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SUMMARY:(Remote) Young Persons Sangha
DESCRIPTION:Note this meeting is Zoom only. It was previously hoped to be in Hybrid format however SIM-related activities will stay online for a bit longer.  \n\n\nA ​young persons group (Young Persons Sangha) that studies mindfulness and meditation. On the first Tuesday of the month\, the group meets remotely via Zoom. On the second and fourth Tuesdays the group utilizes a hybrid format\, meeting both via Zoom and in-person at the Sacramento Dharma Center. (The schedule venue and title description indicate the meeting type and location.) \nTo attend via Zoom\, scroll down  and click the “Join Zoom Meeting” meeting button or use this link https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82379725848 with passcode: 586497\nPhone access: 1-669-900-9128 ( Meeting ID: 823 7972 5848 ) For instructions on how to join\, click here. \n\nYoung Person Sangha Dana\n[give_form id=”15771″ show_title=”false” show_content=”none” display_style=”reveal”] “Generosity is the virtue that leads to peace.” – The Historical Buddha\nFor remote meetings\, please use the form above to donate by credit card or your PayPal account. Enter the amount you’d like to support our Young Persons Sangha.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/young-persons-sangha-60/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Young Person Sangha
ORGANIZER;CN="Idris Ahmed":MAILTO:idris.ahmed54@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220207T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220207T200000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20211228T053900Z
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SUMMARY:(Remote) Buddhist Recovery Group
DESCRIPTION:Join online meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87807139796 Passcode: 533507 Join by phone: 1-669-900-6833 ( Meeting ID: 878 0713 9796 ) For tips and instructions on how to participate\, check this news blog. To make a donation for this event\, click here.  \n\n\n\nOur 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/.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/buddhist-recovery-group-329/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
CATEGORIES:Buddhist Recovery Group,Online Remote,Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220203T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220203T211500
DTSTAMP:20220130T200236Z
CREATED:20220114T000640Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220130T200236Z
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SUMMARY:(Remote) Sit & Dharma Talk with Visiting Teacher Neesha Patel
DESCRIPTION:Talk Topic: to be announced\n\n\n\nSit & Dharma Talk with Visiting Senior Teacher Neesha Patel\n\n\n\nThursday Night Talk Dana[give_form id=”16147″ show_title=”false” show_content=”none” display_style=”reveal”] “Generosity is the virtue that leads to peace.” – The Historical BuddhaFor remote meetings\, please use the form above to donate by credit card or your PayPal account. Enter the amount you’d like to give and 100% of your donation will be shared with Neesha Patel. \n\n\n\nJoin online meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82385489991Passcode: 368028Join by phone: 1-669-900-6833 ( Meeting ID: 823 8548 9991 )For tips and instructions on how to participate\, check this news blog. \n\n\n\nNEESHA PATEL\, PhD is deeply grateful for the liberative teachings of the Buddha. She has been fortunate to have practiced in both Asia and the US. Her practice has been influenced by the guidance of many wonderful teachers including Sayadaw U Tejaniya and Thai Forest Tradition teachers. She teaches mindfulness meditation at UC Davis and is a participant in the 2017-2021 Insight Meditation Society Teacher Training Program.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/sit-dharma-talk-with-visiting-teacher-neesha-patel/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220202T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220202T210000
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CREATED:20211206T211743Z
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SUMMARY:(Remote) OSOS Meditation Course (1 of 5)
DESCRIPTION:This is part of a Meditation Course for graduates of the Living on the Other Side of Suffering (OSOS) course. This Meditation Course meets on Wednesdays\, February 2 through March 2\, 2022. This course is available only to OSOS graduates. \n\nMeditation Course Dana[give_form id=”23660″ show_title=”false” show_content=”none” display_style=”reveal”] “Generosity is the virtue that leads to peace.” – The Historical BuddhaIf you have already enrolled and would like to make a donation as a course participant\, please use the donation form above to donate by credit card or your PayPal account. Enter the amount you’d like to give and 75% of your donation will be shared with Dennis Warren.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/osos-meditation-1-5/
CATEGORIES:Meditation Course,Online Remote,Study Group
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220201T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220201T210000
DTSTAMP:20211203T154940Z
CREATED:20211203T154534Z
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SUMMARY:(Remote) Young Persons Sangha
DESCRIPTION:A ​young persons group (Young Persons Sangha) that studies mindfulness and meditation. On the first Tuesday of the month\, the group meets remotely via Zoom. On the second and fourth Tuesdays the group utilizes a hybrid format\, meeting both via Zoom and in-person at the Sacramento Dharma Center. (The schedule venue and title description indicate the meeting type and location.) \nTo attend via Zoom\, scroll down  and click the “Join Zoom Meeting” meeting button or use this link https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82379725848 with passcode: 586497\nPhone access: 1-669-900-9128 ( Meeting ID: 823 7972 5848 ) For instructions on how to join\, click here. \nYoung Person Sangha Dana\n[give_form id=”15771″ show_title=”false” show_content=”none” display_style=”reveal”] “Generosity is the virtue that leads to peace.” – The Historical Buddha\nFor remote meetings\, please use the form above to donate by credit card or your PayPal account. Enter the amount you’d like to support our Young Persons Sangha.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/young-persons-sangha-59/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Young Person Sangha
ORGANIZER;CN="Idris Ahmed":MAILTO:idris.ahmed54@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220131T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220131T200000
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CREATED:20211228T040110Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211228T040127Z
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SUMMARY:(Remote) Buddhist Recovery Group
DESCRIPTION:Join online meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87807139796\nPasscode: 533507\nJoin by phone: 1-669-900-6833 ( Meeting ID: 878 0713 9796 )\nFor tips and instructions on how to participate\, check this news blog. \nTo make a donation for this event\, click here. \nOur 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/.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/buddhist-recovery-group-328/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
CATEGORIES:Buddhist Recovery Group,Online Remote,Weekly Meditation
ORGANIZER;CN="Tom Hopkins":MAILTO:thopkins415@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220129T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220129T160000
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CREATED:20211208T044446Z
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SUMMARY:(Remote) Daylong Retreat - Diane Wilde - Hey! Stay on the Path!
