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.
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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.
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This is a 12-month course lead by SIM Community Teacher Diane Wilde. Course participants meet in-person, monthly in 2025 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.
Registration
This course is currently full and the wait list is closed.
If you have any questions, please contact the registrar for information or assistance.
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For the month of September SIM is having a monthly donor campaign. If you are not currently a monthly donor, consider signing up. Your monthly recurring donations will provide steady and reliable revenues, which allows us to plan responsibly and to make future commitments. As a thank you gift, we have a choice between two books,
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This Beginning Meditation is a 6-week course that provides the basic techniques for learning Insight Meditation (vipassana), both during sitting meditation and in daily life. This is insight meditation that has been handed down from the time of the Buddha. This course is intended as an introduction to the practice of meditation as it is taught at the Sacramento Insight Meditation group. As an introduction to meditation, it is meant to support and encourage you to take up the practice of meditation and to see if meditation is a worthwhile activity in your life. Visit our course overview page for more information about the course format and content.
An exciting development for this particular offering includes SIM’s newest Teachers agreeing to join in teaching this meditation course.
Diana Clark
Vance Pryor
Walt Opie
Schedule
Participants meet for six weeks on Tuesday evenings 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm from April 29 through June 3, with a daylong retreat on Saturday, May 24 from 8:30 AM to 4:30 pm. Registration opens two months before the first meeting.
Registration
$50.00 Registration fee
If registration is open, select the “REGISTER” button to indicate you’ll be attending, otherwise we invite you to add your name to the wait list. If you have any questions, please contact the registrar for information or assistance. Before registering for this course, please click here to review SIM’s Registration Refund Policy.
Wait List – Beginning Meditation (deprecated form)
The course is currently full however you may use this form to add your name to the wait list. Plans do change and spaces may open up prior to the start of the class.
Hybrid (in-person and online)
3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM) Sacramento,
CA
95826United States
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In daily life, we have a lot of distractions that can easily cause our minds to be quite scattered and distracted, and lacking in composure or serenity. One aspect of insight meditation practice that we are gently cultivating is what we call concentration, or samadhi in Pali. Buddhist scholar Bhikkhu Analayo says the term samadhi “carries nuances of a bringing together.” He writes that other translations for samadhi include “collectedness” and “composure of the mind.” In this talk, we will explore various aspects of developing greater concentration and how it can help transform our practice and our life.
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A Practical One Day Exploration with SIM’s Founding Teacher Dennis Warren
For biographical details of the teacher Dennis Warren, click here.
Retreat Theme
My-Self, True-Self, No Self The experience of Anatta (usually translated as no-self or non-self) is the most distinctive, important, and misunderstood feature of Buddhist practice. It is also the experience that can reshape our understanding of suffering, happiness and what may be possible during this lifetime. It is the doorway to deeply experiencing the support and beauty of inter-dependence, embodiment, intuitive wisdom, and the sacredness of being alive on this planet. This day will explore non-self from the perspectives of the Historical Buddha’s psychology, teachings and methods, and their relationship to Western psychology. It will include practices we can integrate into both our daily meditations and lives. The goal of the day is to have a practical, helpful experience of non-self that can act as a foundation for further exploration and development. The subject matter of this one-day will be appropriate for all stages of practice. In person only. No Zoom. Plan on staying on-site for the who day. Bring your own lunch, as well as a pen and note book.
About This Onsite Retreat
The teacher will present in-person at the Sacramento Dharma Center. All participants will attend in-person as the retreat will not be available via Zoom.
Pre-registration is required and we recommend you pay the registration fee in advance using the registration button shown below. Since your registration choice indicates that you’ll be attending in-person, registering early helps us determine how many people the meditation room should accommodate.
12/28/2024 – Attend and enjoy the wonderful retreat.
12/28/2024 – For registration after the retreat, send a message to the registrar to arrange payment.
Registration
$25 – $50 Registration Fee
After registration opens, select the registration button to indicate you’ll be attending via in-person. The fee is $25.00 per person due before the start of the event. If you are able and interested in further supporting SIM financially, you have the option of a registration fee of either $35 or $50 dollars. Note that fee amounts above the regular rate support Sacramento Insight Meditation and is distinct from teacher dana. For the registration fee, we also accept personal checks. No one will be turned away for lack of funds; please contact the registrar for more information.
Before registering for this event, please click here to review SIM’s Registration Refund Policy.
Daylong Retreat with SIM Teacher Reverend Diane Wilde
For biographical details of the teacher Diane Wilde, click here.
About This Hybrid Retreat
The teacher will present in-person at the Sacramento Dharma Center. Participants may attend this Hybrid event via Zoom or in-person at the SDC.
