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SUMMARY:(Remote) Sit & Dharma Talk - Heather Sundberg - the Bahiya Sutta
DESCRIPTION:How to Practice with the Bahiya Sutta: Non-Reactivity at the Sense Doors\nSit & Dharma Talk with Visiting Teacher Heather Sundberg\nJoin online meeting: https://zoom.us/j/97660136936\nPasscode: 981785\nJoin by phone: 1-669-900-6833 ( Meeting ID: 976 6013 6936 )\nFor tips and instructions to join the meeting\, check this news blog. \nThursday Night Talk Dana\n“Generosity is the virtue that leads to peace.” – The Historical Buddha\n[give_form id=”4336″ show_title=”false” show_goal=”false” show_content=”none” display_style=”reveal”] For remote meetings\, please use the form above to donate by credit card or your PayPal account. Enter the amount you’d like to give and this donation will be shared 100% with Heather Sundberg. \nThis talk will not be recorded. \nTopic Details:  Here is the Sutta version that Heather will be using. \nIn the seen there is only the seen\,\nin the heard\, there is only the heard\,\nin the sensed there is only the sensed\,\nin the cognized there is only the cognized:\nThis\, Bāhiya\, is how you should train yourself. \nWhen\, Bāhiya\, there is for you\nin the seen only the seen\,\nin the heard\, only the heard\,\nin the sensed only the sensed\,\nin the cognized only the cognized\,\nthen\, Bāhiya\, there is no ‘you’\nin connection with that. \nWhen\, Bāhiya\, there is no ‘you’\nin connection with that\,\nthere is no ‘you’ there.” \nWhen\, Bāhiya\, there is no ‘you’ there\,\nthen\, Bāhiya\, you are neither here\nnor there\nnor in between the two.\nThis\, just this\, is the end of suffering.\n~ Ud 1.10
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/sit-dharma-talk-visiting-teacher-heather-sundberg-12/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210402T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210402T200000
DTSTAMP:20260407T135728
CREATED:20210304T173341Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210304T173940Z
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SUMMARY:(Remote) Book Club - Young Persons Sangha
DESCRIPTION:The ​young persons group book club discussion “In Love with the World: A Monk’s Journey Through the Bardos of Living and Dying\nBook”\, by Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche. \nJoin online meeting: https://zoom.us/j/98058024228\nPasscode: 955667\nJoin by phone: 1-669-900-6833 ( Meeting ID: 980 5802 4228 )\nFor tips and instructions on how to participate\, check this news blog.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/book-club-young-persons-sangha-10/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Study Group,Young Person Sangha
ORGANIZER;CN="Kelly Fitzgerald":MAILTO:knils21@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210405T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210405T200000
DTSTAMP:20260407T135728
CREATED:20210331T042847Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210331T044405Z
UID:20019-1617647400-1617652800@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:(Remote) Buddhist Recovery Group
DESCRIPTION:Join online meeting: https://zoom.us/j/92150008152\nPasscode: 591029\nJoin by phone: 1-669-900-6833 ( Meeting ID: 921 5000 8152 )\nFor tips and instructions on how to participate\, check this news blog. \nTo make a donation for this event\, click here. \nOur 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-285/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
CATEGORIES:Buddhist Recovery Group,Online Remote,Weekly Meditation
ORGANIZER;CN="Tom Hopkins":MAILTO:thopkins415@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210406T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210406T200000
DTSTAMP:20260407T135728
CREATED:20210111T164601Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210406T005221Z
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SUMMARY:(Remote) Young Persons Sangha Off-Week Session
DESCRIPTION:To join this remote meeting\, note the following: \nOnline access: https://zoom.us/j/94456015093\nPasscode: 993069\nPhone access: 1-669-900-9128 ( Meeting ID: 944 5601 5093 ) For instructions on how to join\, click here.\nAlthough the ​young persons group typically meet the Second and Fourth Tuesday evenings\, they have recently extended the meeting schedule to include more Tuesday night sitting practices\, followed by short discussions where members talk about their experiences as dharma practitioners. Please join us. \nYoung Person Sangha Dana\n[give_form id=”15771″ show_title=”false” show_content=”none” display_style=”reveal”] “Generosity is the virtue that leads to peace.” – The Historical Buddha\nFor remote meetings\, please use the form above to donate by credit card or your PayPal account. Enter the amount you’d like to support our Young Persons Sangha.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/young-persons-sangha-off-week-session-17/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Weekly Meditation,Young Person Sangha
ORGANIZER;CN="Kevin Norton":MAILTO:kwnorton@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210407T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210407T203000
