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(Zoom) Buddhist Recovery Group – weekly
Buddhist Recovery Group, Online RemoteNovember 6, 2023 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm PST
Our Buddhist Recovery Group meets online every Monday evening. For additional information, visit the 12 Step Sangha page at https://sactoinsight.org/activities/practice-opportunities/12-step-sangha/.
Join online meeting: https://zoom.us/join or join by phone at 1-669-900-6833
( Meeting ID: 882 2800 5739 ) (Passcode: 711414 )
Tom Hopkins
1-916-307-8066
thopkins415@gmail.com
Remote Meeting Zoom
Strengthening Connections Between Board and Sangha
NewsDear sangha members,
As a member of the Sacramento Insight Meditation community and past member of the SIM Board of Directors I’m thinking about the many things that need to be done to keep our sangha healthy and thriving and about the stresses that these multiple obligations place on our Board. I am hoping to develop a support team of sangha members who can help the Board and contribute to our community in a variety of ways. I will be reaching out to initiate conversations with some and you, and would love to hear from anyone, so that I can learn how you are feeling about your connection SIM and whether you would be willing to take a phone call from a Board member, now or in the future, to discuss helping with a particular project. You would be under no obligation to say “yes”, just to consider helping if asked. Our conversation will also include discussing your interests and your skills to see what type of contribution you would find most appropriate and enjoyable. I’ll be looking forward to these conversations and to strengthening our bonds of sangha. Feel free to drop me a note at cathy@sactoinsight.org. I look forward to hearing from you!
Cathy Vigran
Thanks for Attending the Retreat
November 19, 2023 All day
This is the donation page for anybody that attended our 2023 7-Night Residential Retreat with Greg Scharf (Nov 12 through Nov 19). Thank you so much for supporting SIM community offerings.
Questions for the Registrar?
If you need to contact the retreat registrar with any questions, click here.
Remote Meeting Zoom
11/02/23 “Creating the Conditions for SIM’s Future”
Audio DharmaPresenters: Amy Kovak, David Guerrieri, Diane Wilde, Dennis Warren, and Rich Howard
In this special presentation, we will look at the historical roots of SIM’s evolution, the concepts behind the current Legacy Project, and information on our current three “Legacy Project” teachers (Diana Clark, Walt Opie, and Vance Pryor), including some exciting news about upcoming offerings. We will also present SIM’s new Operations Manager position and look at how the Sangha might support these important steps in creating the conditions for SIM’s future. There will be time for discussion, questions, and responses.
Holiday Fundraiser – Adopt a Family
NewsOnce again SIM is happy to support the Adopt-a-Family fundraiser.
Since 1985, Saint John’s Program for Real Change has supported more than 30,000 formerly homeless women and children, providing them with the essential tools and knowledge to change the trajectory of their lives.
To make a donation to Sacramento Insight Meditation, click here.
10/26/23 “Be Your Own Teacher” with Diane Wilde
Audio Dharma“Be a lamp unto yourselves and strive forward with diligence” is one of the translations of the last words the Buddha uttered to his grieving disciples as he achieved paranibbana, or complete liberation. He left no heirs — no recommended teachers, but rather advised those gathered around him to depend on the Dhamma itself. He left us with a detailed path which alleviates much suffering and unhappiness in our lives.
The challenge is, how do we each individually stay on the path? Have we incorporated these essential teachings into our daily life? If we have, how do we do it? If not, why? Tonight we’ll discuss a few “prompts” that may be useful as a guide while navigating the path the Buddha outlined, in both daily life and on the cushion.
10/19/23 “Noting and Naming” with Dennis Warren
Audio Dharma“Noting” or “Naming” is the practice of making a soft mental note to highlight the present experience that is unfolding in meditation or in daily life. It has a number of different purposes and uses. Among others, it can interrupt the distorting grip of reactivity, reframe present moment experiences, and create a new context for working with events, particularly difficult or challenging ones.
Noting/Naming is frequently misunderstood or undervalued even though it has the potential to be one of the most helpful, practical, and powerful tools of practice available to us.
This evening we look at the different purposes and applications of the Noting/Naming process through practical illustrations of common situations in meditation and everyday situation. We will also place the practice into the larger framework of Buddhist psychology, teachings, and methods.
The subject matter of this evening will be appropriate for all stages of practice.
(Hybrid) Climate Sangha
October 18, 2023 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm PDT
Climate sangha resumes!
Details about the Climate Sangha are included in this announcement from the Sacramento Dharma Center – click here.
The first full meeting of the group is scheduled for Wednesday, October 18th, from 6:00 to 7:30 in the Library at the Sacramento Dharma Center or on Zoom.
Meeting agenda:
– 6:00 pm Brief reading and 15-20 minute meditation
– 6:30 pm Watch and discuss a short video “Uncertainty & Possibility: Meeting the Climate Future” (chapter 1 only) a conversation with Christiana Figueres, Roshi Joan Halifax, and Rebeca Solnit
– 7:15 pm Announcements & Dedication of Merit
The next meetings are scheduled for November 15th, December 20th, January 17th. Contact Diana Cassady (dlcassady@comcast.net) for questions or to get the Zoom link.
Remote Meeting Zoom
2025 SIM Residential Retreat – Returning to Presence, Transforming the Heart
RetreatMarch 30, 2025 – April 6, 2025 PDT
Sunday March 30-Sunday April 6, 2025
Our 2025 residential retreat with SIM faculty Diana Clark, Walt Opie, and Vance Pryor is set for March 30 through April 6 at the Mercy Center in Auburn, CA. Registration will open in early January.
For general information about our retreats, visit https://sactoinsight.org/retreats/residential-retreat/.
Retreat Theme: Returning to Presence, Transforming the Heart
This annual SIM community silent retreat invites you to step away from the noise and stress of daily life and deeply connect with the present moment. Anchored in the Buddha’s teachings, the retreat offers practices to awaken awareness, calm the mind, and nurture the qualities of lovingkindness, compassion, and equanimity. Suitable for both beginners and seasoned practitioners, the program includes systematic meditation guidance (including metta/lovingkindness), Dharma talks, and opportunities to meet with teachers to discuss your practice. Through stillness and presence, participants will cultivate insight, wisdom, patience, self-compassion and resilience for daily life.
Remote Meeting Zoom
The Climate Sangha is Back
NewsAfter a long break, the SDC-sponsored Climate Sangha will begin meeting again each month in the library and on Zoom. The Sangha meets on the third Wednesday of each month from 6-7:30 pm to explore the intersection of the climate crisis and Buddhism. Diane Wilde and Rich Howard, dharma teachers who led the first version of the Climate Sangha for many years, were an important part of planning and encouragement for version 2.0. Read more …