Day-long Retreat with the Nuns of the Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery on Saturday, August 27, 2016, from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm at the Sacramento Friends Meeting House. The retreat will be a potluck (no meat dishes, please). Offerings will be made to the Nuns. Volunteers are needed to help setup the room, make offerings, […]
Our Buddhist Recovery Group meets every Monday evening from 6:30 pm–8:00 pm at the Friend’s Meeting House located at 890 57th Street, Sacramento, CA 95819. “Newcomers” and “old timers” alike are welcome to attend. The solution to craving and addictive behaviors will be explored using the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path. Registration is […]
Thursday, September 1, 7-9 pm. Sitting and Dharma Talk with Diane Wilde, SIM Community Mentor. How do we know that we are acting appropriately? Buddhist practice is not a set of black and white rules. Just as in life, situations are nuanced, fluid with different strategies for situations, which on the surface, might seem to […]
SIM's 2016 Residential Retreat at the Angela Center, Santa Rosa, CA, led by SIM Community Mentors Dennis Warren, Diane Wilde, and Rich Howard. Please see the 2016 SIM Residential Retreat Flyer And Registration
Our Buddhist Recovery Group meets every Monday evening from 6:30 pm–8:00 pm at the Friend’s Meeting House located at 890 57th Street, Sacramento, CA 95819. “Newcomers” and “old timers” alike are welcome to attend. The solution to craving and addictive behaviors will be explored using the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path. Registration is […]
Thursday, September 8, 7-9 pm. Sitting and Dharma Talk with Tony Bernhard, Visiting Teacher. Directions to the Middle Path: the Buddha's roadmap to the end of suffering...
Our Buddhist Recovery Group meets every Monday evening from 6:30 pm–8:00 pm at the Friend’s Meeting House located at 890 57th Street, Sacramento, CA 95819. “Newcomers” and “old timers” alike are welcome to attend. The solution to craving and addictive behaviors will be explored using the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path. Registration is […]
The talk topic is "The World IS a Benevolent Place" OK we all know the world is not always a Benevolent Place. But what if, as a practice, we occasionally oriented towards the amazing acts of kindness, generosity and discernment manifesting in our lives and on our planet right now? Heather will share how this […]
** Starting Sep 19, the meeting location has changed from the Friend's Meeting House to the new Sacramento Dharma Center at 3111 Wissemann Drive, Sacramento, CA. Our Buddhist Recovery Group meets every Monday evening from 6:30 pm–8:00 pm. “Newcomers” and “old timers” alike are welcome to attend. The solution to craving and addictive behaviors will […]
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.