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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.
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We’re delighted to share some new opportunities to explore core teachings of the Buddha together at SIM. Each course will be offered via Zoom so you can join from wherever you are. Whether you’re new to these teachings or wish to deepen your understanding, we invite you to join us and strengthen your practice. Click here to view the registration pages for these courses.
Teacher: Diana Clark
Practicing with the Five Hindrances
This online course meets 4 consecutive Tuesday evenings – November 4, 11, 18, 25, 2025
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The Eightfold Path (a 4-week online course with Diana Clark)
Participants meet via Zoom for four Tuesday evenings: Nov 3, 10, 17, 24, 2026 from 7:00-8:30pm.
The Eightfold Path: A Practical Path to Freedom
This course invites us to discover for ourselves what helps us live with less suffering and more freedom. In this four-week course, we’ll explore the path not simply as a Buddhist teaching to learn and follow, but as a path to engage with. Please join us as we’ll consider how the path can inform the ways we understand our experience, relate to others, and cultivate our minds.
Registration
$50 – $100 Registration Fee
The fee is $50.00 per person due before the start of the first class meeting. If you are able and interested in further supporting SIM financially, you have the option of a registration fee of either $75 or $100 dollars. For the registration fee, we also accept personal checks; please contact the registrar for more information. Before registering for this course, please click here to review SIM’s Registration Refund Policy.
After we receive payment, SIM will confirm your registration within 48 hours. If the class fills up, the registration fee automatically secures your place on the course wait list.
CultivatingThe Seven Factors of Awakening (a 5-week online course with Walt Opie)
This online course meets via Zoom for five consecutive Tuesday evenings on February 10, 17, 24, and March 3,10, 2026. For details, visit the course overview page.
Registration
$50 – $100 Registration fee
The fee is $50.00 per person due before the start of the first class meeting. If you are able and interested in further supporting SIM financially, you have the option of a registration fee of either $75 or $100 dollars. For the registration fee, we also accept personal checks; please contact the registrar for more information. Before registering for this course, please click here to review SIM’s Registration Refund Policy.
After we receive payment, SIM will confirm your registration within 48 hours. If the class fills up, the registration fee automatically secures your place on the course wait list.
Cultivating The Seven Factors of Awakening 5-week Online Course
If you need to contact the retreat registrar with any questions, click here.
Audio Dharma
Some of the dharma talks for this course will be recorded and available to registered participants; click here and enter the password to access the recordings.
Practicing with the Five Hindrances: a 4-week course with Diana Clark
This is a 4-week online course lead by SIM Teacher Diana Clark. For more information, visit the course overview page.
Registration
$50 – $100 Registration fee
The fee is $50.00 per person due before the start of the first class meeting. If you are able and interested in further supporting SIM financially, you have the option of a registration fee of either $75 or $100 dollars. For the registration fee, we also accept personal checks; please contact the registrar for more information. Before registering for this course, please click here to review SIM’s Registration Refund Policy.
After we receive payment, SIM will confirm your registration within 48 hours. If the class fills up, the registration fee automatically secures your place on the course wait list.
From Meditation Obstacles to Meditation Objects 4-week Course
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This is part of an twelve month course lead by SIM’s community teacher Diane Wilde. The first introductory meeting was in December 15, 2024. For course details or to make a teacher donation while participating in the course, visit A Year to Live.
https://sactoinsight.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/SIM-logo-trans.png00Sabitrehttps://sactoinsight.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/SIM-logo-trans.pngSabitre2025-07-08 20:07:532025-07-08 20:07:56(Onsite) A Year to Live (13 of 13)
This is part of an twelve month course lead by SIM’s community teacher Diane Wilde. The first introductory meeting was in December 15, 2024. For course details or to make a teacher donation while participating in the course, visit A Year to Live.
https://sactoinsight.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/SIM-logo-trans.png00Sabitrehttps://sactoinsight.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/SIM-logo-trans.pngSabitre2025-07-08 20:03:072025-07-08 20:03:10(Onsite) A Year to Live (12 of 13)
This is part of an twelve month course lead by SIM’s community teacher Diane Wilde. The first introductory meeting was in December 15, 2024. For course details or to make a teacher donation while participating in the course, visit A Year to Live.
https://sactoinsight.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/SIM-logo-trans.png00Sabitrehttps://sactoinsight.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/SIM-logo-trans.pngSabitre2025-07-08 20:02:002025-07-08 20:06:29(Onsite) A Year to Live (11 of 13)
This is part of an twelve month course lead by SIM’s community teacher Diane Wilde. The first introductory meeting was in December 15, 2024. For course details or to make a teacher donation while participating in the course, visit A Year to Live.
https://sactoinsight.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/SIM-logo-trans.png00Sabitrehttps://sactoinsight.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/SIM-logo-trans.pngSabitre2025-07-08 20:00:572025-07-08 20:10:59(Onsite) A Year to Live (10 of 13)
7/17/2025 “Rooted in the Dharma: A Celebration of Generosity”
Audio DharmaJoin 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.
Upcoming SIM Courses – Save the Dates
NewsWe’re delighted to share some new opportunities to explore core teachings of the Buddha together at SIM. Each course will be offered via Zoom so you can join from wherever you are.
Whether you’re new to these teachings or wish to deepen your understanding, we invite you to join us and strengthen your practice. Click here to view the registration pages for these courses.
