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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191024T190000
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SUMMARY:Sit & Dharma Talk with Visiting Teacher Heather Sundberg
DESCRIPTION:Talk Topic : TBD\nSit & Dharma Talk with Visiting Teacher Heather Sundberg\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. \nThursday Night Talk Dana\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 Heather Sundberg 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. \n[give_form id=”4336″ show_title=”false” show_goal=”false” show_content=”none” display_style=”reveal”]
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/sit-dharma-talk-visiting-teacher-heather-sundberg-7/
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191024T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191024T190000
DTSTAMP:20190912T233027Z
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SUMMARY:Introduction to Meditation with SIM Community Teacher Rich Howard
DESCRIPTION: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. \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. The pilgrimage and the PDL program led to an interest in establishing the SIM Kalyana Mitta (Pali for spiritual friends) groups. He coordinated SIM’s network of Kalyana Mitta groups until he joined the SIM Board in 2010. 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. He is a past president of the SIM Board. His teachers are Dennis Warren and Steve Armstrong. \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. \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/
CATEGORIES:Meditation Course
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191022T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191022T210000
DTSTAMP:20191009T214835Z
CREATED:20191009T214835Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191009T214835Z
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SUMMARY:Young Persons Sangha
DESCRIPTION:Meeting on the Second and Fourth Tuesday evenings in the SDC Library\, a ​young persons group studying mindfulness and meditation.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/young-persons-sangha-11/
CATEGORIES:Young Person Sangha
ORGANIZER;CN="Idris Ahmed":MAILTO:idris.ahmed54@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191022T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191022T210000
DTSTAMP:20190429T171048Z
CREATED:20190429T171048Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190429T171048Z
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SUMMARY:Beginning Meditation Class (6 of 6)
DESCRIPTION:This class is part of a six week meditation course offered twice a year. You must pre-register to the course before attending this class. For course details\, click here. If you are a course participant and would like to make a donation online\, click here.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/beginning-meditation-class-6-6-4/
CATEGORIES:Meditation Course
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191021T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191021T203000
DTSTAMP:20191009T215900Z
CREATED:20191009T215900Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191009T215900Z
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SUMMARY:Buddhist Recovery Group
DESCRIPTION: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/.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/buddhist-recovery-group-209/
CATEGORIES:Buddhist Recovery Group
ORGANIZER;CN="Tom Hopkins":MAILTO:thopkins415@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191019T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191019T163000
DTSTAMP:20190429T200426Z
CREATED:20190429T200426Z
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SUMMARY:Beginning Meditation Class One-Day Retreat
DESCRIPTION:This retreat is part of a six week meditation course offered twice a year. You must pre-register to the course before attending this retreat.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/beginning-meditation-class-one-day-retreat-6/
CATEGORIES:Meditation Course,Retreat
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191017T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191017T211500
DTSTAMP:20191119T223238Z
CREATED:20190912T224729Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191119T223238Z
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SUMMARY:*Sit & Dharma Talk - Rich Howard - The Five Aggregates
DESCRIPTION:A Lump of Foam: The Five Aggregates\nSit & Dharma Talk with SIM Community Teacher Rich Howard\nThe five Aggregates of Clinging are an excellent means for seeing the three universal characteristics: impermanence\, conditionality/insubstantiality and suffering/stress. This phrase is repeated like a mantra in the many suttas about the aggregates: “This is not mine\, this I am not\, this is not my self.” We will discuss how to use the aggregates in our daily lives to foster insight into how we suffer. \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.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/sit-dharma-talk-sim-community-teacher-rich-howard-7/
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191016T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191016T200000
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SUMMARY:Climate Sangha
DESCRIPTION:Meeting the 3rd Wednesday of each month\, the Sacramento Climate Sangha provides dharmic support and a refuge for exploration of our hopes and fears about climate change.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/climate-sangha-32/
CATEGORIES:Climate Sangha,SDC
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191015T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191015T210000
