Resting In Awareness and Experience A One Day Retreat with SIM’s Founding Teacher Dennis Warren At the center of long term practice is the ability to rest, to abide, in awareness. Practice becomes a refuge, a comfort, a self-restoring experience when we learn this skill, even when challenges are present. This will be a day […]
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/
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.
Meeting the 4th Tuesday of each month, the Sacramento Climate Sangha provides dharmic support and a refuge for exploration of our hopes and fears about climate change.
Morning Meditation with Rich Howard 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 […]
The Atthakavagga: the original seeds that gave rise to Buddhist teachings (Part2) Sit & Dharma Talk with SIM Community Mentor, Diane Wilde “For someone sunk in confusion, even if well concealed in a hiding place, seclusion is far away.” This is another paradoxical reflection from one of the earliest collections in the Pali Cannon, the […]
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 Margaret Buss 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 […]
Deeper Refuge: What Does It Really Mean to Be 'All Right'? Sit & Dharma Talk with Visiting Senior Teacher, Heather Sundberg This Talk is based on some poetry from a Bob Dylan song which someone sent Heather recently, and she has been reflecting on this question from a dharma perspective ever since. Teachings & short […]