use the following donate button and select Talk – Jul 12 Seth from the dropdown list.

DONATE – Thu Talk

How to Attend Remotely

Join online meeting: https://zoom.us/join or join by phone at 1-669-900-6833( Meeting ID: 846 4947 9345 and Passcode: [REDACTED] tips and instructions to join the meeting, click here to check this news blog.

(Hybrid) Daylong Retreat - Vance Pryor - Abiding in the Flow of Change: A Daylong on Impermanence
2025-07-26 09:30 - 15:00 | Hybrid (in-person and online), 3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM), Sacramento, CA, 95826, United States
Daylong Retreat with SIM Teacher Vance Pryor

For biographical details of the teacher Vance Pryor, click here.

Retreat Theme

Abiding in the Flow of Change: A Daylong on Impermanence

Join us for a day of quiet reflection and guided practice as we explore the Buddha’s profound teaching on anicca, the truth of impermanence. Through sitting and walking meditation, Dharma talks, and gentle inquiry, we will learn to meet the changing nature of life with clarity, and wisdom.

About This Hybrid Retreat

The teacher will present remotely via Zoom.Participants may attend this Hybrid event via Zoom or in-person at the SDC.

Pre-registration is required and we recommend you pay the registration fee in advance using the registration button shown below. Since your registration choice indicates if you’ll be attending via Zoom or in-person, registering early helps us determine how many people the meditation room should accommodate.

After you’ve registered you may later offer a donation in gratitude of the teacher. To offer teacher dana, visit https://sactoinsight.org/retreat-dana-online/.

Summary of Important Dates

06/11/2025 – Registration opens.

07/26/2025 – Attend and enjoy the wonderful retreat.

07/26/2025 – For registration after the retreat, send a message to the registrar to arrange payment.

Registration

Select one of the following registration “ATTEND” buttons to indicate if you’ll be attending via Zoom or in-person. The fee is $25.00 per person due before the start of the event. If you are able and interested in further supporting SIM financially, you have the option of a registration fee of either $35 or $50 dollars. For the registration fee, we also accept personal checks. No one will be turned away for lack of funds; please contact the registrar for more information.Before registering for this event, please click here to review SIM’s Registration Refund Policy.

NOTE: After we receive your registration payment, SIM will confirm your registration within 48 hours. Thanks for your patience.

ATTEND In-person

ATTEND on Zoom

Questions for the Registrar?

If you need to contact the retreat registrar with any questions, click here.

Teacher Dana

Sacramento 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. To make a donation for this event using a credit card or PayPal account, click here to DONATE ONLINE.

How to Attend Remotely via Zoom

The link to attend the retreat via Zoom appears in three places: The Zoom link is on this page – select the button “Join Retreat Online” to connect to the meeting.

The Zoom link is included in the automated email sent with your “Attend on Zoom” registration.

The Zoom link is https://joinconferencing.zoom.us/join, with Meeting ID: 881 8484 3609 and Passcode: [REDACTED]

(Hybrid) Sit & Dharma Talk - Rick Maddock - How Practice Changes Us, with a View from the Brain
2025-07-31 19:00 - 21:00 | Hybrid (in-person and online), 3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM), Sacramento, CA, 95826, United States
Insight Meditation and Dharma Talk with SIM Community Presenter Rick Maddock

For biographical details of the teacher Rick Maddock, click here.

* The teacher will present in-person at the Dharma Center.Hybrid events can be attended via Zoom or onsite at the Sacramento Dharma Center.

How Practice Changes Us, with a View from the BrainIn his teaching on the four foundations of mindfulness, the Buddha describes beneficial changes that result from cultivating these practices. This talk will explore many of the ways the mind can be shaped or transformed by our practice, including findings from modern neuroscience that converge with what the Buddha taught.

Offer a Teacher Donation

Rick Maddock will pass any donations he receives to Sacramento Insight Meditation

Use the following donate button and select Talk – Jul 31 SIM from the dropdown list.

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How to Attend Remotely

Join online meeting: https://zoom.us/join or join by phone at 1-669-900-6833( Meeting ID: 846 4947 9345 and Passcode: [REDACTED] tips and instructions to join the meeting, click here to check this news blog.

