The Challenge of Practicing Nonattachment as a Lay Person
Sit & Dharma Talk with SIM Community Teacher Rev. Diane Wilde
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Thursday Night Talk Dana
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“Generosity is the virtue that leads to peace.” – The Historical Buddha
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Topic details:
Monks and ascetics in the Buddha’s time practiced non-attachment which meant leaving wives, husbands, parents, children, and society. Contemporary monastics also take on the homeless life which the Buddha said was necessary for complete “awakening.” Where does this leave lay people? Lay people value the teachings, but there is confusion about practicing non-attachment in everyday life. How can we keep ourselves free from attachment with those beings we care about… pets, partners, children, grandchildren, good friends. Tonight we will look at how lay people can practice with the challenge of attachment in our relationships, in order for our practice to grow — with the hope of achieving true freedom.
Annual Retreat 2021
NewsLike last year, this years retreat will be online, four days starting Friday evening 9/3/21 through 9/6/21. The teachers will be Kamala Masters and Steve Armstrong and the registration fee will be $100 with an opportunity to later provide dana/donation to the teachers. Similar to last year, retreat participants will have opportunities for questions and answers and retreat scholarships are available if needed. Unlike last year, there won’t be auditing options since there won’t be small group check-ins.
Registration will open Thursday, June 17 – click here.
Notify – 2021 retreat registration
Registration opens 6/17/21.
05/13/2021 “Nothing or No Thing? Reframing our Experience” with Rich Howard
Audio DharmaThe mind tends to solidify experience and to grasp for security in comfort, familiarity, and habitual patterns. This is natural, a long-established pattern to help negotiate a complex world in the face of threats and unknowns. Even our language reinforces this dependence on solid objects versus processes, using nouns to translate words that are verbs in Pali, the original language of the early Buddhist texts. This talk will expand on the theme of investigating the concept of “self” that all three SIM faculty explored in February. Be prepared to share insights you may have received in working with this area of practice.
(Remote) Book Club – Young Persons Sangha
Online Remote, Study Group, Young Person SanghaThe young persons group book club discussion “The Lotus Sutra” (translated by Tsungunari Kubo and Akira Yuyama).
(Remote) Book Club – Young Persons Sangha
Online Remote, Study Group, Young Person SanghaThe young persons group book club discussion “The Lotus Sutra” (translated by Tsungunari Kubo and Akira Yuyama).
(Remote) Book Club – Young Persons Sangha
Online Remote, Study Group, Young Person SanghaThe young persons group book club discussion “The Lotus Sutra” (translated by Tsungunari Kubo and Akira Yuyama).
(Remote) Book Club – Young Persons Sangha
Online Remote, Study Group, Young Person SanghaThe young persons group book club discussion “The Lotus Sutra” (translated by Tsungunari Kubo and Akira Yuyama).
(Remote) Book Club – Young Persons Sangha
Online Remote, Study Group, Young Person SanghaThe young persons group book club discussion “The Lotus Sutra” (translated by Tsungunari Kubo and Akira Yuyama).
(Remote) Book Club – Young Persons Sangha
Meditation Course, Online Remote, Young Person SanghaThe young persons group book club discussion “The Lotus Sutra” (translated by Tsungunari Kubo and Akira Yuyama).
(Remote) Book Club – Young Persons Sangha
Online Remote, Study Group, Young Person SanghaThe young persons group book club discussion “The Lotus Sutra” (translated by Tsungunari Kubo and Akira Yuyama).
(Remote) Sit & Dharma Talk – Diane Wilde – Practicing Nonattachment
Online Remote, Weekly MeditationThe Challenge of Practicing Nonattachment as a Lay Person
Sit & Dharma Talk with SIM Community Teacher Rev. Diane Wilde
Join online meeting: https://zoom.us/j/95864154754
Passcode: 320953
Join by phone: 1-669-900-6833 ( Meeting ID: 958 6415 4754 )
For tips and instructions to join the meeting, check this news blog.
Topic details:
Monks and ascetics in the Buddha’s time practiced non-attachment which meant leaving wives, husbands, parents, children, and society. Contemporary monastics also take on the homeless life which the Buddha said was necessary for complete “awakening.” Where does this leave lay people? Lay people value the teachings, but there is confusion about practicing non-attachment in everyday life. How can we keep ourselves free from attachment with those beings we care about… pets, partners, children, grandchildren, good friends. Tonight we will look at how lay people can practice with the challenge of attachment in our relationships, in order for our practice to grow — with the hope of achieving true freedom.