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What is Dana?
Dana is a Buddhist word that means generosity or heart. Nearly all Sacramento Insight Meditation activities are offered on a dana (donations) basis. This means our programs 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. Practice dana, please support our Sangha. DONATE NOW
(Onsite) Buddhist Recovery Group
Buddhist Recovery GroupJuly 2, 2025 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm PDT
Our Buddhist Recovery Group meets in-person every Wednesday evening. For additional information, visit the Buddhist Recovery Sangha page at https://sactoinsight.org/activities/practice-opportunities/12-step-sangha/.
Online Donations – Buddhist Recovery Group
Use the following donate button and select Buddhist Recovery Group from the dropdown list.
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Tom Hopkins
1-916-307-8066
thopkins415@gmail.com
(Onsite) Buddhist Recovery Group
Buddhist Recovery GroupJune 25, 2025 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm PDT
Our Buddhist Recovery Group meets in-person every Wednesday evening. For additional information, visit the Buddhist Recovery Sangha page at https://sactoinsight.org/activities/practice-opportunities/12-step-sangha/.
Online Donations – Buddhist Recovery Group
Use the following donate button and select Buddhist Recovery Group from the dropdown list.
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Tom Hopkins
1-916-307-8066
thopkins415@gmail.com
(Onsite) Buddhist Recovery Group
Buddhist Recovery GroupJune 18, 2025 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm PDT
Our Buddhist Recovery Group meets in-person every Wednesday evening. For additional information, visit the Buddhist Recovery Sangha page at https://sactoinsight.org/activities/practice-opportunities/12-step-sangha/.
Online Donations – Buddhist Recovery Group
Use the following donate button and select Buddhist Recovery Group from the dropdown list.
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Tom Hopkins
1-916-307-8066
thopkins415@gmail.com
(Onsite) Buddhist Recovery Group
Buddhist Recovery GroupJune 11, 2025 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm PDT
Our Buddhist Recovery Group meets in-person every Wednesday evening. For additional information, visit the Buddhist Recovery Sangha page at https://sactoinsight.org/activities/practice-opportunities/12-step-sangha/.
Online Donations – Buddhist Recovery Group
Use the following donate button and select Buddhist Recovery Group from the dropdown list.
.
Tom Hopkins
1-916-307-8066
thopkins415@gmail.com
(Onsite) Buddhist Recovery Group
Buddhist Recovery GroupJune 4, 2025 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm PDT
Our Buddhist Recovery Group meets in-person every Wednesday evening. For additional information, visit the Buddhist Recovery Sangha page at https://sactoinsight.org/activities/practice-opportunities/12-step-sangha/.
Online Donations – Buddhist Recovery Group
Use the following donate button and select Buddhist Recovery Group from the dropdown list.
.
Tom Hopkins
1-916-307-8066
thopkins415@gmail.com
(Onsite) Buddhist Recovery Group
Buddhist Recovery GroupMay 28, 2025 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm PDT
Our Buddhist Recovery Group meets in-person every Wednesday evening. For additional information, visit the Buddhist Recovery Sangha page at https://sactoinsight.org/activities/practice-opportunities/12-step-sangha/.
Online Donations – Buddhist Recovery Group
Use the following donate button and select Buddhist Recovery Group from the dropdown list.
.
Tom Hopkins
1-916-307-8066
thopkins415@gmail.com
(Onsite) Buddhist Recovery Group
Buddhist Recovery GroupMay 21, 2025 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm PDT
Our Buddhist Recovery Group meets in-person every Wednesday evening. For additional information, visit the Buddhist Recovery Sangha page at https://sactoinsight.org/activities/practice-opportunities/12-step-sangha/.
Online Donations – Buddhist Recovery Group
Use the following donate button and select Buddhist Recovery Group from the dropdown list.
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Tom Hopkins
1-916-307-8066
thopkins415@gmail.com
(Hybrid) Rooted in the Dharma: A Celebration of Generosity
Online Remote, Weekly MeditationJuly 17, 2025 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm PDT
A SIM Community Event
Rooted in the Dharma: A Celebration of Generosity
Join us for a special evening of community and celebration as we mark the success of our Five-Year Pledge Campaign and look ahead to the opportunities unfolding in our sangha. Together, we’ll reflect on the generosity that sustains our shared path and explore what’s next in our collective journey of Dharma practice.
All are warmly welcome—and yes, there will be treats!
Offer a Donation to SIM
Use the following donate button and select Talk – Jul 17 SIM from the dropdown list.
How to Attend Remotely
Join online meeting: https://zoom.us/join or join by phone at 1-669-900-6833
( Meeting ID: 846 4947 9345 and Passcode: 111759)
For tips and instructions to join the meeting, click here to check this news blog.
Hybrid (in-person and online)
Sacramento, CA 95826 United States
(Hybrid) Sit & Dharma Talk – Tony Bernhard – Emptiness and Ethical Practice
Online Remote, Weekly MeditationJuly 10, 2025 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm PDT
Insight Meditation and Dharma Talk with Visiting Teacher Tony Bernhard
For biographical details of the teacher Tony Bernhard, click here.
Emptiness and Ethical Practice
What does ethical practice mean in the context of anattā/not self?
Offer a Teacher Donation
Tony Bernhard will receive at least 75% of your donation.
Use the following donate button and select Talk – Jul 10 Tony from the dropdown list.
How to Attend Remotely
Join online meeting: https://zoom.us/join or join by phone at 1-669-900-6833
( Meeting ID: 846 4947 9345 and Passcode: 111759)
For tips and instructions to join the meeting, click here to check this news blog.
Hybrid (in-person and online)
Sacramento, CA 95826 United States
(Hybrid) Sit & Dharma Talk – Vance Pryor – Seeing Clearly: The Foundation of Right View
Online Remote, Weekly MeditationJuly 3, 2025 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm PDT
Insight Meditation and Dharma Talk with SIM Teacher Vance Pryor
For biographical details of the teacher Vance Pryor, click here.
Seeing Clearly: The Foundation of Right View
This talk explores Right View as the starting point of the Eightfold Path. What will be explored is how clear understanding of suffering, its causes, and the path to its end shapes our choices and transforms our lives.
Offer a Teacher Donation
Vance Pryor will receive at least 75% of your donation.
Use the following donate button and select Talk – Jul 3 Vance from the dropdown list.
How to Attend Remotely
Join online meeting: https://zoom.us/join or join by phone at 1-669-900-6833
( Meeting ID: 846 4947 9345 and Passcode: 111759)
For tips and instructions to join the meeting, click here to check this news blog.
Hybrid (in-person and online)
Sacramento, CA 95826 United States