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Humans love stories. Part of the path of practice is to not only help us see the unspoken stories in our lives but also to help us discern whether they support greater freedom or not.
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Humans long for peace in our lives and in our world. In our practice of boundless kindness (Metta in Pali), we say, “May you be peaceful.” So, what are the conditions that lead to peace in the outer and inner worlds? The Buddha counseled rulers about outer peace, and gave many instructions to practitioners about inner peace. We will examine these instructions and see how we might apply them to bring peace for ourselves, those around us, and our world.
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A message from Sacramento Buddhist Meditation Group (SBMG) Let’s join together for lunch and a chance to get to know members of all of the sanghas that practice at SDC. All are welcome! RSVP and sign up to bring a dish to share, click here.
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For 2025, SIM is offering a 12-month course lead by SIM Community Teacher Diane Wilde. Course participants meet in-person, monthly from January through December on the third Sunday of each month from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. There will be an introduction to the course on December 22, 2024 (2:00 pm to 4:00 pm). For more information, visit the course overview page at A Year to Live.
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The Young Persons Sangha is a meditation group for people in their 20s, 30s, and 40s. The group meets every other Wednesday in a hybrid format. Attend in person at the Sacramento Dharma Center or online via Zoom.
Join online meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/join ( Meeting ID: 880 9521 0922) Passcode: 129532 Join by phone: Dial 1-669-900-6833. For tips and instructions on how to participate, check this news blog.
Young Person Sangha Dana
[give_form id=”15771″ show_title=”false” show_content=”none” display_style=”reveal”] “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.
Hybrid (in-person and online)
3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM) Sacramento,
CA
95826United States
For biographical details of the teacher Diane Wilde, click here.
* The teacher will present in-person at the Dharma Center. Hybrid events can be attended via Zoom or onsite at the Sacramento Dharma Center.
Be honest. How well do you accept criticism or an admonishment? What is your response when an action you have taken, or a view you hold is challenged by another? or corrected? Have you ever investigated your physical and mental response when you have been in this situation?
According to Buddhist philosophy, a critique of an action or belief which is contrary to your own could be of strategic benefit to you… if you are able to hear it. One of the Buddha’s most well-known senior monks, Mahamoggallana, offered guidance on this subject — enumerating the qualities of someone who can and cannot be admonished. Equally important, how do we effectively offer another person a differing —and often challenging — point of view or advice. Will we endanger our relationship? Mahamoggallana’s reflections are as relevant today as they were 2,600 years ago.
Offer a Teacher Donation
Diane Wilde will receive at least 75% of your donation.
Use the following donate button and select the Thursday date Thu Feb 6 – Diane from the dropdown list.
Join online meeting: https://zoom.us/join or join by phone at 1-669-900-6833 ( Meeting ID: 821 5948 5895 and Passcode: 927093) For tips and instructions to join the meeting, click here to check this news blog.
Hybrid (in-person and online)
3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM) Sacramento,
CA
95826United States
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Meditation & Dharma Talk with Visiting Teacher Kim Allen
For biographical details of the teacher Kim Allen, click here.
* The teacher will present in-person at the Dharma Center. Hybrid events can be attended via Zoom or onsite at the Sacramento Dharma Center.
What is the Middle Way?
The Buddha used the term “middle way” a bit differently than we do in everyday language. It is not splitting the difference, staying safely in a “middling” zone, or even the literal avoidance of extremes, but rather, a distinct mode of action that leads to a superior result.
Offer a Teacher Donation
Kim Allen will receive at least 75% of your donation.
Use the following donate button and select the Thursday date Thu Jan 30 – Kim from the dropdown list.
KIM ALLEN has been practicing Insight meditation since 2003, and has trained intensively in the U.S. and Asia with cumulative years of silent retreat. She has practiced with primary teacher Gil Fronsdal and other Western teachers, Theravādan monastics, and a few Mahāyāna teachers, and now offers retreats, sutta study, and experiential Dharma engagement. A teacher and author, Kim aims to bring classical Dharma to a modern context and to encourage lay practitioners in fully living a life of Dharma. Her education includes a PhD in physics and a master’s degree in environmental sustainability, and her website is http://www.uncontrived.org.
Join online meeting: https://zoom.us/join or join by phone at 1-669-900-6833 ( Meeting ID: 821 5948 5895 and Passcode: 927093) For tips and instructions to join the meeting, click here to check this news blog.
