12/17/2020 “Finding Happiness: the Maha-Mangala Sutta” with Rich Howard

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As the days wane and the nights get longer, Rich will bring reflections on the “greatest blessings” from the Maha-Mangala Sutta (Sutta Nipata 2.4 translated by Narada Thera). This beloved sutta reminds us that, even in the midst of loss and grief, our ordinary lives contain so many sources of happiness. In balancing our awareness of suffering with the uplifting conditions in life, we come closer to seeing things as they are. This awareness provides a balance to our daily life practice and a motivation for skillful action in the world.

Rich last offered a reflection on this sutta four years ago, as we moved into the Sacramento Dharma Center. Now that we are not able to be there in person, let’s bring these blessings to mind again.

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(Remote) Living On The Other Side of Suffering (11-week course)

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Living On The Other Side of Suffering:
An Experiment In Balancing Practice And Becoming More Fully Human

An Eleven Week Course and One Day Retreat with SIM’s Founding Teacher Dennis Warren

For more information about this course, visit the course overview page.

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Summary of Important Dates

  • 12/26/2020 – Announced 2021 course schedule and registration details.
  • 01/09/2021 – Registration opened.

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(Remote) Young Persons Sangha

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Online access: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85034453463
Passcode: 092149
Phone access: 1-669-900-9128 ( Meeting ID: 850 3445 3463 ) For instructions on how to join, click here.

Meeting on the Second and Fourth Tuesday evenings, a ​young persons group studying mindfulness and meditation.

Young Person Sangha Dana
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(Remote) Young Persons Sangha

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To join this remote meeting, note the following: 
Online access: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85034453463
Passcode: 092149
Phone access: 1-669-900-9128 ( Meeting ID: 850 3445 3463 ) For instructions on how to join, click here.

Meeting on the Second and Fourth Tuesday evenings, a ​young persons group studying mindfulness and meditation.

Young Person Sangha Dana
[give_form id=”15771″ show_title=”false” show_content=”none” display_style=”reveal”] “Generosity is the virtue that leads to peace.” – The Historical Buddha
For remote meetings, please use the form above to donate by credit card or your PayPal account. Enter the amount you’d like to support our Young Persons Sangha.

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(Remote) Young Persons Sangha

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To join this remote meeting, note the following: 
Online access: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85034453463
Passcode: 092149
Phone access: 1-669-900-9128 ( Meeting ID: 850 3445 3463 ) For instructions on how to join, click here.

Meeting on the Second and Fourth Tuesday evenings, a ​young persons group studying mindfulness and meditation.

Young Person Sangha Dana
[give_form id=”15771″ show_title=”false” show_content=”none” display_style=”reveal”] “Generosity is the virtue that leads to peace.” – The Historical Buddha
For remote meetings, please use the form above to donate by credit card or your PayPal account. Enter the amount you’d like to support our Young Persons Sangha.

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(Remote) Young Persons Sangha

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To join this remote meeting, note the following: 
Online access: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85034453463
Passcode: 092149
Phone access: 1-669-900-9128 ( Meeting ID: 850 3445 3463 ) For instructions on how to join, click here.

Meeting on the Second and Fourth Tuesday evenings, a ​young persons group studying mindfulness and meditation.

Young Person Sangha Dana
[give_form id=”15771″ show_title=”false” show_content=”none” display_style=”reveal”] “Generosity is the virtue that leads to peace.” – The Historical Buddha
For remote meetings, please use the form above to donate by credit card or your PayPal account. Enter the amount you’d like to support our Young Persons Sangha.

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(Remote) Young Persons Sangha

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To join this remote meeting, note the following: 
Online access: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85034453463
Passcode: 092149
Phone access: 1-669-900-9128 ( Meeting ID: 850 3445 3463 ) For instructions on how to join, click here.

Meeting on the Second and Fourth Tuesday evenings, a ​young persons group studying mindfulness and meditation.

Young Person Sangha Dana
[give_form id=”15771″ show_title=”false” show_content=”none” display_style=”reveal”] “Generosity is the virtue that leads to peace.” – The Historical Buddha
For remote meetings, please use the form above to donate by credit card or your PayPal account. Enter the amount you’d like to support our Young Persons Sangha.

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(Remote) Young Persons Sangha

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To join this remote meeting, note the following: 
Online access: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85034453463
Passcode: 092149
Phone access: 1-669-900-9128 ( Meeting ID: 850 3445 3463 ) For instructions on how to join, click here.

Meeting on the Second and Fourth Tuesday evenings, a ​young persons group studying mindfulness and meditation.

Young Person Sangha Dana
[give_form id=”15771″ show_title=”false” show_content=”none” display_style=”reveal”] “Generosity is the virtue that leads to peace.” – The Historical Buddha
For remote meetings, please use the form above to donate by credit card or your PayPal account. Enter the amount you’d like to support our Young Persons Sangha.

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(Remote) Climate Sangha

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Join online meeting: https://zoom.us/j/93547909716
Passcode: 306494
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Meeting the 3rd Wednesday of each month, the Sacramento Climate Sangha provides dharmic support and a refuge for exploration of our hopes and fears about climate change.

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Canceled – Climate Sangha

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Meeting the 3rd Wednesday of each month, the Sacramento Climate Sangha provides dharmic support and a refuge for exploration of our hopes and fears about climate change.

Dear Friends,

January 20, 2021 is a big day! In hopes that this date marks a tipping point toward significant action to address the climate crisis, we are going to take this month off for our Climate Sangha and invite you all to enjoy the inauguration and associated festivities. We will reconvene on Wednesday February 17, when Jim Lerner, PhD CRS (certified rocket scientist) will give us his perspectives on solutions to the global climate emergency.

If you want to get your climate fix before then, you are invited to view the conversation and five short films linked here. Apologies for duplication if you already received this directly, but we wanted to be sure you got this if you missed it live.

Take care, recharge, and be bold!

Rich Howard

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