(Hybrid) Sit & Dharma Talk - Jeff Hardin - Embodied Compassion: Loving Awareness of the Aging, Ailing, and Mortal Body
2025-08-07 19:00 - 21:00 | Hybrid (in-person and online), 3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM), Sacramento, CA, 95826, United States
Insight Meditation and Dharma Talk with SIM Community Presenter Jeff Hardin

For biographical details of the teacher Jeff Hardin, click here.

* The teacher will present remotely via Zoom.Hybrid events can be attended via Zoom or onsite at the Sacramento Dharma Center.

Embodied Compassion: Loving Awareness of the Aging, Ailing, and Mortal BodyThe Buddha named old age, sickness, and death as divine messengers—undeniable truths that call us to practice and open the path to awakening. In this Dharma talk, we will explore how embodied compassion can become a liberating practice as we face the realities of an impermanent and mortal body.Drawing from the early teachings of the Buddha, guided reflections, and stories from Jeff’s work as a physician, we’ll investigate how cultivating kind and mindful awareness of the body can support insight, soften fear, open the heart, and deepen our capacity to meet life and death with wisdom and love. The evening will include a guided meditation, Dharma reflections, and time for discussion.

JEFF HARDIN has practiced meditation since 2000, with a foundation in daily mindfulness, metta, and concentration practices, sutta study, and Dharma service. He has accumulated over 500 days of intensive residential retreat practice. Jeff began teaching the Dharma in 2008 and previously served as a faculty mentor and instructor at Sacramento Insight Meditation (SIM). He is a graduate of Spirit Rock’s Community Dharma Leader training, the SIM Mentor Training Program, and the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) teacher training.Jeff is a co-founder of Insight World Aid, a nonprofit insight meditation community organization that offers compassionate service to individuals in need, both locally and internationally. He has also held leadership and volunteer roles in several Dharma communities, including SIM, the Sati Center for Buddhist Studies, and Verde Valley Insight Meditation Center.His teaching emphasizes the early Buddhist suttas, embodied awareness, and meditative concentration. Jeff lives in Charlotte, NC with his wife and 3 cats and works as an integrative, preventative and holistic medicine physician.

Offer a Teacher Donation

Jeff Hardin will receive at least 75% of your donation.

Use the following donate button and select Talk – Aug 7 Jeff from the dropdown list.

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JEFF HARDIN has practiced meditation since 2000, with a foundation in daily mindfulness, metta, and concentration practices, sutta study, and Dharma service. He has accumulated over 500 days of intensive residential retreat practice. Jeff began teaching the Dharma in 2008 and previously served as a faculty mentor and instructor at Sacramento Insight Meditation (SIM). He is a graduate of Spirit Rock’s Community Dharma Leader training, the SIM Mentor Training Program, and the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) teacher training.Jeff is a co-founder of Insight World Aid, a nonprofit insight meditation community organization that offers compassionate service to individuals in need, both locally and internationally. He has also held leadership and volunteer roles in several Dharma communities, including SIM, the Sati Center for Buddhist Studies, and Verde Valley Insight Meditation Center.His teaching emphasizes the early Buddhist suttas, embodied awareness, and meditative concentration. Jeff lives in Charlotte, NC with his wife and 3 cats and works as an integrative, preventative and holistic medicine physician.

How to Attend Remotely

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(Hybrid) Sit & Dharma Talk -Adam Stonebraker - The Wisdom of Release: Trusting the Flow of Impermanence
2025-08-14 19:00 - 21:00 | Hybrid (in-person and online), 3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM), Sacramento, CA, 95826, United States
Insight Meditation and Dharma Talk with visiting presenter Adam Stonebraker

* The teacher will present in-person at the Dharma Center.Hybrid events can be attended via Zoom or onsite at the Sacramento Dharma Center.

The Wisdom of Release: Trusting the Flow of Impermanence“Just as a lump of foam is empty, void, and without substance…” — Phena Sutta (SN 22.95)In this powerful teaching, the Buddha invites us to see the impermanent, insubstantial nature of all experience—not as a reason for despair, but as a gateway to freedom. When we meet the changing flow of life with wisdom and care, the burden of clinging begins to dissolve. This talk will explore the Phena Sutta’s radical view of the five aggregates as empty like foam, bubbles, mirages, and illusions—and how this vision can guide us toward release, peace, and the unshakable heart.