DESCRIPTION:Daylong Retreat with Buddhist Minister and Community Teacher Diane Wilde\nAbout This Online Retreat\n\nPre-registration is required and we recommend you pay the registration fee in advance. This helps us determine how many people will attend and how many people the meditation room should accommodate.\nTo pay now\, you’ll find at the bottom of this page registration ticket choices to attend via Zoom or attend onsite. If you attend onsite\, you do have the option to pay the registration fee in-person on the day of the retreat or pay online after the retreat starts.\nThe link to attend the retreat via Zoom appears in three places:\n\nThe Zoom link is at the bottom of this page – select the button “Join Retreat Online” to connect to the meeting.\nThe Zoom link is included in the automated email sent with your ticket purchase (email subject is “You have tickets!“).\nThe Zoom link is https://joinconferencing.zoom.us/join\, with Meeting ID: 856 2275 5195 and Passcode: 670277\n\n\nTo give a donation after attending this retreat\, click here.\n\nRetreat Theme: Hey! Stay on the Path!\nWhen we venture out for a hike in nature\, we check first to make sure there is a well-trodden\, reliable path we can follow. A path that will keep us safe and will guide us home at the end of the day. information signs posted along the way are helpful. They may tell us us how far we have gone\, or suggest we stop for a scenic view ahead\, or a warning to stay on the path due to danger ahead. The Buddha too laid out a reliable path that provides guidance for living our lives with ease and safety. It is the Noble Eightfold Path. If we have strayed from the path\, or never really followed the path with conviction\, we may find ourselves confused and perhaps unsure about the value of our lives. The New Year is a good time for a refresher! The Noble Eightfold Path omits nothing\, and nothing is left to chance. The various paths address three different areas of our lives; our deeply held views and the consequences of those views; the truth about how we live our daily lives; and the steps for achieving true freedom through our meditation practice. On this daylong we will review the wisdom found in each pathway. and will also investigate our individual challenges… and which pathway(s) need more focus and effort. \nAll are welcome. \n\nDIANE WILDE has studied meditation in various traditions since 1990. In 2001 she was a founding member of Sacramento Insight Meditation. She founded Buddhist Pathways Prison Project (aka Boundless Freedom Project) in 2010 and has been a prison chaplain for 18 years. She is a graduate of Sati Center’s Buddhist Chaplaincy program and graduated from Spirit Rock Meditation Center’s Community Dharma Leadership Training Program. She is a board member of Sati Center for Buddhist Studies at the Sacramento Dharma Center. In 2015 she was lay-ordained as a Buddhist minister by Gil Fronsdal. \n\nSacramento 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 support our Sangha. If you prefer to make a donation for this event online using a credit card or PayPal account\, click here to DONATE ONLINE. \nSummary of Important Dates\n\n12/09/2021  – Registration opens.\n01/29/2022 – Attend and enjoy the wonderful retreat.\n01/31/2022 – Registration closes the Monday after the retreat at 11:00 am PST.\n\nRegistration Details\nRegistration is $15.00 per person due before the start of the event. If you are able and interested in further supporting SIM financially\, you have the option of a registration fee of either $25 or $35 dollars. To pay the registration fee online\, in the “Tickets” section\, specify the number of people you are registering to this retreat and click the button “Get Tickets”. You’ll be automatically directed to a secure web-page where your registration payment can be made by credit card as a guest (no PayPal account required) or payment can be made by PayPal after you sign-in to your PayPal account if you have one.For the registration fee\, we also accept personal checks. No one will be turned away for lack of funds; please contact the registrar for more information. \nBefore registering to this event\, click here to review the terms of use for this website. \nQuestions for the Registrar?\nIf you need to contact the retreat registrar with any questions\, click here.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/retreat-jan-29/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Retreat
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220127T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220127T211500
DTSTAMP:20220127T001020Z
CREATED:20211117T210958Z
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SUMMARY:(Remote) Sit & Dharma Talk - Rich Howard - The Paramis
DESCRIPTION:The Paramis\n\n\n\nSit & Dharma Talk with SIM Community Teacher Rich Howard\n\n\n\nDeveloping a Mind/Heart of Peace The Paramis are qualities of heart that when developed bring the highest blessing\, which is peace. In honor of the passing of Thich Nhat Hanh\, Rich will use illustrations from the beloved Zen Master’s life for development of the Paramis in daily life. We will see how Thay embodied patience\, renunciation\, determination\, truthfulness\, and other qualities of the heart to bring peace at the individual\, community\, and global scales. Please bring a story of how you have been influenced by Thich Nhat Hanh’s teaching\, in person\, online\, or through his writing: a short quote\, a song\, a poem\, or one of his books. We have invited special guest Helen Hobart to share her experience practicing with Thay. \n\n\n\nRich will donate all the dana he receives from tonight’s presentation to the Thich Nhat Hanh Foundation. \n\n\n\nJoin online meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81034206363 \,  Passcode: 690543Join by phone: 1-669-900-6833 ( Meeting ID:  810 3420 6363 ) \n\n\n\nThursday Night Talk Dana[give_form id=”10304″ show_title=”false” show_content=”none” display_style=”reveal”] For remote meetings\, please use the form above to donate by credit card or your PayPal account. Enter the amount you’d like to give and 75% of your donation will be shared with the Thich Hanh Foundation (via Rich Howard).
