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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190924T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190924T210000
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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-31/
CATEGORIES:Climate Sangha,SDC
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190917T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190917T210000
DTSTAMP:20190912T070657Z
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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
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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-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
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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
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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-8/
CATEGORIES:Young Person Sangha
ORGANIZER;CN="Idris Ahmed":MAILTO:idris.ahmed54@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190909T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190909T200000
DTSTAMP:20190731T222522Z
CREATED:20190609T235435Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190731T222522Z
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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-203/
CATEGORIES:Buddhist Recovery Group
ORGANIZER;CN="Tom Hopkins":MAILTO:thopkins415@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190905T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190905T211500
DTSTAMP:20190806T150444Z
CREATED:20190731T151036Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190806T150444Z
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SUMMARY:Sit & Dharma Talk with Visiting Teacher Tony Bernhard
DESCRIPTION:Sit & Dharma Talk with Visiting Teacher Tony Bernhard\nThe topic of the talk is to be announced. \nTony Bernhard is a Buddhist chaplain and teacher. He maintains an active practice with inmates in Folsom Prison and hosts sitting groups in Davis. He sits on the board of the Sati Center for Buddhist Studies and teaches regularly around the bay area and central valley. His practice is non-traditional\, guided by his chaplaincy work in prison\, his teaching and by his study of the early Pali scriptures. \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-tony-bernhard-4/
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190903
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190911
DTSTAMP:20190916T045822Z
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SUMMARY:2019 SIM Residential Retreat
DESCRIPTION:Sacramento Insight Meditation (SIM)\n14th Annual Residential Retreat\nResidential retreat is widely viewed in the Theravada tradition as an important\, if not essential\, component in the path towards awakening. Residential meditation practice provides an environment that helps us turn inward towards a way of being where we live and act from a place of stillness\, satisfaction\, and kindness. This retreat is designed to deepen practice skills and foster insights into the stages of awakening and their implications for daily life. \nIt is rare for a community sangha to sponsor a regular residential retreat. When we practice together in a residential setting\, the power of our individual efforts joins together into a powerful force of deepen your own practice and to deepen our connections as a community. People of all walks of life are warmly welcome. \nWhile this retreat is appropriate for both more and less experienced meditators\, we encourage you to consider the following questions before registering: \n\nDo  you have a regular practice?\nDo you have a home sangha or group that you sit with?\nHave you sat at a residential retreat before?\n\nIf you have questions about whether this retreat is appropriate for you\, please contact SIM’s event manager at reg-ret-reg@sactoinsight.org. \nOur retreat teachers this year will be Kamala Masters and Vance Pryor. \nKamala Masters began practicing meditation in the mid-seventies attending retreats in the Theravada tradition. In 1977 she met Anagarika Munindra\, her first teacher\, who taught her the value of being mindful in everyday life. In 1985\, she began to practice vipassana and metta meditations intensively with Sayadaw U Pandita with whom she temporarily ordained as a Buddhist nun in 2001 and 2003.\nIn 2005\, she began practicing cittanupassana\, contemplation of mind\, with Sayadaw U Tejaniya. She integrates this teaching with what she has learned from her other respected teachers.\nSince the early nineties\, Kamala has been teaching in the United States and abroad\, and is a Guiding Teacher and member of the Board of Directors at the Insight Meditation Society. In 1995 she co-founded Vipassana Metta Foundation with Steve Armstrong\, developing the Maui Dhamma Sanctuary for self-reliant students to practice. She served as an editor on the Vipassana Metta Foundation Translation Committee for Mahasi Sayadaw’s Manual of Insight\, published by Wisdom Publications in 2016.\nKamala strives for extended periods of self-retreat each year. She is grateful for the opportunity to serve and to grow in the Dhamma. \nVance Pryor\, PsyD\, began insight meditation in 1998. He has been deeply influenced by the teachings of Sayadaw U Pandita and Sayadaw U Tejaniya. His training to become a teacher has been supported by the mentorship of Steve Armstrong and Kamala Masters. He is currently participating in Insight Meditation Society’s 2017-2021 Teacher Training Program. \n\nResidential Retreat Flyer (in PDF)\n\nCost\nWe’ve worked very hard to keep cost down\, so registration fees are the same as last year. You can select from two different registration fee levels: Regular: $700.00\, Donor Level: $775.00\nBoth levels cover the costs of accommodations\, meals and administration. Donor level registration reduces overall retreat costs and supports scholarship assistance for participants facing special financial demands. Payment in full is due by June 30.\nAt the event you’ll also have the opportunity to make donations to help support the retreat teachers and cooks. For donations on location we accept cash or checks. To donate online by credit card or your PayPal account\, click here. \nRegistration\nNote: This retreat is full however there’s a good chance you may still be able to attend since people’s plans change and there will likely be some cancellations. Proceed with the registration process to add your name to the wait list. As soon as a spot is open\, we’ll notify you.  