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SUMMARY:(Remote) Young Persons Sangha
DESCRIPTION:A ​young persons group (Young Persons Sangha) that studies mindfulness and meditation. On the first Tuesday of the month\, the group meets remotely via Zoom. On the second and fourth Tuesdays the group utilizes a hybrid format\, meeting both via Zoom and in-person at the Sacramento Dharma Center. (The schedule venue and title description indicate the meeting type and location.) \n\n\n\nTo attend via Zoom\, click the “Join Zoom Meeting” button or use this link https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82379725848 with passcode: 586497Phone access: 1-669-900-9128 ( Meeting ID: 823 7972 5848 ) \n\n\n\nYoung Person Sangha Dana\n\n\n\n[give_form id=”15771″ show_title=”false” show_content=”none” display_style=”reveal”] “Generosity is the virtue that leads to peace.” – The Historical BuddhaPlease 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-62/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Young Person Sangha
ORGANIZER;CN="Idris Ahmed":MAILTO:idris.ahmed54@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220302T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220302T210000
DTSTAMP:20260410T031231
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LAST-MODIFIED:20220116T215128Z
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SUMMARY:(Remote) OSOS Meditation Course (5 of 5)
DESCRIPTION:This is part of a Meditation Course for graduates of the Living on the Other Side of Suffering (OSOS) course. This Meditation Course meets on Wednesdays\, February 2 through March 2\, 2022. This course is available only to OSOS graduates. \n\nMeditation Course Dana[give_form id=”23660″ show_title=”false” show_content=”none” display_style=”reveal”] “Generosity is the virtue that leads to peace.” – The Historical BuddhaIf you have already enrolled and would like to make a donation as a course participant\, please use the donation 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.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/osos-meditation-5-5/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Study Group
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220303T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220303T210000
DTSTAMP:20260410T031231
CREATED:20220106T042318Z
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SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Sit & Dharma Talk - Diane Wilde - What about God?
DESCRIPTION:Sit & Dharma Talk with SIM Community Teacher Rev. Diane Wilde \n\n\n\nTalk topic: What about God?\n\n\n\n* Hybrid events can be attended via Zoom or in-person at the Sacramento Dharma Center\n\n\n\nIt seems appropriate to discuss a “supreme being” and its compatibility with Buddhist practice — or not. The holiest seasons in the Judeo-Christian and Muslim calendars are approaching in April. Passover\, Easter and Ramadan celebrations of God in his/her various manifestations will all be taking place. \n\n\n\nThere is a widespread assumption that a person can’t be a Buddhist and also believe in a supreme being. Yet at SIM and other Buddhist sanghas\, many practitioners often embrace the Buddha’s path and simultaneously maintain a strong allegiance to a belief system whose purpose is the worship and celebration of a “supreme being.” For many\, the apparent “atheism” in Buddhism\, and personal belief in god can cause confusion. For others there is no problem at all\, with a comfortable mixing of both. In Buddhism itself\, there are “gods” that are an important component of the culture. We will discuss them as well as the Buddha’s teachings on a supreme being and what a few contemporary teachers think about this issue. Should make for a lively discussion! \n\n\n\nJoin online meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88314627748 \, Passcode: 066470Join by phone: 1-669-900-6833 ( Meeting ID: 883 1462 7748 ) \n\n\n\nThursday Night Talk Dana \n\n\n[give_form id=”9758″ show_title=”false” show_content=”none” display_style=”reveal”] \n\n\n\n“Generosity is the virtue that leads to peace.” – The Historical BuddhaPlease 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 Rev. Diane Wilde.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/sit-dharma-talk-with-sim-community-teacher-rev-diane-wilde/
LOCATION:Hybrid (in-person and online)\, 3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM)\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220307T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220307T200000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20220211T025857Z
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SUMMARY:(Remote) Buddhist Recovery Group
DESCRIPTION:Join online meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87807139796 Passcode: 533507 Join by phone: 1-669-900-6833 ( Meeting ID: 878 0713 9796 ) For tips and instructions on how to participate\, check this news blog. To make a donation for this event\, click here.  \n\n\n\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-333/
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:20220308T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220308T210000
DTSTAMP:20260410T031231
CREATED:20220210T174005Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220210T174023Z
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SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Young Persons Sangha