DTSTAMP:20190429T170936Z
CREATED:20190429T170856Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190429T170936Z
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SUMMARY:Beginning Meditation Class (5 of 6)
DESCRIPTION:This class is part of a six week meditation course offered twice a year. You must pre-register to the course before attending this class. For course details\, click here. If you are a course participant and would like to make a donation online\, click here.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/beginning-meditation-class-5-6-4/
CATEGORIES:Meditation Course
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191014T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191014T200000
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CREATED:20190731T223128Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190731T223128Z
UID:12119-1571077800-1571083200@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:Buddhist Recovery Group
DESCRIPTION: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/.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/buddhist-recovery-group-208/
CATEGORIES:Buddhist Recovery Group
ORGANIZER;CN="Tom Hopkins":MAILTO:thopkins415@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191012T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191012T130000
DTSTAMP:20190927T235838Z
CREATED:20190912T074516Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190927T235838Z
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SUMMARY:Tangkas – history\, construction\, meaning\, and symbols
DESCRIPTION:Presentation: Tangkas – history\, construction\, meaning\, and symbols\nLongtime SIM participant and Tibetan Buddhist practitioner Gus Koehler will be offering this Thangka seminar. We will be looking at their origins\, how they are made\, how to use them\, and what the subject matter is. Special attention will be given to the three thangkas currently in our meditation space\, their mantra\, and meaning. Attention will also be given to the Wheel of Life. \nGus will be presenting as a longtime Dzogchen practitioner not a thangka expert. This will involve sharing some personal experiences with Thangka. \nThere is no fee. Attendees may bring their own Thangka to see if we can identify them. Plenty of time will be available for questions and discussion. \nThis event is sponsored by the Sacramento Dharma Center. \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/tangkas-history-construction-meaning-symbols/
CATEGORIES:SDC
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191010T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191010T210000
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CREATED:20190609T233940Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191001T234255Z
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SUMMARY:*Sit & Dharma Talk - Diane Wilde - Waking Up in Perilous Times
DESCRIPTION:Waking Up in Perilous Times\nSit & Dharma Talk with SIM Community Teacher Diane Wilde\nThe times they are a-changing! This could be stated by every generation and each new epoch in our human and natural history. But the unimaginable changes taking place now — the climate emergency as well as “alternative” political realities — have never happened so quickly leaving little time to adjust. It’s no longer just the individual who struggles with dukkha or stress\, as the Buddha taught. Now our entire natural world is suffering and truth itself is continually being redefined according to partisan politics. This begs the question\, is our individual awakening the remedy for the situation in which we find ourselves? Or do we need to start investigating and practicing a “societal awakening.” And if so\, what would that look like? How does it align with Buddhist principles? And do we even want to? Not an easy topic\, but one that needs to be considered right now. \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. \nThursday Night Talk Dana\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 your donation will be shared with Rev. Diane Wilde and SIM. \n[give_form id=”9758″ show_title=”false” show_content=”none” display_style=”reveal”]
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/sit-dharma-talk-sim-community-teacher-diane-wilde-8/
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191008T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191008T210000
DTSTAMP:20191009T214713Z
CREATED:20191009T214713Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191009T214713Z
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SUMMARY:Young Persons Sangha
DESCRIPTION:Meeting on the Second and Fourth Tuesday evenings in the SDC Library\, a ​young persons group studying mindfulness and meditation.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/young-persons-sangha-10/
CATEGORIES:Young Person Sangha
ORGANIZER;CN="Idris Ahmed":MAILTO:idris.ahmed54@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191008T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191008T210000
DTSTAMP:20190429T170639Z
CREATED:20190429T170639Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190429T170639Z
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SUMMARY:Beginning Meditation Class (4 of 6)
DESCRIPTION:This class is part of a six week meditation course offered twice a year. You must pre-register to the course before attending this class. For course details\, click here. If you are a course participant and would like to make a donation online\, click here.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/beginning-meditation-class-4-6-4/
CATEGORIES:Meditation Course