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/sit-dharma-talk-sim-community-teacher-rich-howard-22/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220127T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220127T190000
DTSTAMP:20211228T101120Z
CREATED:20211208T051109Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211228T101120Z
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SUMMARY:(Remote) Introduction to Meditation with Rich Howard
DESCRIPTION:To participate\, note the following: \n\nJoin Online: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82514332127Passcode: 807915Join by phone: 1-669-900-6833 ( Meeting ID: 825 1433 2127 )For instructions on how to join the meeting\, click here. \n\nThis 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. \n\n  \nRICH HOWARD has been an active practitioner and volunteer at SIM since 2004. His area of interest is bringing meditative awareness into everyday life. He participated in SIM’s 2007 India Pilgrimage and is a graduate of SIM’s second Practice Development and Leadership (PDL) program. He served on the Board from 2010 until 2015\, the last two years as president. He was one of the SIM representatives to the Inter-Sangha Coordinating Committee\, predecessor to the Sacramento Dharma Center Board\, which now runs our shared space for Buddhist sanghas in Sacramento. He served as a Peace Corps volunteer in southern Africa in the 1970s and is fluent in Spanish. His teachers are Dennis Warren\, Tony Bernhard\, and Steve Armstrong. Rich completed online courses with Steve on the Abhidhamma (the Buddhist psychology) and the Manual of Insight. He took Gil Fronsdal’s online course on the Majjhima Nikaya (Middle-length Discourses of the Buddha). His interest in the environment led him to the One Small Planet training with Kerry Nelson and the Ecosattva training with One Earth Sangha. In 2018\, he completed a 10-month Dhamma Awareness Training with Steve Armstrong and Kamala Masters called Touching the Earth. In 2019\, he completed Meg Gawler’s 8-month course Preparing the Ground for Samadhi. \n\nSacramento 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 support our Sangha. If you wish to make a donation\, click here. \nAt the bottom of this page\, you may enter the number of people planning to attend and select the button “Confirm RSVP“.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/remote-introduction-meditation-sim-community-teacher-rich-howard/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
CATEGORIES:Meditation Course,Online Remote,Upcoming Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220125T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220125T210000
DTSTAMP:20220111T053602Z
CREATED:20211203T154341Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220111T053602Z
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SUMMARY:(Remote) Young Persons Sangha
DESCRIPTION:A ​young persons group (Young Persons Sangha) that studies mindfulness and meditation. On the first Tuesday of the month\, the group meets remotely via Zoom. On the second and fourth Tuesdays the group utilizes a hybrid format\, meeting both via Zoom and in-person at the Sacramento Dharma Center. (The schedule venue and title description indicate the meeting type and location.) \nTo attend via Zoom\, scroll down  and click the “Join Zoom Meeting” meeting button or use this link https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82379725848 with passcode: 586497\nPhone access: 1-669-900-9128 ( Meeting ID: 823 7972 5848 ) For instructions on how to join\, click here. \n\nYoung Person Sangha Dana\n[give_form id=”15771″ show_title=”false” show_content=”none” display_style=”reveal”] “Generosity is the virtue that leads to peace.” – The Historical Buddha\nFor remote meetings\, please use the form above to donate by credit card or your PayPal account. Enter the amount you’d like to support our Young Persons Sangha.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/hybrid-young-persons-sangha-2/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Young Person Sangha
ORGANIZER;CN="Idris Ahmed":MAILTO:idris.ahmed54@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220124T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220124T200000
DTSTAMP:20220120T080936Z
CREATED:20211228T035921Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220120T080936Z
UID:23795-1643049000-1643054400@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:(Remote) Buddhist Recovery Group
DESCRIPTION:Join online meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87807139796Passcode: 533507Join by phone: 1-669-900-6833 ( Meeting ID: 878 0713 9796 )For tips and instructions on how to participate\, check this news blog. \nTo make a donation for this event\, click here. \n\nOur 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/.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/buddhist-recovery-group-327/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
CATEGORIES:Buddhist Recovery Group,Online Remote,Weekly Meditation
ORGANIZER;CN="Tom Hopkins":MAILTO:thopkins415@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220120T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220120T211500
DTSTAMP:20220111T055818Z
CREATED:20211117T210548Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220111T055818Z
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SUMMARY:(Remote) Sit & Dharma Talk - Dennis Warren - Healing and Our Biographical Narratives
DESCRIPTION:Healing and Our Biographical Narratives\nSit & Dharma Talk with SIM Founding Teacher Dennis Warren \nJoin online meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81262809252Passcode: 036347Join by phone: 1-669-900-6833 ( Meeting ID: 812 6280 9252 )For tips and instructions on how to participate\, check this news blog. \n\nThursday Night Talk Dana[give_form id=”10310″ show_title=”false” show_content=”none” display_style=”reveal”] “Generosity is the virtue that leads to peace.” – The Historical BuddhaFor remote meetings\, please use the form above to donate by credit card or your PayPal account. Enter the amount you’d like to give and 75% of your donation will be shared with Dennis Warren. \n\nTopic details: \nBuddhist practice has a unique approach to problem solving and healing. The teachings\, methods and underlying psychology dismantle the confusing\, and sometimes overwhelming\, emotional energy of difficult reactive patterns and our attachment to a biographical narrative that identifies us as damaged. This approach focuses on how we relate to the narrative\, not the biographical details of the narrative. \nThis evening will explore two practical questions: \n\nWhat is the Buddhist approach to problem solving and healing?\nWhat role does our individual biographical narratives play in this process?\n\nThe subject matter of this evening is appropriate for all stages of practice. You can attend in person or by ZOOM.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/sit-dharma-talk-sim-founding-teacher-dennis-warren-54/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Weekly Meditation
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220117T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220117T200000
DTSTAMP:20211228T035720Z
CREATED:20211228T035705Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211228T035720Z
UID:23792-1642444200-1642449600@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:(Remote) Buddhist Recovery Group