DESCRIPTION:A ​young persons group (Young Persons Sangha) that studies mindfulness and meditation. On the first Tuesday of the month\, the group meets remotely via Zoom. On the second and fourth Tuesdays the group utilizes a hybrid format\, meeting both via Zoom and in-person at the Sacramento Dharma Center. (The schedule venue and title description indicate the meeting type and location.) \n\n\n\nTo attend via Zoom\, click the “Join Zoom Meeting” button or use this link https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82379725848 with passcode: 586497Phone access: 1-669-900-9128 ( Meeting ID: 823 7972 5848 ) \n\n\n\nYoung Person Sangha Dana\n\n\n\n[give_form id=”15771″ show_title=”false” show_content=”none” display_style=”reveal”] “Generosity is the virtue that leads to peace.” – The Historical BuddhaPlease 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-63/
LOCATION:Hybrid (in-person and online)\, 3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM)\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Young Person Sangha
ORGANIZER;CN="Idris Ahmed":MAILTO:idris.ahmed54@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220310T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220310T211500
DTSTAMP:20260410T031231
CREATED:20220106T043416Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220314T040606Z
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SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Sit & Dharma Talk - Seth Castleman - Honoring Our Lineage of Teachers
DESCRIPTION:Talk topic: Honoring Our Lineage of Teachers\n\n\n\nSit & Dharma Talk with Visiting Teacher Seth Castleman \n\n\n\n* Hybrid events can be attended via Zoom or onsite at the Sacramento Dharma Center\n\n\n\nThursday Night Talk Dana[give_form id=”16677″ show_title=”false” show_content=”none” display_style=”reveal”] “Generosity is the virtue that leads to peace.” – The Historical BuddhaFor 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 Seth Castleman. \n\n\n\nJoin online meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85647629321 \, Passcode: 364353Join by phone: 1-669-900-6833 ( Meeting ID: 856 4762 9321 ) \n\n\n\nSETH CASTLEMAN is a teacher\, writer\, and storyteller with over twenty years experience teaching mindfulness and spiritual practice. Castleman is trained in both the Jewish and Buddhist traditions. After 20 years of meditation practice and two years of silent retreat as a lay-person in the US\, India\, and Nepal and as a monk in Burma\, Seth was trained as a teacher by Jack Kornfield at Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre\, CA. He was authorized as a meditation/dharma teacher in 2008. Following eight years of rabbinical studies in the US and Israel/Palestine\, Castleman was ordained in 2011 as a rabbi by one Orthodox\, one Conservative\, and one Reform rabbi. Castleman has published in two dozen newspapers\, periodicals\, and anthologies on the intersection of contemplative practice and social justice and the transformational power of brokenness. As a storyteller\, Seth has performed in theaters\, on radio and television\, and at countless kitchen tables. Seth uses myth\, storytelling\, and humor as central tools in his teaching and counseling work. Seth Castleman is married to Reverend Elizabeth Griswold\, making them\, quite possibly\, the only rabbi—Christian minister married couple in the US. Seth and Elizabeth live in Davis\, CA with their three children.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/sit-dharma-talk-with-visiting-teacher-rabbi-seth-castleman/
LOCATION:Hybrid (in-person and online)\, 3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM)\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220314T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220314T200000
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CREATED:20220216T004812Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220216T004816Z
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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-of-directors-meeting-12/
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:20220314T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220314T200000
DTSTAMP:20260410T031231
CREATED:20220211T022616Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220211T022640Z
UID:24557-1647282600-1647288000@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:(Remote) Buddhist Recovery Group
DESCRIPTION:Join online meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87807139796 Passcode: 533507 Join by phone: 1-669-900-6833 ( Meeting ID: 878 0713 9796 ) For tips and instructions on how to participate\, check this news blog. To make a donation for this event\, click here.  \n\n\n\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-334/
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:20220317T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220317T211500
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CREATED:20220114T002037Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221201T204109Z
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SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Sit & Dharma Talk - Rich Howard - Compassion Fatigue
DESCRIPTION:Talk topic: Compassion Fatigue\n\n\n\nSit & Dharma Talk with SIM Community Teacher Rich Howard \n\n\n\n* Hybrid events can be attended via Zoom or onsite at the Sacramento Dharma Center \n\n\n\nAs practitioners of mindful awareness\, we want to remain openhearted to the suffering in the world. Our practice teaches us to turn toward conditions as they are\, without needing to avoid unpleasant sensations\, emotions\, or thoughts. This openheartedness leads naturally to compassion\, the impulse to take action on behalf of those who are experiencing suffering. However\, Western psychology has recognized a condition called “compassion fatigue\,” the “secondary trauma” that can result from helping others and that may lead to diminished capacity to empathize or feel compassion. Given all the suffering in the world and our access to it via global media\, we may be overwhelmed and start to shut down to the world and those close to us. This evening\, we will take a look at how our practice may help us recognize compassion fatigue as it develops and maintain an open heart. \n\n\n\nJoin online meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83869249314 \,  Passcode: 053925Join by phone: 1-669-900-6833 ( Meeting ID:  838 6924 9314 ) \n\n\n[give_form id=”10304″ show_title=”false” show_content=”none” display_style=”reveal”] \n\n\n\nPlease 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 Rich Howard.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/sit-dharma-talk-with-sim-community-teacher-rich-howard/
