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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180925T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180925T211500
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SUMMARY:Beginning Meditation Class (2 of 6)
DESCRIPTION:This class is part of a six week meditation course offered twice a year. You must pre-register to the course before attending this class. For course details\, click here.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/beginning-meditation-class-2-6/
CATEGORIES:Meditation Course
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180924T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180924T210000
DTSTAMP:20180722T191704Z
CREATED:20180722T191704Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180722T191704Z
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SUMMARY:Climate Sangha
DESCRIPTION:Meeting the 4th Tuesday of each month\, the Sacramento Climate Sangha provides dharmic support and a refuge for exploration of our hopes and fears about climate change.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/climate-sangha-20/
CATEGORIES:Climate Sangha,SDC
ORGANIZER;CN="Margaret Buss":MAILTO:bussmlou@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180924T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180924T200000
DTSTAMP:20181010T231022Z
CREATED:20181010T231022Z
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SUMMARY:Buddhist Recovery Group
DESCRIPTION:Our Buddhist Recovery Group meets every Monday evening. For additional information\, visit the 12 Step Sangha page at https://sactoinsight.org/activities/practice-opportunities/12-step-sangha/
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/buddhist-recovery-group-165/
CATEGORIES:Buddhist Recovery Group
ORGANIZER;CN="Tom Hopkins":MAILTO:thopkins415@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180924T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180924T203000
DTSTAMP:20180316T214059Z
CREATED:20180316T214059Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180316T214059Z
UID:7540-1537812000-1537821000@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:SIM Board of Directors Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The SIM Board of Directors meets every month and all are welcome. If you can’t attend this meeting\, please join us for one of our other up-coming meetings. For details on contacting any of the board members\, click here.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/sim-board-directors-meeting-14/
CATEGORIES:Board Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180921T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180921T090000
DTSTAMP:20180901T044711Z
CREATED:20180901T044711Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180901T044711Z
UID:8980-1537516800-1537520400@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:Morning Meditation with Tom Hopkins
DESCRIPTION:All are welcome to this open sitting for anyone interested in starting their morning out by sitting with others. The session involves a 40-45 minute sitting\, a limited about of meditation guidance\, and a few comments at the end of the sitting to set a theme for moving into the world and your daily activities.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/morning-meditation-tom-hopkins-3/
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180920T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180920T211500
DTSTAMP:20180920T140938Z
CREATED:20180831T032926Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180920T140938Z
UID:8941-1537470000-1537478100@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:*Sit & Dharma Talk - Rich Howard - Starting Over
DESCRIPTION:Starting Over \nSit & Dharma Talk with SIM Community Mentor Rich Howard \nSenior Teacher Kamala Masters reminds us\, “Starting over is the practice.” Reflecting on this simple instruction has many implications: self-compassion\, patience\, and an encouragement to gentle\, persevering effort. We will explore the practice itself in a guided meditation to start the evening\, then discuss the many lessons to be learned from this seemingly simple instruction. Bring your beginner’s mind! \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.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/sit-dharma-talk-sim-community-mentor-rich-howard-21/
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180919T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180919T120000
DTSTAMP:20180722T234132Z
CREATED:20180722T234132Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180722T234132Z
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SUMMARY:MBSR (Session 2 of 8)
DESCRIPTION:This Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction session is part of an eight week course instructed by Matt Russell. You must pre-register to the course before attending this session. For course registration details\, click here.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/mbsr-session-2-8/
CATEGORIES:Study Group
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180919T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180919T080000
DTSTAMP:20180824T042539Z
CREATED:20180824T042539Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180824T042539Z
UID:8872-1537340400-1537344000@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:Morning Meditation with Rich Howard