DESCRIPTION:Join online meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87807139796\nPasscode: 533507\nJoin by phone: 1-669-900-6833 ( Meeting ID: 878 0713 9796 )\nFor tips and instructions on how to participate\, check this news blog. \nTo make a donation for this event\, click here. \nOur 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/.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/buddhist-recovery-group-326/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
CATEGORIES:Buddhist Recovery Group,Online Remote,Weekly Meditation
ORGANIZER;CN="Tom Hopkins":MAILTO:thopkins415@gmail.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220116T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220116T160000
DTSTAMP:20220111T060040Z
CREATED:20210928T204757Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220111T060040Z
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SUMMARY:(Remote) A Year to Live (2 of 13)
DESCRIPTION:This is part of an twelve month course lead by SIM’s community teacher\, Reverend Diane Wilde. The first introductory meeting was in December\, 2021. For course details or to make a teacher donation while participating in the course\, visit https://sactoinsight.org/activities/study-groups/a-year-to-live/.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/onsite-year-live-2-13/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
ORGANIZER;CN="Diane Wilde":MAILTO:diane@sactoinsight.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220113T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220113T211500
DTSTAMP:20220111T053349Z
CREATED:20211208T054342Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220111T053349Z
UID:23483-1642100400-1642108500@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:(Remote) Sit & Dharma Talk - Seth Castleman - Have a Little Faith!
DESCRIPTION:Have a Little Faith!\nSit & Dharma Talk with Visiting Teacher Rabbi Seth Castleman\nJoin online meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86043707674\nPasscode: 591726\nJoin by phone: 1-669-900-9128 ( Meeting ID: 860 4370 7674 )\nFor tips and instructions on how to participate\, check this news blog.\n\nThursday Night Talk Dana[give_form id=”16677″ show_title=”false” show_content=”none” display_style=”reveal”] “Generosity is the virtue that leads to peace.” – The Historical BuddhaFor remote meetings\, please use the form above to donate by credit card or your PayPal account. Enter the amount you’d like to give and 75% of your donation will be shared with Seth Castleman. \n\nRABBI SETH CASTLEMAN is a teacher\, writer\, and storyteller with over twenty years experience teaching mindfulness and spiritual practice. Castleman is trained in both the Jewish and Buddhist traditions. After 20 years of meditation practice and two years of silent retreat as a lay-person in the US\, India\, and Nepal and as a monk in Burma\, Seth was trained as a teacher by Jack Kornfield at Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre\, CA. He was authorized as a meditation/dharma teacher in 2008. Following eight years of rabbinical studies in the US and Israel/Palestine\, Castleman was ordained in 2011 as a rabbi by one Orthodox\, one Conservative\, and one Reform rabbi. Castleman has published in two dozen newspapers\, periodicals\, and anthologies on the intersection of contemplative practice and social justice and the transformational power of brokenness. As a storyteller\, Seth has performed in theaters\, on radio and television\, and at countless kitchen tables. Seth uses myth\, storytelling\, and humor as central tools in his teaching and counseling work. Seth Castleman is married to Reverend Elizabeth Griswold\, making them\, quite possibly\, the only rabbi—Christian minister married couple in the US. Seth and Elizabeth live in Davis\, CA with their three children.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/sit-dharma-talk-visiting-teacher-rabbi-seth-castleman-2/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220111T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220111T210000
DTSTAMP:20220111T053507Z
CREATED:20211203T154020Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220111T053507Z
UID:23362-1641927600-1641934800@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:(Remote) Young Persons Sangha
DESCRIPTION:A ​young persons group (Young Persons Sangha) that studies mindfulness and meditation. On the first Tuesday of the month\, the group meets remotely via Zoom. On the second and fourth Tuesdays the group utilizes a hybrid format\, meeting both via Zoom and in-person at the Sacramento Dharma Center. (The schedule venue and title description indicate the meeting type and location.) \nTo attend via Zoom\, scroll down  and click the “Join Zoom Meeting” meeting button or use this link https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82379725848 with passcode: 586497\nPhone access: 1-669-900-9128 ( Meeting ID: 823 7972 5848 ) For instructions on how to join\, click here. \n\nYoung Person Sangha Dana\n[give_form id=”15771″ show_title=”false” show_content=”none” display_style=”reveal”] “Generosity is the virtue that leads to peace.” – The Historical Buddha\nFor remote meetings\, please use the form above to donate by credit card or your PayPal account. Enter the amount you’d like to support our Young Persons Sangha.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/young-persons-sangha-58/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Young Person Sangha
ORGANIZER;CN="Idris Ahmed":MAILTO:idris.ahmed54@gmail.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220110T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220110T200000
DTSTAMP:20211228T035526Z
CREATED:20211228T035422Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211228T035526Z
UID:23789-1641839400-1641844800@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:(Remote) Buddhist Recovery Group
DESCRIPTION:Join online meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87807139796\nPasscode: 533507\nJoin by phone: 1-669-900-6833 ( Meeting ID: 878 0713 9796 )\nFor tips and instructions on how to participate\, check this news blog. \nTo make a donation for this event\, click here. \nOur 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/.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/buddhist-recovery-group-325/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
CATEGORIES:Buddhist Recovery Group,Online Remote,Weekly Meditation
ORGANIZER;CN="Tom Hopkins":MAILTO:thopkins415@gmail.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220110T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220110T203000
DTSTAMP:20211026T220531Z
CREATED:20211026T220339Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211026T220531Z
UID:23040-1641837600-1641846600@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:(Remote) SIM Board of Directors Meeting
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/sim-board-directors-meeting-42/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
CATEGORIES:Board Meeting,Online Remote
ORGANIZER;CN="President Board of Directors":MAILTO:AmyK@sactoinsight.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220106T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220106T210000
DTSTAMP:20211228T185657Z
CREATED:20211117T210258Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211228T185657Z
UID:23243-1641495600-1641502800@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Sit & Dharma Talk - Diane Wilde - Are You Listening?
