BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Sacramento Insight Meditation - ECPv6.16.5.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Sacramento Insight Meditation X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://sactoinsight.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Sacramento Insight Meditation REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20220313T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20221106T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20230312T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20231105T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20240310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20241103T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20250309T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20251102T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240516T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240516T210000 DTSTAMP:20240520T183023Z CREATED:20240219T214954Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240520T183023Z UID:42801-1715886000-1715893200@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Sit & Dharma Talk – Dennis Warren – The Parami of Wisdom** Experiencing Self and Experiencing Emptiness of Self DESCRIPTION:Meditation & Dharma Talk with SIM Founding Teacher Dennis Warren\n\n\n\nFor biographical details of the teacher Dennis Warren\, click here. \n\n\n\n\n* The teacher will present in-person at the Dharma Center. Hybrid events can be attended via Zoom or onsite at the Sacramento Dharma Center. \n\n\n\n\nPart 10 of a 10-part series on The Paramis : The Qualities That Reshape Daily Life & Lead to BuddhahoodThe Paramis are: Ethics/Virtue\, Generosity\, Patience\, Energy\, Restraint/Renunciation\, Resolve\, Equanimity\, Loving Kindness\, Truthfulness and Wisdom. \n\n\n\nSIM’s teachers are presenting a 10-week series (March 14 through May 16) of coordinated talks exploring the Paramis and their application in practice and daily life. We invite you to this special opportunity to deepen your practice in community with others on Thursday evenings. \n\n\n\n\nMay 16                  Wisdom                  Dennis Warren \n\n\n\n\nThe Parami of Wisdom: Experiencing Self and Experiencing Emptiness of Self \n\n\n\nThe form of Wisdom described as “Insight” is the decisive center piece of the Theravadan-Vipassana tradition in Buddhism. In the West\, we refer to Vipassana meditation as “Insight Meditation” because it produces Insight – a spontaneous\, sudden change in how we understand ourselves and the world based on direct experience. During this evening we’ll explore the nature of the Insight experience and the difference in Insight which cognitive and that based on direct experience. We’ll also consider its different types – Insight that arises\, and is interpreted\, thru the self or ego\, and Insight which is “liberating” because it allows us to experience the world without the management\, control and interference of the self or ego. \n\n\n\nThis evening will be helpful for those attending Dennis’ one day retreat / workshop on Saturday\, May 25 entitled “When Life Changes.” 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. \n\n\n\nOffer a Teacher Donation\n\n\n[give_form id=”10310″ show_title=”false” show_content=”none” display_style=”reveal”] \n\n\n\nHow to Attend Remotely\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin online meeting: https://zoom.us/join or join by phone at 1-669-900-6833( Meeting ID: 870 2524 1285 and Passcode: 328267 )For tips and instructions to join the meeting\, click here to check this news blog. URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/weekly-meeting-2024may16/ LOCATION:Hybrid (in-person and online)\, 3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM)\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Weekly Meditation ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sactoinsight.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/DennisW-pic2022-11.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240509T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240509T210000 DTSTAMP:20240423T164253Z CREATED:20240219T214911Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240423T164253Z UID:42800-1715281200-1715288400@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Sit & Dharma Talk – Walt Opie – The Paramis**Truthfulness DESCRIPTION:Meditation & Dharma Talk with SIM Legacy Project Teacher Walt Opie\n\n\n\nFor biographical details of the teacher Walt Opie\, click here. \n\n\n\n\n* The teacher will present in-person at the Dharma Center. Hybrid events can be attended via Zoom or onsite at the Sacramento Dharma Center. \n\n\n\n\nPart 9 of a 10-part series on The Paramis : The Qualities That Reshape Daily Life & Lead to BuddhahoodThe Paramis are: Ethics/Virtue\, Generosity\, Patience\, Energy\, Restraint/Renunciation\, Resolve\, Equanimity\, Loving Kindness\, Truthfulness and Wisdom. \n\n\n\nSIM’s teachers are presenting a 10-week series (March 14 through May 16) of coordinated talks exploring the Paramis and their application in practice and daily life. We invite you to this special opportunity to deepen your practice in community with others on Thursday evenings. \n\n\n\n\nMay 9                  Truthfulness                  Walt Opie \n\n\n\n\nTruthfulnessAccording to Ajahn Sucitto in his book Parami: Ways to Cross Life’s Floods\, the parami of truthfulness can be understood in two ways. The obvious way is that we do not tell lies or mislead others with our speech (including written communication). The other way\, Ajahn Sucitto says\, “refers to perception\, to the ability to see or know things in an undistorted way.” This second way requires us to be totally honest with ourselves and to see with clarity\, which involves bringing mindfulness to each moment. \n\n\n\nOffer a Teacher Donation\n\n\n[give_form id=”14984″ show_title=”false” show_content=”none” display_style=”reveal”] \n\n\n\nHow to Attend Remotely\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin online meeting: https://zoom.us/join or join by phone at 1-669-900-6833( Meeting ID: 870 2524 1285 and Passcode: 328267 )For tips and instructions to join the meeting\, click here to check this news blog. URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/weekly-meeting-2024may09/ LOCATION:Hybrid (in-person and online)\, 3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM)\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Weekly Meditation ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sactoinsight.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/WaltOpie-2021picx200.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240502T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240502T210000 DTSTAMP:20240423T162053Z CREATED:20240219T214750Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240423T162053Z UID:42799-1714676400-1714683600@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Sit & Dharma Talk – Seth Castleman – The Paramis**Loving Kindness DESCRIPTION:Meditation & Dharma Talk with Visiting Teacher Seth Castleman\n\n\n\nFor biographical details of the teacher Seth Castleman\, click here. \n\n\n\n\n* The teacher will present in-person at the Dharma Center. Hybrid events can be attended via Zoom or onsite at the Sacramento Dharma Center. \n\n\n\n\nPart 8 of a 10-part series on The Paramis : The Qualities That Reshape Daily Life & Lead to BuddhahoodThe Paramis are: Ethics/Virtue\, Generosity\, Patience\, Energy\, Restraint/Renunciation\, Resolve\, Equanimity\, Loving Kindness\, Truthfulness and Wisdom. \n\n\n\nSIM’s teachers are presenting a 10-week series (March 14 through May 16) of coordinated talks exploring the Paramis and their application in practice and daily life. We invite you to this special opportunity to deepen your practice in community with others on Thursday evenings. \n\n\n\n\nMay 2                  Loving Kindness                  Seth Castleman \n\n\n\n[give_form id=”16677″ show_title=”false” show_content=”none” display_style=”reveal”] \n\n\n\nHow to Attend Remotely\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin online meeting: https://zoom.us/join or join by phone at 1-669-900-6833( Meeting ID: 870 2524 1285 and Passcode: 328267 )For tips and instructions to join the meeting\, click here to check this news blog. URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/weekly-meeting-2024may02/ LOCATION:Hybrid (in-person and online)\, 3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM)\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Weekly Meditation ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sactoinsight.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Seth-Castleman-x200.