Teacher: Diana Clark
Practicing with the Five Hindrances
This online course meets 4 consecutive Tuesday evenings – November 4, 11, 18, 25, 2025
For course details, visit https://sactoinsight.org/activities/study-groups/the-five-hindrances/
Teacher: Walt Opie
The Seven Factors of Awakening
This online course meets 5 consecutive Tuesday evenings – February 10, 17, 24, and March 3,10, 2026
For course details, visit https://sactoinsight.org/activities/study-groups/the-seven-factors-of-awakening/
Questions?
If you have any questions, use the following form to contact our course registrar.
(Remote) The Eightfold Path (4-week course)
Meditation Course, Upcoming ClassesNovember 3 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm PST
The Eightfold Path (a 4-week online course with Diana Clark)
Participants meet via Zoom for four Tuesday evenings: Nov 3, 10, 17, 24, 2026 from 7:00-8:30pm.
The Eightfold Path: A Practical Path to Freedom
This course invites us to discover for ourselves what helps us live with less suffering and more freedom. In this four-week course, we’ll explore the path not simply as a Buddhist teaching to learn and follow, but as a path to engage with. Please join us as we’ll consider how the path can inform the ways we understand our experience, relate to others, and cultivate our minds.
Registration
The fee is $50.00 per person due before the start of the first class meeting. If you are able and interested in further supporting SIM financially, you have the option of a registration fee of either $75 or $100 dollars. For the registration fee, we also accept personal checks; please contact the registrar for more information.
Before registering for this course, please click here to review SIM’s Registration Refund Policy.
After we receive payment, SIM will confirm your registration within 48 hours. If the class fills up, the registration fee automatically secures your place on the course wait list.
The Eightfold Path 4-week Online Course
$50 to $100
Register nowRemote Meeting Zoom
(Remote) Cultivating The Seven Factors of Awakening (5-week course)
Meditation Course, Upcoming ClassesFebruary 10 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm PST
Cultivating The Seven Factors of Awakening (a 5-week online course with Walt Opie)
This online course meets via Zoom for five consecutive Tuesday evenings on February 10, 17, 24, and March 3,10, 2026. For details, visit the course overview page.
Registration
The fee is $50.00 per person due before the start of the first class meeting. If you are able and interested in further supporting SIM financially, you have the option of a registration fee of either $75 or $100 dollars. For the registration fee, we also accept personal checks; please contact the registrar for more information.
Before registering for this course, please click here to review SIM’s Registration Refund Policy.
After we receive payment, SIM will confirm your registration within 48 hours. If the class fills up, the registration fee automatically secures your place on the course wait list.
Cultivating The Seven Factors of Awakening 5-week Online Course
$50.00
Register NowQuestions for the Registrar?
If you need to contact the retreat registrar with any questions, click here.
Audio Dharma
Some of the dharma talks for this course will be recorded and available to registered participants; click here and enter the password to access the recordings.
Remote Meeting Zoom
(Remote) From Meditation Obstacles to Meditation Objects (4-week course) Practicing with the Five Hindrances
Meditation Course, Upcoming ClassesNovember 4, 2025 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm PST
From Meditation Obstacles to Meditation Objects
Practicing with the Five Hindrances: a 4-week course with Diana Clark
This is a 4-week online course lead by SIM Teacher Diana Clark. For more information, visit the course overview page.
Registration
The fee is $50.00 per person due before the start of the first class meeting. If you are able and interested in further supporting SIM financially, you have the option of a registration fee of either $75 or $100 dollars. For the registration fee, we also accept personal checks; please contact the registrar for more information.
Before registering for this course, please click here to review SIM’s Registration Refund Policy.
After we receive payment, SIM will confirm your registration within 48 hours. If the class fills up, the registration fee automatically secures your place on the course wait list.
From Meditation Obstacles to Meditation Objects 4-week Course
$50.00
Registration CLOSEDRemote Meeting Zoom
7/10/2025 “Emptiness and Ethical Practice” with Tony Bernhard
Audio DharmaWhat does ethical practice mean in the context of anattā/not self?
(Onsite) A Year to Live (13 of 13)
Study GroupDecember 21, 2025 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm PST
This is part of an twelve month course lead by SIM’s community teacher Diane Wilde. The first introductory meeting was in December 15, 2024. For course details or to make a teacher donation while participating in the course, visit A Year to Live.
Remote Meeting Zoom
(Onsite) A Year to Live (12 of 13)
Study GroupNovember 16, 2025 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm PST
This is part of an twelve month course lead by SIM’s community teacher Diane Wilde. The first introductory meeting was in December 15, 2024. For course details or to make a teacher donation while participating in the course, visit A Year to Live.
Remote Meeting Zoom
(Onsite) A Year to Live (11 of 13)
Study GroupOctober 19, 2025 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm PDT
This is part of an twelve month course lead by SIM’s community teacher Diane Wilde. The first introductory meeting was in December 15, 2024. For course details or to make a teacher donation while participating in the course, visit A Year to Live.
Remote Meeting Zoom
(Onsite) A Year to Live (10 of 13)
Study GroupSeptember 21, 2025 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm PDT
This is part of an twelve month course lead by SIM’s community teacher Diane Wilde. The first introductory meeting was in December 15, 2024. For course details or to make a teacher donation while participating in the course, visit A Year to Live.
Remote Meeting Zoom