Introduction to Meditation with SIM Community Mentor, Rich Howard

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

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.

*Sit & Dharma Talk with Visiting Teacher, Heather Sundberg

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

Talk Topic: See, Care, Respond! This talk will not be recorded. Sacramento Insight Meditation events are sustained by the generosity of instructors in offering teachings freely and on the generosity of students and members of the meditative community in the form of financial support, service and participation in events. With our practice of dana, we […]

Day-long Retreat with Visiting Teacher, Amma Thanasanti

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

Event registration requested From Separation to Seamless Reality Buddhist teachings emphasize the link between dukkha, an inner dissatisfaction that keeps us from enjoying life and the delusive view of the self that we are separate from others. During this meditation day, we will explore the conceptual proliferation that generates the sense of self and turn […]

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Grand Opening of Sacramento Dharma Center

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

It's the "Grand Opening" of the Sacramento Dharma Center. This event will include neighbors, supporters, and others in addition to the sustaining sanghas (Sacramento Buddhist Meditation Group, Sacramento Insight Meditation, and Valley Streams Zen Sangha). SDC plans to show the neighbors the new building and grounds and give everyone a chance to learn a bit […]

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

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

This SIM Board of Directors meeting was rescheduled from Monday Jan 23 to Monday Jan 30.  Please join us. All are welcome. For more information, contact info@sactoinsight.org.

*Sit & Dharma Talk with SIM Community Mentor, Rich Howard

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

You Don’t Have to Be Buddhist Rich just returned from Thailand, where Theravada Buddhism is interwoven with Hinduism and native folk religion. Once again, the question arises: Am I a Buddhist? Another question follows: Do I have to be Buddhist to practice at SIM? Spoiler Alert: No and No. Join Rich and the SIM community […]

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/

Brahma Viharas Study Group (1 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.

*Sit & Dharma Talk with SIM Community Mentor, Diane Wilde

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

When Is Anger Skillful? Is anger an empowering and appropriate response to suffering and injustice, or does it only cause more conflict? Is it skillful or unskillful? Does it help or hurt? With so many bad things happening in the world these days, there’s a lot of debate about the proper role of anger. The […]