This class is part of a nine-month course with teacher Diane Wilde. For course details, click here. If you are a course participant and would like to make a donation, use the form below. Our website will soon be migrating to a new design and while we don't expect the donation form shown above to […]
How to work with an unruly mind: the Buddha’s teaching on the removal of distracting thoughts Sit & Dharma Talk with Visiting Teacher Jeff Hardin * Hybrid events can be attended via Zoom or onsite at the Sacramento Dharma Center How to work with an unruly mind: the Buddha’s teaching on the removal of distracting […]
Questions and Answers Sit & Dharma Talk with SIM Founding Teacher Dennis Warren * Hybrid events can be attended via Zoom or onsite at the Sacramento Dharma Center Questions and Answers This evening will be all questions and answers. During this session we’ll explore questions you’ve been wanting to ask about Buddhism, practice, different traditions, […]
Join us for SIM’s Residential Retreat at the beautiful Mercy Center in Auburn, CA from Sunday, August 28, 5:00 PM through Sunday, September 4, 2022, 11:00 AM. Please read through the information below. We will update this registration page as further details are announced. Retreat Theme: Awareness, Wisdom & Love Awareness is a natural capacity of the mind […]
The Young Persons Sangha is a meditation group for people in their 20s, 30s, and 40s. The group meets on the second and fourth Wednesdays in a hybrid format. Attend in person at the Sacramento Dharma Center or online via Zoom. Join online meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/join ( Meeting ID: 870 3074 5197) Passcode: 501883Join by phone: Dial 1-669-900-6833. For tips and instructions […]
Compassion and the Eightfold Path Sit & Dharma Talk with Visiting Teacher Tony Bernhard (click here for biographical details). This event on July 13th is only available on Zoom. We won't be at the Dharma Center for this particular meeting. Compassion and the Eightfold PathThe Eightfold Path is most frequently talked about in terms of […]
This class is part of a nine-month course with teacher Diane Wilde. For course details, click here. If you are a course participant and would like to make a donation, use the form below.
Truthfulness: Precept, Parami, and Profound Sit & Dharma Talk with SIM Community Teacher Rich Howard For biographical details about Rich Howard, click here. * The teacher will present in-person at the Dharma Center. Hybrid events can be attended via Zoom or onsite at the Sacramento Dharma Center Truthfulness: Precept, Parami, and ProfoundA commitment to speaking […]
How pleasant and unpleasant feelings (Vedanā) shape experience - Converging views from neuroscience and early Buddhism (Hybrid) Sit & Dharma Talk with Visiting Teacher Rick Maddock * The teacher will present in-person at the Dharma Center. Hybrid events can be attended via Zoom or onsite at the Sacramento Dharma Center. How pleasant and unpleasant feelings […]
Is your meditation “working?” Daylong Retreat with SIM Community Teacher Diane Wilde (click here for biographical details) Is your meditation “working?”For a new practitioner as well as a person who has been meditating for some time, it’s important to periodically evaluate our meditation practice. Perhaps you have fallen into a practice that has become as […]
The Benefits and the Challenges of Being in Community Sit & Dharma Talk with SIM Community Teacher Diane Wilde For biographical details about the teacher Diane Wilde, click here. * The teacher will present in-person at the Dharma Center. Hybrid events can be attended via Zoom or in-person at the Sacramento Dharma Center. The Benefits and […]