Hybrid (in-person and online)
3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM) Sacramento,
CA
95826United States
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Meditation & Dharma Talk with SIM Senior Teacher Walt Opie
For biographical details of the teacher Walt Opie, click here.
* The teacher will present in-person at the Dharma Center. Hybrid events can be attended via Zoom or onsite at the Sacramento Dharma Center.
The Bias of Perception
In this talk we will explore how our perceptions are often conditioned by many assumptions, beliefs, habits, desires, attachments, misconceptions, resentments, and more. Through mindfulness practice, we can even begin to train our perceptions and counteract our conditioning, allowing us to respond to events with greater wisdom and less reactivity.
Offer a Teacher Donation
Walt Opie will receive at least 75% of your donation.
Use the following donate button and select the Thursday date Jan 23 – Walt from the dropdown list.
Join online meeting: https://zoom.us/join or join by phone at 1-669-900-6833 ( Meeting ID: 821 5948 5895 and Passcode: 927093) For tips and instructions to join the meeting, click here to check this news blog.
Hybrid (in-person and online)
3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM) Sacramento,
CA
95826United States
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Join online meeting: https://zoom.us/join or join by phone at 1-669-900-6833 ( Meeting ID: 821 5948 5895 and Passcode: 927093) For tips and instructions to join the meeting, click here to check this news blog.
Hybrid (in-person and online)
3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM) Sacramento,
CA
95826United States
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Meditation & Dharma Talk with SIM Senior Teacher Diana Clark
For biographical details of the teacher Diana Clark, click here.
* The teacher will present remotely via Zoom. Hybrid events can be attended via Zoom or onsite at the Sacramento Dharma Center.
The Beauty of Beginnings The new year often stirs a focus on “beginnings.” How might we align this fresh outlook with our practice and life in a way that feels uplifting and free?
Offer a Teacher Donation
Diana Clark will receive at least 75% of your donation.
Use the following donate button and select Talk – Jan 09 Diana from the dropdown list.
Join online meeting: https://zoom.us/join or join by phone at 1-669-900-6833 ( Meeting ID: 821 5948 5895 and Passcode: 927093 ) For tips and instructions to join the meeting, click here to check this news blog.
Hybrid (in-person and online)
3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM) Sacramento,
CA
95826United States
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10/10/2024 “The Story About Stories” with Diana Clark
Audio DharmaHumans love stories. Part of the path of practice is to not only help us see the unspoken stories in our lives but also to help us discern whether they support greater freedom or not.
10/3/2024 “Peacemaking, Outer and Inner” with Rich Howard
Audio DharmaHumans long for peace in our lives and in our world. In our practice of boundless kindness (Metta in Pali), we say, “May you be peaceful.” So, what are the conditions that lead to peace in the outer and inner worlds? The Buddha counseled rulers about outer peace, and gave many instructions to practitioners about inner peace. We will examine these instructions and see how we might apply them to bring peace for ourselves, those around us, and our world.
Community Potluck for all 3 Sanghas
Community Service, SDCNovember 3, 2024 @ 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm PST
A message from Sacramento Buddhist Meditation Group (SBMG)
Let’s join together for lunch and a chance to get to know members of all of the sanghas that practice at SDC. All are welcome! RSVP and sign up to bring a dish to share, click here.
A Year to Live, 12-month course in 2025
NewsFor 2025, SIM is offering a 12-month course lead by SIM Community Teacher Diane Wilde. Course participants meet in-person, monthly from January through December on the third Sunday of each month from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. There will be an introduction to the course on December 22, 2024 (2:00 pm to 4:00 pm). For more information, visit the course overview page at A Year to Live.
Click here for registration details.
(Hybrid) Young Persons Sangha
Young Person SanghaNovember 20, 2024 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm PST
The Young Persons Sangha is a meditation group for people in their 20s, 30s, and 40s. The group meets every other Wednesday in a hybrid format. Attend in person at the Sacramento Dharma Center or online via Zoom.
Join online meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/join ( Meeting ID: 880 9521 0922) Passcode: 129532
Join by phone: Dial 1-669-900-6833. For tips and instructions on how to participate, check this news blog.
Young Person Sangha Dana
[give_form id=”15771″ show_title=”false” show_content=”none” display_style=”reveal”] “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.