And if you don’t get into the retreat\, we’ll refund your deposit. Expect us to contact you on or before Friday\, May 31\, 2019 with an update about your wait list status. \nBefore registering to this event\, click here to review the terms of use for this website. You may pay online or by check as follows: \nOnline Registration\nPayments online will automatically add your name to the registration or wait list. If you’re paying for more than one person\, SIM will confirm everyone’s name and email address at a later date.\nUse 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 retreat. On the right side\, click the button “Buy now” and 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. \nPostal Registration\n\nAdd your name to the registration wait list. Contact the retreat registrar and indicate your plan to send payment by mail.\nSend a check payable to “SIM”. Mark “Retreat 2019” for the check memo. Mail the check to Sacramento Insight Meditation\, C/O Sacramento Dharma Center Building\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, California\, 95826.\n\nScholarships\nA limited number of partial or full scholarships are available based on need. Contact the retreat registrar for an application which is due June 15. \nCancellations\n\nThrough May 24th\, full refund if requested by this date.\nMay 25th through June 30th\, deposit will be retained by SIM; balance paid is refundable.\nOn or after July 1\, deposit will be retained by SIM. Balance may be refundable if the spot is filled by a wait listed person. Otherwise\, the balance will not be refunded. A waiver of this policy will be considered in limited circumstances based on request demonstrating financial hardship.\n\nQuestions for the Registrar?\nIf you need to contact the retreat registrar with any questions\, click here.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/2019-residential-retreat/
LOCATION:Mercy Center Auburn\, 535 Sacramento Street\, Auburn\, CA\, 95603\, United States
CATEGORIES:Retreat
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190902T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190902T200000
DTSTAMP:20190609T235343Z
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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-202/
CATEGORIES:Buddhist Recovery Group
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190901T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190901T120000
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CREATED:20190809T165353Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190809T165353Z
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SUMMARY:Touching the Earth Service
DESCRIPTION:NEW Touching the Earth Sundays
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/touching-earth-service/
CATEGORIES:Climate Sangha
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190831T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190831T140000
DTSTAMP:20190830T221705Z
CREATED:20190604T145515Z
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SUMMARY:*Daylong Retreat - Diane Wilde - Finding Balance in an Unbalanced World
DESCRIPTION:Finding Balance in an Unbalanced World.\nDaylong Retreat with SIM Community Teacher Rev. Diane Wilde \nCreating balance both in ourselves and as well as the challenges in an increasingly polarized world\, has never been so important. Personal\, political and environmental issues are creating deep divisions and suffering. Along with sitting and walking meditation\, we will discuss methods for creating equanimity or balance in our lives\, both internally and externally. Equanimity is the “crown jewel” of Buddhist emotions. It’s cultivation is the culmination of our practice\, allowing us to enter all situations with wisdom and compassion. \nDuring this 3/4 day\, retreat we will begin with light movement along with sitting\, walking and reflection practice. \nWe will be eating our noon meal in silence\, so please bring a lunch. \n\nEvent Flyer (.PDF)\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 (BP3) in 2010. Since 2003\, she has been a BP3 prison chaplain and aids in coordination of 75 volunteers who offer Buddhist services at numerous California prisons and jails. 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\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, Buddhist Pathways Prison Project and California Dept. of Corrections Volunteer Advisory Board. In 2015 she was lay-ordained as a Buddhist minister by her teacher Gil Fronsdal. \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.\n08/30/2019 – Registration via this website closed 3:00 pm however since the retreat still has space\, you may register in person at least 15 minutes before the retreat begins. \n08/31/2019 – 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.\nNOTICE: Online registration is currently closed – just come to the event and register in person. \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-aug-31/
CATEGORIES:Retreat
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190829T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190829T211500
DTSTAMP:20190826T052616Z
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SUMMARY:*Sit & Dharma Talk - Dennis Warren - “Framing Experience”
DESCRIPTION:The Role Of “Framing Experience” In Performance\, Satisfaction and Happiness\nSit & Dharma Talk 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 relate to the experience\, and how we feel about our capacity to deal with it 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.\nDennis’ talk Thursday night\, and the related discussion\, with focus on this critical\, and frequently overlooked\, element of practice. We will examine the what\, why and how of framing events from a practice perspective using real life illustrations. How can we use our practice to improve the fundamental way we relate to our experience\, improve our performance and feeling better about ourselves? \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-31/
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190826T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190826T200000
DTSTAMP:20190609T235233Z
CREATED:20190609T235233Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190609T235233Z
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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-201/
CATEGORIES:Buddhist Recovery Group
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190822T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190822T210000
DTSTAMP:20190809T171602Z
CREATED:20190731T220509Z
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SUMMARY:*Sit & Dharma Talk - Diane Wilde - “Just let it go!”