Pre-registration is required and we recommend you pay the registration fee in advance using the registration ATTEND buttons shown below. Since your registration choice indicates if you’ll be attending via Zoom or in-person, registering early helps us determine how many people the meditation room should accommodate.
Death As Our Teacher Just as life is happening all around us, so is death. Human beings appear to be the only species that are conscious of our mortality. Yet most people purposefully ignore this fact of our existence, preferring to put effort, thoughts and practice on “more pleasant things”. We yearn to “wake up”, to let go of our endless attachments and experience contentment and ease in our lives. Paradoxically, facing the death of our loved ones and ourselves, is one of the classic Buddhist teachings for accepting the truth of existence and waking up to impermanence. It is also a teaching that can greatly reduce and perhaps even eliminate the biggest delusion of all… that everyone else will die, except me. By avoiding the reality of our own deaths, we deny ourselves the life-affirming lessons that acceptance of death provides… that life CAN BE lived joyfully and with gratitude. Bring a lunch and plan on staying the entire day.
This daylong may not be suitable for those with anxiety, trauma or those who have recently experienced the death of a loved one.
Summary of Important Dates
09/12/2024 – Registration opens.
10/26/2024 – Attend and enjoy the wonderful retreat.
10/26/2024 – For registration after the retreat, send a message to the registrar to arrange payment.
Registration
Select one of the following registration “ATTEND” buttons to indicate if you’ll be attending via Zoom or in-person. The fee is $25.00 per person due before the start of the event. If you are able and interested in further supporting SIM financially, you have the option of a registration fee of either $35 or $50 dollars. For the registration fee, we also accept personal checks. No one will be turned away for lack of funds; please contact the registrar for more information. Before registering to this event, click here to review the refund policy and terms of use for this website.
If you need to contact the retreat registrar with any questions, click here.
Teacher Dana
Sacramento Insight Meditation events are sustained by the generosity of instructors in offering teachings freely and on the generosity of students and members of the meditative community in the form of financial support, service and participation in events. With our practice of dana, we support our Sangha. To make a donation for this event using a credit card or PayPal account, click here to DONATE ONLINE.
The link to attend the retreat via Zoom appears in three places: The Zoom link is on this page – select the button “Join Retreat Online” to connect to the meeting.
The Zoom link is included in the automated email sent with your “Attend on Zoom” registration.
(Onsite) A Year to Live (3 of 13)
Study GroupFebruary 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.
(Onsite) A Year to Live (2 of 13)
Study GroupJanuary 19, 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.
(Onsite) A Year to Live (1-year course 2025)
Meditation Course, Upcoming ClassesDecember 22, 2024 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm PST
This is a 12-month course lead by SIM Community Teacher Diane Wilde. Course participants meet in-person, monthly in 2025 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.
Registration
If you have any questions, please contact the registrar for information or assistance.
September Monthly Donor Campaign
NewsFor the month of September SIM is having a monthly donor campaign. If you are not currently a monthly donor, consider signing up. Your monthly recurring donations will provide steady and reliable revenues, which allows us to plan responsibly and to make future commitments. As a thank you gift, we have a choice between two books,
or
If you have any questions, email Amy Kovak. It’s easy to sign up online – select the Donate now button:
9/5/2024 “The Refuges” with Tony Bernhard
Audio Dharma(Hybrid) Beginning Meditation (6-week course)
Meditation Course, Online Remote, Upcoming ClassesApril 29, 2025 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm PDT
Overview
This Beginning Meditation is a 6-week course that provides the basic techniques for learning Insight Meditation (vipassana), both during sitting meditation and in daily life. This is insight meditation that has been handed down from the time of the Buddha. This course is intended as an introduction to the practice of meditation as it is taught at the Sacramento Insight Meditation group. As an introduction to meditation, it is meant to support and encourage you to take up the practice of meditation and to see if meditation is a worthwhile activity in your life. Visit our course overview page for more information about the course format and content.
An exciting development for this particular offering includes
SIM’s newest Teachers agreeing to join in teaching this meditation course.
Schedule
Participants meet for six weeks on Tuesday evenings 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm from April 29 through June 3, with a daylong retreat on Saturday, May 24 from 8:30 AM to 4:30 pm. Registration opens two months before the first meeting.
Registration
If registration is open, select the “REGISTER” button to indicate you’ll be attending, otherwise we invite you to add your name to the wait list. If you have any questions, please contact the registrar for information or assistance.
Before registering for this course, please click here to review SIM’s Registration Refund Policy.
Wait List – Beginning Meditation (deprecated form)
The course is currently full however you may use this form to add your name to the wait list. Plans do change and spaces may open up prior to the start of the class.