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191007T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191007T200000
DTSTAMP:20190731T223035Z
CREATED:20190731T223035Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190731T223035Z
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SUMMARY:Buddhist Recovery Group
DESCRIPTION: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/.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/buddhist-recovery-group-207/
CATEGORIES:Buddhist Recovery Group
ORGANIZER;CN="Tom Hopkins":MAILTO:thopkins415@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191003T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191003T211500
DTSTAMP:20190924T224742Z
CREATED:20190912T223959Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190924T224742Z
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SUMMARY:Sit & Dharma Talk with Visiting Teacher Neesha Patel
DESCRIPTION:Talk topic and date to be announced\nSit & Dharma Talk with Visiting Teacher Neesha Patel. \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. \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.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/sit-dharma-talk-visiting-teacher-neesha-patel/
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191001T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191001T210000
DTSTAMP:20190429T170455Z
CREATED:20190429T170455Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190429T170455Z
UID:11241-1569956400-1569963600@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:Beginning Meditation Class (3 of 6)
DESCRIPTION:This class is part of a six week meditation course offered twice a year. You must pre-register to the course before attending this class. For course details\, click here. If you are a course participant and would like to make a donation online\, click here.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/beginning-meditation-class-3-6-4/
CATEGORIES:Meditation Course
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190930T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190930T200000
DTSTAMP:20190731T222940Z
CREATED:20190731T222940Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190731T222940Z
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SUMMARY:Buddhist Recovery Group
DESCRIPTION: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/.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/buddhist-recovery-group-206/
CATEGORIES:Buddhist Recovery Group
ORGANIZER;CN="Tom Hopkins":MAILTO:thopkins415@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190928T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190928T163000
DTSTAMP:20190928T015756Z
CREATED:20190604T144754Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190928T015756Z
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SUMMARY:*Daylong Retreat with SIM Founding Teacher Dennis Warren
DESCRIPTION:The Role Of “Framing Experience” In Performance\, Satisfaction and Happiness\nA One Day Retreat with SIM Founding Teacher Dennis Warren\nEvery day we are presented with circumstances that can be opportunities\, challenges or problems depending on how our mind frames the experience that is taking place. The way our mind frames an experience has enormous influence in determining how we feel about our capacity to deal with a set of facts skillfully and how we perform.\nThis event – how the mind frames what is it about to engage – is critical in guiding how\, and whether\, we can mobilize our inner resources to take on what life brings to us with determination\, patience and satisfaction; or whether we struggle\, suffer and are disappointed. This is the difference between feeling empowered and capable vs vulnerable and at risk.\nThis principle applies whether the circumstances\, or life situation\, involves our interior life\, our relationship with others\, or economic\, cultural or political events taking place in our community\, our country or the work.\nThis one day will look at ways we can use the framing process as a practical\, hand-on tool. We will examine the what\, why and how of framing events from a practice perspective using real life illustrations. We will explore how we can use our practice to improve the fundamental way we relate to our experience\, improve our performance and feel better about ourselves? This will include Dennis sharing some of his recent experiences in dealing with medical challenges\, pain and other significant life situations.\nPlease try to attend Dennis’ talk on Thursday\, September 26 if you plan on attending this one-day retreat. That talk will lay a helpful foundation for your experience of the one-day retreat. \nAll are welcome. Come for all day or for a portion of the day. Please bring your lunch. \n\nRetreat Flyer (.pdf)\n\nDENNIS 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/. \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\n07/31/2019 – Registration opens.\n09/27/2019 – Registration via this website closed  at 6:30 pm however since the retreat still has space\, you may register in person at least 15 minutes before the retreat begins. \n09/28/2019 – Attend and enjoy the wonderful retreat.\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.\nFor the registration fee paid in person\, we accept checks and cash. 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. \nVolunteer Opportunities\nIt “takes a village” to put on a large event for our community. If you would be available to assist in set-up\, take-down\, tea service\, providing flowers or other duties for the event\, please contact the retreat registrar for more information.. \nQuestions for the Registrar?\nIf you need to contact the retreat registrar with any questions\, click here.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/retreat-sep-28/