DTSTAMP:20260407T135728
CREATED:20201217T223217Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210712T205646Z
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SUMMARY:(Remote) Living On The Other Side of Suffering (11-week course)
DESCRIPTION:Living On The Other Side of Suffering:\nAn Experiment In Balancing Practice And Becoming More Fully Human\nAn Eleven Week Course and One Day Retreat with SIM’s Founding Teacher Dennis Warren\nFor more information about this course\, visit the course overview page. \nRegistration – Get Tickets\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. Specify the number of people you are registering and click the button “Get Tickets”. 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. \nSummary of Important Dates\n\n12/26/2020 – Announced 2021 course schedule and registration details.\n01/09/2021 – Registration opened.\n\nQuestions for the Registrar?\nNo tickets are available because the course is full. Please click here to add your name to the Wait List. If you need to contact the course registrar with any other questions\, click here.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/osos-reg040721/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
CATEGORIES:Meditation Course,Online Remote,Study Group,Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210408T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210408T210000
DTSTAMP:20260407T135728
CREATED:20210213T220618Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210407T173619Z
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SUMMARY:(Remote) Sit & Dharma Talk - Diane Wilde - What is “Normal”?
DESCRIPTION:What is “Normal”?\nSit & Dharma Talk with SIM Community Teacher Rev. Diane Wilde\nJoin online meeting: https://zoom.us/j/99815312298\nPasscode: 035270\nJoin by phone: 1-669-900-6833 ( Meeting ID: 998 1531 2298 )\nFor tips and instructions to join the meeting\, check this news blog. \nThursday Night Talk Dana \n[give_form id=”9758″ show_title=”false” show_content=”none” display_style=”reveal”]\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 75% of your donation will be shared with Rev. Diane Wilde. \nTopic details:\nAfter a year of pandemic isolation\, we are slowly returning to “normal.” Many of us are now vaccinated\, or will be soon\, we are venturing out with friends and we might look forward to travel\, eating out\, movies\, or long absent hugs. However\, “normal” isn’t easily defined. Each individual is unique due to biology\, personality and the causes and conditions that make up a life. Societies are different depending on values\, cultural mores\, spiritual traditions\, political ideologies\, and historical background. So\, is there a universal “normal?” Is “normal” an achievable state? We will discuss what the Buddha and contemporary teachers have to say about striving for normalcy.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/sit-dharma-talk-2/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210409T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210409T200000
DTSTAMP:20260407T135728
CREATED:20210304T173445Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210304T173929Z
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SUMMARY:(Remote) Book Club - Young Persons Sangha
DESCRIPTION:The ​young persons group book club discussion “In Love with the World: A Monk’s Journey Through the Bardos of Living and Dying\nBook”\, by Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche. \nJoin online meeting: https://zoom.us/j/98058024228\nPasscode: 955667\nJoin by phone: 1-669-900-6833 ( Meeting ID: 980 5802 4228 )\nFor tips and instructions on how to participate\, check this news blog.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/book-club-young-persons-sangha-11/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Study Group,Young Person Sangha
ORGANIZER;CN="Kelly Fitzgerald":MAILTO:knils21@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210412T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210412T203000
DTSTAMP:20260407T135728
CREATED:20210105T183508Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210326T162327Z
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SUMMARY:SIM Board of Directors Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The SIM Board of Directors meets every month and all are welcome. If you can’t attend this meeting\, please join us for one of our other up-coming meetings. For details on contacting any of the board members\, click here.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/sim-board-directors-meeting-33/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
CATEGORIES:Board Meeting,Online Remote
ORGANIZER;CN="President Board of Directors":MAILTO:AmyK@sactoinsight.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210412T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210412T200000
DTSTAMP:20260407T135728
CREATED:20210331T043137Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210331T044357Z
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SUMMARY:(Remote) Buddhist Recovery Group