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240502T000100 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240502T235900 DTSTAMP:20240419T210739Z CREATED:20240419T210422Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240419T210739Z UID:43647-1714608060-1714694340@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:SIM & BIG DAY OF GIVING DESCRIPTION:MARK YOUR CALENDARS – BIG DAY OF GIVINGFrom midnight to 11:59 p.m. on May 2! https://www.bigdayofgiving.org/ \n\n\n\nSIM is participating in the Big Day of Giving on May 2. If you plan on giving this day\, consider donating to SIM. We have a generous donor who has pledged to match all donations up to $1000. This giving campaign is a continuation of SIM’s efforts to make the Legacy Teacher Project sustainable and to carry SIM’s mission well into the future. We hope you will think of SIM on the Big Day of Giving! \n\n\n\nWhat is Big Day of Giving?Big Day of Giving is a once-annual 24-hour giving challenge to help local nonprofits raise funds to make a difference in the Sacramento region. It’s the culmination of an entire year’s worth of community-building and collaboration led by the Sacramento Region Community Foundation\, with support from community partners like Western Health Advantage\, and made possible by people like you! \n\n\n\nHow can I help?GIVE: You can donate to SIM by visiting www.bigdayofgiving.org on Thursday\, May 2\, and making a gift with a credit or debit card. \n\n\n\n\nDonations as little as $10 make a big difference.\n\n\n\nYour gifts can help us win some of the prizes that are up for grabs!\n\n\n\nHelp us reach our $1000 match from an anonymous donor; every donation will be doubled until the match has been completely met!\n\n\n\nYou can start giving from April 18 through May 2 during the Early Giving period. URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/sim-big-day-of-giving/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:News ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sactoinsight.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Big-Day-of-Giving.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240427T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240427T150000 DTSTAMP:20240410T155642Z CREATED:20240106T193509Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240410T155642Z UID:42316-1714210200-1714230000@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Daylong Retreat - Vance Pryor - Recognizing and Understanding the 3 Characteristics DESCRIPTION:Daylong Retreat with SIM Legacy Project Teacher Vance Pryor\n\n\n\nFor biographical details of the teacher Vance Pryor\, click here. \n\n\n\nAbout This Hybrid Retreat\n\n\n\n\nThe teacher will present remotely via Zoom. Participants may attend this Hybrid event via Zoom or in-person at the Dharma Center.\n\n\n\nPre-registration is required and we recommend you pay the registration fee in advance using the registration ATTEND buttons 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.\n\n\n\nAfter 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/.\n\n\n\n\nRecognizing and Understanding the 3 CharacteristicsThe emphasis of this daylong will be on exploring through our meditation\, reflections\, and question and response periods the 3 characteristics of experience. The 3 characteristics of impermanence\, unreliability\, and the not self nature of all phenomena are at the core of what we practice with in our insight meditation. The implications for deepening our experiential understanding of these 3 interconnected dimensions of our lives will be emphasized as well.  \n\n\n\nSummary of Important Dates\n\n\n\n\n03/07/2024 – Registration opens.\n\n\n\n04/27/2024 – Attend and enjoy the wonderful retreat.\n\n\n\n04/28/2024 – For registration after the retreat\, send a message to the registrar to arrange payment.\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\n\n\nSelect 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. Note that fee amounts above the regular rate support Sacramento Insight Meditation and is distinct from teacher dana. 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 to this event\, click here to review the terms of use for this website. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n April Daylong registration – Onsite at SDC \n $25.00 – $50.00 \n Attend In-Person\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n April Daylong registration – Zoom \n $25.00 – $50.00 \n Attend on Zoom\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nQuestions for the Registrar?\n\n\n\nIf you need to contact the retreat registrar with any questions\, click here. \n\n\n\nTeacher Dana\n\n\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. To make a donation for this event using a credit card or PayPal account\, click here to DONATE ONLINE. \n\n\n\nHow to Attend Remotely via Zoom\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAfter registration opens\, 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.\n\n\n\nThe Zoom link is included in the automated email sent with your “Attend on Zoom” registration.\n\n\n\nThe Zoom link is https://joinconferencing.zoom.us/join\, with Meeting ID: 872 1797 6457 and Passcode: 159712 URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/retreat-apr-27-2/ LOCATION:Hybrid (in-person and online)\, 3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM)\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Retreat ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sactoinsight.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/VancePryor-2022picSm2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240425T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240425T194500 DTSTAMP:20240419T225145Z CREATED:20240419T223803Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240419T225145Z UID:43656-1714073400-1714074300@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:Gratitude for Mary Howard DESCRIPTION:Join us on April 25\, 2024 to honor and thank Mary Howard for her years of service as the St. John’s monthly dinner coordinator. As part of the regular evening program\, we will take some time to show Mary our gratitude. Treats and tea will be offered during the break (some time between 7 and 8 pm). Hope to see you there! URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/gratitude-for-mary-howard/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240425T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240425T210000 DTSTAMP:20240410T155505Z CREATED:20240103T012618Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240410T155505Z UID:42226-1714071600-1714078800@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Sit & Dharma Talk - Rich Howard - The Paramis**Equanimity: Balanced\, Spacious\, and Engaged DESCRIPTION:W \n\n\n\nMeditation & Dharma Talk with SIM Teacher Rich Howard\n\n\n\nFor biographical details of the teacher Rich Howard\, click here. \n\n\n\n\n* The teacher will present in-person at the Dharma Center.Hybrid events can be attended via Zoom or onsite at the Sacramento Dharma Center. \n\n\n\n\nPart 7 of a 10-part series on The Paramis : The Qualities That Reshape Daily Life & Lead to BuddhahoodThe Paramis are: Ethics/Virtue\, Generosity\, Patience\, Energy\, Restraint/Renunciation\, Resolve\, Equanimity\, Loving Kindness\, Truthfulness and Wisdom. \n\n\n\nSIM’s teachers are presenting a 10-week series (March 14 through May 16) of coordinated talks exploring the Paramis and their application in practice and daily life. We invite you to this special opportunity to deepen your practice in community with others on Thursday evenings. \n\n\n\n\nApril 25                  Equanimity             Rich Howard \n\n\n\n\nEquanimity: Balanced\, Spacious\, and EngagedIt can be hard to maintain an open-hearted balance in a world where we have access to immense suffering in every corner of the globe. We may be closed down into paralysis or panic. And yet our practice calls us to engage the suffering\, the world’s and our own\,  with compassion. How can we withstand and even thrive as the “worldly winds” blow around us?  The quality of Equanimity can be the refuge we seek. We will explore Equanimity (upekkha in Pali) as one of the Paramis\, as well as its place in the Brahmaviharas and the Seven Factors of Awakening.  \n\n\n\nOffer a Teacher Donation\n\n\n[give_form id=”10304″ show_title=”false” show_content=”none” display_style=”reveal”] \n\n\n\nHow to Attend Remotely\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin online meeting: https://zoom.us/join or join by phone at 1-669-900-6833( Meeting ID: 870 2524 1285 and Passcode: 328267 )For tips and instructions to join the meeting\, click here to check this news blog. URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/weekly-meeting-2024apr25/ LOCATION:Hybrid (in-person and online)\, 3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM)\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Weekly Meditation ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sactoinsight.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/RichHoward-pic2022sm.