Hybrid (in-person and online)
Sacramento, CA 95826 United States
8/29/2024 “Concentration Is Really Composure of the Mind” with Walt Opie
Audio DharmaIn daily life, we have a lot of distractions that can easily cause our minds to be quite scattered and distracted, and lacking in composure or serenity. One aspect of insight meditation practice that we are gently cultivating is what we call concentration, or samadhi in Pali. Buddhist scholar Bhikkhu Analayo says the term samadhi “carries nuances of a bringing together.” He writes that other translations for samadhi include “collectedness” and “composure of the mind.” In this talk, we will explore various aspects of developing greater concentration and how it can help transform our practice and our life.
No Monthly November Retreat
Online Remote, RetreatNovember 30, 2024 All day
SIM will not be holding the regular end-of-month retreat for November.
(Onsite) Daylong Retreat – Dennis Warren (My-Self, True-Self, No Self)
Online Remote, RetreatDecember 28, 2024 @ 9:00 am – 4:30 pm PST
A Practical One Day Exploration with SIM’s Founding Teacher Dennis Warren
For biographical details of the teacher Dennis Warren, click here.
Retreat Theme
My-Self, True-Self, No Self
The experience of Anatta (usually translated as no-self or non-self) is the most distinctive, important, and misunderstood feature of Buddhist practice.
It is also the experience that can reshape our understanding of suffering, happiness and what may be possible during this lifetime. It is the doorway to deeply experiencing the support and beauty of inter-dependence, embodiment, intuitive wisdom, and the sacredness of being alive on this planet.
This day will explore non-self from the perspectives of the Historical Buddha’s psychology, teachings and methods, and their relationship to Western psychology. It will include practices we can integrate into both our daily meditations and lives.
The goal of the day is to have a practical, helpful experience of non-self that can act as a foundation for further exploration and development.
The subject matter of this one-day will be appropriate for all stages of practice. In person only. No Zoom. Plan on staying on-site for the who day. Bring your own lunch, as well as a pen and note book.
About This Onsite Retreat
Summary of Important Dates
Registration
After registration opens, select the registration button to indicate you’ll be attending via in-person. The fee is $25.00 per person due before the start of the event. If you are able and interested in further supporting SIM financially, you have the option of a registration fee of either $35 or $50 dollars. Note that fee amounts above the regular rate support Sacramento Insight Meditation and is distinct from teacher dana. For the registration fee, we also accept personal checks. No one will be turned away for lack of funds; please contact the registrar for more information.
Before registering for this event, please click here to review SIM’s Registration Refund Policy.
(Hybrid) Daylong Retreat – Diane Wilde – Death As Our Teacher
Online Remote, RetreatOctober 26, 2024 @ 9:00 am – 3:30 pm PDT
Daylong Retreat with SIM Teacher Reverend Diane Wilde
For biographical details of the teacher Diane Wilde, click here.
About This Hybrid Retreat
Retreat Theme
Death As Our Teacher
Just as life is happening all around us, so is death. Human beings appear to be the only species that are conscious of our mortality. Yet most people purposefully ignore this fact of our existence, preferring to put effort, thoughts and practice on “more pleasant things”. We yearn to “wake up”, to let go of our endless attachments and experience contentment and ease in our lives. Paradoxically, facing the death of our loved ones and ourselves, is one of the classic Buddhist teachings for accepting the truth of existence and waking up to impermanence. It is also a teaching that can greatly reduce and perhaps even eliminate the biggest delusion of all… that everyone else will die, except me. By avoiding the reality of our own deaths, we deny ourselves the life-affirming lessons that acceptance of death provides… that life CAN BE lived joyfully and with gratitude.
Bring a lunch and plan on staying the entire day.
Summary of Important Dates
Registration
Select one of the following registration “ATTEND” buttons to indicate if you’ll be attending via Zoom or in-person. The fee is $25.00 per person due before the start of the event. If you are able and interested in further supporting SIM financially, you have the option of a registration fee of either $35 or $50 dollars. For the registration fee, we also accept personal checks. No one will be turned away for lack of funds; please contact the registrar for more information.
Before registering to this event, click here to review the refund policy and terms of use for this website.
October Daylong registration – Attend in-person
$25.00 – $50.00
Attend In-PersonOctober Daylong registration – Attend on Zoom
$25.00 – $50.00
Attend on ZoomQuestions for the Registrar?
If you need to contact the retreat registrar with any questions, click here.
Teacher Dana
Sacramento Insight Meditation events are sustained by the generosity of instructors in offering teachings freely and on the generosity of students and members of the meditative community in the form of financial support, service and participation in events. With our practice of dana, we support our Sangha. To make a donation for this event using a credit card or PayPal account, click here to DONATE ONLINE.
How to Attend Remotely via Zoom
Hybrid (in-person and online)
Sacramento, CA 95826 United States