DESCRIPTION:Are You Listening?\nSit & Dharma Talk with SIM Community Teacher Rev. Diane Wilde\n* Hybrid events can be attended via Zoom or in-person at the Sacramento Dharma Center\nJoin online meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89174387201\nPasscode: 218936\nJoin by phone: 1-669-900-6833 ( Meeting ID: 891 7438 7201 )\nFor tips and instructions to join the meeting\, check this news blog. \n\nThursday Night Talk Dana \n[give_form id=”9758″ show_title=”false” show_content=”none” display_style=”reveal”]\n“Generosity is the virtue that leads to peace.” – The Historical Buddha\nWe recognize that donating by cash or check at the time you attend this event may not always be convenient for you. If that’s the case\, please use the form below to donate by credit card or your PayPal account. Enter the amount you’d like to give and 75% of your donation will be shared with Rev. Diane Wilde. \n\nTopic details: \nDid you know that listening is a learned skill?  Unlike speech which comes naturally to us\, REALLY listening isn’t an innate trait. Why is that? Listening requires taming the ego-driven addiction to being center stage\, and trying to take over another’s “air time”. To speak is to articulate words that convey meaning\, and to listen is to understand the true intent behind words being spoken. When the Buddha spoke about Right Speech\, he was including both sides of the communication equation; skillful means of intentional speech as well as intentional listening.  Skillful listening means listening mindfully to others\, especially when we habitually discount what “they” have to say. It also means listening deeply to our own innate wisdom\, which we too frequently ignore because it may not align with our long-held beliefs about ourselves. Learning how to deeply listen is a skill that changes attitudes and beliefs as well as enhancing empathy and community.  Deep listening is a great skill to learn for the new year.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/sit-dharma-talk-sim-community-teacher-diane-wilde-19/
LOCATION:Hybrid (in-person and online)\, 3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM)\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Weekly Meditation
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220104T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220104T210000
DTSTAMP:20211203T155014Z
CREATED:20211203T153828Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211203T155014Z
UID:23359-1641322800-1641330000@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:(Remote) Young Persons Sangha
DESCRIPTION:A ​young persons group (Young Persons Sangha) that studies mindfulness and meditation. On the first Tuesday of the month\, the group meets remotely via Zoom. On the second and fourth Tuesdays the group utilizes a hybrid format\, meeting both via Zoom and in-person at the Sacramento Dharma Center. (The schedule venue and title description indicate the meeting type and location.) \nTo attend via Zoom\, scroll down  and click the “Join Zoom Meeting” meeting button or use this link https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82379725848 with passcode: 586497\nPhone access: 1-669-900-9128 ( Meeting ID: 823 7972 5848 ) For instructions on how to join\, click here. \nYoung Person Sangha Dana\n[give_form id=”15771″ show_title=”false” show_content=”none” display_style=”reveal”] “Generosity is the virtue that leads to peace.” – The Historical Buddha\nFor remote meetings\, please use the form above to donate by credit card or your PayPal account. Enter the amount you’d like to support our Young Persons Sangha.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/young-persons-sangha-55/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Young Person Sangha
ORGANIZER;CN="Idris Ahmed":MAILTO:idris.ahmed54@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220103T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220103T200000
DTSTAMP:20211228T035239Z
CREATED:20211228T035223Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211228T035239Z
UID:23786-1641234600-1641240000@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:(Remote) Buddhist Recovery Group
DESCRIPTION:Join online meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87807139796\nPasscode: 533507\nJoin by phone: 1-669-900-6833 ( Meeting ID: 878 0713 9796 )\nFor tips and instructions on how to participate\, check this news blog. \nTo make a donation for this event\, click here. \nOur 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/.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/buddhist-recovery-group-324/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
CATEGORIES:Buddhist Recovery Group,Online Remote,Weekly Meditation
ORGANIZER;CN="Tom Hopkins":MAILTO:thopkins415@gmail.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211230T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211230T211500
DTSTAMP:20211228T191104Z
CREATED:20211021T043636Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211228T191104Z
UID:22968-1640890800-1640898900@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Sit & Dharma Talk - Gullu Singh - 5 Subjects for Daily Recollection
DESCRIPTION:Five Subjects for Daily Recollection\nSit & Dharma Talk with Visiting Senior Teacher Gullu Singh \n* Hybrid events can be attended via Zoom or in-person at the Sacramento Dharma Center\nJoin online meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83577477772\nPasscode: 552481\nJoin by phone: 1-669-900-6833 ( Meeting ID: 835 7747 7772 )\nFor tips and instructions to join the meeting\, check this news blog. \nGulwinder “Gullu” Singh is a corporate real estate attorney who also a Dharma teacher at InsightLA and Spirit Rock Meditation Center. He has taught mindfulness at the University of Southern California\, been a guest lecturer at UCLA Law School and has taught mindfulness in law firms\, at bar associations and in law firm and corporate settings. Although he was exposed to meditation as a child\, he found his own practice when he started his legal career\, working at firms where the job was extremely stressful.