Hybrid (in-person and online)
Sacramento, CA 95826 United States
(Hybrid) Sit & Dharma Talk – Diane Wilde – The Art of Being Wrong
Online Remote, Weekly MeditationFebruary 6, 2025 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm PST
For biographical details of the teacher Diane Wilde, click here.
Be honest. How well do you accept criticism or an admonishment? What is your response when an action you have taken, or a view you hold is challenged by another? or corrected? Have you ever investigated your physical and mental response when you have been in this situation?
According to Buddhist philosophy, a critique of an action or belief which is contrary to your own could be of strategic benefit to you… if you are able to hear it. One of the Buddha’s most well-known senior monks, Mahamoggallana, offered guidance on this subject — enumerating the qualities of someone who can and cannot be admonished. Equally important, how do we effectively offer another person a differing —and often challenging — point of view or advice. Will we endanger our relationship? Mahamoggallana’s reflections are as relevant today as they were 2,600 years ago.
Offer a Teacher Donation
Diane Wilde will receive at least 75% of your donation.
Use the following donate button and select the Thursday date Thu Feb 6 – Diane 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: 821 5948 5895 and Passcode: 927093)
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 – Kim Allen – What is the Middle Way?
Online Remote, Weekly MeditationJanuary 30, 2025 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm PST
Meditation & Dharma Talk with Visiting Teacher Kim Allen
For biographical details of the teacher Kim Allen, click here.
What is the Middle Way?
The Buddha used the term “middle way” a bit differently than we do in everyday language. It is not splitting the difference, staying safely in a “middling” zone, or even the literal avoidance of extremes, but rather, a distinct mode of action that leads to a superior result.
Offer a Teacher Donation
Kim Allen will receive at least 75% of your donation.
Use the following donate button and select the Thursday date Thu Jan 30 – Kim from the dropdown list.
KIM ALLEN has been practicing Insight meditation since 2003, and has trained intensively in the U.S. and Asia with cumulative years of silent retreat. She has practiced with primary teacher Gil Fronsdal and other Western teachers, Theravādan monastics, and a few Mahāyāna teachers, and now offers retreats, sutta study, and experiential Dharma engagement. A teacher and author, Kim aims to bring classical Dharma to a modern context and to encourage lay practitioners in fully living a life of Dharma. Her education includes a PhD in physics and a master’s degree in environmental sustainability, and her website is http://www.uncontrived.org.
How to Attend Remotely
Join online meeting: https://zoom.us/join or join by phone at 1-669-900-6833
( Meeting ID: 821 5948 5895 and Passcode: 927093)
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 – Walt Opie – The Bias of Perception
Online Remote, Weekly MeditationJanuary 23, 2025 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm PST
Meditation & Dharma Talk with SIM Senior Teacher Walt Opie
For biographical details of the teacher Walt Opie, click here.
The Bias of Perception
In this talk we will explore how our perceptions are often conditioned by many assumptions, beliefs, habits, desires, attachments, misconceptions, resentments, and more. Through mindfulness practice, we can even begin to train our perceptions and counteract our conditioning, allowing us to respond to events with greater wisdom and less reactivity.
Offer a Teacher Donation
Walt Opie will receive at least 75% of your donation.
Use the following donate button and select the Thursday date Jan 23 – Walt 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: 821 5948 5895 and Passcode: 927093)
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 – Dennis Warren – Clear Comprehension: Clarifying & Integrating Intention into Practice and Life
Online Remote, Weekly MeditationJanuary 16, 2025 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm PST
For biographical details of the teacher Dennis Warren, click here.
Use the following donate button and select the Thursday date Thu Jan 16 – 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: 821 5948 5895 and Passcode: 927093)
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 – Diana Clark – The Beauty of Beginnings
Online Remote, Weekly MeditationJanuary 9, 2025 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm PST
Meditation & Dharma Talk with SIM Senior Teacher Diana Clark
For biographical details of the teacher Diana Clark, click here.
The Beauty of Beginnings
The new year often stirs a focus on “beginnings.” How might we align this fresh outlook with our practice and life in a way that feels uplifting and free?
Offer a Teacher Donation
Diana Clark will receive at least 75% of your donation.
Use the following donate button and select Talk – Jan 09 Diana 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: 821 5948 5895 and Passcode: 927093 )
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