Young Persons Sangha

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Hybrid Hybrid Event

July 12, 2023 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm PDT

The Young Persons Sangha is a meditation group for people in their 20s, 30s, and 40s. The group meets on the second and fourth Wednesdays in a hybrid format. Attend in person at the Sacramento Dharma Center or online via Zoom.

Join Zoom Meeting

Join online meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/join ( Meeting ID: 870 3074 5197) Passcode: 501883
Join by phone: Dial 1-669-900-6833. For tips and instructions on how to participate, check this news blog.

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“Generosity is the virtue that leads to peace.” – The Historical Buddha
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3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM)
Sacramento, CA 95826 United States + Google Map
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(Hybrid) Sit & Dharma Talk – Dennis Warren – Questions and Answers

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Hybrid Hybrid Event

July 6, 2023 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm PDT

Questions and Answers

Sit & Dharma Talk with SIM Founding Teacher Dennis Warren

* Hybrid events can be attended via Zoom or onsite at the Sacramento Dharma Center

Questions and Answers

This evening will be all questions and answers.

During this session we’ll explore questions you’ve been wanting to ask about Buddhism, practice, different traditions, a situation you’re dealing with or the follow up to a previous talk by Dennis. The topics are open to what would be helpful for you.

You can send questions to Dennis in advance at dennis@sactoinsight.org; show up on Thursday with questions; or spontaneously respond to the discuss that unfolds that night..

The subject matter of this evening will be appropriate for all stages of practice. You can attend in person or by ZOOM. Dennis will be presenting in person and encourages you to be there in person as well.

Thursday Night Talk Dana

“Generosity is the virtue that leads to peace.” – The Historical Buddha
You may use the form above to donate by credit card or your PayPal account. Enter the amount you’d like to give and 75% of your donation will be shared with Dennis Warren.

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Remote Meeting Zoom

Join Zoom Meeting

Join online meeting: https://zoom.us/join or join by phone at 1-669-900-6833
( Meeting ID: 874 0623 9886 ) ( Passcode: 843332 )
Join by phone: 1-669-900-6833
For tips and instructions to join the meeting, click here to check this news blog.

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Memorial Service for Kyōji Linda Dekker

July 9, 2023 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm PDT

Valley Streams Zen Sangha invite folks from Sacramento Insight Meditation to attend the memorable service for Kyōji Linda Dekker. For details, visit their calendar or click below:

Memorial Service for Kyōji Linda Dekker

Sacramento Dharma Center Building

3111 Wissemann Drive
Sacramento, CA 95826 United States
916-386-9844
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(Remote) Sit & Dharma Talk – Tony Bernhard – Compassion and the Eightfold Path

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Virtual Event Virtual Event

July 13, 2023 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm PDT

Compassion and the Eightfold Path

Sit & Dharma Talk with Visiting Teacher Tony Bernhard (click here for biographical details).

This event on July 13th is only available on Zoom. We won't be at the Dharma Center for this particular meeting.

Compassion and the Eightfold Path
The Eightfold Path is most frequently talked about in terms of the wisdom element of the Buddha’s teaching. This discussion, will highlight how the elements of the Eightfold Path play out in the context of the compassion element of the path.

Join Zoom Meeting

Join online meeting: https://zoom.us/join or join by phone at 1-669-900-6833
( Meeting ID: 874 0623 9886 and Passcode: 843332 )
For tips and instructions to join the meeting, click here to check this news blog.

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Remote Meeting Zoom

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06/22/2023 “The Clarifying & Healing Power of ‘Right’ View” with Dennis Warren

To download this talk, right-click and select ‘save audio as’ or select the 3-dot menu to the right of the speaker icon.