DESCRIPTION:Morning Meditation with Rich Howard \nAll are welcome to this open sitting for anyone interested in starting their morning out by sitting with others. The session involves a 40-45 minute sitting\, a limited about of meditation guidance\, and a few comments at the end of the sitting to set a theme for moving into the world and your daily activities.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/morning-meditation-rich-howard-19/
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180918T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180918T211500
DTSTAMP:20180919T142800Z
CREATED:20180426T234130Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180919T142800Z
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SUMMARY:Beginning Meditation Class (6 Week Course) starts 9/18
DESCRIPTION:This class is part of a six week meditation course offered twice a year. Classes meet Tuesday evenings\, September 18\, 25\, October 2\, 9\, 16\, 23\, with a daylong retreat Saturday\, October 13\, 2018 and details for this event are posted on the Course Overview page.\n \nRegistration Details\nWalk-in registrations are not available since the course registrar provides follow-up information required prior to this first class meeting. \nBefore making the $35 registration payment\, click here to review the terms of use for this website. Note that all registrants will receive an email communication from the course registrar on the following dates: Jun 18\, Aug 6\, Sep 3. \nPay Now\nUse the “Tickets” section at the bottom of this page to pay the registration fee now.  Tickets will be available on Thursday\, May 3\, 2018 when the course online registration opens. It’s not necessary to Log in before purchasing and you won’t need to print the ticket on paper. On the left side\, specify the number of people you are registering to this course. On the right side\, click the button “Buy now” and you’ll be automatically directed to a secure webpage where your registration payment can be made by credit card as a guest (no PayPal account required) or payment can be made by PayPal after you sign-in to your PayPal account if you have one. \nIf there are no tickets available\, the course is full but you can still add your name to the waitlist (click here). \nPay Later\nIf you are not prepared to pay the registration fee online\, please contact the course registrar and request your name be added to the class roster. At your earliest convenience \n\nWrite a check payable to “SIM” and note in the check memo “Reg Fee – BMC“.  The amount is $35 per person.\nIf the name of the person(s) registering differs from the name(s) on the check\, please include a note indicating whose registration fee the check covers.\nMail the check to\n  Sacramento Insight Meditation\n   c/o SDC\n   3111 Wissemann Dr. \n   Sacramento\, CA 95826
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/beginning-meditation-class-6-week-course-2/
CATEGORIES:Meditation Course
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180917T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180917T200000
DTSTAMP:20181010T231120Z
CREATED:20181010T231120Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181010T231120Z
UID:9238-1537209000-1537214400@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:Buddhist Recovery Group
DESCRIPTION:Our Buddhist Recovery Group meets every Monday evening. For additional information\, visit the 12 Step Sangha page at https://sactoinsight.org/activities/practice-opportunities/12-step-sangha/
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/buddhist-recovery-group-166/
CATEGORIES:Buddhist Recovery Group
ORGANIZER;CN="Tom Hopkins":MAILTO:thopkins415@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180914T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180914T090000
DTSTAMP:20180901T044621Z
CREATED:20180901T044621Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180901T044621Z
UID:8978-1536912000-1536915600@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:Morning Meditation with Tom Hopkins
DESCRIPTION:All are welcome to this open sitting for anyone interested in starting their morning out by sitting with others. The session involves a 40-45 minute sitting\, a limited about of meditation guidance\, and a few comments at the end of the sitting to set a theme for moving into the world and your daily activities.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/morning-meditation-tom-hopkins-2/
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180913T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180913T211500
DTSTAMP:20180529T193720Z
CREATED:20180529T193720Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180529T193720Z
UID:8174-1536865200-1536873300@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:Sit & Dharma Talk with Visiting Teacher Tony Bernhard
DESCRIPTION:Sit & Dharma Talk with Visiting Teacher Tony Bernhard\nThe topic of the talk is to be announced. \nTony Bernhard is a graduate of Spirit Rock’s first Community Dharma Leadership training program\, and the Sati Center’s Chaplaincy program. He is also a Sati Center board member. Along with being the founder/ teacher at Davis Middle Path\, he offers his unique perspective on the Dharma throughout Northern California. \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.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/sit-dharma-talk-visiting-teacher-tony-bernhard/
