Sunday March 30-Sunday April 6, 2025 Our 2025 residential retreat with SIM faculty Diana Clark, Walt Opie, and Vance Pryor is set for March 30 through April 6 at the Mercy Center in Auburn, CA. For general information about our retreats, visit https://sactoinsight.org/retreats/residential-retreat/. Retreat Theme: Returning to Presence, Transforming the Heart This annual SIM community […]
Our Buddhist Recovery Group meets in-person every Wednesday evening. For additional information, visit the Buddhist Recovery Sangha page at https://sactoinsight.org/activities/practice-opportunities/12-step-sangha/. Online Donations - Buddhist Recovery Group Use the following donate button and select Buddhist Recovery Group from the dropdown list. .
Our Buddhist Recovery Group meets in-person every Wednesday evening. For additional information, visit the Buddhist Recovery Sangha page at https://sactoinsight.org/activities/practice-opportunities/12-step-sangha/. Online Donations - Buddhist Recovery Group Use the following donate button and select Buddhist Recovery Group from the dropdown list. .
The Young Persons Sangha is a meditation group for people in their 20s, 30s, and 40s. The group meets in-person every other Wednesday at the Sacramento Dharma Center. About This Hybrid Event Offer a Donation Use the following donate button and select Young Persons Sangha from the dropdown list.
Insight Meditation and Dharma Talk with Visiting Teacher JD Doyle For biographical details of the teacher JD Doyle, click here. * The teacher will present remotely via Zoom.Hybrid events can be attended via Zoom or onsite at the Sacramento Dharma Center. Practicing with FireReflections on the fire element, how it shows up in us and in […]
Our Buddhist Recovery Group meets in-person every Wednesday evening. For additional information, visit the Buddhist Recovery Sangha page at https://sactoinsight.org/activities/practice-opportunities/12-step-sangha/. Online Donations - Buddhist Recovery Group Use the following donate button and select Buddhist Recovery Group from the dropdown list. .
Insight Meditation and Dharma Talk with SIM Teacher Diane Wilde For biographical details of the teacher Diane Wilde, 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. Moral InjuryThe times they are a-changing! This could be stated by every generation […]
This is part of an twelve month course lead by SIM’s community teacher Diane Wilde. The first introductory meeting was in December 15, 2024. For course details or to make a teacher donation while participating in the course, visit A Year to Live.
Our Buddhist Recovery Group meets in-person every Wednesday evening. For additional information, visit the Buddhist Recovery Sangha page at https://sactoinsight.org/activities/practice-opportunities/12-step-sangha/. Online Donations - Buddhist Recovery Group Use the following donate button and select Buddhist Recovery Group from the dropdown list. .
The Young Persons Sangha is a meditation group for people in their 20s, 30s, and 40s. The group meets in-person every other Wednesday at the Sacramento Dharma Center. Offer a Donation Use the following donate button and select Young Persons Sangha from the dropdown list.
Insight Meditation and Dharma Talk with SIM Teacher Walt Opie For biographical details of the teacher Walt Opie, 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. Falling in Love with Meditation Practice At some point, hopefully we begin to […]
Insight Meditation and Afternoon Tea with SIM Teacher Walt Opie For biographical details of the teacher Walt Opie, click here. Please join us in welcoming our new faculty member, Walt Opie, to the SIM community. We'll begin with a 30-minute sit, followed by an afternoon tea with light refreshments—a chance to get to know Walt and […]
Daylong Retreat with SIM Teacher Walt Opie For biographical details of the teacher Walt Opie, click here. Retreat Theme: Working with Distracting Thoughts One of the most challenging aspects of meditation can be learning how to work with distracting thoughts that keep recurring or may feel particularly "sticky" in some way. There is a well-known sutta […]
Overview This Beginning Meditation is a 6-week course that provides the basic techniques for learning Insight Meditation (vipassana), both during sitting meditation and in daily life. This is insight meditation that has been handed down from the time of the Buddha. This course is intended as an introduction to the practice of meditation as it is taught […]
Our Buddhist Recovery Group meets in-person every Wednesday evening. For additional information, visit the Buddhist Recovery Sangha page at https://sactoinsight.org/activities/practice-opportunities/12-step-sangha/. Online Donations - Buddhist Recovery Group Use the following donate button and select Buddhist Recovery Group from the dropdown list. .
Insight Meditation and Dharma Talk with Visiting Teacher Tony Bernhard For biographical details of the teacher Tony Bernhard, click here. * The teacher will present remotely via Zoom.Hybrid events can be attended via Zoom or onsite at the Sacramento Dharma Center. The Skandhas and the Four Foundations of MindfulnessThe skandhas and the four foundations of mindfulness […]