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240418T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240418T203000 DTSTAMP:20240417T185101Z CREATED:20240103T012332Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240417T185101Z UID:42224-1713466800-1713472200@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Sit & Dharma Talk - Dennis Warren - The Paramis**Resolve In Daily Life as Practice DESCRIPTION:Meditation & Dharma Talk with SIM Founding Teacher Dennis Warren\n\n\n\nFor biographical details of the teacher Dennis Warren\, click here. \n\n\n\n\n* The teacher will present in-person at the Dharma Center. Hybrid events can be attended via Zoom or onsite at the Sacramento Dharma Center. \n\n\n\n\nPart 6 of a 10-part series on The Paramis : The Qualities That Reshape Daily Life & Lead to BuddhahoodThe Paramis are: Ethics/Virtue\, Generosity\, Patience\, Energy\, Restraint/Renunciation\, Resolve\, Equanimity\, Loving Kindness\, Truthfulness and Wisdom. \n\n\n\nSIM’s teachers are presenting a 10-week series (March 14 through May 16) of coordinated talks exploring the Paramis and their application in practice and daily life. We invite you to this special opportunity to deepen your practice in community with others on Thursday evenings. \n\n\n\n\nApril 18                  Resolve                  Dennis Warren \n\n\n\n\nResolve In Daily Life as PracticeResolve or Determination is considered a pivotal skill in Buddhism. It is essential to implementing and sustaining our intention. It helps us mobilize and stabilize focus\, attention\, and effort. That’s what makes it a Parami\, a special quality of mind essential to deepening and maturing our meditation practice\, as well as living a full and satisfying life.This evening will be devoted to exploring the nature of Resolve\, how to develop it and specific ways to use it in meditation and daily life.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. \n\n\n\nOffer a Teacher Donation\n\n\n[give_form id=”10310″ show_title=”false” show_content=”none” display_style=”reveal”] \n\n\n\nHow to Attend Remotely\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin online meeting: https://zoom.us/join or join by phone at 1-669-900-6833( Meeting ID: 870 2524 1285 and Passcode: 328267 )For tips and instructions to join the meeting\, click here to check this news blog. URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/weekly-meeting-2024apr18/ LOCATION:Hybrid (in-person and online)\, 3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM)\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Weekly Meditation ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sactoinsight.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/DennisW-pic2022-11.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240411T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240411T210000 DTSTAMP:20240410T155351Z CREATED:20240103T011906Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240410T155351Z UID:42221-1712862000-1712869200@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Sit & Dharma Talk - JD Doyle - The Paramis**Renunciation DESCRIPTION:Meditation & Dharma Talk with Visiting Teacher JD Doyle\n\n\n\nFor biographical details of the teacher JD Doyle\, click here. \n\n\n\n\n* The teacher will present remotely via Zoom. Hybrid events can be attended via Zoom or onsite at the Sacramento Dharma Center. \n\n\n\n\nPart 5 of a 10-part series on The Paramis : The Qualities That Reshape Daily Life & Lead to BuddhahoodThe Paramis are: Ethics/Virtue\, Generosity\, Patience\, Energy\, Restraint/Renunciation\, Resolve\, Equanimity\, Loving Kindness\, Truthfulness and Wisdom. \n\n\n\nSIM’s teachers are presenting a 10-week series (March 14 through May 16) of coordinated talks exploring the Paramis and their application in practice and daily life. We invite you to this special opportunity to deepen your practice in community with others on Thursday evenings. \n\n\n\n\nApril 11                  Renunciation           J D Doyle \n\n\n\n\nOffer a Teacher Donation\n\n\n[give_form id=”17844″ show_title=”false” show_content=”none” display_style=”reveal”] \n\n\n\nHow to Attend Remotely\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin online meeting: https://zoom.us/join or join by phone at 1-669-900-6833( Meeting ID: 870 2524 1285 and Passcode: 328267 )For tips and instructions to join the meeting\, click here to check this news blog. URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/weekly-meeting-2024apr11/ LOCATION:Hybrid (in-person and online)\, 3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM)\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Weekly Meditation ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sactoinsight.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/JD-Doyle-200x.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240404T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240404T210000 DTSTAMP:20240308T001527Z CREATED:20240103T011709Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240308T001527Z UID:42219-1712257200-1712264400@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Sit & Dharma Talk - Vance Pryor - The Paramis**Energy DESCRIPTION:Meditation & Dharma Talk with SIM Legacy Project Teacher Vance Pryor\n\n\n\nFor biographical details of the teacher Vance Pryor\, click here. \n\n\n\n\nThe teacher will present remotely via Zoom.Hybrid events can be attended via Zoom or onsite at the Sacramento Dharma Center. \n\n\n\n\nThe Paramis are: Ethics/Virtue\, Generosity\, Patience\, Energy\, Restraint/Renunciation\, Resolve\, Equanimity\, Loving Kindness\, Truthfulness and Wisdom. \n\n\n\nSIM’s teachers are presenting a 10-week series (March 14 through May 16) of coordinated talks exploring the Paramis and their application in practice and daily life. We invite you to this special opportunity to deepen your practice in community with others on Thursday evenings. \n\n\n\n\nApril 4                Energy                   Vance Pryor \n\n\n\n\nOffer a Teacher Donation\n\n\n[give_form id=”19397″ show_title=”false” show_content=”none” display_style=”reveal”] \n\n\n\nHow to Attend Remotely\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin online meeting: https://zoom.us/join or join by phone at 1-669-900-6833( Meeting ID: 870 2524 1285 and Passcode: 328267 )For tips and instructions to join the meeting\, click here to check this news blog. URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/weekly-meeting-2024apr04/ LOCATION:Hybrid (in-person and online)\, 3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM)\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Weekly Meditation ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sactoinsight.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/VancePryor-2022picSm2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240330T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240330T153000 DTSTAMP:20240311T235524Z CREATED:20231231T170151Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240311T235524Z UID:42121-1711791000-1711812600@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Daylong Retreat - Diana Clark - Mindfulness of the Body DESCRIPTION:Daylong Retreat with SIM Legacy Project Teacher Diana Clark\n\n\n\nFor biographical details of the teacher Diana Clark\, click here. \n\n\n\nAbout This Hybrid Retreat\n\n\n\n\nThe teacher will present in-person at the Sacramento Dharma Center. Participants may attend this Hybrid event via Zoom or in-person at the SDC.\n\n\n\nPre-registration is required and we recommend you pay the registration fee in advance using the registration ATTEND buttons 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.\n\n\n\nAfter 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/.\n\n\n\n\nMindfulness of the BodyDespite the name\, “mind-fulness\,” meditation is not about the cerebral mind overcoming the physical body. Instead\, mindfulness practice includes deeply connecting with the body and learning to reap the support and wisdom it offers. Join us as we explore mindfulness of the body as an integral part of mindfulness practice. The day will include guided and silent meditations\, alternating periods of sitting and walking\, and short Dharma talks. \n\n\n\nSummary of Important Dates\n\n\n\n\n01/29/2024 – Registration opens.\n\n\n\n03/30/2024 – Attend and enjoy the wonderful retreat.\n\n\n\n03/31/2024 – For registration after the retreat\, send a message to the registrar to arrange payment.\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\n\n\nSelect 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. Note that fee amounts above the regular rate support Sacramento Insight Meditation and is distinct from teacher dana. 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 to this event\, click here to review the terms of use for this website. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n March Daylong registration – Onsite at SDC \n $25.00 – $50.00 \n Attend In-Person\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n March Daylong registration – Zoom \n $25.00 – $50.00 \n Attend on Zoom\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nQuestions for the Registrar?\n\n\n\nIf you need to contact the retreat registrar with any questions\, click here. \n\n\n\nTeacher Dana\n\n\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. To make a donation for this event using a credit card or PayPal account\, click here to DONATE ONLINE. \n\n\n\nHow to Attend Remotely via Zoom\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe 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.\n\n\n\nThe Zoom link is included in the automated email sent with your “Attend on Zoom” registration.\n\n\n\nThe Zoom link is https://joinconferencing.zoom.us/join\, with Meeting ID: 843 5699 7724 and Passcode: 741218 URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/retreat-mar-30-2/ LOCATION:Hybrid (in-person and online)\, 3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM)\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Retreat ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sactoinsight.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Diana-Clarkx400.