CATEGORIES:Retreat
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190926T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190926T211500
DTSTAMP:20190924T233341Z
CREATED:20190609T233505Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190924T233341Z
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SUMMARY:*Sit & Dharma Talk - Dennis Warren - Essential Role of Context
DESCRIPTION:The Essential Role of Context or Framing in Buddhist Practice\nSit & Dharma Talk with SIM Founding Teacher Dennis Warren \nContext – the set of ideas\, beliefs and principles which guide our understanding of ourselves\, others\, our relationships and how the world works – shapes our experience\, our assessment of our experience and the choices we make. Context\, in very real and tangible ways\, determines how we relate to our experience.\nIn most cases\, we don’t give context a second thought. It is the unseen foundation or groundwork of experience that lies just below our normal perception of events.\nBuddhist practice involves a conscious and determined re-framing of the context we use to experience and relate to events. The elements of this re-framing – the ideas and principles – are significantly different than the psychological and emotional viewpoints that dominate conventional thinking. Some elements are radically different. In Buddhist practice we refer to this re—framing process as the “Cultivation of Right View.”\nDuring this evening we’ll look at several areas of difference in fundamental context or View between conventional and Buddhist viewpoints; and how those differences translate into significant differences in how we relate to and understand experience – particularly suffering and satisfaction.\nPlease try to attend this evening if you plan on attending the one-day retreat Dennis will be leading on Saturday\, September 28th. This evening will lay a helpful foundation for your experience of the one-day retreat. \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. \nThursday Night Talk Dana\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 your donation will be shared with Dennis Warren and SIM. \n[give_form id=”10310″ show_title=”false” show_content=”none” display_style=”reveal”]
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/sit-dharma-talk-sim-founding-teacher-dennis-warren-32/
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190926T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190926T190000
DTSTAMP:20190731T150124Z
CREATED:20190731T150123Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190731T150124Z
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SUMMARY:Introduction to Meditation with Dennis Warren
DESCRIPTION: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. \nDENNIS 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/ . \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-dennis-warren/
CATEGORIES:Meditation Course
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190924T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190924T210000
DTSTAMP:20190731T215851Z
CREATED:20190731T214945Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190731T215851Z
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SUMMARY:Young Persons Sangha
DESCRIPTION:Meeting on the Second and Fourth Tuesday evenings in the SDC Library\, a ​young persons group studying mindfulness and meditation.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/young-persons-sangha-9/
CATEGORIES:Young Person Sangha
ORGANIZER;CN="Idris Ahmed":MAILTO:idris.ahmed54@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190924T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190924T210000
DTSTAMP:20190429T170259Z
CREATED:20190429T170259Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190429T170259Z
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SUMMARY:Beginning Meditation Class (2 of 6)
DESCRIPTION:This class is part of a six week meditation course offered twice a year. You must pre-register to the course before attending this class. For course details\, click here. If you are a course participant and would like to make a donation online\, click here.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/beginning-meditation-class-2-6-3/
CATEGORIES:Meditation Course
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190923T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190923T200000
DTSTAMP:20190731T222844Z
CREATED:20190731T222844Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190731T222844Z
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SUMMARY:Buddhist Recovery Group
DESCRIPTION: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/.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/buddhist-recovery-group-205/
CATEGORIES:Buddhist Recovery Group
ORGANIZER;CN="Tom Hopkins":MAILTO:thopkins415@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190919T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190919T211500
DTSTAMP:20251216T084808Z
CREATED:20190731T221049Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251216T084808Z
UID:12105-1568919600-1568927700@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:*Sit & Dharma Talk - Ayya Santacitta - Feminine Perspectives in Buddhism
