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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) 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.
(Remote) Book Club – Young Persons Sangha
Online Remote, Study Group, Young Person SanghaThe young persons group book club discussion “Why Buddhism is True,” by Robert Wright
(Remote) Book Club – Young Persons Sangha
Online Remote, Study Group, Young Person SanghaThe young persons group book club discussion “Why Buddhism is True,” by Robert Wright
(Remote) Book Club – Young Persons Sangha
Online Remote, Study Group, Young Person SanghaThe young persons group book club discussion “Why Buddhism is True,” by Robert Wright
(Remote) Book Club – Young Persons Sangha
Online Remote, Study Group, Young Person SanghaThe young persons group book club discussion “Why Buddhism is True,” by Robert Wright
(Remote) Book Club – Young Persons Sangha
Online Remote, Study Group, Young Person SanghaThe young persons group book club discussion “Why Buddhism is True,” by Robert Wright
Visit with Teacher Greg Scharf
NewsWe hope you’ll join us for a mid-morning coffee/tea break with Greg Scharf. This will be a chance to get to know Greg in an informal hangout (on Zoom). Bring a beverage and/or snack and your questions.
Note that Greg will lead our Thursday Sit & Dharma talk on Jan 28 and our daylong retreat on Jan 30.
(Remote) Mid-Morning Coffee/Tea Break with Greg Scharf
Community Service, Online RemoteThis will be a chance to get to know visiting teacher Greg Scharf in an informal hangout (on Zoom). Bring a beverage and/or snack and your questions.
GREG SCHARF, an Insight Meditation Society guiding teacher, has practiced with Western and Asian teachers in the Theravada tradition since 1992. He has been teaching residential retreats since 2007, including the annual Three-Month Retreat at IMS. Greg’s love of nature and the outdoors deeply informs both his practice and teaching.