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240328T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240328T210000 DTSTAMP:20240311T233353Z CREATED:20240103T010633Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240311T233353Z UID:42208-1711652400-1711659600@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Sit & Dharma Talk - Diana Clark - The Paramis**Patience DESCRIPTION:Diana Clark\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMeditation & Dharma Talk with SIM Legacy Project Teacher Diana Clark\n\n\n\nFor biographical details of the teacher Diana Clark\, click here. \n\n\n\n\nThe teacher will present remotely via Zoom.Hybrid events can be attended via Zoom or onsite at the Sacramento Dharma Center. \n\n\n\n\nThe Qualities That Reshape Daily Life & Lead to BuddhahoodThe Paramis – A Special Three Month Series of Talks (March 14 – May 16\, 2024) \n\n\n\nThe Paramis or “Perfections” are considered essential qualities of mind and heart that reshape our daily lives and lead to Buddhahood and awakening. The constitute a comprehensive path of practice which parallels and supports each of the practices of the Historical Buddha’s Eight-Fold Path. \n\n\n\nThe Paramis are: Ethics/Virtue\, Generosity\, Patience\, Energy\, Restraint/Renunciation\, Resolve\, Equanimity\, Loving Kindness\, Truthfulness and Wisdom. \n\n\n\nSIM’s teachers will be presenting a 10-week series of coordinated talks exploring the Paramis and their application in practice and daily life. We invite you to this special opportunity to deepen your practice in community with others on Thursday evenings. \n\n\n\n\nMarch 28                Patience                 Diana Clark \n\n\n\n\nPatienceWe all know that having a sustained practice requires energy and effort.  But have you thought about the role of patience and how it can be a counter-balance to our energy and effort?  Join us as we explore the many ways patience is a support for our practice and our lives. \n\n\n\nOffer a Teacher Donation\n\n\n[give_form id=”40775″ show_title=”false” show_content=”none” display_style=”reveal”] \n\n\n\nHow to Attend Remotely\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin online meeting: https://zoom.us/join or join by phone at 1-669-900-6833( Meeting ID: 820 8055 1704 and Passcode: 254668 )For tips and instructions to join the meeting\, click here to check this news blog. URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/weekly-meeting-2024mar28/ LOCATION:Hybrid (in-person and online)\, 3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM)\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Weekly Meditation ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sactoinsight.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Diana-Clarkx400.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240321T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240321T210000 DTSTAMP:20240314T220714Z CREATED:20240103T010421Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240314T220714Z UID:42206-1711047600-1711054800@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Sit & Dharma Talk - Dennis Warren - The Paramis**Generosity – A Mirror\, A Doorway\, A Path DESCRIPTION:Dennis Warren\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMeditation & Dharma Talk with SIM Founding Teacher Dennis Warren\n\n\n\nFor biographical details of the teacher Dennis Warren\, click here. \n\n\n\n\n* The teacher will present in-person at the Dharma Center.Hybrid events can be attended via Zoom or onsite at the Sacramento Dharma Center. \n\n\n\n\nThe Qualities That Reshape Daily Life & Lead to BuddhahoodThe Paramis – A Special Three Month Series of Talks (March 14 – May 16\, 2024) \n\n\n\nThe Paramis or “Perfections” are considered essential qualities of mind and heart that reshape our daily lives and lead to Buddhahood and awakening. The constitute a comprehensive path of practice which parallels and supports each of the practices of the Historical Buddha’s Eight-Fold Path. \n\n\n\nThe Paramis are: Ethics/Virtue\, Generosity\, Patience\, Energy\, Restraint/Renunciation\, Resolve\, Equanimity\, Loving Kindness\, Truthfulness and Wisdom. \n\n\n\nSIM’s teachers will be presenting a 10-week series of coordinated talks exploring the Paramis and their application in practice and daily life. We invite you to this special opportunity to deepen your practice in community with others on Thursday evenings. \n\n\n\n\nMarch 21                Generosity           Dennis Warren \n\n\n\n\nGenerosity: A Mirror\, A Doorway\, A PathThe Historical Buddha considered Generosity the first and foundational parami (or essential quality of mind & heart that leads to awakening.) While the possibilities for giving and sharing are endless\, we frequently not only miss the opportunity to be generous\, but fail even to see the opportunities. \n\n\n\nThis evening will explore Generosity as a practice of spiritual development\, rather than isolated and disconnected acts of giving or sharing. It will examine a model of doing this where Generosity serves as a mirror\, a doorway and a path moving from a sense of separation to connectedness and inter-relationship. It will include discussion of the Historical Buddha’s advice that we should be generous in the way we think\, and by thinking\, create the world we live in. \n\n\n\nThe 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. \n\n\n\nOffer a Teacher Donation\n\n\n[give_form id=”10310″ show_title=”false” show_content=”none” display_style=”reveal”] \n\n\n\nHow to Attend Remotely\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin online meeting: https://zoom.us/join or join by phone at 1-669-900-6833( Meeting ID: 820 8055 1704 and Passcode: 254668 )For tips and instructions to join the meeting\, click here to check this news blog. URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/weekly-meeting-2024mar21/ LOCATION:Hybrid (in-person and online)\, 3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM)\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Weekly Meditation ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sactoinsight.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/DennisW-pic2022-11.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240314T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240314T210000 DTSTAMP:20240311T233548Z CREATED:20240103T010159Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240311T233548Z UID:42204-1710442800-1710450000@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Sit & Dharma Talk - Vance Pryor - The Paramis**Ethics/Virtue DESCRIPTION:Vance Pryor\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMeditation & Dharma Talk with SIM Legacy Project Teacher Vance Pryor\n\n\n\nFor biographical details of the teacher Vance Pryor\, click here. \n\n\n\n\nThe teacher will present remotely via Zoom.Hybrid events can be attended via Zoom or onsite at the Sacramento Dharma Center. \n\n\n\n\nThe Qualities That Reshape Daily Life & Lead to BuddhahoodThe Paramis – A Special Three Month Series of Talks (March 14 – May 16\, 2024) \n\n\n\nThe Paramis or “Perfections” are considered essential qualities of mind and heart that reshape our daily lives and lead to Buddhahood and awakening. The constitute a comprehensive path of practice which parallels and supports each of the practices of the Historical Buddha’s Eight-Fold Path. \n\n\n\nThe Paramis are: Ethics/Virtue\, Generosity\, Patience\, Energy\, Restraint/Renunciation\, Resolve\, Equanimity\, Loving Kindness\, Truthfulness and Wisdom. \n\n\n\nSIM’s teachers will be presenting a 10-week series of coordinated talks exploring the Paramis and their application in practice and daily life. We invite you to this special opportunity to deepen your practice in community with others on Thursday evenings. \n\n\n\n\nMarch 14                Ethics/Virtue           Vance Pryor \n\n\n\n\nOffer a Teacher Donation\n\n\n[give_form id=”19397″ show_title=”false” show_content=”none” display_style=”reveal”] \n\n\n\nHow to Attend Remotely\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin online meeting: https://zoom.us/join or join by phone at 1-669-900-6833( Meeting ID: 820 8055 1704 and Passcode: 254668 )For tips and instructions to join the meeting\, click here to check this news blog. URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/weekly-meeting-2024mar14/ LOCATION:Hybrid (in-person and online)\, 3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM)\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Weekly Meditation ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sactoinsight.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/VancePryor-2022picSm2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240307T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240307T210000 DTSTAMP:20240224T180753Z CREATED:20240103T005925Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240224T180753Z UID:42202-1709838000-1709845200@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Sit & Dharma Talk - Rick Maddock - Aspects of Attention in Practice: A View From The Brain DESCRIPTION:Meditation & Dharma Talk with Visiting Teacher Rick Maddock\n\n\n\nFor biographical details of the teacher Rick Maddock\, click here. \n\n\n\n\n* The teacher will present in-person at the Dharma Center. Hybrid events can be attended via Zoom or onsite at the Sacramento Dharma Center. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nOffer a Teacher Donation\n\n\n[give_form id=”40088″ show_title=”false” show_content=”none” display_style=”reveal”] \n\n\n\nHow to Attend Remotely\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin online meeting: https://zoom.us/join or join by phone at 1-669-900-6833( Meeting ID: 820 8055 1704 and Passcode: 254668 )For tips and instructions to join the meeting\, click here to check this news blog. URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/weekly-meeting-2024mar07/ LOCATION:Hybrid (in-person and online)\, 3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM)\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Weekly Meditation ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sactoinsight.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Rick-Maddockx400-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240229T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240229T210000 DTSTAMP:20240221T174100Z CREATED:20240103T005634Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240221T174100Z UID:42200-1709233200-1709240400@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Sit & Dharma Talk - Seth Castleman - Navigating Interpersonal Conflict DESCRIPTION:Meditation & Dharma Talk with Visiting Teacher Seth Castleman\n\n\n\nFor biographical details of the teacher Seth Castleman\, click here. \n\n\n\n\n* The teacher will present in-person at the Dharma Center. Hybrid events can be attended via Zoom or onsite at the Sacramento Dharma Center. \n\n\n\n\nOffer a Teacher Donation\n\n\n[give_form id=”16677″ show_title=”false” show_content=”none” display_style=”reveal”] \n\n\n\nHow to Attend Remotely\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin online meeting: https://zoom.us/join or join by phone at 1-669-900-6833( Meeting ID: 820 8055 1704 and Passcode: 254668 )For tips and instructions to join the meeting\, click here to check this news blog. URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/weekly-meeting-2024feb29/ LOCATION:Hybrid (in-person and online)\, 3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM)\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Weekly Meditation ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sactoinsight.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Seth-Castleman-x200.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240224T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240224T163000 DTSTAMP:20240201T015103Z CREATED:20231231T165654Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240201T015103Z UID:42118-1708763400-1708792200@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Daylong Retreat - Rich Howard - The Three Trainings of the Noble Eightfold Path: Theory and Practice DESCRIPTION:Daylong Retreat with SIM Community Teacher Rich Howard\n\n\n\nFor biographical details of the teacher Rich Howard\, click here. \n\n\n\nAbout This Hybrid Retreat\n\n\n\n\nParticipants may attend this Hybrid event via Zoom or in-person at the Sacramento Dharma Center.\n\n\n\nPre-registration is required and we recommend you pay the registration fee in advance using the registration ATTEND buttons 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.\n\n\n\nAfter 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/.\n\n\n\n\nThe Three Trainings of the Noble Eightfold Path: Theory and PracticeCommunity Teacher Rich Howard will combine Thursday 2/22 and Saturday 2/24 into an extended exploration of the four noble truths. You may attend either session or both. \n\n\n\nWhile Thursday evening’s session introduced the first three truths\, Saturday’s daylong retreat will be a deeper dive into the fourth truth\, the path to the end of suffering. As a framework for this exploration\, we will use the three trainings of the path: the training in sila (ethical conduct\, harmonious living)\, the training in samadhi (concentration\, collectedness of mind)\, and the training in pañña (wisdom\, insight\, understanding). Through guided meditation\, short dharmettes\, and discussion\, we will see how these trainings free us from unskillful thoughts\, speech\, and actions\, from obsessive mind states\, and ultimately from dukkha (unsatisfactoriness/vulnerability/suffering) itself. The day will also feature readings from American monk and translator Bhikkhu Bodhi’s latest book\, “Noble Truths\, Noble Path” (Wisdom Publications\, 2023). Bring a lunch and plan to stay all day. \n\n\n\nSummary of Important Dates\n\n\n\n\n01/02/2024 – Registration opens.\n\n\n\n02/24/2024 – Attend and enjoy the wonderful retreat.\n\n\n\n02/25/2024 – For registration after the retreat\, send a message to the registrar to arrange payment.\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\n\n\nSelect 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. Note that fee amounts above the regular rate support Sacramento Insight Meditation and is distinct from teacher dana. 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 to this event\, click here to review the terms of use for this website. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n February Daylong registration – Onsite at SDC \n $25.00 – $50.00 \n Attend In-Person\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n February Daylong registration – Zoom \n $25.00 – $50.00 \n Attend on Zoom\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nQuestions for the Registrar?\n\n\n\nIf you need to contact the retreat registrar with any questions\, click here. \n\n\n\nTeacher Dana\n\n\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. To make a donation for this event using a credit card or PayPal account\, click here to DONATE ONLINE. \n\n\n\nHow to Attend Remotely via Zoom\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe 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.\n\n\n\nThe Zoom link is included in the automated email sent with your “Attend on Zoom” registration.\n\n\n\nThe Zoom link is https://joinconferencing.zoom.us/join\, with Meeting ID: 873 2783 9763 and Passcode: 567090 URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/retreat-feb-24/ LOCATION:Hybrid (in-person and online)\, 3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM)\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Retreat ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sactoinsight.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/RichHoward-pic2022sm.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240222T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240222T210000 DTSTAMP:20240219T222158Z CREATED:20240103T005335Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240219T222158Z UID:42198-1708628400-1708635600@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Sit & Dharma Talk - Rich Howard - Three Truths and One Path DESCRIPTION:Meditation & Dharma Talk with SIM Community Teacher Rich Howard\n\n\n\nFor biographical details of the teacher Rich Howard\, click here. \n\n\n\n* The teacher will in-person at the Dharma Center.\nHybrid events can be attended via Zoom or onsite at the Sacramento Dharma Center.\n\n\n\nThree Truths and One PathCommunity Teacher Rich Howard will combine Thursday 2/22 and Saturday 2/24 into an extended exploration of the four noble truths. You may attend either session or both. Rich will be in person for both. \n\n\n\nIn his latest book\, “Noble Truths\, Noble Path” (Wisdom Publications\, 2023)\, American monk and translator Bhikkhu Bodhi describes the four noble truths as “the matrix of the teachings” and “not merely as one Buddhist doctrine among others\, but more broadly as the implicit framework of the whole teaching.” The Thursday talk and discussion will address the first three Truths: 1) Dukkha (unsatisfactoriness/vulnerability/suffering)\, 2) the Cause of Dukkha (tanha\, or craving/leaning in/turning away)\, and 3) the Cessation of Dukkha (nirodha\, extinction\, liberation). We will look at each Truth in detail\, discuss how they are “ennobling\,” and see how understanding them can be found in formal practice and daily life. This evening will lead us into the February 24 daylong retreat\, where we will explore the fourth truth\, the noble eightfold path\, in both theory and practice. \n\n\n\nOffer a Teacher Donation\n\n\n[give_form id=”10304″ show_title=”false” show_content=”none” display_style=”reveal”] \n\n\n\nHow to Attend Remotely\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin online meeting: https://zoom.us/join or join by phone at 1-669-900-6833( Meeting ID: 820 8055 1704 and Passcode: 254668 )For tips and instructions to join the meeting\, click here to check this news blog. URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/weekly-meeting-2024feb22/ LOCATION:Hybrid (in-person and online)\, 3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM)\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Weekly Meditation ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sactoinsight.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/RichHoward-pic2022sm.