DESCRIPTION:“Just let it go!”\nSit & Dharma Talk with SIM Community Teacher Diane Wilde\n  \nWhere have you heard that before? These words have become as ubiquitous a phrase as “Have a nice day!” How seriously should we take it\, and is this directive even possible OR desirable? \nThis rather prosaic statement is stating in colloquial terms the core Buddhist practice of “non-attachment” — which is often viewed as one of the most confusing and seemingly impossible Buddhist injunctions… especially as a lay practitioner. How can we become non-attached to our children? Personal relationships? The state of the world? The confusion may come from our misunderstanding about what this teaching really means. We will discuss the deeper meaning of this statement\, and methods for its practical application — both on and off the cushion. \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-9/
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190822T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190822T190000
DTSTAMP:20190820T201806Z
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SUMMARY:Introduction to Meditation with Diane Wilde
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. \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 (BP3) in 2010. Since 2003\, she has been a BP3 prison chaplain and aids in coordination of 75 volunteers who offer Buddhist services at numerous California prisons and jails. 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\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, Buddhist Pathways Prison Project and California Dept. of Corrections Volunteer Advisory Board. In 2015 she was lay-ordained as a Buddhist minister by her teacher Gil Fronsdal. \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-to-meditation-7/
CATEGORIES:Meditation Course
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190821T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190821T200000
DTSTAMP:20190609T235703Z
CREATED:20190609T235703Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190609T235703Z
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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-30/
CATEGORIES:Climate Sangha,SDC
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190820T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190820T210000
DTSTAMP:20190731T214655Z
CREATED:20190731T214655Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190731T214655Z
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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-7/
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation,Young Person Sangha
ORGANIZER;CN="Idris Ahmed":MAILTO:idris.ahmed54@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190819T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190819T200000
DTSTAMP:20190609T235140Z
CREATED:20190609T235140Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190609T235140Z
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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-200/
CATEGORIES:Buddhist Recovery Group
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190815T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190815T235900
DTSTAMP:20190731T224122Z
CREATED:20190731T151915Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190731T224122Z
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SUMMARY:*Sit & Dharma Talk - Rich Howard\, John Phelps - Pilgrimage\, Devotion\, and Uposatha
DESCRIPTION:Pilgrimage\, Devotion\, and Uposatha\nSit & Dharma Talk with with SIM Community Teacher Rich Howard and SIM Community Member John “Boogie” Phelps.\nHow does our practice include the warmth of heart\, expressed freely in devotion? Sometimes it may seem as if Buddhism’s intention to relieve suffering and be awake to the way things are\, in Western practice centers\, sidesteps the personal intimacy of devotion that we see in Asian temple life\, and in other faith traditions. To whom and what is devotion given? What can we learn from others\, and from attending to our own longings and gratefulness? Rich and John have been exploring this topic and will invite our participation in that exploration. \nAfter the presentation\, Rich and Boogie will host an evening of meditation and chanting as long as people would like to stay (up to midnight). In many Theravada countries\, special practice days are observed in line with phases of the moon\, called Uposatha. On this full moon day\, you are also invited to practice the eight precepts. Chanting books will be provided. \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-uposatha-rich-howard-john-phelps/
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190812T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190812T200000
DTSTAMP:20190609T235044Z
CREATED:20190609T235044Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190609T235044Z
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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-199/
CATEGORIES:Buddhist Recovery Group
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190808T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190808T211500
DTSTAMP:20190806T150327Z
CREATED:20190731T144436Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190806T150327Z
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SUMMARY:*Sit & Dharma Talk - Tony Bernhard - Exploring the Refuges
