Learning to Live and Die in the Anthropocene
Sit & Dharma Talk with SIM Community Teacher Rev. Diane Wilde
* Hybrid events can be attended via Zoom or in-person at the Sacramento Dharma Center
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“Generosity is the virtue that leads to peace.” – The Historical Buddha
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The vast majority of us, if we are at all concerned about our planet, are suffering from “climate anxiety”, a new mental phenomena that is now recognized by psychotherapists. We have good reason for having anxiety, especially those of us living in California. Fires, drought and daily reminders of our tenuous environmental situation causes two different responses: to completely ignore the situation or succumb to nihilism. Neither of these responses is helpful for the earth or the individual. Our Buddhist practice sheds much needed light on how we move forward in these challenging times.
(Remote) Buddhist Recovery Group
Buddhist Recovery Group, Online Remote, Weekly MeditationOur 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/.
(Remote) Buddhist Recovery Group
Buddhist Recovery Group, Online Remote, Weekly MeditationOur 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/.
(Remote) Buddhist Recovery Group
Buddhist Recovery Group, Online Remote, Weekly MeditationOur 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/.
(Remote) Buddhist Recovery Group
Buddhist Recovery Group, Online Remote, Weekly Meditation(Remote) Buddhist Recovery Group
Buddhist Recovery Group, Online Remote, Weekly MeditationOur 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/.
(Canceled) November Daylong Retreat
Online Remote, Retreat* * * This retreat is canceled. * * *
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Daylong Retreats Available In-Person
COVID-19, NewsWe are happy to announce that our monthly Saturday daylong retreats are moving to a Hybrid format, so vaccinated participants can now choose to attend in-person or by Zoom.
10/14/2021 “The 3 Trainings” with Rich Howard
Audio DharmaThe two book titles mentioned in this presentation are:
The three trainings of the eightfold path are the training in moral integrity (sila), the training in meditation (bhavana), and the training in wisdom (pañña). They are taught in many places in the Pali Canon, nowhere more powerfully than in the Samaññaphala Sutta (Digha Nikaya 2). This sutta, the story of an encounter between the historical Buddha and King Ajatasattu, contains a survey of the other philosophical traditions of the Buddha’s time, a summary of the essence of the Buddha’s teachings illustrated with beautiful similes, and (spoiler alert!) a sad refusal by the King to accept this teaching as the basis for transforming his life. Inspired by two chapters on this sutta (characterized as “almost a Greek tragedy”) in Krishnan Venkatesh’s book “Do You Know Who You Are?” and a book-length essay by Mu Soeng “The Question of King Ajatasattu” (“rightly called one of the most important texts in the Pali Canon”), we will explore in depth how we might answer the King’s question reframed for ourselves: what is the fruit of practice, and what are we willing to do to attain it? This evening’s introduction will help prepare for the SIM daylong on October 30, although both events will stand alone as opportunities to look at the teachings, our practice, and our lives.
10/07/2021 “Learning to Live and Die in the Anthropocene” with Diane Wilde
Audio DharmaThe vast majority of us, if we are at all concerned about our planet, are suffering from “climate anxiety”, a new mental phenomena that is now recognized by psychotherapists. We have good reason for having anxiety, especially those of us living in California. Fires, drought and daily reminders of our tenuous environmental situation causes two different responses: to completely ignore the situation or succumb to nihilism. Neither of these responses is helpful for the earth or the individual. Our Buddhist practice sheds much needed light on how we move forward in these challenging times.
(Hybrid) Sit & Dharma Talk- Diane Wilde – Live and Die in the Anthropocene
Online Remote, Weekly MeditationLearning to Live and Die in the Anthropocene
Sit & Dharma Talk with SIM Community Teacher Rev. Diane Wilde
Join online meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83748969989
Passcode: 871333
Join by phone: 1-669-900-6833 ( Meeting ID: 837 4896 9989 )
For tips and instructions to join the meeting, check this news blog.
Topic details:
The vast majority of us, if we are at all concerned about our planet, are suffering from “climate anxiety”, a new mental phenomena that is now recognized by psychotherapists. We have good reason for having anxiety, especially those of us living in California. Fires, drought and daily reminders of our tenuous environmental situation causes two different responses: to completely ignore the situation or succumb to nihilism. Neither of these responses is helpful for the earth or the individual. Our Buddhist practice sheds much needed light on how we move forward in these challenging times.