DESCRIPTION:Talk topic: Feminine Perspectives in Buddhism\nSit & Dharma Talk with Visiting Monastic Ayya Santacitta\nAYYA SANTACITTA was born in Austria and has a multifaceted background in hotel management\, ethnology and avant-garde dance theater. Her first teacher was Ajahn Buddhadasa\, who sparked her interest in Buddhist monastic life. She has practiced meditation for 30 years and trained as a nun in both the East and West since 1993\, primarily in the lineage of Ajahn Chah. Since 2002 she has also received teachings in the lineage of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche. Ayya Santacitta is co-founder of Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery\, where she has resided since 2009 and took Bhikkhuni Ordination in 2011. She is particularly interested in creating sanctuary close to nature\, practicing in community\, and bringing wisdom traditions to the environmental movement.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/sit-dharma-talk-visiting-monastic-ayya-santacitta/
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190918T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190918T200000
DTSTAMP:20190609T235804Z
CREATED:20190609T235804Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190609T235804Z
UID:11712-1568831400-1568836800@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:Climate Sangha
DESCRIPTION:Meeting the 3rd Wednesday of each month\, the Sacramento Climate Sangha provides dharmic support and a refuge for exploration of our hopes and fears about climate change.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/climate-sangha-31/
CATEGORIES:Climate Sangha,SDC
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190917T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190917T210000
DTSTAMP:20190912T070657Z
CREATED:20190429T164329Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190912T070657Z
UID:11232-1568746800-1568754000@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:Beginning Meditation Class (6 Week Course)
DESCRIPTION:This class is currently taught by SIM Founding Teacher Dennis Warren and is part of a six week meditation course offered twice a year. Classes meet Tuesday evenings\, September 17\, 24\, October 1\, 8 15\, 22\, with a daylong retreat Saturday\, October 19\, 2019 and details for this event are posted on the Course Overview page. If you have registered to this course and would like to make a donation to support SIM and the course instructor Dennis Warren\, consider donating online via credit card or Paypal.\n \nRegistration Details\nWalk-in registrations are not available since the course registrar provides follow-up information required prior to this first class meeting. \nBefore making the $35 registration payment\, click here to review the terms of use for this website.  To pay the registration fee online\, use the “Tickets” section at the bottom of this page. It’s not necessary to Log in before purchasing and you won’t need to print the ticket on paper. On the left side\, specify the number of people you are registering to this course. On the right side\, click the button “Buy now” and you’ll be automatically directed to a secure webpage 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. \nNote that all registrants will receive an email communication from the course registrar on the following dates: Thursday\, July 31 and Tuesday\, September 3. \nIf you need to contact the course registrar with any questions\, click here. \nNOTICE – If there are no tickets available\, the course is full however you may add your name to a WAIT LIST – click here.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/beginning-meditation-starts-sep2019/
CATEGORIES:Meditation Course
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190916T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190916T200000
DTSTAMP:20190731T222741Z
CREATED:20190731T222741Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190731T222741Z
UID:12111-1568658600-1568664000@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:Buddhist Recovery Group
DESCRIPTION: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/.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/buddhist-recovery-group-204/
CATEGORIES:Buddhist Recovery Group
ORGANIZER;CN="Tom Hopkins":MAILTO:thopkins415@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190912T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190912T210000
DTSTAMP:20190912T221027Z
CREATED:20190822T223654Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190912T221027Z
UID:12275-1568314800-1568322000@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:*Sit & Dharma Talk -  Sue Taylor - WISDOM
DESCRIPTION:Talk topic: Wisdom\nSit & Dharma Talk with Visiting Teacher Sue Taylor \nThe talk will be a short “dharmette” on Wisdom (anchored in the paramis). \n \n  \nSue Taylor\, PhD\, MSW\, is a member of the Sacramento Dharma Center Board\, an ordained Theravada Minister\, and an Environmental Chaplain. She is a professor at CSU Sacramento in the Department of Social Work. \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. \nThursday Night Talk Dana\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 your donation will be shared with this presenter and SIM. \n[give_form id=”11566″ show_title=”false” show_content=”none” display_style=”reveal”]
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/dharma-talk-visiting-teacher-sue-taylor/
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190910T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190910T210000
DTSTAMP:20190731T214842Z
CREATED:20190731T214842Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190731T214842Z
UID:12098-1568142000-1568149200@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:Young Persons Sangha
DESCRIPTION:Meeting on the Second and Fourth Tuesday evenings in the SDC Library\, a ​young persons group studying mindfulness and meditation.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/young-persons-sangha-8/
CATEGORIES:Young Person Sangha
ORGANIZER;CN="Idris Ahmed":MAILTO:idris.ahmed54@gmail.com
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