One of the most elusive, yet fundamental, elements of Buddhist psychology and practice is the idea that we can be transformed in some genuinely permanent way through our practice, and that we can be “liberated” from what burdens our minds and hearts. Buddhist practice promises the possibility of a lasting peace and satisfaction that is […]
Thursday, December 3, 7:00-9:15 pm. Sitting and Dharma Talk, with Dennis Warren, SIM Founding Teacher. LOSS – SEEING IT COMING, LIVING IT, REORGANIZING AFTERWARDS - WITH SIM’S FOUNDING TEACHER DENNIS WARREN Loss brings us up against the limitations in understanding how the Dharma and practice apply to this painful aspect of being human. Loss not […]
Thursday, December 10, 7-9 pm. Sitting and Dharma Discus with Diane Wilde, SIM Community Mentor Anger… it’s not what you think! It’s the holiday season! Anger? Not allowed now! Yet anger creeps into our lives uninvited, disguised in a variety of forms. There are a wide range of behaviors that signal anger, yet we don’t […]