SIM's 2016 Residential Retreat at the Angela Center, Santa Rosa, CA, led by SIM Community Mentors Dennis Warren, Diane Wilde, and Rich Howard. Please see the 2016 SIM Residential Retreat Flyer And Registration
Our Buddhist Recovery Group meets every Monday evening from 6:30 pm–8:00 pm at the Friend’s Meeting House located at 890 57th Street, Sacramento, CA 95819. “Newcomers” and “old timers” alike are welcome to attend. The solution to craving and addictive behaviors will be explored using the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path. Registration is […]
Thursday, September 8, 7-9 pm. Sitting and Dharma Talk with Tony Bernhard, Visiting Teacher. Directions to the Middle Path: the Buddha's roadmap to the end of suffering...
Our Buddhist Recovery Group meets every Monday evening from 6:30 pm–8:00 pm at the Friend’s Meeting House located at 890 57th Street, Sacramento, CA 95819. “Newcomers” and “old timers” alike are welcome to attend. The solution to craving and addictive behaviors will be explored using the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path. Registration is […]
The talk topic is "The World IS a Benevolent Place" OK we all know the world is not always a Benevolent Place. But what if, as a practice, we occasionally oriented towards the amazing acts of kindness, generosity and discernment manifesting in our lives and on our planet right now? Heather will share how this […]
** Starting Sep 19, the meeting location has changed from the Friend's Meeting House to the new Sacramento Dharma Center at 3111 Wissemann Drive, Sacramento, CA. Our Buddhist Recovery Group meets every Monday evening from 6:30 pm–8:00 pm. “Newcomers” and “old timers” alike are welcome to attend. The solution to craving and addictive behaviors will […]
This 45-minute course is suitable for beginners or anyone who would like a refresher. It is offered on the fourth Thursday of every month before the regular sitting and dharma talk. There is no fee.
Thursday, September 22, 7-9:15. Sitting and Dharma Talk/Discussion with Dennis Warren, SIM Founding Instructor. Talk Topic: BEING OF SERVICE TO OTHERS & OURSELVES It’s not unusual to think of “service” as something special we do: working at a soup kitchen, homeless shelter, dog shelter, the pediatric unit in a hospital, a clothing donation center. But […]
Saturday, September 24, 8:30-4:30 pm. Daylong Retreat with Dennis Warren, SIM Founding Instructor. THE ROLE OF THE “BRAHMA VIHARAS” IN AN INTEGRATED PATH OF PRACTICE The Brahma Viharas – loving kindness, compassion, sympathetic joy & equanimity – are what we would call the “heart” qualities in Buddhist practice. We frequently understand these as powerful states […]
Our Buddhist Recovery Group meets every Monday evening from 6:30 pm–8:00 pm. “Newcomers” and “old timers” alike are welcome to attend. The solution to craving and addictive behaviors will be explored using the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path. Registration is not required nor are there any dues or fees. However, to cover rent […]