DESCRIPTION:Join online meeting: https://zoom.us/j/92150008152\nPasscode: 591029\nJoin by phone: 1-669-900-6833 ( Meeting ID: 921 5000 8152 )\nFor tips and instructions on how to participate\, check this news blog. \nTo make a donation for this event\, click here. \nOur 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-286/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
CATEGORIES:Buddhist Recovery Group,Online Remote,Weekly Meditation
ORGANIZER;CN="Tom Hopkins":MAILTO:thopkins415@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210413T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210413T210000
DTSTAMP:20260407T135728
CREATED:20210319T205413Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210319T205956Z
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SUMMARY:(Remote) Young Persons Sangha
DESCRIPTION:To join this remote meeting\, note the following: \nOnline access: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/94728438064\nPasscode: 524997\nPhone access: 1-669-900-9128 ( Meeting ID: 947 2843 8064 ) For instructions on how to join\, click here.\nMeeting on the Second and Fourth Tuesday evenings\, a ​young persons group studying mindfulness and meditation. \nYoung Person Sangha Dana\n[give_form id=”15771″ show_title=”false” show_content=”none” display_style=”reveal”] “Generosity is the virtue that leads to peace.” – The Historical Buddha\nFor remote meetings\, please use the form above to donate by credit card or your PayPal account. Enter the amount you’d like to support our Young Persons Sangha.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/young-persons-sangha-42/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Weekly Meditation,Young Person Sangha
ORGANIZER;CN="Idris Ahmed":MAILTO:idris.ahmed54@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210414T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210414T203000
DTSTAMP:20260407T135728
CREATED:20210213T222020Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210213T222020Z
UID:19427-1618425000-1618432200@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:Living Other Side of Suffering (2 of 11)
DESCRIPTION:This meeting is part of an eleven week course: Living On The Other Side of Suffering. Registration is closed to new participants however if you’d like us to notify you via email when this course is offered in the future\, click here to add your name to the course Interest-List. \nTo make a DONATION as a course participant\, visit https://sactoinsight.org/activities/study-groups/living-other-side/#dana.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/living-side-suffering-2-11/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
CATEGORIES:Meditation Course,Online Remote,Study Group
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210415T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210415T211500
DTSTAMP:20260407T135728
CREATED:20210213T220745Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210508T201135Z
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SUMMARY:(Remote) Sit & Dharma Talk - Tony Bernhard - Living a complaint-free life...
DESCRIPTION:Living a complaint-free life…\nSit & Dharma Talk with Visiting Teacher Tony Bernhard\nJoin online meeting: https://zoom.us/j/96019420194\nPasscode: 802373\nJoin by phone: 1-669-900-6833 ( Meeting ID: 960 1942 0194 )\nFor tips and instructions to join the meeting\, check this news blog. \nThursday Night Talk Dana \n[give_form id=”15406″ show_title=”false” show_content=”none” display_style=”reveal”] “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 this form to donate by credit card or your PayPal account. Enter the amount you’d like to give and 75% of your donation will be shared with Tony Bernhard. \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. \nTopic details:\nto be announced
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/sit-dharma-talk-3/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210416T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210416T200000
DTSTAMP:20260407T135728
CREATED:20210304T173549Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210304T173914Z
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SUMMARY:(Remote) Book Club - Young Persons Sangha
DESCRIPTION:The ​young persons group book club discussion “In Love with the World: A Monk’s Journey Through the Bardos of Living and Dying\nBook”\, by Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche. \nJoin online meeting: https://zoom.us/j/98058024228\nPasscode: 955667\nJoin by phone: 1-669-900-6833 ( Meeting ID: 980 5802 4228 )\nFor tips and instructions on how to participate\, check this news blog.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/book-club-young-persons-sangha-12/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Study Group,Young Person Sangha
ORGANIZER;CN="Kelly Fitzgerald":MAILTO:knils21@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210419T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210419T200000
DTSTAMP:20260407T135728
CREATED:20210331T043253Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210331T044349Z
UID:20024-1618857000-1618862400@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:(Remote) Buddhist Recovery Group