LOCATION:Hybrid (in-person and online)\, 3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM)\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220320T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220320T160000
DTSTAMP:20260410T031231
CREATED:20210928T205202Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220410T200900Z
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SUMMARY:(Onsite) A Year to Live (4 of 13)
DESCRIPTION:This is part of an twelve month course lead by SIM’s community teacher\, Reverend Diane Wilde. The first introductory meeting was in December\, 2021. For course details or to make a teacher donation while participating in the course\, visit https://sactoinsight.org/activities/study-groups/a-year-to-live/.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/year-live-4-13/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Classes,Study Group
ORGANIZER;CN="Diane Wilde":MAILTO:diane@sactoinsight.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220321T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220321T200000
DTSTAMP:20260410T031231
CREATED:20220211T022939Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220211T023002Z
UID:24560-1647887400-1647892800@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:(Remote) Buddhist Recovery Group
DESCRIPTION:Join online meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87807139796 Passcode: 533507 Join by phone: 1-669-900-6833 ( Meeting ID: 878 0713 9796 ) For tips and instructions on how to participate\, check this news blog. To make a donation for this event\, click here.  \n\n\n\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-335/
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:20220322T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220322T210000
DTSTAMP:20260410T031231
CREATED:20220210T174340Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220210T174427Z
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SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Young Persons Sangha
DESCRIPTION:A ​young persons group (Young Persons Sangha) that studies mindfulness and meditation. On the first Tuesday of the month\, the group meets remotely via Zoom. On the second and fourth Tuesdays the group utilizes a hybrid format\, meeting both via Zoom and in-person at the Sacramento Dharma Center. (The schedule venue and title description indicate the meeting type and location.) \n\n\n\nTo attend via Zoom\, click the “Join Zoom Meeting” button or use this link https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82379725848 with passcode: 586497Phone access: 1-669-900-9128 ( Meeting ID: 823 7972 5848 ) \n\n\n\nYoung Person Sangha Dana\n\n\n\n[give_form id=”15771″ show_title=”false” show_content=”none” display_style=”reveal”] “Generosity is the virtue that leads to peace.” – The Historical BuddhaPlease 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-64/
LOCATION:Hybrid (in-person and online)\, 3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM)\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Young Person Sangha
ORGANIZER;CN="Idris Ahmed":MAILTO:idris.ahmed54@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220324T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220324T190000
DTSTAMP:20260410T031231
CREATED:20211208T053417Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220314T052715Z
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SUMMARY:(Remote) Introduction to Meditation with Dennis Warren
DESCRIPTION:To join this remote meeting\, note the following: \n\nJoin Online: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87269584502Passcode: 008185Join by phone: 1-669-900-6833 ( Meeting ID: 872 6958 4502 )For instructions on how to join the meeting\, click here. \n\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\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/ .Dennis has been participating in residential meditation retreats\, and has maintained a daily meditation practice\, in the Theravadan Buddhist tradition for over 30 years. 2018 was his 20th year of teaching Insight Meditation and mindfulness practices in residential\, retreat\, educational\, medical\, corporate and community settings. In 2007 and 2014\, Dennis led month long pilgrimages and moving retreats in Thailand\, India and Nepal. A third is being planned for late 2021. \n\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-meditation-dennis-warren-7/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
CATEGORIES:Meditation Course,Online Remote,Upcoming Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220324T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220324T211500
DTSTAMP:20260410T031231
CREATED:20220314T051307Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220324T172813Z
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SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Sit & Dharma Talk - Dennis Warren - Revisiting Fundamentals: “Right” Understanding
