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. Treats and tea will be offered during the Sit & Dharma talk break. Come and be part of […]
Meditation & Dharma Talk with SIM Community Teacher Rich Howard For biographical details about 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 Pleasant, Unpleasant, Neutral, Numb: Exploring the Second Foundation of MindfulnessWe rightly […]
Uposatha Observance with SIM Community Teacher Rich Howard For biographical details about the teacher Rich Howard click here. * This in-person event is not available via Zoom. Uposatha 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 […]
Daylong Retreat with Senior Teacher Heather Sundberg For biographical details of the teacher Heather Sundberg, click here. About This Online Retreat Retreat Theme: Awakening through the Body from an Emptiness, Suchness Perspective The Body – the vehicle for awakening in this very lifeEmptiness – Things are not solid and separate as they appearSuchness – Deeply […]
Meditation & 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. Talk Theme: Balancing Faith and Wisdom Offer a Teacher Donation How to Attend Remotely Join […]
Meditation & Dharma Talk with SIM Legacy Project Teacher Walt Opie For biographical details of the teacher Walt Opie, 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. Cultivating Sympathetic Joy (& Gratitude) Despite Ourselves The main person who gets […]
Overview This 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 […]
Meditation & Dharma Talk with SIM Founding Teacher Dennis Warren For biographical details of the teacher Dennis Warren, click here. * The teacher will in-person at the Dharma Center. Hybrid events can be attended via Zoom or onsite at the Sacramento Dharma Center. I Could Be Wrong, But I Don’t Think So (Fixed View)The Historical Buddha […]
Meditation & Dharma Talk with SIM Community Teacher Rich Howard For biographical details of the teacher Rich Howard, click here. * The teacher will in-person at the Dharma Center. Hybrid events can be attended via Zoom or onsite at the Sacramento Dharma Center. Three Truths and One PathCommunity Teacher Rich Howard will combine Thursday 2/22 and […]
Daylong Retreat with SIM Community Teacher Rich Howard For biographical details of the teacher Rich Howard, click here. About This Hybrid Retreat The 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 […]