DESCRIPTION:Join online meeting: https://zoom.us/j/92150008152\nPasscode: 591029\nJoin by phone: 1-669-900-6833 ( Meeting ID: 921 5000 8152 )\nFor tips and instructions on how to participate\, check this news blog. \nTo make a donation for this event\, click here. \nOur 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-287/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
CATEGORIES:Buddhist Recovery Group,Online Remote,Weekly Meditation
ORGANIZER;CN="Tom Hopkins":MAILTO:thopkins415@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210420T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210420T200000
DTSTAMP:20260407T135728
CREATED:20210111T164813Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210412T221952Z
UID:18903-1618945200-1618948800@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:(Remote) Young Persons Sangha Off-Week Session
DESCRIPTION:To join this remote meeting\, note the following:\nOnline access: https://zoom.us/j/94728438064\nPasscode: 524997\nPhone access: 1-669-900-9128 ( Meeting ID: 947 2843 8064 ) For instructions on how to join\, click here.\nAlthough the ​young persons group typically meet the Second and Fourth Tuesday evenings\, they have recently extended the meeting schedule to include more Tuesday night sitting practices\, followed by short discussions where members talk about their experiences as dharma practitioners. Please join us. \nYoung Person Sangha Dana\n[give_form id=”15771″ show_title=”false” show_content=”none” display_style=”reveal”] “Generosity is the virtue that leads to peace.” – The Historical Buddha\nFor remote meetings\, please use the form above to donate by credit card or your PayPal account. Enter the amount you’d like to support our Young Persons Sangha.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/young-persons-sangha-off-week-session-18/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Weekly Meditation,Young Person Sangha
ORGANIZER;CN="Kevin Norton":MAILTO:kwnorton@gmail.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210421T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210421T203000
DTSTAMP:20260407T135728
CREATED:20210213T222145Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210213T222145Z
UID:19429-1619029800-1619037000@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:Living Other Side of Suffering (3 of 11)
DESCRIPTION:This meeting is part of an eleven week course: Living On The Other Side of Suffering. Registration is closed to new participants however if you’d like us to notify you via email when this course is offered in the future\, click here to add your name to the course Interest-List. \nTo make a DONATION as a course participant\, visit https://sactoinsight.org/activities/study-groups/living-other-side/#dana.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/living-side-suffering-3-11/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
CATEGORIES:Meditation Course,Online Remote,Study Group
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210422T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210422T190000
DTSTAMP:20260407T135728
CREATED:20210213T051340Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210219T153409Z
UID:19402-1619114400-1619118000@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:(Remote) Introduction to Meditation with Diane Wilde
DESCRIPTION:To join this remote meeting\, note the following: \nJoin Online: https://zoom.us/j/91350320475\nPasscode: 201642\nJoin by phone: 1-669-900-6833 ( Meeting ID: 913 5032 0475 )\nFor instructions on how to join the meeting\, click here. \nThis 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. \n \nREV. DIANE 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 (aka Boundless Freedom Project) in 2010 and has been a prison chaplain for 18 years.  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 at the Sacramento Dharma Center. In 2015 she was lay-ordained as a Buddhist minister by 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 wish to make a donation\, click here. \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-9/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
CATEGORIES:Meditation Course,Online Remote,Upcoming Classes
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210422T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210422T211500
DTSTAMP:20260407T135728
CREATED:20210214T205326Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210423T144826Z
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SUMMARY:(Remote) Sitting and SRMC Teacher Training "Graduation"
