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.
The Dharma of Poetry and the Poetry of Dharma - Sit & Dharma Talk with SIM Community Member, Laura Rosenthal Dharma practice and poetry have a natural resonance. Both affect us deeply through direct, “felt experience.” Both may use words in non-literal ways to point us to the intuitive crux of experience. Both invite us […]
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 […]
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!
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/
** 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.
A Brahma Viharas eight month study group that's facilitated by SIM Community Mentor Diane Wilde. Additional Dana
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 […]
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, […]
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/