\nGullu completed InsightLA’s one-year Mindfulness Facilitator Training\, Spirit Rock Meditation Center’s 2-year Dedicated Practitioner Program\, the training to teach Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and the 4-year Spirit Rock Meditation Center Teacher Training Program which focuses on teaching in the silent retreat setting. Gullu is a core teacher in the Mindfulness in Law Teacher Training as well as the InsightLA Mindfulness Facilitator Training.\nGullu graduated from Duke University in 1990 and got his J.D. from the University of Southern California Law Center in 1993\, where he was on Law Review. He then worked at two preeminent BigLaw Firms before founding Landmark Law Group\, Inc. in 1998. He was recognized as a California Super Lawyer in 2009.\nGullu is deeply inspired to share meditation as a path to freedom and also as an antidote to stress\, a way to cope more effectively with the challenges of work and life and to inject more sanity\, compassion and wisdom into this world. \n\nThursday Night Talk Dana\n[give_form id=”16991″ show_title=”false” show_content=”none” display_style=”reveal”] “Generosity is the virtue that leads to peace.” – The Historical Buddha\nFor remote meetings\, please use the form above to donate by credit card or your PayPal account. Enter the amount you’d like to give and 100% of your donation will be shared with Gullu Singh. \n\n 
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/sit-dharma-talk-visiting-senior-teacher-gullu-singh-3/
LOCATION:Hybrid (in-person and online)\, 3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM)\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Weekly Meditation
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211228T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211228T210000
DTSTAMP:20211206T201915Z
CREATED:20210917T165913Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211206T201915Z
UID:22652-1640718000-1640725200@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:(Onsite) Young Persons Sangha
DESCRIPTION:Meeting three Tuesdays per month\, a ​young persons group studying mindfulness and meditation. Some meetings are onsite at the Sacramento Dharma Center\, some meetings are remote via Zoom\, and some meetings are hybrid. The schedule venue and title indicate the meeting type/location. \nYoung Person Sangha Dana\n[give_form id=”15771″ show_title=”false” show_content=”none” display_style=”reveal”] “Generosity is the virtue that leads to peace.” – The Historical Buddha\nFor remote meetings\, please use the form above to donate by credit card or your PayPal account. Enter the amount you’d like to support our Young Persons Sangha.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/young-persons-sangha-57/
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation,Young Person Sangha
ORGANIZER;CN="Idris Ahmed":MAILTO:idris.ahmed54@gmail.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211227T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211227T200000
DTSTAMP:20211020T220724Z
CREATED:20211020T220540Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211020T220724Z
UID:22944-1640629800-1640635200@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:(Remote) Buddhist Recovery Group
DESCRIPTION:Join online meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83436463247\nPasscode: 112161\nJoin by phone: 1-669-900-6833 ( Meeting ID: 834 3646 3247 )\nFor tips and instructions on how to participate\, check this news blog. \nTo make a donation for this event\, click here. \nOur 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/.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/buddhist-recovery-group-323/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
CATEGORIES:Buddhist Recovery Group,Online Remote,Weekly Meditation
ORGANIZER;CN="Tom Hopkins":MAILTO:thopkins415@gmail.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211223T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211223T211500
DTSTAMP:20211224T051043Z
CREATED:20211021T043040Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211224T051043Z
UID:22965-1640286000-1640294100@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Sit & Dharma Talk - Rich Howard - Beginnings and Endings
DESCRIPTION:Beginnings and Endings\nSit & Dharma Talk with SIM Community Teacher Rich Howard \n* Hybrid events can be attended via Zoom or in-person at the Sacramento Dharma Center. The teacher will present on location.\nJoin online meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89485691687\nPasscode: 114183\nJoin by phone: 1-669-900-6833 ( Meeting ID:  894 8569 1687 )\nFor tips and instructions to join the meeting\, check this news blog. \nThursday Night Talk Dana\n[give_form id=”10304″ show_title=”false” show_content=”none” display_style=”reveal”] “Generosity is the virtue that leads to peace.” – The Historical Buddha\nFor remote meetings\, please use the form above to donate by credit card or your PayPal account. Enter the amount you’d like to give and 75% of your donation will be shared with Rich Howard. \nTopic details: \nWhile the end of a calendar year is somewhat arbitrary\, it offers us a chance to look back on the previous year and to look forward to the year to come. In terms of practice\, we can think of these activities as Wise Reflection and Wise Intention. For this evening\, we will be using a beginning – the first section of the Dhammapada\, which Jack Kornfield calls “the most beloved of all Buddhist texts\, both poetic and profound.” Titled “Dichotomies” in Gil Fronsdal’s translation (Shambhala\, 2008)\, this text contains reminders of the power of our thoughts and actions\, and discernment in choosing a path of happiness and away from quarrels. \nThe placement of a text at the beginning of a collection was not arbitrary when the Pali Canon was assembled – important texts like this one were intentionally placed first. We will take a slow tour through this poem and see what it offers for our year-end reflection and intention. Feel free to have your own copy of the Dhammapada at hand; it is often fruitful to see how different translators approach a text.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/sit-dharma-talk-sim-community-teacher-rich-howard-21/
LOCATION:Hybrid (in-person and online)\, 3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM)\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211223T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211223T190000
