When Meditation is Not Enough After several years of teaching and practicing meditation, many of us have found that meditation on its own is not enough.  While we may enjoy our times of silence, we find our times off the cushion, "in real life" are challenging and often painful.  We might reflect, “What else can […]

WHAT IS THE BENEFIT OF LIVING THE CONTEMPLATIVE LIFE?    This is the question put to the historical Buddha by King Ajatasattu. The dialogue that continues is one of the most comprehensive and eloquent presentation of the Buddha regarding his teachings; a comparison of his teaching to the other major spiritual and philosophical theories of […]

The Five Subjects for Daily Recollection, with long-time SIM participant Laura Rosenthal. In the Upajjhatthana Sutta, the Buddha says there are five things upon which women and men, householders and monastics should reflect frequently. These have come to be known as the Five Subjects for Daily Recollection. The Five Subjects offer us a valuable practice […]

Thursday, June 23, 7-9 pm. Sitting and Community Evening with Rich Howard, SIM Community Mentor.Bringing Awareness to Everyday Life We may practice formal meditation for some period each day, but what do we practice the rest of our waking hours? Bringing mindful awareness into everyday life is essential to developing our practice and transforming our […]

The topic of Diane's talk is to be announced.