DESCRIPTION:Exploring the Refuges as an Investigative Practice\nSit & Dharma Talk with Visiting Teacher Tony Bernhard \nCalling to mind The Three Refuges is usually done as a devotional practice. This discussion will look into the nature of refuge itself and ask how Buddha\, Dharma\, and Sangha might serve as a sanctuary for Buddhist practitioners. \nTony Bernhard is a Buddhist chaplain and teacher. He maintains an active practice with inmates in Folsom Prison and hosts sitting groups in Davis. He sits on the board of the Sati Center for Buddhist Studies and teaches regularly around the bay area and central valley. His practice is non-traditional\, guided by his chaplaincy work in prison\, his teaching and by his study of the early Pali scriptures. \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-tony-bernhard-3/
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190807T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190807T120000
DTSTAMP:20190722T025450Z
CREATED:20190722T025450Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190722T025450Z
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SUMMARY:MBSR Class Introductory Session
DESCRIPTION:MBSR Introduction Session\nThis is an Introductory Session of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction. \n\nMBSR Flyer with more information\n\nAt the bottom of this page\, you may enter the number of people planning to attend this session and select the button “Confirm RSVP“.\nThis is an introductory to Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) in anticipation of the 8-week MBSR course which will be offered at SIM starting August 21\, 2019. Designed by Jon Kabat-Zinn in 1979\, MBSR is an integrative and scientifically validated approach that combines mindfulness practices with group processing and psycho-education around stress. MBSR helps participants mobilize their inner resources to alleviate suffering associated with chronic pain and illness\, as well as conditions such as anxiety\, depression\, headaches\, high blood pressure\, sleep disturbances\, gastrointestinal problems and the stresses of everyday life. This work was featured in Bill Moyers’ television special\, “Healing and the Mind” in a dated but still compelling piece. \n Instructor: Matt Russell\, PhD\, is a UMass Med School Center for Mindfulness qualified Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) teacher and has been a member of the SIM community since 2010. Matt is a graduate of the Sati Center for Buddhist Studies’ Chaplaincy Training Program in Redwood City. He has completed trainings with Mindful\nSchools and taught mindfulness to teenagers. \n 
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/mbsr-intro-session-0807/
CATEGORIES:Meditation Course
ORGANIZER;CN="Matt Russell":MAILTO:mattbuffruss@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190806T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190806T210000
DTSTAMP:20190731T214556Z
CREATED:20190731T214556Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190731T214556Z
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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-6/
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation,Young Person Sangha
ORGANIZER;CN="Idris Ahmed":MAILTO:idris.ahmed54@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190805T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190805T200000
DTSTAMP:20190609T234945Z
CREATED:20190609T234945Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190609T234945Z
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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-198/
CATEGORIES:Buddhist Recovery Group
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190801T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190801T211500
DTSTAMP:20190731T213547Z
CREATED:20190731T141641Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190731T213547Z
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SUMMARY:*Sit & Dharma Talk – Matt Russell – MBSR and Secular Mindfulness
DESCRIPTION:MBSR and Secular Mindfulness\nThis talk will provide an introduction to Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) in anticipation of the 8-week MBSR course which will be offered at SIM beginning August 21\, 2019. This presentation should be of interest both for individuals considering participating in the MBSR course\, as well as those interested in the place of secular mindfulness in contemporary culture and its connections with Buddhism. \nDesigned by Jon Kabat-Zinn in 1979\, MBSR is an integrative and scientifically validated approach that combines mindfulness practices with group processing and psycho-education around stress. MBSR helps participants mobilize their inner resources to alleviate suffering associated with chronic pain and illness\, as well as conditions such as anxiety\, depression\, headaches\, high blood pressure\, sleep disturbances\, gastrointestinal problems and the stresses of everyday life. MBSR was featured in Bill Moyers’ television special\, “Healing and the Mind.” \n\nMBSR Course Available: Aug 2019 \n\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/intro-mbsr-2019aug01/
CATEGORIES:Meditation Course,Weekly Meditation
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