ADAM STONEBRAKER, a dedicated practitioner of Yoga and Meditation since 1999, serves as the Guiding Teacher for Mountain Stream Meditation, in Nevada City, CA. Adam’s teachings are deeply rooted in his extensive training in Yoga and a long-standing devotion to Buddhadharma, which inspire him to guide others towards realizing their unique potential in mind and body. His primary goal is to help individuals trust their innate wisdom and embrace the profound sense of interconnection that defines our existence.In 2019, Adam completed a Master’s degree in the pioneering Mindfulness Studies Program at Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, further enriching his understanding and teaching of mindfulness practices.

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Adam Stonebraker will receive at least 75% of your donation.

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(Hybrid) Sit & Dharma Talk - Rich Howard - The Buddhas's Antidotes for Challenging Times: Introduction & Karuṇā (Compassion)
2025-08-21 19:00 - 21:00 | Hybrid (in-person and online), 3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM), Sacramento, CA, 95826, United States
Insight Meditation and Dharma Talk with SIM Teacher Rich Howard

For biographical details of the teacher Rich Howard, click here.

This talk is first in the six-week talk series The Buddha’s Antidotes for Challenging Times.

* The teacher will present in-person at the Dharma Center.Hybrid events can be attended via Zoom or onsite at the Sacramento Dharma Center.

This evening’s presentation is the first in a series of six offered by the SIM Faculty on “The Buddha’s Antidotes for Challenging Times.” Each presentation will explore a positive mind state that can be cultivated to bring happiness and contentment into our life while reducing the stress and dissatisfaction we cause ourselves and others. The faculty will conclude each session with questions for reflection, which will serve as prompts for the kalyāņamitta groups that SIM is forming (see the announcement elsewhere in this newsletter for details). From October 23 to 25, the faculty will offer an in-person mini-retreat to devote an extended practice period to each of these mind states, as well as further instruction on applying the practices in daily life.In this first session, SIM Community Teacher Rich Howard will introduce the entire series, then focus on the quality of compassion (karunā in the ancient Pali language). With wisdom from Joanna Macy, Bhikkhu Anālayo, Andrea Gibson, the Dalai Lama, and others (offered as a handout for future reference), we will touch on what mindful compassion looks like, what it is not, and how to increase its appearance in our daily life.

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Rich Howard will receive at least 75% of your donation.

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The Buddha’s Antidotes for Challenging Times (6-week talk series)
2025-08-21 19:00 - 2025-09-25 21:00 | Sacramento Dharma Center Building, 3111 Wissemann Drive, Sacramento, CA, 95826, United States
About the Talk Series

This Thursday evening talk series offers practical teachings on timeless qualities that can help us meet difficult times with wisdom and care:

Thursday, August 21 — Introduction & Karuṇā (Compassion)

Thursday August 28 — Mettā (Loving-kindness)

Thursday, September 4 — Gratitude

Thursday, September 11 — Forgiveness

Thursday, September 18 — Generosity

Thursday, September 25 — Equanimity & Wrap-up

Invitation to Connect

SIM is offering an opportunity to help our community connect more deeply with the Dhamma and with each other. As part of the series, we invite you to join a Kalyāṇamitta group — a small circle of spiritual friends who will explore these teachings together.

Kalyāṇamitta Groups for The Buddha’s Antidotes for Challenging Times

(Hybrid) Sit & Dharma Talk - Vance Pryor - Metta as an Antidote to Challenging Times
2025-08-28 19:00 - 21:00 | Hybrid (in-person and online), 3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM), Sacramento, CA, 95826, United States
Insight Meditation and Dharma Talk with SIM Teacher Vance Pryor

For biographical details of the teacher Vance Pryor, click here.

This talk is part of the six-week talk series The Buddha’s Antidotes for Challenging Times.

* The teacher will present in-person at the Dharma Center.Hybrid events can be attended via Zoom or onsite at the Sacramento Dharma Center.