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180913T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180913T190000
DTSTAMP:20180722T185721Z
CREATED:20180722T185721Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180722T185721Z
UID:8567-1536861600-1536865200@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:Nurturing Sangha Over Dinner
DESCRIPTION:Nurturing Sangha Over Dinner meets informally at six o’clock on the second Thursday of the month\, before the regular dharma talk and sit. Please bring your dinner and something extra to share\, if you would like. We can continue to get to know one another and talk more about how SIM can support us in our practice. We’ll try this out for a few months and see if it is something we want to continue.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/nurturing-sangha-dinner-8/
CATEGORIES:Study Group
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180912T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180912T120000
DTSTAMP:20180914T233053Z
CREATED:20180722T232348Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180914T233053Z
UID:8607-1536744600-1536753600@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction - 8 Week Course
DESCRIPTION:Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)\n8 Session Course: Wednesdays Sep 12 – Oct 31\, 9:30 am to noon\nAll Day Retreat: Saturday\, Oct 20\, 9:30 am to 4:30 pm\nFor details about the free Introductory session on September 5\, click here. \n\nCourse flyer (pdf)\n\nMBSR is the most widely researched and utilized mindfulness program in the world. This intensive eight-week training was developed at the University of Massachusetts Medical School by Jon Kabat-Zinn in 1979. MBSR combines mindfulness meditation\, yoga\, and body-awareness practices with group processing and psychoeducation about stress physiology. Students learn how to mobilize their inner resources to alleviate suffering associated with chronic pain and illness\, as well as conditions such as anxiety\, depression\, headaches\, high blood pressure\, sleep disturbances\, gastrointestinal problems and the stresses of everyday life. \n Instructor: Matt Russell\, PhD\, is a UMass Med School Center for Mindfulness qualified Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) teacher and has been a member of the SIM community since 2010. Matt is a graduate of the Sati Center for Buddhist Studies’ Chaplaincy Training Program in Redwood City. He has completed trainings with Mindful\nSchools and taught mindfulness to teenagers. \nRegistration Details\nWalk-in registrations are not available since the course registrar provides follow-up information required prior to this first class meeting.\nBefore making the $375.00 registration payment\, click here to review the terms of use for this website. \nPay Now\nUse the “Tickets” section at the bottom of this page to pay the registration fee now. Tickets will be available on Friday July 27\, 2018 when the course online registration opens. It’s not necessary to Log in before purchasing and you won’t need to print the ticket on paper. On the left side\, specify the number of people you are registering to this course. On the right side\, click the button “Buy now” and you’ll be automatically directed to a secure webpage where your registration payment can be made by credit card as a guest (no PayPal account required) or payment can be made by PayPal after you sign-in to your PayPal account if you have one. \nPay Later\nIf you are not prepared to pay the registration fee online\, you may pay by check. Please contact the course registrar and request your name be added to the class roster. \nQuestions for the Registrar?\nIf you need to contact the course registrar with any questions\, click here.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/mindfulness-based-stress-reduction-8-week-course/
CATEGORIES:Study Group
ORGANIZER;CN="Matt Russell":MAILTO:mattbuffruss@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180912T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180912T080000
DTSTAMP:20180824T042423Z
CREATED:20180824T042423Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180824T042423Z
UID:8870-1536735600-1536739200@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:Morning Meditation with Michael Paddy
DESCRIPTION:Morning Meditation with Rich Howard \nAll are welcome to this open sitting for anyone interested in starting their morning out by sitting with others. The session involves a 40-45 minute sitting\, a limited about of meditation guidance\, and a few comments at the end of the sitting to set a theme for moving into the world and your daily activities.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/morning-meditation-michael-paddy-7/
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180910T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180910T200000
DTSTAMP:20181010T231221Z
CREATED:20181010T231221Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181010T231221Z
UID:9240-1536604200-1536609600@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:Buddhist Recovery Group
DESCRIPTION:Our Buddhist Recovery Group meets every Monday evening. For additional information\, visit the 12 Step Sangha page at https://sactoinsight.org/activities/practice-opportunities/12-step-sangha/
