Saturday, August 29, 10 am til 5 pm.
One Day Retreat: Wisdom and Compassion, with Heather Sundberg, Senior Visiting Teacher.
“How does becoming more Wise lead to a more Open Heart?”
“How can I reorient toward Wisdom qualities in order to struggle less?”
“How do I manifest mature Compassion in my life?”
In this day of practice, we will explore more deeply the development of the qualities of Wisdom & Compassion. We will investigate in theory and direct experience the Wisdom Qualities of Impermanence, Unsatisfactoriness, and Inter-Dependence (Not Self); and how they support and inter-weave with expressions of embodied and maturing Compassion.
Enjoy a day of quiet sitting and walking meditation, which allow our body & mind to settle down and our hearts to open. In addition to insight meditation practice, Heather will offer teachings and guided practice on the Three Characteristics and Compassion as a Divine Abode of mind-heart, as well as plenty of discussion about how to live these teachings in our daily lives.
Heather Sundberg began teaching meditation in 1999. She has completed the four-year Spirit Rock/ Insight Meditation Society Teacher Training. Beginning her own meditation practice in her late teens, for twenty years Heather has studied with senior teachers in the Insight Meditation and Tibetan traditions, and has sat 1-3 months of retreat a year for almost 20 years. She is a Teacher for Mountain Stream Meditation Center in the Sierra Foothills, and also teaches classes, daylongs and retreats nationally, especially at Spirit Rock Meditation Center. For more info, visit www.heathersundberg.com.
No registration is required.
The teachings are offered by donation (dana), an invitation to practice generosity, and the teacher is entirely supported by the communities she serves.
07-02-15: “Foundations For a Buddhist Community, Part 1 of 2” with Dennis Warren
Audio DharmaThe Sutta at Samagma – 6 Roots of Dispute & Cordiality
If you would like to download this talk, please click here.
SIM 2015 Fall Beginning Meditation Class
Meditation Course, NewsClass will meet on six consecutive Monday evenings beginning September 14, 2015 and ending on October 19 2015. The class will begin at 7 pm and end at 9:30 pm. There will also be a One Day Retreat on October 17th from 8 am to 4 pm.
Prior to paying below, please email your name, address, phone number and email to Registrar.
For more information, please see our flyer.
St. John’s Women and Children Project Dinner Service
Community ServiceCooks arrive at 3 pm and leave by 5 pm. Servers arrive at 5 pm and leave by 6:30 pm after dinner service. Please contact Roseanne as space for volunteers is limited. She will also provide the location.
SIM Board of Directors Meeting. All are Welcome!
Board MeetingOne Day Retreat: “Wisdom & Compassion” with Visiting Teacher Heather Sundberg.
RetreatSaturday, August 29, 10 am til 5 pm.
One Day Retreat: Wisdom and Compassion, with Heather Sundberg, Senior Visiting Teacher.
“How does becoming more Wise lead to a more Open Heart?”
“How can I reorient toward Wisdom qualities in order to struggle less?”
“How do I manifest mature Compassion in my life?”
In this day of practice, we will explore more deeply the development of the qualities of Wisdom & Compassion. We will investigate in theory and direct experience the Wisdom Qualities of Impermanence, Unsatisfactoriness, and Inter-Dependence (Not Self); and how they support and inter-weave with expressions of embodied and maturing Compassion.
Enjoy a day of quiet sitting and walking meditation, which allow our body & mind to settle down and our hearts to open. In addition to insight meditation practice, Heather will offer teachings and guided practice on the Three Characteristics and Compassion as a Divine Abode of mind-heart, as well as plenty of discussion about how to live these teachings in our daily lives.
Heather Sundberg began teaching meditation in 1999. She has completed the four-year Spirit Rock/ Insight Meditation Society Teacher Training. Beginning her own meditation practice in her late teens, for twenty years Heather has studied with senior teachers in the Insight Meditation and Tibetan traditions, and has sat 1-3 months of retreat a year for almost 20 years. She is a Teacher for Mountain Stream Meditation Center in the Sierra Foothills, and also teaches classes, daylongs and retreats nationally, especially at Spirit Rock Meditation Center. For more info, visit www.heathersundberg.com.
No registration is required.
The teachings are offered by donation (dana), an invitation to practice generosity, and the teacher is entirely supported by the communities she serves.
Introduction to Meditation with Community Mentor Rich Howard
Community ServiceSit & Dharma Talk with Community Mentor Rich Howard
Weekly MeditationSit & Dharma Talk with Community Mentor Diane Wilde
Weekly MeditationSit & Dharma Talk with Founding Instructor Dennis Warren
Weekly MeditationSit & Dharma Talk with Sangha Member Laura Rosenthal.
Weekly Meditation