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240215T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240215T210000 DTSTAMP:20240218T184538Z CREATED:20240103T005120Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240218T184538Z UID:42196-1708023600-1708030800@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Sit & Dharma Talk - Dennis Warren - I Could Be Wrong\, But I Don’t Think So (Fixed View) DESCRIPTION:Meditation & Dharma Talk with SIM Founding Teacher Dennis Warren\n\n\n\nFor biographical details of the teacher Dennis Warren\, click here. \n\n\n\n* The teacher will in-person at the Dharma Center.\nHybrid events can be attended via Zoom or onsite at the Sacramento Dharma Center.\n\n\n\nI Could Be Wrong\, But I Don’t Think So (Fixed View)The Historical Buddha was clear about his message concerning the importance of thought: What we think about\, so we incline the mind. We make the world with our thoughts.Thoughts are so powerful because they shape our beliefs\, assumptions\, and expectations. They act as lenses thru which we perceive and understand the world. When these become fixed – and they usually do – we have the same experience over-and-over even though the circumstances and persons keep changing.This phenomenon – fixed thoughts and views shaping our lives and resulting in suffering – is at the center of Buddhist psychology and practice. This Thursday evening will explore this field of experiences through common situations in meditation and everyday living.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. \n\n\n\nOffer a Teacher Donation\n\n\n[give_form id=”10310″ show_title=”false” show_content=”none” display_style=”reveal”] \n\n\n\nHow to Attend Remotely\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin online meeting: https://zoom.us/join or join by phone at 1-669-900-6833( Meeting ID: 820 8055 1704 and Passcode: 254668 )For tips and instructions to join the meeting\, click here to check this news blog. URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/weekly-meeting-2023feb15/ LOCATION:Hybrid (in-person and online)\, 3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM)\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Weekly Meditation ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sactoinsight.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/DennisW-pic2022-11.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240213T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240213T210000 DTSTAMP:20240103T001708Z CREATED:20230816T052049Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240103T001708Z UID:40401-1707850800-1707858000@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Beginning Meditation (6-week course) DESCRIPTION:Overview\n\n\n\nThis Beginning Meditation is a 6-week course that provides the basic techniques for learning Insight Meditation (vipassana)\, both during sitting meditation and in daily life. This is insight meditation that has been handed down from the time of the Buddha. This course is intended as an introduction to the practice of meditation as it is taught at the Sacramento Insight Meditation group. As an introduction to meditation\, it is meant to support and encourage you to take up the practice of meditation and to see if meditation is a worthwhile activity in your life. Visit our course overview page for more information about the course format and content. \n\n\n\nAn exciting development for this particular offering includesSIM’s Legacy Project teachers agreeing to join in teaching this meditation course. \n\n\n\n\n\nDiana Clark\n\n\n\n\n\nVance Pryor\n\n\n\n\n\nWalt Opie\n\n\n\n\n\nSchedule\n\n\n\nThe class meets for six weeks on Tuesday evenings 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm from February 13 through March19\, with a daylong retreat on Saturday\, March 16 from 8:30 AM to 4:30 pm. \n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\n\n\nSelect the “REGISTER” button to indicate you’ll be attending. If you have any questions\, please contact the registrar for information or assistance. \n\n\n\nBefore registering to this course\, click here to review the terms of use for this website. \n\n\n\n\n \n Registration – Beginning Meditation Course \n $50.00 \n Sold Out\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWait List\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n The course is currently full however you may use this form to add your name to the wait list. Plans do change and spaces may open up prior to the start of the class. \n \n Name(Required)\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n Email(Required)\n \n PhoneGeneral Comment\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Δ URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/beginning-meditation-6-week-course/ LOCATION:Hybrid (in-person and online)\, 3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM)\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States CATEGORIES:Meditation Course,Online Remote,Upcoming Classes ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sactoinsight.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/RH-SD_bmc.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240208T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240208T210000 DTSTAMP:20240204T174224Z CREATED:20240103T004853Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240204T174224Z UID:42194-1707418800-1707426000@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Sit & Dharma Talk - Walt Opie - Cultivating Sympathetic Joy (& Gratitude) Despite Ourselves DESCRIPTION:Meditation & Dharma Talk with SIM Legacy Project Teacher Walt Opie\n\n\n\nFor biographical details of the teacher Walt Opie\, click here. \n\n\n\n\n* The teacher will present in-person at the Dharma Center.Hybrid events can be attended via Zoom or onsite at the Sacramento Dharma Center. \n\n\n\n\nCultivating Sympathetic Joy (& Gratitude) Despite Ourselves \n\n\n\nThe main person who gets in the way of allowing us to feel sympathetic joy (mudita in Pali) and gratitude is you know who. Often we compare ourselves to others and find we don’t measure up in some way. Envy and jealousy are the opposites of sympathetic joy. The Buddha encouraged us to challenge our assumptions and to cultivate this capacity to find joy in the good fortune of others. Ajahn Pasanno says\, “Cutting through self-view is the Buddha’s unique contribution to spiritual practice. Mudita is antithetical to the self-view that we carry around with us and leads us to a place of boundless and immeasurable joy.” \n\n\n\nOffer a Teacher Donation\n\n\n[give_form id=”14984″ show_title=”false” show_content=”none” display_style=”reveal”] \n\n\n\n\n\nHow to Attend Remotely\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin online meeting: https://zoom.us/join or join by phone at 1-669-900-6833( Meeting ID: 820 8055 1704 and Passcode: 254668 )For tips and instructions to join the meeting\, click here to check this news blog. URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/weekly-meeting-2023feb08/ LOCATION:Hybrid (in-person and online)\, 3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM)\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Weekly Meditation ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sactoinsight.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/WaltOpie-2021picx200.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240201T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240201T210000 DTSTAMP:20240130T031521Z CREATED:20240103T004623Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240130T031521Z UID:42192-1706814000-1706821200@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Sit & Dharma Talk - JD Doyle - Balancing Faith and Wisdom DESCRIPTION:Meditation & Dharma Talk with Visiting Teacher JD Doyle\n\n\n\nFor biographical details of the teacher JD Doyle\, click here. \n\n\n\n* The teacher will present remotely via Zoom.\nHybrid events can be attended via Zoom or onsite at the Sacramento Dharma Center.\n\n\n\nTalk Theme: Balancing Faith and Wisdom \n\n\n\nOffer a Teacher Donation\n\n\n[give_form id=”17844″ show_title=”false” show_content=”none” display_style=”reveal”] \n\n\n\n\n\nHow to Attend Remotely\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin online meeting: https://zoom.us/join or join by phone at 1-669-900-6833( Meeting ID: 820 8055 1704 and Passcode: 254668 )For tips and instructions to join the meeting\, click here to check this news blog. URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/weekly-meeting-2023feb01/ LOCATION:Hybrid (in-person and online)\, 3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM)\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Weekly Meditation ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sactoinsight.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/JD-Doyle-200x.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240127T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240127T153000 DTSTAMP:20240117T000549Z CREATED:20231115T042519Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240117T000549Z UID:41483-1706349600-1706369400@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Daylong Retreat - Heather Sundberg - Awakening through the Body from an Emptiness\, Suchness Perspective DESCRIPTION:Daylong Retreat with Senior Teacher Heather Sundberg\n\n\n\nFor biographical details of the teacher Heather Sundberg\, click here. \n\n\n\nAbout This Online Retreat\n\n\n\n\nThe teacher will present remotely via Zoom. Other participants may attend this Hybrid event via Zoom or in-person at the Sacramento Dharma Center. We encourage everyone to attend in-person since that group experience can be so meaningful.