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What is Dana?
Dana is a Buddhist word that means generosity or heart. Nearly all Sacramento Insight Meditation activities are offered on a dana (donations) basis. This means our programs 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. Practice dana, please support our Sangha. DONATE NOW

(Remote) SIM Board of Directors Meeting
Board Meeting, Online RemoteThe 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.
(Remote) SIM Board of Directors Meeting
Board Meeting, Online RemoteThe 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.
(Remote) SIM Board of Directors Meeting
Board Meeting, Online RemoteThe 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.
SBMG invites SIM to In-Person Events
NewsA message from Sacramento Buddhist Meditation Group (SBMG)
You are invited to attend in-person.
(Remote) Sit & Dharma Talk with Visiting Teacher Tony Bernhard
Online Remote, Weekly MeditationTalk topic: to be announced
Sit & Dharma Talk with Visiting Teacher Tony Bernhard
Join online meeting: https://zoom.us/j/93294149106
Passcode: 166547
Join by phone: 1-669-900-6833 ( Meeting ID: 932 9414 9106 )
For tips and instructions to join the meeting, check this news blog.
Topic details:
to be announced
Volunteers Needed at St. John’s
News, VolunteerAfter a year of isolation, Sacramento Insight Meditation (SIM) volunteers have again been preparing and serving dinner to the women and children who are living at St. John’s Program for Real Change in Sacramento. The cooks and servers practice COVID safety by wearing masks. Most of the volunteers have been fully vaccinated.
We will soon be scheduling shifts for July 21, August 18, and September 15, 2021. Volunteer opportunities include cooks, who prepare the meal from 2:30-4:15 pm, and servers, who work from 4:15-6:00pm. You are not expected to work all three dates, just whatever works for you. We are welcoming new volunteers as we bolster our volunteer pool. Come join us as we practice generosity and compassion in the greater community.
If you are not already on the email list and wish to volunteer or have questions, please contact Mary Howard at mary@sactoinsight.org.
If you would like to volunteer for other programs or tasks at SIM, visit https://sactoinsight.org/activities/sangha-service/volunteer-interest/.
06/10/2021 “Grief, Loss and Change” with Jeff Hardin
Audio DharmaGrief: Meditation practice with loss and change
Change is a constant in life but for many of us the last year has brought more intense and radical change, much of it unwelcomed and challenging. There is so much suffering these days due to loss and grief. Rates of depression, anxiety, addiction and suicide are at an all time high. Tonight we will explore using our meditation practice tools to find relief, understanding and acceptance of our losses and to use grief as a doorway into deeper insights. Jeff shares some personal stories of loss and sorrow and liberation from the healthcare frontlines of the pandemic. He discusses many useful practices to work with our individual and collective grief and suffering.
(Remote) Young Persons Sangha Off-Week Session
Online Remote, Weekly Meditation, Young Person SanghaAlthough 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.
(Remote) Young Persons Sangha Off-Week Session
Online Remote, Weekly Meditation, Young Person SanghaAlthough 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.
(Remote) Young Persons Sangha Off-Week Session
Online Remote, Weekly Meditation, Young Person SanghaAlthough 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.