(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.

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Questions for the Registrar?

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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 )
For tips and instructions on how to use the access methods listed above, check this news blog.

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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(Remote) *Sit & Dharma Talk – Rich Howard – Freedom

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Freedom

Sit & Dharma Talk with SIM Community Teacher Rich Howard

Join online meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87158149863
Passcode: 766587
Join by phone: 1-669-900-9128 ( Meeting ID: 871 5814 9863 )
For tips and instructions on how to join, check this news blog.

Thursday Night Talk Dana
“Generosity is the virtue that leads to peace.” – The Historical Buddha

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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 the form below 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 Rich Howard.

Topic details:

The word “freedom” means different things to different people, depending on what limits are imposed on them. Currently, many people are calling for “freedom” from the public health guidelines that ask us to keep physical distance from others and not gather in large groups. The idea of “freedom” in the Buddhist psychology has a very different context. For many, the aspiration for practicing meditative awareness is freedom from greed hatred and delusion, freedom from “suffering.” This freedom has the potential to lead to cessation, “the unshakeable liberation of mind.” Let’s explore some meanings of freedom, the ways recommended by the Buddha for approaching and finding freedom, and how we might apply these teachings to our current cirumstances.

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(Remote) *Sit & Dharma Talk – Jeff Hardin

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Practical Dharma During the Pandemic

Sit & Dharma Talk with Visiting Teacher Jeff Hardin

Join online meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88994125933
Passcode: 273914
Join by phone: 1-669-900-9128 ( Meeting ID: 889 9412 5933 )
For tips and instructions on how to join, check this news blog.

Thursday Night Talk Dana
“Generosity is the virtue that leads to peace.” – The Historical Buddha
[give_form id=”14947″ show_title=”false” show_goal=”false” show_content=”none” display_style=”reveal”] For remote meetings, please use the form above to donate by credit card or your PayPal account. Enter the amount you’d like to give and this donation will be shared 50% with Jeff Hardin.

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JEFF HARDIN has been practicing insight meditation since 2000 and has graduated from the Spirit Rock Community Dharma Leader training and Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction training programs. He is a former community mentor at SIM and cofounder and board member of Insight World Aid, a not-for-profit organization of the insight meditation community that seeks to alleviate suffering worldwide. He is an emergency medicine physician currently working on the frontlines of the pandemic.

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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/83901900911
Passcode: 759672
Phone access: 1-669-900-9128 ( Meeting ID: 839 0190 0911 ) 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://zoom.us/j/83554367295
Passcode: 459091 
Phone access: 1-669-900-9128 ( Meeting ID: 835 5436 7295 ) 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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04/30/2020 “Paradox of Physical Distancing” Community Meeting

The Paradox of Physical Distancing…Finding Connection

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Join co-hosts Rev. Diane Wilde and Rich Howard on Zoom for a community evening looking at how we can connect in this extraordinary time of physical distancing and potential isolation. After we sit together, Diane and Rich will give short “dharmettes” to introduce the theme. The rest of the evening will be a chance for community members to share their experience and wisdom on how we are using the practice of meditative awareness in this time and what we are learning about our attachments in the process.

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Buddhist Recovery Group

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Join online meeting: https://zoom.us/j/130258786
Join by phone: 1-669-900-6833 ( Meeting ID: 130 258 786 )

Our Buddhist Recovery Group meets every Monday evening. For additional information, visit the 12 Step Sangha page at https://sactoinsight.org/activities/practice-opportunities/12-step-sangha/.

Click the button to make a donation specifically for this recovery group or alternately, you may donate generally to SIM by clicking here.

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(Remote) Buddhist Recovery Group

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Join online meeting: https://zoom.us/j/130258786
Join by phone: 1-669-900-6833 ( Meeting ID: 130 258 786 )

Our Buddhist Recovery Group meets every Monday evening. For additional information, visit the 12 Step Sangha page at https://sactoinsight.org/activities/practice-opportunities/12-step-sangha/.

Click the button to make a donation specifically for this recovery group or alternately, you may donate generally to SIM by clicking here.

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(Remote) Buddhist Recovery Group

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Join online meeting: https://zoom.us/j/130258786
Join by phone: 1-669-900-6833 ( Meeting ID: 130 258 786 )

Our Buddhist Recovery Group meets every Monday evening. For additional information, visit the 12 Step Sangha page at https://sactoinsight.org/activities/practice-opportunities/12-step-sangha/.

Click the button to make a donation specifically for this recovery group or alternately, you may donate generally to SIM by clicking here.

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