DESCRIPTION:Spirit Rock Meditation Center Teacher Training “Graduation”\nJoin online meeting: https://zoom.us/j/92150998609\nPasscode: 218748\nJoin by phone: 1-669-900-6833 ( Meeting ID: 921 5099 8609 )\nFor tips and instructions to join the meeting\, check this news blog. \nThursday Night Talk Dana\n[give_form id=”19396″ show_title=”false” show_content=”none” display_style=”reveal”] “Generosity is the virtue that leads to peace.” – The Historical Buddha\nPlease use the form above to donate by credit card or your PayPal account. Enter the amount you’d like to give and your donation will be shared with the graduating teachers. \nTopic details:\nThis Thursday evening program will be dedicated to recognizing three recent graduates of the Spirit Rock four-year Teacher Training Program: Noliwe Alexander\, Gulwinder “Gullu” Singh and JD Doyle. All of them have taught at SIM before. The evening will consist of a meditation period followed by a panel allowing each of these teachers to talk about their individual paths getting to this point in their dharma careers and their experiences in the training program. We also plan to have a question session so the community can get to know them better.\nA similar program will be held for graduates of the Insight Meditation Society Teacher Training Program on June 24\, 2021. \n\n*** NOLIWE ALEXANDER has been a student of Vipassana meditation for over 15 years. Throughout this time of deep devotion to the Dharma\, Noliwe has become a dedicated practitioner\, teacher of various sitting groups around the Bay Area\, facilitator of community workshops and Buddhist meditation day longs and class series programs. She is a Life & Business Coach dedicating both her coaching & Dharma practice to the POC\, LGBT\, At Risk and Elder communities. She is a graduate of Spirit Rock’s CDL4 program and completed EBMC’s Commit 2 Dharma program in 2010. Noliwe is participating in the Spirit Rock Teacher Training from 2017-2020. Noliwe is a wisdom keeper and humbled by the presence of her ancestor’s spirit that lives within and walks beside her.\n\n*** GULWINDER “Gullu” SINGH is a corporate real estate attorney who also a Dharma teacher at InsightLA and Spirit Rock Meditation Center. He has taught mindfulness at the University of Southern California\, been a guest lecturer at UCLA Law School and has taught mindfulness in law firms\, at bar associations and in law firm and corporate settings. Although he was exposed to meditation as a child\, he found his own practice when he started his legal career\, working at firms where the job was extremely stressful.\nGullu completed InsightLA’s one-year Mindfulness Facilitator Training\, Spirit Rock Meditation Center’s 2-year Dedicated Practitioner Program\, the training to teach Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and the 4-year Spirit Rock Meditation Center Teacher Training Program which focuses on teaching in the silent retreat setting. Gullu is a core teacher in the Mindfulness in Law Teacher Training as well as the InsightLA Mindfulness Facilitator Training.\nGullu graduated from Duke University in 1990 and got his J.D. from the University of Southern California Law Center in 1993\, where he was on Law Review. He then worked at two preeminent BigLaw Firms before founding Landmark Law Group\, Inc. in 1998. He was recognized as a California Super Lawyer in 2009.\nGullu is deeply inspired to share meditation as a path to freedom and also as an antidote to stress\, a way to cope more effectively with the challenges of work and life and to inject more sanity\, compassion and wisdom into this world.\n\n\n*** JD DOYLE serves as a Core Teacher at the East Bay Meditation Center in Oakland\, CA\, has completed 8 years of training at Spirit Rock Meditation Center.. JD has practiced Buddhism since 1995 in the U.S.\, Thailand\, and Burma. For over twenty years\, they worked as a public school teacher. JD holds a BS in Environmental Studies from Cornell University and a Masters in Language and Literacy and Sociocultural Studies from the University of New Mexico. JD identifies as genderqueer. They are committed to celebrating diversity\, addressing racial injustice\, expanding concepts of gender\, and honoring the sacredness of the Earth.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/sitting-srmc-teacher-training-graduation/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210423T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210423T200000
DTSTAMP:20260407T135728
CREATED:20210304T173705Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210304T173858Z
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SUMMARY:(Remote) Book Club - Young Persons Sangha
DESCRIPTION:The ​young persons group book club discussion “In Love with the World: A Monk’s Journey Through the Bardos of Living and Dying\nBook”\, by Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche. \nJoin online meeting: https://zoom.us/j/98058024228\nPasscode: 955667\nJoin by phone: 1-669-900-6833 ( Meeting ID: 980 5802 4228 )\nFor tips and instructions on how to participate\, check this news blog.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/book-club-young-persons-sangha-13/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Study Group,Young Person Sangha
ORGANIZER;CN="Kelly Fitzgerald":MAILTO:knils21@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210424T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210424T153000
DTSTAMP:20260407T135728
CREATED:20210127T003537Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220411T201253Z
UID:19179-1619258400-1619278200@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:(Remote) Daylong Retreat - Heather Sundberg - Suchness: Understanding Conditions...
