(Remote) Climate Sangha

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Join online meeting: TO BE ANNOUNCED
Passcode: to be announced
Join by phone: 1-669-900-9128 ( Meeting ID: TO BE ANNOUNCED )
For tips and instructions on how to join, check this news blog.

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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(Remote) Climate Sangha

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Join online meeting: https://zoom.us/j/727594312
Passcode: 806302
Join by phone: 1-669-900-9128 ( Meeting ID: 859 1347 8536 )
For tips and instructions on how to join, check this news blog.

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.

What we’ll discuss after sitting and check-in, is what have you been doing “remotely” in regards to the climate crisis and what do you think will be the outcome for the climate after the quarantine is lifted? 

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(Remote) Rock Steady Boxing Meditation

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An afternoon meditation session lead by SIM Founding Teacher Dennis Warren with the members of Rock Steady Boxing group. (This event is offered only to members of Rock Steady Boxing.)

Donation (Dana)

[give_form id=”15127″ show_title=”false” show_content=”none” display_style=”reveal”] “Generosity is the virtue that leads to peace.” – The Historical Buddha
For members attending this meditation session, use the form above to make a donation by credit card or your PayPal account. Enter the amount you’d like to give and your donation will be shared with Dennis Warren and SIM.

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05/14/2020 “TBD” with Rich Howard

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TBD is an acronym that stands for “To Be Determined.” So many aspects of our lives right now are “to be determined”: When will schools re-open? When will a vaccine for COVID-19 be developed? When will I be able to visit [insert your favorite person’s name here]? When will I be able to go to a retreat center? The answers to all these questions and so many more will flow from a complex set of causes and conditions over which we have no control. So, how does that feel? How can we use the practice of meditative awareness to develop a sense of ease with changing and uncertain conditions? How can we apply both wisdom and compassion to work with this question?

We will also explore an alternate interpretation of “To Be Determined.” One of the ten paramis is adhitthana, or determination, in the sense of resoluteness or resolve. It may be helpful as the stay-at-home orders continue to cultivate an attitude of determination lightened by patience and kindness. We will look at how these qualities of mind might be applied to the way things are right now.

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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/86498457126
Passcode: 812859
Phone access: 1-669-900-6833 ( Meeting ID: 864 9845 7126 ) For instructions on how to join, click here.

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

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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/89171175062
Passcode: 886329  
Phone access: 1-669-900-9128 ( Meeting ID: 891 7117 5062 ) For instructions on how to join, click here.

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

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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/82502019925
Passcode:  844146
Phone access: 1-669-900-9128  ( Meeting ID: 825 0201 9925 ) For instructions on how to join, click here.

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

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05/07/2020 “Energy Practices and Teachings for COVID-19 Times” with Heather Sundberg

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Body, Nervous System, and Energy Practices and Teachings for COVID-19 Times and For Anytime

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(Cancelled) Half day Retreat – Diane Wilde- Revolution of Mind

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An Online, Half-day Retreat with SIM Community Teacher Rev. Diane Wilde

This retreat is cancelled.

It’s a Revolution of the Mind!

A revolution is taking place in our own minds just as it is taking place in society. The amount of anxiety, concern, and fear is beyond anything we have seen before. For many of us, these past few months in quarantine have opened up our minds to mental experiences which are new to us. Fear of the unknown, fear of sickness, fear of societal upheaval. Yet contemporary scientists/neurologists as well as the Buddha, have said that the mind is capable of contending with these unprecedented times. We’ll practice together and investigate relevant Buddhist teachings as well as neurological studies and techniques for uprooting anxiety and stress.

Diane Wilde

DIANE WILDE has studied meditation in various traditions since 1990. In 2001 she was a founding member of Sacramento Insight Meditation. She founded Buddhist Pathways Prison Project (BP3) in 2010. Since 2003, she has been a BP3 prison chaplain and aids in coordination of 75 volunteers who offer Buddhist services at numerous California prisons and jails. She is a graduate of Sati Center’s Buddhist Chaplaincy program and graduated from Spirit Rock Meditation Center’s Community Dharma Leadership Training Program. She is a board member of Sati Center for Buddhist Studies, Sacramento Dharma Center, Buddhist Pathways Prison Project and California Dept. of Corrections Volunteer Advisory Board. In 2015 she was lay-ordained as a Buddhist minister by her teacher Gil Fronsdal.

The Teacher offers the teachings freely in the tradition of the Buddha, and her livelihood is completely sustained by the generosity of the communities she serves. Dana (donation) for these priceless teachings will be gratefully accepted by the teacher, giving participants the opportunity to freely engage in the practice of generosity, the first step toward freedom. You may donate for this event online using a credit card or PayPal account.

Summary of Important Dates

  • 05/23/2020 – Registration opens.
  • 06/26/2020 – Registration via this website is closed.
  • 06/27/2020 – This retreat is cancelled.

Registration Details

Registration is $15.00 per person due before the start of the event. If you are able and interested in further supporting SIM financially, you have the option of a registration fee of either $25 or $35 dollars. To pay the registration fee online, use the “Tickets” section at the bottom of this page. Specify the number of people you are registering to this retreat and click the button “Get Tickets”. You’ll be automatically directed to a secure web-page where your registration payment can be made by credit card as a guest (no PayPal account required) or payment can be made by PayPal after you sign-in to your PayPal account if you have one.
For the registration fee, we accept checks and cash. No one will be turned away for lack of funds; please contact the registrar for more information. Day-of registration will be on a first-come first-serve basis, contingent on availability of space.

Before registering to this event, click here to review the terms of use for this website.

Questions for the Registrar?

If you need to contact the retreat registrar with any questions, click here.

How to attend this online retreat

This retreat is cancelled.

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(Remote) *Sit & Dharma Talk – Dennis Warren- Generosity

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Generosity – What Is So Badly Needed at This Moment

Sit & Dharma Talk with SIM Founding Teacher Dennis Warren

Join online meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85068123867
Passcode: 252502
Join by phone: 1-669-900-9128 ( Meeting ID: 850 6812 3867 )
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Thursday Night Talk Dana

[give_form id=”10310″ show_title=”false” show_content=”none” display_style=”reveal”] “Generosity is the virtue that leads to peace.” – The Historical Buddha
We recognize that donating by cash or check at the time you attend this event may not always be convenient for you. If that’s the case, please use this form to donate by credit card or your PayPal account. Enter the amount you’d like to give and 75 % of your donation will be shared with Dennis Warren.

Topic details
It is reported that the Historical Buddha, when speaking to community groups and practitioners, would always begin his talks with a discussion of the meaning and importance of generosity. This is because the Buddha considered generosity the pathway to compassion, wisdom and ethical conduct.
This evening with be an exploration and discussion of this quality of mind and heart which seems so badly needed at this particular moment in our country’s history.
This will include an examination of the meaning of generosity; a practical model for evaluating the role generosity plays in our individual lives; and realistic ways to experiment with bringing more of it into our lives, relationships and our engagement with social, economic, cultural and political issues.

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