It's the "Grand Opening" of the Sacramento Dharma Center. This event will include neighbors, supporters, and others in addition to the sustaining sanghas (Sacramento Buddhist Meditation Group, Sacramento Insight Meditation, and Valley Streams Zen Sangha). SDC plans to show the neighbors the new building and grounds and give everyone a chance to learn a bit […]
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/
This SIM Board of Directors meeting was rescheduled from Monday Jan 23 to Monday Jan 30. Please join us. All are welcome. For more information, contact info@sactoinsight.org.
You Don’t Have to Be Buddhist Rich just returned from Thailand, where Theravada Buddhism is interwoven with Hinduism and native folk religion. Once again, the question arises: Am I a Buddhist? Another question follows: Do I have to be Buddhist to practice at SIM? Spoiler Alert: No and No. Join Rich and the SIM community […]
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/
A Brahma Viharas eight month study group that's facilitated by SIM Community Mentor Diane Wilde.
When Is Anger Skillful? Is anger an empowering and appropriate response to suffering and injustice, or does it only cause more conflict? Is it skillful or unskillful? Does it help or hurt? With so many bad things happening in the world these days, there’s a lot of debate about the proper role of anger. The […]
Family Sangha meetings are held 10 am – noon on the second Sunday of the month. Family Sangha welcomes those who want to develop dharma practice in a family setting—parents, grandparents, uncles, aunts, and more. We offer indoor and outdoor activities for children, expressing values of the Buddha way: compassion, curiosity, generosity, kindness, and mindfulness. […]
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/
A six week meditation course offered twice a year. Additional Dana
Transforming Ourselves, Transforming Our Country The aim of the historical Buddha’s teachings is nothing less than a transformation of how we understand ourselves and our experience; how we relate to each other; and how we engage the world around us. He provided us with a substantial system of practices supported by a dynamic psychology to […]
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/
This class is part of a six week meditation course offered twice a year. It is currently CLOSED to new, unregistered participants. Additional Dana
Seeing the World with Quiet Eyes Sacramento 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.
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.
Day-Long Retreat with Kamala Masters. The Three Pillars of the Dharma -- The practices of generosity, harmonious living, and the cultivation of wisdom comprise the fullness of the Buddha's teaching.
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 4th Monday of the month at 7 PM. Please join us. All are welcome. For more information, contact info@sactoinsight.org.
This class is part of a six week meditation course offered twice a year. It is currently CLOSED to new, unregistered participants.
Uncertainty and Doubt We may come to practice in search of clear answers, but as practice matures, we become more comfortable with uncertainty and ambiguity. Suzuki Roshi wrote, “In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's mind there are few. ” Maintaining this "beginner's mind” keeps practice fresh and opens the mind to surprising insights. Too much […]