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/buddhist-recovery-group-167/
CATEGORIES:Buddhist Recovery Group
ORGANIZER;CN="Tom Hopkins":MAILTO:thopkins415@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180909T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180909T120000
DTSTAMP:20180722T190900Z
CREATED:20180722T190900Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180722T190900Z
UID:8581-1536487200-1536494400@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:Family Sangha
DESCRIPTION:Family Sangha meets monthly on the second Sunday. If you have children\, grandchildren\, nieces\, nephews\, or young friends with whom you’d love to share the path of kindness and mindfulness – please bring them and stay for the morning. This program includes a child-friendly introduction to mindfulness\, art projects\, snacks\, and outdoor exploration and fun. The curriculum is inspired by Awakening Joy with Kids\, by James Baraz. \nFamily Sangha is sponsored by the Sacramento Dharma Center.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/family-sangha-22/
CATEGORIES:SDC
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180907T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180907T090000
DTSTAMP:20180914T232951Z
CREATED:20180901T044515Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180914T232951Z
UID:8975-1536307200-1536310800@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:Friday Morning Meditation with Tom Hopkins
DESCRIPTION:Starting September 7\, we are adding a new weekly sit on Friday mornings. A big thank you to Tom Hopkins for hosting the sit. \nAll are welcome to this open sitting for anyone interested in starting their morning out by sitting with others. The session involves a 40-45 minute sitting\, a limited about of meditation guidance\, and a few comments at the end of the sitting to set a theme for moving into the world and your daily activities.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/morning-meditation-tom-hopkins/
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180907
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180915
DTSTAMP:20180914T232846Z
CREATED:20171112T062245Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180914T232846Z
UID:6131-1536278400-1536969599@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:2018 SIM Residential Retreat
DESCRIPTION:SIM Residential Retreat with John Travis – Friday\, September 7 through Friday\, 12:00 Noon\, September 14\, 2018 \nJohn Travis\, another of SIM’s Senior Teachers who has taught many of our retreats in the past\, has graciously volunteered to teach for us again this year.  SIM is very grateful to John for his willingness to step in and lead this retreat in place of Steve Armstrong. \nFrom Effort to Ease\nThis seven-night retreat in a forest retreat grounds just outside Foresthill\, California in the Sierra Nevada foothills is suitable for both new and experienced meditators. People of all walks of life are warmly welcome. \nJohn will emphasize the simple discipline of walking and sitting.\nResting with the good heart and unruffled mind.\nSeeing that when there is great ease there is also effortless freedom. \nBuddha emphasized over and over that it takes effort to follow the path of Dharma.\nYet the ultimate result is about the nature of ease.\nWe use effort to see into the nature of a fearful and restless mind/heart.\nThen the fundamentals of insight:\n– relaxing in the deepest recesses of our psyche\n– diminishing the power of anxiousness and dis-ease.\nUltimately finding its own good heart and relaxed mind. \nJOHN TRAVIS is the founding teacher of Mountain Stream Meditation Center and a member of the Senior Teachers Council of Spirit Rock Meditation Center. He studied in Asia for many years with many of the Buddhist masters who have influenced a generation of American meditation teachers—Thubten Yeshe\, Kalu Rinpoche\, Anagarika Munidra\, S.N. Goenka\, and Traungpula. He has also trained with and received teaching authorization from Jack Kornfield.\nJohn was a critical force in the early growth of the Sacramento meditation community through his regular presence\, guidance\, and teachings during the 1990s. His sound and thoughtful advice has been instrumental to the development of Sacramento Insight Meditation. He now teaches regularly in various meditation centers in the United States and overseas. His teachings are characterized by his kindness\, compassion\, the depth of his meditation experience\, and his ability to see deeply into the minds and hearts of those with whom he is working.    More…  \n\nRetreat Flyer (.pdf)\n\nCost\nWe’ve worked very hard to keep cost down. Registration fees are substantially lower than previous years. You can select from two different registration fee levels:     Regular: $700.00       Donor Level:  $775.00\nBoth levels cover the costs of accommodations\, meals and administration. Donor level registration reduces overall retreat costs and supports scholarship assistance for participants facing special financial demands. \nRegistration\n\nPriority Registration including $400.00 deposit for those attending Steve’s January one day retreat opens January 25 and closes February 15.