DESCRIPTION:An Online\, Daylong Retreat with visiting Senior Teacher Heather Sundberg\nSuchness: Understanding Conditions\, Responding with Compassion\n\nFrom the perspective of Suchness we understand causes and conditions which lead to suffering and to freedom\, and from that we can connect with what Ajahn Amaro calls ‘the texture of experience’\, opening our hearts with a caring attitude to things as they are.\n\nEnjoy a day of quiet sitting and walking meditation\, which allow our body & mind to settle down and our hearts to open to an inner wisdom. In addition to insight meditation practice\, Heather will offer teachings & guided meditations on the theme\, as well as optional Qi Gong practice & discussion about how to live these teachings in our daily lives.\n\nIn this daylong we will explore this Subtle Characteristic of Suchness from the following perspectives:\n\n 	Using the Buddha’s teaching to Bahiya as well as the teaching of the Two Arrows\, and teachings on Conditionality.\n 	Exploring practices from the Thai forest tradition\, including Ajahn Sumedho’s famous teaching ‘It’s like this’.\n 	Deepening the Heart Practice of Compassion.\n 	Deepening inner Resiliency through Somatic Practices.\n\nNote there will be a lunch break from Noon to 1:00 pm.\n\n\nHEATHER SUNDBERG has taught insight meditation since 1999\, has completed the Spirit Rock/IMS Teacher Training\, and is currently on the Spirit Rock Teacher’s Council. Beginning her own meditation practice in her late teens\, for the last 25 years Heather has studied with senior teachers in the Insight Meditation (Vipassana) and Tibetan (Vajrayana) traditions and has sat 1-3 months of retreat a year for the last 25 years. She was the Spirit Rock Family & Teen Program Teacher & Manager for a decade. Between 2010 and 2015 she spent a cumulative one-year in study\, practice\, and pilgrimage in Asia. Since 2011\, she has been a Teacher at Mountain Stream Meditation Center and sister communities in the Sierra Foothills\, and teaches retreats nationally and internationally. Her teaching emphasizes embodiment\, compassion\, awareness\, and practical wisdom. For more information about Heather visit www.heathersundberg.com.\nThe Teacher offers the teachings freely in the tradition of the Buddha\, and her livelihood is completely sustained by the generosity of the communities she serves. Dana (donation) for these priceless teachings will be gratefully accepted by the teacher\, giving participants the opportunity to freely engage in the practice of generosity\, the first step toward freedom. You may donate for this event online using a credit card or PayPal account.\nSummary of Important Dates\n\n 	02/23/2021 – Registration opens.\n 	04/24/2021 – Attend and enjoy the wonderful retreat. (There will be a lunch break from Noon to 1:00 pm.)\nRegistration via this website closes 30 minutes before the start of the retreat on Apr 24.\n\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. To pay the registration fee online\, use the “Tickets” section at the bottom of this page. Specify the number of people you are registering to this retreat and click the button “Get Tickets”. 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.\nFor the registration fee\, we also accept personal checks. No one will be turned away for lack of funds; please contact the registrar for more information.\n\nBefore registering to this event\, click here to review the terms of use for this website.\nQuestions for the Registrar?\nIf you need to contact the retreat registrar with any questions\, click here.\nHow to attend this online retreat\nOnce you’ve registered\, you’ll receive an email “Ticket” that also includes the link to join the Zoom meeting. Use this link at the start of the retreat to participate in the retreat. Additionally\, the evening before or the morning of the retreat\, the registrar will send you a welcome email that also includes the link to join the Zoom meeting.\nJoin online meeting: The hyperlink is included in your emailed "Ticket" and also in the email sent by the retreat registrar.\nJoin by phone: 1-669-900-6833 ( see email sent by retreat registrar for the Meeting ID )\nFor tips and instructions on how to use Zoom to attend the retreat\, click here.\nTo give a donation after attending this retreat\, click here.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/retreat-apr-24/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Retreat
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210426T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210426T200000
DTSTAMP:20260407T135728
CREATED:20210331T043427Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210331T044338Z
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SUMMARY:(Remote) Buddhist Recovery Group
DESCRIPTION:Join online meeting: https://zoom.us/j/92150008152\nPasscode: 591029\nJoin by phone: 1-669-900-6833 ( Meeting ID: 921 5000 8152 )\nFor tips and instructions on how to participate\, check this news blog. \nTo make a donation for this event\, click here. \nOur 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-288/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
CATEGORIES:Buddhist Recovery Group,Online Remote,Weekly Meditation
ORGANIZER;CN="Tom Hopkins":MAILTO:thopkins415@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210427T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210427T210000
DTSTAMP:20260407T135728
CREATED:20210319T205533Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210319T205936Z