DESCRIPTION:Revisiting Fundamentals: “Right” Understanding\n\n\n\nSit & Dharma Talk with SIM Founding Teacher Dennis Warren.\n\n\n\n* Hybrid events can be attended via Zoom or onsite at the Sacramento Dharma Center. The teacher will present via Zoom. \n\n\n\nDeciding what is the “Right” or skillful thing to do can be confusing when we are suffering. On one hand\, the modern interpretation of the Historical Buddha’s teachings seems to offer an endless number of potential methods and solutions. On the other\, what method or approach is actually effective in a particular situation can be elusive. The Buddha’s teachings on Right Understanding describe a straight forward\, practical and helpful model for working with confusion\, struggle and suffering. These teachings become a powerful set of tools for living\, problem solving and growth when they are combined with the teachings on Right Intention and Right Effort. Together\, they provide short term strategies for working with the immediate\, real-time challenges in our lives; as well as strategies for pointing the mind\, body and heart into long term satisfaction and peace.   The subject matter of this evening is appropriate for all levels of practice. \n\n\n\nThursday Night Talk Dana[give_form id=”10310″ show_title=”false” show_content=”none” display_style=”reveal”] “Generosity is the virtue that leads to peace.” – The Historical BuddhaPlease 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. \n\n\n\nJoin online meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87234022343 \, Passcode: 605331Join by phone: 1-669-900-6833 ( Meeting ID: 872 3402 2343 )
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/sit-dharma-talk-with-sim-founding-teacher-dennis-warren-5/
LOCATION:Hybrid (in-person and online)\, 3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM)\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220326T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220326T160000
DTSTAMP:20260410T031231
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SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Daylong Retreat - Rich Howard - Cultivating the Heart: A Day of Practice
DESCRIPTION:Daylong Retreat with SIM Community Teacher Rich Howard\nAbout This Hybrid Retreat\n\nHybrid events can be attended via Zoom or in-person at the Sacramento Dharma Center.\nPre-registration is required and we recommend you pay the registration fee in advance. This helps us determine how many people will attend and how many people the meditation room should accommodate.\nTo pay now\, you’ll find at the bottom of this page registration ticket choices to attend via Zoom or attend onsite. If you attend onsite\, you do have the option to pay the registration fee in-person on the day of the retreat or pay online after the retreat starts.\nIf you buy a ticket for onsite attendance you may still attend the retreat via Zoom.\nThe link to attend the retreat via Zoom appears in three places:\n\nThe Zoom link is at the bottom of this page – select the button “Join Retreat Online” to connect to the meeting.\nThe Zoom link is included in the automated email sent with your ticket purchase (email subject is “You have tickets!“).\nThe Zoom link is https://joinconferencing.zoom.us/join\, with Meeting ID: 898 3289 4334 and Passcode: 412666\n\n\nTo give a donation after attending this retreat\, click here.\n\nRetreat Theme – Cultivating the Heart: A Day of Practice \nCultivating positive qualities of heart and mind brings a balance and depth to Insight practice\, and to our daily lives. Boundless friendliness (aka “lovingkindness”)\, compassion\, sympathetic joy\, and equanimity – known together as the Brahmaviharas – can be strengthened by formal practices taught by the Historical Buddha and later Buddhist commentators. For this day of practice\, we will touch briefly on the role of these heart practices in supporting concentration and insight\, then practice together using guided meditations\, silent sitting meditation\, and walking meditation. We will also reflect on their role in daily life\, including how to choose the practice appropriate to a given situation. \n\n RICH 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. He served on the Board from 2010 until 2015\, the last two years as president. 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. His teachers are Dennis Warren\, Tony Bernhard\, and Steve Armstrong. Rich completed online courses with Steve on the Abhidhamma (the Buddhist psychology) and the Manual of Insight. He took Gil Fronsdal’s online course on the Majjhima Nikaya (Middle-length Discourses of the Buddha). His interest in the environment led him to the One Small Planet training with Kerry Nelson and the Ecosattva training with One Earth Sangha. In 2018\, he completed a 10-month Dhamma Awareness Training with Steve Armstrong and Kamala Masters called Touching the Earth. In 2019\, he completed Meg Gawler’s 8-month course Preparing the Ground for Samadhi. \n\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\n01/09/2022  – Registration opens.\n03/26/2022 – Attend and enjoy the wonderful retreat.\n03/28/2022 – Registration closes the Monday after the retreat at 11:00 am PST.\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\, specify if you plan to attend in-person or attend remotely via Zoom. In the “Tickets” section\, 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.For 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. \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.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/retreat-mar-26/
LOCATION:Hybrid (in-person and online)\, 3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM)\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Retreat
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SUMMARY:(Onsite) Family Sangha Potluck
DESCRIPTION:Great news for SIM families\, grandparents\, aunts and uncles! Family Sangha is returning (Sunday\, March 27th); whether you are a parent\, aunt or uncle\, or grandparent\, you are invited to bring your child/children to Sacramento Dharma Center for our first IN-PERSON Family Sangha gathering since the start of the pandemic.  Come celebrate. This is a mahasangha event. Follow the link below for further details or click here: \n\n\n\n\nIN PERSON: Family Sangha Program and Potluck – welcome back!
