• *Day-long Retreat with SIM Community Mentor, Diane Wilde

    “The most difficult person in your life is your best teacher…”  The Dalai Lama Day-long Retreat with SIM Community Mentor, Diane Wilde. For a biography of Diane Wilde, click here. Along with periods of walking and meditation, we will spend time investigating the “difficult person” in our lives through guided meditation and discussion.  When practicing metta […]

  • Buddhist Recovery Group

    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/

  • SIM Board of Directors Meeting

    The SIM Board of Directors meets every 4th Monday of the month at 7 PM. Please join us. All are welcome. For more information, contact info@sactoinsight.org.

  • Morning Meditation with Rich Howard

    Morning Meditation with Rich Howard 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 […]

  • *Sit & Dharma Discussion with SIM Community Mentor, Diane Wilde

    What about God??? It seems appropriate to discuss god and its compatibility — or not — with the holiest seasons in the Judeo-Christian calendar approaching in April.  In the West, there is a widespread assumption that you can’t be a Buddhist and believe in a supreme being. At prison, inmates — especially people who are […]

  • Buddhist Recovery Group

    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/

  • Brahma Viharas Study Group (3 of 8)

    A Brahma Viharas eight month study group that's facilitated by SIM Community Mentor Diane Wilde. Additional Dana

  • Morning Meditation with Laura Rosenthal

    Morning Meditation with Laura Rosenthal 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 […]

  • *Sit & Dharma Talk with SIM Founding Teacher Dennis Warren

    Forgetting  and Remembering The original definition of Mindfulness contains the element of “remembering.” What does this mean? And why is it important? What are we “forgetting?”  What are we trying to “remember?” Does it mean remembering to engage in “moment-to-moment non-judgmental awareness”?  As difficult as it is to maintain such a state of mind, is […]

  • Family Sangha (off-site)

    Effie Yeaw Nature Center 2850 San Lorenzo Way, Carmichael, CA, United States

    Family Sangha welcomes those who want to develop dharma practice in a family setting—parents, grandparents, uncles, aunts, and more. We offer indoor and outdoor activities for children, expressing values of the Buddha way: compassion, curiosity, generosity, kindness, and mindfulness. Adults have time for meditation, play, and discussion. Please bring snacks, clothes suitable for outdoor play, […]