\nOpen Registration including $400.00 deposit for those who did not attend Steve’s January one day retreat opens February 16. You may\, however\, register and pay the $400.00 deposit as soon as January 27. Such registrations will be accepted beginning February 16 based on date of registration order.\n\nRegistration fees do not cover any financial support for the retreat teacher. An opportunity will be provided at the end of the retreat for voluntary donations for the teacher. Upon registration\, you will receive a confirming email and a participant package of documents approximately 1 month prior to the retreat. \nTo register to the retreat\, or to include your name on the wait list\, or to pay the retreat deposit\, or to pay any remaining balance of registration fees\, simply click the orange “Register” button. \n\n \nCancellations\n\nUp to June 5\, full refund.\nAfter June 5 and up to July 15\, $400 deposit will be retained by SIM.\nAfter July 15\, no refunds will be given. A waiver of this policy will be considered in limited circumstances based on application demonstrating financial hardship.\n\nDana\nIf you’re attending the retreat and would like to offer a retreat donation by credit card\, click here. \nContact the Registrar\nFor more information or for questions\, contact the retreat registrar using the form below: \n[contact-form to=”registrar@sactoinsight.org\, website@sactoinsight.org” subject=”To REGISTRAR: Residential Retreat with J. Travis ({name})”][contact-field label=”Name” type=”name” required=”1″][contact-field label=”Email” type=”email” required=”1″][contact-field label=”Message” type=”textarea”][/contact-form] \n 
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/2018-residential-retreat/
LOCATION:Community of the Great Commission\, 30303 Chicken Hawk Road\, Foresthill\, CA\, 95631\, United States
CATEGORIES:Retreat
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180906T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180906T210000
DTSTAMP:20180827T151640Z
CREATED:20180529T193306Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180827T151640Z
UID:8172-1536260400-1536267600@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:*Sit & Dharma Talk - Diane Wilde - The Third Precept\, #MeToo\, and what happens now
DESCRIPTION:The Third Precept\, #MeToo\, and what happens now.\nSit & Dharma Talk with SIM Community Mentor Rev. Diane Wilde \nThe Five Precepts are the training in moral conduct for the individual as well as providing safety for all sentient beings. The third precept is; “I will train in refraining from sexual misconduct”. This precept is generally recited along with the other four\, but rarely discussed in great length. Dharma teachers sometimes find it to be an uncomfortable topic and even amongst Buddhist scholars\, there are differences on its interpretation. \nContemporary society is now contending with the ramifications of sexual misconduct (and alleged sexual misconduct) at all levels of society\, and Buddhist teachers and students are not immune. Reports of allegations of predatory behavior are now being openly discussed in all three major Buddhist traditions\, Theravada\, Mahayana and Vajryana. Currently\, recognized teachers in all three are being accused of sexual exploitation of students and others. \nTonight we will look at the actual teachings regarding the Third Precept\, how it is effecting our teachers and our own lives\, and how do we as a community contend with what is taking place. \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. \n 
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/sit-dharma-talk-sim-community-mentor-diane-wilde-17/
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180905T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180905T113000
DTSTAMP:20190205T200500Z
CREATED:20180722T231951Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190205T200500Z
UID:8597-1536138000-1536147000@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:MBSR Introduction Session
DESCRIPTION:This is an Introduction Session of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction. \n\nMBSR Flyer with more information\n\nAt the bottom of this page\, you may enter the number of people planning to attend this session and select the button “Confirm RSVP“.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/mbsr-introduction-session/
CATEGORIES:Meditation Course
ORGANIZER;CN="Matt Russell":MAILTO:mattbuffruss@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180905T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180905T080000
DTSTAMP:20180722T185105Z
CREATED:20180722T185105Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180722T185105Z
UID:8559-1536130800-1536134400@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:Morning Meditation with Michael Paddy
DESCRIPTION:Morning Meditation with Michael Paddy \nAll are welcome to this open sitting for anyone interested in starting their morning out by sitting with others. The session involves a 40-45 minute sitting\, a limited about of meditation guidance\, and a few comments at the end of the sitting to set a theme for moving into the world and your daily activities.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/morning-meditation-michael-paddy-6/
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180903T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180903T200000
DTSTAMP:20180722T190614Z
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SUMMARY:Buddhist Recovery Group