“Right” View is considered the North Star of practice. It can guide the mind, and mobilizes our attention and effort, in nourishing, enriching and healing directions. It is the first condition in the chain of causation that leads to deep peace and satisfaction. But the Historical Buddha also insisted in multiple discourses that there is “Wrong” view. It points our mind and heart in a different direction – into confusion, dissatisfaction and suffering.
During this evening we will explore the meaning and differences between these two contrasting aspects of practice. Dennis, SIM’s Founding Teacher, will illustration the real-life value and power of Right View in the context of dealing with the aging and disability of a member of his family and his recent experience of being hospitalized after a major accident involving fractures to his back and ribs.
This subject is appropriate for all stages of practice. You can attend in person or by ZOOM. Dennis will be presenting in person and encourages you to be there in person as well.

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06/08/2023 “The Skandhas and the Fourth Foundation of Mindfulness” with Tony Bernhard

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Cultivation of the fourth foundation of mindfulness offers distinct insights into the non-self (anatta) aspect of our experience. In our talk, we will explore the practice of mindfulness of mind objects and their relationship to the process of awakening.

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(Hybrid) Young Persons Sangha

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Virtual Event Hybrid Event

June 27, 2023 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm PDT

The Young Persons Sangha is a meditation group for people in their 20s, 30s, and 40s. The group meets on the second and fourth Tuesdays in a hybrid format. Attend in person at the Sacramento Dharma Center or online via Zoom.

Join Zoom Meeting

Join online meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/join ( Meeting ID: 842 9053 3701) Passcode: 573641
Join by phone: Dial 1-669-900-6833. For tips and instructions on how to participate, check this news blog.

Young Person Sangha Dana

$
Personal Info

Terms

Donation Total: $1 One Time

“Generosity is the virtue that leads to peace.” – The Historical Buddha
Please use the form above to donate by credit card or your PayPal account. Enter the amount you’d like to support our Young Persons Sangha.

Our website will soon be migrating to a new design and while we don't expect the donation form shown above to have problems, please click here if you need an alternate method for submitting your donation.

Hybrid (in-person and online)

3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM)
Sacramento, CA 95826 United States + Google Map
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06/01/2023 “Does Anger Always Lead to Suffering?” with Matt Russell

To download this talk, right-click and select ‘save audio as’ or select the 3-dot menu to the right of the speaker icon.

Anger gets a bad rap in Buddhism.

8th-century Buddhist scholar Shantideva described anger as the most extreme negative force. Buddhist psychology identifies anger as a detrimental emotional state that clouds the mind and causes suffering. In the Theravada tradition, we practice loving-kindness and compassion as antidotes to anger.

Yet, there is ample modern research showing that suppression of anger heightens stress response and leads to poor health outcomes. According to this science, being a nice Buddhist who never gets angry might be bad for your health!

So what’s the deal with anger? Does anger always lead to suffering? Can anger be healthy or even skillful? Does fully feeling anger lead to its resolution? Or to getting better at being angry?

This talk will revisit the question of how to cultivate a skillful relationship with this tricky and seemingly inescapable aspect of being human.

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05/25/2023 “Patience as Safety, Help & Creativity” with Dennis Warren

To download this talk, right-click and select ‘save audio as’ or select the 3-dot menu to the right of the speaker icon.

“Patience” is one of the most important and useful, but undervalued, skills from a Buddhist perspective. It is not merely tolerance, enduring or resignation. It is, instead, a purposeful process that can act as a source of safety, help and creativity in meditation, practice and daily life. It is something we can use regularly to support making choices and decisions that enrich, rather than diminish us.
This will be the field of exploration for this Thursday evening. Dennis Warren, SIM’s Founding Teacher, will explore these issues in the context of his recent major accident, and rehabilitation, involving multiple fractures to his back and ribs.
This subject is appropriate for all stages of practice.

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05/18/2023 “Teachings & Practices for the Experience of Filling Up and Emptying Out the Sense of Self” with Heather Sundberg

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Tonight’s teaching from Heather will focus on the theme of Emptiness, and how it relates to our sense of self. Short guided practices and inquiries will be a part of the teaching.

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