Metta as an Antidote to Challenging TimesIn times of uncertainty, conflict, and distress, the ancient practice of metta—loving-kindness meditation—offers a pathway to tending to both our hearts and our world. This talk explores how cultivating friendliness and goodwill, beginning with ourselves and extending outward to all beings, can transform our relationship to difficulty and become a source of resilience, wisdom, and compassionate action.

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Vance Pryor will receive at least 75% of your donation.

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(Onsite) Sit and Afternoon Tea with Vance Pryor
2025-08-29 14:00 - 16:00 | Sacramento Dharma Center Building, 3111 Wissemann Drive, Sacramento, CA, 95826, United States
Insight Meditation and Afternoon Tea with SIM Teacher Vance Pryor

For biographical details of the teacher Vance Pryor, click here.

Please join us for a three-day teacher weekend with new faculty member Vance Pryor. We’ll begin with a 30-minute sit, then gather for afternoon tea with light refreshments. This is a wonderful opportunity to connect with Vance and enjoy time together as a sangha.

We hope you can join us and look forward to seeing you there!

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Vance Pryor

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(Hybrid) Daylong Retreat - Vance Pryor - A Day of Mindfulness and Lovingkindness
2025-08-30 09:30 - 15:00 | Hybrid (in-person and online), 3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM), Sacramento, CA, 95826, United States
Daylong Retreat with SIM Teacher Vance Pryor

For biographical details of the teacher Vance Pryor, click here.

Retreat Theme

A Day of Mindfulness and LovingkindnessJoin us for a quiet day of meditation, reflection, and heartful presence. We will gently cultivate continuous mindfulness through sitting and walking practice, supported by teachings on awareness and metta (lovingkindness). Suitable for all experience levels, the day offers a spacious container for inner steadiness and warmth. The day will consist of sitting and walking practice, Q & R periods, and short reflections given throughout the day.

About This Hybrid Retreat

The teacher will present in-person at the Dharma Center.Participants may attend this Hybrid event via Zoom or in-person at the SDC.

Pre-registration is required and we recommend you pay the registration fee in advance using the registration button shown below. Since your registration choice indicates if you’ll be attending via Zoom or in-person, registering early helps us determine how many people the meditation room should accommodate.

After you’ve registered you may later offer a donation in gratitude of the teacher. To offer teacher dana, visit https://sactoinsight.org/retreat-dana-online/.

Summary of Important Dates

07/20/2025 – Registration opens.

08/30/2025 – Attend and enjoy the wonderful retreat.

08/30/2025 – For registration after the retreat, send a message to the registrar to arrange payment.

Registration

Select one of the following registration “ATTEND” buttons to indicate if you’ll be attending via Zoom or in-person. The fee is $25.00 per person due before the start of the event. If you are able and interested in further supporting SIM financially, you have the option of a registration fee of either $35 or $50 dollars. For the registration fee, we also accept personal checks. No one will be turned away for lack of funds; please contact the registrar for more information.Before registering for this event, please click here to review SIM’s Registration Refund Policy.

NOTE: After we receive your registration payment, SIM will confirm your registration within 48 hours. Thanks for your patience.

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Questions for the Registrar?

If you need to contact the retreat registrar with any questions, click here.

Teacher Dana

Sacramento 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. To make a donation for this event using a credit card or PayPal account, click here to DONATE ONLINE.

How to Attend Remotely via Zoom

The link to attend the retreat via Zoom appears in three places: The Zoom link is on this page – select this link “Join Retreat Online” to connect to the meeting.

The Zoom link is included in the automated email sent with your “Attend on Zoom” registration.

The Zoom link is https://joinconferencing.zoom.us/join, with Meeting ID: 850 0852 6985 and Passcode: [REDACTED]

(Hybrid) Sit & Dharma Talk - Walt Opie - The Buddha's Antidotes for Challenging Times: Gratitude
2025-09-04 19:00 - 21:00 | Hybrid (in-person and online), 3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM), Sacramento, CA, 95826, United States
Insight Meditation and Dharma Talk with SIM Teacher Walt Opie

For biographical details of the teacher Walt Opie, click here.

This talk is part of the six-week talk series The Buddha’s Antidotes for Challenging Times.

* The teacher will present in-person at the Dharma Center.Hybrid events can be attended via Zoom or onsite at the Sacramento Dharma Center.