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SUMMARY:(Remote) Young Persons Sangha
DESCRIPTION:To join this remote meeting\, note the following: \nOnline access: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/94728438064\nPasscode: 524997\nPhone access: 1-669-900-9128 ( Meeting ID: 947 2843 8064 ) For instructions on how to join\, click here.\nMeeting on the Second and Fourth Tuesday evenings\, a ​young persons group studying mindfulness and meditation. \nYoung Person Sangha Dana\n[give_form id=”15771″ show_title=”false” show_content=”none” display_style=”reveal”] “Generosity is the virtue that leads to peace.” – The Historical Buddha\nFor remote meetings\, please use the form above to donate by credit card or your PayPal account. Enter the amount you’d like to support our Young Persons Sangha.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/young-persons-sangha-43/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Weekly Meditation,Young Person Sangha
ORGANIZER;CN="Idris Ahmed":MAILTO:idris.ahmed54@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210428T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210428T203000
DTSTAMP:20260407T135728
CREATED:20210213T222247Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210213T222247Z
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SUMMARY:Living Other Side of Suffering (4 of 11)
DESCRIPTION:This meeting is part of an eleven week course: Living On The Other Side of Suffering. Registration is closed to new participants however if you’d like us to notify you via email when this course is offered in the future\, click here to add your name to the course Interest-List. \nTo make a DONATION as a course participant\, visit https://sactoinsight.org/activities/study-groups/living-other-side/#dana.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/living-side-suffering-4-11/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
CATEGORIES:Meditation Course,Online Remote,Study Group
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210429T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210429T211500
DTSTAMP:20260407T135728
CREATED:20210309T194720Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210429T064915Z
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SUMMARY:(Remote) Sit & Dharma Talk - Dennis Warren - “Insight” (Meaning\, Importance\, Role)
DESCRIPTION:“Insight” – It’s Meaning\, Importance & Role in Practice\nSit & Dharma Talk with SIM Founding Teacher Dennis Warren \nJoin online meeting: https://zoom.us/j/97305516311\nPasscode: 979736\nJoin by phone: 1-669-900-6833 ( Meeting ID: 973 0551 6311 )\nFor tips and instructions on how to participate\, check this news blog. \nThursday Night Talk Dana\n[give_form id=”10310″ show_title=”false” show_content=”none” display_style=”reveal”] “Generosity is the virtue that leads to peace.” – The Historical Buddha\nFor remote meetings\, please use the form above to donate by credit card or your PayPal account. Enter the amount you’d like to give and 75% of your donation will be shared with Dennis Warren. \nTopic details:\n“Insight” is considered the prime motivation and culmination of Buddhist practice because it leads to satisfaction\, peace and happiness. It does this through liberating the mind and body from confusion\, struggle and suffering. The importance of Insight is illustrated by this fact: if you remove Insight from practice\, it is no longer Buddhist practice.\nThe talk and discussion this evening will focus on the meaning\, importance and role of different types of Insight in practice and daily life.\nWe’ll look at the differences between cognitive\, or thought-based\, insight and insight that is based on our own\, non-conceptual\, direct-experience\, particularly our experience in day-to-day events and relationships. We’ll explore those insights that are considered conventional\, relative\, or personal with those traditionally considered universal\, non-personal and “liberating.”\nThe subject matter of this evening is directly relevant and applicable for all stages of practice. \nNOTE: Dennis Warren will be hosted by Benicia Insight Meditation\, offering a one day retreat Saturday\, May 22\, 2021 from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm on Loving-Kindness (Metta) Elaborations & Further Guidance from the Historical Buddha. Click here for details.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/sit-dharma-talk-sim-founding-teacher-dennis-warren-48/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210430T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210430T200000
DTSTAMP:20260407T135728
CREATED:20210304T173804Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210304T173849Z
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SUMMARY:(Remote) Book Club - Young Persons Sangha
DESCRIPTION:The ​young persons group book club discussion “In Love with the World: A Monk’s Journey Through the Bardos of Living and Dying\nBook”\, by Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche. \nJoin online meeting: https://zoom.us/j/98058024228\nPasscode: 955667\nJoin by phone: 1-669-900-6833 ( Meeting ID: 980 5802 4228 )\nFor tips and instructions on how to participate\, check this news blog.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/book-club-young-persons-sangha-14/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Study Group,Young Person Sangha
ORGANIZER;CN="Kelly Fitzgerald":MAILTO:knils21@gmail.com
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