DESCRIPTION:Our Buddhist Recovery Group meets every Monday evening. For additional information\, visit the 12 Step Sangha page at https://sactoinsight.org/activities/practice-opportunities/12-step-sangha/
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/buddhist-recovery-group-150/
CATEGORIES:Buddhist Recovery Group
ORGANIZER;CN="Tom Hopkins":MAILTO:thopkins415@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180830T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180830T211500
DTSTAMP:20180814T151834Z
CREATED:20180415T223656Z
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SUMMARY:*Sit & Dharma Talk - Noliwe Alexander - Impermanence
DESCRIPTION:Impermanence\nIs it possible to find ease and grace in a world full of change?\nIt is possible to trust the mind of non-clinging and so find our liberation within the world of impermanence. ~ Gil Fronsdal \nWe will explore this question of finding refuge in the truth of change in our uncertain and often turbulent times. While letting go of our fixed views and opening to the possibilities of freedom\, we have the opportunity to deepen our understanding of living with clarity and ease in each moment. \nNOLIWE ALEXANDER has been a student of Vipassana meditation for over 15 years. Throughout this time of deep devotion to the Dharma\, Noliwe has become a dedicated practitioner\, teacher of various sitting groups around the Bay Area\, facilitator of community workshops and Buddhist meditation day longs and class series programs. She is a Life & Business Coach dedicating both her coaching & Dharma practice to the POC\, LGBT\, At Risk and Elder communities. She is a graduate of Spirit Rock’s CDL4 program and completed EBMC’s Commit 2 Dharma program in 2010. Noliwe is participating in the Spirit Rock Teacher Training from 2017-2020. Noliwe is a wisdom keeper and humbled by the presence of her ancestor’s spirit that lives within and walks beside her. \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.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/sit-dharma-talk-with-noliwe-alexander/
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180829T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180829T080000
DTSTAMP:20180722T184947Z
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SUMMARY:Morning Meditation with Cathy Vigran
DESCRIPTION:Morning Meditation with Cathy Vigran \nAll are welcome to this open sitting for anyone interested in starting their morning out by sitting with others. The session involves a 40-45 minute sitting\, a limited about of meditation guidance\, and a few comments at the end of the sitting to set a theme for moving into the world and your daily activities.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/morning-meditation-cathy-vigran-6/
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180828T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180828T210000
DTSTAMP:20180722T191601Z
CREATED:20180722T191601Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180722T191601Z
UID:8587-1535482800-1535490000@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:Climate Sangha
DESCRIPTION:Meeting the 4th Tuesday of each month\, the Sacramento Climate Sangha provides dharmic support and a refuge for exploration of our hopes and fears about climate change.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/climate-sangha-19/
CATEGORIES:Climate Sangha,SDC
ORGANIZER;CN="Margaret Buss":MAILTO:bussmlou@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180827T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180827T200000
DTSTAMP:20180722T190520Z
CREATED:20180722T190520Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180722T190520Z
UID:8577-1535394600-1535400000@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:Buddhist Recovery Group
DESCRIPTION:Our Buddhist Recovery Group meets every Monday evening. For additional information\, visit the 12 Step Sangha page at https://sactoinsight.org/activities/practice-opportunities/12-step-sangha/
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/buddhist-recovery-group-149/
CATEGORIES:Buddhist Recovery Group
ORGANIZER;CN="Tom Hopkins":MAILTO:thopkins415@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180827T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180827T203000
DTSTAMP:20180316T213940Z
CREATED:20180316T213940Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180316T213940Z
UID:7538-1535392800-1535401800@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:SIM Board of Directors Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The SIM Board of Directors meets every month and all are welcome. If you can’t attend this meeting\, please join us for one of our other up-coming meetings. For details on contacting any of the board members\, click here.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/sim-board-directors-meeting-13/
CATEGORIES:Board Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180825T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180825T160000
DTSTAMP:20180831T051835Z
CREATED:20180415T174424Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180831T051835Z
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SUMMARY:Daylong Retreat with Ayya Santacitta and Rev. Diane Wilde