DTSTAMP:20211208T052256Z
CREATED:20211116T223620Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211208T052256Z
UID:23235-1640282400-1640286000@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:(Remote) Introduction to Meditation with Rich Howard
DESCRIPTION:To participate\, note the following: \nJoin Online: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86219248344\nPasscode: 516664\nJoin by phone: 1-669-900-6833 ( Meeting ID: 862 1924 8344 )\nFor instructions on how to join the meeting\, click here. \nThis 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. \n \nRICH HOWARD has been an active practitioner and volunteer at SIM since 2004. His area of interest is bringing meditative awareness into everyday life. He participated in SIM’s 2007 India Pilgrimage and is a graduate of SIM’s second Practice Development and Leadership (PDL) program. He served on the Board from 2010 until 2015\, the last two years as president. He was one of the SIM representatives to the Inter-Sangha Coordinating Committee\, predecessor to the Sacramento Dharma Center Board\, which now runs our shared space for Buddhist sanghas in Sacramento. He served as a Peace Corps volunteer in southern Africa in the 1970s and is fluent in Spanish. His teachers are Dennis Warren\, Tony Bernhard\, and Steve Armstrong. Rich completed online courses with Steve on the Abhidhamma (the Buddhist psychology) and the Manual of Insight. He took Gil Fronsdal’s online course on the Majjhima Nikaya (Middle-length Discourses of the Buddha). His interest in the environment led him to the One Small Planet training with Kerry Nelson and the Ecosattva training with One Earth Sangha. In 2018\, he completed a 10-month Dhamma Awareness Training with Steve Armstrong and Kamala Masters called Touching the Earth. In 2019\, he completed Meg Gawler’s 8-month course Preparing the Ground for Samadhi. \nSacramento 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 support our Sangha. If you wish to make a donation\, click here. \nAt the bottom of this page\, you may enter the number of people planning to attend and select the button “Confirm RSVP“.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/introduction-meditation-sim-community-teacher-rich-howard-6/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
CATEGORIES:Meditation Course,Online Remote,Upcoming Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211220T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211220T200000
DTSTAMP:20211020T220733Z
CREATED:20211020T220413Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211020T220733Z
UID:22942-1640025000-1640030400@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:(Remote) Buddhist Recovery Group
DESCRIPTION:Join online meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83436463247\nPasscode: 112161\nJoin by phone: 1-669-900-6833 ( Meeting ID: 834 3646 3247 )\nFor tips and instructions on how to participate\, check this news blog. \nTo make a donation for this event\, click here. \nOur 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/.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/buddhist-recovery-group-322/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
CATEGORIES:Buddhist Recovery Group,Online Remote,Weekly Meditation
ORGANIZER;CN="Tom Hopkins":MAILTO:thopkins415@gmail.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211219T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211219T160000
DTSTAMP:20211216T183623Z
CREATED:20201228T053038Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211216T183623Z
UID:18657-1639922400-1639929600@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:(Onsite) A Year to Live (12 month course)
DESCRIPTION:A Year to Live\nThis is part of an twelve month course lead by SIM’s community teacher\, Reverend Diane Wilde. This is not a remote offered course. For location\, schedule\, and other course details\, visit https://sactoinsight.org/activities/study-groups/a-year-to-live/.\n \nRegistration Details\nThis course and the waiting list is currently full. If you need to contact the course registrar for any reason\, click here.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/year-live-12-month-course/
CATEGORIES:Classes,Study Group,Upcoming Classes
ORGANIZER;CN="Diane Wilde":MAILTO:diane@sactoinsight.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211218T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211218T160000
DTSTAMP:20211228T185405Z
CREATED:20211021T044737Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211228T185405Z
UID:22972-1639816200-1639843200@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Daylong Retreat - Dennis Warren - Living With\, and Without\, A Separate Self
DESCRIPTION:Year-End One Day Retreat with SIM’s Founding Teacher Dennis Warren\nAbout This Hybrid Retreat\n\n 	Hybrid events can be attended via Zoom or in-person at the Sacramento Dharma Center.\n 	Pre-registration is required and we recommend you pay the registration fee in advance. This helps us determine how many people will attend and how many people the meditation room should accommodate.\n 	To pay now\, you’ll find at the bottom of this page registration ticket choices to attend via Zoom or attend onsite. If you attend onsite\, you do have the option to pay the registration fee in-person on the day of the retreat or pay online after the retreat starts.\n 	If you buy a ticket for onsite attendance you may still attend the retreat via Zoom.\n 	The link to attend the retreat via Zoom appears in three places:\n\n 	The Zoom link is at the bottom of this page – select the button “Join Retreat Online” to connect to the meeting.\n 	The Zoom link is included in the automated email sent with your ticket purchase (email subject is “You have tickets!“).\n 	The Zoom link is https://joinconferencing.zoom.us/join\, with Meeting ID: 837 5090 8344 and Passcode: 135371\n\n\n 	To give a donation after attending this retreat\, click here.\n\nRetreat Theme: The Possibilities & Deep Satisfaction of Living With\, and Without\, A Separate Self\nFrom a Buddhist perspective\, “Self” can be misunderstood as dualistic and problematic: “Self” equals bad & suffering. “No self” equals good and becomes a cure for all our ills.