The Buddha’s Antidotes for Challenging Times: GratitudeIn the suttas, the Buddha encouraged us to be grateful and thankful. Intentionally cultivating gratitude even during challenging times helps serve as an antidote to the negative bias of the mind. Otherwise, we often focus too much of our energy on what is wrong or lacking in our lives, rather than appreciating the many simple blessings all around us. Being grateful also counters tendencies towards greed, envy, jealousy and pride.

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Walt Opie will receive at least 75% of your donation.

Use the following donate button and select Talk – Sep 4 Walt from the dropdown list.

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How to Attend Remotely

Join online meeting: https://zoom.us/join or join by phone at 1-669-900-6833( Meeting ID: 846 4947 9345 and Passcode: [REDACTED] tips and instructions to join the meeting, click here to check this news blog.

(Hybrid) Sit & Dharma Talk - Diane Wilde - Why Is Offering Forgiveness So Difficult?
2025-09-11 19:00 - 21:00 | Hybrid (in-person and online), 3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM), Sacramento, CA, 95826, United States
Insight Meditation and Dharma Talk with SIM Teacher Diane Wilde

For biographical details of the teacher Diane Wilde, click here.

This talk is part of the six-week talk series The Buddha’s Antidotes for Challenging Times.

* The teacher will present in-person at the Dharma Center.Hybrid events can be attended via Zoom or onsite at the Sacramento Dharma Center.

Why Is Offering Forgiveness So Difficult?What happens when we refuse to forgive? We’ve all felt it—holding on to insults or painful actions done to us, or replaying the memory of harm caused to others. Old wounds harden into resentment, anger drains our energy, and self-blame keeps us stuck in the past. Buddhism offers another way: forgiveness as a path to freedom. By letting go of grudges, daring to ask for forgiveness, and softening toward ourselves, we release the poisons that cloud the heart. In doing so, we also loosen the grip of the restless ego.

Tonight’s talk will offer some inspirational stories of forgiveness and will invite you to explore forgiveness in your own lives. Genuine forgiveness is not a weakness or forgetting, but is a courageous practice that restores peace, clarity, and compassion.

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Diane Wilde will receive at least 75% of your donation.

Use the following donate button and select Talk – Sep 11 Diane from the dropdown list.

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How to Attend Remotely

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(Hybrid) Sit & Dharma Talk - Dennis Warren - Generosity As an Antidote and a Doorway
2025-09-18 19:00 - 21:00 | Hybrid (in-person and online), 3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM), Sacramento, CA, 95826, United States
Insight Meditation and Dharma Talk with SIM Founding Teacher Dennis Warren

For biographical details of the teacher Dennis Warren, click here.

This talk is part of the six-week talk series The Buddha’s Antidotes for Challenging Times.

* The teacher will present in-pesron at the Dharma Center.Hybrid events can be attended via Zoom or onsite at the Sacramento Dharma Center.

Generosity As an Antidote and a DoorwayThe Historical Buddha considered Generosity the first and foundational parami (or essential quality of mind & heart that leads to awakening.) It’s use as an antidote, as well as a path of practice, can support a rich experience of daily life and the simultaneous development of gradual awakening.

This evening will place Generosity in the context of the Historical Buddha’s psychology and teachings. We’ll look closely at Generosity as an antidote to a number of problematic states of mind and habits of reactivity.

This will be the first of two related talks on Generosity. The second will be part of the two day SIM in person retreat on October 24 and 24. That second talk will explore a model of Generosity as a doorway and path moving from a sense of separation to connectedness and inter-relationship. This will include the Buddha’s advice that we should be generous in the way we think, and by thinking, create the world we live in

The subject matter of this evening will be appropriate for all stages of practice. You can attend in person or by ZOOM. Dennis will be presenting in person and encourages you to be there in person as well.

Offer a Teacher Donation

Dennis Warren will receive at least 75% of your donation.

Use the following donate button and select Talk – Sep 18 Dennis from the dropdown list.

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How to Attend Remotely

Join online meeting: https://zoom.us/join or join by phone at 1-669-900-6833( Meeting ID: 846 4947 9345 and Passcode: [REDACTED] tips and instructions to join the meeting, click here to check this news blog.

