(Remote) *Sit & Dharma Talk – Diane Wilde – End of the World

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The End of the World

Sit & Dharma Talk with SIM Community Teacher Diane Wilde

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“Generosity is the virtue that leads to peace.” – The Historical Buddha
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Topic details: Reading the title of this talk, “The End of the World” might bring up visual images such as a catastrophic asteroid strike, economic or religious conflicts that culminate into a devastating World War… or maybe a world wide pandemic. The Buddha in a few suttas addressed the ending of this world and what takes its place. The world as we knew it, is indeed ending. Nothing will be as it was, no matter how diligently some of us will try to make it “normal” again. It’s not just the exterior world we inhabit that is ending. As the Buddha taught, our internal mental world is continually ending and being reborn moment by moment. Actually being aware that this is taking place is an incredible opportunity to have a hand in how the new internal world will manifest. The internal world that emerges ultimately creates the external world. How we do that, and what we create is up to us.

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(Remote) *Sit & Dharma Talk – Rich Howard

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Talk topic is “TBD” (really)

Sit & Dharma Talk with SIM Community Teacher Rich Howard

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Topic details: 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) Sit & Dharma Talk – Rich Howard

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Practicing the Heart Qualities Together

Sit & Dharma Talk with SIM Community Teacher Rich Howard

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Topic Details: In these challenging times, we need to cultivate both wisdom and the qualities of the heart. In this evening of practice and discussion, we will practice gratitude and the four brahmaviharas: metta (boundless friendliness, loving kindness), karuna (compassion), mudita (sympathetic joy), upekkha (equanimity). Between each of these short meditations, we will discuss what came up and how it felt. Join us on Zoom for an evening of opening the heart and creating community.

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01/30/2020 “Tale of 5 plus 1 Bodhisattvas” with Noliwe Alexander

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Special 2019-Tax Note

SIM is grateful for all our donors and we’ve already emailed tax letters to those who gave $250 or more in 2019. If you have not received the tax letter and you think you should have, please check your email Inbox, as well as your Spam or Junk folder. If you still don’t find it, please contact SaraD@sactoinsight.org.

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(Remote) Young Persons Sangha Daylong Retreat

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Young Persons Sangha Daylong Retreat

This retreat will be a combination of sitting meditation, walking meditation, and peer-led discussion. All are welcome; attendance is drop-in (no pre-registration required), with dana (donations) accepted in support of Young Persons Sangha future activities. If you have any question, please contact Karen Tercho using the form below:

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(cancelled) Sit & Dharma Talk with Visiting Teacher Vance Pryor

In-person events will not be meeting at SDC through 4/15/20.

Sit & Dharma Talk with Visiting Teacher Vance Pryor

This evening with Vance Pryor will be an exploration of Right View in the Noble Eightfold Path. Vance will also offer a guided meditation.

VANCE PRYOR, PsyD, began insight meditation in 1998. He has been deeply influenced by the teachings of Sayadaw U Pandita and Sayadaw U Tejaniya. His training to become a teacher has been supported by the mentorship of Steve Armstrong and Kamala Masters. He is currently participating in IMS’s 2017-2021 Teacher Training Program.

Sacramento Insight Meditation events 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. With our practice of dana, we support our Sangha.

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(Remote) Sit & Dharma Talk – Dennis Warren

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Dealing with the Present Moment

Sit & Dharma Talk with SIM Founding Teacher Dennis Warren

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*Sit & Dharma Talk – Rich Howard – Awareness, Effort, Right View

Awareness, Effort, and Right View

Sit & Dharma Talk with SIM Community Teacher Rich Howard

Google “mindfulness” and you’ll find this definition (from Psychology Today): “Mindfulness is a state of active, open attention to the present.” On the other hand, Burmese monk and meditation teacher Sayadaw U Tejaniya titled one of his books “Awareness Alone is Not Enough.” What else is needed? Won’t it be complicated? With all the approaches to mindfulness floating around, it may be a challenge to know how to practice a simple yet effective form of awareness that leads to insight and eventually freedom. With reminders from Sayadaw’s two most recent books, “Collecting Gold Dust” and “Relax and Be Aware” as well as his classics, we will look at the wider context of Awareness/Mindfulness/Attention: how it might differ from some of the popular notions, how it fits in the Noble Eightfold Path, and how it supports our search for freedom. This evening will be a good preparation for Rich’s Saturday, February 29 daylong, Awareness Practice and Inquiry.

Sacramento Insight Meditation events 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. With our practice of dana, we support our Sangha.

Thursday Night Talk Dana
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(Remote) Sit & Dharma Talk – Diane Wilde

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Buddhist Practice During Challenging Times
Welcome to the Zoom Experiment!

Sit & Dharma Talk with SIM Community Teacher Diane Wilde

 

Tonight will be an experiment on working together in a “virtual” setting. We hope that it will be a useful mechanism for us to come together as a community as we navigate these times of “social distancing” and economic uncertainty. Buddhism provides some solid practical advise for times like this. Practical because our tradition anticipates challenges such as this. We will discuss two facets of practice which need cultivation right now… heedfulness and metta. Please join us!

Sacramento Insight Meditation events 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. With our practice of dana, we support our Sangha.

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