DESCRIPTION:The Art & Science of Letting It Be\nA Daylong Retreat with Ayya Santacitta and Rev. Diane Wilde \nGrasping is not something done by the self\, but rather the self is something created by grasping. \n“What” are we letting be? What does it mean when we just let things be? Do we accept without concern the state of the world\, cruelty\, climate change\, misogyny\, racism\, etc? Perhaps we are more precise when we say “letting it be” means not adding onto the already cumbersome\, suffering self-identity that we carry around. \nToday’s daylong will address the issues that present themselves when we practice “letting it be”\, along with periods of meditation and mindful movement. \nPlease bring a vegetarian dish to share. Along with sharing with each other\, we will offer Ayya Santacitta her meal of the day. \nAYYA SANTACITTA was born in Austria and has a multifaceted background in hotel management\, ethnology and avant-garde dance theater. Her first teacher was Ajahn Buddhadasa\, who sparked her interest in Buddhist monastic life. She has practiced meditation for 30 years and trained as a nun in both the East and West since 1993\, primarily in the lineage of Ajahn Chah. Since 2002 she has also received teachings in the lineage of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche. Ayya Santacitta is co-founder of Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery\, where she has resided since 2009 and took Bhikkhuni Ordination in 2011. She is particularly interested in creating sanctuary close to nature\, practicing in community\, and bringing wisdom traditions to the environmental movement. \n \nDIANE WILDE has studied meditation in various traditions since 1990. In 2001 she was a founding member of Sacramento Insight Meditation. She founded Buddhist Pathways Prison Project (BP3) in 2010. Since 2003\, she has been a BP3 prison chaplain and aids in coordination of 75 volunteers who offer Buddhist services at numerous California prisons and jails. She is a graduate of Sati Center’s Buddhist Chaplaincy program and graduated from Spirit Rock Meditation Center’s Community Dharma Leadership Training Program. She is a board member of Sati Center for Buddhist Studies\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, Buddhist Pathways Prison Project and California Dept. of Corrections Volunteer Advisory Board. In 2015 she was lay-ordained as a Buddhist minister by her teacher Gil Fronsdal. \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. \nSummary of Important Dates\n\n05/27/2018 – Registration opens.\n08/24/2018 – Registration via this website will close at 8:00 pm.\n08/25/2018 – Attend and enjoy the wonderful retreat.\n\nRegistration Details\nRegistration 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. To pay the registration fee online\, use the “Tickets” section at the bottom of this page. It’s not necessary to Log in before purchasing and you won’t need to print the ticket on paper. On the left side\, specify the number of people you are registering to this course. On the right side\, click the button “Buy now” and you’ll be automatically directed to a secure webpage where your registration payment can be made by credit card as a guest (no PayPal account required) or payment can be made by PayPal after you sign-in to your PayPal account if you have one.\nFor the registration fee\, we also accept checks and cash. No one will be turned away for lack of funds; please contact the registrar for more information. Day-of registration will be on a first-come first-serve basis\, contingent on availability of space. \nBefore registering to this event\, click here to review the terms of use for this website. \nVolunteer Opportunities\nIt “takes a village” to put on a large event for our community. If you would be available to assist in set-up\, take-down\, tea service\, providing flowers or other duties for the event\, please contact the retreat registrar for more information.. \nQuestions for the Registrar?\nIf you need to contact the retreat registrar with any questions\, click here.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/daylong-retreat-santacitta-wilde/
CATEGORIES:Retreat
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180823T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180823T211500
DTSTAMP:20180824T003110Z
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SUMMARY:*Sit & Dharma Talk - Rich Howard - Abiding Independent
DESCRIPTION:Abiding Independent\nSit & Dharma Talk with SIM Community Mentor Rich Howard \nThe Satipattahana Sutta (the Discourse on the Four Foundations of Mindfulness) is at the center of our practice of meditation in the Vipassana (Insight) tradition. The refrain of the Sutta includes this phrase: the practictioner “abides independent\, not clinging to anything in the world.” Other suttas use “knowledge independent of others” as a sign of a mature practice and of right view. Yet we understand from the teaching on dependent origination that all phenomena are dependent on causes and conditions\, that “no thing” exists on its own. This evening we will explore the idea of “abiding independent” as an inspiration for practice and study of the dhamma. \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.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/sit-dharma-talk-sim-community-mentor-rich-howard-20/
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
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