(Hybrid) Sit & Dharma Talk - Diana Clark - Equanimity: Holding Lightly, Living Fully
2025-09-25 19:00 - 21:00 | Hybrid (in-person and online), 3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM), Sacramento, CA, 95826, United States
Insight Meditation and Dharma Talk with SIM Teacher Diana Clark

For biographical details of the teacher Diana Clark, click here.

This talk is the final part of the six-week talk series The Buddha’s Antidotes for Challenging Times.

* The teacher will via ZOOM at the Dharma Center.Hybrid events can be attended via Zoom or onsite at the Sacramento Dharma Center.

Holding Lightly, Living FullyThis talk explores equanimity—a steadiness of heart that allows us to meet life’s challenges. Through stories, similes, and reflections, we’ll see how equanimity is not indifference but a warm, caring presence that holds life lightly while engaging fully.

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Diana Clark will receive at least 75% of your donation.

Use the following donate button and select Talk – Sep 25 Diana from the dropdown list.

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How to Attend Remotely

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(Hybrid) Daylong Retreat - Diane Wilde - Death As Our Teacher
2025-09-27 09:00 - 15:30 | Hybrid (in-person and online), 3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM), Sacramento, CA, 95826, United States
Daylong Retreat with SIM Teacher Reverend Diane Wilde

For biographical details of the teacher Diane Wilde, click here.

Retreat Theme

Death As Our TeacherJust as life is happening all around us, so is death. Human beings appear to be the only species that are conscious of our mortality. Yet most people purposefully ignore this fact of our existence, preferring to put efforts, thoughts and practice on “more pleasant things”. We yearn to “wake up”, to let go of our endless attachments and experience contentment and ease in our lives. Paradoxically, facing the death of our loved ones and ourselves, is one of the classic Buddhist teachings for accepting the truth of existence and waking up to impermanence. It is also a teaching that can greatly reduce and perhaps even eliminate the biggest delusion of all… that everyone else will die, except me. By avoiding the reality of our own deaths, we deny ourselves the life-affirming lessons that acceptance of death provides… that life CAN BE lived joyfully and with gratitude. Please plan on staying all day and bring a lunch.

This daylong may not be suitable for those with anxiety, trauma or those who have recently experienced the death of a loved one.

About This Hybrid Retreat

The teacher will present in-person at the Dharma Center. Participants may attend this Hybrid event via Zoom or in-person at the SDC.

Pre-registration is required and we recommend you pay the registration fee in advance using the registration button shown below. Since your registration choice indicates if you’ll be attending via Zoom or in-person, registering early helps us determine how many people the meditation room should accommodate.

After you’ve registered you may later offer a donation in gratitude of the teacher. To offer teacher dana, visit https://sactoinsight.org/retreat-dana-online/.

Summary of Important Dates

08/18/2025 – Registration opens.

09/27/2025 – Attend and enjoy the wonderful retreat.

09/27/2025 – For registration after the retreat, send a message to the registrar to arrange payment.

Registration

Select one of the following registration “ATTEND” buttons to indicate if you’ll be attending via Zoom or in-person. The fee is $25.00 per person due before the start of the event. If you are able and interested in further supporting SIM financially, you have the option of a registration fee of either $35 or $50 dollars. For the registration fee, we also accept personal checks. No one will be turned away for lack of funds; please contact the registrar for more information.Before registering for this event, please click here to review SIM’s Registration Refund Policy.

After we receive your registration payment, SIM will confirm your registration within 48 hours. Thanks for your patience.

ATTEND In-Person

ATTEND on Zoom

Questions for the Registrar?

If you need to contact the retreat registrar with any questions, click here.

Teacher Dana

Sacramento 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. To make a donation for this event using a credit card or PayPal account, click here to DONATE ONLINE.

How to Attend Remotely via Zoom

The link to attend the retreat via Zoom appears in three places: The Zoom link is on this page – select the button “Join Retreat Online” to connect to the meeting.

The Zoom link is included in the automated email sent with your “Attend on Zoom” registration.

The Zoom link is https://joinconferencing.zoom.us/join, with Meeting ID: 867 6522 7189 and Passcode: [REDACTED]
