Wait List Sign-up for Residential Retreat

The SIM residential retreat has filled fast and is currently full but we encourage you to sign up for the wait list as there’s a good chance you may still be able to attend since people’s plans change and there will likely be some cancellations. Proceed with the registration process to add your name to the wait list. As soon as a spot is open, we’ll notify you and if you don’t get into the retreat, we’ll refund your deposit.

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04/25/2019 “Developing Right Effort in Our Practice” with Walt Opie

If you would like to download this talk, please right click and select “save as” here.

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Registration by mail – Annual Retreat

September 3, 2021 All day

Thank you for your interest in SIM’s annual multi-day retreat. If you need to contact the retreat registrar with any questions, click here.

Registration Payment by Mail

At the bottom of this page, in the RSVP section, for “Reg payment via postal service“, enter the number one and select the button “Confirm RSVP“. Each RSVP should have a unique name so if you’re paying fees for a partner/friend/spouse, RSVP separately for each name (the email address can be the same).
After you RSVP you’ll receive a “Ticket” via email however there’s no need to print it. As soon as possible, please pay the registration fee ($100 per registrant or less if you are using a partial scholarship). If the mailed envelope is not postmarked within one week after you RSVP, you may lose your place in the registration queue. Send a check or money order payable to “SIM”. Write “Reg-Retreat 2021” on the check memo line. Mail the payment to Sacramento Insight Meditation, C/O Sacramento Dharma Center Building, 3111 Wissemann Drive, Sacramento, California, 95826.

The retreat registrar will contact you as soon as we receive your payment (we’ll know your email address from the RSVP you confirm with us).

Details

Date:
September 3, 2021
Cost:
Free
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Registration Opens – Residential Retreat

Our annual residential retreat is now open for registration. Our teachers this year are Kamala Masters and Vance Pryor. The retreat will be held at the Mercy Center in Auburn where we have reserved 35 single occupancy rooms. We hope that you’ll be able to join us!

 

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04/18/2019 “Two Types of Thinking” with Diane Wilde

If you would like to download this talk, please right click and select “save as” here.

Thoughts… what a random mess! They come uninvited, stick around for a bit and then they are off. Thoughts that we enjoy as well as thoughts that we would prefer to ignore. Thoughts that are inspirational and others which bring out our worst nature. The Buddha explains in the “Dvedhavitakka Sutta” that he too wrestled with uninvited thoughts. Using mindfulness practice, he categorized arising thoughts into skillful and unskillful, i.e. which of his thoughts alleviated suffering and which made things worse. In our contemporary lives, we are unfortunately, mostly unaware of the harm we needlessly cause ourselves because we rarely monitor our own thought processes. This is true for the dramatic “big issues”, but it is also relevant for thoughts that arise from seemingly innocent and often mundane daily activities. Tonight we will discuss strategies for elevating our “thought experience” both on and off the cushion.

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New Course on Climate Change

On behalf of SIM Community Teacher Rev. Diane Wilde, we’d like to announce there’s a new course offering through the Sacramento Dharma Center (not a SIM sponsored event).

The Buddhist Precepts and Climate Change.  How we can all make a difference.

Join us for six Friday afternoons in May and June at the Sacramento Dharma Center. 

The course is posted to the SDC website and some course details are listed below for your convenience.

  • MEETING TIMES: Classes are held at the Sacramento Dharma Center from 1:00 pm — 3:00 pm, Friday afternoons from May 17 — June 21, 2019
  • REGISTRATION INFORMATION: To register, email: dianegwilde@gmail.com. Registration fee is a sliding scale, $15 — $35. Checks made out to the Sacramento Dharma Center will be collected at the first meeting. NO ONE WILL BE TURNED AWAY DUE TO LACK OF FUNDS.
  • FACILITATORS: Rev. Diane Wilde and Rev. Dr. Susan Taylor

For more information, see this Course Flyer (.pdf)

 

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04/11/2019 “Happiness and the Arising of Samādhi” with Meg Gawler

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There are two audio files available: a dharma talk and a guided meditation.

If you would like to download the talk, please right click and select “save as” here.

If you would like to download the guided meditation, please right click and select “save as” here.

Happiness (sukha in Pali) is the proximate cause for samādhi (collectedness, concentration). It is also traditionally taught as one of the factors of absorption (jhana). On this evening, Meg will explore the various meanings of happiness in a Buddhist context and the role it plays in our practice of meditative awareness.

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Retreat with Heather Sundberg in June

Currently there are two open spots in this upcoming retreat.

Summer MahaSati Wisdom Awareness Retreat, June 2-9 (7 nights), Sponsored by Mt. Stream Meditation

23 Experienced Practitioners led by Heather Sundberg
Pre-requisite: 14 nights of prior insight meditation retreat
Held at the beautiful Harmony Ridge Lodge, in Nevada City, CA

Exploring the teachings & practices of MahaSati Wisdom Awareness, embodiment, concentration, energy & the brahma viharas. Optional daily Qi Gong. Individual check ins about practice 2-3x during the retreat. Delicious vegetarian food.

Cost: Sliding Scale $815-915, Plus Teacher & Staff Sliding Scale Donation
Contact: Registrar Marcia at Marcia@mtstream.org

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Morning Meditation

All are welcome to this open sitting for anyone interested in starting their morning out by sitting with others. The session is a 60 minute sitting hosted by a SIM Community Member. There’s a limited amount of meditation guidance, and a few comments at the end of the sitting to set a theme for moving into the world and your daily activities. daily activities.

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Morning Meditation

All are welcome to this open sitting for anyone interested in starting their morning out by sitting with others. The session is a 60 minute sitting hosted by a SIM Community Member. There’s a limited amount of meditation guidance, and a few comments at the end of the sitting to set a theme for moving into the world and your daily activities. daily activities.

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