Day-long Retreat with Visiting Teacher Ayyas Santacitta

Sacramento Dharma Center Building 3111 Wissemann Drive, Sacramento, CA, United States

For details about Ayya Santacitta from Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery, click here. The retreat theme is "Entering the Heart of Practice". At the heart of Buddhist practice is the union of wisdom & compassion, cultivated through mindfulness and a skillful response to live. Through developing the qualities of the heart and seeing clearly, we can […]

Yard Yogis Sunday Practice

Sacramento Dharma Center Building 3111 Wissemann Drive, Sacramento, CA, United States

Meets the last Sunday of each month. All volunteers are welcome to help with outdoor maintenance, indoor cleaning, and other tasks. A wonderful opportunity for work Dana, and community building!

Buddhist Recovery Group

Sacramento Dharma Center Building 3111 Wissemann Drive, Sacramento, CA, United States

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 – rescheduled

Sacramento Dharma Center Building 3111 Wissemann Drive, Sacramento, CA, United States

** NOTICE: This meeting was rescheduled from July 24th to July 31st. 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.

Brahma Viharas Study Group (7 of 8)

Sacramento Dharma Center Building 3111 Wissemann Drive, Sacramento, CA, United States

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

Morning Meditation with Diane Wilde

Sacramento Dharma Center Building 3111 Wissemann Drive, Sacramento, CA, United States

Morning Meditation with Diane Wilde 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 – Rich Howard – Approaching the Dhamma, Part 2

Sacramento Dharma Center Building 3111 Wissemann Drive, Sacramento, CA, United States

In the Buddha’s Words: Approaching the Dhamma - Part 2 “It is fitting for you to be perplexed, O Kalamas.” These words spoken by the Buddha to the citizens of Kesaputta ring true for us today. How do we approach the teachings of the Buddha, when there are so many competing spiritual, philosophical, and secular teachings, […]

Buddhist Recovery Group

Sacramento Dharma Center Building 3111 Wissemann Drive, Sacramento, CA, United States

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/

Morning Meditation with Laura Rosenthal

Sacramento Dharma Center Building 3111 Wissemann Drive, Sacramento, CA, United States

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 – Dennis Warren – The Arising of Wisdom: Experiencing “The Characteristic of Nonself”

Sacramento Dharma Center Building 3111 Wissemann Drive, Sacramento, CA, United States

The Arising of Wisdom – Experiencing “The Characteristic of Nonself” with SIM Founding Teacher Dennis Warren Wisdom (Insight), from a Buddhist perspective, arises from “hearing” (listening to the Dharma), study and reflection capped by non-conceptual direct experience. This formula involves intentionally focusing the mind and attention on a number of different and particular experiences, supported […]