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/in-person-family-sangha-potluck/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:SDC
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SUMMARY:(Remote) Buddhist Recovery Group
DESCRIPTION:Join online meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87807139796 Passcode: 533507 Join by phone: 1-669-900-6833 ( Meeting ID: 878 0713 9796 ) For tips and instructions on how to participate\, check this news blog. To make a donation for this event\, click here.  \n\n\n\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-336/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
CATEGORIES:Buddhist Recovery Group,Online Remote,Weekly Meditation
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SUMMARY:Beginning Meditation Course - interest list
DESCRIPTION:For the six-week Beginning Meditation Course\, the last course completed February\, 2023. If you’re interested in attending the next offering of this course\, probably scheduled to start in the Autumn 2023\, you may add your name to the interest list (notify list) at no cost. \nFor course details and registration fee information\, click here. \n \nGetting On the List\nAn RSVP of “Going” will indicate your interest in this course. Select the button “Going“. After you RSVP you’ll receive a “Ticket” via email however there’s no need to print it. The email is your confirmation that your name is included on the course notify list and the registrar will follow-up with you later. If you’re not yet ready to RSVP and need to contact the course registrar for any reason\, click here. \nThank you for your interest in this course offering.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/wait-list-beginning-meditation-class/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
CATEGORIES:Meditation Course,Upcoming Classes
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SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Beginning Meditation (6-Week Course)
DESCRIPTION:This class is currently taught by SIM Community Teacher Rich Howard (click here for his biography)\, assisted by SIM Community Member Sara Denzler and is part of a six-week meditation course offered twice a year. For details\, visit the Course Overview page (click here). After you enroll\, if you’d like to make a donation to support SIM and the course instructors\, consider donating online (click here) via credit card or PayPal. \n \n\nRegistration\nPre-registration is necessary 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. On Monday\, January 3\, online registration opens. Pay the registration fee online using the “Tickets” section at the bottom of this page. Specify the number of people you are registering to this course 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. After you’ve paid the fee\, you’ll receive an email with the subject “You have tickets!” (but no need to print the ticket on paper). \nNote that all registrants will receive an email communication from the course registrar on the following dates:  Feb 28\, and Mar 24. Before the course begins the registrar will ask if you’ll be attending in-person or on Zoom. \n\n\n* Hybrid events can be attended via in-person at the Sacramento Dharma Center or online via Zoom. You can read our attendance guidelines (click here). For tips on attending with Zoom (click here). \n\n\n\nIf you need to contact the course registrar with any other questions\, click here.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/beg-meditation-course-2022mar/
LOCATION:Hybrid (in-person and online)\, 3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM)\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:Meditation Course,Online Remote,Upcoming Classes
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SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Sit & Dharma Talk - Diane Wilde -  The Paradox of Shame
DESCRIPTION:Talk topic: The Paradox of Shame\n\n\n\nSit & Dharma Talk with SIM Community Teacher Rev. Diane Wilde\n\n\n\n* Hybrid events can be attended via Zoom or in-person at the Sacramento Dharma Center. The teacher plans to attend in-person.\n\n\n\nWe all experience shame.  It is a universal emotion with some social scientists and psychologists saying it is an innate human trait\, and others insisting it evolved within our social fabric. It is considered an absolutely essential emotion in some societies\, and yet\, is also frequently considered mentally damaging. The causes of shame have dramatically changed\, from lack of adherence to prescriptive social mores of the past\, to shaming of individuals on social media today. The Buddha also taught about shame (hiri) and its companion\, the dread of shame (ottapa). Shame and the reasons for shame as taught by the Buddha are quite different then the “shaming” we experience in contemporary society. We will discuss this complex emotion\, its history and why it is an important\, yet often overlooked Buddhist teaching. \n\n\n\nThursday Night Talk Dana[give_form id=”9758″ show_title=”false” show_content=”none” display_style=”reveal”] “Generosity is the virtue that leads to peace.” – The Historical BuddhaPlease 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 Rev. Diane Wilde. \n\n\n\nJoin online meeting:  https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89428587147\, Passcode: 607786Join by phone: 1-669-900-6833 ( Meeting ID: 894 2858 7147 )For tips and instructions to join the meeting\, click here to check this news blog.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/sit-dharma-talk-with-sim-community-teacher-diane-wilde/
LOCATION:Hybrid (in-person and online)\, 3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM)\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Weekly Meditation
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