\n\n\n\nPre-registration is required and we recommend you pay the registration fee in advance using the registration ATTEND buttons 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.\n\n\n\nAfter 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/.\n\n\n\n\nRetreat Theme: Awakening through the Body from an Emptiness\, Suchness Perspective\n\n\n\nThe Body – the vehicle for awakening in this very lifeEmptiness – Things are not solid and separate as they appearSuchness – Deeply understanding conditions\, the heart opens with an allowing compassion \n\n\n\nBringing the teachings of Emptiness and Suchness to support the direct experience of being Embodied invites us into relationship with a dynamic world of sensation\, energy\, and aliveness\, allowing us a wider wiser perspective. \n\n\n\nEnjoy a day of quiet sitting and walking meditation\, which allow our body and mind to settle down and our hearts to open to an inner wisdom.  Heather will offer teachings and guided meditations on the themes\, as well as optional Qi Gong practice and discussion about how to live these teachings in our daily lives. \n\n\n\nIn this daylong we will explore Body Practice bringing these two rich wisdom teachings together: \n\n\n\n\nMindfulness of the Nervous system practices you can use in daily life\n\n\n\nBody as Empty:  Direct Experiencing of the dynamic non-solid not separate alive energy of the body\n\n\n\nSuchness of the Body Experience:  With a heart of acceptance and compassion which deeply understands conditions\, we inhabit the direct experience of the body As It Is\n\n\n\n\nTeacher Dana (Donation)\n\n\n\nThe Teacher offers the teachings freely in the tradition of the Buddha\, and her livelihood is completely sustained by the generosity of the communities she serves.  Dana (donation) for these priceless teachings will be gratefully accepted by the teacher\, giving participants the opportunity to freely engage in the practice of generosity\, the first step toward freedom.To make a donation for this event using a credit card or PayPal account\, click here to DONATE ONLINE. \n\n\n\nSummary of Important Dates\n\n\n\n\n12/06/2023 – Registration opens.\n\n\n\n01/27/2023 – Attend and enjoy the wonderful retreat.\n\n\n\n\nRegistration Options\n\n\n\n\n\nSelect one of the following registration “ATTEND” buttons to indicate if you’ll be attending via Zoom or in-person. The fee is $15.00 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 $25 or $35 dollars. Note that fee amounts above the regular rate support Sacramento Insight Meditation and is distinct from teacher dana. 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 to this event\, click here to review the terms of use for this website. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n Jan Daylong registration – Onsite at SDC \n $15.00 – $35.00 \n Attend In-Person\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n Jan Daylong registration – Zoom \n $15.00 – $35.00 \n Attend on Zoom\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nQuestions for the Registrar?\n\n\n\nIf you need to contact the retreat registrar with any questions\, click here. \n\n\n\nHow to Attend Remotely via Zoom\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe 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.\n\n\n\nThe Zoom link is included in the automated email sent with your “Attend on Zoom” registration.\n\n\n\nThe Zoom link is https://joinconferencing.zoom.us/join\, with Meeting ID: 846 4443 1584 and Passcode: 290168 URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/retreat-jan-27/ LOCATION:Hybrid (in-person and online)\, 3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM)\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Retreat ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sactoinsight.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Headshot-HeatherSundbergx200.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240125T210000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240125T235900 DTSTAMP:20240112T231759Z CREATED:20240112T231239Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240112T231759Z UID:42403-1706216400-1706227140@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:(Onsite) Uposatha Observance: a Full Moon Practice Session with Rich Howard DESCRIPTION:Uposatha Observance with SIM Community Teacher Rich Howard\n\n\n\nFor biographical details about the teacher Rich Howard click here. \n\n\n\n* This in-person event is not available via Zoom.\n\n\n\nUposatha Observance: a Full Moon Practice SessionBuddhist communities worldwide celebrate the four phases of the moon with special practice sessions. On this full moon night\, Rich will lead a practice session after our regular Thursday evening event. We will have periods of sitting meditation and group walking\, traditional Buddhist chants\, and maybe a Buddhist bedtime story! Feel free to stay for all or part of this special offering.  URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/uposatha-observance-a-full-moon-practice-session/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sactoinsight.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/fullmoon-4991825_640.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240125T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240125T210000 DTSTAMP:20240112T230013Z CREATED:20231214T020006Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240112T230013Z UID:41938-1706209200-1706216400@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Sit & Dharma Talk - Rich Howard - Pleasant\, Unpleasant\, Neutral\, Numb: Exploring the Second Foundation of Mindfulness DESCRIPTION:Meditation & Dharma Talk with SIM Community Teacher Rich Howard\n\n\n\nFor biographical details about the teacher Rich Howard click here. \n\n\n\n* The teacher will present in-person at the Dharma Center.\nHybrid events can be attended via Zoom or onsite at the Sacramento Dharma Center\n\n\n\nPleasant\, Unpleasant\, Neutral\, Numb: Exploring the Second Foundation of MindfulnessWe rightly place strong emphasis on mindfulness of the body and mindfulness of mind states in our practice of meditation and everyday awareness. These are the first and third ways of establishing mindfulness as described in the Satipatthana Sutta\, one of the core teachings of our Insight tradition. Sometimes overlooked is the Second Foundation of Mindfulness: mindfulness of feeling tone (vedana in Pali). A feeling tone of pleasant\, unpleasant\, or neutral accompanies every experience\, physical or mental. Unnoticed\, these feeling tones can escalate to desire\, aversion\, or delusion and cause us to suffer. When noticed\, they can lead us to expand our range of situations where we can feel okay\, regardless of outside circumstances. On this evening\, we will explore vedana in our guided meditation and in the dharma talk and following discussion. Rich encourages you to practice noticing vedana in the week leading up to this evening\, so you can report directly from your experience in the discussion session. If you are unfamiliar with the practice and need instruction\, email Rich at rich@sactoinsight.org. \n\n\n\nOffer a Teacher Donation\n\n\n\n[give_form id=”10304″ show_title=”false” show_content=”none” display_style=”reveal”] \n\n\n\nHow to Attend Remotely\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin online meeting: https://zoom.us/join or join by phone at 1-669-900-6833( Meeting ID: 820 8055 1704 and Passcode: 254668 )For tips and instructions to join the meeting\, click here to check this news blog. URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/weekly-meeting-2024jan25/ LOCATION:Hybrid (in-person and online)\, 3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM)\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Weekly Meditation ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sactoinsight.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/RichHoward-pic2022sm.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240118T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240118T194500 DTSTAMP:20240112T201142Z CREATED:20240112T194645Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240112T201142Z UID:42398-1705606200-1705607100@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:Gratitude for Margaret Buss DESCRIPTION:Join us to honor and thank beloved sangha member Margaret Buss for her long-term service as the SIM Volunteer Coordinator. As part of the regular evening program\, we will take some time to show Margaret our gratitude. \n\n\n\nTreats and tea will be offered during the Sit & Dharma talk break. Come and be part of the festivities. URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/break-time-festivities-with-margaret-buss/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240118T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240118T210000 DTSTAMP:20240103T080535Z CREATED:20231214T015336Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240103T080535Z UID:41936-1705604400-1705611600@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Sit & Dharma Talk - Dennis Warren - The Left Wing & The Right Wing Belong to the Same Bird (Inclusion) DESCRIPTION:The Left Wing & The Right Wing Belong to the Same Bird (Inclusion)\n\n\n\nSit & Dharma Talk with SIM Founding Teacher Dennis Warren\n\n\n\nFor biographical details about the teacher Dennis Warren\, click here. \n\n\n\n* The teacher will present in-person at the Dharma Center.