\nThis over-simplified model is guaranteed to result in confusion\, struggle and misery. “Self” and “ego” become sources of suffering rather than playing useful\, helpful\, valuable roles in life.\nBuddhist practice provides a larger\, inclusive\, unified view of identity and self that that fills life with endless possibilities\, satisfaction and reassurance. This one day will be a relaxed\, practical\, relevant look at our lives and practices from this perspective.\nWe’ll examine the teachings\, psychology and practices that support essential elements of practice that may seem confusing\, contradictory and distant – self\, no-self\, identity\, traumatic identity\, impermanence\, emptiness\, “non-dual” awareness\, transcendence\, karma\, awakening. We’ll explore how these foundational elements relate to\, and fit together into one seamless whole.\nYou’ll have the option of attending the day in person (absent a negative development with COVID) or online by Zoom. Dennis is encouraging as many people as possible to attend in person\, if you feel safe. Look forward to helpful day of practice together.\n DENNIS WARREN is SIM’s Founding Teacher and has been teaching mindfulness\, meditation and contemplative practices since 1998. He recently completed his 11th year as a Volunteer Clinical Professor in Mindfulness in the Division of Pain Medicine at the UC Davis School of Medicine and Medical Center. He is certified as a Mindfulness Teacher\, Professional Level (CMT-P)\, by the International Mindfulness Teachers Association. He is a graduate of the professional trainings in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction and Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression. He also is a graduate of the Spirit Rock Medication Center’s Dharma leaders training program. You can learn more about Dennis’ background and activities at https://www.denniswarren.net/ .\nDennis has been participating in residential meditation retreats\, and has maintained a daily meditation practice\, in the Theravadan Buddhist tradition for over 30 years. 2018 was his 20th year of teaching Insight Meditation and mindfulness practices in residential\, retreat\, educational\, medical\, corporate and community settings. In 2007 and 2014\, Dennis led month long pilgrimages and moving retreats in Thailand\, India and Nepal. A third is being planned for late 2021.\nSacramento 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 support our Sangha. If you prefer to make a donation for this event online using a credit card or PayPal account\, click here to DONATE ONLINE.\nSummary of Important Dates\n\n 	11/29/2021  – Registration opens.\n 	12/18/2021 – Attend and enjoy the wonderful retreat.\n 	12/20/2021 – Registration closes the Monday after the retreat at 11:00 am PST.\n\nRegistration Details\nRegistration is $15.00 per person due before the start of the event. If you are able and interested in further supporting SIM financially\, you have the option of a registration fee of either $25 or $35 dollars. To pay the registration fee online\, specify if you plan to attend in-person or attend remotely via Zoom. In the “Tickets” section\, specify the number of people you are registering to this retreat and click the button “Get Tickets”. You’ll be automatically directed to a secure web-page where your registration payment can be made by credit card as a guest (no PayPal account required) or payment can be made by PayPal after you sign-in to your PayPal account if you have one.\nFor the registration fee\, we also accept personal checks. No one will be turned away for lack of funds; please contact the registrar for more information.\n\nBefore registering to this event\, click here to review the terms of use for this website.\nQuestions for the Registrar?\nIf you need to contact the retreat registrar with any questions\, click here.\n\nHow to attend this retreat\nto be announced.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/retreat-dec-18/
LOCATION:Hybrid (in-person and online)\, 3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM)\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Retreat
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SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Sit & Dharma Talk - Dennis Warren - Beginner’s Mind
DESCRIPTION:Establishing the Wonderful Quality of “Beginner’s Mind”\nSit & Dharma Talk with SIM Founding Teacher Dennis Warren\n* Hybrid events can be attended via Zoom or in-person at the Sacramento Dharma Center. The teacher will present via Zoom.\nJoin online meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82802511823\nPasscode: 627511\nJoin by phone: 1-669-900-6833 ( Meeting ID: 828 0251 1823 )\nFor tips and instructions on how to participate\, check this news blog.\nThursday Night Talk Dana\n[give_form id=”10310″ show_title=”false” show_content=”none” display_style=”reveal”] “Generosity is the virtue that leads to peace.” – The Historical Buddha\nFor remote meetings\, please use the form above to donate by credit card or your PayPal account. Enter the amount you’d like to give and 75% of your donation will be shared with Dennis Warren.\nTopic details:\n“Beginner’s Mind” is a wonderful quality of mind. It has the potential to significantly improve our practice of meditation and the quality of our mindfulness and experience in daily life. Despite the wide spread (and often confusing) coverage it receives in Buddhist\, business\, athletic\, therapeutic and pop culture publications\, it is something that remains elusive for many of us.\nThis evening will explore the following practical questions:\n\n 	What is Beginner’s Mind\, really?\n 	Why is it considered so valuable?\n 	Why does it seem elusive?\n 	How do we establish it in meditation practice? And in daily life?\n\nThe subject matter of this evening is appropriate for all stages of practice.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/sit-dharma-talk-sim-founding-teacher-dennis-warren-52/
LOCATION:Hybrid (in-person and online)\, 3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM)\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Weekly Meditation
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