\nHybrid events can be attended via Zoom or in-person at the Sacramento Dharma Center.\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nThe Left Wing & The Right Wing Belong to the Same Bird (Inclusion) \n\n\n\nOur minds tend to see the world as dualistic. Life – personal\, relationship\, financial\, political choices – seems to be limited to two dimensional competing alternatives\, an either/or proposition. \n\n\n\nUnless we pause and step back from the drama of the moment\, we lose touch with the nuance\, beauty\, and multi-dimensional nature of life\, and life choices. We fail to see and experience the underlying reality that the world operates on a wide continuum of related and inter-dependent events\, experiences\, and choices. \n\n\n\nWe lose access to the most important\, skillful\, and healing life option – collaborating with life as it is\, and collaborating with others as they are. \n\n\n\nThis Thursday evening will explore this field of experiences through common situations in meditation and everyday living. \n\n\n\nThe 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. \n\n\n\n\nOffer a Donation \n\n\n\n[give_form id=”10310″ show_title=”false” show_content=”none” display_style=”reveal”] \n\n\n\n\n\n\n( Meeting ID: 820 8055 1704 and Passcode: 254668 )For tips and instructions to join the meeting\, click here to check this news blog. URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/weekly-meeting-2024jan18/ LOCATION:Hybrid (in-person and online)\, 3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM)\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Weekly Meditation ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sactoinsight.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/DennisW-pic2022-11.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240111T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240111T210000 DTSTAMP:20240107T174533Z CREATED:20231214T014104Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240107T174533Z UID:41926-1704999600-1705006800@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Sit & Dharma Talk - Tony Bernhard - Seclusion and Engagement: models of the dharma path DESCRIPTION:Meditation & Dharma Talk with Visiting Teacher Tony Bernhard\n\n\n\nFor biographical details of the teacher Tony Bernhard\, click here. \n\n\n\n* The teacher will present remotely via Zoom.\nHybrid events can be attended via Zoom or onsite at the Sacramento Dharma Center.\n\n\n\nSeclusion and Engagement: models of the dharma pathThe monastic path of meditation and seclusion has been the primary image of awakened life as the west has encountered the Dharma. We will talk about how emerging Buddhist forms may take on more elements of engagement and the brahma viharas than of the monastic style of seclusion and renunciation. \n\n\n\nOffer a Teacher Donation\n\n\n[give_form id=”15406″ show_title=”false” show_content=”none” display_style=”reveal”] \n\n\n\nHow to Attend Remotely\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin online meeting: https://zoom.us/join or join by phone at 1-669-900-6833( Meeting ID: 820 8055 1704 and Passcode: 254668 )For tips and instructions to join the meeting\, click here to check this news blog. URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/weekly-meeting-2024jan11/ LOCATION:Hybrid (in-person and online)\, 3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM)\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Weekly Meditation ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sactoinsight.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/TonyBernhard-400x-e1757526602383.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240104T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240104T210000 DTSTAMP:20231230T000659Z CREATED:20231214T013320Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231230T000659Z UID:41924-1704394800-1704402000@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Sit & Dharma Talk - Heather Sundberg - Calling In Spiritual Support\, and Letting Go of What No Longer Serves DESCRIPTION:Calling In Spiritual Support\, and Letting Go of What No Longer Serves\n\n\n\nSit & Dharma Talk with Visiting Senior Teacher Heather Sundberg\n\n\n\nFor biographical details of the teacher Heather Sundberg\, click here. \n\n\n\n* The teacher will present remotely via Zoom.\nHybrid events can be attended via Zoom or onsite at the Sacramento Dharma Center.\n\n\n\nCalling In Spiritual Support\, and Letting Go of What No Longer ServesIn addition to a teaching on the topic\, which will include simple practices you can do in daily life\, the teaching will end with an optional short simple ritual to bring in the new year together.  If you are joining us via zoom\, please have the following handy: a Kleenex or sock; 2 pieces of paper (any size\, but small is fine)\, a pencil or pen. \n\n\n\n\nOffer a Teacher Donation \n\n\n\n[give_form id=”4336″ show_title=”false” show_content=”none” display_style=”reveal”] \n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin online meeting: https://zoom.us/join or join by phone at 1-669-900-6833( Meeting ID: 820 8055 1704 and Passcode: 254668 )For tips and instructions to join the meeting\, click here to check this news blog. URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/weekly-meeting-2024jan04/ LOCATION:Hybrid (in-person and online)\, 3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM)\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Weekly Meditation ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sactoinsight.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Headshot-HeatherSundbergx200.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231230T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231230T160000 DTSTAMP:20231214T014846Z CREATED:20230116T191115Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231214T014846Z UID:32049-1703925000-1703952000@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:(Onsite) Daylong Retreat - Dennis Warren - Uncertainty\, Confusion\, Disappointment\, Doubt DESCRIPTION:Uncertainty\, Confusion\, Disappointment\, Doubt\n\n\n\nDaylong Retreat with SIM Founding Teacher Dennis Warren\n\n\n\nFor biographical details of the teacher Dennis Warren\, click here. \n\n\n\nAbout This Onsite Retreat\n\n\n\n\nThe 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.\n\n\n\nPre-registration is required and we recommend you pay the registration fee in advance using the registration ATTEND 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.\n\n\n\nAfter 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/.\n\n\n\n\nRetreat Theme: Uncertainty\, Confusion\, Disappointment\, Doubt \n\n\n\nWhy does our progress in practice\, and the use of practice in everyday life\, seem to stall and lose its value or power?Why do we seem to have significant practice Insights and break throughs\, large and small\, but are unable to integrate them into the way we living?Why can some teachings or practice methods seem so clear and meaningful\, but seem to prove ineffective in our regular practice and life?These common experiences frequently result in uncertainty\, confusion\, disappointment\, and doubt. They can easily turn into obstacles to practice if not worked with skillfully.This one-day retreat will involve a relaxed exploration of these important questions and potentially troubling states of mind. Participants will explore a number of recommendations for working more skillfully with them.The day will be appropriate for all levels of experience. Please bring a pen/pencil and paper and your own lunch. Plan on staying on-site at the Sacramento Dharma Center all fay during the retreat. \n\n\n\nSummary of Important Dates\n\n\n\n\n10/25/2023 – Registration opens.\n\n\n\n12/30/2023 – Attend and enjoy the wonderful retreat.\n\n\n\n\nRegistration Options\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSelect the “ATTEND” button to indicate you’ll be attending the retreat in-person. The fee is $15.00 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 $25 or $35 dollars. Note that fee amounts above the regular rate support Sacramento Insight Meditation and is distinct from teacher dana. 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 to this event\, click here to review the terms of use for this website. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n December Daylong registration – Onsite at SDC \n $15.00 – $35.00 \n Attend In-Person\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\nQuestions for the Registrar?\n\n\n\nIf you need to contact the retreat registrar with any questions\, click here. \n\n\n\nTeacher Dana\n\n\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. To make a donation for this event using a credit card or PayPal account\, click here to DONATE ONLINE. URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/retreat-dec-30/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Retreat ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sactoinsight.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/DennisW-pic2022-11.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR